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ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETINGThe next meeting of the Delegates will be heldat the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotel onTuesday, June 11, 2019, beginning no earlierthan 10:00 a.m. It will follow the 9:00 a.m.Delegates Forum.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Champlain Valley Kennel Club

DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Elizabeth A. (Betty Ann) Brown, Asheville,

NC, Hendersonville Kennel ClubGeorge Falkner, Wantage, NJ, Saint Bernard

Club of America Lucy A. Heyman, Spring, TX, Bedlington

Terrier Club of America Terry Hilliard, Alburtis, PA, American

Brittany Club Barbara C. Ioia, Hurley, NY, Butler County

Kennel ClubCarol Lynn Johnson, Caledonia, MI, Grand

Rapids Kennel Club Audrey Kotaska, Akron, OH, Medina Kennel

ClubDr. Michaelann Cox Mako, Norwalk, CT,

Longshore Southport Kennel Club

MARCH 2019AKC GAZETTE 1

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

VICE PRESIDENTSJAY WAKS

Senior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel

ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &

Chief Growth Officer

THERESA CHINSenior Vice PresidentPlanning & Operations

AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President

Technology

KIRSTEN BAHLKEVice President

Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLESAssistant General Counsel

MARK DUNNSenior Vice President

Registration &Customer Development

KEITH FRAZIERBusiness Support

Services/NC Facility Ops

SHEILA GOFFEGovernment Relations

BRANDI HUNTERPublic Relations &Communications

DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUSDeputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services

ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing

DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIRMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMCHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDR. ROBERT MYALLBERNARD SCHWARTZ

BETTY-ANNE STENMARKJAMES WHITE

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSTHERESA DOWELL, ESQ.BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ.

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

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 as afamily companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of alldog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, VICE CHAIRMAN

MISSION STATEMENT®

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIRMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMCHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDR. ROBERT MYALL

BETTY-ANNE STENMARK

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSTHERESA DOWELL, ESQ.BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ.

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE

DOMINIC P. CAROTATHOMAS POWERS

HARVEY M. WOODING

CLASS OF 2022CHRISTOPHER L. SWEETWOOD

HAROLD “RED” TATRO III ANN WALLIN

CLASS OF 2023DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN

STEVE HAMBLINDANIEL J. SMYTH, ESQ.

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

MISSION STATEMENT The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding theintegrity of its Registry, promoting the sport of purebred dogs and breeding fortype and function.

Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog as afamily companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of alldog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSWILLIAM J. FEENEY, CHAIRMAN • PATRICIA M. CRUZ, VICE CHAIRMAN

VICE PRESIDENTS

KIRSTEN BAHLKE, Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLES, Assistant General Counsel

MARK DUNN, Executive Vice President

KEITH FRAZIER, Executive Vice President, Business Support Services

SHEILA GOFFE, Government Relations

BRANDI HUNTER, Public Relations & Communications

DOUG LJUNGREN, Executive Vice President, Sports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUS, Deputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILL, Sport Services

PAULA SPECTOR, Corporate Services

DAPHNA STRAUS, Business Development

TIM THOMAS, Judging Operations

JAY WAKS, Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel

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Shirley Petko, Lockport, NY, Havanese Clubof America

Tammy Russell-Rice, Henderson, NV, SilverState Kennel Club

Lorene Wilson, Laguna Beach, CA, GreatWestern Terrier Association of SouthernCalifornia

Margaret R. (Peggy) Wolfe, Princeton, KY,United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club

Nancy Zinkhan, Owings Mills, MD, DogOwners’ Training Club of Maryland

NOTICEAs a result of an Event Committee determi-

nation the following individual stands sus-pended of AKC privileges. It should be notedthat this determination may still be appealedand may be reversed. Upon expiration of theappeal process, an appropriate notice describ-ing the status of the individual’s suspension, ifany, will appear in this column:

Mr. James Juergens (Mount Ayr, IA)

NOTICEMs. Marilyn Mayfield (Camarillo, CA) Action

was taken by the Toy Dog Breeders Associationof Southern California for conduct at itsJanuary 3, 2019 event. Ms. Mayfield wascharged with inappropriate, abusive or foullanguage. The Staff Event Committee reviewedthe Event Committee’s report and set thepenalty at a one-month event suspension and a$500 fine. (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)

NOTICEMr. Wayne Simon (New York, NY) Action was

taken by the Talcott Mountain Agility Club forconduct at its November 25, 2018 event. Mr.Simon was charged with improper treatmentin connection with an event. The Staff EventCommittee reviewed the Event Committee’sreport and set the penalty at a reprimand anda $100 fine. (Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEThe Management Disciplinary Committee

has suspended Ms. LeAnn Tripp (Tecumseh,MI) from all AKC privileges for five years andimposed a $1000 fine, effective February 8,2019, for refusal to make her dogs and recordsavailable for inspection when requested.Reinstatement is contingent on passing anAKC kennel inspection. (Multiple Breeds)


has suspended Mr. Benjamin Fisher(Cochranville, PA) from all AKC privileges forone year and imposed a $1000 fine, effectiveFebruary 8, 2019, for non-compliance with theAKC’s Care and Conditions policy (unaccept-able conditions, dogs and/or facility).(German Shepherd Dog)

NOTICEThe Management Disciplinary Committee has

suspended Ms. Ellen Roberts (West Plains, MO)from all AKC privileges for five years and

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imposed a $3000 fine, effective February 8,2019, for noncompliance with the AKC’s Careand Conditions policy (unacceptable condi-tions, dogs and/or facility). (Multiple Breeds)


has suspended Mr. Jon Tomasi (Channing,MI) from AKC event privileges for two-monthsand imposed a $100 fine, effective February 8,2019, for inappropriate, abusive or foul lan-guage directed personally to a judge and inap-propriate public criticism of a judge, not dis-ruptive, but demonstrating a lack ofsportsmanship. (Beagle)

PROPOSED GREYHOUND STANDARD FOR COM-MENTIn accordance with the Guidelines for Breed

Standard Revisions this is being published toreceive any comments prior to the balloting ofthe club membership. Any comments may beforwarded directly to:Mari-Beth O’NeillVP Sport [email protected]

Head: Long and narrow, fairly wide betweenthe ears, scarcely perceptible stop, little or nodevelopment of nasal sinuses, good length ofmuzzle, which should be powerful withoutcoarseness. Teeth very strong and even infront. Ears: Small and fine in texture, thrown backand folded, except when excited, when they

are semi-pricked.Eyes: Dark, bright, intelligent, indicatingspirit. Neck: Long, muscular, without throatiness,slightly arched, and widening gradually intothe shoulder. Shoulders: Placed as obliquely as possible,muscular without being loaded. Forelegs: Perfectly straight, set well into theshoulders, neither turned in nor out, pasternsstrong. Chest: Deep, and as wide as consistent withspeed, fairly well-sprung ribs. Back: Muscular and broad. Loins: Good depth of muscle, well arched,well cut up in the flanks. Hindquarters: Long, very muscular and pow-erful, wide and well let down, well-bent stifles. Hocks well bent and rather close to ground,wide but straight fore and aft. Feet: Hard and close, rather more hare thancatfeet, well knuckled up with good strongclaws.Tail: Long, fine and tapering with a slightupward curve. Coat: Short, smooth and firm in texture. Color: Immaterial. Size: Dogs 28 to 30 inches; Bitches 26 to 28inches.Scale of PointsGeneral symmetry and quality 10 Head and neck 20Chest and shoulders 20 Back 10

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Quarters 20 Legs and feet 20 Total 100

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].

APPLICANTSThe following persons applications have

been submitted for the breed(s) specified but

they are NOT eligible to accept assignments.

NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMr. Wayne Bond (105579) WA(360) [email protected] Terriers

Ms. Jessica Breinholt (104755) AK(801) [email protected] Huskies

Ms. Chandra Klem Haluczak (101579) [email protected]

Ms. Tracey A. Kallas (105611) CO(303) [email protected] Terriers

Ms. Christine Klockenbrink (105547) TX(281) [email protected] Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Bel-gian Tervuren

Mr Moe Miyagawa (105609) CA(951) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, ChineseCresteds

Ms. Christine Sawyers, DC (105563) OR(562) [email protected] Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers

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Ms. Cynthia Woodward (105631) TX(501) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers

APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMr. Christopher R. Abraham (6942) WA(509) [email protected]

Ms. Karin B. Ashe (5601) FL(443) [email protected], Pekingese, Pomeranians, ChowChows, Shetland Sheepdogs

Miss Amanda J. Ashley (97633) CA(951) [email protected] Terriers

Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine (6913) MI(734) [email protected] Shepherds, Mastiffs, SaintBernards, Samoyeds

Mr. Douglas E. Broadfoot (96999) VA(434) [email protected] Foxhounds, Azawakhs, Blood-hounds, Dachshunds

Ms. Carol Cooper (68129) MI(517) [email protected] Springer Spaniels, Doberman Pin-schers, Siberian Huskies

Ms. Debra Davis (25320) MI(248) [email protected] of Sporting Group (NederlandseKooikerhondjes, Nova Scotia Duck TollingRetrievers)

Mrs. Nena Dee (22682) VA(703) [email protected] of Toy Group (Maltese, MiniaturePinschers, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers)

Ms. Cathy Eke (101345) IN(317) [email protected]

Mrs. Mary Kathleen Faeth (101477) CA(530) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, GermanWirehaired Pointers, English CockerSpaniels, English Springer Spaniels, WelshSpringer Spaniels

Mrs. Linda R. Fiordiliso (98373) NY(631) [email protected]

Ms. Linda Fitzmaurice (98271) CA(925) [email protected] Coated Retrievers,Golden Retrievers,Irish Red & White Setters, Clumber Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Japanese Chin,Miniature Pinschers, Papillons

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Mrs. Debra Long Gschwender (18252) ID(208) [email protected] Setters, Black Russian Terriers, GreatPyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs,Leonbergers, Siberian Huskies, Smooth FoxTerriers, Irish Terriers, Parson Russell Terri-ers

Mrs. Michelle LaFlamme Haag (69404) AZ(801) [email protected] Hounds, Azawakhs, Greyhounds,Whippets

Ms. Gloria Kerr (17561) AZ(520) [email protected] Hounds, American Foxhounds,Basenjis, Basset Hounds, English Fox-hounds, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens,Rhodesian Ridgebacks

Mr. Steven Kirschner (97109) IN(219) [email protected] Retrievers

Mr. Richard Lashbrook (7340) IL(217) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei,Coton de Tulear, French Bulldogs, LhasaApsos, Lowchen, Poodles, Shiba Inu, Ti-betan Terriers

