MARCH 2016 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 Monday , June 13, 2016, begin- ning no earlier than 10:00 a.m. It will fol- low the 9:00 a.m. Delegates Forum. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Heartland Dog Club of Florida DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Nancy-Lee H. Coombs, Gettysburgh, PA, Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America Gwenyth (Wendy) Jones, Cabot VT, Lake Champlain Retriever Club Ross Jones, Albuquerque, NM, to repre- sent Rio Grande Kennel Club Patricia Lombardi, Brooksville, FL, Pasco Florida Kennel Club John Lyons, Crozet, VA, Charlottesville- Albemarle Kennel Club Elizabeth Hugo Milam, Newcastle, OK, Bulldog Club of Philadelphia Dr. Robert Tainsh, Winter Park, FL, Cedar Rapids Kennel Association Bruce E. Voran, Strawberry, AZ, Myrtle Beach Kennel Club Melinda L. Vogt, Mount Vision, NY, Del- Otse-Nango Kennel Club Kathleen B. Whitaker, Damascus, MD, Greyhound Club of America NOTICE Ms. Ellen Akers-Perry (Franklin, TN) Ac- tion was taken by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Kennel Club for conduct at its December 5, 2015 event. Ms. Akers-Perry was charged with abusive or foul language/verbal alter- cation. The Staff Event Committee re- viewed the Event Committee’s report and set the penalty at a reprimand and a $100 fine. (Multiple Breeds) NOTICE Ms. Sarah Crepeau (Southwick, MA) Ac- tion was taken by the Champlain Valley Kennel Club for conduct at its December 4, 2015 event. Ms. Crepeau was charged with improper treatment in connection with an event. The Staff Event Committee reviewed the Event Committee’s report and set the penalty at a one month suspension from AKC privileges and a $300 fine, effective January 9, 2016. (Multiple Breeds) NOTICE Mr. Brian Dieckgraefe (Saint Louis, MO) Action was taken by the Labrador Re- triever Club for conduct at its October 3, 2015 event. Mr. Dieckgraefe was charged with improper treatment in connection with an event. The Staff Event Committee reviewed the Event Committee’s report and set the penalty at a reprimand and a $100 fine. (Multiple Breeds) NOTICE The AKC’s Management Disciplinary Committee has suspended Mr. John Miles (Powhatan, VA) from all AKC privileges for five years and imposed a $1000 fine, effec- tive February 12, 2016 for refusal to make his dogs and records available for inspec- tion when requested. (Multiple Breeds) NOTICE The AKC’s Management Disciplinary Committee has suspended Mr. Tyler Sheppard (Pocahontas, AR) from all AKC privileges for ten years and imposed a $2000 fine, effective February 12, 2016, for conduct prejudicial to purebred dogs, purebred dog events, or to the best inter- ests of The American Kennel Club based on his violation of the AKC’s Judicial or Administrative Determination of Inappro- priate Treatment Policy (Labrador Re- triever) CONFORMATION JUDGES Letters concerning judges and provi- sional judges should be addressed to the Judging Operations Department at PO Box 900062, Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerning Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VST applicants should be addressed to the Companion Events De- partment in North Carolina. The American Kennel Club will, at the re- 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS RONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • CARL C. ASHBY, III, VICE CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS VICE PRESIDENTS JAY WAKS Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKY Executive Vice President & Cheif Growth Officer AIDEN COLIE Senior Vice President Technology GINA DINARDO Assistant Executive Secretary MARK DUNN Registration & Customer Development KEITH FRAZIER Business Support Services/NC Facility Ops DOUG LJUNGREN Sports & Events MARI-BETH O’NEILL Sport Services ELIZABETH SOROTA Marketing DAPHNA STRAUS Business Development DENNIS B. SPRUNG President Chief Executive Officer JAMES P. CROWLEY 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 CHAIRS LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ. DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ. RITA BIDDLE, ESQ. THERESA DOWELL, ESQ. JAN RITCHIE, ESQ. PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARD DAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR TIM CARWILE, ESQ. JOHN RUSSELL ALTERNATES MIKE NECAISE BILL TEAGUE 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. CLASS OF 2020 PATRICIA M. CRUZ WILLIAM J. FEENEY KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER CLASS OF 2017 LEE ARNOLD CARL C. ASHBY ALAN KALTER HARVEY M. WOODING CLASS OF 2018 JAMES R. DOK DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN RONALD H. MENAKER CLASS OF 2019 DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ. MISSION STATEMENT TRIAL BOARD MEMBERS DR. KLAUS ANSELM CHARLES FOLEY ROGER HARTINGER MEDORA HARPER DR. ROBERT MYALL BERNARD SCHWARTZ BETTY-ANNE STENMARK JAMES WHITE SECRETARY’S PAGES
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MARCH 2016AKC GAZETTE 1
ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETING
The next meeting of the Delegates will beheld at the Doubletree Newark AirportHotel on Monday, June 13, 2016, begin-ning no earlier than 10:00 a.m. It will fol-low the 9:00 a.m. Delegates Forum.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONHeartland Dog Club of Florida
DELEGATES CREDENTIALSNancy-Lee H. Coombs, Gettysburgh, PA,
Pyrenean Shepherd Club of AmericaGwenyth (Wendy) Jones, Cabot VT, Lake
Champlain Retriever Club Ross Jones, Albuquerque, NM, to repre-
sent Rio Grande Kennel ClubPatricia Lombardi, Brooksville, FL, Pasco
Florida Kennel ClubJohn Lyons, Crozet, VA, Charlottesville-
Albemarle Kennel ClubElizabeth Hugo Milam, Newcastle, OK,
Bulldog Club of PhiladelphiaDr. Robert Tainsh, Winter Park, FL, Cedar
Rapids Kennel AssociationBruce E. Voran, Strawberry, AZ, Myrtle
Beach Kennel ClubMelinda L. Vogt, Mount Vision, NY, Del-
Otse-Nango Kennel ClubKathleen B. Whitaker, Damascus, MD,
Greyhound Club of America
NOTICEMs. Ellen Akers-Perry (Franklin, TN) Ac-
tion was taken by the Mississippi Gulf CoastKennel Club for conduct at its December5, 2015 event. Ms. Akers-Perry was chargedwith abusive or foul language/verbal alter-cation. The Staff Event Committee re-viewed the Event Committee’s report andset the penalty at a reprimand and a $100fine. (Multiple Breeds)
NOTICEMs. Sarah Crepeau (Southwick, MA) Ac-
tion was taken by the Champlain ValleyKennel Club for conduct at its December 4,2015 event. Ms. Crepeau was charged withimproper treatment in connection with anevent. The Staff Event Committee reviewedthe Event Committee’s report and set thepenalty at a one month suspension fromAKC privileges and a $300 fine, effectiveJanuary 9, 2016. (Multiple Breeds)
NOTICEMr. Brian Dieckgraefe (Saint Louis, MO)
Action was taken by the Labrador Re-triever Club for conduct at its October 3,2015 event. Mr. Dieckgraefe was chargedwith improper treatment in connectionwith an event. The Staff Event Committeereviewed the Event Committee’s reportand set the penalty at a reprimand and a$100 fine. (Multiple Breeds)
NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary
Committee has suspended Mr. John Miles(Powhatan, VA) from all AKC privileges forfive years and imposed a $1000 fine, effec-tive February 12, 2016 for refusal to makehis dogs and records available for inspec-tion when requested. (Multiple Breeds)
NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary
Committee has suspended Mr. TylerSheppard (Pocahontas, AR) from all AKCprivileges for ten years and imposed a$2000 fine, effective February 12, 2016,for conduct prejudicial to purebred dogs,purebred dog events, or to the best inter-ests of The American Kennel Club basedon his violation of the AKC’s Judicial orAdministrative Determination of Inappro-priate Treatment Policy (Labrador Re-triever)
CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provi-
sional judges should be addressed to theJudging Operations Department at PO Box900062, Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Lettersconcerning Agility, Obedience, Rally,Tracking, and VST applicants should beaddressed to the Companion Events De-partment in North Carolina.
