Serving the breed since 1959, the Medallion Rottweiler Club is the largest, AKC sanctioned, regional Rottweiler Specialty Club in the United States. It endorses the breeding of sound Rottweilers, free of hip dysplasia as determined by the O.F.A. and with no disqualifying faults as listed in the AKC Standard. In addition to holding what is usually the largest specialty show for Rottweilers in the world, the MRC sponsors matches, breed seminars, obedience clinics, judges’ symposiums, tracking tests, herding trials, Canine Good Citizen tests, and much more in the greater Chicagoland area. In its dedication to preserve the Rottweiler, The Medallion Rottweiler club also fights breed specific legislation and supports Canine Health Foundation research.   The Best Part about owning a dog... ... is the way he is terrified of the evil pink hula hoop "The Best Part" --Author Unknown