DECEMBER 2017 AKC GAZETTE 1 A TTENTION DELEGATES: NOTICE OF MEETING The next meeting of the Delegates will be held at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotel on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, beginning no earlier than 9:00 a.m. There will not be a Delegates Forum. DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Gerard Baudet, New London, CT, Briard Club of America Karen Cottingham, Salisbury, MD, Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Elizabeth J. Faber, Winchester Center, CT, Northwestern Connecticut Dog Club Lorraine Ebdon, Ventura, CA, Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association Lori Martindale, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Obedience Training Club Eileen Boyer Narieka, Leesport, PA, Berks County Kennel Club Dr. Norine E. Noonan, Palm Bay, FL, Basset Hound Club of America Dr. Ellen C. Shanahan, Great Barrington, MA, Great Barrington Kennel Club Judith Ann Smith, Hendersonville, NC, Doberman Pinscher Club of America James “Jim” M. Talbert, Poquoson, VA, Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America NOTICE The AKC’s Management Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded Ms. Dawn Knight (Anthony, FL) for submitting an online litter registration applica- tion without the written permission of the sire DECEMBER 2017 AKC GAZETTE 1 S ECRETARY ’ S P AGES 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27617 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ..........................................................(919) 233-9767 New York, NY Office ................................................................................(212) 696-8200 Fax ..........................................................................................................(212) 696-8299 Website ......................................................................................................www.akc.org EXECUTIVE OFFICERS VICE PRESIDENTS JAY WAKS Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKY Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer THERESA CHIN Senior Vice President Planning & Operations AIDEN COLIE Senior Vice President Technology KIRSTEN BAHLKE Vice President Purebred Consumer Demand CYNTHIA BEAGLES Assistant General Counsel MARK DUNN Senior Vice President Registration & Customer Development KEITH FRAZIER Business Support Services/NC Facility Ops SHEILA GOFFE Government Relations BRANDI HUNTER Public Relations & Communications DOUG LJUNGREN Sports & Events HEATHER MCMANUS Deputy General Counsel MARI-BETH O’NEILL Sport Services ELIZABETH SOROTA Marketing DAPHNA STRAUS Business Development DENNIS B. SPRUNG President Chief Executive Officer GINA M. DINARDO Executive Secretary JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR. Chief Financial Officer TRIAL BOARDS APPEALS TRIAL BOARD RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIR MARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ. BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ. TRIAL BOARD MEMBERS DR. KLAUS ANSELM CHARLES FOLEY ROGER HARTINGER MEDORA HARPER DR. ROBERT MYALL BERNARD SCHWARTZ BETTY-ANNE STENMARK JAMES WHITE TRIAL BOARD CHAIRS THERESA DOWELL, ESQ. BARBARA PENNY, ESQ. LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ. DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ. PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARD DAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR TIM CARWILE, ESQ. JOHN RUSSELL ALTERNATES MIKE NECAISE BILL TEAGUE CLASS OF 2018 JAMES R. DOK DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN RONALD H. MENAKER CLASS OF 2019 DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES ANN WALLIN CLASS OF 2020 PATRICIA M. CRUZ WILLIAM J. FEENEY KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER CLASS OF 2021 RITA J. BIDDLE DOMINIC P. CAROTA THOMAS POWERS HARVEY M. WOODING DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry, promoting the sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function. Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the purebred dog as a family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of all dog owners and promote responsible dog ownership. BOARD OF DIRECTORS RONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, VICE CHAIRMAN MISSION STATEMENT ®
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DECEMBER 2017AKC GAZETTE 1
ATTENTION DELEGATES: NOTICE OF MEETINGThe next meeting of the Delegates will be
held at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotelon Tuesday, March 13, 2018, beginning noearlier than 9:00 a.m. There will not be aDelegates Forum.
DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Gerard Baudet, New London, CT, Briard
Club of AmericaKaren Cottingham, Salisbury, MD, Salisbury
Maryland Kennel Club Elizabeth J. Faber, Winchester Center, CT,Northwestern Connecticut Dog ClubLorraine Ebdon, Ventura, CA, Ventura
County Dog Fanciers AssociationLori Martindale, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines
Obedience Training ClubEileen Boyer Narieka, Leesport, PA, Berks
County Kennel ClubDr. Norine E. Noonan, Palm Bay, FL, Basset
Hound Club of AmericaDr. Ellen C. Shanahan, Great Barrington,
MA, Great Barrington Kennel ClubJudith Ann Smith, Hendersonville, NC,
Doberman Pinscher Club of AmericaJames “Jim” M. Talbert, Poquoson, VA,
Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America
NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary Committeehas reprimanded Ms. Dawn Knight (Anthony, FL)for submitting an online litter registration applica-tion without the written permission of the sire
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TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE
CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK
DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER
CLASS OF 2019DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIADR. THOMAS M. DAVIES
ANN WALLIN
CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY
KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER
CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE
DOMINIC P. CAROTATHOMAS POWERS
HARVEY M. WOODING
DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio
The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry, promotingthe sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function.Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog asa family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights ofall dog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.
BOARD OF DIRECTORSRONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, VICE CHAIRMAN
MISSION STATEMENT®
DECEMBER 2017AKC GAZETTE 1
SECRETARY’S PAGES
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Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ..........................................................(919) 233-9767New York, NY Office ................................................................................(212) 696-8200Fax..........................................................................................................(212) 696-8299Website ......................................................................................................www.akc.org
TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE
CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK
DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER
CLASS OF 2019DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIADR. THOMAS M. DAVIES
ANN WALLIN
CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY
KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER
CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE
DOMINIC P. CAROTATHOMAS POWERS
HARVEY M. WOODING
DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio
The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry, promotingthe sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function.Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog asa family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights ofall dog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.
BOARD OF DIRECTORSRONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, VICE CHAIRMAN
NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary Committeehas suspended Mr. Thomas Growney (Milford, PA)from all AKC privileges for six months and imposeda $500 fine, effective November 13, 2017, for refus-ing to make his dogs and records available forinspection when requested. (Beagle)
CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provisional
judges should be addressed to the Judging Op-erations Department at PO Box 900062,Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerningAgility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VSTapplicants should be addressed to the Com-panion Events Department in North Carolina.
The American Kennel Club will, at the re-quest of a judge or judge applicant, providethat individual with copies of letters receivedregarding their judging qualifications. As a re-sult, it should be understood that any suchcorrespondence will be made available, uponrequest, to the judge or judge applicant.
It is the responsibility of all Conformationand Junior Showmanship judges to notify theJudging Operations Department of anychanges or corrections to their address,phone, fax or emails. These changes are veryimportant because they affect your judges’record, the web site and the Judges Directory.
Please notify Judging Operations by email [email protected] following persons applications have
been submitted for the breed(s) specified butthey are NOT eligible to accept assignments.
NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMs. Lisa Brodsky (103625) MN(612) [email protected] Sheepdogs, JS
Dr. Paul B. Averill DVM (95039) GA(706) [email protected] Romgnolo, German WirehairedPointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck TollingRetrievers, Irish Red & White Setters, Ameri-can Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Wire-haired Pointing Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas
Ms. Joy S. Brewster (5904) CT(203) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Coton deTulear, Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehunds,Xoloitzcuintli)
Ms. Kathi Brown (55262) MA(978) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bichons Frises, Bull-dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Coton de Tulear,Schipperkes, Xoloitzcuintli, Cardigan WelshCorgis
Mrs. Kathleen V. Carter (6164) CO(303) [email protected] Retrievers, Golden Retrievers,Irish Water Spaniels, Vizslas, Weimaraners,Schipperkes
Mrs. Catherine Cooper (18399) VA(276) [email protected] Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Re-trievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Golden Re-trievers, Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia
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SECRETARY’S PAGESDuck Tolling Retrievers, Irish Red & WhiteSetters, Irish Water Spaniels, Vizslas
Mr. Robert Eisele (7354) NY(631) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bulldogs, ChowChows, Dalmatians, French Bulldogs, Poo-dles, Tibetan Spaniels
Ms. Christine Erickson (22529) AZ(480) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, JapaneseChin, Miniature Pinschers
Mr. Kevin M. Flynn (66204) MA(617) [email protected] Retrievers, Irish Water Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani
Mrs. Linda C. Flynn (66205) MA(617) [email protected] Retrievers, American WaterSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wirehaired Point-ing Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas
Ms. Alessandra Folz (102109) RI(401) [email protected], Pointers, German ShorthairedPointers, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Re-trievers, English Setters, Gordon Setters,Irish Setters, Cocker Spaniels, EnglishCocker Spaniels
Mr. Kirlyn Fouts (91125) CO(719) [email protected] Foxhounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Mr. Peter A. Gaeta (90490) MI(917) [email protected] Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Lake-land Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers,Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Mr. Lloyd Graser (16626) TN(262) [email protected], Flat Coated Retrievers, Irish Red &White Setters, Boykin Spaniels, FieldSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani,Bulldogs, Coton de Tulear, Dalmatians
Mr. Juan J. Griego (90265) NM(505) [email protected] of Working Group (Anatolian Shep-herds, Portuguese Water Dogs)
Mrs. Nancy R. Griego (90264) NM(505) [email protected] of Working Group (Anatolian Shep-herds, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Por-tuguese Water Dogs)
Mrs. Linda Hurlebaus (16298) GA(770) [email protected], Canaan Dogs, NorwegianBuhunds
Mrs. Sandra E. King (44817) IL(309) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Poodles,Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers)
Mr. David J. Kirkland (6340) NC(919) [email protected] of Herding Group (Australian Cat-tle Dogs, Berger Picards, Canaan Dogs,Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, German Shep-herd Dogs)
Mrs. Gay Kuehnel-Hisatake (17375) NY(845) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (BichonsFrises, Chow Chows, Keeshonden)
Ms. Pamela Sue Lambie (96227) AZ(760) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, Labrador Re-trievers, English Cocker Spaniels, EnglishSpringer Spaniels
Mr. Bill Lee (18750) CO(720) [email protected] Griffons, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, English Toy Spaniels, Havanese,Maltese, Manchester Terriers, Papillons,Pekingese, Pomeranians, Shih Tzu
Ms. Corinne Miklos (100331) PA(724) [email protected], German Shorthaired Pointers,German Wirehaired Pointers, Curly-CoatedRetrievers, English Setters, Irish Setters, IrishRed & White Setters, Welsh SpringerSpaniels, Weimaraners
Mr. Dennis Morgan (5462) WA(360) [email protected] Malinois, Belgian Tervuren, BorderCollies
Mrs. Lori L. Nelson (32409) AZ(480) [email protected] Retrievers, Flat Coated Retriev-ers, Golden Retrievers, Gordon Setters, Eng-lish Cocker Spaniels, Weimaraners
Mrs. Sharon Newcomb (2799) NM(505) [email protected] Terriers, Border Terriers, Wire FoxTerriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, LakelandTerriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, NorfolkTerriers, Scottish Terriers, Soft CoatedWheaten Terriers, West Highland White Ter-riers
Ms. Pamela P. Simmons (17978) KY(859) [email protected] Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, CeskyTerriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Miniature BullTerriers, West Highland White Terriers
Mr. Robert E. Stein (37717) TX(210) [email protected], Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriev-ers, Chihuahuas, American Eskimo Dogs,Belgian Sheepdogs
Mrs. Anne Marie Taylor (7522) MI(810) [email protected], Curly-Coated Retrievers, Nova Sco-tia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels,Irish Water Spaniels, Welsh Springer
Spaniels, Wirehaired VizslasMr. James E. Taylor (7633) MI(810) [email protected] Retrievers, Nova Scotia DuckTolling Retrievers, Irish Water Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani,Wirehaired Vizslas
PERMIT JUDGESThe following persons have been approved
on a Permit basis for the designated breeds inaccordance with the current judging approvalprocess. They may now accept assignments andthe fancy may still offer comments to JudgingOperations.
