Quarterly Meeting of the Delegatesof

The American Kennel ClubJanuary 17, 2006

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 297Abilene Kennel Club—Neil A. BatesAffenpinscher Club of America—Chad HowardAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Con-

stance ButherusAiredale Terrier Club of America—Aletta L. MooreAkita Club of America—Dr. Sophia KaluzniackiAlbany Kennel Club, Inc.—Dennis J. GallantAmerican Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.—Ms. Janina

K. LaurinAmerican Bloodhound Club—Mary L. OlszewskiAmerican Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.—Patte

KlecanAmerican Boxer Club, Inc.—Mrs. Stephanie Abra-

hamAmerican Brittany Club, Inc.—Karen StoutAmerican Brussels Griffon Association—James M.

NeposchlanAmerican Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club,

Inc.—John D. GammonAmerican Chesapeake Club, Inc.—Mrs. Betsy H.

HumerAmerican Chinese Crested Club, Inc.—Simon M.

DickersonAmerican Fox Terrier Club—Connie ClarkAmerican Foxhound Club, Inc—Harold MillerAmerican Maltese Association, Inc.—Mr. Richard

W. GlennAmerican Pointer Club, Inc.—Mrs. Karen R. SpeyAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G. PiuszAmerican Shetland Sheepdog Association—Mrs.

Lynette J. SaltzmanAmerican Shih Tzu Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty E. BlairAmerican Water Spaniel Club—Beth LagimoniereAnderson Kennel Club—Phillip D. SampleAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Ms.

Patricia A. SampleAntelope Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—William

DanielsAsheville Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie MulveyAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAtlanta Obedience Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia M.

MayhallAustin Kennel Club, Inc.—Kay JoinerAustralian Cattle Dog Club of America—Kathryn A.

HamiltonBack Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Nina

SchaeferBadger Kennel Club—Joan GraberBaltimore County Kennel Club—Mrs. Lucy Camp-

bell-GracieBasset Hound Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Bar-

bara WicklundBayou Kennel Club, Inc.—Wayne BoydBedlington Terrier Club of America—Mrs. Marjorie

M. HansonBelgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.—Barbara

Swisher

Berks County Kennel Club, Inc.—Frank S. PiehlBernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc.—Lil-

ian OstermillerBichon Frise Club of America, Inc.—George SikesBlackhawk Retriever Club—John UnbehaunBorder Collie Society of America—Claudia FrankBorzoi Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Karen Staudt-

CartabonaBoston Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Kath-

leen M. KellyBriard Club of America, Inc.—Tommy MillnerBulldog Club of New England, Inc.—Francesca J.

CastanedaBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—Daniel J.

Smyth, Esq.California Airedale Terrier Club—Carole Bullwin-

kle-FoucraultCapital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C.,

Inc.—Dr. Joyce A. DandridgeCardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.—Ms.

Eugenia B. BishopCarolina Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie AshbyCarroll County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cheryl L.

Snedaker-SimsCatoctin Kennel Club—Whitney CoombsCentral Beagle Club—David S. BagaleyCentral Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane J.

AlbersCentral New York Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane

D. AlmyCentral Ohio Kennel Club—Roberta K. BradyChannel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Claire K. SteidelCharleston Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodCharlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc.—

Peggy B. KesslerChattanooga Kennel Club—David GilstrapChicago Bulldog Club, Inc.—Mr. Robert L. New-

combChihuahua Club of America, Inc.—Rey BurgosChow Chow Club, Inc.—Mrs. Ginny AtkinsonCincinnati Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Patricia H.

HainesClarksville Kennel Club—Robert A. SchrollCleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.—Mrs.

Maureen R. SetterClumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc.—Ricky

BlackmanCollie Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Harold W. Sund-

stromColorado Kennel Club—Thaddeus MakowskiColorado Springs Kennel Club—Mrs. Andre B.

SchoenContra Costa County Kennel Club, Inc.—Anna Car-

sonConyers Kennel Club of Georgia—Michael

HouchardCorpus Christi Kennel Club, Inc.—Joan UrbanCudahy Kennel Club—Don H. AdamsDachshund Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Charles A.

BarisDalmatian Club of America, Inc.—James W. SmithDayton Dog Training Club, Inc.—Barbara L. MannDayton Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Georgia L. RushDel Monte Kennel Club, Inc.—Merlyn A. Green,

D.C.Delaware County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Maxine

B. RaderDes Moines Kennel Club, Inc.—John D. HughesDetroit Kennel Club—Mr. Erik BergishagenDevon Dog Show Association, Inc.—John C.

Sheahan, IIIDog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.—Mrs.

Patti L. StrandDog Owner’s Training Club of Maryland—Kathry-

nann SarvinasDuluth Kennel Club—Hon. David C. MerriamDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEast Tennessee Retriever Club—Catherine BellEastern Dog Club—Charles J. FoleyEastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club, Inc.—

Mrs. Joan TaborElm City Kennel Club—Joan CaspersenEnglish Cocker Spaniel Club of America, Inc.—Mr.

Jesse A. Pfeiffer, Jr.English Setter Association of America, Inc.—Mr.

John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association,

Inc.—Mrs. Alice E. BerdEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Club of Illi-

nois—David H. HopkinsFinger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Margaret B.

PoughFinnish Spitz Club of America—Kim RaleighFlat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Inc.—

Kurt AndersonForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Almira B. DallasFort Lauderdale Dog Club—Nancy IsaksonFort Worth Kennel Club—Mr. Harry G. OttmannFrench Bulldog Club of America—Mrs. Ann M.

HubbardGalveston County Kennel Club, Inc.—Kathleen

NuzenskiGenesee County Kennel Club, Inc.—Connie S.

ClappGenesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Audrey I.

ThomasGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr. Car-

men L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club of America—Mr.

Kenneth A. MardenGerman Wirehaired Pointer Club of America,

Inc.—Ms. Patricia W. LauransGiant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.—Robin

GreensladeGig Harbor Kennel Club—Richard L. ByrdGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Bonnie

LaphamGloucester County Kennel Club, Inc.—Carole

RichardsGolden Retriever Club of America—Mr. Howard

FalbergGordon Setter Club of America, Inc.—Susan

DeSilverGreat Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr. Robert

M. BrownGreater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms. Karen

J. BurgessGreater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—David Keene

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Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club—Nalena A.Klaas

Greater Freeport Illinois Kennel Club—Ronald H.Menaker

Greater Lowell Kennel Club, Inc.—Virginia M.O’Connell

Greater Miami Dog Club—Pedro CofinoGreater Naples Dog Club—Bill PottebaumGreenville Kennel Club—Linda A. KnorrGreyhound Club of America—Melanie SteeleHarrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cynthia A.

MillerHatboro Dog Club, Inc.—Mr. Robert D. BlackHawaiian Kennel Club—Norman B. KenneyHockamock Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy FiskHollywood Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—Jan WolfHouston Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Carol A.

WilliamsonHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dick BlairHuntington Kennel Club, Inc.—Gwen McCullaghIbizan Hound Club of the United States—Luane V.

WilliamsIdaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.—Wyoma

CloussIngham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Rita J. BiddleInland Empire Kennel Association, Inc.—Lawrence

ColemanIrish Setter Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Con-

stance B. VanacoreIrish Wolfhound Club of America—Eugenia HunterItalian Greyhound Club of America, Inc.—Sondra

KatzJefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri—

Cledith WakefieldK-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ,

Inc.—Mrs. Pam GoldmanKanadasaga Kennel Club—Mrs. Beverly M.

NosigliaKeeshond Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John D.

SawickiKenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut, Inc.—Mrs.

Gwen WexlerKennel Club of Beverly Hills—Polly FlemingKennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.—Carole PlesurKennel Club of Niagara Falls—Mrs. Florence L.

PrawelKennel Club of Philadelphia, Inc.—Charles H.

SchaeferKennel Club of Riverside—Sylvia ThomasKettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.—Paulann PhelanKey City Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Fred C. Bock, IIKomondor Club of America, Inc.—Eric LiebesLabrador Retriever Club, Inc.—Mr. A. N. SillsLackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia Van

DorenLadies’ Dog Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia T. RowlandLakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club—Sylvia

MeiselsLakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Crecia C.

ClossonLancaster Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cynthia L. Gar-

manLand O’ Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert L. Kelly

Langley Kennel Club—Ms. Dianne E. FranckLawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Bryant

C. FreemanLawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert LaBergeLewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Sue

GoldbergLima Kennel Club—Ellen FetterLouisiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Luis F. SosaLouisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty F. WilliamsMacon Kennel Club—Nell StumpffMagic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Sandra B.

BarkerManitowoc County Kennel Club, Inc.—Romana

ArnoldMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. J. C. GarvinMastiff Club of America, Inc.—Dr. William R.

NewmanMedina Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Pat DresserMensona Kennel Club, Inc.—John S. Fitzpatrick,

D.V.M.Middle Tennessee Amateur Retriever Club—John

RussellMiddlesex County Kennel Club—Robert A. Proc-

ter, Jr.Midwest Field Trial Club, Inc.—Mr. Marshall

SimondsMiniature Bull Terrier Club of America—Giselle

SimondsMispillion Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Blackie H.

