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JULY 2016AKC GAZETTE 1

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE DELEGATESOF

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBJUNE 13, 2016

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 250

Affenpinscher Club of America—Letisha WubbelAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Constance ButherusAiredale Terrier Club of America—Aletta L. MooreAlaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.—Patricia A. PeelAlbany Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Mary M.MacCollumAmerican Belgian Malinois Club—Carol J.ShieldsAmerican Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.—Ms.Janina K. LaurinAmerican Black & Tan Coonhound Club,Inc.—Robert UrbanAmerican Bloodhound Club—Mary L.OlszewskiAmerican Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.—Patte KlecanAmerican Bullmastiff Association, Inc.—AlanKalter

American Chesapeake Club, Inc.—TimothyCarrionAmerican Chinese Crested Club, Inc.—MarilynE. CurreyAmerican Foxhound Club, Inc—Harold MillerAmerican Lhasa Apso Club, Inc.—Don HansonAmerican Pomeranian Club, Inc.—Dr. GenoSisnerosAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G. PiuszAmerican Sealyham Terrier Club—Kenneth W.MaderAmerican Shetland Sheepdog Association—Marjorie TuffAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Ms.Patricia A. SampleAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAtlanta Obedience Club, Inc.—Gail A. LaBergeAugusta Kennel Club, Inc.—Catherine IacopelliAustralian Terrier Club of America, Inc.—William I. ChristensenBasenji Club of America, Inc.—Katie CampbellBattle Creek Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. KathleenRonaldBayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc.—GloriaMarshallBearded Collie Club of America, Inc.—KathyCoxwellBedlington Terrier Club of America—DianePearsonBlack Russian Terrier Club of America—SusanSholarBlennerhassett Kennel Club, Inc.—John McCullaghBronx County Kennel Club—Ms. AlexaSamarotto

DELEGATES’ QUARTERLY MEETING

Brookhaven Kennel Club, Inc.—Marie A. FioreBryn Mawr Kennel Club—Victoria GlicksteinBulldog Club of America—Robert L. NewcombBulldog Club of Philadelphia—Elizabeth H.MilamBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—DanielJ. Smyth, Esq.Cairn Terrier Club of America—Pam DavisCalifornia Airedale Terrier Club—April ClydeCapital Dog Training Club of Washington,D.C., Inc.—Dr. Joyce A. DandridgeCarolina Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie AshbyCatoctin Kennel Club—Whitney CoombsCatonsville Kennel Club—Beverly A. DrakeCedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.—Dr.Robert E. TainshCentral Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—JulianPragerCentral Indiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Sally AllenCentral Ohio Kennel Club—Mr. Jon GreenChain O’Lakes Kennel Club—Mr. Barry D. RoseChannel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Janet V.MitchellCharleston Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodCharlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. John J. LyonsChicago Collie Club—Bryna ComskyChihuahua Club of America, Inc.—KennethSaenzChinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.—Marge B. CalltharpChow Chow Club, Inc.—Margaret DiCorletoClarksville Kennel Club—Robert A. SchrollClearwater Kennel Club—Daniel T. Stolz

Clermont County Kennel Club, Inc.—MarjorieUnderwoodCleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.—Mrs.Maureen R. SetterCollie Club of America, Inc.—John G. BuddieColorado Kennel Club—Mrs. Louise LeoneColorado Springs Kennel Club—Sidney L.MarxColumbia Terrier Association of Maryland—Norma J. RyanConnecticut River Working GroupAssociation—Fred G. FerrisDachshund Club of America, Inc.—LarrySorensonDalmatian Club of America, Inc.—Dr. CharlesGarvinDayton Dog Training Club, Inc.—Barbara L.MannDayton Kennel Club, Inc.—Sandra GroeschelDel Monte Kennel Club, Inc.—Merlyn A. Green,D.C.Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club—Melinda L. VogtDelaware Water Gap Kennel Club—Dr. A. D.ButherusDes Moines Kennel Club, Inc.—John D. HughesDog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.—Mrs. Patti L. StrandDog Owners Training Club of Maryland—Kathrynann SarvinasDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEastern Dog Club—Mr. Theodore C. Hollander, Jr.Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club,Inc.—Jeffrey DroginElm City Kennel Club—Dr. Gregory J. Paveza



English Setter Association of America, Inc.—Mr. John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Club of Michigan,Inc.—Barbara J. GatesEnglish Springer Spaniel Field TrialAssociation, Inc.—Susanne BurgessEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Club ofIllinois—David H. HopkinsEnglish Toy Spaniel Club of America—Bruce J.Van DemanErie Kennel Club, Inc.—Julie W. ParkerFarmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—TerrieBreenFayetteville Kennel Club, Inc.—Cathleen RubensField Spaniel Society of America—KatherineSullivanFinnish Spitz Club of America—Mrs. CindyStansellFirst Dog Training Club of Northern NewJersey, Inc.—Mary D. CurtisForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Almira B.DallasFort Worth Kennel Club—Harold Tatro IIIGenesee County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Cindy CollinsGenesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—VirginiaDenningerGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr.Carmen L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club ofAmerica—Mrs. Barbara N. SchwartzGerman Wirehaired Pointer Club of America,Inc.—Ms. Patricia W. Laurans

Gig Harbor Kennel Club—James R. DokGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. BonnieLaphamGolden Retriever Club of America—EllenHardinGordon Setter Club of America, Inc.—NanceO. SkoglundGrand River Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann LettisGreat Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Robert M. BrownGreat Western Terrier Association of SouthernCalifornia—Robert WiddenGreater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms.Karen J. BurgessGreater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—BarbaraShawGreater Fredericksburg Kennel Club—PatriciaB. StaubGreater Ocala Dog Club, Inc.—Linda L.LaFranceGreater Philadelphia Dog FanciersAssociation—Marlene SteinbergGreater St. Louis Training Club, Inc.—Mr.Robert AmenGreyhound Club of America—Kathleen B.WhitakerHarrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.—Cindy MillerHatboro Dog Club, Inc.—Robert W. ThomasHavanese Club of America—Jane F. RuthfordHeart of the Plains Kennel Club—Patricia M.CruzHockamock Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy FiskHolyoke Kennel Club, Inc.—Jane Wilkinson



Hoosier Kennel Club, Inc.—Karl H. KreckHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dick BlairHuntington Kennel Club, Inc.—GwenMcCullaghHutchinson Kennel Club, Inc.—Barbara A.PennyIbizan Hound Club of the United States—MIchelle BarlakIngham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Rita J.BiddleIrish Setter Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Karolynne M. McAteerIrish Water Spaniel Club of America—JackMcDanielIrish Wolfhound Club of America—EugeniaHunterItalian Greyhound Club of America, Inc.—Carole PlesurKanadasaga Kennel Club—Mrs. Beverly M.NosigliaKeeshond Club of America, Inc.—Richard SuKenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut,Inc.—Doreen WeintraubKennel Club of Beverly Hills—Thomas PowersKennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.—Margaret DosterKennel Club of Niagara Falls—Daniel PetkoKennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc.—Dr.Suzanne H. HamptonKennel Club of Philadelphia, Inc.—HarryBookerKennel Club of Riverside—Sylvia A. ThomasKettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.—Jacquelyn J.Fogel

LEAP Agility Club of Central Massachusetts—Noreen BennettLackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. VirginiaVan DorenLadies’ Dog Club, Inc.—Kathi BrownLadies’ Kennel Association of America—RuthWinstonLake Champlain Retriever Club—Wendy JonesLakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club—MaryMcDaniel, D.V.M.Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Jan CroftLawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert N.LaBergeLehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dominic P.DiBalsiLeonberger Club of America—Don JamesLewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—SueGoldbergLong Island Kennel Club—Mr. William B.Tabler, Jr.Longshore-Southport Kennel Club, Inc.—Stanley S. SaltzmanLos Encinos Kennel Club, Inc.—David M.PowersMagic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ruth CrumbMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Lynn GarvinMaryland Kennel Club—Gary Sarvinas

Mastiff Club of America, Inc.—Rebecca CampbellMemphis Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Ronald H.MenakerMerrimack Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—JeannetteNieder



Mid-Hudson Kennel Association, Inc.—GayleBontecouMinneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.—RalphHogancampMississippi Valley Kennel Club—GretchenBernardiMontgomery County Kennel Club—Ms. Ida E.WeinstockMonticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—BarryA. HoovisMount Vernon Dog Training Club(MVDTC)—Martha L. BeckingtonNational Shiba Club of America—MaggiStrouseNaugatuck Valley Kennel Club—Viola BurgosNewton Kennel Club—Catherine H. MurchNisqually Kennel Club—R. H. HachtelNortheastern Maryland Kennel Club—JoyceEngleNorthwestern Connecticut Dog Club, Inc.—Billie PontonNorwich Terrier Club of America—BettyMcDonnellNova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club(USA)—Ms. Marile A. WaterstraatOakland Dog Training Club, Inc.—Lynette J.SaltzmanObedience Training Club of Rhode Island—James M. AshtonOld English Sheepdog Club of America,Inc.—Sheila KenyonOld Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc.—FeliceJarroldOlympic Kennel Club, Inc.—Betty M. Winthers

Orange Empire Dog Club, Inc.—Burton J.YamadaOtterhound Club of America—Joellen Gregory,D.V.M.Ozark Kennel Club, Inc.—Cathy HawkinsPacific Coast Pekingese Club—Steven HamblinParson Russell Terrier Association ofAmerica—Gary KoeppelPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America,Inc.—Mrs. Anne BowesPharaoh Hound Club of America—Dominic P.CarotaPhiladelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.—LarryWilsonPiedmont Kennel Club, Inc.—Dean BurwellPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—William E. EllisPoodle Club of America, Inc.—Mary EllenFishlerPort Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Kathleen GregoryPortuguese Water Dog Club of America,Inc.—Robin BurmeisterProgressive Dog Club—Josephine De MennaProvidence County Kennel Club, Inc.—RichardE. GrantPyrenean Shepherd Club of America—Mrs.Nancy-Lee H. CoombsRamapo Kennel Club—Jeffrey D. BallRhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.—ElizabethOmearaRichland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr.William A. Russett



Richmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—JanRitchie GladstoneRio Grande Kennel Club—Ross JonesRockingham County Kennel Club, Inc.—JaniceS. GardnerRubber City Kennel Club—Cathy GaidosSahuaro State Kennel Club—Rita L. MatherSamoyed Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John L.RonaldSanta Maria Kennel Club, Inc.—Laurence J.LibeuSaratoga New York Kennel Club—Wanda H. AllenSaw Mill River Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. AndrewI. KalmanashScottish Terrier Club of America—Helen A.PrinceShoreline Dog Fanciers Association of OrangeCounty—Susan L. HamilSiberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—Ann M.CookSir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc—William J.FeeneySkye Terrier Club of America—Mr. Stephen P.HerseySomerset Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. HarveyGoldbergSouth Jersey Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Linda B.WillsonSouth Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C.FlynnSouth Windsor Kennel Club—Margarette(Peggy) WampoldSoutheastern Iowa Kennel Club—Marilyn R.Vinson

Southern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—John V. IoiaSouthern Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.—LeeArnoldSouthern Oregon Kennel Club—Warren CookSpace Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay—GlendaStephensonSpinone Club of America—Karen LuckeySpringfield Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Thomas M.DaviesSt. Bernard Club of America, Inc.—RichardNosigliaStaffordshire Terrier Club of America—Jeannette O’HanlonStandard Schnauzer Club of America—Dr.Harvey MohrenweiserSuffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. RobertEiseleSusque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—LauraTrainorSussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. FlorenceDugganTampa Bay Kennel Club—Mary Manning-StolzTennessee Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. RichellaM. VeatchTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Michael KnightTibetan Spaniel Club of America—Dianne C.TyreeTibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc.—StaceyLa ForgeTrap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Christopher L.SweetwoodTrenton Kennel Club, Inc.—Joseph MartynTroy Kennel Club, Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.