NEW BREED JUDGESMs. Marjorie Ann Anderson (102675) AZ(480) [email protected]
Mr. Robert Churchey (99283) AZ(602) [email protected] Ridgebacks, Tibetan Spaniels
Mrs. Danelle M. Brown (7231) TX(512) [email protected] Foxhounds, Beagles, English Fox-hounds, Greyhounds, Harriers, Sloughis
Ms. Judith A. Brown (0253) TX(713) [email protected] Terriers, American Eskimo Dogs, Bi-chons Frises, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Chi-nese Shar-Pei, French Bulldogs,Keeshonden, Poodles, Schipperkes
Mrs. Linn Klingel Brown (23263) MN(651) [email protected] Hounds, Greyhounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos,Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Italian Grey-hounds, Japanese Chin
Mr. Ted W. Eubank (53715) TX(972) [email protected] of Toy Group (Miniature Pinschers,Toy Fox Terriers), JS
Ms. Marie Ann Falconer (51642) MA(413) [email protected] Elkhounds, Pyrenean Shepherds
Mr. James A. Fehring (90519) OK(918) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Chinese Shar-Pei, Coton de Tulear, FinnishSpitz, Lhasa Apsos, Lowchen, NorwegianLundehunds, Xoloitzcuintli
Mr. Alfred J. Ferruggiaro (7410) MD(301) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Black andTan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds,Plotts, Redbone Coonhounds, TreeingWalker Coonhounds
Mr. Kristofer Kelso (40630) CT(203) [email protected], Leonbergers, Schipperkes
Mr. Jeffrey Kestner (100655) OH(614) [email protected], English Toy Spaniels, Ha-vanese, Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin,Miniature Pinschers, Pomeranians, Poodles
Mrs. Cindy Lane (65098) GA(864) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Man-chester Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, Poo-dles)
Ms. Janina Laurin (15650) CT(203) [email protected] Water Dogs, Dalmatians
Mr. Richard J. Lewis (18253) WA(509) [email protected] dell’Etna, Scottish Deerhounds,Treeing Walker Coonhounds
Mrs. Kathy Lorentzen (15475) MI(989) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag-nolo, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, Irish Red& White Setters, Wirehaired Vizslas)
Mr. James A. Moses (93094) MO(770) [email protected] Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, WireFox Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Norfolk Ter-riers, Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terriers,Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Terri-ers
Ms. Mary C. Murphy-East (36967) MN(763) [email protected], Ibizan Hounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Scottish Deerhounds
SECRETARY’S PAGESBalance of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag-nolo, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, GermanWirehaired Pointers, American WaterSpaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Wirehaired Point-ing Griffons)
Mrs. Marilyn Y. Pipes (29634) TX(214) [email protected] Hounds, American Foxhounds, Bea-gles, Cirneco dell’Etna, English Foxhounds,Harriers, Irish Wolfhounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis
Ms. Nikki Riggsbee (5983) FL(813) [email protected] Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Smooth FoxTerriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of ImaalTerriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Norwich Terri-ers, Scottish Terriers, Skye Terriers
Mr. Andrew Ritter (92968) NJ(908) [email protected] Pinschers, Kuvaszok, Samoyeds
Mr. Robert L. Robinson (6039) AZ(602) [email protected] Tervuren, Old English Sheepdogs
Mr. Robert E. Schwalbe (55062) GA(706) [email protected] of Hound Group (American Fox-hounds, English Foxhounds, Grand BassetGriffon Vendeen, Sloughis), Border Terriers
Ms. Claudia Seaberg (22813) TN(615) [email protected] Toy Spaniels, Japanese Chin, Minia-ture Pinschers, Pekingese, Toy Fox Terriers
Ms. Judith Ann Smith (22894) NC(828) [email protected], Lagotto Romagnolo, GermanShorthaired Pointers, Boykin Spaniels, Wire-haired Vizslas
Mr. Harold “Red” Tatro III (31708) TX(817) [email protected] of Hound Group (American Fox-
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SECRETARY’S PAGEShounds, Basenjis, Basset Hounds, Dachs-hunds, English Foxhounds, Grand BassetGriffon Vendeen)
Ms. Marjorie Underwood (5582) OH(513) [email protected] Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters,Irish Red & White Setters, Spinoni Italiano,Vizslas, Weimaraners, Wirehaired Vizslas
Mr. Cledith M. Wakefield (80829) MO(573) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (TibetanTerriers, Xoloitzcuintli)
Mr. Joe C. Walton (5144) NC(919) [email protected], Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees,Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komondorok,Kuvaszok, Portuguese Water Dogs, TibetanMastiffs
Mrs. Lisa Warren (6013) PA(610) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, GermanPinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyre-nees, Samoyeds, Standard Schnauzers
Ms. Lee Whittier (18526) WA(802) 369-0380
[email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Chow Chows, Coton de Tulear, FinnishSpitz, Keeshonden, Norwegian Lundehunds,Xoloitzcuintli
BEST IN SHOWThe following persons, having successfully
completed the required Group Assignmentsin the first Variety Group for which they areapproved, have been added to the list ofjudges eligible for approval to judge Best InShow.Mr. Kurt D. Anderson (18749) CT(203) [email protected]
EMERITUS CONFORMATION JUDGESMr. Richard E. BeckwithMrs. Lou Richardson Nelson
PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGES COMPLETEDThe following persons have completed their
Provisional Judging assignments and theirnames have been added to the list of regularapproved judges.Ms. Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell, Esq. (39068) NE(402) [email protected] – Open
PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGESThe following persons have been approved
as a judge on a Provisional basis for theclass/test indicated in accordance with theProvisional judging system. They may now ac-cept assignments.Ms. Dorraine Clark (101765) WY(307) [email protected] – TD/TDU
Dr. Karen B. Westerfield Tucker (97721) MA(508) [email protected] – Novice
APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFICREGISTERED NAME PREFIXThe following applications for a breed-spe-
cific Registered Name Prefix have been sub-mitted to The American Kennel Club. Lettersin regard to these applications should beaddressed to Gina DiNardo, ExecutiveSecretary:ABBERANN – Glen of Imaal Terriers –Theresa H. Nesbitt & Ann WhiteBROOKRIDGE – Australian Shepherds –Susan Moorehead & Reggie MooreheadBRUSHY HOLLOW – Beagles – Kurt JeremyGeiger
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SECRETARY’S PAGESBLUE CYPRESS – Labrador Retrievers – R.Randall RollinsCAROUSEL – Great Danes – Amanda TebaultCOOSA CREEK – Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels – Julianne DragoDELMOBULL – French Bulldogs – Alexis J.Del ValleDOBERHAUS – Doberman Pinschers – MargoL. RichardsDOWDY FARMS – Mastiffs – Stephanie L.DowdyRAVENHILL – Russell Terriers – Billie M.Sumrell-FultonRIO NOVA – Newfoundlands – Tracy K. Luber SILVER BIRCH – Samoyeds – Beth A. OrtensiSUDON – Great Danes – Susan F. HookomVON CALVO – German Shepherd Dogs –Lino CalvoWINDGATE – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels– Jess L. Oakley & Veronica T. Soler
REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed-specific
Registered Name Prefix have been granted:A & M – Pomeranian – Julie ThorsonGANDHARA – Afghan Hounds – Nayef G.HomsiNOBILISE – Miniature Schnauzers – Lynn J.BarbourOLD SOUL – Black & Tan Coonhounds –Raven M. KloneROCKSTARZ – Australian Shepherds – JennyN. WoelzleinROLL-ABOUT – Pekingese – Carrie Forsyth
SIGNATURE – Pembroke Welsh Corgis – JulieA. TestermanSU-LE – Maltese – Barbara J. BergquistTREASURES – Akitas – Olga Sarbinowska
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BOARD OF DIRECTORSNOVEMBER 13-14, 2017
The Board convened on Monday, November13, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. All Directors were pres-ent except for Harvey Wooding. Also presentwas the Executive Secretary. The October 2017 Board minutes, copies ofwhich were provided to all Directors, were dis-cussed. Upon a motion by Ms. Biddle, sec-onded by Dr. Davies, the October 2017 min-utes were unanimously approved as amended(absent: Mr. Wooding).
EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an EXECUTIVE SESSION at thebeginning of the meeting to discuss sensitivebusiness matters. There was nothing reportedout of this session.
CHAIRMAN’S COMMITTEE ON THE JUDGING AP-PROVAL PROCESSTim Thomas, Director of Dog Show Judgesand Judging Approval Process CommitteeMembers Mr. Edd Bivin and Mr. Frank Sabella,were present for this portion of the meeting.Doug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, participated by videoconference.
The Chair, at the July 2017 meeting of theBoard of Directors established a committee toreview the current Board-approved JudgingApproval Process adopted by the Board at itsJune 2015 meeting, and effective September 1,2015. The Committee was asked to determinewhere modifications may be warranted. In keeping with the stated intention of an“evolutionary process”, the committee identi-fied several aspects in which it felt demandedimmediate attention in its initial recommenda-tions:
1. The rate of advancement.2. CEU (Component Educational Units)
experiences and values.3. The role of the Executive Field Staff.
The results of the Committee’s review werepresented to the Board. Each of the above covered topics within thepolicy are interconnected and thus modifica-tions were needed to many areas of the pol-icy. While the recommendations to modifymay appear to be quite expansive, they werenecessary to ensure consistency throughout.The committee was one in its conviction thatthe AKC’s process to approve its judges mustweigh the considerations of not just the judg-ing community, but its breeders andexhibitors as well. The committee was confi-dent the revisions recommended would pro-vide a clear and defined path for approval,while instilling faith that those approved tojudge are sufficiently prepared, and preserv-
SECRETARY’S PAGESing the mission statement of the AKC. The Board expressed its gratitude to Mr.Bivin and Mr. Sabella for all of their time andoffered deep appreciation for the positivecontributions that they made. The Board alsothanked Mr. Thomas for his outstandingwork in this effort. Following a motion from Ms. Cruz, secondedby Mr. Powers, the Board VOTED (affirma-tive: Ms. Biddle, Mr. Carota, Ms. Cruz, Dr.Davies, Mr. Dok, Mr. Feeney, Ms. McAteer,Mr. Menaker, Mr. Powers, Ms. Wallin;opposed: Dr. Battaglia, Dr. Garvin; absent:Mr. Wooding) to consider the matter at thismeeting waiving its normal notice proce-dures.Following a motion by Ms. Cruz, seconded byMr. Powers, the Board VOTED (unanimously;absent: Mr. Wooding) to approve the recom-mended modifications to the JudgesApproval Process effective January 1, 2018.Effective immediately there is a moratoriumon all new judging applications for additionalbreeds until the effective date of the newPolicy. Applications in processing or post-marked prior to this notice will continuethrough processing.SEE ATTACHMENT A FOR REVISED JUDG-ING APPROVAL PROCESS
PRESIDENT’S REPORTBoard Action ItemsMr. Sprung reviewed Action Items, andreported on Staff initiatives. Mr. Sprung gave
an update on the North Carolina office leasenegotiations and reported on the status of theplans to move the AKC’s New York offices andAKC Museum of the Dog to 101 Park Avenue.Everything is currently going according toplan and schedule. Information about Lowest Sixty Breeds RegisteredDr. Battaglia gave an extensive presentation onrank order of litters and dogs registered andemphasized those for the lowest 60 AKC regis-tered breeds. The study focused on four major factorsthought to be related to a breed’s risk for“extinction” from the Sport of Conformation.There was discussion concerning how AKCcould help to encourage those with a vestedinterest in these breeds, including the breed-ers. The focus would be to increase the num-ber of individual dogs registered from AKC lit-ters and to increase the entries of low entrybreeds that are exhibited in AKC’s events.Statistical information was provided on litterregistrations, individual registrations by breed,limited registration percentages by breed, plusoverall direction of the breeds’ AKC popula-tion size and number of show entries.The question raised from the data is why somany Americans who own a purebred dogchoose not to breed them, belong to a breedclub and not breed using a breed standard. The trends show that there is a possibility that60 AKC breeds will become “extinct from theshow ring” if something is not done toincrease the number of litters and dogs from
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SECRETARY’S PAGESthese breeds. The ripple effect is impactingthe number of dogs that are being registered,the number of dogs eligible for conformationevents, and the number of people who com-pete in AKC conformation. The recommendations in the presentationwere for staff to reach out to the stakeholders,including Parent Clubs, for input addressingthe future of the bottom sixty breeds and forthe exploration of a National SweepstakesRanking System that would recognize the topsires and dams in each breed. Sires and Damswould earn points based on their offspring’splacements at selected AKC conformationevents.Legal Status ReportJay Waks, Senior Executive Vice President andGeneral Counsel and Heather McManus, VicePresident and Deputy General Counsel, pre-sented a status report on pending litigationand other Legal activities for the months ofSeptember and October 2017.