NygoodMississippi Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Gretchen

BernardiMississippi Valley Retriever Club—Robert H. McK-

owenMohawk Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Sandra HaberMonmouth County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Helmi

KonderockMonticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—James M.

BurnsMount Vernon Dog Training Club—Mrs. Ruth W.

CrumbMountain States Dog Training Club, Inc.—John D.

LandisMountaineer Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Rebecca S.

StanevichMt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Judith V.

DanielsNashville Kennel Club—James EfronNational Beagle Club—Eddie DziukNational Capital Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Catherine

B. NelsonNaugatuck Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Viola BurgosNew England Dog Training Club, Inc.—Liz SullivanNew England Old English Sheepdog Club—Mrs.

Jane C. OggNewtown Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane F. TaylorNisqually Kennel Club—R. H. HachtelNorth Shore Kennel Club—Richard F. ColettiNortheastern Indiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.

Mary P. OsbunNorthwestern Connecticut Dog Club, Inc.—Billie

Ponton

Norwegian Elkhound Association of America,Inc.—Sherry Falk

Oakland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Alan D.Dorfman

Obedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.—Ms.Patricia C. Scully

Obedience Training Club of Rhode Island—JamesM. Ashton

Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Hugh Jordan

Olympic Kennel Club, Inc.—Harvey A. MuellerOnondaga Kennel Association, Inc.—Judy F. Mur-

rayOtterhound Club of America—Mark J. HawleyOzarks Kennel Club, Inc.—Mark A. ChambersPacific Coast Boston Terrier Club—Mr. Carl E.

GomesPanhandle Kennel Club of Texas, Inc.—Mrs.

Geraldine M. ShastidPapillon Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Arlene A.

CzechPark Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Bernard

SchwartzPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.—

Judy A. HartPenn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc.—Marieann Glad-

stonePenn Treaty Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Jean Ander-

sonPetit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America—

Anne Gallant, Ph.D.Philadelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.—Christine

AllenPiedmont Kennel Club, Inc.—Joachim BlutreichPioneer Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Margaret

VohrPlainfield Kennel Club—John McCullaghPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—Charles

McWilliamsPortland Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—James Prim-

merPortuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc.—

Karen ArendsProvidence County Kennel Club, Inc.—Kerstin T.

OttmarPug Dog Club of America, Inc.—Michelle R.

AndersonQueen City Dog Training Club, Inc.—Sandra

SchmidtRapid City Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Sally J. NistReno Kennel Club—Mr. Steven D. GladstoneRhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.—Gerard BaudetRhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States,

Inc.—Mr. George D. SextonRichland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Shirley L.

BoyerRichland Kennel Club, Inc.—Donald B. HarrisRichmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—Jan M.

RitchieRio Grande Kennel Club—Mr. William H. GreenRockingham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Janice S.

GardnerRubber City Kennel Club—Marcy L. Zingler

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Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club—Mrs. BarbaraFurbush

Saluki Club of America—Joseph P. PendrySammamish Kennel Club—Robert GlosterSamoyed Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John L.

RonaldSan Francisco Dog Training Club, Inc.—Stanley S.

SaltzmanSanta Ana Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Tom BrownSanta Barbara Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Abbe ShawSanta Clara Valley Kennel Club, INC.—James R.

DokSanta Maria Kennel Club, Inc.—Laurence J. LibeuSaratoga New York Kennel Club—Jessica Eggle-

stonScottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc.—Sally

PooleScottish Terrier Club of America—John McNabneyScottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.—Nancy

PerrellSeattle Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Lynne M. MyallShoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange

County—Susan L. HamilShreveport Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Sam F. Burke,

Jr.Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Donna

BeckmanSir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc—William J.

FeeneySkye Terrier Club of America—Mr. Walter F.

GoodmanSoft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America—

Cindy VogelsSouth Hills Kennel Club—Mrs. Kathleen R. ParksSouth Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C. FlynnSouth Windsor Kennel Club—Margarette (Peggy)

WampoldSouthern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—Dr. John V.

IoiaSouthern Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.—Lee ArnoldSpringfield Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Thomas M.

DaviesSt. Joseph Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas W. CarnealSt. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association—Dr.

Gerry MeiselsStaffordshire Terrier Club of America—I. L. Bris-

bin, Ph.D.Standard Schnauzer Club of America—Kathy A.

DonovanSteel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Miss Susan M.

NapadySun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc.—Paullet De

LongSusque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas D. Par-

rottiSussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Florence

DugganTennessee Valley Kennel Club—Karen ClausingTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Steve SchmidtTibetan Spaniel Club of America—Mr. Herbert H.

RosenTonawanda Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—William

HosslerTrap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Laura Wells

Troy Kennel Club, Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.—James S. CorbettTucson Kennel Club—Pat JacobsUnion County Kennel Club, Inc.—Carlotta DennieUnited States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.—Mr.

Carl C. Ashby, IIIUnited States Lakeland Terrier Club—Alfred J. Fer-

ruggiaroUpper Potomac Valley Kennel Club—J. M. HadererUpper Suncoast Dog Training Club—William H.

BlairVacationland Dog Club, Inc.—Iris K. FrankelVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Lynn WorthWachusett Kennel Club, Inc.—Suzanne GrayWaukesha Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy C. RussellWest Highland White Terrier Club of America—

Carolyn M. GardnerWest Volusia Kennel Club—Ferdinand ReinliebWestern Reserve Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. William

A. RussettWestminster Kennel Club—William F. StifelWichita Kennel Club, Inc.—Milli DoldWindham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Frederick R.

VogelWindward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association—

Mrs. Karen MaysWomen’s Field Trial Club—Judy RasmusonWoodstock Dog Club, Inc.—Mrs. Jan Marshall

Dennis B. Sprung, President in theChair.

Mr. Sprung: Good morning. Themeeting will come to order.

If there is any Delegate present whohas not signed the attendance record,please be sure to do so before leaving,as this is the official record of atten-dance.

If a Delegate makes a amendment tothe Bylaws or rules to be voted upontoday, please provide a written copy tothe Executive Secretary. It is mostimportant that the Executive Secretaryhas the specific wording, as this willgreatly enhance our ability to projectthe precise words to be considered onthe screen.

At a convenient point in this meet-ing, at about 11:30 a.m., we will breakfor lunch. Following lunch, we willreconvene in this room.

The Chair would like to introducethe persons seated with me on thepodium. On my immediate left is ourChairman, Ron Menaker. To his left isVice Chairman, David Merriam. Onmy right is Doris Abbate, ProfessionalRegistered Parliamentarian. To herright is Jim Crowley, the ExecutiveSecretary. And to Jim’s right is JoanPitt, the court reporter.

New Delegates have been requestedto submit a photograph for publicationin the AKC GAZETTE. Any Delegatewho has not submitted a photographand wishes to do so, please see thephotographer during a recess or afteradjournment.

It is my sad duty to inform you ofthe passing of two Delegates: BeverlyCobb, Delegate for the Santa ClaraDog Training Club since June of 1985,and Karen Sofield, Delegate for theNassau Dog Training Club since Mayof 1998.

The Chair calls on Jim Crowley toread the names of Delegates who havebeen seated since our last hearing.

Mr. Crowley: These Delegates havebeen seated since the last meeting:

Stephanie Abraham, Scotland, Con-necticut, to represent the AmericanBoxer Club

William Blair, Greenwich, Connecti-cut, to represent Upper Suncoast DogTraining Club

I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., Aiken, SouthCarolina, to represent StaffordshireTerrier Club of America

Tom Brown, Santa Ana, California,to represent Santa Ana Valley KennelClub

Francesca J. Castanenda, Pawtucket,Rhode Island, to represent BulldogClub of New England

Pedro A. Cofino, Esquire, MiamiBeach, Florida, to represent GreaterMiami Dog Club

Paullet De Long, Castro Valley, Cali-fornia, to represent Sun Maid KennelClub of Fresno

Barbara M. Dille, White Plains, NewYork, to represent Saw Mill River Ken-nel Club

Kathy A. Donovan, Norwalk, Con-necticut, to represent Standard Schnau-zer Club of America

Claudia Frank, Greenfield, Ohio, torepresent Border Collie Society ofAmerica

Martha G. Griffin, Pell City, Alaba-ma, to represent Birmingham KennelClub

Pat Jacobs, Tucson, Arizona, to rep-resent Tucson Kennel Club

Nalena A. Klaas, King George, Vir-ginia, to represent Greater Fredericks-burg Kennel Club

Helmi Konderock, MonmouthBeach, New Jersey, to represent Mon-mouth County Kennel Club

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Ann Lettis, Staten Island, New York,to represent Staffordshire Bull TerrierClub of America

Joseph P. Pendry, Freedom, Califor-nia, to represent Saluki Club of Ameri-ca

Paulann S. Phelan, West Bend, Wis-consin, to represent Kettle MoraineKennel Club

Billie Ponton, Bethlehem, Connecti-cut, to represent Northwestern Con-necticut Dog Club

Michelle Ritter, Saylorsburg, Penn-sylvania, to represent Pocono Moun-tain Kennel Club

Thomson P. Stanfield, Jr., CommerceCity, Colorado, to represent Terry-AllKennel Club

Marlene Steinberg, Southampton,Pennsylvania, to represent GreaterPhiladelphia Dog Fanciers Association

Linda C. Wozniak, Chapel Hill,North Carolina, to represent DurhamKennel Club.