Mrs. Nancy Lovelady (97313) CA(510) [email protected]

Airedale Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, KerryBlue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Rat Terriers

Ms. Audrey Lycan (5788) GA(678) [email protected] of Toy Group (English Toy Spaniels,Japanese Chin, Manchester Terriers)

Ms. Edweena “Teddy” McDowell (17411) KS(913) [email protected] Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Irish Terri-ers, Lakeland Terriers, Manchester Terriers,West Highland White Terriers

Ms. Ann C. Meyer (81890) FL(239) [email protected], Basenjis, Basset Hounds, BluetickCoonhounds, Grand Basset GriffonVendeens, Harriers, Otterhounds, Plotts,Portuguese Podengo Pequenos

Mrs. Mary Ellen Meyer (16134) WI(920) [email protected] of Toy Group (Havanese, ItalianGreyhounds, Japanese Chin, Silky Terriers)

Mr. Christopher Tilghman Neale (6124) FL(352) [email protected], Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, NovaScotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, FieldSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels

Mr. Adrian Quesada (96331) CA(951) [email protected]

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Dachshunds, Irish Wolfhounds, French Bull-dogs

Mr. Yancy Russell (103341) PA(561) [email protected] Hounds

Miss. Sylvia Thomas (101708) CA(951) [email protected], Samoyeds

Mr. Ken Tippie (5329) CA(415) [email protected], Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens,Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, PortuguesePodengo Pequenos, Sloughis

Mrs. Cindy Vogels (6275) CO(303) [email protected] of Hound Group (Azawakhs, Basen-jis, Cirneco dell’Etna, Portuguese PodengoPequenos, Sloughis)

Miss Peggy L. Weissfuss (91292) IN(574) [email protected]

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTSMs Bridget J. Brown (102665) AL(205) [email protected]

Ms. Mary DeLisa (105589) CO(303) 929-5529

[email protected]

Ms. Saramay Dennison (105593) UT(907) [email protected]

Mrs. Rosalind Kramer (37191) VA(703) [email protected]

Ms. Wendi Luce (105674) NM(505) [email protected]

PERMIT JUDGESThe following persons have been approved on

a Permit basis for the designated breeds in ac-cordance with the current judging approvalprocess. They may now accept assignments and thefancy may still offer comments to Judging Oper-ations.

NEW BREED JUDGESMrs. Wendy A. Corr (104103) CA(925) [email protected] Malamutes

Ms. Debra A. Guerrero (103977) WA(253) [email protected] Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers

Mr. Michael A. Pawasarat (103687) PA(717) [email protected]

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English Cocker Spaniels, Poodles Ms. Georgeann Reeve (105346) VA(571) [email protected] Mountain Dogs

Ms. Laura Reeves (105393) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, ClumberSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Irish Wolfhounds,Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Akitas, Pugs, JS

APPROVED BREED JUDGESMr. Richard Albee (57263) AL(334) [email protected] Toy Group (Manchester Terriers,Toy Fox Terriers), American Foxhounds,Beagles, Black and Tan Coonhounds, GrandBasset Griffon Vendeens, Ibizan Hounds, Pe-tits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, PharaohHounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis,Scottish Deerhounds

Ms. Beverly Andersen (66209) AZ(480) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Cesky Terriers,Glen of Imaal Terriers, Skye Terriers)

Ms. Sandra Bingham-Porter (94107) IL(217) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bulldogs, Coton deTulears, Dalmatians, French Bulldogs, LhasaApsos, Xoloitzcuintli

Ms. Bridget J. Brown (102665) AL(205) [email protected] Russian Terriers, Cane Corso, Dober-man Pinschers, Dogues de Bordeaux, GreatDanes, Neapolitan Mastiffs, SiberianHuskies, Tibetan Mastiffs

Mrs. Shirley A. Cole (93493) AZ(480) [email protected] Schnauzers

Ms. Dawn Danner (93357) OR(503) [email protected], Bullmastiffs, Saint Bernards, SiberianHuskies, Pugs

Ms. Stacey B. Davis (5441) WA(509) [email protected] Springer Spaniels, Weimaraners,Irish Terriers

Dr. Norbert Dee (31419) VA(703) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Beagles,Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon-hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Petits Bas-sets Griffons Vendeens, Plotts, RedboneCoonhounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds

Mrs. Nancy J. Eilks (23143) WI(920) [email protected] of Herding Group (BergamascoSheepdogs, Miniature American Shepherds,

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Spanish Water Dogs)Mr. James M. Fankhauser (18843) MI(269) [email protected] Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Bri-ards, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Polish LowlandSheepdogs

Ms. Denise Flaim (100561) NY(516) [email protected], Basenjis, Basset Hounds, Beagles,Cirneco dell’Etna, Dachshunds, Otter-hounds, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos,Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis,Great Danes

Mrs. Amy Gau (90627) MN(507) [email protected] Kooikerhondjes, AmericanWater Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels,Spinone Italiano

Mr. Larry E. Hansen Jr. (19512) AZ(623) [email protected] Russian Terriers, JS

Mr. Steven Herman (6305) FL(813) [email protected] dell’Etna, Grand Basset GriffonVendeens

Ms. Dawn Hitchcock (100299) SC(864) [email protected] Pyrenees, Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mas-

tiffs, Portuguese Water Dogs, StandardSchnauzers, Manchester Terriers

Mr. Ronald V. Horn (65755) CO(303) [email protected] Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Ot-terhounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Whip-pets, Border Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers

Mr. Vincent A. Indeglia (99703) RI(401) [email protected], Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Pem-broke Welsh Corgis

Mr. Dean A. Laney (98653) ID(208) [email protected], Black and Tan Coonhounds, GrandBasset Griffon Vendeens, Greyhounds,Ibizan Hounds, Otterhounds, PortuguesePodengo Pequenos, Scottish Deerhounds

Mr. Bill Lee (18750) CO(303) [email protected] Pinschers, Shih Tzu

Ms. Patrice Loves (102871) PA(717) [email protected] Bay Retrievers, Labrador Re-trievers

Ms. Kathryn Madden (92226) NY(516) [email protected] Sheepdogs, Old English Sheep-dogs, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Pumi

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Ms. Kimberly Maffit (100365) TN(615) [email protected] Shepherds, Canaan Dogs, Pumik,Spanish Water Dogs

Ms. Elizabeth “Lani” McKennon (5892) CA(818) [email protected] Terriers

Mrs. Debbie L. Melgreen (98655) IL(309) [email protected], Bergamasco Sheepdogs, BergerPicards, Canaan Dogs, Entlebucher Moun-tain Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, GermanShepherd Dogs, Old English Sheepdogs,Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Pumik, PyreneanShepherds, Spanish Water Dogs

Ms. Lori Nelson (32409) AZ(480) [email protected] Romagnoli, Pointers, German Short-haired Pointers, German Wirehaired Point-ers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, AmericanWater Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, CockerSpaniels, English Springer Spaniels, FieldSpaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Wire-haired Vizslas

Ms. Helene Nietsch (7259) CT(203) [email protected] Kooikerhondjes, BoykinSpaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Welsh SpringerSpaniels, Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. Thomas J. Nuss (93619) NJ(856) [email protected]

Mrs. Donna R. O’Connell (81640) TX(214) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, ClumberSpaniels, Vizslas

Mrs. Sharon Ann Redmer (2711) MI(734) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, ChesapeakeBay Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Ameri-can Water Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, Spin-oni Italiani, Vizslas, Wirehaired Vizslas

Ms. Robin K. Riel (7006) WA(509) [email protected], French Bulldogs

Mrs. Victoria Seiler- Cushman (100265) OH(513) [email protected] of Working Group (Anatolian Shep-herds, Black Russian Terriers, Boerboels,Chinooks, German Pinschers, Komon-dorok, Kuvaszok, Standard Schnauzers, Ti-betan Mastiffs)

Mr. Clyde Shaw (6083) TX(903) [email protected] of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons,Italian Greyhounds, Manchester Terriers)

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Mr. Johnny R. Shoemaker (19267) NV(702) [email protected], Bloodhounds, Ibizan Hounds,Pharaoh Hounds, Salukis, Whippets

Mr. Gus Sinibaldi (103241) NC(954) [email protected] Terriers, Boston Terriers, Dal-matians, Lhasa Apsos, Poodles,Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. Larry Sorenson (91222) NC(919) [email protected], Grand Basset GriffonVendeens, Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Po-dengo Pequenos

Mrs. Kay Watts (68230) TX(512) [email protected] Malamutes, Boxers, Doberman Pin-schers

Mrs. Lisa Young (43070) SD(605) [email protected] Basset Griffon Vendeens, Otter-hounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGESMrs. Heather Blakeman (105377) KY(502) [email protected]

Ms. Danielle Dennison (105385) FL(321) 412-2429

[email protected]. Becky Feigh (105353) IN(317) [email protected]

Ms. Teresa A. Hodge (105123) AZ(480) [email protected]

Miss Chatham Napoli (105315) FL(904) [email protected]

Ms. Elizabeth Hodge Smith (105150) AZ(480) [email protected]

BEST IN SHOWThe following person, having successfully

completed the required Group Assignmentsin the first Variety Group for which they areapproved, has been added to the list of judgeseligible for approval to judge Best In Show.Mr. Thomas Coen (18507) MA(413) [email protected]

RESIGNED JUDGEMr. Patrick Guilfoyle

DECEASED JUDGESMr. Charles D. ArnoldMr. Edward F. Lyons Jr.Mr. Howard Snodgrass

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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:ALLETTARE – Doberman Pinschers – AngelaN. FerrariARCHAIC – Cane Corsos – Johan C.HernandezATOMIC – Miniature American Shepherds –Karen GoddardCAMBEAS – Bichon Frises – Beverly A.Weddington & Michael D. ClarkDARK MOON – Bullmastiffs – Jeffrey J. TeskeyHORIZON – Shiba Inus – Letty J. HughesKDNG – Labrador Retrievers – DebraMahoney & Kevin MahoneyLUNA LLENA – Bichon Frises – Jose L. RojasMILLABELLA – Rhodesian Ridgebacks –Giselle Engleka & Millard EnglekaMORNINGLOW – Cotons de Tulear – LeslieL. MachadoOAHE – English Cockers Spaniels – Thomas P.NessOAKWOOD – Dachshunds – Allison H.GrosecloseOLYUTI – Chinese Cresteds – Marta I. FraczekOUTLANDISH – Australian Shepherds –Tamara L. RevierPRIMETIME&SONS – Beagles – Brandon A.Johnson