FINANCEJoseph Baffuto, CFO, presented AKC’s unau-dited financial results through the October 31,2017. Total revenues of $59.1 million were1.5% above budget and 9.5% greater than2016. Dog Registrations’ volume of 475,288was 2% above budget and 7% higher than2016, along with Total Litters processed of198,696 being 2% above budget and 7%higher than last year as well. Total operatingexpenses of $54.2 million were 7% below
budget, but 10.8% higher than 2016. YTDOperating income of $4.8 million has signifi-cantly exceeded the breakeven budget for theten-month period, but is slightly below theprior year’s recorded actual operating incomeof $5.0 million. Our investment portfolioreflects unrealized gains on investments total-ing $10.0 million year to date, which com-bined with operating income reflects AKC as atotal net income of $14.8 million at October31, 2017. Goldman Sachs PresentationZachary Cuttler, and Cristin M. Dalecki, VicePresidents, Investment Management Divisionfrom Goldman Sachs presented a year to datereport on the performance of the AKC Assetsthat are under its management. There was areview of overall asset allocations and details ofthe portfolio were discussed. The Portfolio isup 7.5% through September.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Mari-Beth O’Neill, Vice President SportServices, participated in this portion of themeeting by videoconference. Spinone Italiano Proposed Breed Standard Revi-sionsThe Board reviewed proposed Breed standardrevisions to the Spinone Italiano BreedStandard as submitted by the Spinone Club ofAmerica, Inc. (SCA). The standard was lastapproved when the breed was recognized withan effective date of September 28, 2000.Following a motion by Dr. Garvin, seconded
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SECRETARY’S PAGESby Dr. Battaglia, the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to approve theproposed breed standard for publication forcomment in the Secretary’s Page of the AKCGazette.Boykin Spaniel Proposed Breed Standard Revi-sionsThe Board reviewed proposed Breed standardrevisions to the Boykin Spaniel breed standardas submitted by the Boykin Spaniel Club &Breeders Association of America (BSCBAA). The Boykin Spaniel breed standard was lastapproved when the breed advanced to theMiscellaneous Class with an effective date ofJanuary 1, 2008.Following a motion by Dr. Garvin, secondedby Dr. Battaglia, the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to approve theproposed breed standard for publication forcomment in the Secretary’s Page of the AKCGazette.Commercial Filming of Events Contractual and“Limited Use” PolicyJay Waks, Senior Executive Vice President andGeneral Counsel, Heather McManus, VicePresident and Deputy General Counsel, andCynthia Beagles, Vice President and AssistantGeneral Counsel, participated in this portionof the meeting. The Board had adopted aCommercial Filming at Events ContractualPolicy on April 12, 2005, and amended it inAugust 2016. Further, the Board adopted a CommercialFilming at Events Operational Policy on June22, 2005. The operational policy sets guide-
lines for camera crews to film at events. Thepolicy specifically does not require editorialnews coverage filming to be published or coor-dinated with AKC, although the event chair-man must give permission. Following a motionby Dr. Garvin and seconded by Mr. Dok theBoard VOTED unanimously (absent; Mr.Wooding) to approve an updated CommercialFilming of Events Contractual Policy (whichincludes a “Limited Use” policy effectiveDecember 1, 2017. The Commercial Filming at EventsOperational Policy and its editorial news cov-erage policy, remain the same.
Commercial Filming at Events ContractualPolicy (April 12, 2005 Board Meeting,Amended at August 2016 Board Meeting,Amended at the November 2017 BoardMeeting) Effective December 1, 2017All rights to the commercial filming, elec-tronic transmission, broadcast, distribution ofimages and exploitation of all events heldunder AKC rules are owned by AKC (“com-mercial filming and/or electronic transmis-sion”). AKC has the unlimited, irrevocableaccess, right and authority to film, record,photograph, videotape, livestream, and/orbroadcast at all events and each of them.
Any club that contemplates commercial film-ing and/or electronic transmission of its eventmust contact AKC Productions and cooperatewith AKC sufficiently in advance of the pro-posed agreement negotiations and must
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SECRETARY’S PAGESinclude AKC in the negotiation of and as aparty to the contract for commercial filmingand/or electronic transmission. The club hasthe right to seek its own professional represen-tation of the club’s interests, at its discretionand expense. When a club makes applicationto AKC for permission to hold its event, itmust include in that application a declarationas to whether or not its event will or will not becommercially filmed and/or electronicallytransmitted.
The following are mandatory contractualrequirements that must be included in eachcontract with a third party that is engaged inthe commercial filming and/or electronictransmission of events held under AKC rules.The following also applies to all clubs filmingand/or electronically transmitting events heldunder AKC rules. In the first instance, eachclub is responsible itself for enforcing theserequirements and informing the AKC of viola-tions, and the clubs are prohibited from enter-ing into any contract or other arrangementwhich would violate these requirements.
The following requirements must be fulfilledin connection with all new contracts followingthe date which is the later of (i) the adoptionof these requirements by the Board ofDirectors, and (ii) the renegotiation orrenewal of any contract or other arrangementsor letting of any new contract in regard to thecommercial filming and/or electronic trans-
mission of AKC-approved events. The excep-tions to these requirements are stated at theend of this policy.A. Contractual Requirements.
1. All rights to the commercial filming,electronic transmission, broadcast, distri-bution of images and exploitation ofevents held under AKC rules are ownedby AKC.
2. By submitting an application for and re-ceiving approval to hold an event underAKC rules, the club grants AKC, its em-ployees, agents, licensees and othersworking for it or on its behalf the unlim-ited, irrevocable right and authority toaccess the event for any reason in AKC’sdiscretion including, but not limited to,filming, photographing, electronicallytransmitting or distributing the imagesof the event. The club agrees that it hasnot and will not enter into any arrange-ment or agreement with any other partythat will prohibit, limit or prevent AKC’saccess rights to the club event.
3. Reasonable recognition, both visuallyand orally, of the event-giving club andthe AKC.
4. Reasonable monetary compensation forthe event-giving club and for AKC.
5. Assurance that commercial filmingand/or electronic transmission of anyAKC-approved event will not diminish orimpugn the reputation of the sport ofpurebred dogs, the event-giving club, or
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SECRETARY’S PAGESAKC and will conform to the AKC Bylawsand will support and grow the sport ofpurebred dogs, purebred dog events,and the best interests of the AKC andthe event-giving club.
6. Defined amounts of airtime devoted tothe promotion of the sport of purebreddogs and AKC.
7. Exercise of a good-faith effort to avoidscheduling conflicts with the airing ofother AKC dog events.
8. Assurance for compliance with then-cur-rent "AKC Operational Requirementsfor Commercial Filming and ElectronicTransmission at Events" policies and pro-cedures, a copy of which shall be at-tached as an addendum to the contract.
9. Provision for confidentiality.
B. Exceptions to this policy include the follow-ing:
1. “Limited Use” filming. “Limited Use”filming is defined as the recording ofmoving images by individuals solely fortheir personal consumption or by theclub for the purpose of producing arecord of the winners or the club’s publi-cations, website or social media plat-forms, and which is not intended formass commercial transmission or distri-bution.
2. Editorial news coverage. Editorial newscoverage is defined as media coverage byany local or national media outlet. The
Commercial Filming at Events Opera-tional Policy applies to all media outlets.The club is responsible for enforcingthat policy.
This commercial filming and/or electronictransmission policy will be effective December1, 2017. The Board also shall make special pro-vision for clubs that have permitted electronictransmission of their past shows and that havecontracts already in force on the date theboard implements this policy. Any waiver ofthis policy must be approved by AKC. TheExecutive Secretary shall enforce this policy.immediately.2019, 2020 and 2021 Delegate MeetingsThe Board reviewed proposed dates for Boardand Delegates meetings in 2019, 2020 and2021. This will be discussed further at theJanuary 2018 meeting. Requirements For AKC Membership - Bylaws Arti-cle IV, Sections 1, 2 and 3The Board reviewed the requirements for AKCMembership contained in the Bylaws ArticleIV, Sections 1, 2 and 3. There were no sug-gested changes at this time. Canine Legislation Position Statement on CivilDamages in Cases Involving Injury to PetsThe Board reviewed a recommendation for anew canine legislation position statementdemonstrating AKC support for courts’ use oftraditional economic damages in cases involv-ing negligent injury to an animal, and opposi-tion to legislatures’ permission of courts’ use
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SECRETARY’S PAGESof “non-economic” damages in such cases. Canine Legislation Position Statement on Supportfor Detection and Working DogsThe Board reviewed a recommendation for anew position statement which affirms AKCsupport for legislation and public policy initia-tives (including the introduction of legisla-tion) to improve and expand the quality andavailability of domestically-bred and traineddetection and other working dogs that play animportant role in U.S. public and nationalsecurity. Canine Legislation Position Statement on GroomerSafety and LicensingThe Board reviewed a recommendation for anew canine legislation position statementregarding safety and licensing of professionalgroomers. This position statement provides abasis for AKC to comment, where appropriate,on a rapidly increasing number of legislativeproposals at the state and local level that areaimed at regulating dog grooming enterprises.Following a motion by Ms. Biddle, secondedby Dr. Battaglia, the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to consider allthree proposed Government Relations’ posi-tion statements at this meeting waiving its nor-mal notice procedures.Following a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Dr. Davies, the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to approve therecommended Canine Legislation PositionStatements on; Canine Civil Damages in CasesInvolving Injury to Pets, the Statement on
Support for Detection and Working Dogs, andthe Statement on Groomer Safety andLicensing. All are effective upon adoption. Canine Legislation Position Statement on CivilDamages in Cases Involving Injury to PetsThe AKC supports the appropriate awarding of tra-ditional economic damages in cases involving negli-gent injury to an animal. Together with criminallaws that prohibit animal cruelty and dog fighting,and civil laws that address both intentional andnegligent injury or death of an animal, traditionaleconomic damages in cases involving the negligentinjury or death of an animal help create a stablelegal system that promotes responsible animal owner-ship, deters animal abuse, and promotes innovative,affordable, and quality animal care. The AKC opposes the awarding of non-economicdamages in cases involving the negligent injury toan animal.
Canine Legislation Position Statement onSupport for Detection and Working DogsThe American Kennel Club values the contributionthat working and detection dogs make to nationalsecurity and the extraordinary role that these dogsplay in protecting the peace and security of individ-uals, communities and nations against extremistthreats. The AKC honors the breeders, trainers andhandlers of these dogs, and supports expanded scien-tific research and breeding programs to ensure thatsufficient high quality domestically-bred dogs areavailable to ensure public safety and national secu-rity, and that specialized care is provided to assurethe wellbeing of these dogs.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESCanine Legislation Position Statement onGroomer Safety and Licensing Appropriate grooming to ensure health and wellbe-ing is part of responsible dog ownership. The timean owner spends grooming a dog helps to build thebond between dog and owner. Health and safetyshould always be primary considerations whengrooming a dog. In addition to other appropriatetraining, AKC recommends that professionalgroomers should pass a course and exam on basichealth and safety standards, such as AKC SalonSafety or a similar program, prior to being licensedas a professional groomer. Grooming that is inciden-tal to preparing a dog for a dog show or other exhibi-tion should be conducted with similar care butshould not be subject to licensing or professionalgrooming regulations.