The American Kennel Club will, at the re-
8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27617260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ........................................(919) 233-9767New York, NY Office .............................................................(212) 696-8200Fax .......................................................................................(212) 696-8299Website....................................................................................www.akc.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • CARL C. ASHBY, III, VICE CHAIRMAN
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
VICE PRESIDENTSJAY WAKS
Senior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel
ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &
Cheif Growth Officer
AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President
Technology
GINA DINARDOAssistant Executive Secretary
MARK DUNNRegistration &
Customer Development
KEITH FRAZIERBusiness Support
Services/NC Facility Ops
DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events
MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services
ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing
DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development
DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident
Chief Executive Officer
JAMES P. CROWLEYExecutive Secretary
JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer
TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD
RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIRMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ.
TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE
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, theAKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure breddog as a family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work toprotect the rights of all dog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.
CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY
KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER
CLASS OF 2017LEE ARNOLDCARL C. ASHBYALAN KALTER
HARVEY M. WOODING
CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK
DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER
CLASS OF 2019DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIADR. THOMAS M. DAVIES
STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ.
MISSION STATEMENT
TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMCHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDR. ROBERT MYALLBERNARD SCHWARTZ
SECRETARY’S PAGEquest of a judge or judge applicant, pro-vide that individual with copies of lettersreceived regarding their judging qualifica-tions. As a result, it should be understoodthat any such correspondence will be madeavailable, upon request, to the judge orjudge applicant.
It is the responsibility of all Conforma-tion and Junior Showmanship judges tonotify the Judging Operations Departmentof any changes or corrections to their ad-dress, phone, fax or emails. These changesare very important because they affect yourjudges’ record, the web site and the JudgesDirectory. Please notify Judging Operationsby email at [email protected].
APPLICANTSThe following persons applications have
been submitted for the breed(s) specifiedbut they are NOT eligible to accept assign-ments.
NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMr. Bill Fletcher (100461) SD
Mr. Kenneth E. Berg (6162) CA(925) [email protected] Retrievers, Flat Coated Re-trievers, Labrador Retrievers, Nova ScotiaDuck Tolling Retrievers, American WaterSpaniels, Boykin Spaniels, ClumberSpaniels, English Springer Spaniels, IrishWater Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, WelshSpringer Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Vizs-las, Weimaraners
Ms. Lynette Blue (7021) OR(541) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Black RussianTerriers, Great Danes, Greater SwissMountain Dogs, Newfoundlands, Por-tuguese Water Dogs, Saint Bernards, Ti-betan Mastiffs, American Eskimo Dogs,Chow Chows, Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden,Shiba Inu, Australian Shepherds, FinnishLapphunds
Ms. Andrea Bradford MD (57438) GA(770) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Cane Corso,Dogues de Bordeaux, Great Pyrenees,Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs
Ms. Carol S. Brown (31144) NC(336) [email protected], Chinooks, Dogues de Bor-deaux, German Pinschers, Leonbergers,Portuguese Water Dogs
Mrs. Danelle M. Brown (7231) TX(512) [email protected] Water Spaniels, Field Spaniels
Mr. James M. Brown (27333) OH(513) [email protected], Boxers, Giant Schnauzers,Rottweilers, Siberian Huskies
Ms. Kathi Brown (55262) MA(978) [email protected], Brussels Griffons, Cava-lier King Charles Spaniels, English ToySpaniels, Maltese, Pekingese, Pomerani-ans, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, York-shire Terriers
Mrs. Delores Burkholder (5355) IL(815) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Cotonde Tulear, Lowchen, Norwegian Lunde-hunds, Xoloitzcuintli), Border Terriers,
Mr. James E. Frederiksen (0710) TN(865) [email protected] Group (Brittanys, Lagotto Ro-magnolo, Pointers, German Short-haired Pointers, German WirehairedPointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers,Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat CoatedRetrievers, Golden Retrievers, LabradorRetrievers, Nova Scotia Duck TollingRetrievers, English Setters, Gordon Set-ters, Irish Setters, Irish Red and WhiteSetters, American Water Spaniels,Boykin Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels,Cocker Spaniels, English CockerSpaniels, English Springer Spaniels,
Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sus-sex Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels,Spinone Italiano, Vizslas, Weimaraners,Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Wire-haired Vizslas)
Mrs. Patricia (Pat) Hastings (5928) OR(503) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers,Brussels Griffons, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds,English Toy Spaniels, Havanese, ItalianGreyhounds, Japanese Chin, Maltese,Miniature Pinschers, Papillons,Pekingese, Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu,Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, YorkshireTerriers)
Ms. Sharon Masnick (97181) SC(843) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, ChineseCresteds, English Toy Spaniels, JapaneseChin, Manchester Terriers, MiniaturePinschers, Shih Tzu
Mr. Ken Murray (44568) IL(847) [email protected] Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Australian Terriers, BedlingtonTerriers, Border Terriers, Bull Terriers,Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers,
Wire Fox Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers,Manchester Terriers, Miniature Bull Ter-riers, Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Ter-riers, Norwich Terriers, Parson RussellTerriers, Rat Terrier, Russell Terriers,Scottish Terriers, Soft Coated WheatenTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers,Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Ter-riers
Ms. Helene Nietsch (7259) CT(203) [email protected], German Wirehaired Pointers,Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly-CoatedRetrievers, Labrador Retrievers, NovaScotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, GordonSetters, Field Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, WirehairedPointing Griffons, Boston Terriers,Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos
Mrs. Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio (97059) CT(860) [email protected] Malamutes, Anatolian Shepherds,Doberman Pinschers, Portuguese WaterDogs, Saint Bernards
Ms. Sheila Polk (17200) CA(925) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Ro-magnoli, Pointers, German WirehairedPointers, Golden Retrievers, Nova ScotiaDuck Tolling Retrievers, Gordon Setters,Irish Red & White Setters, AmericanWater Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, EnglishSpringer Spaniels, Field Spaniels, IrishWater Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, SpinoniItaliani, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons,Wirehaired Vizslas), Xoloitzciuntli
Mr. Benson Ray (97179) SC(843) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, ChineseCresteds, English Toy Spaniels, JapaneseChin, Manchester Terriers, Shih Tzu
Ms. Kay Reamensnyder (6507) WA(360) [email protected] Retrievers, Clumber Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Great Danes,Leonbergers
Ms. Donna Renton (96253) OR(503) [email protected] Cresteds, English Toy Spaniels,Papillons, Pekingese, Pugs
proved on a Permit basis for the desig-nated breeds in accordance with thecurrent judging approval process. They maynow accept assignments and the fancy maystill offer comments to Judging Opera-tions.