SANDOLLAR – Australian Shepherds –Lindsey A. GrinelsSELAHGOLD – Golden Retrievers – AllisonM. BainsSHEFFIELD – Lakeland Terriers – Johanna M.McCarthy & Robert G. McCarthySTRIKE GOLDEN – Golden Retrievers –Teresa A. DesLauriersUBUNTU – Great Danes – Jayne M. Peterson& Stephen A. SamWHITEANGEL – Labrador Retrievers – JesseM. FerminWOLFRUN – Beagles – Ann M. Wolf & DavidR. Wolf

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed specific

Registered Name Prefix have been granted:ANNISQUAM LIGHT – Newfoundlands –Sheryl L. Russell & Julie A. PatinoBLESSEDHOPE – Australian Shepherds –Susan M. RowleyBLUEBONNET – Borzoi – Carissa M. BryantDULCAY – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels –Rena E. CovellEUREKA – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels –Kim K. GardnerEUREKA – Shetland Sheepdogs – Eddie ShenGRAVITAS – St. Bernards – Cynthia M.HendleyKARALOT – Poodles & Pomeranians – KeithL. Lupardus & Barbara L. LupardusLIL’ LAUGHIN – Bulldogs – Charles S. Neese NAUTI – Havanese – Elizabeth Omeara

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ROCK’NROLLA – Poodles – OksanaFagenboymSTONE FARM – Rottweilers – Kristin G.HoldenSUNBURST – English Cocker Spaniels –Nicole M. Lewis

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC.MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The Board convened on Friday, February 8,2019 at 8:12 a.m.

All Directors were present, also present wasthe Executive Secretary.

The January 2019 Board minutes, copies ofwhich had been provided to all Directors, werediscussed. Upon a motion by Dr. Battaglia,seconded by Dr. Davies, the January 2019minutes were approved unanimously.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an EXECUTIVE SESSION todiscuss sensitive business matters. There wasnothing reported out of this session.

PRESIDENT’S REPORTBoard Action ItemsMr. Sprung reviewed Action Items andreported on Staff initiatives.

Legal Status ReportThe Board reviewed a status report on

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pending litigation and other Legal activitiesfor the month of January 2019.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARYMari-Beth O’Neill, Vice President, SportServices, participated in this portion of themeeting.

Greyhound Club of America Proposed Breed Stan-dard RevisionThe Board reviewed proposed revisions to theGreyhound Standard, submitted by theGreyhound Club of America (GCA) standardto replace the size reference in the standardwith height measurements instead of weight.Staff recommends the proposed revisions bepublished in the Secretary’s page of the AKCGazette for comment.Following a motion by Mr. Sweetwood,seconded by Mr. Powers, the Board VOTED(unanimously) to approve the proposedrevisions for publication in the Secretary’sPage of the AKC Gazette for comment.

Communications Q4 2018 ReportThe Board reviewed a report from theCommunications Department whichpresented media coverage totals and activitieshighlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2018.

TOTALS:Clips Evaluated in Q4: 4,961 Q4 Audience Reached: 6,195,623,262Publicity Value for Q4: $9,399,615.48

Clips increased 6.1% from Q3 to Q4. These

numbers and values are provided by mediamonitoring platform Cision.

Select Media Coverage:

• Aggressive PR campaign for the AKC Na-tional Championship presented by RoyalCanin culminated with the event mid-De-cember.

Placements include a segment onGood Day Orlando with Dr. JerryKlein, an in-print piece with the Or-lando Sentinel, broadcast coverageon WKMG News 6, WOFL, andWESH 2 News, among others.Winner interview secured on GoodMorning America and FOX &Friends after show airing in January2019.

• Distributed 17 press releases to appropri-ate media outlets.

• Weekly “AKC Tips” articles written for Mc-Clatchy-Tribune reaching 600 newspapers,including the Chattanooga Times FreePress, Dayton Daily News, Duluth News-Tri-bune, Fresno Bee, Idaho Statesman,Kingsport Times-News and Rochester De-mocrat and Chronicle, among others.

Date Media Outlet Subject Audience

12/27 WNBC-TV AKC Museum of the Dog 104,000

12/26 am New York AKC Museum of the Dog 460,152

12/15 The Weather Channel AKC National Championship 251,008

12/14 WKMG News 6 AKC National Championship 15,459

12/13 Good Day Orlando AKC National Championship 8,048

11/23 Staten Island Advance AKC Meet the Breeds 1,503,494

11/21 Yahoo! Finance AKC National Championship 1,834,222

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• Posted 46 new videos to YouTube includ-ing 2018 AKC National Championshippromos and highlights, AKC Live! videos,AKC Humane Fund, and Vet tips with Dr.Klein.

• AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Dayscontinued successfully with events held byAKC clubs and dog related organizationsnationwide.

• Worked with AKC Reunite to create pressmaterials to promote unveiling of trailersthrough their Pet Disaster Relief programand completed outreach to clubs andmedia outlets in areas affected by the hur-ricanes and fires to inform them thatAKC and AKC Reunite were there tohelp.

• Created a survey for the All-Breed ClubsBest Practices Subcommittee on Commu-nity Outreach and distributed to clubs.

• “AKC Communicates” newsletter distrib-uted weekly – drives traffic to akc.org.

• Vet’s Corner continued:Actively creating relevant content topopulate Vet’s CornerOptimizing SEO & Social compo-nents of Vet’s Corner articles Drafted an editorial calendar to plancontent for 2019

Sentiment over time

Education Annual Report 2018The Board reviewed a memo that provided anannual report of the work completed by theEducation Department in 2018. In 2018, the AKC Canine College created andlaunched fifteen courses and exams andgathered more than 9,000 assets for coursesthat will be developed in 2020.

Canine College• The number of Breed Courses launched in2018 nearly doubled that of 2017. BreedCourses launched in 2018: Dalmatian January 2018American Hairless Terrier January 2018Otterhound January 2018Portuguese Podengo Pequeno February 2018Glen of Imaal February 2018Anatolian Shepherd March 2018Norwegian Buhund March 2018Chinese Shar-pei June 2018Siberian Husky March 2018Sealyham Terrier May 2018Azawakh June 2018Dachshund July 2018Pumi July 2018

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•The Canine College now has over 15,000learners and 437 courses and exams avail-able for Conformation and PerformanceJudges, Breeders, Groomers, and the generalpublic.

• Across all breed courses, ninety-two percentreport in the course evaluations that theywould recommend the course to others.

• Six Herding exams and a Lure Coursingexam were also added to the Canine College.

• At any one time the Canine College Team iscollaborating with 25+ Parent Clubs on thedevelopment of future breed courses.

At the 2018 National Championship, 31breeds participated in asset gathering withapproximately 9,000 photos taken, 30 hours ofmovement video filmed, and 44 hours ofJudge and Breed Expert interviews andHands-on Breed Exams recorded.

Public Education•Hosted an art contest for K-12 schools inOrange County, Florida to coincide with theAKC National Championship. More than300 entries were received, and more than284 students, parents and teachers werewelcomed to the National Championship.

• Four hundred and ninety-seven childrenfrom eight youth organizations (4-H,American Heritage Girls, Camp Fire, Trail

Life USA, Frontier Girls, Boy Scouts, GirlScouts, and The Boys and Girls Club)participated in the 2018 NationalChampionship Patch Program. More than1,100 additional attendees came with thesePatch Program participants.

• The Patch Program hosted by Clubs at theirevents throughout the year grew by 600%.

Several new programs were added in 2018:

Character EducationThe AKC Canine Character EducationProgram is a complete character educa-tion unit designed for schools. The goalof this program is to provide schools witha quality character education programthat results in measurable improvementin student behavior and peer relation-ships. AKC Public Education provides alllesson plans, activities and resources.In this program, children will take a shortpersonality quiz which will identify thebreed of dog with which they share themost character traits. This allows childrento make a real-world connection to theidea of character and gives them a famil-iar lens with which to view each trait bylearning about a dog that exhibits thattrait. Each month, students focus on a dif-ferent trait. Students will discuss what thetrait means, see an example of what thedog looks like, and are encouraged todemonstrate the trait throughout the

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month. Finally, each student will have achance to be recognized, along with“their” purebred dog, for embodying aparticular trait. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough SchoolDistrict in Palmer, Alaska consisting of 47schools and 18,800 students is the first toincorporate the AKC Character Educa-tion Program.

AKC Canine Clubs The AKC Canine Club is an after-schoolclub for dog lovers that is hosted by ateacher or youth group leader at schools,libraries or community organizations.The AKC Canine Club is designed to in-clude students who own a dog, have an in-terest in owning a dog, or just love dogsin general. The club teaches studentsabout responsible dog ownership, train-ing, canine science, canine jobs andmore. All lesson plans, resources and ma-terials are provided by AKC Public Educa-tion.

Junior Mentor ProgramThe Junior Mentor Program was devel-oped in collaboration with Sports Servicesto connect enthusiastic, experienced andcaring Juniors with Juniors that are inter-ested in learning more about the sportand/or improving their skills.

Junior Ambassador ProgramThe AKC Junior Ambassador programwas created in collaboration with SportsServices. The Program aims to more fullyengage Juniors in the sport of purebreddog, as well as give clubs more resourcesto engage Juniors in these areas. In orderto be eligible to be a Junior Ambassador,a Junior must complete at least six activi-ties from the list provided. Juniors thatsuccessfully complete the requirementsare eligible to receive a Junior Ambassa-dor pin.

AKC Education Webinar SeriesLaunched in June 2018, AKC EducationWebinars are offered 1-4 times permonth. Typically, over 150 attendees tune in tolearn more from AKC Staff. Topics were initially determined by a sur-vey sent to All-Breed and Parent ClubPresidents, Secretaries, and Delegates.New topics are added to the schedulebased on suggestions and questions fromwebinar participants, or when an AKC De-partment determines that there is a need.

The AKC Education Webinar Series topics andschedule are available here:https://www.akc.org/public-education/akc-education-webinar-series/

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Government Relations 4th Quarter 2018UpdateThe Board reviewed a report from theGovernment Relations Department which ispart of a series of regular informationalupdates on the Government RelationsDepartment. The memo provided an update for the fourthquarter of 2018 and a status update on currentdepartment activity, major projects, significantlegislative issues and accomplishments in2018.