GR Update Third Quarter 2017YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 UPDATE (AS OFOCTOBER 17, 2017)Legislative/Regulatory Tracking: As ofOctober 17, 2017, Congress, seven states, theDistrict of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are insession, and seven states are in a special legisla-tive session. The AKC GR team is monitoringapproximately 1,800 pieces of legislation thatcould impact responsible dog ownership, thehealth and wellbeing of dogs, the rights of dogowners, and/or the interests of the AmericanKennel Club. We are also monitoring approxi-mately 375 proposed regulation changes at thestate and federal level. Many state legislatureshave now adjourned for the year sine die (sub-
ject to being called back for a special session.)Legislation can move at a fast pace. Nationalalerts and a list of current legislation and sta-tus updated daily is available on the AKC GRLegislative Action Center microsite atwww.akcgr.org.AKC GR Southeastern Legislative Conference:The AKC’s Southeastern Legislative confer-ence took place on September 24, in Atlanta,Georgia. This third 2017 GR legislative confer-ence emphasized federation building, proac-tive policy development, and legislative strat-egy for the South. Attendees came from NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia,Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Seven speak-ers covered a wide range of topics. Upcoming Legislative Conferences: GR staffare in the preliminary planning stage for amini conference/meeting to establish/re-build a state federation in Maryland; regionalconferences in New York and California, and aNational conference in 2018. Legal Outreach CommitteeThe Board reviewed a letter submitted by theLegal Outreach Committee. They requestedthat the Board approve the establishment of amodest reimbursement policy to facilitatemembership in the American Bar Association'sAnimal Law Committee by up to fiveDelegate/Legal Outreach Committee mem-bers capped at $2,000 per person. Following amotion by Mr. Feeney, seconded by Mr.Powers, it was VOTED (unanimously absent:Mr. Wooding) to approve reimbursement up
SECRETARY’S PAGESto a maximum of $10,000 annually. Purebred Consumer Demand PlanKirsten Bahlke, Vice President ConsumerDemand, participated in this portion of themeeting. The Board was presented with theDepartment’s plans for the newly created areaof Consumer Demand for Purebred Dogs.This new department will focus specifically onincreasing demand for purebred dogs with thegeneral public. New Breed for Foundation Stock Service® - Croat-ian Sheepdog The Board was advised that the FoundationStock Service (FSS) Committee recentlyapproved a petition for the Croatian Sheepdogto be accepted into the FSS program.Quarterly Communications Department Update The Board viewed the Communicationsdepartment’s quarterly report. Totals:Clips Evaluated in Q3: 3,594Q3 Audience Reached: 5,015,225,421Publicity Value for Q3: $6,826,283.98
Total clips YTD: 18,784
The Board adjourned at 5:21p.m.
Meeting reconvened on Tuesday, November
14, 2017 at 8:07 am. All Directors were present, except for HarveyWooding. Also present was the ExecutiveSecretary.
COMPANION AND PERFORMANCEDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sport andEvents, and Mary Burch, Director of CGC par-ticipated in this portion of the meeting byvideoconference. Pamela Manaton, Directorof Obedience, Rally & Tracking, and CarrieDeYoung, Director of Agility, participated inthis portion of the meeting via telephone con-ference. Obedience Stay ExercisesDiane Schultz, Senior AKC FieldRepresentative, participated in this portion ofthe meeting via conference call. The Board attheir October meeting had an in-depth discus-sion of the recommendation to replace thegroup exercises in the Obedience Novice andOpen Classes, as well as in the PreferredNovice, Preferred Open, Graduate Novice,and Team classes, with new exercises that willdemonstrate a dog’s ability to stay. The Boardcontinued to discuss the issue at length at theNovember meeting. The proposed changesare driven by exhibitor concerns that a dogwill leave its position during the group exer-cise and bother another dog. The Board was presented with a history of theGroup Exercises discussions and actions takenfrom 2007 to present.
Date Media Outlet Subject Audience7/7/17 New York Times Canine Good Citizen 597,955
7/9/17 NBC Nightly News Canine Good Citizen 4,418,917
7/19/17 Good Morning America Pet theft 24,140,460
9/26/17 New York Times Guggenheim pulls dog exhibit 597,955
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SECRETARY’S PAGESObedience Group Exercise History from 2007
– Present
2007 Obedience Advisory Committee – to dis-cuss all the Obedience Regulations:
• There were a large number of requeststo change the Group Exercises and toeliminate the Open out of sight GroupExercise.
• The OAC members were split aboutwhat to do.
• Action was tabled. It was decided thatAKC would conduct a survey of obedi-ence judges to quantify the issue.
• The 15-month survey took place fromOct 2007-Dec 2008. Judges reportedevery time a dog moved from the placewhere it was left in the Group Exercise.
• According to the final report:◆ 2,567 dogs moved from the place they
were told to stay during the GroupExercises
◆ Of the dogs that moved, 23% of thedogs interfered with another dog.
2013 Group Task Force - assembled to specifi-cally review concerns regarding the ObedienceGroup Exercises:
• Many suggestions were received. All thesuggestions were reviewed and discussed.
• The Committee made several recom-mendations to reduce interference. Therecommendations were implemented inMay 2014:
1. If a dog non-qualified during the in-dividual exercises and in the opinionof the judge the dog demonstrateduncontrolled behavior, the judgemust release the dog from perform-ing the Group Exercises;
2. Dogs must be spaced with a minimumof 4 feet between each dog;
3. Require that dogs be under controlwhen entering and exiting the ring;
4. If a judge observed any sign of aggres-sion, or potential problems with thedogs as they were assembling outsideof the ring to come in for the GroupExercise, the judge must excuse thedog and not allow them into the ringfor the Group Exercise.
2014 Obedience Advisory Committee – to dis-cuss all the Obedience Regulations:
• This OAC received many suggestions re-garding additional Group Exercise modi-fications.
• The key additional Group Exercise rec-ommendation was to keep the leash onthe dogs in the Novice Group Exercises.This was implemented effective Decem-ber 2015.
In late 2016 staff decided to hold anotherGroup Exercise Task Force meeting. Meetingwas held in June 2017:
• In April, the names of the Group TaskForce members were published and the
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SECRETARY’S PAGESFancy wrote in many suggestions forchanges to the Group Exercises.
• These suggestions and all the previoussuggestions were discussed during theJune meeting.
• The Task Force recommended the elimi-nation or modification of the existingGroup exercises and the substitution ofother exercises to demonstrate a dog’sability to stay.
• Surveys indicated that 66% of the fancysupported eliminating the Group exer-cises, 19% were opposed and 15% sub-mitted a variety of alternatives.
• In October, staff supports the Task Forcerecommendations and submits to theAKC Board for review.
• In November, Board approves the rec-ommendations, which will become effec-tive May 1, 2018.
The Board reviewed the staff’s updated memothat reflected the input received from thefancy. Following a motion by Dr. Davies, seconded byMr. Menaker, it was VOTED (unanimously;absent: Mr. Wooding) to amend theObedience Regulations to replace the groupexercises in the obedience novice and openclasses, as well as in the Preferred Novice,Preferred Open, Graduate Novice, and Teamclasses, with new exercises that will demon-strate a dog’s ability to stay. This change willremove the opportunity for dogs to leave their
position and interfere with other dogs in com-petition. These Regulation changes will become effec-tive May 1, 2018. (See Appendix A)Agility - Change in Eligibility for Premier ClassThe Board reviewed a recommendation toallow all dogs to be eligible to enter the AgilityPremier classes. Currently Premier classes arelimited to dogs that are eligible to compete atthe Master level. Current exhibitors are requesting that they beallowed to enter Premier when they feel theyand their dogs are ready for the challenge.Initially staff felt the Premier class should belimited to those at the Master level, but nowwith two years of experience with the class,AKC staff agrees that this restriction should beeliminated and it should be opened up so han-dlers can enter when they feel their dog is pre-pared for this class. This will be discussed further at the JanuaryBoard meeting. CGC Ready ProgramThe Board reviewed information on a newapplication of the CGC program called CGC-Ready. While there are no changes to the exist-ing CGC program, CGC-ready is a model forincreasing participation in the existing CGCprogram via new channels. CGC-Ready provides an expansion of the CGCconcept to settings where staff or volunteertrainers train dogs either 1) for their existingowners, or 2) or to prepare them for adoption. The CGC-Ready concept is ideally suited for
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SECRETARY’S PAGESsettings and agencies such as:
• Rescue organizations (including all ofAKC’s breed rescue)
• Shelters• Prison based dog training programs• Dog daycare• Boarding kennels with Board & Trainprograms
Without objection, CGC-Ready will be imple-mented on January 3, 2018. There was noobjection.
JUDGING OPERATIONSTim Thomas, Director Judging Operations,participated in this portion of the meeting.Doug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, participated in this portion of themeeting via teleconference. Conformation Dog Show Judges Annual ReportStaff reported that current Approval Processhas significantly increased the number of addi-tional breed applications submitted, the num-ber of additional breeds granted, and the num-ber of additional groups individuals are eligibleto judge. Judges are taking full advantage of theability to apply for additional breeds while per-mit in others, the increase in the number ofpermit breeds one may have at a time, and thedecreased requirements to advance from per-mit to regular status in a breed.
CONFORMATIONDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports and
Events, Mari-Beth O’Neill, Vice PresidentSport Services, Glenn Lycan, DirectorOperation Support, Alan Slay, Director EventPrograms, and Bri Tesarz, Manager Dog ShowRules, participated in this portion of the meet-ing via videoconference. Junior Showmanship Regulations, Section 7. Eligi-bility of DogFollowing a motion by Dr. Davies, seconded byMs. McAteer the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to amend theSection 7 of the Junior ShowmanshipRegulations to allow all FSS breeds to beshown in Junior Showmanship provided thedog has an AKC FSS number. This is effectiveJanuary 1, 2018.
Section 7. Eligibility of DogEach dog entered in a regular Juniors Show-manship Class at an All-breed dog showmust be an AKC recognized breed or FSSBreed with an AKC number and at least 6months of age on the day of the event.A Limited Breed Dog Club, Group Show,has the option to offer the opportunity for aJunior to show any breed eligible to be en-tered at an All-breed event or a breed eligi-ble to compete in that event including theMiscellaneous Class breeds. At SpecialtyShows, only the breed for the specialty is eli-gible to be entered.
Dogs may be PAL/ILP, Full-, or Limited-Registered to compete in Junior Showman-
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SECRETARY’S PAGESship Classes, additionally, spayed andneutered specimens are eligible for compe-tition.A Foreign dog, from a registry accepted byAKC for Registration, of an AKC Recog-nized breed is eligible to be entered on itsForeign Number.
The dog must be entered in one of theclasses associated with the event or must beentered for Junior Showmanship only.
An eligible dog other than the one enteredmay be substituted. Such substitution mustbe accompanied by an official AKC entryform. The junior must have the AKC num-ber of the substitute dog. All such substitu-tions must be made with theSuperintendent or Show Secretary at leastone half hour prior to the judging of anyJunior Showmanship Classes at the show.Each dog must be owned or co-owned bythe Junior Handler or by the Junior Han-dler’s father, mother, brother, sister, uncle,aunt, grandfather, or grandmother, includ-ing the corresponding step and half rela-tions, or by a permanent member of theJunior Handler’s household as recordedwith The American Kennel Club at the timeentries close or an application for transferof ownership must be sent to The AmericanKennel Club by the new owner within sevendays after the last day of the show. BITCHES IN SEASON ARE NOT ELIGI-
BLE. A Junior is limited to one substitute on at adog show. If one of the owners of the dog isa judge, the dog may be entered in JuniorShowmanship Only to be exhibited by theJunior at an event where the judge is judg-ing classes other than Junior Showmanship.
Junior Showmanship Regulations, Section 5. ClassEligibility The Board reviewed a recommendation torevise the Junior Showmanship Regulations,Section 5, Classes and Divisions for the MasterClass requiring the Junior to move to the nextclass when criteria are met.Following a motion from Mr. Powers, sec-onded by Dr. Battaglia, the Board VOTED(unanimously; absent: Mr. Wooding) to con-sider the matter at this meeting waiving itsnormal notice procedures.Following a motion by Mr. Powers, secondedby Mr. Carota the Board Voted (unanimously;absent: Mr. Wooding) to amend Section 5 (C)Master, of the Junior ShowmanshipRegulations
Section 5. Classes and Divisions. The regu-lar Junior Showmanship Classes shall be:(C) Master. This class will be for boys andgirls who are at least 9 years old and under18 years on the day of the show, and whohave won 10 Best Junior wins with competi-tion. The calendar for this class will be con-sistent with the eligibility dates for the AKCNational Championship. All Juniors Meet-
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SECRETARY’S PAGESing the criteria for this class are required toenter the Master Class and must changetheir entry the day of the show if entrieshave already closed. Once the eligibilitytime frame for that year has passed all par-ticipants return to the Open Class to com-pete for the following year.
This change will become effective January 1,2018.