The following Delegates, who wereattending their first meeting sinceapproval, were introduced from thefloor:

Stephanie Abraham, Scotland, CT,to represent the American Boxer Club

Don Adams, Franklin, WI, to repre-sent Cudahy Kennel Club

William H. Blair, Greenwich, CT torepresent Upper Suncoast Dog Train-ing Club

I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., Aiken, SC, torepresent Staffordshire Terrier Club ofAmerica

Tom Brown, Santa Ana, CA, to rep-resent Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club

Francesca J. Castaneda, Pawtucket,RI, to represent Bulldog Club ofAmerica

Dr. Mark Chambers, Strafford, MO,to represent Ozarks Kennel Club

Pedro A. Cofino, Esq., Miami Beach,FL, to represent Greater Miami DogClub

Paullet De Long, Castro Valley, CA,to represent Sun Maid Kennel Club ofFresno

Kathy A. Donovan, Norwalk, CT, torepresent Standard Schnauzer Club ofAmerica

Claudia Frank, Greenfield, OH, torepresent Border Collie Society ofAmerica

Pat Jacobs, Tucson, AZ, to representTucson Kennel Club

Peggy Kessler, Keswick, VA, to rep-resent Charlottesville-Albermarle Ken-nel Club

Nalena A. Klaas, King George, VA,to represent Greater FredericksburgKennel Club

Helmi Konderock, MonmouthBeach, NJ, to represent MonmouthCounty Kennel Club

Joseph P. Pendry, Freedom, CA, torepresent Saluki Club of America

Paulaan S. Phelan, West Bend, WI,to represent Kettle Moraine KennelClub

Billie Ponton, Bethlehem, CT, torepresent, Northwestern ConnecticutDog Club

Sandra Schmidt, Cincinnati, OH, torepresent Queen City Dog TrainingClub

Linda C. Wozniak, Chapel Hill, NC,to represent Durham Kennel Club

Mr. Sprung: Thank you and a sin-cere welcome to all of our new dele-gates.

The minutes of the September 13th,2005 Delegates meeting were pub-lished in the October, 2005 AKCGAZETTE and mailed to all Delegates.If there are no corrections, the minuteswill stand approved as published.Hearing no corrections, the minutesstand as approved. The next item is theapproval of new member clubs. Thefollowing clubs have been approved byyour Board of Directors and will bevoted upon at this meeting:

Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club; Canaan Dog Club of America; Kachina Kennel Club, Glendale,

ArizonaMyrtle Beach Kennel Club, Myrtle

Beach, South CarolinaSilver State Kennel Club, Las Vegas,

Nevada

In accordance with the Bylaws, awritten ballot shall be required ifrequested in writing by at least fiveDelegates, made to the Executive Sec-retary of the AKC seven days prior tothe start of the meeting at which elec-tion is scheduled. The Chair has beenadvised by the Executive Secretarythat no such request has been received.We will therefore proceed with the vot-ing. An affirmative vote of four-fifths ofall Delegates is required to elect.

The question is on the election of theCambridge Minnesota Kennel Club asa member of The American KennelClub.

Those in favor, please raise yourhand.

Thank you. Those opposed, please raise your

hand.Thank you. There are four-fifths in the affirmative.The Chair declares that the Cam-

bridge Minnesota Kennel Club hasbeen duly elected a member of TheAmerican Kennel Club.

The question is on the election of theCanaan Dog Club of America a mem-ber of The AKC. Those in favor,please raise your hand.

Thank you. Those opposed, please raise your

hand.Thank you. There are four-fifths in the affirmative.The Chair declares the Canaan Dog

Club of America has been duly electedas a member of The American KennelClub.

The question is on the election of theKachina Kennel Club as a member ofThe American Kennel Club.

Those in favor, please raise yourhand.

Thank you. Those opposed, please raise your

hand. Thank you. There were four-fifths in the affirmative. The Chair declares the Kachina

Kennel Club has been duly elected asa member of the American KennelClub.

The question is on the election of theMyrtle Beach Kennel Club as a mem-ber of The American Kennel Club.

Those in favor, please raise yourhand.

Thank you. Those opposed, please raise your

hand.Thank you. There are four-fifths in the affirmative.The Chair declares that Myrtle

Beach Kennel Club has been dulyelected as a member of the AKC.

The question is on the election of theSilver State Kennel Club as a memberof The American Kennel Club.

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Those in favor, please raise yourhand.

Thank you. Those opposed, please raise your

hand.Thank you. There are four-fifths in the affirmative.The Silver State Kennel Club has

been duly elected a member of TheAmerican Kennel Club.

I now call on Mr. Menaker for theChairman’s report.

Mr. Menaker: Good morning. 2005was an outstanding year for AKC. Rev-enues far exceeded our expectationsand management continued to do asuperior job of controlling expenses.

In that regard, I am pleased to reportthat in 2005 AKC contributed $1.7million to the Canine Health Founda-tion. We also contributed $300,000toward scholarships for veterinary andundergraduate students. In addition,we contributed $170,000 to the AKCMuseum of the Dog.

As you know, 2005 was the year ofdevastating Hurricanes Katrina andRita and posed a challenging year interms of disaster relief for AKC. Forthe first time ever, we sent staff to theaffected areas to assist with the needsof displaced animals. Many individu-als, as well as 545 clubs and organiza-tions, made donations to theAKC/CAR Canine Support and ReliefFund. Donations totaled more than $1million, and to date more than$900,000 has been disbursed for rescueand relief efforts.

Members of the fancy donated vari-ous supplies at dog shows, and clubscollected donations at AKC Responsi-ble Dog Ownership Day across thecountry.

I wish to thank Delegates DianeAlbers, Carol Williamson, Carl Holderand Susan Hamil for their leadershiproles in the relief efforts, and also tothose in the fancy who stepped up tothe plate to assist in times of need.

After several months of workingclosely with staff and consultants andgathering input from the Delegatebody, the Board approved the formalstrategic plan late last year. Staff is nowimplementing those recommendations.

Our online litter registration serviceexperienced exceptional growth of 50percent in 2005. Late in the year, we

reached an all-time high: in the monthof December, 47 percent of all littersregistered with the AKC were regis-tered online.

Our licensing program has grownsignificantly this year, not only increas-ing our visibility, but enhancing ourbottom line. We now have AKC-licensed products in stores such as Tar-get, Petco, Petsmart, Lord & Taylor andthe premier toy store FAO Schwarz.This spring, we will be adding Wal-Mart to that list.

Our AKC Visa card program contin-ues to celebrate the public’s love ofpurebred dogs while contributing sig-nificantly to the AKC’s bottom line.Look for our brand new AKC agilitycards from Chase, which showcase oneof our most popular sports. Otherbranding efforts this year includeexpanded use of AKC signage atshows and events across the country.

During the past year, we continuedto enjoy a high level of visibility in themedia with positive messages aboutAKC, the sport, and responsible dogownership. Our advertisements, publicservice announcements and publicrelations initiatives in print, radio andtelevision reached out to hundreds ofmillions of households nationwide.

This year’s third annual AKCResponsible Dog Ownership Dayreached thousands at the grass rootslevel. Two well-attended flagshipevents were held in New York City andRaleigh, and more than 350 clubs andorganizations held their own events.

Certainly one of the busiest areas forAKC in 2005 was canine legislation.Our canine legislation departmentworked on more than 500 bills andordinances nationwide. On the federallevel we saw the introduction of the PetAnimal Welfare Statute of 2005,PAWS.

Many of you have asked for a PAWSupdate. It is my firm belief that theBoard took appropriate action byworking proactively with the bill’s co-sponsors. I am very optimistic that as aresult of our involvement in theprocess, we will see a redraft of the billthat will significantly benefit the wel-fare of dogs without imposing unrea-sonable burdens or restrictions on ourconstituents. At the conclusion of theseremarks, I will read a letter I recentlyreceived from Senator Santorum, inwhich he described some of the

changes that are being made to PAWSas a direct result of our input. An addi-tional important benefit of our proac-tive involvement is the positive rela-tionship we have established withmany of our legislators on Capitol Hill.I would like to express my thanks toDirector Steve Gladstone for the signif-icant time he spent assisting in theredraft of this bill and for attendingmultiple meetings with me on CapitolHill.

And, finally, I am very pleased thatmany of you were able to attend thisyear’s AKC/Eukanuba NationalChampionship. Once again we offereddog lovers all over the country theexcitement of a live format simulcaston two television stations nationwide.We had our largest entry ever, a totalof more than 3400 for the weekend’sthree events. All 165 AKC breeds andvarieties and all 50 states and 20 coun-tries were represented. I also want toacknowledge the hard work and cre-ative efforts that more than 140 ParentsClubs put into the very popular AKCMeet the Breeds.