APPROVED BREED JUDGESMs. Beverly R. Andersen (66209) AZ
(480) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Ro-magnolo, Irish Water Spaniels, Wire-haired Vizslas)
Ms. Cheryl D. Anderson (4183) OR(503) [email protected] Shar-Pei, Xoloitzcuintli, Aus-tralian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bel-
MARCH 2016AKC GAZETTE 6
SECRETARY’S PAGEgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Bel-gian Tervuren, Border Collies, Bouviersdes Flandres, German Shepherd Dogs,Icelandic Sheepdogs, NorwegianBuhunds, Old English Sheepdogs, Pulik
Mrs. Eva E. Berg (5646) CA(925) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, Chi-huahuas, English Toy Spaniels, JapaneseChin, Manchester Terriers, MiniaturePinschers, Papillons, Pugs, Silky Terriers,Yorkshire Terriers
Mr. Larry Berg (15640) NY(516) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers,Brussels Griffons, English Toy Spaniels,Japanese Chin, Maltese, Miniature Pin-schers, Pomeranians, Poodles, Silky Ter-riers, Toy Fox Terriers, YorkshireTerriers)
Mrs. Lorraine Wegmann Bisso (6094) LA(504) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, FrenchBulldogs, Collies
Mr. John Booth (6914) TX(210) [email protected] of Herding (Bergamasco,Bouviers des Flandres, MiniatureAmerican Shepherds, Old English
Sheepdogs, Polish Lowland Sheep-dogs, Pulik, Pumi, Spanish WaterDogs), Irish Red and White Setters,Boykin Spaniel, Chinooks, TibetanMastiffs, Bull Terriers, Miniature BullTerriers, Affenpinschers, English ToySpaniels, Silky Terriers
Mrs. Valerie J. Brown (6082) WA(509) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Ro-magnolo, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Re-trievers, Irish Red & White Setters,American Water Spaniels, BoykinSpaniels, Field Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Ital-iano, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons,Wirehaired Vizslas)
Mrs. Christine E. Calcinari (7041) NH(603) [email protected] Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers,Lakeland Terriers, Skye Terriers, Low-chen, Xoloitzcuintli
Mr. Roger D. Gifford (7132) OH(937) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, Chesa-peake Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Re-trievers, Golden Retrievers, Nova ScotiaDuck Tolling Retrievers, Sussex Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Vizslas, Wire-haired Pointing Griffons
Mr. Lloyd Graser (16626) TN(262) [email protected] Shepherds, Dogues de Bordeaux,Komondorok, Samoyeds, Tibetan Mastiffs
Mrs. Sulie Greendale-Paveza (7516) CT(203) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Brittanys,Lagotto Romagnolo, Chesapeake Bay Re-trievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, GoldenRetrievers, American Water Spaniels,Boykin Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Eng-lish Cocker Spaniels, English Springer
Dr. Dana Ann Smith Massey (15361) TX(254) [email protected] of Working Group (Alaskan Mal-amutes, Great Pyrenees, Greater SwissMountain Dogs, Standard Schnauzers)
Mrs. Debbie L. Melgreen (98655) IL(309) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, GermanWirehaired Pointers, Curly-Coated Re-trievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Re-trievers, Irish Red & White Setters, FieldSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh SpringerSpaniels, Spinoni Italiano, Vizslas
Ms. Ann C. Meyer (81890) FL(239) [email protected] Hounds, Black and Tan Coon-hounds, Dachshunds, Greyhounds, Petits
Dr. A. Todd Miller (96991) MO(217) [email protected] Hounds, American Foxhounds,Dachshunds, Harriers, Otterhounds, Por-tuguese Podengo Pequenos, RhodesianRidgebacks, Scottish Deerhounds, BlackRussian Terriers
Ms. Mary C. Murphy-East (36967) MN(763) [email protected], English Toy Spaniels,Pomeranians, American Eskimo Dogs,Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, FrenchBulldogs, Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos, Ti-betan Terriers
Ms. Elizabeth Muthard (6689) VA(703) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Airedale Terri-ers, American Hairless Terriers, AmericanStaffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers,Bedlington Terriers, Bull Terriers, CairnTerriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie DinmontTerriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire FoxTerriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Ter-riers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terri-ers, Miniature Bull Terriers, MiniatureSchnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, NorwichTerriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Rat Ter-rier, Russell Terriers, Scottish Terriers,
Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, StaffordshireBull Terriers, Welsh Terriers, West High-land White Terriers)
Ms. Mary B. Napper (62737) TX(817) [email protected], Golden Retrievers, English ToySpaniels, Havanese, Japanese Chin,Pomeranians, Pugs, Yorkshire Terriers
Mr. Del Richards (16761) CA(408) [email protected] Terriers, Border Terriers, CairnTerriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire FoxTerriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Kerry BlueTerriers, Miniature Schnauzers, NorfolkTerriers, Parson Russell Terriers, RussellTerriers, Scottish Terriers, Sealyham Terri-ers, Skye Terriers, Soft Coated WheatenTerriers, West Highland White Terriers
Mrs. Linda M. Riedel (2775) WA(509) [email protected] of Herding Group (Bergamasco,Berger Picards, Briards, Canaan Dogs,Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, FinnishLapphunds, Miniature American Shep-herds, Norwegian Buhunds, Polish Low-land Sheepdogs, Pumi, Spanish WaterDogs, Swedish Vallhunds), AmericanFoxhounds, Basset Hounds, Black andTan Coonhounds, Dachshunds, English
MARCH 2016AKC GAZETTE 8
SECRETARY’S PAGEFoxhounds, Harriers, Salukis, ScottishDeerhounds, American Eskimo Dogs
Ms. Linda Robey (6621) MO(636) [email protected] Russian Terriers, German Pinsch-ers
Mr. Robert L. Robinson (6039) AZ(602) [email protected] Pinschers, Siberian Huskies,Tibetan Mastiffs
Ms. Ann H. Roth (63187) NC(910) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Ro-magnolo, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers,Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Re-trievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Re-trievers, Boykin Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels, WirehairedVizslas), Great Danes
Dr. Alan C. Santos (73979) TX(504) [email protected] Terriers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-
Pei, Chow Chows, Coton de Tulear, Dal-matians, French Bulldogs, Finnish Spitz,Lowchen, Poodles, Tibetan Terriers,Xoloitzcuintli