Reinstatement of a Dog Disqualified for Attacking The Board reviewed a proposal from the DogShow Rules Committee (DSRC). The DSRC isproposing a number of changes to theDQ/reinstatement process under the provi-sions of Chapter 11, Section 8-A, of the RulesApplying to Dog Shows. This is a similar pro-posal to the one submitted in July 2014 &October 2016. At the October 2014 & October2016 Board meetings the Board voted unani-mously not to approve the proposed rulechange or the proposed changes in the rein-statement procedures. This will be discussedfurther at a future meeting. Central Florida Kennel Club’s Reinstatement Pro-posal The Board reviewed proposed revisions toChapter 11, Section 8-A of the Rules Applyingto Dog Shows which deals with a dog beingdisqualified for attack. The proposal was sub-mitted by the Delegate for Central FloridaKennel Club (CFKC), Julian Prager. This proposal is different in several ways from
the one submitted by the DSRC. This will bediscussed further at a future meeting. Number Of Events Per Year For Limited - BreedClubs The Staff presented a revision to the LimitedNumber of Events Policy to clarify thatLimited-Breed clubs are included in this pol-icy. This will be discussed further at theJanuary meeting. Proposed policy (new wording is underlined):Limited Number of Events Policy (April 2009Board meeting, amended March 2015, July2016, and January 2017 Board meetings)
A local All-breed or limited-breed club has the op-tion to hold two shows in a calendar year. Localspecialty clubs have the option to hold shows ontwo days per year. Local specialty clubs holdingtwo days of shows per year have the option to holdone additional show in conjunction with theirbreed’s national specialty. There is no limit onnational clubs. All-breed and limited-breed clubsin Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and all-breedclubs considered geographically isolated by terri-tory and/or show sites have the option to hold upto four shows. Show or obedience clubs have theoption to hold any number of obedience trials.Geographically isolated all-breed clubs are deter-mined by: no AKC club with 75 straight-linemiles between territories unless the club's show siteis greater than 75 driving miles from the nearestshow site or the average distance from a club'sshow site to the 10 closest show sites is greaterthan 200 miles. Google maps will be used to con-sider the show site to show site option.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESAKC’s Membership Requirement in Order to Re-main a Licensed/Member ClubBased on a request of the Board Staff reviewedcurrent policy and considered if clubs shouldbe required to maintain the same membershiplevel needed to form a new club in order toremain a licensed/member club. Under Board policy, clubs must meet a mini-mum household membership requirement inorder to become accredited and subsequentlya licensed/member club.The Board asked staff to perform additionalreview of the issue and suggest minimumrequirements for clubs. This will be discussedat a future meeting.
COMPLIANCEJay Waks, Senior Executive Vice President andGeneral Counsel and Heather McManus, VicePresident and Deputy General Counsel, partic-ipated in this portion of the meeting. WandaForlines, Director of Compliance, and MarcusBach, Director of Investigations andInspections, participated by videoconference.Compliance Quarterly Update The Compliance Division provided its quar-terly update on its activities through the thirdquarter. The monthly date in the Correction,Conditional and Cancellation Report hasbeen provided to Compliance by theRegistration Department, and effectiveJanuary 1, 2018, will be the responsibility ofthat Department and will not continue to bereported on by Compliance.
Dealing with Misconduct at AKC Events – Add aSection Concerning Minors Participation The Legal Department received a request toprovide guidelines to Event Committeesregarding a minor’s participation in discipli-nary actions taken at events, which are han-dled by Event Committees. Staff is recommending that an additional sec-tion be added to Dealing with Misconduct atAmerican Kennel Club Events, addressingmatters relating to a minor’s participation indisciplinary matters and if needed, EventCommittee hearings. This will be discussedagain at the January meeting.
The following AKC Management actions werereported: (Final Board Disciplinary actions are reported onthe Secretary’s Page.)
CLUBSLisa Cecin, Director of Club Relations, waspresent for this portion of the meeting. DougLjungren, Vice President of Sports & Eventsand Glenn Lycan, Director Event OperationsPrograms, participated via video conference. Delegates
DELEGATE FOR PUBLICATION
Gerard Baudet, New London, CTTo represent Briard Club of AmericaCurrently represent by William DavidSullivan
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SECRETARY’S PAGESLorraine Ebdon, Ventura, CATo represent Ventura County Dog FanciersAssociationNo current Delegate
Lori Martindale, Des Moines, IA To represent Des Moines ObedienceTraining ClubNo current DelegateDr. Norine E. Noonan, Palm Bay, FL To represent Basset Hound Club ofAmericaNo current Delegate
REPORT ON MEMBER CLUB BYLAWS APPROVEDIN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
Beaver County Kennel Club, BeaverCounty, PA (1956)
Lehigh Valley Kennel Club, Lehigh County,PA (1935)
Windward Hawaiian Dog FancierAssociation, Kaneohe, HI (1991)
NEW LICENSED CLUBS APPROVED INSEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
Deppe Coonhound Association of NorthCarolina, Maysville, NC, 15 total house-holds,9 local.
North Jersey Siberian Husky Club, greaterSparta, NJ 20 total households, 13 local.
Southampton Coonhunters Association ofVirginia, Suffolk, VA, 28 total households,11 local.
BUSINESS UPDATEAlexandra Aleskovsky, Executive VicePresident and Chief Growth Officer, partici-pated in the discussion to answer questions ona few new initiatives. Marketplace is expanding into two new verti-cals in November: 1) GroomerFinder, which enable dog ownersto easily find groomers and grooming salonsnear them. Those that pass the AKC Safety inthe Salon course and promise to adhere to theprogram’s oath can apply to be AKC S.A.F.E.Groomers and Salons. 2) PetSitters and Walkers will also launch inNovember and will be accessible through theRover.com platform. Boarding advertisementswill only be allowed where it is legal. Rover.comis the nation’s largest network of 5-star pet sit-ters and dog walkers. Rover accepts less than20% of potential sitters. AKC will only displaytheir 5-Star service providers listings. Revenues are higher for:
• Ecommerce – 57% higher than 2016• AKC Shop - 175% higher than 2016• Digital Advertising is 20% ahead for themonth.
Foreign Dual RegistrationMark Dunn, Senior Vice PresidentRegistration & Customer Development, partic-ipated in this portion of the meeting. Based
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SECRETARY’S PAGESon a Board request, staff provided an updateon the concept of dual registration for use inconjunction with select AKC-recognized for-eign kennel clubs. The Board approved of thisconcept and asked that staff proceed withdeveloping this opportunity.
CONSENTFollowing a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Mr. Powers it was VOTED (unanimously;absent: Mr. Wooding) to approve the followingConsent Items:Delegate ApprovalsCesky Terrier Proposed Breed StandardRevisionDachshund Proposed Breed StandardRevisionConcurrent Event LimitsRealignment of Point Schedule DivisionsTrophies in Honor OfAgility Geographically Isolated ClubsReducing Sanctioned Match Program forLocal Speciality Clubs Retriever Field Trials – Allow Clubs to HoldUp To Four Derby/Qualifying Stakes Agility Increase of Judging Limit
Delegate Approvals
Kathy W. Colby, Costa Mesa, CATo represent Great Western TerrierAssociation of Southern CaliforniaSharon Gierman, Morris, ILTo represent Midwest Field Trial Club
Neal Goodwin, Danbury, CT To represent Flat-Coated Retriever Societyof America
Leah R. James, Havana, FloridaTo represent Duluth Kennel Club
Josephine K. Ottman, Princeton, NJTo represent Sagehens Retriever Club
Bruce Van Deman, Newport Beach, CATo represent American Spaniel Club
Cesky Terrier Proposed Breed Standard Revision
The Board VOTED to approve the proposedbreed standard changes submitted by andvoted on by The American Cesky TerrierAssociation, Inc. with an effective date ofJanuary 1, 2018.(See Appendix B)
Dachshund Proposed Breed Standard RevisionThe Board VOTED to approve the proposedbreed standard changes to the Color Sectionof the Smooth Dachshund Standard as submit-ted by and voted on by The Dachshund Clubof America with an effective date of January 1,2018.
Color Section of the Smooth DachshundStandard
Smooth Dachshund:Color of Hair–Although base color is imma-
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SECRETARY’S PAGESterial, certain patterns and basic colors pre-dominate. One-colored Dachshundsinclude red and cream, with or without ashading of interspersed dark hairs. A smallamount of white on the chest is acceptable,but not desirable. Nose and nails-black.Two-colored Dachshunds include black,chocolate, wild boar, gray (blue) and fawn(Isabella), each with deep, rich tan orcream markings over the eyes, on the sidesof the jaw and underlip, on the inner edgeof the ear, front, breast, sometimes on thethroat, inside and behind the front legs, onthe paws and around the anus, and fromthere to about one-third to one-half of thelength of the tail on the underside. Undueprominence of tan or cream markings isundesirable. A small amount of white onthe chest is acceptable but not desirable.Nose and nails–in the case of black dogs,black; for chocolate and all other colors,dark brown, but self-colored is acceptable.
Dappled Dachshunds–The dapple (merle)pattern is expressed as lighter-colored areascontrasting with the darker base color,which may be any acceptable color. Neitherthe light nor the dark color should predom-inate. Nose and nails are the same as forone- and two-colored Dachshunds. Partialor wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptableas dark eyes. A large area of white on thechest of a dapple is permissible.
Brindle is a pattern (as opposed to a color)in which black or dark stripes occur overthe entire body although in some speci-mens the pattern may be visible only in thetan points.
Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color)with clearly defined areas and/or patchesof white on any allowed one-colored or two-colored dogs. Two-colored piebald pat-terned dogs may show tan markings on theface and around the anus. There are nopatches of lighter shadings within the col-ored areas as in the dapple pattern. Tickingin the white areas is acceptable. Eye color,eye rims, nose and lips are well pigmentedand in accordance with the base color; eyesare never partially or wholly blue as distin-guished from the dapple pattern. Eyes par-tially or wholly blue is a disqualification.Head must not be more than 50 percentwhite and color(s) other than white mustcover both ears, back and front, and extendwithout interruption from the ears overboth eyes. A head of more than 50 percentwhite or white on any portion of either ear,back or front, or around the eyes is a dis-qualification. Pure white dogs with no bodyspots except on the head are to be disquali-fied. Nails may be partially or wholly white.
Sable–the sable pattern consists of a uni-form dark overlay on red dogs. The overlayhairs are double-pigmented, with the tip of
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SECRETARY’S PAGESeach hair much darker than the base color.The pattern usually displays a widow’s peakon the head. Nose, nails and eye rims areblack. Eyes are dark, the darker the better.
Colors or patterns other than those speci-fied above are a disqualification.
DISQUALIFICATION: Knuckling over offront legs.
In the piebald pattern: • eyes partially or wholly blue, or• a head of more than 50 percent white, or• white covering any portion of the ears,back and front, or around the eyes, or
• pure white with no body spots except onthe head.
Colors or patterns other than those speci-fied above.
Concurrent Event LimitsThe Board VOTED to approve a Staff recom-mendation to amend the Concurrent SpecialtyShows and Same Day Specialty Shows policiesto allow clubs to accept more entries. The newpolicies are: Concurrent Specialty Shows
Independent specialties may be held con-currently with an all-breed show with thefollowing limitations:
1. The specialty club must obtain permis-sion from the all-breed club in order to
apply.2. The maximum number of independent
specialties will be determined by theEvent Operations Staff, considering theadequacy of the all-breed show's facility.
3. The specialty must be held on the samegrounds as the concurrent all-breedshow (i.e. the same physical address).
4. The entry in the Specialty breed(s) islimited to 100 entries per ring per judgeper day in both the specialty & all-breedclub events.
5. The ownership of the correspondingdate must be agreed upon in writingprior to event approval.
6. The breed judging at either the all-breedshow or the independent specialty mayoccur first, but the scheduling must ac-commodate Group judging.
7. Evening specialties will be permitted forbreeds that are not holding concurrentspecialties with the all-breed show.
Same Day Specialty ShowsTwo independent specialty shows of the samebreed of no more than one hundred entriesper ring per judge each, inclusive of sweep-stakes, special attractions or matches, may bepermitted at the same location on the sameday.
This change is effective January 1, 2018.
Realignment of Point Schedule DivisionsThe Board VOTED to realign the composition
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SECRETARY’S PAGESof states within the Conformation point sched-ule divisions. The goal of the realignment is tomake the show sizes in a division as equal aspossible. The following changes will be in theConformation points schedule that willbecome effective in May 2018:
• Michigan moved to Division 5.• Division 6 modified to consist of twostates, Arizona and Colorado.
• Kansas moved to Division 7.• Nebraska moved to Division 13.• Tennessee moved to Division 14.• Iowa and Missouri moved to Division 15.
The total variance between the average showsize by state compared to the division averagewill be reduced by 9%, confirming thechanges are an improvement compared to thecurrent alignment.
Trophies in Honor ofThe Board VOTED to modify its policy on tro-phies donated in honor of living dogs and liv-ing people. IV. Ribbons/Prizes
B. In honor of1) Trophies may be offered in memory
of deceased dogs or people.2) Trophies may be offered in honor of
Section 5 of the Regulations for Agility Trials toallow geographically isolated clubs licensed foragility, to hold up to 15 agility trials per year.This is effective January 1, 2018.