I would like to thank you all forbeing here, and a special thanks tothose who assisted during the show. Ialso want to acknowledge the entirestaff for all of their hard work, dedica-tion and contributions to the sport ofpurebred dogs during 2005. It is myprivilege to work with them and withyou, and I look forward to an exciting2006. Thank you very much.

January 13, 2006

Mr. Ronald MenakerChairman of the BoardThe American Kennel Club260 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10016

Dear Chairman:I am writing you to thank you onceagain for your participation in theSubcommittee on Research, Nutri-tion and General Legislation’s hear-ing on the Pet Animal WelfareStatute of 2005, (PAWS), and to giveyou a progress report on PAWS. First, I am pleased to report thatsince the hearing we have added 14co-sponsors here in the Senate, sothat by the time we recessed inDecember, PAWS had 23 Senate co-sponsors. The companion bill in the

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House of Representatives has 129co-sponsors. Second, I stated at theNovember hearing that I planed tomake a number of additions andimprovements on PAWS to addressissues raised at the hearing and inthe discussion of the legislation thathas taken place before and since thehearing. Although we were unable tocomplete the process by the Christ-mas recess, as I had originallyhoped, we have been working hardon it, and I am pleased to report thatI expect to release a discussion draftby the end of this month. This discussion draft will include theprovisions I outlined at the hearing,including a clarification of thenumerical criteria for “dealers” andan explicit exemption for shelter andrescue organizations and clarificationof the definition of “retail pet store.”This draft will also clarify that per-sons who sell dogs for hunting, secu-rity or breeding purposes cannot besingled out for any special treatmentunder the Act. I am particularly pleased to report toyou that this discussion draft willalso include a provision exemptingfrom the definition of dealer retailsellers of dogs and cats who are incompliance with the standards ofnot-for-profit organizations such asthe American Kennel Club, whohave kennel standards and inspec-tion programs that the Secretary ofAgriculture has certified are at leastas effective as those required underthe Animal Welfare Act. As you know, writing good legisla-tion is an ongoing and painstakingprocess. I believe that with the helpof the American Kennel Club andother interested organizations, weare creating an outstanding piece oflegislation that will benefit the wel-fare of dogs and other animalsimmediately and far into the future. Finally, I want to offer my congratu-lations and best wishes to the Ameri-can Kennel Club on the occasion ofyour nationally televised NationalChampionship Dog Show in Tampaon January 14th and 15th. My familyand I look forward to watching theshow and seeing some of the greatestdogs in the United States and fromaround the world compete for theprestigious Best in Show award.

Sincerely, Rick Santorum, United States Senate.

(Applause.)

I will continue to keep you updatedon this legislation, but as I said earlierthis morning, it is my firm belief thatthe legislation will specifically excludethe American Kennel Club and willfinally, finally put some regulations inplace for the other 23 to 24 for-profitregistries who have no care and condi-tion requirements and nobody lookingafter what has been done and whatthey are doing. I hope that this Dele-gate body, since it was the Delegateswho established our own care and con-ditions policy in 1994, and since wehave been a self-policing organizationsince 1994, that we would want theother registries and any of these otherpeople who breed dogs to have stan-dards at least equivalent to our ownstandards. Thank you all very much.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ron. Andthe staff certainly thanks you for yourleadership of the AKC/EukanubaNational Championship.

Next on the agenda is the President’sreport.

First I would like to report on man-agement’s number one responsibility,our core business. In line with expecta-tion, 2005 registration numbersdeclined but were exactly on target aspredicted by management for our 2005budget. Last year we registered920,804 individual dogs. Litters regis-tered were 421,128. Our final total formember and licensed club events was13,338, exclusive of sanctioned events,an increase of 15 percent. Our prelimi-nary total for entries sets a new recordfor AKC of over 3,006,000 entries, aone-year increase of more than104,000. This growth is a positiveachievement for our sport, consideringthat 67 events were cancelled due toweather alone in 2005. The greatmajority of the increase in events andin entries is due to rally and to agility,respectively. We are conscientiouslyworking on registrations to produce apositive turnaround. At the same time,we are continuing our efforts to keepevents and entries healthy and growingwithin a constructive architecture.

On August 29th when HurricaneKatrina struck the Gulf Coast, my firststep was to immediately appoint ateam of AKC staff members to addressthe catastrophe, working in unisonwith AKC/CAR. This dedicated groupof people worked tirelessly in the wakeof last year’s devastation to ensure thatAKC was doing everything we couldto assist the canine victims in need.Their commitment and passiondemonstrated during the followingmonths have been genuine and inspir-ing. These people met daily to coordi-nate a multi-level relief effort; theyworked countless late nights, plus someweekends, responding to numerousrequests for food, water and other sup-plies, and AKC staff was on the groundin the Gulf region going door to doordoing what had to be done to help. Onbehalf of the AKC, I would like to takea moment to thank them. This teamincluded personnel from both NorthCarolina and New York. Several of themembers of the disaster relief team arein attendance today. The AKC wouldlike to offer them a token of our appre-ciation for their outstanding service.The Chairman and Vice Chairman,will help present these plaques. Thefollowing individuals, could you pleasecome forward. Noreen Baxter, CharleyKneifel, Stephanie Lane, John Lyons,Barbara Ohmann, Daisy Okas, SteveRobinson, Tom Sharp, Robin Stanselland Jim Stevens. I’d like to present youwith these plaques for all of your hardwork.

(Standing Ovation) There are several members who are

not present today, and they alsodeserve recognition. Melissa Allcox,Michelle Baker, Michelle Barlak,Joanne Beacon, Bobby Birdsong, Eliza-beth Frye, Malina Farshtey, Niki Mar-shall, Brett Mock, Kristi Munchel,Jason Miller, Lisa Peterson, JewellPickens, Ariela Schulman, Larry Soren-son, Kuno Spies, Daphna Straus, JohnThomas and Lisa Williams. I wouldespecially like to thank Lainie Cantrellfor her team leadership and commit-ment during this challenging time.Lainie.

(Applause.) We extend a special thank you to

AKC Delegates Diane Albers, SusanHamil, Carl Holder and CarolWilliamson. The AKC would not havebeen able to make such great strides

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without your assistance and support.Could you please come forward.

(Applause.)We thank each of you for your untir-

ing efforts. We’re now going to recess to lunch.

We’ll reconvene in this meeting room. (Luncheon recess from 11:38 until

1:00 p.m.)

Mr. Sprung: The meeting will cometo order.

Next on the agenda, Delegates, is thefinancial report.

Mr. Stevens: Good afternoon. I’mpleased to report that 2005 was anexcellent year for the AKC from afinancial perspective. The completeyear’s results are currently being final-ized and examined by our externalauditors, and we look forward to shar-ing with you the audited annual resultsat the March Delegates meeting. In themeantime, we can provide you withsome insight on 2005 by brieflyreviewing the 11-month year-to-datenumbers through the end of Novem-ber.

Here’s a snapshot of what our num-bers looked like, for the first 11 monthsof last year compared to the previousyear. Although we had a tough act tofollow in that we had a record financialperformance in 2004, we feel that our2005 numbers are very good. Totalrevenues of almost $60 million throughNovember were one and a half percenthigher than the previous year. Operat-ing expenses totaled almost $55.5 mil-lion, and that was about 4.8 percenthigher than 2004. This resulted in anoperating profit of $4.6 million for the11-month period compared to $6.3million in 2004.

Our unrealized gain on investmentsfor that 11-month period was just over$2 million. This was about 12 percentlower than the previous year, whichwas largely attributable to the fact thatthe stock market was weaker in 2005compared to 2004. Consequently, ourbottom line reflected a net income of$6.6 million for the 11-month period.Overall, we are quite pleased withthose results.

Although our total revenues werehigher than the previous year, unfortu-nately, the registration numbers diddecline in 2005. What I’d like to sharewith you here is an overview of thetrend of dog and litter registrations for

the previous five years. These areannual numbers, so the figures you seehere for 2005 are for 12 months. Dogsappear as the blue line. Litters appearon the bottom as green. Both the totalnumber of registrations for dogs andlitters were down about four percentcompared to the previous year, andessentially they were back on a levelwhere we were in 2003.

Dennis referred to the fact earlierthat this was pretty much in line withour expectations when we had pre-pared the 2005 budget back in 2004,so we weren’t surprised by the results.The good news is that the strategicbusiness plan, which was approved bythe Board in October of last year, hasidentified a number of initiatives tohopefully increase registrations in thefuture. We will certainly try to keepyou posted of the progress with those.

The next thing I’d like to share withyou is how we’re proceeding withonline litters. Ron mentioned earlierthat we hit a new record in Decemberof 47 percent. If you look at the year asa whole, you’ll see the beginning of theyear this percentage went up a little,came down, and then really in Augustit began to take off. In the last fivemonths of the year, the percentincreased every single month to thepoint that it reached 47 percent inDecember 2005. For this year as awhole, 40 percent of all litters wereregistered online, which we’re certainlyvery pleased with.

I’d like next to share with you someinformation on the types of breederswho are registering online. You mayfind this very interesting. The bar onthe left-hand side is the percentage ofbreeders who have one litter a yearregistered with us. That percentage isthe lowest out of all the breeder types,but it was still 38 percent. If you thengo up to the next breeder type, withtwo to four litters registered in theyear, the percentage goes up slightly.Five to seven litters increases to 40 per-cent online. Eight to nine litters in theyear goes up to 42 percent. And thenfor the higher volume breeders, tenplus litters in the year, almost half ofthose people were registering their lit-ters online.

I’d next like to shift gears to dogsand give you an idea as to how we’reprogressing with dogs being registeredonline. Towards the end of the year

after some changes were made back inAugust, this percentage has shot updramatically. In the month of Decem-ber, 14 percent of dog registrationscame in online.

Looking at our operating expensesfor the 11-month period, this is a com-parison of this year’s actual comparedto our budget, as well as compared tolast year. The yellow box is payroll andbenefits expense. The blue box wouldrepresent all other expenses. Payrolland benefits were roughly half of ourexpenses during the period. This wasthree percent higher than last year, butwe are four percent below budget. Foryour information, our head count as ofthe end of November was 422 com-pared to 413 in the previous year. Allother expenses other than payroll andbenefits were higher, primarily due toincreased costs of travel, using strategicplanning consultants and also upgrad-ing our computer hardware. We madea significant investment in new serversduring the year.

In terms of controlling expenses,management continues to remainfocused on this area and we treat thisas a very high priority.

If you look at the performance ofour investment portfolio, for the 11months, we’re up almost six percent.You think that six percent doesn’tsound so great, but for those of youwho are invested in the market, it actu-ally was a pretty decent return for thisperiod. Here’s a comparison of ourinvestments’ performance vs. the Stan-dard & Poor’s, which was up aboutthree percent for that period, DowJones which was up two-tenths of onepercent, the Russell 1000 was up 4.3percent, and the NASDAQ was uptwo-tenths of one percent. So whenyou look at our six percent comparedto those major market indices, we’veactually done pretty well.

As a final note, I personally wouldlike to thank those Delegates whoassisted with us on Saturday and Sun-day during the show selling catalogs.We truly appreciated your help.Thanks very much.

(Applause.)

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Jim. Beforeproceeding to voting on the proposedamendments, let’s review the processto help Delegates consider the amend-ments. AKC staff will project the pro-

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posed amendment that Delegates arebeing asked to consider on the screen.Any proposed amendment will betyped and shown on the screen in adifferent color so that the amendmentto be considered will be clear. If anamendment is adopted, the screen willreflect the proposal as amended. If anamendment is not adopted, the screenwill project the originally proposedamendment. Delegates will continuethe consideration of the proposedamendment as thus amended or notamended. The Chair intends to take astanding vote for each motion thatrequires a two-thirds vote. If needed,the Chair will take an additional count-ed vote. For the first vote, I’m going toask Jim Crowley to address this andupdate you.

Mr. Crowley: On the proposedamendment to Chapter 11, Section 15and 8-A, there was an error in thecream worksheet. The italicized para-graph in the first column, the line out,applies to disqualification by the judgerather than by the Event Committee asit should have. The section that isbeing changed by italics in Chapter 11,Section 15, to regular text in Chapter11, Section 8-A, is reflected on thescreen correctly. It applies to disqualifi-cation by the Events Committee. Themiddle column of the worksheet, theproposal, was correct, and the publica-tion in the AKC GAZETTE was correct.So it’s the middle column, the italicizedportion that is going to regular text.

Mr. Sprung: A two-thirds vote isrequired for adoption. Is there any dis-cussion?

The Chair recognized Nancy Rus-sell, Delegate from the Waukesha Ken-nel Club who spoke as follows:

I’m Nancy Russell from WaukeshaKennel Club, and I would like to pro-pose a change in the last paragraph. Igave it to the Secretary. If a dog attacksa person or a dog at an AKC eventresulting in an injury, the handlerand/or owner of the injured dog orinjured person may request an EventCommittee hearing. If the Event Com-mittee determines that the dog presentsa hazard, and so on the way it is. Thiswould require that the people whohave the injured animal or the personwho is injured could file the complaint,

rather than anyone else being able todo so.

Mr. Sprung: Is there a second onthat?

Mr. Crowley: The change is beingput up on the screen right now.

Ms. Bishop: Jean Bishop, CardiganCorgi Club. I second the motion.

Mr. Sprung: We have a second.Thank you.

Is there further debate on thisamendment?

The Chair recognized Judy Hart,Delegate for the Pembroke WelshCorgi Club of America who spoke asfollows:

I have actually been at a show wherea dog was injured by another dog andthe Event Show Committee felt theywere unable to do anything becausethe owner and handler of this dog hadtaken the dog to the veterinarian;therefore, was not available. If a dog ora person is injured seriously, thoseresponsible for that dog are not on-site,and if I have a choice between gettingmy dog to a hospital immediately andtending to him or sticking around tofile a complaint, I’m going to be gone.

The Chair recognized BeckyStanevich, Delegate for the Moun-taineer Kennel Club who spoke as fol-lows:

I would be totally opposed to this.Having sat on the Event Committeeand been a show chairman, I feel it’svery important that the Event Commit-tee have the right to call a committeehearing if they feel that something hasgone on at their show which wouldjeopardize the appearance of a dogshow and, you know, rights that wehave to give shows. You know, I canjust see some major disaster happeningwith a major bite or major injury. Thepeople are gone. That makes no differ-ence. The Event Committee can stillcall a hearing, whether the people arethere or not. They might just have todelay it for a while. What if a dog iskilled? The Event Committee can’t doanything? I’m going to lose my show?No, the Event Committee has to havethe right to be able to call a hearingwhen they need to.

The Chair recognized Dr. CharlesGarvin, Delegate for the Marion OhioKennel Club who spoke as follows:

I would speak against the amend-ment to the amendment. The originalamendment was superior, for two rea-sons. First, in other areas of our regula-tions there are provisions where anyindividual can file charges againstanother, to request an Event Commit-tee hearing, and so it is unnecessary toadd that. The second thing is: Whenthere is an attack where a dog outsidethe ring attacks and caused injury, it isnot just the dog that is injured that hassustained damages from this. It is theentire sport of purebred dogs. TheEvent Committee needs to be able tospeak for the sport, and so the EventCommittee itself should have the rightand the responsibility of calling such ahearing to determine whether or notthe dog should be disqualified. Thankyou.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Don Adams,Delegate for Cudahy Kennel Club whospoke as follows:

I submit that the proposed amend-ment with so changes, who can call acommittee hearing, that it representssuch a substantial change that it willrequire republication. I just don’t seethat. This is not such a significantchange that it materially affects theright of a show to control its ownevent.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Sylvia Arrow-wood, Delegate for the CharlestonKennel Club who spoke as follows:

My comments just are to bolsteralong with a few of my fellow Dele-gates. You could very easily have a sit-uation where the two dogs in an alter-cation have the same owner or ownersperhaps that are good friends and getalong and don’t wish to take it any fur-ther. But I feel as they feel, that it’s ablack eye to the sport and that theEvent Committee should have the rightto go ahead. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Fred Bock,Delegate fro the Key City Kennel Clubwho spoke as follows:

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I’m supporting the amendment, butwhat I really wanted to discuss is whatthe concern is about the amendment asit stands. I think part of it is a concernabout the interpretation of the rule onthe basis it considers that the dog pre-sents a hazard. I’ve had two experi-ences in the past year that I’veobserved or been a part of, not direct-ly, but observing. The one I’m thinkingof specifically is a handler was standingbeside the ring as a dog was going bywithout his handler. It was a large dogand the handler did not have it on atight lead under control. And the doglunged in front of the dog that wasstanding at ringside, invaded the dog’sspace, went right in the dog’s face, andhe went, get out of my way, and heactually drew blood on the handler.And the result is that I think what’shappening in some of these caseswhere the dog is not truly presenting ahazard but was simply protecting hisspace and territory in a very normalway, that was infringed upon, that thedog would still automatically be dis-qualified because they’re afraid that ifthey don’t take action that they’regoing to be liable themselves. I thinkpart of this amendment is addressingthat kind of issue.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

Ms. Russell: The reason I broughtthis up is we have had a couple of inci-dents already where Event Committeehearings were called. One was the incase of the two owners, or one ownerowning both dogs. They were switch-ing handlers. These were two femaleswho didn’t care for each other andthey got in a little confrontation. Oneof their tongues was hurt. And youknow how a tongue bleeds. Then theyhad to have an Event Committee hear-ing because there was some bloodinvolved. The people were really upsetwith this. They felt that their dog wasbeing reported to AKC as a viciousdog, even though the committee didnot feel the dog was a hazard. Whenyou have it occur between two people,two different people, and they can sayin an instance like Fred was, I’m sorry,my fault, can I help you, how’s yourdog, but if you’re going to have anEvent Committee hearing, the wholeattitude is going to change. It’s going tobe my dog wasn’t the vicious one, your

dog was the vicious one. So instead ofhelping each other out and understand-ing, we’re now going to pit exhibitoragainst exhibitor over who’s got thevicious dog that started this fight, andthat’s the whole reason for this. And Ithink it’s going to make a tremendousdifference when things like this hap-pen. And we keep forgetting that dogsare dogs. When we put a leash onthem, they have no way to get awayfrom a bad situation or anything thatthey perceive as uncomfortable otherthan to growl or bite. And I don’tknow how we keep on expecting themto be better citizens and tolerate morethan we people do. Every time I seethese rules come up, I think we’re get-ting closer and closer to a generic dogwho is nothing but a furry robot thatcompletely ignores his environment inorder to be in a dog show.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. The Chair recognized I. Lehr Bris-

bin, Delegate for the Staffordshire Ter-rier Club of America who spoke as fol-lows:

Without trying to take sides on proand con on this amendment, let meremind you of something; that in ourattempts to defeat breed specific legis-lation, we have a lot of localities wherethere are dog shows that have what wethink is a good generic vicious dog law,which this would play right into thehands of, because the law says any dogwhich attacks a person or another dog,quote, without provocation, shall bedeemed a vicious dog. And undersome circumstances, as we unfortu-nately know from one of the top dogsof its breed that got involved in this,that the dog could be required to beneutered, the dog could be euthanized,and all kinds of consequences for theowner. This is without even determin-ing what provocation is. And pleaseremember that if one of these thingscomes down, we’re playing into thehands of the animal rights people whowill be looking for written evidence ofthis kind of thing. And be careful,because a lot of those ordinances havewhat are called innocent bystandersconsequences. And those laws say if adog is present when that attack occurs,they are deemed a vicious dog too andsubject to the same control. So if theattack occurs in the ring or at ringside,all dogs standing around could be

tagged as vicious dogs. If you don’tthink it could happen and nobodywould do that, you don’t know the ani-mal rights people. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Dr. CarmenBattaglia, Delegate for the GermanShepherd Dog Club of America whospoke as follows:

I want to speak against the amend-ment. I think it fundamentally shiftsthe responsibility from the Event Com-mittee and the club to the owner andthe handler, and I think that’s not inour best interest because of the vestedinterest that the owner and the handlerobviously have in the situation. Theoriginal language, I think, speaks moreto what we want for an event or whatwe want for AKC. This, I think, pushesit down into a situation where vestedindividuals rather than an Event Com-mittee has responsibility. I’m not surethat’s in our best interest.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Cledith Wake-field, Delegate for the Jefferson CountyKennel Club of Missouri who spoke asfollows:

I’m echoing the previous speakers’statements. Many municipalities dohave laws. I am a law enforcement offi-cer myself. And any dog that is in vio-lation of these ordinances can be takeninto custody by the municipality thatthe event takes place in. We alreadyhave the event management controls ata show. I’m a show chairman. If wehave an event problem, we’re going totake care of that problem. When youstart bringing outside people, peoplethat are not even connected with thedog show whatsoever, a lot of it’ssomeone from PETA who is walkingthrough your grounds and decides tofile a complaint, and then we have toget the local municipalities involved,these dogs could be taken from youposthaste to the nearest facility to beheld, and you may have to come backto that area to appear before themunicipal judge, and your dog couldhave to be neutered, could be out ofyour control completely. So think quiteclearly about this before you put this inwriting. I think that this is bringing tothe public the perception of dangerous

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dogs, and as a Rottweiler breeder, Istrive to keep breed specific legislationout of the public’s eyes as much as pos-sible. We are required to take care ofour dogs. I handle my own dogs at theshow and every show I attend. I alsohave Miniature Pinschers, and I havebeen excused from a ring with a Minia-ture Pinscher on the table by a judgeand I’ve never been excused from aring with a Rottweiler. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized ThaddeusMakowski, Delegate from the Col-orado Kennel Club who spoke as fol-lows:

I, too, oppose the amendment to theamendment for what our previous Del-egates and speakers. In addition to itshifting the responsibility to the EventsCommittee to other parties, we havealso interjected the word attack, andthat in itself gives it another look, andthe recommendation for doing anotherverbiage and page sheet would proba-bly be more in order if we’re going tochange the amendment to look thisway. So we’re, again, opposed to this.

Ms. Stanevich: I don’t have all thecorrect verbiage on the Event Commit-tee, but I think your Event Committeecan actually help you, because the firststep to an Event Committee hearing isgetting your Event Committee peopletogether, and they might very well say,this is not an issue, you do not have adangerous dog, you do not have anaggressive act. So you can have a com-plaint by PETA against somebody andthe Event Committee gets together asobjective observers and participants ofthe sport and says, no, this is not anissue. So I think we need to look atwhat an Event Committee does. Itdoesn’t just say that we have a trialwithout the first hearing.

Mr. Sprung: The question is shall westrike and insert the red words on thescreen. It’s a simple majority to makethe decision.

All in favor, aye. All opposed, nay. The nays have it, we are back to the

original amendment as presented. Isthere any further discussion on this?

The Chair recognized John McNab-

ney, Delegate for the Scottish TerrierClub of America who spoke as follows:

Absent any companion guidance orregulation regarding sparring in rings, Ineed to address this issue on behalf ofour breed. I’m speaking now not forthose who are the experienced han-dlers or the experienced owners, butfor the novice terrier breeder whocomes into the ring and is placed in asituation by the judge whereby profes-sional handlers are using their dog asbait, for all practical purposes, to bringtheir dog’s attitude and attention, to getthem to pull themselves together, so tospeak. I have witnessed inexperiencedhandlers leaving the ring in tearsbecause the dog on the other end ofthe leash is something he’s never seenbefore, it is fired up, it is riled, and thejudge dismisses them without givingthe opportunity to calm the dog downor giving some advice, pick the dog upand carry it out and leave the ring, andthen you have an altercation becauseof the crowded gate conditions and thishighly strung dog now leaving the ringand ready to go after the first dog thatgets in its space. This to me is more theresponsibility of the judge than theinexperienced handler, and this, Ithink, is something that has to beaddressed in, if nothing else, in a com-panion guidance to the show commit-tees that are evaluating these situations,or this is a regulation that I see, for mybreed, a distinct disadvantage.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. A two-thirds vote is required for adoption.

The question is on the proposedamendment.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you. Please be seated. Those opposed, please stand. Thank

you. There are two-thirds in the affirma-

tive. The amendment is adopted.

The next vote is on the proposedamendment to Chapter 13 of the FieldTrial Rules and Standard Procedure forPointing Breeds. The amendment wasrequested by the Pointing Breed Advi-sory Committee and approved by theAKC Board of Directors. The proposalis before you on the green worksheet.A two-thirds vote is required for adop-tion. Is there any discussion? The ques-tion is on the proposed amendment to

Chapter 13 of the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedures for PointingBreeds.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you. Be seated. Those opposed, please stand. Thank you. Be seated. There are two-thirds in the affirma-

tive and the amendment is adopted.

The next vote is on the proposedamendment to Chapter 14, Section 2,of the Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Pointing Breeds. Theamendment was requested by thePointing Breed Advisory Committeeand approved by the AKC Board ofDirectors. The proposal is on the grayworksheet. A two-thirds vote isrequired for adoption. Is there any dis-cussion?

The question is on the proposedamendment to Chapter 14, Section 2,of the Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Pointing Breeds.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you. Be seated. Those opposed, please stand. Thank you. Be seated. There are two-thirds in the affirma-

tive and the amendment is adopted.

The final vote is on the proposedamendment to Chapter 14, a new Sec-tion 26 of the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedures for PointingBreeds. The amendment was requestedby the Pointing Breed Advisory Com-mittee and approved by the AKC’sBoard of Directors. The proposal is onthe tan worksheet. A two-thirds vote isrequired for adoption. Is there any dis-cussion?

The question is on the proposedamendment to Chapter 14, a new Sec-tion 26, of the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedures for PointingBreeds.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you. Be seated. Those opposed, please stand. Thank you. Be seated.There are two-thirds in the affirma-

tive and the amendment is adopted.

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to AKC’s Charter and Bylaws.

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Mr. Crowley: The proposed amend-ment is on Article II: Seal of AKC’sCharter and Bylaws. This amendmentconcerns a revision to AKC’s logo thatwould help to differentiate AKC fromother registries by emphasizing its age,thus alluding to its longevity and tradi-tion. It would take the word incorporat-ed and substitute AKC’s founding dateof 1884. The full text is on the blueworksheet that was sent to all Delegates.The proposed revision was requested bythe AKC Board of Directors as a resultof input from the Delegate body. It willbe published in two issues of the AKCGAZETTE and you will be asked tovote on it at the March, 2006 meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any discussionon the proposed amendment?