Mr. John Schoeneman (98359) NC(704) [email protected], Boerboels, Boxers, Dogues deBordeaux, Great Pyrenees, Kuvaszok,Leonbergers, Neapolitan Mastiffs, New-foundlands, Rottweilers, Samoyeds, Siber-ian Huskies, Standard Schnauzers
Mr. Harry H. “Butch” Schulman (59014)KY(502) [email protected] Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels, IrishWater Spaniels, Black Russian Terriers,Cane Corso, German Pinschers, Komon-dorok, Neapolitan Mastiffs, PortugueseWater Dogs, Kerry Blue Terriers
Mr. Joseph Smith (95833) GA(678) [email protected] Malamutes, Black Russian Terri-ers, Boxers, Bullmastiffs, Giant Schnau-zers, Great Danes, Samoyeds
Mrs. Sharon Chesnutt Smith (5415) GA(770) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Bi-chons Frises, Lhasa Apsos)
Ms. Amy Sorbie (36968) CO(720) [email protected], Black and Tan Coonhounds,Bluetick Coonhounds, Cirneco dell’Etna,Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Por-tugese Podengo Pequenos
Mrs. Anne Marie Taylor (7522) MI(810) [email protected] Retrievers, Belgian Tervuren
Mr. James E. Taylor (7633) MI(810) [email protected] Retrievers, Belgian Malinois,Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren,Icelandic Sheepdogs, Finnish Lap-phunds
Mr. Thomas L. Yates (4238) GA(770) [email protected] Griffons, Pugs, Shih Tzu
Mrs. Gale Young (7232) MA(413) [email protected] of Terrier Group (AmericanHairless Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Bull Terriers, Miniature BullTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers)
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGESDr. Mary-Helene (Mimi) Brown (34835)AZ(602) [email protected]
BEST IN SHOWThe following persons, having success-
fully completed the required Group Assign-ments in the first Variety Group for whichthey are approved, have been added to thelist of judges eligible for approval to judgeBest In Show.Mrs. Nancy S. Cowley (7131) CT
The following persons have completedtheir Provisional Judging assignments andtheir names have been added to the list ofregular approved judges.Dr. Kamrin MacKnight (97565) CA
The following persons have been ap-proved as a judge on a Provisional basis forthe class/test indicated in accordance withthe Provisional judging system. They maynow accept assignments.Mr. Amede A DeCruydt Jr (43367) MI
APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFICREGISTERED NAME PREFIX
The following applications for a breed-specific Registered Name Prefix havebeen submitted to The American KennelClub. Letters in regard to these applica-tions should be addressed to James P.Crowley, Executive Secretary:ALDEMOOR – Borzoi – Sandra L.Simmons-GambleBISH – Bulldogs – Anna DolegieciwzBLK DIAMOND – Schipperkes – BrendaNilioBLUECRUSH – Kerry Blue Terriers – EvaM. Hart-HansenBLUSKYE - Shetland Sheepdogs – CathyCallDIAMOND’S STREET – Pomeranians –Maria BarraganKAPERS – Brussels Griffons – Raul J.Peralta & Katherine S. PeraltaPRAIRIEDACHS – Dachshunds – Betty C.PottsPRISTINE – Australian Shepherds – TracyL. Dyar & Makya A. JacksonRED BOOTS – Australian Shepherds –Jennifer J. HoodSALINE COUNTY – Beagles – James M.HuntSHADOW FOX – Miniature AmericanShepherds – Sharon J. CannonSHARP SHOOTERS – German Shorthaired Pointers – Clyde E. Vetter &
Marilyn VetterSMILIN SIBE - Siberian Huskies – MichelleD. MiyabaraWIGGLE RUMP – Miniature AmericanShepherds – Monica M. Rinehart
REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed-specific
Registered Name Prefix have been granted:ANGEL WINGS – Lowchen – Susan A.ZemrackAURORA – Welsh Springer Spaniels –Rhonda R. KuhnCOLHAVEN – Havanese – Ellene W. ColeDIMOND – Rhodesian Ridgebacks –Jeffrey R. LentschJACKPOT – Beagles - Kevin ShupeniaKAISER VOMHAUSE – Rottweilers –Efrain Perez & Brenda PerezLAMBLUV – Old English Sheepdogs – JereK. MarderLAPRELE – Norwich Terriers – Edna R.GrabowLOVE THAT – Miniature AmericanShepherds – Jeanie T. McAdamsOLINA – Vizslas – Colleen J. ConleySAMBUCA – Cirneco Dell’Etna – JenniferN. NewmanSUNSATION – Havanese – Susan E. FaganWES-HENS – Labrador Retrievers –Rhonda HensleyWISTERIA – Australian Shepherds – ClareF. Cox & Erin E. Aufox
MARCH 2016AKC GAZETTE 10
SECRETARY’S PAGE
BOARD OF DIRECTORSFEBRUARY 11-12, 2016
The Board convened on Thursday,February 11, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. AllDirectors were present, as were theExecutive Secretary, the AssistantExecutive Secretary, the Senior ExecutiveVice President and General Counsel, aswell as the Executive Vice President andChief Growth Officer.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was a brief Executive Session withonly Board members present. Nothing wasreported out of this session.
The January 2015 Board minutes, copiesof which were made available to allDirectors, were discussed. Upon a motionby Mr. Arnold, seconded by Dr. Battaglia,the January 2016 minutes were unani-mously approved.
PRESIDENT’S REPORTOffice Real Estate PresentationThere was an Executive Session to discussplans for the locations of AKC’s facilities
when the current New York and NorthCarolina offices’ leases expire in 2019 and2020, respectively.Representatives from CBRE, Gensler, andAequitas gave presentations sharing theirrespective process in office design andlocation selections. No actions were takenduring this session. Board Action ItemsMr. Sprung reviewed Action Items,reported on staff initiatives and provided areal estate update.EducationThere was a general discussion on theneed for education across the sport, e.g.,exhibitors, judges, breeders, stewards,groomers, etc. It was recommended thatmodules should be created and be madeavailable on the AKC website. Ms. Cruz suggested that the very well-received show chairmen’s seminars, givenby Bri Tesarz, Event Operations ProgramManager, was the type of presentation thatcould be made into a model. The idea ofhaving presentations for the Fancy in con-nection with the AKC show in Orlandowere discussed, along with the challengesof trying to add more activities to analready complete schedule.Mr. Kalter suggested that AKC explore theidea of biennial educational events forParent Clubs and All-Breed Clubs. Theywould be patterned after the previously
held successful Parent Club Conferences.Staff will report back to the Board on thisin April.Legal Status ReportMs. McManus, Senior Attorney, presenteda status report on pending litigation andother legal activities for the month ofJanuary 2016.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an Executive Session to discusssensitive business matters. Nothing wasreported out of this session.