Chapter 1. Regulations for Agility TrialsSection 5. Making Application. A club orassociation that meets the requirements ofthe American Kennel Club that wishes tohold a trial at which qualifying scorestoward titles may be earned must makeapplication to the American Kennel Clubon the form provided for permission tohold the trial. An application fee mustaccompany each application.A club may be approved to hold up to
twelve (12) licensed or member events in acalendar year. A club can be approved tohold separate trails on consecutive days.Each day is considered a separate trial. Aclub shall not be approved to hold morethan one trial on any single day except inthe case of a specialty club offering a singlebreed specialty trial in conjunction withtheir all-breed trial or offering two singlebreed specialties on the same per Chapter1, Section 2. Clubs licensed to hold agility in Alaska,Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and geographically iso-lated clubs may hold up to fifteen (15)licensed or member events in a calendaryear. Geographically isolated clubs will bedetermined by the club's show site beinggreater than 150 driving miles from thenearest show site of another club that has
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SECRETARY’S PAGESheld events within the past 18 months.Google Maps will be used to consider thedriving distance from show site to show site.
Reducing Sanctioned Match Program for LocalSpecialty ClubsThe Board VOTED to approve a change topolicy, which reduces the number of sanc-tioned matches new local specialty clubs orclubs currently in the accreditation processare required to hold before being consideredfor approval to hold a licensed show. The new policy requires one conformationPlan B match and one “qualifying” Plan Amatch held at least six months apart, based onindividual member experience within theclub. At least 25% of voting club membersmust have 10 years exhibiting and/or judgingexperience in the sport. If the club does nothave 25% experienced members, then onePlan B match followed six months later by two“qualifying” Plan A matches held at least 6months apart would be required.This is a change is effective December 1, 2017.Retriever Field Trials – Allow Clubs to hold up toFour Derby/Qualifying Stakes The Board VOTED to amend Chapter 14,Section 11 of the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedure for Retrievers to allowlicensed Retriever Field Trial Clubs to hold upto four Derby Stakes and four Qualifyingstakes per calendar year. This change willallow clubs the opportunity to hold an addi-tional derby or qualifying stake within a year,
either as a stand alone or with their fall/springtrials, should they choose.
CHAPTER 14Section 11. Number of Trials/Stakes. Starting with paragraph #5.A club may hold up to four Derby stakes and fourQualifying stakes (any combination of Qualify-ing and Owner-Handler Qualifying) per calen-dar year. These may be held in conjunction withan all-age trial or as stand-alone trials. No morethan one Derby stake and one Qualifying stakemay be offered at any one field trail. An Owner-Handler Qualifying stake may be held in con-junction with a Retriever Hunting Test thatincludes a Master level test. The same club mayhold back-to-back stand-alone Derby/Qualifyingtrials (two separate event numbers).
Clubs may start applying to hold up to fourDerby stakes and four Qualifying stakes peryear April 1, 2018.Agility – Increase of Judging Limit The Board VOTED to amend Chapter 1,Section 18 of the Regulations for Agility Trials toincrease the Agility judging limits from 330runs to 350 runs per day.
Chapter 1. Regulations for Agility Trials
Section 18. Event Limit Options, Judge As-signment Changes and Load Balancing En-tries. The maximum number of runsassigned to any judge in one day shall notexceed 350, not including and runs in non-regular classes, or as described within this
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SECRETARY’S PAGESsection and Chapter 1, Section 20.
This change is effective January 1, 2018.
It was VOTED to adjourn Tuesday, November14, at 11:43 p.m.Adjourned Attest:
Gina M. DiNardo, Executive Secretary
Appendix A
Chapter 1. General Regulations (paragraph 3)Section 4. Obedience Classes Offered. (para-graph 3)Regular classes are the traditional standardtitling obedience classes. Preferred classesoffer alternative titling opportunities without agroup exercise and have reduced jumpheights. Optional titling classes offer a varietyof intermediate and standard exercises. Non-regular classes are not titling classes; they pro-vide an opportunity for dogs and handlers tohone their skills and gain ring time.
Section 17. Disqualification, Ineligibility,Excusal, and Change in Appearance of Dogs. (paragraph 11)
If it is reported to the trial secretary or the superin-tendent that the bitch is in season before the bitchenters the ring for judging the matter is to be broughtto the attention of the trial committee.
Section 31. Stewards. Judges are in sole chargeof their rings until their assignments are com-pleted. Stewards are provided to assist but mayact only on the judge’s instructions. They mustnot give information or instructions to ownersand handlers except when the judge asks themto do so.
The judge shall review with the stewards theirduties and the manner in which they are to be per-formed. Any request from an exhibitor for specialconsideration must be directed to the judge.
Section 32. Ring Conditions. An indoor ringshould be rectangular and about 40 by 50 feetfor all obedience classes. The Utility ringshould never be less than 35 by 50 feet, andthe Novice or Open ring should not be lessthan 30 by 40 feet. The floor must have firmfooting, using rubber or similar non-slip mate-rial at least 4 feet wide for the takeoffs andlandings of all jumps unless the judge feels thesurface does not require it.At an outdoor show or trial, the rings should
be about 40 by 50 feet. The ground should beclean and level. Any grass should be cut short.
SECRETARY’S PAGESUnder unusual or adverse weather conditions,a club may provide a separate regulation sizering for the group exercise. If inclementweather at an outdoor show or trial necessi-tates the judging of obedience under shelter,the requirements as to ring size may bewaived.The judge’s table and chairs will be of such
size and location so as not to interfere with thedog and handler’s performance while in thering.
CHAPTER 2REGULATIONS FOR
PERFORMANCE AND JUDGINGJUDGING STANDARDS AND PROCE-
DURES
Section 4. Judge’s Directions. The judge’sorders and signals should be given to the han-dlers in a clear and understandable mannerbut in such a way that the work of the dogs isnot disturbed. Before starting each exercise,the judge will ask, “Are you ready?” At the endof each exercise the judge will say, “Exercisefinished.” Each dog will be worked and judgedseparately, except for during the group exer-cise. The judging of an exercise will not beginuntil the judge has given the first order.
Section 8. Re-judging. If a dog has failed anexercise, it will not ordinarily be re-judgedunless the judge feels the dog’s performance
was prejudiced by peculiar and unusual condi-tions. In such a case, the judge will re-judgethe dog only on the portion of a two-part exer-cise in which the unusual condition occurred(e.g., the Figure 8 part of the Heel onLeash/Heel Free exercise, the Sit or Downpart of the Novice Group-Sit and Down Stayexercise, the Sit or Down part of the OpenStay-Get Your Leash exercise, the first or sec-ond part of Directed Jumping).Re-judging of the dog or dogs for the group
exercise will be done with the next scheduledgroup. The limits on the number of dogsallowed in the ring for the group exercise willapply as listed in Chapter 3, Section 12.Should there be no further group within thatclass, the dog or dogs to be re-judged willimmediately do the exercise alone. The dog ordogs involved will be re-judged only on theexercise in question.
Section 10. Judge’s Book and Score Sheets.The judge must enter the number of pointsdeducted from each exercise in the officialjudge’s book immediately after each dog hasbeen judged on the individual exercises. An“NQ” should be recorded in the proper boxand on the Total Score line for any dog thatfails to qualify in that exercise. This is to becompleted before the next dog is judged.If a handler leaves the ring the judge will
mark the book “HLR” for “Handler Left Ring”and carry an “NQ” down to the Total Scorebox.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESIf a dog has non-qualified and is released
from performing the group exercise the judgewill mark the book “NQ-R” (“Non-QualifyingReleased”) and carry an “NQ” down to theTotal Score box.Scores for the dogs performing the group
exercise and qualifying total scores will beentered in the official judge’s book immedi-ately after each group of dogs has beenjudged.
Section 11. Notification and Announcement ofScores. Immediately following the last individ-ual exercise in Novice, the judge will informthe handler if the team may return for thegroup exercise. After the group exercise thejudge will inform the handlers of a qualifyingperformance. In Beginner Novice, PreferredNovice, Graduate Novice, Open, PreferredOpen, Graduate Open, Utility, PreferredUtility, and Versatility, the judge will informthe handler immediately following the lastexercise of a qualifying performance.
Section 15. Judging Program Order. Dogsshould be judged in the judging programorder listed for each day if it is practical to doso without holding up any judging in any ring.The group exercise will be judged in judgingprogram order. Judges are not required to waitfor dogs for either the individual or the groupexercise. Each handler is responsible for beingready at ringside when required and withoutbeing called. The judge’s first
consideration should be the convenience ofthose exhibitors who are ready when sched-uled and who ask no favors.
Section 16. Use of Leash. All dogs must bekept on a leash except when in the obediencering, warm-up ring or exercise area and mustbe brought into and taken out of the ring onleash.Leashes must be clipped to the collar when
dogs are brought in for classes requiring anon-leash exercise, a group exercise andawards. In a class where a leash is not requiredfor the performance of the individual exer-cises, the dog may be brought into and takenout of the ring on a leash that slips/attachesthrough the dog’s collar.
The leash must be made of fabric or leatherand need only be long enough to provide ade-quate slack during the Heel on Leash exercise,unless stated otherwise in these regulations.The Novice Group Exercise – Sit and DownStay, and the Beginner Novice Sit for Exammust be performed with the dog on a 6-footleash.
Section 25. Misbehavior. The handler isrequired to enter and exit the ring with thedog under control and without jumping,pulling or tugging on the leash. Any display offear or nervousness by the dog or any uncon-trolled behavior such as barking or runningaway from its handler must be penalized
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SECRETARY’S PAGESaccording to the seriousness of the misbehav-ior whether it occurs during or between anexercise or before or after judging. The judgemay release the dog from further competitionin the class.If a dog is working smartly and continuously
but goes outside a ring boundary while com-pleting an exercise (as opposed to a dog thatbolts out of the ring or leaves the ring betweenexercises), the penalty, if any, is left to the dis-cretion of the judge.If the misbehavior occurs during an exercise,
the penalty must first be applied to the scorefor that exercise. Should the penalty begreater than the value of the exercise, theadditional points will be deducted from thetotal score under Miscellaneous Penalties. Ifsuch behavior occurs before or after the judg-ing or between exercises, the entire penaltywill be deducted under MiscellaneousPenalties.
CHAPTER 3NOVICE
Section 1. Novice A Class. The Novice A classshall be for dogs that have not won the CDtitle. A handler must own the dog entered orbe a member of the owner’s household orimmediate family and may not have previouslyhandled any dog that has earned an AKCRegular or Preferred Novice, Open, or Utilitytitle. Owners may enter more than one dog inthis class. The same person who handles the
dog in the first five exercises must handle thedog in the group exercise; however, if a personhas handled more than one dog in the firstfive exercises that will participate in the groupexercise, that person must provide a handlerfor the additional dog in the same group exer-cise. The additional handler for the groupexercise need not be a member of the owner’shousehold or immediate family. No dog maybe entered in both Novice A and Novice B atany one trial. Prior to the start of judging, the judge willdecide where the leash will be placed and postthis information at the ring approximately 45minutes or earlier before the start of the class.
Section 2. Novice B Class. The owner or anyother person may handle dogs in this class toearn a CD title. Owners may enter more thanone dog in this class. The same person whohandles the dog in the first five exercises musthandle the dog in the group exercise; how-ever, if a person has handled more than onedog in the first five exercises that will partici-pate in the group exercise, that person mustprovide a handler for the additional dog inthe same group exercise. No dog may beentered in both Novice A and Novice B at anyone trial. Prior to the start of judging, the judge willdecide where the leash will be placed and postthis information at the ring approximately 45minutes or earlier before the start of the class.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESSection 3. Novice Exercises and Scores. Theexercises and maximum scores in the Noviceclasses:1. Heel on Leash and Figure Eight 40 points
2. Stand for Examination 30 points
3. Heel Free 40 points
4. Recall 30 points
5. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash 30 points
6. Group Exercise – Sit & Down Stay 30 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
The maximum judging rate is nine (9) dogsper hour.