Twin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc.—Patricia C.SarlesUnited States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.—Mr. Carl C. Ashby, IIIUpper Potomac Valley Kennel Club—RobertLachmanVacationland Dog Club, Inc.—Mrs. Joan TaborValley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. CarolFisherVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Lynn Worth-SmithWachusett Kennel Club, Inc.—VirginiaRowlandWallkill Kennel Club, Inc.—Rose M. RobischonWashington State Obedience Training Club,Inc.—James W. SmithWaterloo Kennel Club, Inc.—Steven D.GladstoneWelsh Springer Spaniel Club of America,Inc.—Richard RohrbacherWest Highland White Terrier Club ofAmerica—Thomas H. BarrieWestbury Kennel Association, Inc.—GeraldineJaitinWestminster Kennel Club—Harvey M. WoodingWhidbey Island Kennel Club Inc—ColleenMcDanielWindward Hawaiian Dog FanciersAssociation—Mrs. Karen MaysYorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Claudia M. Grunstra-Pierro

SYNOPSIS OF THE JUNE 13, 2016DELEGATES FORUM

The Delegates Forum is an informal meetingof Delegates that provides an opportunity foropen discussion and the expression of ideas.No official business is transacted, a quorum isnot required and no attendance record iskept.

WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHTANTI-DOG/ANTI-BREEDER LEGISLATION

The Delegates Legislative Caucus invitedSheila Goffe, VP, Government Relations andPatti Strand, President of the National AnimalInterest Alliance (NAIA) to discuss how AKCGovernment Relations and NAIA work to-gether to advance public policy that benefitsdogs and dog owners. Sheila Goffe provided an overview of the

AKC Government Relations Department(GR), with updates on legislation and publicpolicy, recent trends, information about edu-cational and advocacy tools that can help alldog lovers respond to legislation that impactsthem; and important upcoming events includ-ing the 2016 AKC Legislative Conference, theAKC PAC Challenge and 2016 elections. Em-phasis was placed on how GR values workingwith individuals, policymakers and other or-ganizations, such as the National Animal inter-



est Alliance, to advance the purebred dog andpreserve the rights of dog owners. Patti Strand presented information about

projects under development at NAIA. Insteadof working directly on legislation, NAIA fo-cuses its resources on researching the issuesthat drive legislation; separating facts fromopinions and beliefs, and promoting evidence-based analysis to support or counter those per-ceptions.

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBDELEGATES MEETING – JUNE 13, 2016

Dennis Sprung, President in the Chair, calledthe meeting to order at 10:08 a.m.He asked for a moment of silence for ourfriends in Orlando.

The National Anthem was played.

The Chair introduced the persons seated withhim on the dais: Chairman Ronald Menaker;Vice Chairman, Carl C. Ashby III; DorisAbbate, Professional RegisteredParliamentarian; Jim Crowley, the ExecutiveSecretary; and Ms. Fran Insley, the courtreporter.

The Chair informed the Delegates of the pass-ing of two Delegates. Deidre Gannon died onMarch 19th. She was the Delegate for theGerman Pinscher Club of America sinceFebruary 2012.

Jerry Werk, the Delegate for the HollywoodDog Obedience Club since July of 2012, diedon May 24th.

The Executive Secretary read the names ofDelegates seated since the last meeting: Nancy-Lee Coombs, to represent PyreneanShepherd Club of America

Eduardo Toshio Fugiwara, to represent FortLauderdale Dog Club

Ross Jones, to represent Rio Grande KennelClub

Wendy Jones to represent Lake ChamplainRetriever Club

Patricia Lombardi, to represent Pasco FloridaKennel Club

John J. Lyons, to represent Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club

Elizabeth Hugo Milam, to represent BulldogClub of Philadelphia

Laura A. Rockwell, to represent AndersonKennel Club

Barry D. Rose, to represent Chain O'LakesKennel Club

Dr. Robert Tainsh, to represent Cedar RapidsKennel Association

Melinda L. Vogt, to represent Del-Otse-NangoKennel Club

Sharon K. Steckler, to represent AmericanBoxer Club

Bruce Voran, to represent Myrtle BeachKennel Club

Doreen Weintraub, to represent KenilworthKennel Club of Connecticut



Kathleen B. Whitaker, to represent GreyhoundClub of America

The following Delegates, who were attendingtheir first meeting since approval, were intro-duced from the floor.Nancy-Lee Coombs, to represent PyreneanShepherd Club of America

Ross Jones, to represent Rio Grande KennelClub

Wendy Jones to represent Lake ChamplainRetriever Club

John J. Lyons, to represent Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club

Elizabeth Hugo Milam, to represent BulldogClub of Philadelphia

Barry D. Rose, to represent Chain O'LakesKennel Club

Dr. Robert Tainsh, to represent Cedar RapidsKennel Association

Melinda L. Vogt, to represent Del-Otse-NangoKennel Club

Sharon K. Steckler, to represent AmericanBoxer Club

Doreen Weintraub, to represent KenilworthKennel Club of Connecticut

Kathleen B. Whitaker, to represent GreyhoundClub of America

The minutes of the March 2016 Delegatesmeeting were published in the April 2016 AKCGazette and the complete transcript was postedon the Delegate Portal own AKC's website.There were no corrections and the minutes

were adopted as published.

The Heartland Dog Club of Florida waselected as a new Member Club.

The Chair called on Ronald Menaker, whogave his Chairman's report as follows: Good morning. It’s a pleasure to see you allhere in Newark for our June meeting. Wecome together every quarter to share informa-tion about the status of our sport and thefinancial health of our organization; to intro-duce new ideas that may shape our future;sometimes to elect our directors; and certainlyfor camaraderie and the pleasure of catchingup with fellow dog people. The face-to-faceinteractions that underscore these meetingsare unquestionably meaningful and valuable. But think about all of the things we do online.We register litters and dogs online. Weresearch pedigrees and plan breedings online.We enter dog shows online. We study ourbreed standards and improve our judgingskills with the help of the Web. We share andpost on a litany of Facebook pages and enjoyvideos on our phones. And we’re not alone.The fact is, the world and its dog lovers areonline, spreading the joy and even the chal-lenges that come with being a dog owner. In our position as the leading authority ondogs in America and the preeminent pub-lisher of content about dogs, AKC is not onlypoised to become – but has a duty to assumethe role of the voice for dogs everywhere,



especially on the Internet. The shift in the public’s embrace of technol-ogy makes it clear that digital growth is thelifeblood of many an organization, whethercommercial or non-profit. It is for this reasonthat the American Kennel Club created anorganization to focus on growing our revenueoutside of the sport with particular emphasison digital expansion. Our goal is to supportour mission as never before and invest in ourcore constituency. I would like to take some time today to intro-duce you to the types of activities our digitalteam has implemented digitally and the resultswe have seen so far. The digital perspective isrelatively new for us, since our corporate yard-stick for many years has been Registrationnumbers and entries in events. Today morethan four million people visit our web siteevery month. The number of visitors is grow-ing considerably with no sign of abating; traf-fic to our web site as a whole has increasedmore than sixty-five percent this year as com-pared to last year. This wasn’t luck. We have driven this growthby understanding the habits, needs and aspira-tions of dog lovers and creating the contentthat fulfills these needs with the expertise andauthority that only AKC can provide. The chance to forge relationships with mil-lions of customers through a continual onlinedialogue and a multitude of digital touch-points is perhaps our greatest opportunity forgrowth and, just as importantly, to position the

American Kennel Club as the voice of dogs.We have increasingly found social media to befertile ground for our mission and our mes-sage. On May 1st, we celebrated National PurebredDog Day, with multiple postings on Facebookand Instagram. This campaign highlighted thebenefits and importance of purebred dogsthrough compelling images, videos andthemes. We reached over a million people, col-lected thousands of reactions and commentsand saw our videos shared thousands of times.A video about keeping dogs healthy had evengreater success, proving that our educationalcontent attracts a powerful audience of dogenthusiasts seeking guidance from the expertsat AKC. It is through digital efforts like these that wecan capture mindshare and focus public atten-tion on the purpose-bred dog. And theseefforts are paying off. Our digital channels aregrowing; we can now count nearly 5 millionfollowers across all of AKC’s social channels, afan base that also drives one million people toour web site on a monthly basis. Another arrow in our quiver is AKC’s richportfolio of e-newsletters. With a total of ninedigital newsletters and a combined readershipof 2.25 million, this communication channel isanother key source of growth for AKC, withreader interactions that greatly exceed indus-try averages. Articles in our newsletters are animportant tool to drive people to our web site,with some pieces driving eighty to ninety thou-



sand visits at a time to AKC.org. Visits to our web site from our email channelincreased thirty five percent earlier this year,thanks to the creative content of our flagshipe-newsletter, Your AKC. Our highest perform-ing digital article to date introduced dog own-ers to the dangers of Zylitol. These results areanother indication that the public is consis-tently seeking out and relying upon AKC as asource for informative content about responsi-ble pet ownership.While our reliable sourcebooks will alwaysoccupy a prominent space on the bookshelf(or e-reader) of the serious dog lover, theshortened attention span in today’s digital agedemands that we continuously innovate inorder to educate. As an institution that seeksrelentlessly to educate the public about theimportance of purebred dogs, responsiblebreeding, and our sport, we have enhancedour toolkit with lighthearted, interactivequizzes. Quizzes about breeds and Groupshave been among our highest performing,reaching hundreds of thousands of peopleacross multiple channels and achieving excel-lent engagement rates. One such quiz asked people to identify withone of the seven Groups; three quarters of amillion people became engaged in our digitalconversation about connecting ourselves topurebred dogs. Our outreach through digitalchannels has allowed us to make great leapsforward in reaching new audiences, engagingwith the uninitiated, and educating the public