FINANCEJoseph Baffuto, Chief Financial Officerwas present for this portion of the meet-ing. Mr. Baffuto presented unaudited financialresults for the year ended December 31,2015 which included, total revenues of$62.2 million. This was within 3% ofbudget, while being 4% above the prioryear revenue. Total operating expenses of$53.4 million were 9% below budget andless than 1% above the amount from theprevious year. Operating income was $8.8million.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARYBreed Standard RevisionThe Silky Terrier Club of America, Inc.(STCA), received a petition on December
17, 2015, signed by 20% of the member-shipMari-Beth O’Neill, Vice President SportServices, was present for this portion ofthe meeting.Silky Terrier Proposed Breed Standard Revi-sionThe Silky Terrier Club of America, Inc.(STCA), received a petition on December17, 2015, signed by 20% of the member-ship requesting a revision to the “tail” sec-tion of the standard. Upon a motion by Mr. Kalter, seconded byMr. Gladstone, it was VOTED (unani-mously) to approve the club to proceed toballot the membership, which is in compli-ance with the club’s Constitution andBylaws. Canine Legislation Position Statements onSpaying and NeuteringThe Board reviewed updates to the revi-sions for the Canine Legislation PositionStatements reference Spaying andNeutering. Two legislation position statements –thestatement on Purebred Dog Rescue andthe statement on Spaying and Neuteringwere cited as possible candidates for revi-sion. A third legislative position statement,Canine Population Issues also touches onthe issue of spaying and neutering. It was recommended that changes in lan-guage be made to each of three position
SECRETARY’S PAGEstatements to reflect and clarify:
• AKC’s opposition to mandatory spayneuter policies for purebred dogs
• AKC’s particular concern about juve-nile spay/neuter in light of recent sci-entific studies finding long termdetrimental impacts caused by thepractice
• Retain AKC’s position that surgicalspay/neuter is an acceptable practicefor pet owners wishing to avoid un-wanted litters, but the decision to spayor neuter a dog should be reservedfor the dog’s owner in conjunctionwith their veterinarian. This positionis in line with positions of the Ameri-can Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA) and the American College ofTheriogenology (ACT) on this sub-ject.
This will be discussed further at the Aprilmeeting.Canine Legislation Position Statements Sup-porting Purebred Dog BreedingAt its January 2016 meeting, the AKCBoard asked staff for a new canine legisla-tion position statement that would expresspositive support for purebred dog breed-ing. The Board reviewed a proposedcanine legislation position statement sup-porting purebred dog breeding. The proposed statement reflects the AKC’s
mission and core values, including: pro-moting the sport of purebred dogs, breed-ing for type and function, advocating forthe purebred dog as a family companionand protecting the health and wellbeing ofall dogs This will be discussed further at the Aprilmeeting.
BUSINESSAlexandra Aleskovsky, Chief GrowthOfficer, participated in this portion of themeeting. There was a review of AKCgrowth initiatives currently underway.Priorities included:
• Review and optimize existing plans• Rationalizing the current budget to
assure resources are aligned with highvalue projects
• Focusing and prioritizing AKC’s proj-ect portfolio
• Reorganization of staff as necessaryand building a Project ManagementOrganization (PMO)
• Developing a strategic Plan• Building the AKC Brand in the Pet
Sector
Topline Business Opportunities includedincreasing advertising sales, e-commerce,and a web site optimization to maximizecontent and commerce opportunities. Ms. Aleskovsky outlined a plan to provide
the Board with a more detailed report onvarious areas at each meeting as well as aquarterly overview of the departmentprogress along with a quarterly financialupdate and year end forecast. She also informed the Board that Ms.Elizabeth Sorota had joined as VicePresident of Marketing and Aiden Coliehad joined as Senior Vice President ofInformation Technology.
COMPANION & PERFORMANCEDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, participated in this portion of themeeting. Mary Burch, Director CanineGood Citizen, participated by telephoneconference.Farm Dog Certification Test — A New AKCActivityThe Board reviewed a proposed Staff rec-ommendation for a new AKC activitycalled the Farm Dog Certification (FDC)test. The FDC test has two objectives:
• Promote training and responsible dogownership for all dogs living in a ruralenvironment.
• Expose a new segment of dog ownersto herding events, potentially recruit-ing new participants.
The FDC test is comprised of 12 pass-failelements. It may be offered as a class at a
herding test or trial. The test is open to alldogs at least nine months of age that areindividually registered/listed with theAKC. All clubs currently licensed to holdAKC herding tests/trials will be allowed tohold Farm Dog Certification tests. If a dogpasses the test on two occasions, the ownermay apply for a FDC suffix title. This will be discussed further at the AprilBoard meeting. Retriever Hunting Tests — Three Recommen-dationsThe Board reviewed recommendationsfrom the Retriever Hunting Test AdvisoryCommittee, for three changes to theRetriever Hunting Test Regulations.
Recommendation #1Allow clubs, at their option, to holdMaster level-only tests at their fifth andsixth events of the year provided theclub has offered each of the test levels atleast once at its first four hunting testsoffered in the year.
Recommendation #2Require clubs to only use fresh birds attheir hunting tests.
Recommendation #3Move up the opening date for events byone day so all events open to the publicon Wednesday evening.
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This will be discussed further at the AprilBoard meeting. Canine Good Citizenship — Title Status ReportStaff presented a memo to update theBoard on the on-going progress of theCanine Good Citizen program.Over the past three years, since CGCbecame a title, the number of certificatesand titles sold per year has increased by50%. In 2015, 60,141 certificates/titleswere sold.The number of CGC Evaluators is at an all-time high. At the end of 2015, AKC has11,141 approved evaluators, up 23% overthat past three years. CGC is one of thebest outreach programs we have to providevalue to the general dog owning public.
JUDGING OPERATIONSDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, participated in this portion of themeeting with Tim Thomas, Director DogShow Judges, and Leslie Fetzer, EducationProject Manager, participating by videoconference. AKC Canine College Progress Report The Sports and Events Department pro-vided the Board with a progress report onthe AKC Canine College initiative. Staffadvised the Board that the LearningManagement System to be used for theAKC Canine College has been selected.
This platform will form the backbone ofan overall education strategy beyondjudges education. This learning tool, cou-pled with other learning tools, will providea robust resource for judges education andother AKC initiatives and represents a sig-nificant commitment by the AmericanKennel Club to education.Conformation Judging StatisticsJudging Operations provided the Boardwith its quarterly report on the conforma-tion judging applications considered bythe Judges Review Committee in the previ-ous three months as well as year-end statis-tics. 2015 brought a significant increase in thetotal number of applications for conforma-tion judging approval received and thenumber of breeds granted compared tothe previous year. While there was anincrease in both New Breed andAdditional Breed applications, theincrease was predominately due to a signif-icant jump in the number of AdditionalBreed applications.