Section 12. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash. Theprincipal feature of this exercise is that thedog remains in the sit position.The orders are: “Sit your dog,” “Leave your
dog to get your leash,” and “Back to yourdog.” The handler will stand with the dog sitting inheel position in a place designated by thejudge. The judge will ask “Are you ready?”before giving the first order. On the judge’sorder the handler may command and/or sig-nal the dog to sit without touching either thedog or the dog’s collar. On further order to“Leave your dog to get your leash,” the han-dler may give a command and/or signal tostay and will walk forward immediately to theplace designated by the judge for the leash,pick up the leash, turn, and face the dog. Thejudge will give the order “Back to your dog.”The handler must return directly, walkingaround and in back of the dog to heel posi-
tion. The dog must not move from the sittingposition until after the judge has said“Exercise finished.” The judge will tell thehandler “Clip your leash to the collar andmaintain control of your dog.” The handler isrequired to exit the ring with the dog undercontrol and without jumping, pulling or tug-ging on the leash.Judging Procedures: The judge will instructthe steward to place the leash at the desig-nated location after the Heel on Leash andFigure Eight exercise. The handler and dogwill be positioned at least 30 feet from and fac-ing the direction of the gate entrance. Thejudge must be in position to watch the dogand handler throughout the exercise includ-ing exiting the ring.Section 13. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash, Scoring.A non-qualifying score (NQ) is required forthe following: The dog moving a substantialdistance away from the place where it was leftany time during the exercise, not remaining inthe sit position until the handler has returnedto heel position, and repeatedly barking orwhining. Scoring of the exercise for such things asrough treatment of a dog by its handler orresistance by a dog to its handler’s attempts tomake it sit starts with the first order, “Sit yourdog.” These will be penalized substantially andin extreme cases the dog may be released. Substantial deductions will be made for a dogthat moves even a short distance from where itwas left, that barks or whines only once or
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SECRETARY’S PAGEStwice, or that changes from the sit positionafter the handler has returned to the heelposition and before the judge has said,“Exercise finished.” A substantial deduction,under Miscellaneous Penalties, must be madefor a dog that does not remain under controlwhile leaving the ring.
Section 14. Group Exercise – Sit and DownStay. The principal feature of this exercise isthat the dog remains in a sitting or down posi-tion, whichever is required at the time.
The orders are: “Sit your dogs,” “Down yourdogs,” “Leave your dogs,” and “Back to yourdogs.”
If a dog has non-qualified (NQ) in an indi-vidual exercise the judge must release the dogfrom performing the group exercise. A dogthat does not remain sitting during the firstpart of this exercise must be released fromparticipating in the second part.
Handlers of dogs that have qualified duringthe individual exercises will have the option ofreturning for the group exercise. After com-pletion of the last individual exercise, if thedog has qualified, the judge will ask if the han-dler will be returning for the group exercise.Once handlers have notified the judge of theirdecision not to return for the group exercisethey may not change their minds. Dogs thathave been released or excused and handlers
who have left the ring during the individualexercises may not return for the group exer-cise. See Judges’ Guidelines, Judge’s Book.
Dogs must be spaced with a minimum of six(6) feet between each dog and a minimum offour (4) feet from the ring barriers. Judges willposition the dogs in the approximate center ofthe ring in one row or back-to-back in tworows with a minimum of six (6) feet betweenthe rows. If the back-to-back formation is used,it must be used for all groups in the class. On a50’ side of the ring the maximum # of dogsallowed in a single row would be six (6) and ina back-to-back row twelve (12) dogs (seetable):
The group exercise will be conducted afterthe last individual team in the class, or com-bined classes, is judged. If there are more dogscompeting than can be handled in one groupexercise, the judge will divide the class intoapproximately equal sections.If two classes in the same classification have
different judges, each judge must judge the
Ring Maximum # Maximum # Length of Dogs of Dogs
Single Row Back-to- Back Row
50’ 6 12
45’ 5 10
40’ 4 8
35’ 4 8
30’ 3 6
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SECRETARY’S PAGESgroup exercise separately. A judge with only asingle dog competing in a class would berequired to have the dog perform the groupexercise alone. If the same judge is judgingboth Novice A and B classes (in the same clas-sification) and the combined total of the dogsreturning for the group exercise can bejudged in only one group without exceedingthe limit of dogs based on the size of the ring,the judge may combine the two classes for thegroup exercise. This exercise must be performed with thedog on a 6-foot leash. The leash will remainclipped to the dog’s collar and the handlerwill hold on to the leash throughout the entireexercise. The armband will remain on thehandler’s left arm. The dogs will be lined upin judging program order. Prior to beginningthe exercise, the judge will instruct the han-dlers to remove their dog if it starts to moveout of position. The judge will ask “Are youready?” before giving the first order. On thejudge’s order, the handlers will commandand/or signal their dogs to sit without touch-ing either the dog or the dog’s collar. On fur-ther order to “Leave your dogs,” the handlersmay give a command and/or signal to stay andwill walk forward immediately to the end ofthe leash, without jerking or tightening theleash, turn, and face their dogs. The leashmust remain loose with slack throughout theentire exercise. After one minute from the time the judge
ordered the handlers to leave their dogs, the
judge will give the order “Back to your dogs.”The handlers must return directly, walkingaround and in back of their own dog to heelposition. The dogs must not move from the sit-ting position until after the judge has said“Exercise finished.” This order will not begiven until the handlers are back in heel posi-tion. The dogs must remain under controlbetween this two-part exercise. Before starting the Down Stay portion of this
exercise the judge will ask “Are you ready?”On the judge’s order, the handlers will com-mand and/or signal their dog to down with-out touching either the dog or the dog’s col-lar. On further order to “Leave your dogs,” thehandlers may give a command and/or signalto stay and will walk forward immediately tothe end of the leash, without jerking or tight-ening the leash, turn, and face their dogs. Theleash must remain loose with slack throughoutthe entire exercise. After one minute from the time the judge
ordered the handlers to leave their dogs, thejudge will give the order, “Back to your dogs.”The handlers must return directly, walkingaround and in back of their own dog to heelposition. The dogs must not move from thedown position until after the judge has said“Exercise finished.” This order will not begiven until the handlers are back in heel posi-tion. The judge will tell the exhibitors“Maintain control of your dogs.” The handlersare required to exit the ring with their dogsunder control and without jumping, pulling or
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SECRETARY’S PAGEStugging on the leash.
Judging Procedure: If a judge observes any signsof aggression or potential problems when the dogsare being assembled outside the ring for the groupexercise or once the dogs are brought into the ring,the judge must excuse the dog and mark the judge’sbook “Excused” and state the reason. Any handlers who physically correct their dogs
before or after the group exercise or while leaving thering must be penalized under Miscellaneous Penalties.Judges must stand with their full attention on the
dogs and handlers during the group exercise andremain alert to any potential problems. To have bothdog and handler under constant observation in thisexercise, a judge should take a position slightly to therear of the dogs at one end of the row(s) of dogs.
Section 15. Group Exercise – Sit and DownStay, Scoring. A non-qualifying score (NQ) isrequired for the following: The dog moving asubstantial distance away from the place whereit was left any time during the exercise, notremaining in the required position until thehandler has returned to heel position, andrepeatedly barking or whining. Substantial deductions will be made for the
following: A dog that must be repositioned byits handler if it is out of position enough tointerfere with an adjacent dog (in extremecases the dog may be released), that moveseven a short distance from where it was left,that barks or whines only once or twice, orthat changes position after the handler has
returned to heel position and before thejudge has said, “Exercise finished.” A substan-tial deduction will be made for jerking ortightening of the leash before the judge hassaid “Exercise finished;” depending on theextent, the deduction may include a non-qual-ifying (NQ) score. A substantial deduction,under Miscellaneous Penalties, must be madefor a dog that does not remain under controlwhile leaving the ring.Minor or substantial deductions, depending
on the circumstances, will be made for touch-ing the dog or its collar while getting the doginto the down position. Scoring of the exercise for such things as
rough treatment of a dog by its handler orresistance by a dog to its handler’s attempts tomake it sit or lie down starts with the firstorder, sit or down your dogs. These will bepenalized substantially and in extreme casesthe dog may be released.The timing of each stay exercise begins on
the judge’s order, “Leave your dogs.”
CHAPTER 4OPEN
Section 1. Open A Class. The Open A class willbe for dogs that have won the CD title buthave not won the CDX title. Anyone who hastrained or exhibited a dog that has earned anOTCH may not enter or handle dogs in thisclass. Each dog must be handled by its owneror by a member of the owner’s household or
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SECRETARY’S PAGESimmediate family. Owners may enter morethan one dog in this class. No dog may beentered in both the Open A and Open Bclasses at any one trial.Prior to the start of judging, the judge will
decide where the leash will be placed and postthis information at the ring approximately 45minutes or earlier before the start of the class.
Section 2. Open B Class. The Open B class willbe for dogs that have won the CD or CDXtitles. A dog may continue to compete in thisclass after it has won the UD title. The owneror any other person may handle dogs in thisclass. Owners may enter more than one dog inthis class. No dog may be entered in bothOpen A and Open B classes at any one trial.Prior to the start of judging, the judge will
decide where the leash will be placed and theorder of exercises to be performed in thatclass. The placement of the leash and theorder will not be disclosed to exhibitors untilit is posted at the ring, approximately 45 min-utes or earlier before the start of the class. Infuture assignments, judges are required toalternate the six orders of exercises so thateach will be used approximately the samenumber of times.
Section 3. Open A Exercises and Scores. Theexercises and maximum score in the Open Aclass:1. Heel Free and Figure Eight 40 points
2. Command Discrimination 30 points
(Stand, Down, Sit)
3. Drop on Recall 30 points
4. Retrieve on Flat 20 points
5. Retrieve over High Jump 30 points
6. Broad Jump 20 points
7. Stay – Get Your Leash (Sit, Down) 30 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
The maximum judging rate is eight (8) dogsper hour.
Section 4. Open B Exercises and Scores. Thevarious orders of exercises in the Open B class(points and total scores are the same as inOpen A):
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SECRETARY’S PAGESSection 7. Command Discrimination. Theprincipal features of this exercise are the dog’scorrect response to the handler's commandsand/or signals and that the dog stays until thehandler returns to heel position. The orders are: “Leave your dog” and “Backto your dog.” The judge must use signals fordirecting the handler to command and/or sig-nal the dog to change position except for thefirst position and that order is: “Stand yourdog” or “Down your dog.” The handler will stand with the dog sitting inheel position in a place designated by thejudge. The judge will ask “Are you ready?”before giving the first order to “Stand yourdog” or “Down your dog.” The handler willgive a command and/or signal for the dog tochange position. On further order to “Leaveyour dog,” the handler may give a commandand/or signal to stay and will immediatelywalk forward 15 feet, turn, and face the dog.On the judge’s signal, the handler will give acommand and/or signal for the dog to changeto the second position. The judge will thenorder “Leave your dog.” The handler may givea command and/or signal to stay and willimmediately turn around and walk forward anadditional 15 feet, turn, and face the dog. Onthe judge’s signal, the handler will give a com-mand and/or signal for the dog to change tothe third position. The judge will then order"Back to your dog." The handler may give acommand and/or signal to stay, and thenmust return directly, walking around and in
back of the dog to heel position. The dogmust stay in position without additional com-mands or signals until the handler hasreturned to heel position.
Judging Procedure: This exercise must be per-formed on a long dimension of the ring. The 15 footdistances must be clearly marked. The judge must bepositioned so that both the dog and handler areunder continuous observation during the entireexercise. An excellent position for judging this exer-cise is at an adequate distance to the side andslightly to the rear of the dog.
Section 8. Command Discrimination, Scoring.A dog that fails to obey the handler’s first com-mand and/or signal for each position or thatdoes not stay until the handler returns to heelposition must receive a non-qualifying (NQ)score. Substantial deductions will be made for a dogthat changes position after the handler hasreturned to heel position and before thejudge has said “Exercise finished.” Minor or substantial deductions, up to a non-qualifying (NQ) score, will be made for a dogthat walks forward.
Section 9. Drop on Recall.Section 10. Drop on Recall, Scoring.Section 11. Retrieve on Flat.Section 12. Retrieve on Flat, Scoring.Section 13. Retrieve Over High Jump.Section 14. Retrieve Over High Jump, Scoring.
Section 17. Stay – Get Your Leash. The princi-pal feature of this exercise is that the dogremains in the sitting or down position,whichever is required at the time. The orders are: “Sit your dog,” “Down yourdog,” “Leave your dog,” “Leave your dog to getyour leash” and “Back to your dog.” For the first part of this exercise, the handlerwill stand with the dog sitting in heel positionin a place designated by the judge. The judgewill ask “Are you ready?” before giving the firstorder. On the judge’s order the handler willcommand and/or signal the dog to sit ordown without touching the dog or the dog’scollar. On further order to “Leave your dog,”the handler may give a command and/or sig-nal to stay and will walk forward immediatelyto a place designated by the judge, turn, andface the dog. After one minute from the time the judgeordered the handler to leave the dog, thejudge will give the order “Back to your dog.”The handler must return directly, walkingaround and in back of the dog to heel posi-tion. The dog must not move from therequired position until after the judge has said“Exercise finished.” Before starting the second part of this exer-cise the judge will ask “Are you ready?” On thejudge’s order, the handler will commandand/or signal the dog to sit or down without
touching either the dog or the dog’s collar.On further order to “Leave your dog to getyour leash,” the handler may give a commandand/or signal to stay and will walk forwarddirectly to the place outside the gate entrancedesignated by the judge for the leash. Thehandler will pick up the leash, re-enter thering, stop at the gate entrance facing the dog,and wait for the judges’ order “Back to yourdog.” The handler must return directly, walk-ing around and in back of the dog to heelposition. The dog must not move from therequired position until after the judge has said“Exercise finished.” The judge will tell thehandler “Attach your leash to the collar andmaintain control of your dog.” The handler isrequired to exit the ring with the dog undercontrol and without jumping, pulling or tug-ging on the leash.
Judging Procedures: Prior to the start of judging,the judge will decide where the leash will be placed,either on the judges’ table or tableside chair. Theleash will be placed outside the ring by the stewardafter the dog and handler have entered the ring forjudging. For both parts of this exercise, the handlermust remain at least 30 feet away from the dog untilordered to return to the dog. When positioning dogsfor the second part of this exercise, judges shouldensure that such positioning will permit the dog tokeep the handler in its direct line of vision as thehandler leaves and returns to the ring. During thisexercise the judge must be in position to watch thedog and see the handler leave and return to the ring.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESOnce the exercise is finished, the judge must watchthe dog and handler exit the ring together.
Section 18. Stay – Get Your Leash, Scoring. Anon-qualifying score (NQ) is required for thefollowing: The dog moving a substantial dis-tance away from the place where it was left anytime during either part of the exercise, notremaining in the required position until thehandler has returned to heel position, andrepeatedly barking or whining. Scoring of the exercise for such things asrough treatment of a dog by its handler orresistance by a dog to sit or down starts withthe first order, “Sit (or Down) your dog.”These will be penalized substantially and inextreme cases the dog may be released. Substantial deductions will be made for a dogthat moves even a short distance from where itwas left, that barks or whines only once ortwice, or that changes from the required posi-tion after the handler has returned to heelposition and before the judge has said,“Exercise finished.” A substantial deduction,under Miscellaneous Penalties, must be madefor a dog that does not remain under controlwhile leaving the ring.
CHAPTER 11PREFERRED NOVICE
ALTERNATIVE TITLING CLASS
Section 2. Preferred Novice Exercises andScores. The exercises, maximum scores and
order of judging:1. Heel on Leash and Figure Eight 40 points
2. Stand for Examination 30 points
3. Heel Free 40 points
4. Recall 30 points
5. Stay – Sit or Down 30 points
6. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash 30 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
The maximum judging rate is nine (9) dogsper hour.
Section 10. Sit Stay – Get Your LeashPerformance and Scoring. This exercise willbe performed and scored in the same manneras the Novice Sit Stay – Get Your Leash.
CHAPTER 12PREFERRED OPEN
ALTERNATIVE TITLING CLASS
Section 1. Preferred Open Class. ThePreferred Open class is an alternative titlingclass for dogs that have won the CD or PCD orhigher Regular or Preferred titles. This is anadditional class that may be offered by clubs atobedience events. The owner or any other per-son may handle dogs in this class. Owners mayenter more than one dog in this class. Dogsentered in Preferred Open may also beentered in other obedience classes.Prior to the start of judging, the judge will
decide where the leash will be placed and theorder of exercises to be performed in thatclass. The placement of the leash and the
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SECRETARY’S PAGESorder will not be disclosed to exhibitors untilit is posted at the ring, approximately 45 min-utes or earlier before the start of the class. Infuture assignments, judges are required toalternate the six orders of exercises so thateach will be used approximately the samenumber of times.This class may be judged by anyone approvedto judge Open obedience classes.
Section 2. Preferred Open Exercises andScores. The various orders of exercises in thePreferred Open class (points and maximumscores are the same for all orders):
PREFFERED OPEN I
1. Heel Free and Figure Eight 40 points
2. Command Discrimination 30 points
(Stand, Down, Sit)
3. Drop on Recall 30 points
4. Retrieve on Flat 20 points
5. Retrieve over High Jump 30 points
6. Broad Jump 20 points
7. Stay – Get Your Leash (Sit, Down) 30 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
The maximum judging rate is eight (8) dogsper hour.
Section 5. Command DiscriminationPerformance and Scoring. This exercise willbe performed and scored in the same manneras the Open Command Discrimination.
Section 6. Drop on Recall Performance andScoring.
Section 7. Retrieve on Flat Performance andScoring.
Section 8. Retrieve over High JumpPerformance and Scoring.
Section 9. Broad Jump Performance andScoring.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESSection 10. Stay – Get Your LeashPerformance and Scoring. This exercise willbe performed and scored in the same manneras the Open Stay – Get Your Leash.
CHAPTER 17GRADUATE NOVICE
OPTIONAL TITLING CLASS
Section 1. Graduate Novice Class. TheGraduate Novice class is an optional titlingclass for all dogs. This class may be offered byclubs at obedience events. The owner or anyother person may handle dogs in this class. Aperson may enter more than one dog in thisclass.Prior to the start of judging, the judge will
decide where the leash will be placed and postthis information at the ring approximately 45minutes or earlier before the start of the class. This class may be judged by anyone approved
to judge Novice or higher classes.
Section 2. Graduate Novice Exercises andScoring. The exercises and maximum scoresin the Graduate Novice class:1. Heel Free and Figure Eight 40 points
2. Drop on Recall 40 points
3. Dumbbell Recall 30 points
4. Dumbbell Recall over High Jump 30 points
5. Recall over Broad Jump 30 points
6. Stay – Get Your Leash (Sit, Down) 30 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
The maximum judging rate is eight (8) dogs
per hour.
Section 13. Stay – Get Your LeashPerformance and Scoring. This exercise willbe performed and scored in the same manneras the Open A class Stay – Get Your Leash.
CHAPTER 18GRADUATE OPEN
OPTIONAL TITLING CLASS
Section 8. Go Out, Scoring. A dog will receivea non-qualifying (NQ) score if it: anticipatesthe handler’s command and/or signal to goout; fails to leave the handler; does not go outbetween the jumps; does not stop and remainat least 10 feet past the jumps without an addi-tional command.Substantial deductions will be made for a dog
that changes position after sitting or moveseven a short distance after stopping.Minor or substantial deductions will be made
for a dog that does not stop on command, thatdoes not stop in the approximate center of thering about 20 feet past the jumps, that doesnot sit, that receives an additional commandto sit after the dog has stopped, or that antici-pates the handler’s command to sit.Depending on the extent, minor or substan-
tial deductions will be made for slowness ingoing out.
CHAPTER 19VERSATILITY
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SECRETARY’S PAGESOPTIONAL TITLING CLASS
Section 1. Versatility Class. The Versatility classis an optional titling class for all dogs. Thisclass may be offered by clubs at obedienceevents. The owner or any other person mayhandle dogs in this class. A person may entermore than one dog in this class.Six exercises will be performed: two eachfrom the Novice, Open and Utility classes.There will be no group exercise. The exerciseswill be performed and judged as in the regularclasses. For the purpose of this class, scent dis-crimination articles 1 and 2 will be consideredas a single Utility exercise.
CHAPTER 20NON-REGULAR CLASSES
Section 7. Team Class. The Team class will befor teams of any four dogs that are eligibleunder these regulations. Five dogs may beentered, one to be considered an alternate forwhich no entry fee will be required.However, the same four dogs will perform all
exercises. Dogs may be handled by the owneror any other person, need not be entered inanother class at the same trial, and need nothave obedience titles. A separate official entryform will be completed in full for each dogentered. Nodog may be entered on more than one team.There will be two judges, one of whom will
call orders while the other scores the team’sperformance. The teams will be judged one ata time, except for the group exercise. Dogsmust be spaced with a minimum of six (6) feetbetween each dog and a minimum of four (4)feet from the ring barriers. Judges will posi-tion the dogs in the approximate center of thering in one row or back-to- back in two rowswith a minimum of six (6) feet between therows. If the back-to-back formation is used, itmust be used for all groups in the class. On a50’ side of the ring the maximum # of dogsallowed in a single row would be six (6) and ina back-to-back row twelve (12) dogs. (See tablein Chapter 3, Section 14.)
The dogs on a team will perform the exer-cises simultaneously and will be judged asspecified for the Novice class, except that aDrop on Recall will be used in place of theRecall exercise. In all exercises except theDrop on Recall, the teams have the option ofexecuting the judge’s orders on the team cap-tain’s repeat of the command.In the Figure Eight portion of the Heel on
Leash exercise, five stewards will be used. Thestewards will stand 8 feet apart in a straightline. Each handler, with the dog sitting in heelposition, will stand about equidistant fromeach of two stewards with all members of theteam facing the same direction. On ordersfrom the judge, the team will perform theFigure Eight, each handler starting around thesteward on his/her left and circling only the
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SECRETARY’S PAGEStwo stewards between whom he/she had beenstanding.In the Drop on Recall exercise the handlers
will leave their dogs simultaneously on orderof the judge. The dogs will be called or sig-naled in, one at a time, on a separate orderfrom the judge to each handler. Handlers will,without any additional order from the judge,command or signal their dogs to drop at aspot midway between the line of dogs and thehandlers.Each dog will remain in the down position
until all four have been called and dropped.The judge will give the order to call the dogs,which will be called or signaled simultane-ously. The finish will be done in unison onorder from the judge.
Section 8. Team Class, Scoring. Individualdogs’ scores will be based on the performanceof the dogs and handlers individually plusteam precision and coordination. Each dogand handler will be scored against the custom-ary maximum for a team total of 800 availablepoints. Individual dogs’ scores need not berecorded.The exercises and maximum scores:1. Heel on Leash and Figure Eight 160 points
2. Stand for Examination 120 points
3. Heel Free 160 points
4. Drop on Recall 120 points
5. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash 120 points
6. Group Exercise – Sit & Down Stay 120 points
Maximum Total Score 800 points
GLOSSARY
Released – a dog will be released from per-forming the group exercise if it has non-quali-fied in the individual exercises. In the groupexercise, in extreme cases, a dog that must berepositioned by its handler if it is out of posi-tion enough to interfere with an adjacent dogmay be released. A dog must be released fromthe group exercise if it does not remain sittingduring the first part. A dog may be releasedfrom competition in the class for misbehavior.
OBEDIENCE JUDGES’ GUIDELINESCHAPTER 3
A judge’s comments, other than orders to thehandler of a dog, shall be limited to a briefgreeting, instructions on positioning the dog,and instructions covering the group exercise.A judge will never ask handlers about clubaffiliations, their opinions or about their dogs’past performances.
OBEDIENCE JUDGES’ GUIDELINESCHAPTER 4
Group Exercise. It is permissible for a judge toallow additional space on each side of a dis-abled handler to permit the handler to workthe dog without touching it or without touch-ing the dog on either side. All dogs, however,must be judged in judging program order.
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SECRETARY’S PAGESPROCEDURES FOR JUDGES TOFOLLOW IN MARKING THE
JUDGE’S BOOK(Use Ballpoint Pen)
• When a dog non-qualifies, and is “Re-leased” write “NQ-R” (“Non- QualifyingReleased”) then carry down an “NQ” inthe “Total Score” box.
• Verify that the Group Exercise box hasbeen marked accordingly, including azero for no points off.
THE STEWARD IN OBEDIENCE
THE GATE STEWARD
NOVICE CLASS
The gate steward will line up the dogs andhandlers outside the ring immediately prior tothe judging of the Group Exercise – Sit &Down Stay. The judge should not be made towait while the handlers are lined up. TheGroup Exercise is done in judging programorder.The stewards must be ready to follow what-