about our mission in creative, new ways. However, we cannot merely “count the visits”;we must analyze the ways in which this quick-ening pulse is driving our business to newheights. Digital enhancements to AKCMarketplace have spurred a forty-five percentincrease in revenue over the prior year, with asteady increase of AKC-registrable litters beinglisted. Marketplace is being continuously mon-itored and upgraded to provide a full set offeatures for responsible breeders to place theirpuppies. A recent survey of potential puppybuyers showed extremely high levels of satis-faction with Marketplace in terms of its ease ofuse and the quality of its search results, andmany indicated that they would useMarketplace to purchase a puppy in thefuture. This is an important result for AKC,because as we all know, for better or worse, thepublic is increasingly turning to the Internetas a source for pets. AKC must continue to be a guiding force onthe path to pet ownership, so it is critical thatwe place AKC at the forefront of the newonline journey. By offering our customers thevery best tool for litter listings and puppysearches, AKC reinforces our value proposi-tion to our breeders and keeps AKC at thecenter of the conversation about what respon-sible dog ownership means and how to achieveit. I am delighted that our Registration numbersare once again trending upward, driven byoperational improvements, exceptional cus-



tomer service, and innovative new breederservices. There is no doubt that the success ofAKC.org has been be a major contributor inincreasing demand for purebred dogs andespecially AKC puppies.As we continue down this path to growth, wehave a responsibility to nurture and improveour current practices so that we can foster yetmore success. We must also continue to innovate, throughnew products and services, which we are com-mitted to doing. The sphere of pet ownershipis growing ever broader and more sophisti-cated; these targeted strategies will place theAKC brand and mission within our customers’grasp long after their dogs’ Registrationpapers have been filed away. This will result ina lifetime relationship with pet owners andbuild respect for the American Kennel Club,and most importantly, purebred dogs. With afirm commitment to our traditions and oureyes trained on the future, our roadmap forgrowth promises a formidable future for ourorganization and the dogs we love. (Applause)

Mr. Sprung gave the President’s report as fol-lows: Recently I pieced together a team to addressconcerns brought forward about DQ’d dogs.While this is an uncommon occurrence, I nev-ertheless listened to what you had to say. As aresult, procedures were swiftly enhancedwhich I will share with you.

We implemented a two-week advance notice toevent chairs by telephone and e-mail. Ofcourse a club may agree or not. A list of all of those dogs that were DQ'd overthe last five years will be sent to superintend-ents and show secretaries. It will be updatedon a regular basis. A new accident insurance policy to coverjudges at AKC-approved events was taken out.This policy is in addition to the existing AKCliability insurance policy for judges. Criteria was established for proof of insuranceon the part of the owner of the reinstated dog. Also, whenever a dog is DQ'd, it must immedi-ately leave the venue and the same is true fol-lowing a reinstatement procedure. Lastly, we are recommending to the board thatin these situations the owner or handler is tobe asked to use a DNA swab. If the dog is notDNA'd, it will be ineligible for reinstatement.In addition, at the time of reinstatement, thedog will again be DNA'd. There will be a $500processing fee to cover the costs.

In summary, we have enhanced the reinstate-ment process and addressed Delegate con-cerns plus there is the significant benefit toevery judge in terms of insurance coveragenever before provided and at no cost to any-one in our judging community.Next, I would like to provide you with an up-to-the-minute report on AKC's public relationsand communications efforts and our achieve-ments in this field. However, I believe it will be



more productive for us to share this time withthe person responsible for our public relationsand communications success. With that I amdelighted to introduce to you our VicePresident of Public Relations andCommunications, Brandi Hunter, to provideyou with facts and figures. (Applause)

Ms. Hunter spoke as follows:Good morning, everybody. I wanted to take afew minutes to let you know some of thethings that my team does and some of thethings that we are currently working on, onbehalf of the AKC to let you know what ouraccomplishments were over the last year,where we are so far and where we are heading.A little bit about what we do. The AKC teamexecutes media pitching to key audiences withstories and how they speak to the positiveattributes of purebred dogs, breeders, ownersand the organization as a whole. We continu-ously search out opportunities to bring ourvalue and expertise to new audiences while wenurture our core constituency. We also handlecrisis and strategic communications. We areminimal on crisis management thankfully, butwe do handle it when necessary. A little bitmore of what we do is we handle corporatepositioning, brand enhancement, media rela-tions, reputation and issues management, pluscrisis management and communications, clubcommunications and public education. Onthe next slide you'll see a video of some of our

most recent national press coverage. (Video played)

Ms. Hunter: These are some of the clips thatwe did, some of the national coverage andlocal coverage we have been garnering overthe past year. While we service plenty of infor-mation, as there are plenty of press releasesover the year, there are three key releases thatwe focus on, the National Championships,which received over 76 million impressionswith a value of $2.5 million. The AKC Meet theBreeds which starts at 27 million impressionsand a value of $63,000,000 media value andour most popular which we do 16 pressreleases, one national, and one for each of thetop 15 cities and we do 3 billion impressionsand over $394 million in media value. Theseare measured by Cision and PR Newswire, sothey keep us completely honest and they meas-ure every impression that we get across theboard, positive, negative or neutral.Controlling the messaging: We do our best tocontrol the messaging, however, we are notperfect and neither is the media so sometimeswe get negative stories which are normallyunfactual or incorrect information that isopinion based and is written about the AKC.We take the time to assess those negativeimpressions, see if it's worth responding to,the best possible response for it and make surethe AKC mission is not distorted. We've donethis with the Washington Post, the New JerseyRecord and the Times Ledger to very good



responses. Last year our media coverage wasabsolutely excellent as you can see. We didover 23,000, almost 24,000 clips. We are up 35percent from 2014 and our publicity value isover 152 million which is up 77 percent from2014. This year we were actually ahead of thegame. Our total audience for 2015, includingprint, online, television, syndicated and mattestories is over 24 billion as a combined audi-ence. Our targets for this year were very spe-cific. We wanted to enhance breeder percep-tion, broaden our messaging, focus onworking dog recognition, focus on public edu-cation efforts, becoming resource for “allthings dog” and building better lifestylebridges for us to get our message out. So far inQ1 we have had over 10 thousand clips whichis 2,000 over where we were this time last yearand our audience has been over 7 billion. Sofar we have been featured on these nationalmediums (shown on slide) and I'm happy toreport there are hundreds more. The "I Am ABreeder" series was a video series that was cre-ated to combat some of the negative messag-ing that our breeders are facing, animal rightsmessaging and stereotypes that the generalpublic seems to be latching onto. We did a testrun with four videos and since we releasedthem on May 11, 2016, we have over 40,000views and the comments have been phenome-nal and very, very supportive. PSAs: This hasbeen a big question I have gotten a lot of fromDelegates, club members and internally. Weare currently working on three PSA's with the

wonderful team that shot our NationalChampionship documentary. One is about theAKC overall, what our mission is, what we doand why we are valuable to the community, theimportance of picking the right breed for yourlifestyle and of course the value and impor-tance of breeders and why you should choosea breeder. They will be created in digital andtelevision formats. We are planning to airthem on cable TV to go in the same directionas the animal rights campaigns. We are look-ing to launch them this fall and all of themwill be available for club use on the websitesand social and spread them as far as we canpossibly spread them. Club Communications isanother important part of our team. We areabsolutely here for anything clubs need. Wehandle the newsletters. We handle clubrequests. We handle emails by request if youhave a show and you want to show your dog ina specific area we are more than happy to dothat if you email us. We handle press releasesfor new fancy related programs, ResponsibleDog Ownership Day, National Championshiptemplates, video interviews, pet disaster reliefemails and general overall club outreach whenyou have a show. By the way, feel free to emailus any time if you need assistance or having ahard time. We are absolutely here. Public edu-cation: We have had a very large focus on pub-lic education ensuring that our materials areupdate to date, that they are translated alsointo Spanish. We focused on the girl scouts.We had a Meet The Breeds activity in this



February. We have another patch activity thatwe are hoping to launch by the national cham-pionship. We partnered with American CancerSociety and Bark For Life. We have been con-necting club volunteers for events. We havehad public education tables at plenty of theirevents and we have seen a great response. Alot of people didn't know what we do and theyhave been really excited to get involved. Wealso did a book donation starting in Februaryof this year. What we did was, we reached outto a lot of schools, libraries, to see if theywould be interested in our Complete DogBook and the materials that we had and got anoverwhelming response, so we donated over athousand books since February 2016. We'vealso revamped the Canine AmbassadorsProgram. We have over 400 active CanineAmbassadors at this time. They are going toschools. They are going to events. They aretalking about the message of AKC. We are inthe process of creating an online directory forevents so that everybody knows who they areand how to reach them. We also are workingon an email campaign at this time with ourcanine ambassadors. We developed the Kidscorner. Our goal is to get our dog owners attheir youngest age, get potential dog owners,their kids were excited about pets who want tolearn more. We created a whole microsite withflash cards, articles, videos, quizzes, activities,games, videos and coloring pages. There areplenty of juniors who write for the site and cre-ate videos so kids can see somebody like them

excited about the sport and excited aboutresponsible dog ownership. We've also formedthe AKC sports page. This is different from theAKC regular Facebook page. This is a pagethat highlights our AKC sports and shows howmuch fun our dogs are having, how much funit is to get involved, how many sports are actu-ally included in the AKC passage the confirma-tion show. So we have agility, rally, tracking,coursing, dock diving, herding, fast cat, fieldtrials, obedience and any other sport thatmight be developed will be highlighted onAKC sports. Feel free to like our AKC sportsFacebook page. So what's next? We are plan-ning to the expand the “I Am A Breeder”series, another state of 4-6 different breedersby the end of year. We are working on a theri-ogenology video mini documentary, AKC Vetcorner with Dr. Klein, PSA's shooting three forcable TV digital access slated to run in fall. Wewant the public to see who we are and how wehelp dog owners and future generation of K-9breeds. We are establishing a vet corner withDr. Klein which will be another helpfulresource for people. It will get their questionsanswered, get good information, get solidinformation from the AKC about their dogs.We are starting a national op-ed campaignworking, which is going to put some of ourpositioning in national media with theTribune for that, so it should have very widedistribution, over about 5,000 channels. Wehave the Paw of Courage Program expansion.The Paw of Courage Program as well as



Canine Officer program established by Doug,recognizes services dogs. It is very importantto us to recognize dogs that have been injuredin the line of duty and also lost their lives inthe line of duty as they keep us safe everyday.So that is what the Paw of Coverage is. Feelfree to email us with any nominations of anydogs in your community that are eligible.Thank you. And our Kid’s corner expansionwe just want to expand it as a fun place forfuture dog owners to learn about the AKC, tolearn about pure bred dogs and to get excitedabout responsible dog ownership and possiblyworry their parents half to death about whenthey can get a dog. We are also creating moresocial graphics. You may have seen some ofthem floating around Facebook at a certainpoint that demonstrate AKC's good works.These go over really well so we will be creatingthose for you to share among your club mem-bers and we are creating the online PR tool kitthat will be accessible to all Delegates in allclubs that will help logos, templates andmaybe that will make your show promotion alittle bit easier and if you have any questions,you can always email us. Lastly, we value youropinion. Please feel free to email us. I havehad IT create an email that will go directly tome that will not get caught up in the commu-nications emails or my daily flood of emails.This is a specific place for you to email anyquestions, concerns. You can send events, pho-tos, announcements as you like promoted, rec-ommend a breeder for AKC content, recom-

mend your dog for AKC content, anything youwould like to. Feel free to email me at anytime. Thank you. (Applause)

The Chair called on Joe Baffuto, AKC ChiefFinancial Officer, who gave the financialreport as follows: Good morning Everyone! Thank you verymuch for joining us here today back in theNew York Metro area! I am delighted to pres-ent and bring to your attention this first finan-cial performance report of the AmericanKennel Club for the 2016 fiscal year. Ourreport includes activities through the end ofMay. Our total revenues of $27 million dollarsfor the first 5 months of this year were $2 mil-lion or an overall increase of 8% above 2015.We have had a tremendous year so far! Let’sfollow through and Drill-Down to assess thisincrease in revenue. Comparing our year todate core registration volumes – we have regis-tered 92,000 Litters which reflects a +7%increase and 228,000 Dogs which reflects an11% increase. (Applause)

These total volumes have both significantlyincreased from the prior year and have aloneaccounted for $700,000 in additional revenue!Each month of this year we have steadilyimproved. Our distinct programs and superiorcustomer-service focus with breeders havehelped us remarkably in these core categories.



We have not recognized consistent growth inboth of these registration areas in nearly twodecades! Now That’s What I Call The 90s! It isour belief that we have only just begun “toclimb the mountain” and we expect to con-tinue this outstanding performance through-out 2016! Continuing our Drill-Down in rev-enue, other top areas of success year to dateinclude Pedigree sales, which have increasedby $190,000 or 10%. Royalty income, whichhas increased by $278,000 or 31%, mostly dueto our successful renegotiating agreementswith our licensees during 2015, ourEcommerce activities including personalizedbreed products, woofbox and video sales onour site, which skyrocketed by $196,000 or96%, and Marketplace revenue which hasgrown by $117,000 or 57% since 2015. After anin depth examination of our successes inRevenue to-date, now let’s transition over tothe Expense side of our equation! Our totaloperating expenses of $23.7 million for thefirst 5 months of the year were $2.2 million ora 10% increase above last year. Let’s analyzeand Drill-Down where these increases havetranspired. Material line items that have recog-nized increases so far this year consist ofPayroll and benefits by the amount of$762,000 or 7% above last year. We have a totalcurrent full time equivalent headcount of 287,which reflects a 2% increase above this sametime last year. Marketing and New Revenuedevelopment costs of an additional $604,000.Advertising and Communications costs of

$203,000. Additional travel costs in theamount of $124,000, increased postage costsin the amount of $84,000, and a contributionto AKC CHF of $85,000 which is a timing dif-ference versus 2015, as our total contributionsto CHF in the 2015 year exceeded $500,000.So what does this all mean? Our year-to-datesummary reflects an operating income of $3.5million which is not significantly differentfrom $3.7 million at this time last year. As wecan see from our slide here, examining backeach of the past 3 years, the orange bar repre-sents the portion of operating income duringeach year derived from the first 5 months ofactivity as compared to the total operatingincome for the fiscal year. This would lead usto surmise that as immense as our operatingresults have been for the 1st 5 months, thereare even grander results ahead in 2016 for TheAmerican Kennel Club! In addition to ourresults from operations, I will briefly presentthe highlights of our investment performancethrough May 31, 2016. All major marketindices have experienced inconsistencies dur-ing the first 5 months of the year, so the AKCportfolio does not stand alone in that regard.Our portfolio has earned a 1.2% investmentreturn over the first five months of the year, orunrealized gains of $1.1 million. This is a mildoutperformance of 20 basis points of the com-posite benchmark comparison for our portfo-lio of 1.0%. The Balance Sheet of the AKC atMay 31, 2016 reflects $135.9 million in TotalAssets with $68.6 million in Net Assets. The



financial strength of our organization lies inthese numbers, and has not only allowed usthe ability to rebuild our core revenues, but ithas also allowed us to examine new businessopportunities to ensure future successes aswell. Thank you very much for the opportu-nity to discuss our positive report this morn-ing. After the meeting concludes, I will gladlybe available to discuss any information in ourreport. Have yourself an event filled fun sum-mer and we will be back in September to dis-cuss AKC’s financial performance throughAugust! Safe travels home, (Applause)

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Joe. As evidenced bythe report, we have some broad-basedincreases across the corporation and in partic-ular your applause during Joe's presentationfor registration. We have each been in thistogether. The slide in registrations began in1992 and turned around in 2015. As you cansee, the proof is in the numbers, with theincrease continuing through 2016. So congrat-ulations to our entire staff on their diligentwork. They don't stop. (Applause)

Mark Dunn is standing in the back. As you cansee he is holding up the wall and that is whathe does a lot. We appreciate every gain in reg-istration, in pedigrees and particularly ourservice to dog breeders. Thank you. (Applause)

The Executive Secretary read the proposedamendment to Chapter 3, Sections 4, 5, 7, 17and 19, of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows -Dog Show Classifications as follows: This amendment to Chapters 3, Sections 4, 5,7, 17 and 19 of the Rules Applying to DogShows - Dog Show Classifications, would, inSection 4, change the italicized paragraph tobecome a part of the rule rather than a Boardclarification, without changing the wording. InSection 5, it would add the statement regard-ing the first day of a multiple-day show beingused to calculate age. In Section 7, it wouldchange the italicized definition of professionalhandlers to make it part of the rule, not aBoard clarification, without changing thewording. Additionally, in Sections 17 and 19, itwould change the italicized definition of theprofessional handlers to make it part of therule, not a Board clarification with the onlychange being the removal of the effectivedate. The amendment will be published in twoissues of the AKC Gazette and will be voted on itat the September 2016 meeting.

The Executive Secretary read the proposedamendment to Chapter 6, Section 9, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows - Premium Listsand Closing Entries as follows:

Mr. Crowley: This amendment to Chapter 6,Section 9, of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows- Premium Lists and Closing Entries, wouldallow entries in any form to be accepted 24



hours after the closing date and time when itfalls on a postal holiday. The amendment willbe published in two issues of the AKC Gazetteand will be voted on at the September 2016meeting.

The Executive Secretary read a list of vacanciesfor the Delegate Committees that are to befilled in September as follows:All-Breed Clubs Committee: Four, three- yearterms.

Bylaws Committee: Four, three-year terms. Canine Health Committee: Four, three-yearterms.

Companion Events Committee: Four, three-year terms.

Delegate Advocacy and AdvancementCommittee: Four, three-year terms.

Dog Show Rules Committee: Four, three-yearterms.

Field Trial and Hunting Test EventsCommittee: Four, three-year terms and two,one-year terms.

Herding, Earthdog and Coursing EventsCommittee: Four, three-year terms.

Parent Clubs Committee: Four, three-yearterms.

PERSPECTIVES Editorial Staff: Six, two-year termsand one, one-year term.

Mr. Sprung informed the Delegates that self-nomination forms will be emailed by the endof June. This self-nomination form must bereturned to the Executive Secretary by Friday,

July 15th. Questions on the procedures to befollowed should also be directed to theExecutive Secretary. Delegates may only self-nominate for one committee, except that amember of the Perspectives Editorial Staff mayalso serve on another standing committee. InAugust the Delegates will be emailed the nom-inees for each committee and their qualifica-tion statements. At the September meeting,following the election of committees, meetingspace will be provided for each committee toelect chairs and secretaries, if they so choose.

The Chair informed the Delegates that theSeptember 2016 Delegates meeting will beheld at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotelon Monday, September 12th. Hotel informa-tion will be emailed and posted on theDelegate Portal after it becomes available.The December Delegates meeting will be heldin Orlando. The meeting will be held at theRosen Centre on Friday, December 16, 2016. Ablock of rooms will be reserved for Delegatesand hotel information will be posted on theDelegate Portal after AKC’s block of roomsbecome available.

The following Delegates spoke during NewBusiness:Patricia Laurans, Delegate for the GermanWirehaired Pointer Club of America, spokeabout the AKC trailers. They have been deliv-ered to 23 states. We have 328 clubs participat-ing and have raised $978,238 in donations



along with the $250,000 funded by AKCReunite with total funds raised of $1,228,238.Forty-seven trailers have been delivered tothose 23 states. Nine more trailers are beingdelivered shortly and there are 16 clubs andareas that are working on additional trailers.

Barbara Mann, Delegate for the Dayton DogTraining Club, thanked Sheila Geoff and PattiStrand for their presentation at the JuneForum. She indicated that those in the grassroots level can do more to change the publicmisperceptions about purebred dogs andbreeders and the AKC in general, with helpfrom the AKC and the NAIA. She suggested an AKC T-shirt. Something thatpreferably says I am the proud owner of purebred AKC registered dog or something to thateffect and to go with it and a prepared speechwould be needed. She felt the speech shouldcome from NAIA, because it can provide thethings that we need to be able to say whenpeople ask why did you buy a pure bred dogwhen there are all these dogs wasting away inshelters.

Sylvia Arrowwood, Delegate for the CharlestonKennel Club, asked about the status of grouprealignment. Mr. Sprung advised her that it has been on thetable for a while.

Dr. Carmen Battaglia, AKC Board memberand Delegate for the German Shepherd Dog

Club of America, spoke about an article in thecurrent issue of Perspectives, based on researchthat was done on 1,300 juniors in our juniorscholarship program. He asked the Board andthe Delegates to review the article and con-sider the recommendations.

Marilyn Currey, Delegate for the AmericanChinese Crested Club, spoke about the 9/11memorial and thought we may have missedthe chance for an exhibit recognizing the serv-ice dogs and the search and rescue dogs thatparticipated in the tragedy there and theefforts afterwards.

Mr. Sprung responded as follows: There werediscussions, but at the end of the day, we did-n't make the cut.

Sue Goldberg, Delegate for the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, spoke about DQ rein-statement. She was delighted to hear that theBoard is addressing it. She then raised a num-ber of questions which were addressed by theChair. They concerned when a disqualifieddog would have a DNA sample taken; thespecifics on judge insurance and where thereinstatement is to take place. She did notbelieve it should take place at an AKC show.Jeffrey Drogin, Delegate for the EasternGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club, spokeabout the County of Bergen, New Jersey, giv-ing a Certificate of Commendation honoringthe Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club



in recognition and appreciation of its gener-ous donations to Bergan County of an AKCPet Disaster Relief Mobile Unit. It is datedApril 17, 2016, signed by J. Tedesco III, who isthe county executive.

The Chair recognized Jack McCullagh,Delegate for the Blennerhassett Kennel Club,who spoke in favor of reinstating a hard copyAKC Gazette.

Marjorie Tuff, Delegate for the AmericanShetland Sheepdog Club, asked who is goingto be bringing the DNA kit to the show.

Mr. Sprung advised that the FieldRepresentatives would bring it and it would besent to the superintendent and the club aswell.

Julian Prager, Delegate for the Central FloridaKennel Club, asked about when the reinstate-ment would take place.Mr. Sprung advised it would be before judg-ing.

Virginia Denninger, Delegate for the GeneseeValley Kennel Club, thanked the AKC forsending Jennifer Clark [AKC Manager, CanineLegislation] to their legislative symposium.

The Chair recognized Don James, Delegate forthe Leonberger Club of America, who spokeabout Perspectives and AKC Marketplace as fol-

lows: Two things. First, Sherry Wallis normallystands up at this time and plugs the next issueof Perspectives, which will be the Septemberissue. I'm going to take care of that today andask if anybody has an article and I know all ofyou have something you want to say, to pleasesend those articles to Sylvia Arrowwood, who isgoing to be the coordinator for the fall. Secondly, in light of what Ron said about theimportance of the AKC Marketplace now tak-ing its digital footprint, I think it's importantto make sure that the breeders that are listedon AKC Marketplace are, in fact, as it says,responsible. The Parent Clubs Committee yes-terday was treated to a presentation by LizSorota [AKC Vice President, Marketing] whois now in charge of the Marketplace and oneof the things that she said they were consider-ing was requiring everybody who was going tobe listed on Marketplace to do a 13 questionsurvey that would either have to be answeredby filling in or by multiple choice before theywould be allowed to be listed on Marketplace.They are considering that. I would suggest itbe mandatory because one way that we canensure that the breeders listed on Marketplaceare, in fact, responsible is to get those 13 ques-tions answered. Thank you.

Peggy Wampold, Delegate for South WindsorKennel Club, stated that her club would nothave reinstatement for any reason at its showbecause of the fact that they had a lot of chil-



dren and their parents who come just for thepleasure of seeing the show and they are notdog people.

Kenneth Mader, Delegate for the AmericanSealyham Terrier Club, asked for an update on the brick and mortar store that AKC is con-structing in New York?

Mr. Sprung stated that it is in its infancy. Thelandlord turned the space over to AKC onJune 1st. It is being designed at this point anddown the road there will be ongoing updatesBut it is in the design stage now, so there hasbeen no development as of yet.

As there was no further business the meetingconcluded at 11: 23 a.m.

The opinions expressed by the speakers may notnecessarily reflect those of The American KennelClub.



ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETINGThe next meeting of the Delegates will be

held at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotelon Monday, September 12, 2016, beginning noearlier than 10:00 a.m. It will follow the 9:00a.m. Delegates Forum.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONHendersonville Kennel Club

DELEGATES CREDENTIALSDr. Fred Askin, Baltimore, MD, ColumbiaTerrier Association of Maryland

Erica J. Behnke, Middletown, OH, Queen CityDog Training Club

Barbara L. Burns, Freeport, IL, Rockford-Freeport Kennel Club

Bob Calltharp, East Haddam, CT, SouthCounty Kennel Club

Debra Duncan, Lawrence, KS, LawrenceJayhawk Kennel Club

James P. Henshaw, Petersburgh, OH,Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club

Norma J. Ryan, Bel Air, MD, National CapitalKennel Club

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-


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Senior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel

ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &

Chief Growth Officer

AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President

Technology

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Registration &Customer Development

GINA DINARDOAssistant Executive

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SHEILA GOFFEGovernment Relations

BRANDI HUNTERPublic Relations &Communications

DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events

MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services

ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing

DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

JAMES P. CROWLEYExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

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

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

BETTY-ANNE STENMARKJAMES WHITE

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSRITA BIDDLE, ESQ.

THERESA 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 2017LEE ARNOLDCARL C. ASHBYALAN KALTER

HARVEY M. WOODING

CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK

DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER

CLASS OF 2019DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIADR. THOMAS M. DAVIES

STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ.

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry, promotingthe sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function.Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog asa family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights ofall dog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • CARL C. ASHBY, III, VICE CHAIRMAN

MISSION STATEMENT®

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ing the status of the individual’s suspension, ifany, will appear in this column:Ms. Kathy Hardisty (Jamestown, CA) Ms. Lisa Dyson (Bloomington, IL)

NOTICEMs. Christin Akers (Sperry, OK) Action was

taken by the Mastiff Club of America for con-duct at its April 18, 2016 event. Ms. Akers wascharged with failure to properly control a dogat an event. The Staff Event Committee re-viewed the Event Committee’s report and setthe penalty at a reprimand and a $200 fine.

NOTICEMs. Carol Walker (Groveland, IL) Action was

taken by the Dog Training Club of Champaignfor conduct at its May 1, 2016 trial. Ms. Walkerwas charged with improper treatment in con-nection with an event. The Staff Event Com-mittee reviewed the Event Committee’s reportand set the penalty at a reprimand and a $100fine.

NOTICEMs. Stephanie House (Auburn, CA) Action

was taken by the Rio Grande Kennel Club forconduct at its May 15, 2016 event. Ms. Housewas charged with neglect at or in connectionwith an event. The Staff Event Committee re-viewed the Event Committee’s report and setthe penalty at a one year suspension from allAKC privileges and a $1000 fine, effective May16, 2016. (Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary Com-

mittee has suspended Mr. Jeffory Schak (DeerPark, WA) from all AKC privileges for fiveyears and imposed a $2500 fine, effective July11, 2016, for non-compliance with AKC’srecord keeping and dog identification require-ments, and the AKC’s Care and ConditionsPolicy (unacceptable conditions, dogs and/orfacility). (Multiple Breeds)


mittee has suspended Ms. Sarah Schak (DeerPark, WA) from all AKC privileges for fiveyears and imposed a $2500 fine, effective July11, 2016, for non-compliance with AKC’srecord keeping and dog identification require-ments, and the AKC’s Care and ConditionsPolicy (unacceptable conditions, dogs and/orfacility). (Multiple Breeds)


mittee has suspended Ms. Nancy Holland(Juda, WI) from all AKC privileges for fiveyears and imposed a $2000 fine, effective July11, 2016, for violating the AKC’s UnauthorizedUse of Club Funds policy. (Beagle)


mittee has suspended Ms. Celie Florence(Kitty Hawk, NC) from AKC registration privi-


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leges for six months and imposed a $500 fine,effective July 11, 2016, for her submission oftwo online litter registration applications andnine online dog registration applications with-out written permission from the co-litter owner.(Multiple Breeds)


mittee has suspended Ms. Ginger Ray (Sidney,NE) from AKC registration privileges for sixmonths and imposed a $500 fine, effective July11, 2016, for her submission of an online litterregistration application without written per-mission from the co-litter owners. (AustralianShepherd)


mittee has reprimanded Ms. Linda Myers(Bradenton, FL) for submitting an online litterregistration application on behalf of the co-lit-ter owner without a properly completed Powerof Attorney form on file. (Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEREPRIMANDS AND FINESNotification of reprimands and/or fines im-

posed on clubs for late submission of applica-tions, Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 2,Sections 4 and 9.Harrisburg Kennel Club, Inc........................$60Great Lakes English Springer Spaniel BreedersAssociation ...................................................$110

Notification of reprimands and fines im-posed on clubs for late submission of judges’panel, Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 4,Section 1. Mount Rainier Working Dog Club ...............$60Greyhound Club of America ........................$60Staffordshire Terrier Club of America.........$60Houston All-Terrier Club..............................$60

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES AP-PLYING TO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 3 – SECTIONS 4, 5, 7, 17 AND 19 – DOGSHOW CLASSIFICATIONS

The AKC Board has endorsed the followingamendment which was proposed by the Dele-gate Dog Show Rules Committee to CHAP-TER 3 – SECTIONS 4, 5, 7, 17 and 19, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows, to be voted on atthe September 12, 2016 Delegates Meeting.

CHAPTER 3

SECTION 4. The Puppy Class shall be fordogs that are six months of age and over, butunder twelve months, that are not champions.Clubs may further divide the puppy class intotwo age groups consisting of six months of ageand under nine months, and nine months ofage but under twelve months. The age of adog shall be calculated up to and inclusive ofthe first day of a show. For example, a dogwhelped on January 1st is eligible to competein a puppy class at a show the first day of which


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is July 1st of the same year and may continueto compete in puppy classes at shows up toand including a show the first day of which isthe 31st day of December of the same year, butis not eligible to compete in a puppy class at ashow the first day of which is January 1st of thefollowing year.In a single show with multiple days of judg-

ing, the first day of a show is considered to bethe first day on which there is regular confor-mation judging in accordance with Section 3of this chapter. (Sweepstakes and Futuritiesare not considered regular conformationclasses.)

SECTION 5. The Twelve-to-Eighteen MonthClass shall be for dogs that are twelve monthsof age and over, but under eighteen months,that are not champions. Clubs may further di-vide the Twelve-to-Eighteen Month Class intotwo age groups consisting of twelve months ofage and under fifteen months, and fifteenmonths of age but under eighteen months.The age of a dog shall be calculated up to andinclusive of the first day of a show. For exam-ple, a dog whelped on January 1st is eligible tocompete in the class at a show the first day ofwhich January 1st of the following year andmay continue to compete in this class at showsup to and including a show the first day ofwhich is the 30th day of June of that year, butis not eligible to compete in this class at a showthe first day of which is July 1st of that year.In a single show with multiple days of judg-

ing, the first day of a show is considered to bethe first day on which there is regular confor-mation judging in accordance with Section 3of this chapter. (Sweepstakes and Futuritiesare not considered regular conformationclasses.)

SECTION 7. The Amateur-Owner-Handlerclass shall be for dogs that are at least sixmonths of age that are not champions. Dogsmust be handled in the class by the registeredowner of the dog. This class is restricted to ex-hibitors who have not, at any point in time,been a professional dog handler, AKC ap-proved conformation judge, or employed asan assistant to a professional handler. Addi-tionally, members of the immediate family orhousehold of a current professional handlerare ineligible for this class (as defined inChapter 11, Section 13).Professional handlers are defined as any per-

son who belongs or has belonged to a profes-sional handlers’ organization, distributed ratecards, or otherwise advertised or representedthemselves as handling dogs for pay.

SECTION 17. A club or association holdinga show, if it gives brace classes in the severalbreeds and recognized varieties of breeds, mayalso give seven brace group classes, not dividedby sex; such groups to be arranged in the sameorder and to comprise the same breeds andrecognized varieties of breeds as herein beforeset forth in Chapter 3, Section 1. All braces of


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dogs designated by their respective breedjudges as Best of Breed or Best of Variety asthe case may be at shows at which these bracegroup classes shall be given, shall be eligible tocompete in the brace group classes to whichthey belong according to this grouping. All en-tries for these brace group classes shall bemade after the judging of the regular classesof The American Kennel Club has been fin-ished and no entry fee shall be charged. In theevent that the owner of a brace of dogs desig-nated Best of Breed or Best of Variety shall notexhibit the brace of dogs in the group class towhich it is eligible, no other brace of dogs ofthe same breed or variety of breed shall be al-lowed to compete.A brace is defined as two dogs of the same

recognized breed or variety that are similar inappearance, performing in unison, and pre-sented by a maximum of two handlers. Bothdogs competing in brace competition musthave at least one common owner.

SECTION 19. A club or association holdinga show, if it gives team classes in the severalbreeds and recognized varieties of breeds, mayalso give seven team group classes not dividedby sex, such groups to be arranged in the sameorder and to comprise the same breeds andrecognized varieties of breeds as herein beforeset forth in Chapter 3, Section 1. All teams ofdogs designated by their respective breedjudges as Best of Breed or Best of Variety asthe case may be at shows at which these team

group classes shall be given, shall be eligible tocompete in the team group classes to whichthey belong according to this grouping. All en-tries for these team group classes shall bemade after the judging of the regular classesof The American Kennel Club has been fin-ished and no entry fee shall be charged. In theevent that the owner of a team of dogs desig-nated Best of Breed or Best of Variety shall notexhibit the team of dogs in the group class towhich it is eligible, no other team of dogs ofthe same breed or variety of breed shall be al-lowed to compete.A team is defined as four dogs of the same

recognized breed or variety that are similar inappearance, performing in unison, and pre-sented by a maximum of four handlers. Alldogs competing in team competition musthave at least one common owner.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THERULES APPLYING TO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 6, SECTION 9 – PREMIUM LISTS ANDCLOSING OF ENTRIES

Based upon a Staff recommendation, theAKC Board endorsed the following amend-ment to CHAPTER 6, SECTION 9, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows, to be voted on atthe September 12, 2016 Delegates Meeting.

CHAPTER 6

SECTION 9. Every premium list shall spec-


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ify the date and time at which entries for ashow shall close. The premium list shall alsospecify the name and address of the Superin-tendent or Show Secretary who is to receivethe entries. For all shows other than specialtyshows, the specified closing date and timemust be no later than as outlined in the fol-lowing schedule: For a show which opens onFriday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, entriesaccepted not later than noon on the thirdWednesday prior to the show.For a show which opens on Tuesday, entries

accepted not later than noon on the thirdThursday prior to the show.For a show which opens on Wednesday, en-

tries accepted not later than noon the thirdFriday prior to the show.For a show which opens on Thursday, en-

tries accepted not later than noon on thethird Wednesday prior to the show.Clubs in a cluster of no more than five con-

secutive days have the option of closing nolater than noon on the third Wednesday priorto the last show in the cluster.Whenever the closing day noted above falls

on a postal holiday, entries received in anyform up to 24 hours from the published clos-ing date and time day may be accepted.

CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provisional

judges should be addressed to the JudgingOperations Department at PO Box 900062,Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerning

Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VSTapplicants should be addressed to the Com-panion Events Department in North Car-olina.

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 aresult, it should be understood that any suchcorrespondence will be made available,upon request, to the judge or judge appli-cant.

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 areNOT eligible to accept assignments.

NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMs. Alesia G. Cooke (100863) TX(281) [email protected] Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers


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mailto:[email protected]

Mr. Milan Lint (100895) NY(917) [email protected], Portuguese Water Dogs

Ms. Mary M. MacCollum (100831) NY(518) [email protected] Terriers

Mr. Kent D. MacFarlane (100887) CT(203) [email protected] Elkhounds, Rhodesian Ridge-backs, Schipperkes, JS

Ms. Paula K. Tiller (18723) OK(405) [email protected], JS-Limited

Mrs. Gaye Lynn Todd (100927) IL(815) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, JS-Limited

Mrs. Maria White (100829) OH(630) [email protected] Coated Retrievers, JS-Limited

APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMs. Carolyn I. Alexander (6797) CA(831) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Cesky Terriers,Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Glen of Imaal Ter-riers)

Ms. Diane Anderson (17566) OH(419) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bichons Frises,Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, French Bull-dogs, Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos, Lowchen,Poodles, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli,Icelandic Sheepdogs, Norwegian Buhunds

Mrs. Jane Boatman Blackerby (51668) KS(913) [email protected] Red & White Setters, Welsh SpringerSpaniels, American Eskimo Dogs, BichonsFrises, Finnish Spitz, Norwegian Lunde-hunds, Poodles, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Ti-betan Spaniels, Xoloitzcuintli

Mrs. Anne Savory Bolus (35486) TN(423) [email protected] Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers,American Hairless Terriers, AmericanStaffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers,Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, BullTerriers, Cairn Terriers, Cesky Terriers,Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Smooth Fox Terri-ers, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers,Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, LakelandTerriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, MiniatureSchnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terri-ers, Parson Russell Terriers, Rat Terrier, Rus-sell Terriers, Scottish Terriers, SealyhamTerriers, Skye Terriers, Soft Coated WheatenTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, WelshTerriers, West Highland White Terriers)


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Mrs. Janie Bousek (7252) WI(920) [email protected], Chesapeake Bay Retrievers,Golden Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck TollingRetrievers, Gordon Setters, American WaterSpaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Field Spaniels,Sussex Spaniels, Vizslas, Wirehaired PointingGriffons

Ms. Carol S. Brown (31144) NC(336) [email protected] of Working Group (Akitas, BlackRussian Terriers, Boerboel, Boxers, CaneCorsos, Doberman Pinschers, Komondorok,Kuvaszok, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Tibetan Mas-tiffs

Mrs. Valerie J. Brown (6082) WA(509) [email protected] Chin

Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman (5535) CA(805) [email protected] of Hound Group (American EnglishCoonhounds, American Foxhounds, Blackand Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon-hounds, Borzois, Cirneco dell’Etna, EnglishFoxhounds, Otterhounds, Redbone Coon-hounds, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis,Treeing Walker Coonhounds), Airedale Ter-riers, American Staffordshire Terriers,Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers,Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Miniature

Schnauzers, Parson Russell Terriers, RussellTerriers, Scottish Terriers, Staffordshire BullTerriers, Welsh Terriers

Mrs. Sharon L. Clark (76781) SC(864) [email protected] Terriers, Border Terriers, KerryBlue Terriers, Russell Terriers, West High-land White Terriers

Mr. Troy Clifford Dargin (15445) MO(402) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Brittanys,Lagotto Romagnoli, Pointers, GermanShorthaired Pointers, Chesapeake BayRetrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, FlatCoated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, NovaScotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, EnglishSetters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, IrishRed & White Setters, Vizslas), AiredaleTerriers, Bedlington Terriers, Smooth FoxTerriers, Wire Fox Terriers, NorfolkTerriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Soft CoatedWheaton Terriers

Mr. William G. Daugherty (6220) CT(203) [email protected] of Working Group (Alaskan Mala-mutes, Chinooks, Saint Bernards)

Mrs. Terry Dennison (47424) AK(907) [email protected], Australian Shepherds, CardiganWelsh Corgis, Collies


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Dr. Daniel W. Dowling (5972) ME(207) [email protected] Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers,Glen of Imaal Terriers, Norfolk Terriers,Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers,Russell Terriers, Scottish Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire BullTerriers, West Highland White Terriers

Mrs. Edy Dykstra-Blum (20342) FL(352) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (ChineseShar-Pei)

Mr. Edmund Dziuk (26469) MO(573) [email protected] of Hound Group (Borzois, Cirnecodell’Etna, Greyhounds, Portuguese PodengoPequenos, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis,Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis), WelshSpringer Spaniels

Mr. Robert Eisele (7354) NY(631) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, English Set-ters , Cocker Spaniels, English SpringerSpaniels, Vizslas

Mr. Ted W. Eubank (53715) TX(970) [email protected], Japanese Chin, Papillons

Mr. James M. Fankhauser (18843) MI(269) [email protected] Malamutes, Anatolian Shepherds,Boerboel, Chinooks, Dogues de Bordeaux,Tibetan Mastiffs

Ms. Nancy Gallant (25394) MI(269) [email protected]

Mrs. Lisa Graser (37267) TN(608) [email protected] of Herding Group (Bergamasco,Berger Picards, Finnish Lapphunds, Minia-ture American Shepherds, Polish LowlandSheepdogs, Pumi, Spanish Water Dogs), Af-fenpinschers, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, English Toy Spaniels,Poodles, Silky Terriers

Mrs. Nancy R. Griego (90264) NM(505) [email protected], Neapolitan Mastiffs, Newfound-lands, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies

Mr. Patrick Guilfoyle (96475) CA(818) [email protected], Greyhounds, Irish Wolfhounds,Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Whippets

Mrs. Edith Tichenor Hanson (5268) AZ(435) [email protected] Foxhounds, Black and Tan Coon-


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hounds, Ibizan Hounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Podengo Pe-quenos, Rhodesian Ridgebacks

Mr. Duff M. Harris (91790) CA(714) [email protected] Terriers, Australian Terriers, CairnTerriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Ter-riers, Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers,Lakeland Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers,Parson Russell Terriers, Rat Terriers, RussellTerriers

Mrs. Stephanie S. Hedgepath (5138) SC(803) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Bulldogs, Dalmatians, French Bulldogs,Keeshonden, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Ter-riers

Mr. Jason M. Hoke (92952) WI(646) [email protected] Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Vizslas,Afghans, American English Coonhounds,American Foxhounds, Basset Hounds, Blackand Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, Bluet-ick Coonhounds, English Foxhounds, Grey-hounds, Harriers, Otterhounds, Petits BassetsGriffons Vendeens, Plotts, Portugese PodengoPequenos, Redbone Coonhounds, ScottishDeerhounds, Sloughis, Treeing Walker Coon-hounds, American Eskimo Dogs, French Bull-dogs, Lowchen, Xoloitzuintli

Ms. Cynthia Hutt (95461) CO(720) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Belgian Malinois,Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bor-der Collies, German Shepherd Dogs, Ice-landic Sheepdogs

Mr. Bradley Jenkins (7469) AR(870) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, Curly-CoatedRetrievers, Gordon Setters, English CockerSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Vizslas, Wire-haired Pointing Griffons, Cesky Terriers,Parson Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers,Sealyham Terriers

Ms. Diane Kepley (90370) [email protected] Bay Retrievers, Labrador Re-trievers, Irish Red & White Setters, AmericanWater Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, IrishWater Spaniels

Mrs. Ruth Kirby (6226) FL(352) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag-noli, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Irish Red &White Setters, Wirehaired Vizslas)

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


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Mrs. Janice M. Leonard (6497) CO(303) [email protected] Retrievers, Gordon Setters, Irish Set-ters, Papillons, Pugs, Keeshonden, Schip-perkes

Ms. Kathryn Leonhardt (23180) FL(321) [email protected] Retrievers, Golden Retrievers,American Water Spaniels

Mrs. Elaine J. Lessig (7626) NJ(908) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag-noli, Pointers, German Shorthaired Point-ers, Flat Coated Retrievers, American WaterSpaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Spinoni Italiano, Wirehaired Point-ing Griffons)

Mrs. Joan Luna Liebes (6515) CO(510) [email protected] Terriers, Coton de Tulear, Lowchen,Poodles, Xoloitzcuintli

Ms. Sandra London (95561) TX(817) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers

Ms. Audrey Lycan (5788) GA(678) [email protected], Miniature Pinschers, Poo-dles

Mrs. Carol Makowski (18958) CO(303) [email protected]

Mr. Neil McDevitt (91600) OH(937) [email protected] Hounds, Bloodhounds, Dachshunds,Greyhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Petits BassetsGriffons Vendeens

Mrs. Mary Ellen Meyer (16134) TN(920) [email protected], Brussels Griffons, EnglishToy Spaniels, Manchester Terriers, Minia-ture Pinschers, Papillons, Pomeranians, Pugs

Mrs. Claudia Miller (98859) CO(303) [email protected] Ridgebacks

Ms. Lori Nelson (32409) AZ(480) [email protected] Setters, Irish Red & White Setters

Ms. Donna R. O’Connell (81640) CA(214) [email protected] Coated Retrievers, Gordon Setters,Cocker Spaniels

Mr. Jim Owens (92926) NC(828) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Black andTan Coonhounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, Dachs-

JUNE 2016AKC GAZETTE 33

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hunds, Greyhounds, Harriers, IbizanHounds, Otterhounds, Petits Bassets Grif-fons Vendeens, Plotts, Portuguese PodengoPequenos, Redbone Coonhounds, Rhode-sian Ridgebacks, Scottish Deerhounds, Tree-ing Walker Coonhounds, Whippets

Mr. D. Scott Pfeil (35091 IL(847) [email protected], Beagles, Borzois, Dachshunds,Greyhounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Rhode-sian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deer-hounds

Ms. Carol Pyrkosz (96273) GA(706) [email protected] Podengo Pequenos, ManchesterTerriers, Brussels Griffons, Pekingese,Pomeranians, Pugs

Mrs. Linda L. Reece (90740) VA(757) [email protected] Coated Wheaten Terriers

Mrs. Kelly D. Reimschiissel (66207) UT(801) [email protected] Cresteds, Havanese, Italian Grey-hounds, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers

Mr. Andrew Ritter (92968) NJ(908) [email protected] Russian Terriers, Boxers, PortugueseWater Dogs, Rottweilers, Tibetan Mastiffs,Entlebucher Mountain Dogs

Mr. William Sahloff (28447) OH(419) [email protected], Pointers, German ShorthairedPointers, German Wirehaired Pointers,Curly-Coated Retrievers, Gordon Setters

Mrs. Janice K. Schreiber (17450) WA(253) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, Golden Re-trievers, Irish Red & White Setters, SussexSpaniels, Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluet-ick Coonhounds, Borzois, Ibizan Hounds,Irish Wolfhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Red-bone Coonhounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks,Scottish Deerhounds

Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe (48619) GA(706) [email protected], Irish Wolfhounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds,Whippets

Mr. Robert E. Schwalbe (55062) GA(706) [email protected], Irish Wolfhounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds,Whippets

Dr. Daniel Sena (22101) TX(214) [email protected], German Shorthaired Pointers,Golden Retrievers, English Setters, ClumberSpaniels, Field Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels


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Dr. Dale D. Simmons (2068) OR(503) [email protected] Terriers

Mrs. Nancy D. Simmons (6369) TX(972) [email protected] of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons,English Toy Spaniels, Havanese, Italian Grey-hounds, Japanese Chin, Miniature Pinschers,Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, YorkshireTerriers)

Mr. Joseph Smith (95833) GA(678) [email protected], Newfoundlands

Mrs. Jane Snider (94845) TN(901) [email protected] Hounds, Salukis, Miniature Pinschers,Collies

Mrs. Cindy Stansell (44666) NC(919) [email protected] of Working Group (Cane Corsos,Dogues de Bordeaux, Giant Schnauzers,Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Newfound-lands, Standard Schnauzers)

Mr. Lawrence C. Terricone (4908) NJ(908) [email protected] Shar-Pei, French Bulldogs, Low-chen, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. E.A. “Skip” Thielen (34041) OH(937) [email protected], Bloodhounds, English Foxhounds,Greyhounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Otter-hounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Redbone Coon-hounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds, Whippets

Mrs. Patricia Ulloa (5721) CA(626) [email protected] Water Spaniels

Ms. Joyce Van Kirk (29966) AZ(623) [email protected] American Shepherds

Mr. Cledith M. Wakefield (80829) MO(573) [email protected] Pinschers, French Bulldogs

Mrs. Lisa Warren (6013) PA(610) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Eng-lish Toy Spaniels, Manchester Terriers),Alaskan Malamutes, Boxers, SiberianHuskies

Dr. Carol White-Moser (7344) TX(903) [email protected], Mastiffs, American Eskimo Dogs,Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei,Chow Chows, Finnish Spitz, French Bull-dogs, Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehunds,Poodles, Xoloitzcuintli


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Mr. R.C. Williams (93917) CA(530) [email protected], Alaskan Malamutes, Anatolian Shep-herds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Bullmastiffs,Cane Corsos, Dogues de Bordeaux, Leon-bergers, Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Por-tuguese Water Dogs, Saint Bernards

Ms. Sally N. Wynn (99295) TN(615) [email protected] Welsh Corgis

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTSMr. Caleb Campbell (100897) [email protected]

Mrs. Lindley Henson (100845) AZ(414) [email protected]

Ms. Shari Kirschner (97107) IN(219) [email protected]

Mrs. Linda Reece (90740) VA(757) [email protected]

PERMIT JUDGESThe following persons have been approved

on a Permit basis for the designated breeds inaccordance with the current judging approval

process. They may now accept assignments andthe fancy may still offer comments to JudgingOperations.

NEW BREED JUDGESMs. Linda George (100634) WI(262) [email protected]

Mr. Richard Todd Jackson (94771) MD(202) [email protected] Chows, JS

Mr. Jeffrey Kestner (100655) OH(614) [email protected] Griffons

Ms. Robin MacFarlane (95827) CT(856) [email protected] Springer Spaniels, Great Danes

Mrs. Sherry MacLennan (100663) CO(720) [email protected] Cattle Dogs

Mrs. Laura Weiss (100601) CA(530) [email protected], JS-Limited

APPROVED BREED JUDGESMrs. Connie L. Alexander (90176) NC(336) [email protected] Shepherds, Great Danes, New-


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foundlands, Portuguese Water Dogs, Stan-dard Schnauzers

Miss Judi Bendt (37568) SD(605) 787-5431Australian Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers,Wire Fox Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers,Russell Terriers, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, Ha-vanese, Japanese Chin, Papillons, Pomerani-ans, Pugs, Silky Terriers

Ms. Juliann Bitter (64187) CA(209) [email protected], Italian Greyhounds, MiniaturePinschers, Papillons, Pomeranians

Mr. Richard Bohannon (95762) NC(828) [email protected] Pinschers

Mrs. Jan Bruton (52245) OR(503) [email protected]

Ms. JoAnne M. Buehler (22770) DC(301) [email protected] Coated Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers,Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, BoykinSpaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, SussexSpaniels

Miss. Diane K. Burvee (91546) MO(816) [email protected], Pugs, American Eskimo Dogs,

Bichons Frises, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs,Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows, Dalmatians,Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden, Lowchen, ShibaInu, Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. Timothy Catterson (5032) IN(765) [email protected] Italiani, Wirehaired Vizslas,Keeshonden, Norwegian Lundehunds,Shiba Inu

Mrs. Marissa L. Clark (26653) WA(235) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Bullmastiffs, CaneCorsos, Doberman Pinschers, Dogues deBordeaux, German Pinschers, Giant Schnau-zers, Great Danes, Great Pyrenees, GreaterSwiss Mountain Dogs, Leonbergers, Mastiffs,Newfoundlands, Standard Schnauzers, Aus-tralian Shepherds

Mrs. Catherine Cooper (18399) VA(276) [email protected] of Working Group (Black RussianTerriers, Boerboel, Cane Corso, Chinooks,Dogues de Bordeaux, Samoyeds, TibetanMastiffs)

Ms. Paullet DeLong (6997) CA(510) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (AmericanEskimo Dogs, Coton de Tulear, Lowchen,Norwegian Lundehunds, Schipperke, Ti-betan Terriers)


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Mrs. Penny DiSiena (76729) FL(330) [email protected], German Wirehaired Pointers

Ms. Marla J. Doheny (94509) CT(203) [email protected], German Wirehaired Pointers, IrishSetters, Field Spaniels, Wirehaired PointingGriffons

Ms. Elena Edwards (96993) CA(951) [email protected], Dachshunds, Greyhounds

Mr. Robert D. Ennis (5915) NY(716) [email protected], Cirneco dell’Etna, Dachshunds, Ot-terhounds, Alaskan Malamutes, Newfound-lands, Samoyeds

Mrs. Debra Ferguson-Jones (95483) WA(425) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Eng-lish Toy Spaniels, Japanese Chin, Manches-ter Terriers, Silky Terriers)

Ms. Kathleen J. Ferris (47953) PA(215) [email protected], Poodles, Pugs

Mr. Alfred J. Ferruggiaro (7410) MD(301) [email protected] Retrievers, Bloodhounds, Cirneco

dell’Etna, Greyhounds, Anatolian Shep-herds, Pumi

Ms. Grace M. Fritz (21887) KS(913) [email protected], Borzois, Whippets, Border Terriers,Cesky Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Minia-ture Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, West HighlandWhite Terriers

Mr. Dennis J. Gallant (6675) TN(615) [email protected], Siberian Huskies, TibetanMastiffs, Miniature Schnauzers

Mrs. Gloria Geringer (5157) LA(225) [email protected], Giant Schnauzers, Leonbergers,Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Portuguese WaterDogs, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards, StandardSchnauzers, Belgian Malinois, BelgianSheepdogs, Border Collies, Collies, Pulik

Ms. Honey Anne Glendinning (6773) BC(604) [email protected] of Working Group (Akitas, Boer-boels, Giant Schnauzers, Komondorok,Neapolitan Mastiffs, Rottweilers, TibetanMastiffs), Dachshunds, English Toy Spaniels,Poodles

Mrs. Krista Hansen (95865) NY(585) [email protected]


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Shetland SheepdogsMr. Don L. Hanson (97239) AZ(360) [email protected] Greyhounds, Shih Tzu, Schipperkes,JS

Mrs. Betsy Harvey (93361) CA(805) [email protected] Danes, Newfoundlands, French Bull-dogs

Mr. Douglas R. Holloway Jr (65729) DE(302) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Brittanys, LagottiRomagnoli, Pointers, German WirehairedPointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers,Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, EnglishSetters, Gordon Setters, Irish Red & WhiteSetters, American Water Spaniels, BoykinSpaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Field Spaniels,Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, WelshSpringer Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wire-haired Pointing Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas)

Mr. Robert E. Hutton (15138) KY(502) [email protected] of Hound Group (Sloughis)

Ms. Judi A. James (6527) OR(971) [email protected] Terriers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei,Poodles, Shiba Inu

Ms. Gloria Kerr (17561) AZ(520) [email protected], Dachshunds, Petits Bassets GriffonsVendeens, Treeing Walker Coonhounds, Aus-tralian Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, SmoothFox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Russell Terri-ers, Scottish Terriers

Mrs. Pamela S. Lambie (96227) AZ(760) [email protected], Basset Hounds, Black and TanCoonhounds, Bloodhounds, Borzois, Grey-hounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Salukis, Treeing Walker Coonhounds

Mr. Richard Lashbrook (7340) IL(217) [email protected], Belgian Malinois, BelgianSheepdogs, Belgian Tervurens, Bouviers desFlandres, Briards, Cardigan Welsh Corgis,Finnish Lapphunds, Icelandic Sheepdogs,Norwegian Buhunds, Old English Sheep-dogs, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Pulik,Swedish Vallhunds

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

Mrs. Christie Martinez (22596) WA(360) [email protected] of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons),Whippets


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Ms. Elizabeth “Lani” McKennon (5892) CA(818) [email protected] of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons,Italian Greyhounds, Pekingese, Silky Terri-ers, Yorkshire Terriers)

Mr. George Milutinovich (15748) CA(559) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Coton deTulear, Finnish Spitz, Norwegian Lunde-hunds, Schipperkes, Xoloitzcuintli), Norwe-gian Elkhounds, Whippets

Ms. Linda C. More (5829) NC(919) [email protected], Portuguese Water Dogs, Cava-lier King Charles Spaniels, Poodles, Shih Tzu

Mr. Richard Mullen (3052) TN(865) [email protected], Border Collies, Briards, Collies,Icelandic Sheepdogs, Miniature AmericanShepherds, Norwegian Buhunds

Mrs. Jerrilin Naylor (95671) KY(502) [email protected] Pinschers

Mrs. Janice G. Pardue (6842) CA(559) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (AmericanEskimo Dogs, Coton de Tulear, FinnishSpitz, Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehunds,

Xoloitzcuintli), Afghans, Bloodhounds,Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Whippets

Miss Cindy L. Partridge (91552) VA(703) [email protected] Retrievers, Flat Coated Retriev-ers, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, CockerSpaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, EnglishSpringer Spaniels, Field Spaniels, WelshSpringer Spaniels, Dachshunds

Mr. Del Richards (16761) CA(408) [email protected] Hairless Terrier, Australian Terri-ers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terri-ers, Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers,Manchester Terriers, Norwich Terriers,Welsh Terriers

Mrs. Charlene G. Rutar (94495) IN(765) [email protected] Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Eng-lish Springer Spaniels

Ms. Sheree Sanchez (97389) CO(719) [email protected] Collies

Mr. Danny D. Seymour (6346) VA(804) [email protected] Retrievers, Clumber Spaniels, Eng-lish Springer Spaniels

Mrs. Jacqueline L. Stacy (6610) NC(760) 415-7850


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[email protected] of Sporting Group (Brittanys,Lagotto Romagnoli, Pointers, German Short-haired Pointers, German Wirehaired Point-ers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly-CoatedRetrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Nova Sco-tia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Gordon Setters,Irish Setters, Irish Red & White Setters, Amer-ican Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clum-ber Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh SpringerSpaniels, Spinoni Italiano, Vizslas, Weimaran-ers, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, WirehairedVizslas), Anatolian Shepherds, Boxers, Dober-man Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Samoyeds,Siberian Huskies, Standard Schnauzers

Mr. Terry Stacy (6611) NC(919) [email protected] of Working Group (Black RussianTerriers, Boerboel, Cane Corso, Chinooks,Dogues de Bordeaux, German Pinschers,Neapolitan Mastiffs, Saint Bernards, TibetanMastiffs)

Ms. Charlene Trost (22525) NJ(732) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romagnoli,German Wirehaired Pointers, Curly-Coated Re-trievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers,American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clum-ber Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, FieldSpaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Wirehaired Vizslas)

Mr. C. Richard Urquhart (43791) CA(707) [email protected]

Mr. Ed Valle (93014) FL(407) [email protected] Tzu

Mrs. Pamela R. Waldron (56812) WA(360) [email protected] Shepherd Dogs, JS

Ms. Sharol Candace Way (6668) PA(610) [email protected] Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, ShetlandSheepdogs

Mrs. Sherry Webster (6863) TN(901) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, Giant Schnau-zers, Great Pyrenees, Rottweilers

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGESMs. Jackie Basagoitia (100683) NV(775) [email protected]

Mrs. Allison Foley (100259) CAN(902) [email protected]


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Mrs. Eva Gallagher (100487) WA(253) [email protected]

Mrs. Louise Leone (94619) CO(303) [email protected]

Ms. Bekki Pina (100617) MA(813) [email protected]

Ms. Carol P. Smith (93553) GA(917) [email protected]

Mrs. Malina Tzartzanis (100605) CA(707) [email protected]

Miss Kelly Wisch (100707) PA(202) [email protected]

BEST IN SHOWThe following persons, 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. Kenneth H. Levison (7476) AZ(520) [email protected]

Ms. Lori Nelson (32409) AZ(480) [email protected]

Mr. R.C. Williams (93917) CA(530) [email protected]

DECEASED CONFORMATION JUDGESMs. Harriette D. BorsuchMrs. Hildegard ComptonMr. Robert A. GoughMrs. Peggy KesslerMrs. Cindy McElderryMr. Russell J. SamuelsMrs. Mary Jo ShieldsMrs. Dorothy Welsh

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING JUDGES COMPLETEDThe following persons have completed their Pro-

visional Judging assignments and their names havebeen added to the list of regular approved judges.Ms. Loretta C Lazzara (90526) IL

(630) [email protected] – All

Ms. Kathleen Sweet (92976) MI(734) [email protected] – All


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PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING JUDGESThe following persons have been approved

as a judge on a Provisional basis for theclass/test indicated in accordance with theProvisional judging system. They may now ac-cept assignments.Mrs. Laurie Beck (91764) OR

(503) [email protected] – Utility

Ms. Lisa M Mitchell (40966) NY(607) [email protected] – All

Mrs. Marina Pavlovsky (100485) NV(702) [email protected] – Novice

Mr. Robert A Portnoy (100585) GA(404) [email protected] – Novice

Ms. Sandra M Svendsen (99683) CA(707) [email protected] – All

APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFICREGISTERED NAME PREFIXThe following applications for a breed-specific

Registered Name Prefix have been submitted toThe American Kennel Club. Letters in regardto these applications should be addressed to

James P. Crowley, Executive Secretary:

24KARAT – Pembroke Welsh Corgis – B.Maureen HansonASPEN LEAF – Giant Schnauzers – Marne E.Martin-Tucker & Michael C. TuckerAVIDITY – Cocker Spaniels – Debbie R. ClarkBARRISTER - Scottish Terriers – Fran J. GarbBELLE SUN – Havanese – Anne StevensonBLOSSOM VALLEY – Russell Terriers –Annette GilliamCABRYN – Poodles – Carolyn O’RourkeCACHET – Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers –Leslie DeMattia & Brian DeMattiaENCORE’S – Boxers – Cheryl A. Cates & CaseyL. CatesFABELLO – Pointers – Ashleigh K. Oldfield &Milton LopesPEEK BAALAM – Newfoundlands – Omar A.MorenoRABELLE – Papillons – Joanne B. MessickREDFEARN – Norwich Terriers – Janos T.Fonyo & Nancy D. FonyoTAGA – Australian Shepherds – Toni J.Robbins

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed-specific

Registered Name Prefix have been granted:

3KINGS – Cane Corsos – Jarriel CapersCIRCLE B – Labrador Retrievers – Cassandra J.BarneyDAWIN – Poodles – Linda C. Campbell


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GOLDENSGLEN – Golden Retrievers – AngelF. MartinHOLLY WOODS – Doberman Pinschers –Diane V. McGarvey & Mike ThomasKASHMIR’S – Golden Retrievers – Christine A.BrandtLOTZOFLUV – Old English Sheepdogs –Shari L. SkorySHIVER’S – Siberian Huskies – Karen E. Street& Lisa MongeSHORELINE – Great Danes – Nancy L.SimmonsSTILLWATER – Airedale Terriers – Sherri L.GlassTRIPLE CROWN – Pomeranians – MicheleLyonsWEIDELAND – German Shorthaired Pointers– Travis A. Beck


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