While the rate of receipt for 2015 wasahead of 2014’s pace prior to the imple-mentation of the new Judging ApprovalProcess, there was a dramatic effect as aresult of the new approval policy. JudgingOperations received approximately 3x thenumber of applications per month after
September 1, 2015. The average numberof breeds per application was essentiallyunchanged (7.58 to 7.64).
2015 YEAR ENDThe chart below displays the number NewBreed (NB) and Additional Breed (AB)applications and the total number ofbreeds reviewed for final approval in 2015.
CONFORMATIONDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, and Mari-Beth O’Neill, VicePresident Sport Services, participated inthis portion of the meeting. Glenn Lycan,Director Operation Support, Alan Slay,Director Event Programs, and Bri Tesarz,Programs Manager, participated via tele-conference.Educational Credit for AKC Billboard
Currently, there is an option for clubs toreceive educational credit for participatingin the AKC Classified AdvertisingProgram. Staff presented a memo recom-mending giving clubs credit for billboardswhich promote AKC. Without objectionthe description of the AKC ClassifiedAdvertising Program in the EligibilityRequirements to Hold Future Dog Showswill be amended to include billboards andother forms of advertising as listed below.
8. AKC Advertising ProgramThe AKC Advertising Program entitled“Demand AKC Papers” asks clubs toplace classified ads in their hometownpapers, magazines, websites, billboards,or other advertising means that directpuppy buyers to www.akc.org. This initia-tive is to inform puppy-buyers that they
Number of Breed Breeds # of Full NumberApplicants Requested Accepted Applicants Approval Denied Hold
Limited
NB Total 84 123 115 0 79 1 4
AB Total 311 2553 2192 61 234 16 0
Combined 395 2676 2307 61 313 17 4
2014 2015Aps Received Breeds Submitted Aps Received Breeds Submitted
SECRETARY’S PAGEshould seek an AKC dog when buying afamily pet in order to receive the health-iest, happiest dog possible, and to con-nect people with the information theyneed to make smart decisions through-out this process.For more info call 212-696-8228 or visit
http://www.akc.org/clubs/club_communications.cfmPlease submit documentation aboutprogram participation to:
Stephanie SmithManager of Club CommunicationsAmerican Kennel Club260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 or e-mail to: [email protected]
Following a motion by Mr. Ashby, sec-onded by Mr. Gladstone, it was VOTED(unanimously) to adopt the staff recom-mendation.
Junior Showmanship Regulations — NoviceClass CriteriaThe Board reviewed a recommendation torevise the Conformation Junior ShowmanshipRegulations and Guidelines for Judging Juniorsin Conformation criteria to move from theNovice Class to the Open Class. The rec-ommendation is to allow a Junior who hasmet the criteria of winning three firstplaces in a Novice Class with competition
or a Best Junior with competition to moveto the Open Class. If approved, the recom-mended effective date is July 1, 2016. Thiswill be discussed further at the April Boardmeeting. Closing of Entries on Postal HolidaysThe Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 6,Section 9, addresses the schedule of whenentries close. Additionally, this sectiondeals with closing dates that fall on apostal holiday:
“…Whenever the closing day notedabove falls on a postal holiday, entriesreceived in the first mail only on the fol-lowing day may be accepted.”
The issue is whether the extending of theclosing date includes telephone, fax, andelectronic entries or even hand deliveredentries received before that drop.The staff believes all forms of entriesshould be treated in a similar manner. TheDog Show Rules Committee discussed thistopic at their December 2015 meeting andrecommended that acceptance of allforms of entries should be extended 24hours when the published closing dateand time fall on a postal holiday.The recommendation is to amend this sec-tion to allow all forms of entries to beaccepted for up to 24 hours after theposted closing date and time when the
closing date falls on a postal holiday.If approved by the Board, the amendedChapter 6, Section 9, of the Rules Applyingto Dog Shows will be read at the JuneDelegates’ meeting and VOTED at theSeptember Delegates’ meeting. Ifapproved, the effective date will be imme-diately. This will be discussed further atthe April Board meeting. Making It Easier For Clubs To Hold Events The Board received an update of some ofthe changes that were approved or imple-mented in 2015 to make it easier for clubsto hold events by significantly reducingbureaucracy. 1) Revision of event notification messages
to provide clubs the URL link to a formwhen information on the form needs tobe submitted for event approval - June2015
2) Modify Event Operations representativeassignments to be based more on geo-graphic area. This allows more clustersto communicate with one representa-tive. - October 2015 & January 2016
3) No longer require clubs to submit agrooming plan - January 2016
4) Event applications can be effective formultiple years - January 2016
5) Allow specialty clubs to hold two days ofshows per year and one additional showto join national specialties. Providesclubs more flexibility to schedule their
shows, opportunity for additional en-tries, and reduces the instance of localclubs holding shows in the name of theparent club. - January 2016
6) At their discretion, allow clubs to utilizeelectronic documents for premium lists,judging programs, and catalogs - Janu-ary 2016
7) Revision to the Application forShow/Trial
Improvement of layout and consolidationof judges panel for Specialty, Obedi-ence, and Junior Showmanship ontothe application. This relieves a clubfrom having to submit another judgespanel form with redundant (e.g. secre-tary, chair, site, etc.) information - Janu-ary 2016
8) Provide clubs more flexibility in hold 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy competition.Day of show entries are allowed startingin January 2016 and foreign judges areallowed starting April 2016.
9) No longer require signatures from eachclub on Common Site Application(CSA) form (which allows the informa-tion to be emailed) and allow any clubin the cluster to submit the CSA infor-mation. - March 2016
10)Check box approval for sweepstakesrather than submitting forms - as ofApril 2016
SECRETARY’S PAGEAll-Breed Events Held in 2014 and not in 2015The staff provided a report on the numberof all-breed events that were held in 2014that were not held in 2015. The number ofAll-Breed events decreased in 2015 by 19events compared to 2014. The reductionof 19 All-Breed events is the net of 42events not held in 2015 which had beenheld in 2014 and 23 events held in 2015which were not held in 2014. The EventOperation staff has documented the clubsreasons associated with the 42 events notheld. The most common reasons weresite/date and cluster issues. Conformation Show “Deep” DiveAt the January Board Meeting the Boardagreed to begin the process to betterunderstand the trends in conformationevents and what actions might be taken toincrease participation. The discussion willbe held over several meetings and its goalis to result in actions which will boost thenumber of new participants as well asmake shows more “customer/exhibitor”friendly. What follows is the first phase ofthat discussion. It was agreed that effortsincluding marketing research on demo-graphics and psychographics had to bemade to change the public perceptionabout the desirability of a responsibly breddog.There will be further discussion on thesubject.