The Chair recognized Nancy Perrell,Delegate fro the Scottsdale DogFanciers Association who spoke as fol-lows:

My club is in favor of the change;however, they would like to see youleave a long phase-in process so thatthings that are already made up with thecurrent logo are used up before wechange to the new one because of themoney involved.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Crécia Clos-son, Delegate for the Lakes Region Ken-nel Club who spoke as follows:

Point of information. Is there a dollarfigure associated with this change?

Mr. Sprung: Well, there are minorexpenses associated with it, trademarksand such. What we, too, will do will beimplement it as of a certain date so thatthe collateral we have with the former isused and there will be a phase-in peri-od.

Ms. Closson: Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. The Chair recognized Carol

Williamson, Delegate for the HoustonKennel Club who spoke as follows:

Crécia’s question was very good per-taining to the expense, and Nancy’scomment also on the phase-in period,but it just dawned on me that we have alot of clubs who have AKC banners outthere for presentation at shows and

whatnot. How is this going to impactthose?

Mr. Sprung: We’ll work on that foryou.

Mr. Menaker: Carol, my responsewould be to use them. No, seriously. Ithink what we’re suggesting is as we goforward, we change the logo. But I don’tthink there’s any problem to use it untilwe replace it because it’s wearing outand you change it.

Ms. Williamson: So what I’m under-standing is that if we do, we’ll be okayto use our current supplies and then justas it shows wear and tear maybe five sixyears down the road, then at that timewe replace it.

Mr. Menaker: That’s correct.

Ms. Williamson: Perfect. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: The Chair now calls onNoreen Baxter, Vice President of Com-munications, to announce the fourthquarter AKC Community AchievementAwards.

Ms. Baxter: The AKC CommunityAchievement Awards are given to clubsand AKC federations and their mem-bers who have made outstanding contri-butions to public education or caninelegislation activities. Each honoreereceives an AKC certificate of recogni-tion and the AKC donates $1,000 toeach honoree’s club or federation.Details about the honorees’ accomplish-ments are published in the AKCGAZETTE and featured on the AKCWeb site. The fourth quarter honoreesare:

Carol Jo Stuart, The MetropolitanCleveland Miniature Schnauzer Club,and

Lucille Perry, Rogue Valley KennelClub.

Please join me in congratulating thehonorees.

(Applause.)

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Noreen.

For your information, the AnnualMeeting will be held on Tuesday,March the 14th, 2006 at the CrownePlaza Times Square Manhattan Hotel.The June, 2006 meeting will be held on

Tuesday, June 13th, in Raleigh. If youneed assistance with hotel accommoda-tions, please contact Paula Spector.

The March meeting will be the annu-al election of Directors, the Class of2010. For the past few years, we havestarted the meeting in the morning inorder to have adequate time for thethree-minute presentation by candidatesand to accommodate multiple ballots.We will; therefore, begin the Marchmeeting at 10:30 a.m. Delegates areasked to make their travel arrangementsaccordingly. Once again, our photogra-pher is outside waiting to take pho-tographs should you choose to do soafter adjournment. Delegates arereminded to leave their badges at theregistration desk. Is there any furtherbusiness to come before the Delegatebody?

The Chair recognized Jim Smith, Del-egate for the Dalmatian Club of Ameri-ca who spoke as follows: I would like tomake two comments; one brief, one abit lengthy. The brief one, when I was amember of the Board of Directors, Ibecame interested in and involved inperformance events, particularly fieldtrials. Very early on I met Bill Speck.The American Kennel Club is extraor-dinarily lucky to, number one, afterBill’s retirement, come back to him andsay, would you be willing to come back,and we’re even luckier to have had BillSpeck accept the job and performing ashe does. We’re a lucky group.

(Applause.) My apologies, Bill, but I felt I had to

do it.

Mr. Speck: Thank you.

Mr. Smith: I embarrassed myself inthe last couple of months by contactingtwo AKC Board members and askingthem to vote for what was listed as aproposal to vote on at the next meeting,namely the awarding of an entire groupto individuals who are qualified basedon some criteria. As you know, I thinkit’s 13 breeds is the most that you canget in any one application, whatever. Ihad no idea when I asked people tosupport it that the provision that theyvoted on or that was to be voted on wasas it was. I am embarrassed that I askedthose people. I am embarrassed that theAmerican Kennel Club has seen fit toestablish criteria that are an insult to thissport, are an insult to any number of

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people who should be given a group outof the box. I will mention three names.West Coast, Joe Waterman; MiddleAmerica, Stan Flowers; East Coast,Damara Bolte. I have no idea if thesepeople are interested in judging, but ifthose three or any number of easilyidentifiable people are not eligible sim-ply by asking to judge a group right outof the box, then there is somethingwrong with us. We are not a democracy,or should not be a democracy. Employ-ees of the American Kennel Club arepromoted because they have merit andhave earned the promotion. Judges andjudging promotions, additional breeds,however you want to look at it, shouldbe based on merit, not the ability toattend seminars, dot the I’s, cross theT’s. We have to go back somehow,some way, whether it be a group thatestablishes itself informally, whetherthere be a Delegate committee, whetherthe American Kennel Club appoint acommittee, whether interested individu-als get together and come up with somesort of plan that is other than what wehave today, because it is not doing thejob that it should do. It is not servingthis fancy. It is not serving theexhibitors. Something has to happen.Over the years, there have been Dele-gates that have risen meeting after meet-ing after meeting on a particular subject.I’m warning you, I will bring forwarddifferent aspects of the judging approvalprocess, the whole judging process,meeting after meeting after meetinguntil I am satisfied that somebody hasan interest in improving the system thatcurrently exists.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Patricia Lau-rans, Delegate for the German Wire-haired Pointer Club of America whospoke as follows:

Today my hat is Chairman of the Par-ent Club Committee. I have come tothis meeting, I left home thinking I wasgoing to announce the criteria and theprocess by which the Parent Club Com-mittee would decide on who would fillthe void in our committee because ofthe loss of Carl Trehus. Yesterday, orover the weekend, I was alerted to thefact that Carl Trehus has been asked tobecome a Delegate for another club.Yesterday the Parent Club Committeemet and unanimously voted to reserve

the vacancy on our committee for CarlTrehus, a Delegate who was voted ontothe committee by the Delegate bodyand who has been a very hardworkingand valued member of the Parent ClubCommittee, and we will welcome himwith open arms. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized VirginiaMcEvoy O’Connell, Delegate for theGreater Lowell Kennel Club who spokeas follows:

Mr. Chairman, members of the Boardand fellow Delegates, this past year theAKC changed the starting age fromjuniors to age nine and rearranged theage categories, which was a good ideaitself. However, I would like to proposethat there be further changes to theclasses. I’ve been watching juniors quiteintently during the past year, and I havebecome aware that many young partici-pants become discouraged and loseinterest in competing because there areso many wonderful young handlers inthe open classes in both intermediateand seniors. They keep adding on winseven when they have achieved the 10wins necessary to be able to enter theWestminster Kennel Club Show. Theirreasons for this are valid. They want tobe the top junior in a particular breedor are working towards being the topjunior in their group. This is all verywell and good, but it does keep manyexcellent juniors from retaining the nec-essary ten wins. Discouraging, to say theleast. And what happens then is thatgood, competent junior handlers giveup and lose a spot that is necessary tokeep them in dogs and becoming thefuture breeders, owners and handlers inour beloved sport. My proposal is that anew class be added to each age group, amaster class. Once a junior hasachieved 15 wins in their open class,which is five wins above the necessarynumber for Westminster, which wouldensure that even with some sort of anaccounting error they would be eligible,the junior would advance to the mastersclass. They would be competing againstthe cream of the crop in their agegroup, would still attain their goals, andother juniors would have the opportuni-ty to attain their wins. I have spoken tomany judges, juniors and parents ofjuniors proposing this additional class,and the consensus of opinion is that it is

an excellent way to award the more pol-ished juniors, while giving others achance to become proficient in the hardof handling. We must encourage theyoung people who were in our sport tocontinue. We’re not going to be aroundforever, and they are the ones who willcarry on our traditions. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair called on Margaret Pough,Delegate for the Finger Lakes KennelClub who spoke as follows:

A brief update on canine influenza. Itis still out there. At the Diagnostic Labof Cornell we have evidence from 18states, but we are no longer the onlyplace doing the testing, so we hearabout outbreaks in perhaps Coloradoand Texas. Your best preventative iscleanliness, washing hands often. Donot take ill dogs to any event. And donot encourage your puppy buyers not totake their ill dogs to doggy day cares,multiple dog walkers and dog parks. Wehave some evidence that some of thesecontribute to the spread of canineinfluenza. And, finally, in spite of a full-page add in the AKC GAZETTE, canineinfluenza is not at all related to Bird Flu.Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: The Chair called onErick Liebes, Delegate for the Komon-dor Club of America who spoke as fol-lows:

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I notedthe December Board minutes and theaddendum that one item which is beingdiscussed and may come up for a voteis, quote, to base group judgingapproval on something less than all ofthe breeds in that group, unquote. First,I question the need for this change,given that there are many full groupjudges that some of these judges mustbe on every panel to cover every breed.Second, there as a long-time breederand exhibitor of several rare breeds andas the Komondor Club of America Del-egate, I object to this proposal, since wewould obviously be one of the breedswho will face group judges who are notapproved and may not be qualified tojudge our breed. Third, if the Boardchooses for their reasons to pass thisproposal, I suggest that these groups’approved judges at a minimum berequired to have attended a breed semi-nar and passed a written breed stan-

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dards test on all of the breeds of thegroup. And by the way, I considereven this inadequate, since as judgeswe really learn to appreciate real quali-ty in breeds by evaluating real entriesat the breed level. And, finally, I hopeyou’ll consider the possible damagethat might be done to small entrybreeds by depriving us of a fair andcomplete evaluation at the group levelif this proposal goes through.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair called on, Gerard Baudet,Delegate for the Rhode Island KennelClub who spoke as follows:

I am pleased to announce that wehave our committee Delegate who isattending the first meeting today. Wehave appointed Don Adams.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.The Chair recognized Janice Gard-

ner, Delegate for the RockinghamCounty Kennel Club who spoke as fol-lows:

I’m speaking as Chair of the Perspec-tive Editorial Committee. We have anelection for Board members coming upat the next meeting. People can applyby petition to run until the end of Janu-ary. We would like to inform anyonewho may still be considering filing apetition that once the deadline hasarrived for petitions, we will be con-tacting each of the candidates and ask-ing them to submit a statement of 500words, no more, to the next issue. Itwill be printed exactly as submitted.We do not edit any of the candidates’statements. If someone has any ques-tion, you can e-mail me. My e-mail isin the Delegates directory. If someonewants to jot it down, it is sparhawk, s-p-a-r-h-a-w-k @TTLC.net. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Bill Newman,Delegate for the Mastiff Club of Amer-ica and Chairman of the CanineHealth Committee who spoke as fol-lows:

I wanted to inform the Delegatebody of two important projects thatour committee is working on. This isinformation only. We’ll take only a fewmoments of your time. The first projectis in conjunction with the Parent ClubCommittee. With that project, we have

written to all the Parent Clubs, and Itrust that you all know about this, that’swhy I’m telling you, in case youhaven’t. We’re urging the Parent Clubsto use inducements and to encouragetheir members to be increase the usageof parent identification with DNA. Wefeel that is extremely important in theresearch that that be done. That billhas gone out and it will be reintro-duced again on the chat line for infor-mation. The second project is with theveterinary outreach program. We areworking with them and have written toall breed clubs within 100 miles of aveterinary school to find out what theyare doing to send our message to theclubs and increase our public relationswith the veterinary schools and withthe students. When that materialcomes back, we will assimilate it, corre-late it and make suggestions and every-one report back to you. Why only 100miles for the vet schools? Because theanswers are coming back to our Secre-tary, Connie Davenport. She gets theanswer. She has the work. It’s a logisti-cal problem. We will assimilate theinformation, report back to you. Wewant you to know this because theseare ongoing projects and not all that isgoing to the Delegates. So you’ll beinformed. If your club raises the ques-tion, you have the information. Thankyou so much.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Kenneth A.Marden, Delegate for the GermanShorthaired Pointer Club of Americawho spoke as follows:

I just really can’t let us all leave with-out saying that while we enjoy andreally had a great time at the Confor-mation Championships, once again theperformance area is given short shrift.We ran a fantastic National Champi-onship Agility and National Champi-onship Obedience Trials, and I thinkcongratulations are in order for SharonAnderson and Curt Curtis and peoplewho were working on those programs.They did a fantastic job.

(Applause.) One of the things that we try and do,

of course, is we influence public opin-ion with the American public, and ifyou’ve been at those Agility Champi-onships, guess what you saw in there,folks? We saw the American public,

and they loved it, and AKC got greatpublicity because of it. So once again,as you know, I’ve done confirmation. Ienjoy our shows. I think we do a fan-tastic job. Let’s not forget that we dohave some performance events whoare helping us with the dog problemswe are facing in this country today.Thank you.

(Applause.)

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. The Chair recognized John Nielsen,

Delegate for the English Setter Associa-tion of America who spoke as follows:

What was the date of the letter forSenator Santorum, and when and whatform might we get a copy of that?

Mr. Menaker: January the 13th, anda copy of the letter, obviously, will bepublished in the minutes and will beincluded in the next Delegates mailing.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair called on Nancy Fisk,Delegate for the Hockamock KennelClub who spoke as follows:

I just wanted to clarify somethingthat I had said in the caucus yesterday.We had a brief meeting of the Ad HocLegislative Committee, and I spokeimmediately, or afterwards, and actual-ly misspoke. The purpose of our com-mittee is to be supportive of the legisla-tive staff. And I just wanted to say thatStephanie Lane is Chair of the commit-tee. My job as Vice Chair of the com-mittee is to coordinate the efforts of theDelegate members of that committeeto work in order to further the work ofthe legislative body, the staff.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair called on Diane Albers,Delegate for the Central Florida Ken-nel Club who spoke as follows:

I am addressing the body sincerelyfrom the Florida Association of KennelClubs, who wishes at this time to thankthe American Kennel Club/CAR. I’mnot going to mention all the names, butthe Delegates, all our staff, executiveofficers, but I wanted the Delegates tosee what and understand what every-thing you did and the survival of thedog, as I call it, because we stayed inthere for 96 days, and then after thatwe knew no more were alive. This little

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dog’s name, and I’ll have somebodypass it around, is Pugsly. Pugsly livedon the top of a refrigerator for sevenweeks. When the levy broke, he waswashed onto the refrigerator and hadno way of getting down. This is a pho-tograph taken immediately after hewas rescued. Pugsly was up there sevenweeks. He lived on, now, listen to inge-nuity of our dogs that we work so hardfor, the plaster on the wall, the moldand the condensation on the cabinet,and he survived. And we took out Ger-man Shepherds. Same situation. Twolittle dogs, Mr. Pee Wee and his friend,Herman, that went to Champaign, Illi-nois to the University of Illinois veteri-nary students there for care. But this iswhy we were in there. And as I said,we were in there 96 days, in NewOrleans. And what all you don’t know,we talked about crates today, we talkedabout all the things, the most importantthing that you never even begin tothink was the water truck that theAmerican Kennel Club sent in from

Florida to New Orleans, because all wehad was one 55-gallon drum left ofwater to bathe the dogs that were toxi-cally burned on their skin and theireyes, and when that 55,000-gallontruck pulled in there with fresh waterto supply all our different groups fromLake Castle School straight through, Ihave to tell you it was like gold. Youcan’t even imagine. And all it waswater. But anyway, from our hearts,thank you all so much.

(Applause)Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized BarbaraMann, Delegate from the Dayton DogTraining Club who spoke as follows:

I feel a little small bringing up thisissue after that, but I will anyway. I’dlike to draw the attention of the Dele-gates to the extremely high hotel costsin New York City for those of us whotravel to this meeting. The meetingsare held in the city. It used to be truecheaper hotels were available in the

vicinity of the Crowne Plaza, but ashotel occupancy rates in New Yorkhave been quite high recently, theseare no longer available. To stay in themeeting hotel for one night takes up allof my budget for my dog training club,so the rest of it I’m on my own. Andthey only pay for one meeting a year,and that’s the meeting they want to payfor, because that’s the election, whichis very important. So I would reallylike for the staff and the Board of theAKC to consider possible alternativesin the New York area. We don’t have tostay downtown.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

(Applause.)

With no further business to comebefore the Delegate body, the meetingis adjourned. Thank you.

[The meeting adjourned at 1:57p.m.]

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S TAT I S T I C S

R E G I S T R AT I O ND O G S A N D L I T T E R S R E G I S T E R E D

J a n u a r y 1 - D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 c o m p a r e d w i t hJ a n u a r y 1 - D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 4 *

*2005 had 251 workdays as compared with 253 workdays in 2004Note: On-Line Processing: litters as of October 27, 2003

dogs as of February 23, 2004

D o g sL i t t e r s

2 0 0 59 2 0 , 8 0 44 2 1 , 1 2 8

2 0 0 49 5 8 , 4 0 04 3 7 , 4 6 0

% Up/(Down)( 3 . 9 )( 3 . 7 )

E V E N T S & E N T R I E SDOG SHOWS, OBEDIENCE TRIALS & PERFORMANCE EVENTS

Januar y 1 - November 30, 2005 compared wi th 2004**

**2005 had 47 dog show weekends as compared with 48 in 2004

E v e n t sE n t r i e s s

2 0 0 51 2 , 8 2 0

2 , 8 5 4 , 0 3 2

2 0 0 41 1 , 2 7 4

2 , 7 8 3 0 1 2

% Up/(Down)1 3 . 72 . 6