2018 YEAR-END UPDATELegislative/Regulatory Tracking: At of the endof 2018, the AKC GR team had reviewed,monitored and taken necessary action onmore than 2,100 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.

Federal 2018 Trends and Key IssuesAKC GR worked extensively on Capitol Hillthis year on several important federalprograms and legislative initiatives benefittingdogs, dog owners, and breeders, includingtracking 86 bills that were introduced in the2017-2018 session.

A significant victory was language included inthe Farm Bill, which as signed by thePresident, includes AKC-requested priorities

of requiring new reporting on the number ofdogs imported into the United States andtheir health status. This is a significant firststep in addressing public health problemsassociated with the importation of dogs intothe United States.

The Farm Bill also included language fromthe Pets and Women’s Safety Act, which addsprotections for pets owned by victims ofdomestic violence, sexual assault and datingviolence. The law creates a program to awardgrants to entities such as domestic violenceshelters to assist victims in seeking shelter witha pet. This program is similar to a programestablished by the AKC Humane Fund adecade ago to provide support to domesticviolence shelters so that victims can seekshelter with a pet that may be endangered in adomestic violence situation.

AKC has also played a key role by working withCongress, TSA, and other organizations, on aprogram to encourage production ofdomestically-bred detection dogs for federal,state and local law enforcement to close a vitalsecurity loophole and keep our country safe.(See legislative successes for more details.) Another emerging federal issue relates to theuse of service dogs. Issues include definitionsof service dogs, service dog training, the rightsof service dog users, and how should thosewho misrepresent pets as service dogs shouldbe held accountable. AKC has been working

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closely with lawmakers, businesses, airlines,and members of the disability and serviceanimal community to address these importantissues. In June, AKC also provided formalwritten comments to the U.S. Department ofTransportation on an Advanced Notice ofProposed Rulemaking: Traveling by Air withService Animals (DOT-OST-2018-0068).

State and Local 2018 Trends and Key IssuesThe volume of legislation tracked in 2018 onthe state, county, and local levels(approximately 2100 bills total) is consistentwith the number of measures in 2017 butrepresents a significant increase in the volumeof legislation tracked even five years ago. It isclear that animal issues are on the minds ofmany activists and lawmakers throughout theUnited States.On the state level the most common issueaddressed was “animal cruelty”. The term“cruelty” is being defined increasingly broadlyand includes issues that previously would havebeen defined as breeder licensing, tethering,or other ownership/husbandry requirements.Some of these measures increase penalties ormaking clarifying changes. Others, such asVermont Senate Bill 123, provide animalshelter and rescue organizations that assist incruelty investigations or seizure of animalswith immunity from liability for civil damagesunless the care and treatment constitutedgross negligence. (See chart, p 12, forbreakdown by topic.)

Upcoming Legislative Conferences: GR staffare planning for conferences in WashingtonDC, April 30 – May 1, in conjunction withNational Purebred Dog Day 2019 events at thenational capitol as well as a nationalconference in Raleigh, NC; and a possible tri-state conference in the Southern New Yorkarea. Legislative Testimony/Advocacy: SinceSeptember, regional staff and legislativeanalysts have provided written and/or oraltestimony at some 50 hearings around thecountry on a broad range of topics rangingfrom breed-specific bans and mandatory spayneuter, to breeder licensing and regulation, tofake service dogs, grooming, pet choice andother issues. Legislator/Policymaker Conferences andOutreach Events: Throughout the year, AKCStaff sponsors educational booths, policydiscussion and/or provide sponsorship at aseries of major legislator/policymakerconferences. These conferences, which hostlarge numbers of lawmakers, provide a uniqueopportunity to raise awareness about AKC,speak one-on-one with policymakers, offerlegislative/policy solutions and model laws. InNovember, GR staff attended the NationalLeague of Cities annual conference, in LosAngeles, CA, once again hosting one of themost popular informational booths at the event.GR team members made excellent contacts withlegislators from around the country which theyare utilizing into the new year.

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AKC staff also attended the National AnimalInterest Alliance Conference. Staff spoke aboutlegislative initiatives and successes in the AKCdetection dog program.Sheila Goffe provided a presentation to morethan 150 state legislators at the CongressionalSportsmens Foundation (CSF) NationalAssembly of Sportsmens Caucuses. She spokeabout the broad and shared impact of animalrights on dog breeding and sportsmensactivities. She outlined tips for legislators touse in determining the difference betweenreasonable and extreme legislative proposalsand presented numerous “fact versus fiction”scenarios that legislators are likely toencounter when dealing with animalextremists.

MARKETING

Understanding the Demographics of AKC’s SportsIn the interest of better understanding our sportsand how best to engage and retain currentparticipants, the Board asked Staff to conduct asurvey to gather demographic and psychographicinformation about the individuals that participatein the various AKC Sports. Staff will design and field the research studysuch that results will be presented at the Aprilboard meeting.

February 2019 - Marketing Updates and High-lightsA report covering 2018 accomplishments for

AKC.org, digital content and social media waspresented to the Board.

AKC.orgThe year closed on a high with Decemberusers and sessions up versus year ago (YAG),+9.3% and +10.3% respectively, positioning the websitefor continued growth in 2019.Our organic* traffic rebound (6.2+ YOY) to6.9 million sessions in December, can beattributed to SEO work and a conscious shift in contentstrategy. In December 2018 AKC.org hit a new all-timehigh in organic traffic with 1.6M visits, puttingus at +35% over 2017 year, while Marketplaceis up +20% over 2017.

Email MarketingIn 2018 AKC sent 137.6 million emails* (+10%v 2017) across 1,018 campaigns (+166 v 2017).The increase is primarily due to new mission-based mailings to enhance awareness ofAKC.TV, AKC Museum of the Dog, AKCNational Championship, AKC Agility and RallyNational Championships, and other AKCevents (e.g Peach Blossom Cluster, HoustonKC).

AKC FacebookEnded 2018 with a total of 3.9M followers.This represents a 2.4% increase year over year.

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2019Marketing has implemented a “PillarProgram” marketing strategy for 2019, focusedon three mission‐based areas:

• Registration and Unique Breeders • Sports & Events • AKC Brand Health

Marketing will, in partnership with thedifferent AKC departments, focus its pillarprograms on achieving three main objectives:

1. Increase ownership and registration ofpurebred dogs Become the 1st choice sourcefor breed knowledge and improve theperceived value of dog registration forbreeders and dog owners

2. Increase awareness and participation inAKC sports and events Increase awareness ofAKC sport and events and provide an on‐rampto sports through training

3. Improve dog lover’s perception of the AKCIncrease relevance of and affinity for the AKCand awareness of AKC Good Works.

COMPANION AND PERFORMANCEDoug Ljungren, Executive Vice President,Sports and Events, participated in this portionof the meeting.

FAST CAT® Regulation ClarificationsRe: Timing & FencingThe Board reviewed a recommendationoriginating from the Herding, Earthdog andCoursing Events Delegate Committee for twochanges to be made to Section 10 of theRegulations for FAST CAT. The first is toclarify at which point the stopwatches shouldbegin counting down and the second is torequire clubs to communicate if a course isfenced. D. Timing Devices: The time to complete the100-yard dash is recorded to the nearest1/100th of a second (e.g. 9.11). The club mayuse stopwatches or break-the-beam equipmentto obtain the time. Clubs must specify in theirpremium list which timing method is to beused. If stopwatches are used, there shall betwo timers positioned at the finish line. Anindividual at the start line shall signal with anarm drop the moment the nose of the dogcrosses the start line. The timers shall starttheir stopwatches at the start bottom of thearm drop. The timers shall stop their watcheswhen the nose of the dog crosses the finishline. The times from the two stopwatches shallbe averaged to determine the recorded time. G. Course/Fencing: The course must beessentially flat and must be straight frombeginning to end. The course can only bemeasured using a tape measure and no type ofmeasuring wheel. The course must be free ofany potential hazards. Pulleys are prohibitedfrom placement inside the course. The club

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should consider fencing the course area,however this is up to the decision of the clubgiven the specifics of the setting. Thepremium should must state if the course at theevent is enclosed with fencing. The Performance Event Department agreeswith the HEC Committee’s suggestion forthese clarifications. The Board will discuss thisfurther at the April meeting. If approved bythe Board, these changes would be effectiveimmediately upon communication from thePerformance Events Department.

Amendments to Regulations for AKC Scent WorkThe Board reviewed recommendations fromthe Sports and Events Department for anumber of changes to the Regulations for AKCScent Work.AKC Scent Work launched October 1, 2017and has had over 500 trials and over 60,000entries in its first twelve months. After a fullyear of trials and a detailed survey of allparticipants, certain modifications wereidentified by scent work staff. These include areorganization of the Buried element, changesgeared toward ensuring consistency betweentrials, modification of the daily judging limit,elimination of the hide steward position,adjustment to the High in Trial award,enumeration of Scent Work department’sprocedure for addressing repeated Regulationsviolations, and myriad clarifications ofprocedures.The Board will discuss this further at the April

meeting.

This is a change to Regulations and may bemade by a vote of the Board. If approved thesechanges would become effective July 1, 2019.

Lure Coursing – Scratching at the LineThe Board reviewed a recommendation toamend Chapter XII, Section 4 of the Regula-tions for Lure Coursing Tests and Trials to clarifythat in the sport of lure coursing, a dog whichscratches on the line is considered to have notcompeted and shall not count as a starterwhen determining championship points.

Chapter XII, Section 4. Determination ofChampionship Points. Determining Points for Best of Breed.Calculation of championship points awardedto the BOB winner shall include the numberof starters from the other stakes(s) providedthe winner of the stake competes in the BOBrunoff. The BOB winner shall receive noadditional points through forfeiture. Forexample, if two hounds are eligible tocompete for BOB and one chooses to forfeit,the calculation of championship points for theremaining dog shall not include the startersfrom the forfeiting dog’s stake. A dog that“scratches on the starting line” has notcompeted in the run-off and shall not count asa starter when determining championshippoints.

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This recommendation was discussed by theHEC Delegate Committee at their D ecembermeeting and there was unanimous agreementthat the clarification was appropriate and inkeeping with the intent of the currentRegulations.

The Board will discuss this further at the Aprilmeeting.

This is a change to Regulations and may bemade by a vote of the Board. If approved thesechanges would become effective immediatelyupon communication to the judges and clubs.

CONFORMATIONDoug Ljungren, Executive Vice President,Sports and Events; Tim Thomas, VicePresident, Dog Show Judges; Glenn Lycan,Director, Operation Support; Alan Slay,Director, Event Programs; and Bri Tesarz,Manager, Dog Show Rules, participated in thisportion of the meeting via videoconference.

Event Service Fees Rules Applying to Dog ShowsChapter 11, Section 2 The Board reviewed a recommendation fromthe Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee tochange paragraphs regarding the event servicefee in Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter11, Section 2 from italics to part of the rule.

Following a motion by Mr. Feeney, secondedby Ms. Biddle, the Board VOTED

(unanimously) not to approve the suggestedpolicy changes: 1. Because the Board of Directors has thepower to set fees from time to time (BylawsArt. IX and Art. X, Sec. 15), the italic textpertaining to the event service fee shouldremain in italics as merely informative, andnot as part of the Rule. The Delegates do nothave the power over such fees; and2. The wording of the proposed secondparagraph improperly assumes event fees arepart of the Rule (which DSRC is proposing).Also, it can more accurately describe “all otherrequired event results” by reference to theRule dealing with those requirements. Toreflect the circumstances, the Board suggests itshould read as follows:“The event-giving club shall be responsible forcollecting all recording fees and any otherevent-related fees that may be fixed from timeto time by the American Kennel Club. Thatfact as well as the nature and amount of suchfees shall be stated in the club’s premium list.Such fees shall be forwarded to the AmericanKennel Club along with those items requiredin Chapter 17, Section 2, of these Rules.”

Stewards – Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter18The Board reviewed a recommendation fromthe Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee toamend Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 18to restrict who can steward for a judge. Thechange would prohibit anyone that has an

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entry under the judge that day or underwhom an entry could become eligible or inthe coming days of a cluster from being asteward under that judge.

The Committee is also suggesting the word‘conformation’ be added to the first sentenceof the chapter. (Suggested changes underlined below)The following policy has been adopted by the Boardof Directors regarding stewarding at conformationdog shows:

Clubs should appoint a chief steward well in ad-vance of the date of their show whose duty it will beto invite a sufficient number of experienced personsto act as stewards in the judging rings on the day ofthe show. No person should be asked to serve as asteward whose judging or handling privileges aresuspended or whose superintending privileges havebeen revoked. The chief steward should, as soon aspracticable, confirm in writing, to each person whoaccepts an invitation to steward, the date and loca-tion of the show, the time at which they are to reportfor duty, and their particular ring assignment.In preparing the schedule of ring assignments, thechief steward and other club officials should keep inmind that no person should serve as steward with ajudge under whom he has an entry, or under whom,in the course of the day’s judging, such entry maybecome eligible to compete. If it becomes necessaryduring the show to reshuffle stewarding assign-ments, care should be taken to see that a person isnot assigned to serve as steward with a judge if there

is any possibility that the judge, later in the show, orshow cluster (when possible) will be passing upon anentry of the steward.

Following a motion by Dr. Davies, seconded byMr. Sweetwood, the Board VOTED(unanimously) not to approve therecommended policy changes.

Non-AKC Events – Addition to the CurrentPolicy The Board reviewed a Staff recommendationto add wording to the existing Non-AKCEvents Board Policy which would clarify thatan AKC club or AKC activity evaluator (such asCGC Evaluators) cannot hold an AKC event inconjunction with events sanctioned by anorganization not affiliated with the AKCwithout the approval of the applicable Sports& Events Department.

There was a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Mr. Sweetwood, to consider the matter atthis meeting waiving the Board’s normalnotice procedures. The motion passed withDirectors Battaglia, Carota, Davies, Menaker,Sweetwood, Tatro, and Wallin voting in favor,and Directors Biddle, Cruz, Feeney, McAteer,Powers, and Wooding voting against.

There was a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Mr. Sweetwood, to approve the additionalwording as part of the Non-AKC Events Policy.(addition to policy underlined below)

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The motion passed with Directors Battaglia,Biddle, Carota, Cruz, Davies, McAteer,Menaker, Powers, Sweetwood, Tatro, Wallinand Wooding voting in favor, and DirectorFeeney voting against.

Non-AKC Events (March 2004, amended April2018, February 2019)New paragraph below

AKC Events Held in Conjunction with Events Sanc-tioned by Organizations Not Affiliated with the AKC To protect the best interest of the AKC, itsclubs and its sports, AKC events may not beheld in conjunction with events sanctioned byan organization not affiliated with the AKCwithout the approval of the applicable Sports& Events Department.

Miscellaneous Class Changes for ConsistencyThe Board reviewed a Staff recommendationto change Rules Applying to Dog Shows,Chapter 3, Section 22, 4-6 Month BeginnerPuppy Competition Regulations, Section 2, Obedi-ence Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 13, AKCRally Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 12, Track-ing Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 2, and Regu-lations for Agility Trials, Chapter 1, Section 3 toallow foreign bred and registered dogs toparticipate in the Miscellaneous Class prior toAKC registration being completed.

Currently, in order to participate in the

Miscellaneous Class a dog must have an AKCregistration number. This means that dogsthat are registered with an acceptable foreignregistry organization are not eligible toparticipate until their AKC registration iscomplete. This differs from how recognizedAKC breeds are handled (Chapter 11, Section1 allows those dogs to participate for 30 daysusing their foreign registration number). Thisresults in confusion and a number of awardcancellations.

Staff is proposing to allow these dogs toparticipate in accordance with Chapter 11,Section 1 using their foreign registrationnumber. The recommendation is to change RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 3, Section 22to allow foreign bred and registered dogs toparticipate in the Miscellaneous Class inaccordance with Chapter 11, Section 1.

If approved by the Board, the proposal will beread at the June Delegates’ meeting and votedat the September Delegates’ meeting. Therecommendation to change 4-6 MonthBeginner Puppy Competition RegulationsSection 2, Obedience Regulations Chapter 1,Section 13, AKC Rally Regulations Chapter 1,Section 12, Tracking Regulations Chapter 1,Section 2, and Regulations for Agility TrialsChapter 1, Section 3 can be approved by theBoard pending approval of the amendment bythe Delegates. If approved, all changes would

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be effective October 1, 2019.

The Board will discuss this further at its Aprilmeeting.

Status Reports-Specialty, B-Match, and All-breedemail campaigns in 2018 The Sports and Events Department presenteddata from three conformation emailcampaigns conducted in 2018; the B-matchcampaign, the Specialty campaign and the All-breed email program. Emails regarding B-Matches were highlysuccessful. B-match emails are sent to registeredowners of dogs, eligible for the match, whoseprimary address is within 100 miles of thematch location. In 2018 clubs held slightlymore B-matches than 2017, 542 compared to538. Prior to 2018 the number of B-matchesheld in a calendar year has steadily declined by10% a year for the last five years. Clubsreported an average increase in entries of 32%. In 2018 seven (7) All-breed clusters requestedemail campaigns to support their events. TheAll-breed campaigns are focused on increasingentries and emails were limited to potentialconformation participants within a definedradius (determined by the club and the area).Five of the seven clusters increased entriescompared to the previous year.

Clubs were appreciative of AKC’s effort topromote their events. The results of theconformation email campaigns are mixed in

terms of increasing entries. Next Steps are todevelop automated All-breed promotionalemail campaign to reach more potentialexhibitors.

Status Report - 3rd All-breed Event Option In August 2018, the Board approved a newLimited Number of Events policy which wouldallow clubs in underserved areas to hold a 3rdAll-breed or Group event. Sports and Eventsstaff presented a status report regarding thenumber of clubs that have been approved andhave applied for a third event.

As of January 9, 2019, 28 clubs have beenapproved to hold a 3rd event, 23 All-breed clubsand 5 Limited Breed clubs. 9 clubs havesubmitted applications, 8 AB clubs and 1 LB club.

Update on AKC Event Search & ResultsSports and Events staff presented a statusreport on the new AKC Event Search &Results that was launched in January 2018 andenhanced in May 2018 with the addition ofthe map-based search feature.

The enhancements have been successful inincreasing traffic to the AKC Event Search &Results website by providing additional eventinformation and improved search features.

• The average daily users during Marchthrough December of 2018 increased by31% when compared to pre-launch.

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• Mobile device usage during Marchthrough December of 2018 increased by128% when compared to pre-launch. Thisis more than double the mobile deviceusage from the prior year.

• Since document access tracking started inMarch, a total of over 109,000 premiumsand 16,000 judging programs were ac-cessed – an average of 436 event docu-ments per week.

Update on Conformation Education VideosSports and Events staff presented a report toupdate the Board on the educational videosdeveloped and published in 2018 about theconformation sport.

In 2018, three videos were created andpublished about conformation.

1. AKC Dog Shows – a brief high-level in-troduction video about dog shows andwhat to expect at your first dog show.

2. How Does a Dog Show Work? – providesan explanation of how a dog showsworks, explaining the tournament styleprocess that leads to Best in Show.

3. How Do I Get Started Showing Dogs? –learn how to get started showing a dog,including handling classes, finding amentor, entering an event, and what toexpect at your first show.

These three videos are available on the

Conformation&Getting Started pages of theAKCwebsite. Future plans include adding linksto these videos in specific welcome and eventemail campaigns in 2019.

2018 Sports & Events – RecapSports and Events staff presented a summaryof the 2018 Sports & Events highlights for2018.

JUDGING OPERATIONSTim Thomas, Vice President, Dog ShowJudges and Doug Ljungren, Executive VicePresident, Sports & Events participated in thisportion of the meeting via videoconference.

Rules, Policies & Guidelines for Conformation DogShow JudgesThe Board reviewed a Staff recommen dationto revise specific sections of the Rules, Policiesand Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judgesto provide clarity to individuals who may beapproved to judge AKC Conformation events. Recommendations include the addition of

Summary of 2018 Sports & Events Highlights for 20181. Total Entries (all sports) Highest in AKC history: 3,243,265

2. Growth in Total Entries Largest annual growth in 15 years: 106,370 (+3.4%)

3. Change in Conformation Entries (all types) Best year since 2003: down 366 entries (-0.02%)

4. National Owner Handled Series Largest Number of NOHS events: 2,130 (+22%)

5. CGC Certificates / Titles issued Highest in program history: 85,000 (+ 21%)

6. Number of CGC Evaluators Highest in program history: 12,000 (+7%)

7. Junior numbers issued Up 10.4% from 2017

8. Entries in Junior Showmanship Largest growth in 12 years: up 1,509 (+5.8%)

9. Trick Dog titles issued Up 33%

10. B-Match Events Flat (+4) after an average decline of 65 events/yr. since 2010

11. Perception of Conformation Judges Best survey results: improved perception across all metrics

12. Title Recognition Program (NADD, Barn Hunt, etc.) Highest in program history: 7,500 titles (+ 39%)

13. Scent Work Fastest new sport ramp-up in history of AKC

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language related to a judge’s authority towithhold awards. Staff would like to include aclarification that the judge’s authority towithhold awards is not without boundaries, andthat there are certain times when awardsshould not be withheld: Judging Operations is proposing the addition ofthe following to appear after the last paragraph ofthe excerpt provided above.In addition, while judges may “withhold at anypoint in the judging process…”, there aretimes where it is not acceptable to withhold,for example:

• Withholding Best of Winners with eligibleWinners Dog and Winners Bitch in thering

• Withholding Best of Breed after awardingWinners Dog and/or Winners Bitch

• Withholding Best of Opposite Sex afterawarding Best of Breed and with eligibleentries in the ring.

Other insertions of note include:• The insertion of the definition of immedi-ate family as found in Chapter 11 Section13 of the Rules, not previously includedin the Judging Guidelines

• The restriction that judges at multiple all-breed/limited breed shows in one day arerestricted to no more than 100 entries inany one event

• The restriction that judges assigned to regu-lar groups may not be assigned special at-traction groups excluding NOHS

• Clarification that the restriction for con-formation judges to exhibit from threedays before through three days after an as-signment is specific to conformation, andthat eligibility in other sports on the daysbefore and after are determined by therules, policies, and regulations that gov-ern that sport.

• Language to clarify matters related to ac-commodations such as class eligibilitywhere an individual assist in presenting adog and circumstances where an individ-ual should have a letter of accommoda-tion from the AKC.

All other proposed revisions would best beclassified as housekeeping or the minoraddition of language to increaseunderstanding.

The Board will discuss this further at theirApril meeting.

Conformation Dog Show Judges Annual Report Since 2015, the Board of Directors hasdirected Staff to provide an annual reportbased on a survey of the fancy concerning itsperception of the competence of judges andcomparisons of certain matrixes. With theBoard’s adoption of revisions to the JudgingApproval Process at its November 2017meeting, it was determined the report wouldbe delayed until after one year had passedsince the January 1, 2018 implementation of

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the revised policy.

The Judging Operations department providedthe Board with the following applications data:Judging Operations saw a dramatic decrease inthe number of Additional Breed applicationssubmitted since the January 1, 2018implementation of the revised JudgingApproval Process as expected and directlyattributed to modifications made to temperthe rate at which judges could apply and themaximum number of permit breeds judgescould have at one time.

Number of Applications Received:

The chart below displays the distribution ofconformation judges based on the number ofgroups they may judge. Examination of thechart below shows a shifting of numbers wheremore judges can do more groups. It is notedthat the drop in the total number of judges asof 8/31/2017 and 12/31/17 must be viewed incontext. Judging Operations in the summer of2017 attempted to contact all judges, approvedfor at least five years and who had notcompleted an assignment in the previous five

years, asking if they wished to remain active.Almost 300 judges were marked resigned,emeritus, deceased or inactive removing themfrom the judging pool. Even with the removalof almost 300 judges from the pool of activejudges, the number of total groups approvedincreased in 2017.

Distribution of assignments across the judgingcommunity. Overall, the variances from year toyear are negligible.

PERCEPTION OF JUDGES SURVEYPrior to implementation of the 2015 policy,per the Board’s direction, staff distributed asurvey to the fancy to establish a baseline of itsperception of judges. This s urvey was sent to

Additional Breed New Breed

Apps Received Breeds Submitted Apps Received Breeds Submitted

1/18 thru 12/18 351 1808 101 154

9/16 thru 8/17 933 5537 84 119

9/15 thru 8/17 843 6009 93 146

9/14 thru 8/15 246 1938 74 102

NUMBER OF COMPLETE GROUPS APPROVED TO JUDGE TOTALS

<1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Judges Groups

7/31/2015 2527 351 172 108 43 20 6 17 3244 1446

8/31/2016 2512 334 182 124 42 26 5 20 3245 1538

8/31/20171 2293 321 185 125 52 30 7 21 3034 1613

12/31/20171 2242 324 184 123 61 30 7 20 2991 1637

12/31/2018 2262 309 190 116 64 33 7 19 3000 1633

7/14 – 6/15 9/15 – 8/16 9/16 – 8/17 1/18-12/18

Total events (AB, LB, PS & S) 4092 4178 4,349 4428

Total # of individual breed assignments 303,029 301,049 312,263 317,210

Total # of dogs in competition(D.I.C.) 1,222,474 1,204,798 1,171,690 1,184,640

Total # Judges w/assignment (AKC + Foreign) 2226 2218 2178 2143

# AKC Judges w/assignment 1908 1873 1856 1801

# Visiting Judges w/assignment 318 345 322 342

% of AKC Judges w/o assignment 41.2% 42.3% 43.2% 40.0%

% D.I.C. Judged by AKC judges 90.4% 90.1% 89.9% 89.9%

% D.I.C. judged by 20% of all judges w/assignment 78.6% 78.6% 78.4 % 76.2%

% D.I.C. judged by 20% of total # of AKC Judges 86.4 % 86.4 % 87.0% 80.4%

% D.I.C. judged by 20% of AKC Judges w/assignment 72.4 % 72.7% 72.3% 71.2%

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customers who had entered a conformationdog show in the preceding 12months. Thesurvey consisted of ten questions in total, withthe first to establish the experience of theindividual completing the survey. The intent wasto utilize the results, and those received insubsequent surveys conducted annually as ametric to gauge the effect, if any, theConformation Judging Approval Processmayhave on the fancy’s perception of judges. The2018 survey displayed an increase in theperception of conformation judges (positive)across all metrics. The 2018 results exceeded theresults in all prior surveys including the baseline.

CLUBSThe Board reviewed a report on theprospective Delegate credentials to bepublished in two issues of the AKC Gazette, areport on Member Club Bylaws approved andnewly licensed clubs.

Report on Member Clubs Bylaws Approved in De-cember 2018 and January 2019

Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America(1935)Dog Owners Training Club of Maryland,Baltimore, MD (1947)New England Old English Sheepdog Club,Weston, MA (1944)

Report on Newly Licensed Clubs Approved in De-cember 2018 and January 2019

• East Howellsville Beagle Club, EastHowellsville, NC (communities north to St.Pauls, south to Bladenboro between Routes87 and 301), 19 total households, 8 local.

• Labrador Retriever Club of Long Island,Suffolk County, New York, 26 totalhouseholds, 24 local.

• Mayflower Portuguese Water Dog Club,greater Boston, MA (including Middlesex,Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristoland Barnstable counties), 60 totalhouseholds, 37 local.

• Tarheel Leonberger Club, greaterCharlotte, NC (communities north toWinston-Salem, east to Raleigh, southwestto Greensboro, SC), 25 total households,18 local.

• Upstate South Carolina Scent Work Club,greater Greensville, SC, 20 totalhouseholds, 14 local.

COMPLIANCEChanges to the Regulations for Record Keepingand Identification of DogsBased a Board request, Compliance reviewedthe necessity of paper records being kept bybreeders. The Compliance Department has reviewed thecurrent Regulations for Record Keeping andIdentification of Dogs (“Regulations”) andrecommended a change be made to theRegulations which would allow only electronicrecords be kept as long as: 1) the records beeasily accessed and made available upon

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AKC’s request; and 2) that a backup of theelectronic records be kept on an alternatesource such as a cloud-based service, externalhard drive, or another dependable source.While updating the record requirements, staffhas also made changes to the Regulations tomake it gender neutral and change somewording to provide clarification of theinstructions to our customers.

Following a motion by Mr. Sweetwood,seconded by Mr. Carota, the Board VOTED(unanimously) to amend Regulations for RecordKeeping and Identification of Dogs, Section 2 tostate, “To provide a source of reference for registra-tion or transfer applications which have been madeor may later be made to The American Kennel Club,and to assure the accuracy of such applications, cer-tain minimum written records must be maintained.Records can be kept on paper and/or electronically.Electronic records must be kept in an industry stan-dard format, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, AdobePDF or Open Document Format, that is easily acces-sible and printable immediately upon AKC’s request.Electronic records must be backed up on a consistentbasis and the back-up copy kept in a separate securelocation, such as a cloud-based service, externalhard drive, DVD, or other properly secured depend-able service.”

Approval of Annual FeesThe Charter and Bylaws of the AmericanKennel Club, Inc. “Charter and Bylaws”require that the Board of Directors set

deposits annually for the submission ofcomplaints pursuant to Article XII, Section 1;as well as deposits for appeals to an AppealTrial Board pursuant to Article XIII,Section 7. Staff recommends that the Board of Directorsapprove the annual fee to submit a complaintpursuant to Article XII, Section 1 of theCharter and Bylaws to remain the same at$500 for 2019. Staff further recommends thatthe Board of Directors approve the annual feeto submit an appeal pursuant to Article XIII,Section 7 of the Charter and Bylaws to remainthe same at $200 for 2019. Following a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Dr. Davies, the Board VOTED(unanimously) to approve the Staffrecommendation. The following AKC Management actions werereported:(Final Board Disciplinary actions are reportedon the Secretary’s Page)

CONSENTFollowing a motion by Dr. Battaglia, secondedby Dr. Davies it was VOTED (unanimously) toapprove the following Consent items:

• Delegate Approvals

• AKC Temperament Test

• Entry Requirements Formatting Change –Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 11,Section 4

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• Grand Champion Points for Best ofBreed - Rules Applying to Dog ShowsChapter 16, Section 6

• Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 11Italics Changes

• Rewording Catalog & Judges Book EntryErrors Rules Applying to Dog ShowsChapter 14, Section 8

• Obedience Trial Champion Title Modifi-cations

• Group Club Special Attractions at Multi-ple Shows in One Day

• Tracking – “Making Life Easier” Recom-mendations

• Retriever Field Trials – Exempt First Dogof a Series

• Irish Red and White Setter ProposedBreed Standard Revision

• Standard Schnauzer Proposed BreedStandard Revision

Delegate ApprovalsSylvia Arrowwood, Moncks Corner, SCTo represent Myrtle Beach Kennel Club

Cathy M. Driggers, Lake Helen, FLTo represent West Volusia Kennel Club

Sally L. Fineburg, Yardley, PATo represent Hatboro Dog Club

Erika N. Wyatt, Maple Park, ILTo represent American Sloughi Association

AKC Temperament Test The Board VOTED to approve arecommendation to implement an AKCTemperament Test (ATT) open to all breedsand mixed breeds.

Structure of the ATT TestThe AKC Temperament Test will assess thedog’s reaction to stimuli in the world. Thesestimuli will be in the following five categories:social, auditory, visual, tactile (touch), andproprioceptive (motion). Desired traits are that the dog will beemotionally stable, inquisitive, appropriatelysocial for its breed, and biddable. The ATT is a pass-fail test. A dog must pass tentesting items. From a list of 15 test items, tenwill be selected (2 in each of the fivecategories) for each event. Please see the lastpage of the memo for the testing items.

Administration of the ATT TestATT events will be handled in a similarmanner to a Farm Dog Certified test. ATTevents may be held as a stand-alone test or inconjunction with any other type of AKC event.They will appear on the Event Search website.An event application fee will apply. Any type of

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AKC club may apply to hold an ATT test andthe host club is responsible for theadministration of the test. Clubs do not needto be licensed for the ATT test. Clubs at theiroption may close entries prior to the event ormay allow day of event entries. An entry limitper event may be determined by the club.Results will be submitted along with a $3.50per entry service fee. CGC Evaluators will be the judges for ATTtests. They must attest that they have watchedthe instructional video on “How to Judge theATT.” Clubs may offer the test twice on thesame day (morning/afternoon) or on twoconsecutive days. When tests are given back-to-back (same day or next day), the order of testitems must be changed, and the ten test itemsshall not be identical and should be asdifferent as possible from the previous test. Dogs must be at least 1-year old to take theATT test. Handlers may talk to and praise thedog in the ATT, although not excessively. Foodor toys may not be used in the test, either as areward or a lure. Dogs who do not pass the testmay retest when ready.

Earning the ATT Suffix TitleThe dog must pass the test two times to qualifyfor the ATT title. The owner of the dog mustapply for the title.

Entry Requirements Formatting Change – RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 11, Section 4The Board VOTED to approve the

recommendation of the Delegate Dog ShowRules Committee to change the formatting ofthe entry requirements listed in RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 11, Section 4.

SECTION 4. To be acceptable, an entry must:• Be submitted with required entry fee• Be on an Official American Kennel Clubentry form• Be signed by the owner or his dulyauthorized agent• Include the name and date of show-givingclub • All of the following information on the dog: • Breed • Variety, if any • Sex • Name of class or classes entered (Classes mustbe entered in accordance with Chapter 3) • Full/Registered Name of Dog • Date of Birth • Place of Birth • Name of Sire • Name of Dam • One of the following: • AKC registration number • Or PAL number • Or foreign registration number and countryfor an unregistered imported dog • Or identification number issued by AKC• Name of Breeder(s) • Name of Owner(s)/co-owner(s) • Name of Owner(s) agent, if any • Address of Owner

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The remainder of the section is unchanged.The proposal will be read at the MarchDelegates’ meeting and voted at the JuneDelegates’ meeting.

Grand Champion Points for Best of Breed - RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 16, Section 6The Board VOTED to approve therecommendation of the Delegate Dog ShowRules Committee to change the italicizedsentence of Rules Applying to Dog ShowsChapter 16, Section 6 to be part of the rules.The proposal will be read at the MarchDelegates’ meeting and voted at the JuneDelegates meeting. If approved, the effectivedate will be immediate.A dog awarded Best of Breed will be creditedwith the number of Grand Champion pointscalculated for Best of Breed or for the Best ofOpposite Sex, whichever is greater.

Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 11 ItalicsChangesThe Board VOTED to approve therecommendation of the Delegate Dog ShowRules Committee to change parts of the italicsin Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 11, Sec-tions 12 & 13 to become part of the rule.Additionally, the Dog Show Rules Committeeis suggesting a few wording changes to thesesections. These sections address the eligibilityof superintendents, show secretaries, officialveterinarians, and judges to exhibit. Theproposal will be read at the March Delegates

meeting and voted at the June Delegatesmeeting.

SECTION 12A Superintendent, an individual licensed tosuperintend events as an employee of theSuperintendent, any other employee of theSuperintendent, or any person residing in thesame household as any of the foregoing, shallnot exhibit or act as agent or handler, at anyshow held thirty days before or after a showwhich the Superintendent has been approvedto service by The American Kennel Club.Dogs owned wholly or in part by aSuperintendent, an individual licensed tosuperintend events as an employee of theSuperintendent, any other employee of theSuperintendent, or any person residing in thesame household as any of the foregoing, shallbe ineligible to be entered at any show heldthirty days before or after a show which theSuperintendent has been approved to serviceby The American Kennel Club.For the purpose of this section, the employees of a Su-perintendent would include only those individualswho represent the Superintendent or superintendingorganization or dog shows.

SECTION 13For the purposes of this section, the membersof an immediate family are one’s spouse,domestic partner, parents, grandparents,children, grandchildren, siblings, mother-in-

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law, father-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law; adopted,half, and step members are also included inimmediate family. The above will apply to judges of sweepstakesor futurities held with licensed or membershows exactly as it does to judges of regularcompetition at shows. This provision prohibiting judges or those residing inthe same household from exhibiting on the same daydoes not apply to the judge of the Four-to-Six MonthCompetition or to Junior Showmanship only judges.Such judges may also exhibit on the day(s) they judge.

Rewording Catalog & Judges Book Entry ErrorsRules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 14, Section8The Board VOTED to approve therecommendation of the Delegate Dog ShowRules Committee to reword Rules Applying toDog Shows Chapter 14, Section 8 whichaddresses errors in entry information in thecatalog and judges book. The proposal will beread at the March Delegates meeting andvoted at the June Delegates meeting.

SECTION8.At the requestof theownerorhandlerof an exhibit, any errors in thecatalogand/or judge's bookat any show,whicharecontrary to the informationappearingon theentry formof thatdog for that show, shall becorrected in the judge's bookby the ShowSecretaryor theSuperintendentprior to thejudgingand in themarkedcatalog tobe sent to

TheAmericanKennelClub. Saiddogmaycompete inall classes and for all prizes forwhich itwasproperly enteredon the entry form.

Obedience Trial Champion Title ModificationsThe Board VOTED to amend Chapter 8,Sections 2 and 3 of the Obedience Regulationsto make three modifications to the pointschedule for earning the Obedience TrialChampion title. These changes are effectiveAugust 1, 2019.

Obedience Regulations, Chapter 8, ObedienceTrial Championship.Section 2. Championship Points. ObedienceTrial Championship points will be recordedfor those dogs that have earned a first, second,third or fourth place ribbon competing in theOpen B or Utility B class, according to theschedule of points established by the AKCBoard of Directors. When counting thenumber of eligible dogs in competition, a dogthat is disqualified or excused from the ring bythe judge will not be included. One (1) Championship point will be

recorded for those dogs that earn a qualifyingscore of 197 or better in the Open B or UtilityB class, if they did not earn points based onthe Point Schedule. Requirements for the Obedience TrialChampion are as follows:The dog must have won

1. 100 points2. A first place in Utility B with at least

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three dogs in competition3. A first place in Open B with at least five

dogs in competition4. An additional first place under the con-

ditions of 2 or 3 above5. All three first places under three differ-

ent judgesOnly one of the required first places may

have been won at a specialty Show or a JuniorObedience Showcase.

Section 3. Obedience Trial Champion Title.The AKC will issue an Obedience TrialChampion certificate and will permit the useof the letters OTCH preceding the name ofeach dog that meets the requirements. The letters OTCH will be followed by a

numeric designation indicating the number oftimes a dog has met the requirements of theOTCH title as defined in these regulations(OTCH2, OTCH3, OTCH4, etc.).

Section 5. Point Schedule.Open B

Group Club Special Attractions at Multiple Showsin One DayThe Board VOTED to approve a Staffrecommendation to change the MultipleShows in One Day policy to allow group clubsto offer special attractions at both of theirevents. Tracking – “Making Life Easier” Recommenda-tionsThe Board VOTED to amend the TrackingRegulations with five trackingrecommendations meant to address issues andquestions that have been raised by thetracking community regarding participation inthe sport.

1. Allowing the Tracking Test secretary toenter the test

2. Extending the Tracking Certification ex-piration date

3. Adding to the Pool of Tracking Certifica-tion Judges

4. Allow Dogs with Physical Challenges toParticipate in Tracking

5. Clarifying the Combined Test limits

Tracking Regulations, General Regulations,Chapter 1.

Section 12. Dogs that May Not Compete. Nodog less than six (6) months of age mayparticipate in tracking events. No dogbelonging wholly or in part to a judge, testsecretary, test chair, chief tracklayer,superintendent, or any member of such aperson’s household, may be entered in any

Number of Dogs 1st 2nd 3rd 4thCompeting

5-9 2 1 1 0

10-14 4 1 1 0

15-19 6 2 1 0

20-24 10 3 1 1

25-29 14 4 2 1

30-34 18 5 2 1

35-39 22 7 3 1

40-44 26 9 4 2

45-49 30 11 5 2

50-64 34 13 6 3

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tracking test at which such person officiates oris scheduled to officiate. Nor may they handleor act as agent for any dog entered at thattracking test. If allowed by the host club, the tracking test

secretary may enter dogs owned or co-ownedby the secretary and may handle dogs in thetracking test. The secretary’s priority must bethe handling of official secretary duties in atimely manner. If participation in the testinterferes with these duties, otherarrangements for handling dogs must bemade.The official veterinarians will not exhibit or

act as agent or handle at the test, and dogsowned wholly or in part by them will not beeligible to be entered at the test.No dog owned wholly or in part by a

superintendent, any employee of thatsuperintendent, or any person residing in thesame household as any of the foregoing will beeligible to be entered at any test held 30 daysbefore or after a test that the superintendenthas been approved to service by the AKC. Normay that person exhibit or act as an agent orhandler.For the purpose of this section, the

employees of a superintendent include onlythose individuals who represent thesuperintendent or superintendingorganization at dog shows.Section 13. Disqualification, Ineligibility, Ex-cusal, and Change in Appearance of Dogs.(Paragraph 9)

Any dog that is lame at a tracking test maynot compete. Lameness is defined as anyderangement of normal movement, disabledor with impaired freedom of movement. Thejudge must determine, without a veterinarian’sopinion, whether a dog is lame. If the judgedeems a dog lame, that judge will excuse thedog from competing and will mark the judge’sbook “Excused-lame.” However, dogs withphysical challenges (including amputees)disfigured as the result of an accident orinjury, but otherwise qualified shall beeligible, provided the disfigurement does notinterfere with functional movement and if inthe opinion of the judge, the dog displays nosigns of physical discomfort and can safelycomplete the test.

Section 17. Drawing for Entries and Alter-nates List. Entries for a tracking test will beaccepted until the official closing date andtime, even if the advertised test limit has beenreached. A random drawing of all entries, todetermine which dogs will participate in thetest, will be held within 48 hours after theclosing date and time. The drawing will beopen to all interested persons. The testsecretary will draw entries on the date, hour,and location specified in the premium list andensure the draw is conducted in a random andimpartial manner. In cases where the testsecretary is entered in the test, the drawing forentries must be conducted by anothermember of the event committee. If the

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advertised limit is not reached, a drawing isoptional. The results of the draw will be madeavailable to the people present at the draw.

Section 19. Judging Assignments. Each dogmust be judged by two judges. The maximumnumber of dogs two judges may test at a TD orTDU test in one day is twelve (12). Themaximum number of dogs two judges mayjudge at a TDX test in one day is six (6). Themaximum number of dogs two judges mayjudge at a VST test in one day is eight (8).When more than one test is offered on thesame day, the following substitution factor willbe in effect:2 TDs = 1 TDX2 TDUs = 1 TDX2 TDs = 1 VST2 TDUs = 1 VST1 TDX = 1 VSTAt any combined test(s), which may include

VST, the maximum number of dogs two judgesmay test in one day will be equal to twelve (12)TDs, twelve (12) TDUs, or six (6) TDXs. Thefollowing are the limits for combined tests(may be less):Up to 2 TD/TDU with up to 5 TDX or 5 VSTentries.Up to 4 TD/TDU with up to 4 TDX or 4 VSTentries.Up to 6 TD/TDU with up to 3 TDX or 3 VSTentries.Up to 8 TD/TDU with up to 2 TDX or 2 VSTentries.

Up to 10 TD/TDU with up to 1 TDX or 1VST entry.TDX tracks combined with VST tracks arelimited to 6 entries.

Chapter 2, Regulations for Performance andJudging.

Section 9. Drawing for Tracks. Prior to thedraw for test day running order, the judges willbe provided with the catalog number, breed,sex, and AKC number for each dog entered. To determine the orderof running for each participant, the testsecretary, with one or both of the judgespresent, will assemble theparticipants just prior to starting time for adrawing by lot of the assigned catalognumbers. In cases where the test secretary isentered in the test, the drawing for tracksmust be conducted by another member of theevent committee. Once the numbers havebeen drawn, they may not be exchanged,except under unusual circumstances and onlywith the judges’ approval. Any such exchangesmust be fully reported in the judges’ books.

Chapter 3, Tracking Dog Test.Section 2. Certification. A written statement

must accompany each entry for a licensed ormember tracking test for any dog that has notpreviously passed an AKC TD or TDU test.This statement must be dated within two yearsof the date the test is to be held, signed byeither a person approved to judge tracking

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tests, or by a person/evaluator who hashandled a dog to a TDX or VST title withinthe last ten (10) years, and must certify thatthe dog has satisfactorily performed acertification test. The certification test will be of a complexity

equivalent to the TD or TDU test and will takeplace under conditions similar to such a test. Adog that does not satisfactorily complete thecertification test in its entirety will not becertified. A dog that fails a tracking test may not be re-

certified by one of the judges based on itsperformance at that test, regardless of howclose the dog came to passing. It is permissible for a dog to be entered

under the certifying judge. Judges who wish to enter a TD test are

subject to the same requirements as otherentrants. Judges/evaluators will not providecertification to any dogs they own wholly or inpart. The certification statement signed by a

provisional or approved tracking judge, or anevaluator, should be worded similarly to thefollowing:

“I have observed the tracking performanceof (registered name, AKC registration number,breed) on a track of equivalent complexityand under conditions similar to a regulationAKC TD and/or TDU track. I hereby certifythat the dog performed the certification testin its entirety and is ready to participate in an

AKC licensed or member TD and/or TDUtracking test.”

1. Date of certification test; 2. Original signature of judge or evaluator; 3. Judge’s/Evaluator’s typed or printed name; 4. Judge’s number5. Evaluator’s address, Email & Phone No.

The judge/evaluator will provide four (4)certification statements based on the dog’scompletion of one certification test. Shouldthe dog fail at four (4) successive licensed ormember tracking tests within the twenty-four(24)-month period, the dog must berecertified in order to be eligible to enteradditional licensed or member club trackingtests. The statements certifying the dog’s ability to

follow a track must be originals. They cannotbe used again, and they must be retained bythe test-giving club with the entry forms. In unusual circumstances, the AKC, through

its Companion Events department, may issuetracking certifications based on statementsprovided by the handler concerning the dog’stracking ability.

Chapter 7, Optional Titling Tracking Test,Tracking Dog Urban.

Section 2. Certification. A written statementmust accompany each entry for a licensed ormember tracking test for any dog that has notpreviously passed an AKC TD or TDU test.

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This statement must be dated within two yearsof the date the test is to be held, signed by aperson approved to judge tracking tests, or bya person/evaluator who has handled a dog toa TDX or VST title within the last ten (10)years and must certify that the dog hassatisfactorily performed a certification test.The certification test will be of a complexity

equivalent to the TD or TDU test and will takeplace under conditions similar to such a test. Adog that does not satisfactorily complete thecertification test in its entirety will not becertified.A dog that fails a TDU test may not be re-

certified by one of the judges based on itsperformance at that test, regardless of howclose the dog came to passing.It is permissible for a dog to be entered

under the certifying judge.Judges who wish to enter a TDU test are

subject to the same requirements as otherentrants. Judges/evaluators will not providecertification to any dogs they own wholly or inpart.The certification statement signed by a

provisional or approved tracking judge, orevaluator, should be worded similarly to thefollowing:“I have observed the tracking performance

of (registered name, AKC registration number,and breed) on a track of equivalentcomplexity and under conditions similar to aregulation AKC TD and/or TDU track. Ihereby certify that the dog performed the

certification test in its entirety and is ready toparticipate in an AKC licensed or member TDand/or TDU tracking test.”

1. Date of certification test;2. Original signature of judge or evaluator;3. Judge’s or Evaluator’s typed or printed

name;4. Judge’s number.5. Evaluator’s address, Email & Phone No.

The judge/evaluator will provide four (4)certification statements based on the dog’scompletion of one certification test. Shouldthe dog fail at four (4) successive licensed ormember tracking tests within the twenty-four(24)-month period, the dog must berecertified in order to be eligible to enteradditional licensed or member club trackingtests.The statements certifying the dog’s ability to

follow a track must be originals. They cannotbe used again, and they must be retained bythe test-giving club with the entry forms.In unusual circumstances, the AKC, through

its Companion Events department, may issuetracking certifications based on statementsprovided by the handler concerning the dog’stracking ability.The Companion Events Delegate Committeediscussed the Tracking Regulationsrecommendations at their December 2018meeting and voted in favor of all changes, withonly a request to modify item #3 to allow anyperson that has put a TDX or VST title on adog within the past ten (10) years to perform

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certifications.

Retriever Field Trials – Exempt First Dog of a SeriesThe Board VOTED to approve arecommendation from the Retriever FieldTrial Advisory Committee to amend the FieldTrial Rules and Standard Procedure forRetrievers, Chapter 14, Section 4 toautomatically exempt any dog selected as thefirst dog to run in a series who previously ranas the first dog in an earlier series of the samestake at the same trial. The dog having thenext sequential entry number would replacethe exempt dog as the first dog to run in theseries. This amendment will be read at theMarch Delegates’ meeting and voted on at theJune Delegates’ meeting. If approved by theDelegate body, the effective date will be uponcommunication to the clubs.

FIELD TRIAL RULES AND STANDARDPROCEDURE FOR RETRIEVERS

Proposed Regulations (Line In)Chapter 14. Rules for Retriever Field TrialsSection 4. (2nd paragraph)

The objective of rotation is to spread theburden or benefit of running early equitablyamong the competing dogs. The Judges shallselect the particular system of rotation to beused, and the system selected shall bepublicly announced by the Judges and/orMarshal before the commencement of the

stake to which the rotation will apply. If anydog, by consequence of the rotation, isdesignated to run first twice in the samestake, at the same field trial, he should beexempt from that obligation. In such aninstance, said dog will be passed over and thenext number in the callbacks shall be first.For example, if #22 had started a previousseries and by some chance came up again tobe first on a subsequent series in the samestake, at the same field trial, he would bepassed over and the next dog in the sequencewould be first (#23 or the next number in thecallbacks)”

Irish Red and White Setter Proposed Breed Stan-dard RevisionThe Board VOTED to approve the proposedrevisions to the Irish Red and White SetterStandard submitted by the Irish Red andWhite Setter Association of America,(IRWSAA). The club may proceed to ballotthe membership in accordance with theIRWSAA Constitution and Bylaws.

Standard Schnauzer Proposed Breed Standard Re-visionThe Board VOTED to approve the proposedrevisions to the Standard Schnauzer Standardsubmitted by the Standard Schnauzer Club ofAmerica, (SSCA). The club may proceed toballot the membership in accordance with theSSCA Constitution and Bylaws.


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FinanceJoseph Baffuto, Chief Financial Officer,participated in this portion of the meeting.

There was an EXECUTIVE SESSION at thebeginning of the Finance portion of themeeting discuss sensitive business matters.There was nothing reported out of thissession.

Mr. Baffuto presented unaudited financialresults for year-end 2018. Total operatingrevenues for the 2018 year were $76.8 millionwhich was just slightly below our Budget of$77.5 million, but 7% above the previous yearof 2017. Overall operating expenses of $72.6million were below Budget by 4.5%, but 10.6%above 2017 actuals. Operating income of $4.2million outperformed the 2018 Budget of$1.46 million while resulting in somewhatlower results than $6.1 million outcome from2017. The 2018 year ended with untimelyinvestment portfolio results reflecting a $6.4million loss on investments.

New BusinessDoug Ljungren, Executive Vice President,Sports and Events asked to Board to considera request from the Basset Hound Club ofAmerica to allow spayed or neutered dogs toparticipate in non-regular classes that are FieldTrial oriented classes at independentspecialties. The Board directed staff to share this request

with the Dog Show Rules and Parent ClubDelegate Committees for their input.

It was VOTED to adjourn Friday, February 8,2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Adjourned Attest:

Gina M. DiNardo, Executive Secretary


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