Conformation Shows and Entries Over thePast Ten YearsThe staff presented ten-year trend reportson entries by class and on the number ofconformation events held annually byevent type. The data confirms a significantdecline in over-all participation and onethat continues today. The Board discusseda number of factors which are impactingparticipation in those below.Survey — Why Owners Do Not Continue toExhibitThe staff presented a summarized versionof a memo that appeared in the April 2015Board Book regarding why owners do notcontinue to exhibit. 47% of the respon-dents said they attend fewer shows thanthey did five years ago. Reasons cited:
2. Issues with judges (breed knowledge,political, favoritism)
3. Time constraints (distance to event,family)
4. Difficulty getting majors
What Motivates People to Participate in DogSportsTwo studies on what motivates dog ownersto participate in sporting events in particu-lar were presented as the reported find-ings have some relevancy to our dog sport.A recent study, “Dog-Sport Competitors:
What Motivates People to Participate withTheir Dogs in Sporting Events” exploredwhy people participate in dog sports. Thesecond study, “Exploring the Dimensionsof Serious Leisure: “Love me-Love MyDog!” discussed the multiple roles of indi-viduals within dog clubs and the factorsrelated to their involvement. These studieswere discussed as background material rel-evant to a detailed discussion regardingthe decline in conformation entries asresearch is gathered.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an Executive session to discuss asensitive business matter with nothingreported out of this session.
The Board adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
Meeting reconvened on Friday, February12, 2016 at 8:00 am.
REGISTRATION DEVELOPMENTMark Dunn, Vice President Registrationand Customer Development, reviewedAKC registration statistics. For the first month of 2016, dog registra-tions were up 4%, all litter registrationswere up 3% over the first month of 2015.Registrations in 2015 also posted gainsover previous years suggesting we mayhave turned the corner on registration
declines. The Board congratulated Mr.Dunn and his department for the progressmade in dog registrations in 2015. Mr.Dunn also explained that the issue withregistering a dog that has gone throughrescue, even when the identity is known, isthe lack of signatures needed to verify thechain of ownership as required by AKCrules.
COMPLIANCEHeather McManus Senior Attorney, andMichael Liosis, Director of Compliance,participated in this portion of the meet-ing. Complaint filed by Ms. Barbara BachmanBarnes against Mr. Gary Steele, Ms. MichelleSteele and Ms. Kimberlie Steele-GameroThe Board reviewed a complaint submit-ted by Ms. Barbara Bachman Barnes onDecember 17, 2013 in accordance withArticle XII of the Charter and Bylaws ofThe American Kennel Club. After con-ducting a review of the complaint, staffrecommended that jurisdiction over thematter should be denied. The Board ofDirectors VOTED to deny jurisdiction ofthe matter. Dogue de Bordeaux Society of AmericaThe Board of Directors VOTED to denythe Dogue de Bordeaux Society ofAmerica’s request that AKC approve theapplications for the March 31, 2016 to
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SECRETARY’S PAGEApril 3, 2016 National Specialty show.
The following AKC Management actionswere reported:(Final Board Disciplinary actions are reportedon the Secretary’s Page.)
PenaltiesMr. Kalter raised the issue of disparatepenalties for the various infractions in theDiscipline Guidelines. Some relativelyminor infractions seem to have greaterpenalties than more serious ones involvingthings like physical abuse of a dog. Thepenalties in the current guidelines will bereviewed and there will be a staff report tothe Board in April with possible changesrecommended.
CLUBSA written report was provided on MemberClub Bylaws approved in December andJanuary:
Blennerhassett Kennel Club (1980)Giant Schnauzer Club of America
(1979)Havanese Club of America (2006)Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of
America (1983)
A written report was provided on a newclubs licensed in December and January:
American Cesky Terrier Fanciers Associ-ation
Chino Valley Canine Training Club ofArizona, Yavapai County, AZ,
Gulf Coast Sighthound Club, greaterMobile, AL
Pendleton Gundog Beagle Club (2 Cou-ple Pack), greater Pendleton, SC
Owingsville Coon Club, Owingsville, KY
CONSENTFollowing discussion, there was a motionby Mr. Ashby, seconded by Dr. Battaglia, itwas VOTED (unanimous ly) to approve thefollowing Consent Items:
• Delegate Approvals • Change to Common Site Application(CSA) Processing
• Allowing Obedience and/or Rally Tri-als to Co-Exist
• Retriever Master Amateur InvitationalHunting Test
• Beagle Field Trial Procedures - Allow-ing the Use of Tracking Collars
• Agility Single Breed Specialty Trial inConjunction with All-Breed Trial
• Reserve Best Junior Handler
Delegates ApprovedRobert Amen – Stamford, CT
To represent Greater St. Louis Train-ing Club
Martha-Lee Beckington, Alexandria, VATo represent Mount Vernon DogTraining Club
Noreen Bennett, Belchertown, MATo represent LEAP Agility Club ofCentral Massachusetts
Cindy Cooke – Kalamazoo, MITo represent Kalamazoo Kennel Club
Bud Hidlay, Marietta, GATo represent Kennesaw Kennel Club
Bruce L. Petersen, Bloomington, ILTo represent Corn Belt Kennel Club
Ray J. Spivey III, Marseilles, ILTo represent Chicago Bulldog Club
Change to Common Site Application (CSA)ProcessingThe Board VOTED to approve a change tothe Board policy for clusters and back-to-back shows to allow clubs to submit aCommon Site Application (CSA) withoutthe signature of each club in a cluster. Thiswill allow clubs to provide the CSA infor-mation in the text of an email, withouthaving to submit the form itself. Thischange is effective for CSA’s received onor after March 1, 2016.
Clubs must agree to the date(s) thatthey will hold competition and if thesite is not an open site, site usage per-mission must be granted. This informa-tion must be submitted to the AKC. TheCommon Site Application form pro-vides instructions and options for sub-mitting this information.
Allowing Obedience and/or Rally Trials toCo-ExistThe Board VOTED to approve a recom-mendation to allow obedience and/orrally trials to co-exist within the conflictdistance of 100 miles if the club obtainsthe written permission of the club with theestablished date. This makes the policyregarding obedience and rally consistentwith the policies/regulations governingconformation, agility and all performanceevents. The following are the additions to theShow Distance Conflict Policy:
Obedience trials may not be held less than100 miles in distance on the same day, excepta club may be approved to hold an event inconflict with another club which has estab-lished its event on the same date, only if ineach instance it obtains the permission of theclub with the established date and submits thepermission along with its event application.
Rally trials may not be held less than 100
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SECRETARY’S PAGEmiles in distance on the same day, except aclub may be approved to hold an event inconflict with another club which has estab-lished its event on the same date, only if ineach instance it obtains the permission of theclub with the established date and submits thepermission along with its event application.
The American Kennel Club will only enforceany agreements between the clubs if they aresubmitted by officers of the respective clubs. Itis the club’s responsibility to ensure the lengthof their commitment to the event location isconsistent with the permission they receivefrom the established club.
This change is effective March 1, 2016.
Retriever Master Amateur Invitational HuntingTestThe Board VOTED to create a new eventin the Retriever Hunting Test programcalled the Retriever Master AmateurInvitational Hunting Test. The purpose ofthis event is to provide a venue dedicatedto and focused on allowing amateur han-dlers to showcase their hunting retrievers.The Master Amateur Test will be hosted bya new club, the Master Amateur RetrieverClub (MARC), whose sole purpose will beto organize and host this once per yearevent. The event will be open to all breedseligible to participate in AKC Retriever
Hunting tests. Dogs qualify by passing theMaster Hunter test at local events a givennumber of times as established by theMARC during the qualifying period, pro-vided the dog was handled to its qualifyingscores by an amateur. This regulation change is effective March1, 2016. The first Master Amateur Nationalevent will be held in the spring of 2017.Regulations & Guidelines for AKC HuntingTests for RetrieversChapter 1. new Section 4. Entry Requirements Definition of an amateur. For the purposeof qualifying and handling a dog in theMaster Amateur Invitational Hunting Test: A person shall be considered an Amateurwho during the period of two years pre-ceding the trial in question has notreceived compensation in any form for thetraining of a dog for hunting, huntingtests or field trials and/or the handling ofa dog in the same, and/or the regular sys-tematic personal instructions of other indi-viduals regarding the above pursuits. Compensation is defined as money, goodsor services to a person or any member oftheir household. No member of the house-hold of a person who does not qualify asan amateur under this definition can qual-ify as an amateur. Any person participating in an occasionalorganized seminar or workshop toimprove the training and handling of field
trial, hunting test or hunting dogs will beexempt from the above provision as will aperson who receives payment for provid-ing educational material (such as books,videos, etc.) to the public on the trainingand handling of field trial, hunting test orhunting dogs. The dog must be handled by an amateurduring all series in a given test in order toqualify as being handled by an amateur. Should a question arise at the MasterAmateur Invitational test regarding a per-son’s amateur status, the Event Committeeshall decide.
Regulations & Guidelines for AKC HuntingTests for Retrievers
NewChapter 7. Master Amateur Invitational Hunt-ing TestA Master Amateur Invitational hunting testfor qualified dogs shall be run not morethan once in any calendar year by a clubor association formed for that purpose. Alldogs must be handled by amateurs at thisevent. The club shall file an application forpermission to run the event under theRegulations and procedures for Retrieverhunting tests. The Master AmateurInvitational Hunting Test shall representthe equivalent of two weekend Master leveltests. The event shall be run in as many
divisions as the hosting organizationdeems necessary to achieve this end. Theclub or association may also make specialRegulations and procedures as aredeemed necessary for the conduct of thetest including the qualifications requiredto enter the test. The qualifying require-ments must be achieved when the dog ishandled by an amateur. Such specialRegulations and procedures as may bemade by the club or association are subjectto the approval of the Board of Directorsof the American Kennel Club. Beagle Field Trial Procedures - Allowing theUse of Tracking CollarsThe Board VOTED to amend the BeagleField Trial Rules and Standard Procedures forBrace, Small Pack, SPO and Two-Couple PackEvents to allow the use of tracking collars atBeagle field trials and two-couple packevents. This change is effective April 1,2016. Beagle Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Brace, Small Pack, SPO andTwo-Couple Pack EventsPROCEDURE 4. JUDGING (new wordingunderlined) 4-D Collars. If a hound under judgmentwears a collar, it shall be a well-fitting col-lar with nothing hanging from it and withno attachments other than tags for identi-fication purposes. Hounds may wear track-ing collars at the option of the handler.
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SECRETARY’S PAGEThe collar surface against the dog’s neckshall be flat (no protrusions). While thehounds are under judgment, hand helddevices must be turned off. Hand helddevices may be turned on only after thehound has been eliminated or judgmenthas ceased. Special training devices that areused to control and train dogs, electronic collarsused with transmitters, muzzles and head collarsmay not be used on dogs at AKC events.Agility Single Breed Specialty Trial in Conjunc-tion with All-Breed TrialThe Board VOTED to amend theRegulations for Agility Trials, Chapter 1 -Sections 2 and 5, (changes underlinedbelow) to allow single breed specialty clubsto have a specialty trial within an all-breedtrial being held by the specialty club. Thischange will allow the single breed specialtyclub to embed their breed specialty withintheir own all-breed agility trial. Thischange is effective March 1, 2016,Chapter 1. Section 2. Agility Trials Defined.Paragraph 7.An AKC-recognized specialty club mayoffer a single breed specialty agility trial inconjunction with an all-breed trial, sharingthe same date, show site, equipment andjudges. Specialty trial participants shall beexcluded from competing in the adjoiningall-breed trial. Both agility trials may berun together; however, each club isrequired to maintain separate event
records.Chapter 1. Section 5. Making Application.Paragraph 2.A club may be approved to hold up totwelve (12) licensed or member events in acalendar year. A club can be approved tohold separate trials 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 sin-gle breed specialty trial in conjunctionwith their all-breed trial or offering twosingle breed specialties on the same perChapter 1, Section 2.Reserve Best Junior Handler The Board VOTED to revise Section 5 ofthe Conformation Junior ShowmanshipRegulations and Guidelines for Judging Juniorsin Conformation (revisions underlinedbelow) to include the required awardingof Reserve Best Junior Handler. This willprovide consistency at all Junior Handlerconformation events. The Board agreedthat this should be required for All-Breed/Group Shows but remain optionalfor Specialty Shows. This change is effec-tive July 1, 2016,Section 5. Classes and DivisionsF) Reserve Best Junior Handler. An All-Breed club offering Junior Showmanshipshall offer Reserve Best Junior Handler, aGroup Club or Specialty Club has the
option to offer Reserve Best Junior. If aprize is offered, it must be described in thepremium list in accordance with RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 5, Section5. After the judge has awarded the BestJunior Handler, the second place winnerfrom the class that the Junior was awardedBest Junior Handler is to return to thering to compete for Reserve Best JuniorHandler.
NEW BUSINESSThe AKC Canine Health FoundationDr. Garvin presented a proposal from theAKC Canine Health Foundation request-ing a modification of the funding method-ology for the AKC match donation. Afterdiscussion, the board confirmed that the$500,000 donation from AKC to AKC-CHFfor 2016 will use the same methodology as2014 and 2015, matching dollar for dollarany donations from new or lapsed donors(those who had not donated in 2014 or2015). Further, it was moved by Mr. Ashbyand seconded by Mr. Powers, that an addi-tional donation of up to $250,000 willmatch dollar for dollar donations to theAKC-CHF Tick-borne Disease Initiativethat will be introduced this week.Qualifying donations can come from newdonors, lapsed donors, continuing donors,or by moving money from Donor AdvisedFunds. The AKC donations will be used for
canine research broadly. VOTED andpassed unanimously.
It was VOTED to adjourn Friday, February12, 2016 at 2:40 pm.Adjourned Attest:
