SECRETARY SPAGES · ralph del deo, esq., chair martha feltenstein, esq. barbara w. miener, esq....

ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETINGThe next meeting of the Delegates will be

held at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotelon Tuesday, March 10, 2020, beginning noearlier than 9:00 a.m. There will not be aDelegates Forum.

DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Kristina M. Delisi, Runnells, IA, Central Iowa

Kennel ClubAndrea C. Hesser, Flower Mound, TX, Mid-

Continent Kennel Club of TulsaTracy Pancost, Louisville, KY, West Highland

Terrier Club of America Diane Reid, New York, NY, Briard Club of

America

NOTICEAs a result of an Event Committee determi-

nation the following individual stands sus-pended of AKC privileges. It should benoted that this determination may still beappealed and may be reversed. Upon expira-tion of the appeal process, an appropriatenotice describing the status of the individ-ual’s suspension, if any, will appear in this col-umn:

JANUARY 2020AKC GAZETTE 1

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

VICE PRESIDENTSJAY WAKS

Senior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel

ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &

Chief Growth Officer

THERESA CHINSenior Vice PresidentPlanning & Operations

AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President

Technology

KIRSTEN BAHLKEVice President

Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLESAssistant General Counsel

MARK DUNNSenior Vice President

Registration &Customer Development

KEITH FRAZIERBusiness Support

Services/NC Facility Ops

SHEILA GOFFEGovernment Relations

BRANDI HUNTERPublic Relations &Communications

DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUSDeputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services

ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing

DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

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

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

BETTY-ANNE STENMARKJAMES WHITE

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

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE

CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK

DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER

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

ANN WALLIN

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE

DOMINIC P. CAROTATHOMAS POWERS

HARVEY M. WOODING

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

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

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

MISSION STATEMENT®

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERSDENNIS B. SPRUNG

PresidentChief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDS

APPEALS TRIAL BOARDMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.,CHAIR BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ. BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSTHERESA DOWELL, ESQEUGENIA HUNTER, ESQ. LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMKATHI BROWN

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERS (cnt’d)CHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDONNA HERZIGCARL HOLDER

LAURIE MAULUCCIDR. ROBERT MYALLHON. JAMES PHINIZY

ROBERT STEINBETTY-ANNE STENMARK

SYLVIA THOMAS

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDJOSEPH BENAGE, ESQ.

TIM CARWILE, ESQ., CHAIRJOHN RUSSELL

ALTERNATESBILL TEAGUE

ROBERT W. MONTLER

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE

DOMINIC P. CAROTADR. THOMAS DAVIESTHOMAS POWERS

CLASS OF 2022CHRISTOPHER L. SWEETWOOD

HAROLD “RED” TATRO III ANN WALLIN

CLASS OF 2023DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN

STEVEN HAMBLINDANIEL J. SMYTH, ESQ.

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

RONALD H. MENAKER, Chairman Emeritus

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

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

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

VICE PRESIDENTS

KIRSTEN BAHLKE, Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLES, Assistant General Counsel

MARK DUNN, Executive Vice President

KEITH FRAZIER, Executive Vice President, Business Support Services

SHEILA GOFFE, Government Relations

BRANDI HUNTER, Public Relations & Communications

DOUG LJUNGREN, Executive Vice President, Sports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUS, Deputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILL, S port Services

PAULA SPECTOR, Corporate Services

DAPHNA STRAUS, Business Development

TIM THOMAS, Judging Operations

JAY WAKS, Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel

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Ms. Linda Kepner (Hickory Corners, MI)Ms. Sharon Schutte (Imlay City, MI)

NOTICE Ms. Jill Baum (Tempe, AZ) Action was taken

by the Cañada del Oro Kennel Club for con-duct at its November 8, 2019 event. Ms. Baumwas charged with inappropriate, abusive, orfoul language. The Staff Event Committeereviewed the Event Committee’s report andset the penalty at a one-month event suspen-sion and a $500 fine. (Whippet)

NOTICE Ms. Stephanie Lindeman (Indianapolis, IN)

Action was taken by the Alaskan MalamuteClub of America for conduct at its November1, 2019 event. Ms. Lindeman was chargedwith inappropriate, abusive or foul language.The Staff Event Committee reviewed the EventCommittee’s report and set the penalty at areprimand at a $100 fine. (Alaskan Malamute)

NOTICE Ms. Angela Ogle (Valparaiso, IN) Action

was taken by the Miniature AmericanShepherd Club of the USA for conduct at itsSeptember 23, 2019 event. Ms. Ogle wascharged with violations of AKC rules/regula-tions or club regulations. The Staff EventCommittee reviewed the Event Committee’sreport and set the penalty at a reprimand anda $100 fine. (Australian Shepherd, MiniatureAmerican Shepherd)

NOTICE Ms. Renee Schmidt (Gardner, KS) Action

was taken by the Lawrence Jayhawk KennelClub for conduct at its October 12, 2019event. Ms. Schmidt was charged with inap-propriate, abusive or foul language. TheStaff Event Committee reviewed the EventCommittee’s report and set the penalty at areprimand at a $100 fine. (NorwegianElkhound, Border Collie)

NOTICE Mr. Brad Slaybaugh (Colonial Heights, VA)

Action was taken by the Mid Atlantic HuntingRetriever Club of Virginia for conduct at itsSeptember 29, 2019 event. Mr. Slaybaugh wascharged with entering/exhibiting a dog theentrant knew or should have known is ineligi-ble to compete. The Staff Event Committeereviewed the Event Committee’s report andset the penalty at a one-year event suspensionand a $1000 fine. (Labrador Retriever)

NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary

Committee has suspended Mr. Jim Owens(Weaverville, NC) from AKC privileges forten years and imposed a $5000 fine, effectiveDecember 11, 2019, for creation, falsificationor alteration of an official AKC documentand judging improprieties (the judge him-self/herself or complicity with a judge).(Multiple Breeds)


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NOTICEThe Management Disciplinary Committee

has suspended the following individuals forone year and imposed a $1,000 fine, for non-compliance with AKC’s record keeping anddog identification requriements and theAKC’s Care and Conditions policy (unaccept-able conditions, dogs and/or facility):Effective October 15, 2019Mr. John Heron (Sicklerville, NJ) Siberian

HuskiesMs. Kimberly Wolff-Heron (Sicklerville, NJ)

Siberian Huskies

NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary

Committee has suspended the following indi-viduals from all AKC privileges for ten yearsand imposed a $2000 fine, for conduct preju-dicial to purebred dogs, purebred dog events,or to the best interests of The AmericanKennel Club based on their violation of theAKC’s Judicial or AdministrativeDetermination of Inappropriate TreatmentPolicy:

Effective October 15, 2019Mr. Dustin Young (Avoca, IA) Labrador

Retrievers

Effective November 11, 2019Ms. Donna Keller Lee (Effingham, SC)

Multiple Breeds

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULESAPPLYING TO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 11, Section 8-A – Dog Show

Entries, Conditions of Dogs AffectingEligibility The AKC Board has endorsed the following

amendment to CHAPTER 11, Section 8-A, ofthe Rules Applying to Dog Shows, based on arequest by Staff to the AKC Board. This willbe voted on at the March 10, 2020 DelegatesMeeting. CHAPTER 11SECTION 8-A. The preceding portion of

this section is unchanged. Any dog, that in the opinion of the Event

Committee attacks a person or dog at an AKCevent and is believed by that EventCommittee to present a hazard to persons orother dogs, shall be disqualified by the EventCommittee pursuant to this section, a reportshall be filed with the Executive Secretary ofThe American Kennel Club. The disqualifieddog may not again compete at any AKC eventnor be on the grounds of an AKC eventunless and until, following application forreinstatement by the owner to the AmericanKennel Club, the owner receives official noti-fication in writing from the AKC that thedog’s eligibility has been reinstated.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULESAPPLYING TO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 9, Section 2 – Superintendents

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The AKC Board has endorsed the followingamendment to CHAPTER 9, Section 2, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows, based on a requestby Staff to the AKC Board. This will be votedon at the March 10, 2020 Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 9SECTION 2. Any qualified person may

make application to The American KennelClub for approval to act as Show Secretary ofa dog show. There is no limit on the numberof Specialty Shows for which an individualmay be approved Show Secretary. An individ-ual shall be approved as Show Secretary forthe show or shows of only one group or oneall-breed club and any group or all-breedshow held on the same day and site of theclub in a calendar year. An individual musthold a license from The American KennelClub as Superintendent in order to beapproved as Superintendent for more thanone group or one all-breed club and eventsheld the same day and site with the club in acalendar year.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULESAPPLYING TO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 14, Section 5 – Measuring,

Weighing and Color Determinations WhenFactors of Disqualification in Breed Standardsor Eligibility Under the Conditions of a Classor Division of a Class Cancellation of AwardsThe AKC Board has endorsed the following

amendment to CHAPTER 14, Section 5, ofthe Rules Applying to Dog Shows, based on a

proposal by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee. This will be voted on at theMarch 10, 2020 Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 14SECTION 5. Event Committees shall be

responsible for providing suitable equipmentmeeting all AKC requirements for determin-ing eligibility with respect to height andweight at every show. Event Committees maydelegate this responsibility toSuperintendents/Show Secretaries. All-breedshows shall be required to have at least onecomplete set of wickets (two sets for showswith entries of 1,000 or more) and at leastone digital scale with a platform of sufficientsize to safely accommodate all weighablebreeds. A certified and stamped weight is alsorequired. Specialty Shows and Group Showswhere measurable or weighable breeds areentered shall provide the appropriatewicket(s) and/or a digital scale with a plat-form of sufficient size to safely accommodateall breeds that might be measured orweighed at the event. A certified and stampedweight is also required.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BEAGLE FIELDTRIAL RULES AND STANDARD PROCEDURES FORBRACE, SMALL PACK AND SMALL PACK OPTIONFIELD TRIALS AND TWO-COUPLE PACK HUNTINGTESTSCHAPTER 6. Section 4 – Field Trial

Committee, Field Trial Secretary, PremiumLists


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The AKC Board has endorsed the followingamendment to CHAPTER 6, Section 4, of theBeagle Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures,based on a recommendation by the BeagleAdvisory Committee and supported by theDelegate Field Trial and Hunting TestCommittee for all types of field trials. Thiswill be voted on at the March 10, 2020Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 6SECTION 4. The last sentence in this sec-

tion. The premium list and/or announce-ments for each licensed or member field trialshall contain all the information set forth onthe official AKC Event Application form asapproved by the American Kennel Club,except the addresses for the judges, trialchair and club officers need only include thecity and state. The premium list shall be ofofficial size.

CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provisional

judges should be addressed to the Judging Op-erations Department at PO Box 900062,Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerningAgility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VSTapplicants should be addressed to the Com-panion Events Department in North Carolina.

The American Kennel Club will, at the re-quest of a judge or judge applicant, providethat individual with copies of letters receivedregarding their judging qualifications. As a re-

sult, it should be understood that any suchcorrespondence will be made available, uponrequest, to the judge or judge applicant.

It is the responsibility of all Conformationand Junior Showmanship judges to notify theJudging Operations Department of anychanges or corrections to their address,phone, fax or emails. These changes are veryimportant because they affect your judges’record, the web site and the Judges Directory.Please notify Judging Operations by email [email protected].

APPLICANTSThe following persons applications have

been submitted for the breed(s) specified butthey are NOT eligible to accept assignments.

NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMs. Dorothy M. Barrett (101073) CA(619) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels

Ms. Janene Borini (107692) CO(719) [email protected] Danes

Ms. Melanee Clark (107776) OK(605) [email protected] Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Rhode-sian Ridgebacks, Papillons, Shetland Sheep-dogs, JS


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mailto:[email protected]

Mrs. Celine-Marie Tews (107749) CA(209) [email protected] Huskies

APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSDr. Azalea A. Alvarez (97321) FL(954) [email protected] Hounds, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, Havanese, ItalianGreyhounds, Miniature Pinschers,Pekingese, Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu,Yorkshire Terriers, French Bulldogs

Mr. Gary L. Andersen (6176) AZ(480) [email protected] of Hound Group (American EnglishCoonhounds, Azawakhs, Black and TanCoonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, EnglishFoxhounds, Plott Hounds, Redbone Coon-hounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds),American Staffordshire Terriers, Border Ter-riers, Cairn Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terri-ers

Mr. Timothy Catterson (5032) IN(765) [email protected] Retrievers, Boykin Spaniels,Field Spaniels, Giant Schnauzers, AustralianShepherds

Mrs. Sandra S. Coffman (96285) KS(785) [email protected]

Chow Chows, Norwegian Lundehunds,Schipperkes, Tibetan Terriers

Ms. Kathryn Cowsert (17121) CA(925) [email protected] Non-Sporting Group (BichonsFrises, Coton de Tulear, Dalmatians, FinnishSpitz, Poodles, Tibetan Spaniels, TibetanTerriers), English Toy Spaniels, JapaneseChin, Pugs

Mrs. Dawn Cox (97685) PA(717) [email protected] Swiss Mountain Dogs

Mrs. Beth Downey (102539) MS(410) [email protected] Ridgebacks, Akitas, AnatolianShepherds, Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinsch-ers, Giant Schnauzers, Komondorok, Por-tuguese Water Dogs, Rottweilers, Samoyeds,Standard Schnauzers

Ms. Alessandra Folz (102109) RI(401) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotti Romag-noli, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck TollingRetrievers, Irish Red & White Setters, Clum-ber Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, SussexSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani)

Miss Linda George (100634) WI(262) [email protected]


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Papillons, Pomeranians Mr. Edward W. Hall (0881) NH(603) [email protected] of Working Group (Cane Corsos,Giant Schnauzers, Standard Schnauzers, Ti-betan Mastiffs)

Ms. Cynthia Hutt (95461) CO(720) [email protected] Sheepdogs, Canaan Dogs,Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Old English Sheep-dogs, Pyrenean Shepherds, Spanish WaterDogs

Mr. Robert E. Hutton (15138) KY(502) [email protected] of Working Group (Alaskan Mala-mutes, Anatolian Shepherds, Cane Corsos,Chinooks, Kuvaszok, Leonbergers, Neapoli-tan Mastiffs, Saint Bernards, Tibetan Mas-tiffs), Australian Cattle Dogs, GermanShepherd Dogs, Old English Sheepdogs

Mr. Steven A. Kirschner (97109) IN(219) [email protected] Bay Retrievers, Curly-Coated Re-trievers

Mrs. Cindy Lane (65098) GA(864) [email protected] Non-Sporting Group (Bulldogs,Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden,Norwegian Lundehunds, Tibetan Terriers),

Miniature Schnauzers Ms. Tina Leininger (101522) [email protected] Huskies

Mrs. Joan Luna Liebes (6515) CO(719) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus-sels Griffons, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds,Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chins, Minia-ture Pinschers, Pekingese, Toy Fox Terriers,Yorkshire Terriers)

Ms. Edweena “Teddy” McDowell (17411) KS(913) [email protected] Terriers, American Hairless Terri-ers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, DandieDinmont Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, SkyeTerriers

Mrs. Debbie L. Melgreen (98655) IL(309) [email protected] Shepherds, Border Collies, Bri-ards, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Pulik

Dr. A. Todd Miller (96991) MO(573) [email protected] Hounds, Black and Tan Coonhounds,Pharaoh Hounds, Chinese Cresteds, Maltese,Pomeranians, Yorkshire Terriers

Mr. James A. Moses (93094) MO(770) [email protected] Romagnoli, Nederlandse Kooiker-


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hondjes, German Shorthaired Pointers, Ger-man Wirehaired Pointers, Chesapeake BayRetrievers, English Setters, Irish Red andWhite Setters, American Water Spaniels,Clumber Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels,Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels

Ms. Mary C. Murphy-East (36967) MN(763) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, Nova ScotiaDuck Tolling Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels,Welsh Springer Spaniels, Vizslas

Mr. Richard Powell (17447) PA(717) [email protected] of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons,Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese,Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chins, Mal-tese, Miniature Pinschers, Papillons, ShihTzu, Toy Fox Terriers)

Mr. John C. Ramirez (1814) CA(310) [email protected] Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, SealyhamTerriers, Shiba Inu, Old English Sheepdogs

Mrs. Sharon Ann Redmer (2711) MI(734) [email protected], Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, Ger-man Shorthaired Pointers, Flat Coated Re-trievers, English Setters, Gordon Setters,Weimaraners

Mrs. Meghen Riese-Bassel (39151) GA(404) 663-4485

[email protected] of Sporting Group (Brittanys, Ned-erlandse Kooikerhondjes, Pointers, GermanShorthaired Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Re-trievers, Spinoni Italiani)

Mr. Jay Roden (104891) OH(513) [email protected] Pondengo Pequenos, AnatolianShepherds, Boxers, Rottweilers

Mrs. Vicki Seiler-Cushman (100265) OH(513) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bulldogs, Dalma-tians, French Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Poo-dles, Norwegian Lunderhunds, Shiba Inu

Mr. Johnny Shoemaker (19267) NV(702) [email protected] and Tan Coonhounds, Grand BassetsGriffons Vendeens, Greyhounds, Otter-hounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Scottish Deerhounds

Mr. Jon Titus Steele (55162) MI(989) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas,Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Italian Grey-hounds, Maltese, Manchester Terriers,Miniature Pinschers, Pomeranians, Poodles,Pugs, Shih Tzu

Mrs. Helen Winski Stein (6484) FL(941) [email protected]


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Balance of Sporting Group (Lagotti Romag-noli, Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, Ameri-can Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, EnglishCocker Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Wire-haired Vizslas)

Ms. Lee Whitter (18526) WA(802) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, CockerSpaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, SussexSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wirehaired Point-ing Griffons, Azawakhs, Dachshunds, Grey-hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Otterhounds,Plott Hounds

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTSMrs. Stephanie Dycha (104685) IL(815) [email protected]

Mrs. Doreen Luhrs (104893) NC(201) [email protected]

Mrs. Cathie A. Turner (95598) CA(818) [email protected]

Ms. Leigh Ann Yandle (82616) GA(704) [email protected]

PERMIT JUDGESThe following persons have been approved

on a Permit basis for the designated breeds inaccordance with the current judging approvalprocess. They may now accept assignments andthe fancy may still offer comments to JudgingOperations.

NEW BREED JUDGESMs. Cynthia (Cindy) Collins (107395) MI(810) [email protected] Retrievers, JS-Limited

Ms. Gidget R. Hagan (104587) AK(907) [email protected] Malamutes, Great Danes, Shiba Inu

Ms. Bella Thompson (107246) [email protected] Sheepdogs

Ms. Erika N. Wyatt (107433) IL(773) [email protected]

APPROVED BREED JUDGESMr. James S. Albrecht (100017) MA(603) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bor-der Collies, Canaan Dogs, NorwegianBuhunds, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, Pumi

Mrs. Valerie J. Brown (6082) WA(509) 554-1669


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[email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus-sels Griffons, English Toy Spaniels, ItalianGreyhounds, Manchester Terriers, Pomera-nians, Shih Tzu), American StaffordshireTerriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Stafford-shire Bull Terriers

Mrs. Connie H. Clark (65733) CA(831) [email protected] Cresteds, Havanese, Italian Grey-hounds, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians

Mrs. Bergit Coady-Kabel (100809) CA(818) [email protected] Staffordshire Terriers, AustralianTerriers, Bedlington Terriers, Irish Terriers,Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Man-chester Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, ParsonRussell Terriers, Russell Terriers, SealyhamTerriers, Skye Terriers

Dr. Daniel W. Dowling (5972) ME(207) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Dalmatians,French Bulldogs, Lowchen, Schipperkes,Shiba Inu, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli

Mrs. DiAnn Flory (102063) VA(703) [email protected] Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Nor-folk Terriers, Scottish Terriers, SealyhamTerriers, West Highland White Terriers

Mr. Edward Fojtik (104757) IL(847) [email protected] Retrievers, Alaskan Malamutes, Box-ers, Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, GreatDanes, Great Pyrenees, Portuguese WaterDogs, Rottweilers, Standard Schnauzers,Miniature Schnauzers

Mr. Randy Garren (17218) NC(919) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, Giant Schnau-zers, Great Danes, Rottweilers

Ms. Krista Hansen (95865) NY(585) [email protected] Shepherds, Bearded Collies,Berger Picards, Cardigan Welsh Corgis,Finnish Lapphunds, Norwegian Buhunds,Spanish Water Dogs

Mr. Duff M. Harris (91790) CA(714) [email protected] Terriers, Norwich Terriers, RussellTerriers, Scottish Terriers, Skye Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, Welsh Terriers,West Highland White Terriers

Ms. Patricia (Pat) Hastings (5928) OR(503) [email protected] Hounds, Basenjis, Basset Hounds,Beagles, Cirneco dell’Etna, Dachshunds,Greyhounds, Harriers, Irish Wolfhounds,Norwegian Elkhounds, Rhodesian Ridge-


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backs, WhippetsMs. Dianne Kroll (44743) OR(971) [email protected] Foxhounds, English Foxhounds,Norwegian Elkhounds, Petits Bassets Grif-fons Vendeens

Mr. Thomas J. Latta (91010) MO(816) [email protected], German Pinschers, GiantSchnauzers, Kuvaszok, Samoyeds

Mrs. Chris A. Levy (6368) OR(503) [email protected] Kooikerhondjes, English Set-ters, Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Set-ters, Boykin Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels,English Cocker Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels,Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, WirehairedVizslas

Mrs. Yolanda D. Lininger (99933) WI(715) [email protected] Shepherds

Ms. Kathryn Madden (92226) NY(516) [email protected] of Herding Group (Bearded Collies,Briards, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs,Finnish Lapphunds, German ShepherdDogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Polish LowlandSheepdogs, Spanish Water Dogs)

Mrs. Sharon Marples (97846) ID(208) [email protected] Russian Terriers, Giant Schnauzers, Ti-betan Mastiffs

Dr. Camille McArdle (66682) MN(612) [email protected] Wirehaired Pointers, Gordon Set-ters, Irish Red & White Setters, SussexSpaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Vizslas,Bullmastiffs

Ms. Sylvie McGee (95341) WA(360) [email protected] Hounds, Otterhounds, PharaohHounds, Portuguese Pondengo Pequenos,Anatolian Shepherds, Saint Bernards

Mr. Malcolm E. Moore (23275) AL(334) [email protected], Miniature Schnauzers, Shet-land Sheepdogs

Mr. Richard Mullen (3052) TN(865) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Bulldogs, ChowChows, French Bulldogs, Shiba Inu, TibetanTerriers, Xoloitzcuintli

Ms. Lori Nelson (32409) AZ(480) [email protected], Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriev-ers, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels,


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Spinoni ItalianiMrs. Donna R. O’Connell (81640) TX(214) [email protected] Retrievers, Welsh SpringerSpaniels

Ms. Linda L. Reece (90740) VA(757) [email protected] Kooikerhondjes, ClumberSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wirehaired Point-ing Griffons

Mr. Allan Reznik (103211) AR(949) [email protected], Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Whippets, Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. Jeffrey Ryman (93219) WA(425) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos,Shiba Inu

Mr. Gary Stiles (51717) WA(360) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus-sels Griffons, Chinese Crested, Italian Grey-hounds, Pekingese)

Mr. Gregory Szynskie (46166) CO(303) [email protected]

Ms. Pamela Waldron (56812) WA(360) [email protected], French Bulldogs

Mrs. Sherry Webster (6863) TN(901) [email protected], Beaucerons, Belgian Malinois, Bel-gian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, CanaanDogs, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, FinnishLapphunds, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Old Eng-lish Sheepdogs, Spanish Water Dogs,Swedish Vallhunds

Ms. Sally Wynn (99295) TN(615) [email protected] Pondengo Pequenos

Mrs. Lisa Young (43070) SD(605) [email protected] Hounds, Greyhounds, NorwegianElkhounds, Whippets

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGEMs. Lori Baumann (107308) WI(303) [email protected]

RESIGNED JUDGEProfessor Douglas C. Taylor

DECEASED JUDGESMr. Richard CamachoMr. Eugene Haupt


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Ms. Eileen C. MacLennanMrs. Sally L. Vilas

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGES COMPLETEDThe following persons have completed their

Provisional Judging assignments and theirnames have been added to the list of regularapproved judges.Mrs. Laura J Delfino (5212) CA(925) [email protected] – Utility

Ms. Denise Lacroix (18254) MA(508) [email protected] – Utility

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGESThe following persons have been approved

as a judge on a Provisional basis for theclass/test indicated in accordance with theProvisional judging system. They may nowaccept assignments.Ms. Linda F Morris (101667) MD(410) [email protected] – All

Dr. Brenda Riemer (104082) MI(734) [email protected] – Novice

Mr. Ronald E Seeley (18975) FL(772) [email protected] – Utility

Dr. Jill Warren (94859) NM(505) [email protected] – All

EMERITUS RALLY JUDGESJanice Carpenter (FL)

REGISTERED HANDLERSLetters concerning registered handers and

handler applicants should be addressed to theHandlers Department at 8051 Arco CorporateDrive, Raleigh, NC 27617.The American Kennel Club will, at the

request of a registered handler applicant, pro-vide that individual with copies of lettersreceived regarding their handling qualifica-tions. As a result, it should be understood thatany such correspondence will be made avail-able upon request, to the registered handleror handler applicant.It is the responsibility of all registered han-

dlers to notify the Handlers Department ofany changes or corrections to their address,phone, fax or emails. These changes are veryimportant because they affect your handlersrecord, the Web site and the HandlersDirectory. Please notify the Handlers Department at(919) 816 - 3884 or Email [email protected]


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mailto:Letters concerning registered handers and handler applicants should be addressed to the Handlers Department at 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617.

NEW REGISTERED HANDLER APPLICANTSThe following persons have submitted an

application for the Registered HandlerProgram.Mr. Adam Bernardin29 Pumpkin Hill RoadChaplin, CT 06235

Ms. Katie Bernardin80 Penry Road29 Pumpkin Hill RoadChaplin, CT 06235

APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFIC REGISTEREDNAME 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 toGina DiNardo, Executive Secretary:BELLALUNA – Australian Shepherds –Jacqueline M. FrazierCELESTIAL JEWELS – Poodles – Megan L.OwenCALI GOLD – French Bulldogs – Josh D. DiazE’MARIE – Collies – Eva Marie TaylorFLYING D – Australian Cattle Dogs – Kristy D.DykesHEARTHMORE – Giant Schnauzers – Cher-lann M. AmbroseHOFFENMILLER – German Shepherd Dogs –Warren M. MillerKAZURI – Beagles – Sarah SweetmanLAZY VL – Lakeland Terriers & Giant Schnau-zers – Mary Moe Porter

LILYOAKS – Australian Shepherds – Kayla D.HartlageORIONVENTURE – Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels – F. Wayne EmbertonSANDIA’S – Labrador Retrievers – Jaclynn R.RobertsonSERENDIPITE – Poodles – Patricia A. ElliotSMOKY MOUNTAIN – Cavalier King Spaniels– Ingrid EylerTAMARI – Rhodesian Ridgebacks – Linda A.ShueWATERFORD – Poodles – Maureen J. Hallow-ell

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed-specificRegistered Name Prefix have been granted:AUBRIDGE – Golden Retrievers – Robin E.BakerBOONDOCKS – Cane Corsos – Medesta D. PiggBORN FREE – Newfoundlands – Eve CaimanoCABOCHARD – Great Pyrenees – Ellie SchultzCAZADOR – Vizslas – Roger K. PooleDESERT HIGH – Shih Tzu – Melody A. Camp-bell & Edward J. CampbellDREAMERS – Pekingese – Katherine Torchia& Catherine DanielsonFLAMINGSTAR – Chow Chows – Cathy ClappFREESTYLE – Australian Shepherds – Vicky L.FarrellGOLDENSOUL – Golden Retrievers – NancyC. Lewine & Jennifer A. CochranOBSIDIAN – Australian Shepherds – DanielleR. Jaszewski


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PRAIRIE CHASE – Labrador Retrievers –Tommy R. ChesbroROCKYMTNNORFOLK – Norfolk Terriers –Rebecca S Sheely & Joseph S. SheelySERAPHIM – Australian Shepherds – Leslie L.SeraphinSTEADFAST – Australian Shepherds – Jen-nifer L. JennettenSUNWYST – Havanese – Anne Stevenson &Debbi D. FoustSWISS BLISS – Bernese Mountain Dogs – Ko-reen M. SpeegleTIMELESS FARMS – Shetland Sheepdogs –Gregg J. Foglia & Linda M. FogliaZANECA – Australian Shepherds – Connie L.DiltsZOLAROZA – Black Russian Terriers – KayeShipley & Layne S. Townsend

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE DELEGATESOF

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBDECEMBER 13, 2019

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 312

Abilene Kennel Club—Melanie SteeleAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Constance ButherusAiredale Terrier Club of America—Aletta L.MooreAlaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.—Pa-tricia A. PeelAmerican Black & Tan Coonhound Club,Inc.—Robert UrbanAmerican Bloodhound Club—Mary Lou Ol-szewskiAmerican Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.—Patte KlecanAmerican Boxer Club, Inc.—Sharon StecklerAmerican Brittany Club, Inc.—Mrs. TerriHilliardAmerican Brussels Griffon Association—Mr.Mark F. JaegerAmerican Bullmastiff Association, Inc.—AlanKalter


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American Chesapeake Club, Inc.—TimothyCarrionAmerican Fox Terrier Club—Connie ClarkAmerican Foxhound Club, Inc—Harold MillerAmerican Lhasa Apso Club, Inc.—Don HansonAmerican Maltese Association, Inc.—Ms. San-dra Bingham-PorterAmerican Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc.—Barbara DonahueAmerican Pointer Club, Inc.—Mr. Danny D.SeymourAmerican Pomeranian Club, Inc.—Dr. GenoSisnerosAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G. PiuszAmerican Shetland Sheepdog Association—Marjorie TuffAmerican Whippet Club, Inc.—Karen B. LeeAnderson Kennel Club—Laura A. RockwellAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Ms. Patricia A. SampleAnn Arbor Kennel Club, Inc.—Anne R. PalmerAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAtlanta Obedience Club, Inc.—Gail A. LaBergeAustralian Cattle Dog Club of America—JoyceRowlandAustralian Terrier Club of America, Inc.—William I. ChristensenBasset Hound Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Norine E. NoonanBattle Creek Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. KathleenRonaldBayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc.—GloriaMarshall

Beaver County Kennel Club, Inc.—Phyllis Bel-castroBelgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.—Mary G. BuckwalterBelle-City Kennel Club, Inc.—Carole A. WilsonBerks County Kennel Club, Inc.—Eileen Nar-iekaBernese Mountain Dog Club of America,Inc.—Sara KarlBichon Frise Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. TobyB. FrischBlack Russian Terrier Club of America—SusanSholarBlennerhassett Kennel Club, Inc.—John Mc-CullaghBoca Raton Dog Club Inc—Ronald HammondBorzoi Club of America, Inc.—Prudence G.HlatkyBoston Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.Kathleen M. KellyBriard Club of America, Inc.—Gerard BaudetBryn Mawr Kennel Club—Victoria GlicksteinBull Terrier Club of America—Ms. Jan DykemaBulldog Club of Philadelphia—Elizabeth H.MilamBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—DanielJ. Smyth, Esq.Cairn Terrier Club of America—Pam DavisCalifornia Collie Clan, Inc.—Mrs. Robette G.JohnsCambridge Minnesota Kennel Club—Mr.Wayne F. HarmonCanaan Dog Club of America—Pamela S. Ros-man


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Canada Del Oro Kennel Club—Dr. SophiaKaluzniackiCapital Dog Training Club of Washington,D.C., Inc.—Dr. Joyce A. DandridgeCarolina Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie AshbyCarolina Working Group Association—Cath-leen RubensCatoctin Kennel Club—Whitney CoombsCatonsville Kennel Club—Beverly A. DrakeCedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.—RobertE. Tainsh, M.D.Central Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—JulianPragerCentral Indiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Sally AllenCentral Ohio Kennel Club—Jon GreenChain O’Lakes Kennel Club—Barry D. RoseCharleston Kennel Club—Terri HallmanCharlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. John J. LyonsChattanooga Kennel Club—Mr. David GilstrapChinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.—Marge B. CalltharpChow Chow Club, Inc.—Margaret DiCorletoClackamas Kennel Club—Tami D. WorleyClassic Toy Dog Club of Western Massachu-setts—Dr. Stephen LawrenceClearwater Kennel Club—Daniel T. StolzClermont County Kennel Club, Inc.—MarjorieUnderwoodCleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.—Mrs.Maureen R. SetterColorado Kennel Club—Mrs. Louise LeoneColorado Springs Kennel Club—Douglas John-son

Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia—MichaelHouchardCudahy Kennel Club—Mr. Don H. AdamsDachshund Club of America, Inc.—LarrySorensonDalmatian Club of America, Inc.—Dr. CharlesGarvinDandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America,Inc.—Karen DornDayton Dog Training Club, Inc.—Barbara L.MannDayton Kennel Club, Inc.—Sandra GroeschelDelaware County Kennel Club, Inc.—BrendaA. AlgarDelaware Water Gap Kennel Club—Dr. A. D.ButherusDog Owners’ Training Club of Maryland,Inc.—Nancy ZinkhanDuluth Kennel Club—Leah R. JamesDurango Kennel Club—Donald E. Schwartz,V.M.DDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club,Inc.—Robert RynkiewiczElm City Kennel Club—Dr. Gregory J. PavezaEnglish Setter Association of America, Inc.—Mr. John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Associa-tion, Inc.—Susanne BurgessEnglish Toy Spaniel Club of America—HeatherReidFarmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—TerrieBreenFayetteville Kennel Club, Inc.—Teresa Vila


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Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Margaret B.PoughFinnish Spitz Club of America—Mrs. CindyStansellFirst Dog Training Club of Northern New Jer-sey, Inc.—Mary D. CurtisFlat-Coated Retriever Society of America,Inc.—Neal GoodwinForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—June GuidoFort Lauderdale Dog Club—Eduardo T. Fugi-waraFort Worth Kennel Club—Harold Tatro IIIFramingham District Kennel Club, Inc.—GaleGoldenFrench Bulldog Club of America—Mrs. AnnM. HubbardGalveston County Kennel Club, Inc.—Cathy DeLa GarzaGenesee County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Cindy CollinsGenesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—VirginiaDenningerGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr.Carmen L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club of Amer-ica—Mrs. Barbara N. SchwartzGerman Wirehaired Pointer Club of America,Inc.—Ms. Patricia W. LauransGiant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.—ChrisReedGlen of Imaal Terrier Club of America—JoLynnGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. BonnieLapham

Golden Retriever Club of America—EllenHardinGordon Setter Club of America, Inc.—NanceO. SkoglundGrand Rapids Kennel Club—Carol L. JohnsonGreat Barrington Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. EllenC. ShanahanGreat Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Robert M. BrownGreater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms.Karen J. BurgessGreater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—BarbaraShawGreater Fredericksburg Kennel Club—PatriciaB. StaubGreater Miami Dog Club—Dr. Azalea A. AlvarezGreater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Associa-tion—Mr. Jerry A. BerkowitzGreater Sierra Vista Kennel Club—Ms. Char-lotte I. BorghardtGreater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America,Inc.—Catherine CooperGreenville Kennel Club—Gloria AskinsGreenwich Kennel Club—Donna GilbertHarrier Club of America—Donna SmileyHarrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.—Sandie Role-naitisHatboro Dog Club, Inc.—Sally L. FineburgHeart of the Plains Kennel Club—Patricia M.CruzHeartland Dog Club of Florida—Linda Pheas-antHockamock Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy FiskHoosier Kennel Club, Inc.—Karl H. Kreck


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Houston Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas D. PincusHungarian Pumi Club of America —MarilynPiuszHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—DickBlairHuntington Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Marile A.WaterstraatHutchinson Kennel Club, Inc.—Barbara A.PennyIbizan Hound Club of the United States—Michelle BarlakIdaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.—RobynFoustIllinois Capitol Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann L.CooksonIngham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Rita J. BiddleIrish Red and White Setter Association ofAmerica—Christopher M. OrcuttIrish Setter Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Karolynne M. McAteerIrish Water Spaniel Club of America—R. J.RubinIrish Wolfhound Club of America—EugeniaHunterJapanese Chin Club of America—VictoriaDovellosKanadasaga Kennel Club—Christine ConeKeeshond 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 Northern New Jersey, Inc.—Dr.Suzanne H. Hampton

Kennel Club of Riverside—Sylvia A. ThomasKennesaw Kennel Club—Bud HidlayKettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.—JacquelynFogelKomondor Club of America, Inc.—MichaelHarmanLEAP Agility Club of Central Massachusetts—Noreen BennettLabrador Retriever Club, Inc.—TONY EMILIOLackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. KimberlyVan HemertLadies’ Dog Club, Inc.—Gale K. CummingsLagotto Romagnolo Club of America, Inc.—James TalbertLake Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Diana SkibinskiLakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.—Deborah L.KreiderLand O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Jan CroftLangley Kennel Club—Ms. Dianne E. FranckLawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert N.LaBergeLeonberger Club of America—Don JamesLewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—Sue Gold-bergLos Encinos Kennel Club, Inc.—David M. Pow-ersLouisiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Luis F. SosaLouisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Debra H. OwenLowchen Club of America—Lisa BrownMagic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ruth CrumbMahoning-Shenango Kennel Club, Inc.—JamesP. HenshawManatee Kennel Club—Mr. Daniel R. DahlbergMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Lynn Garvin


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Maryland Kennel Club—Gary SarvinasMastiff Club of America, Inc.—Rebecca Camp-bellMerrimack Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—JeannetteNiederMid-Del-Tinker Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Billy J.PriceMid-Hudson Kennel Association, Inc.—GayleBontecouMiddle Tennessee Amateur Retriever Club—John RussellMiniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc.—Joanne WildsMinneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.—Ralph Hogan-campMississippi Valley Kennel Club—GretchenBernardiMount Vernon Dog Training Club(MVDTC)—Martha L. BeckingtonMt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc.—Jane F. RuthfordMuncie Kennel Club, Inc.—Susan ThrasherMyrtle Beach Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodNashville Kennel Club—Anne GallantNational Beagle Club—Eddie DziukNational Capital Kennel Club, Inc.—NormaRyanNational Shiba Club of America—MaggiStrouseNebraska Dog and Hunt Club—Gary KavanNew England Beagle Club, Inc.—Blaine GroveNew England Old English Sheepdog Club—Mrs. Jane C. OggNewnan Kennel Club—Willie CrawfordNorfolk Terrier Club—Thomas Graham

North Shore Kennel Club—Richard F. ColettiNortheastern Maryland Kennel Club—JoyceEngleNorthern Kentucky Kennel Club, Inc.—Dar-leen KnappNorwegian Elkhound Association of America,Inc.—Lori WebsterNorwich Terrier Club of America—Jean KesslerNova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club(USA)—Alyson CasperOakland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. BarryR. WyermanObedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.—Beverly H. ConroyObedience Training Club of Rhode Island—James M. AshtonOld Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc.—FeliceJarroldOlympic Kennel Club, Inc.—Betty M. WinthersOrange Empire Dog Club, Inc.—Burton J. Ya-madaOrlando Dog Training Club—Mary L. Jensen,Ph.D.Otterhound Club of America—Joellen Gregory,D.V.M.Pacific Coast Bulldog Club, Inc.—Link New-combPacific Coast Pekingese Club—Frank MeisterPapillon Club of America, Inc.—Miss Arlene A.CzechPasco Florida Kennel Club—Patricia LombardiPekingese Club of America—Steven HamblinPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America,Inc.—Mrs. Anne H. Bowes


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Penn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc.—Dennis J. Gal-lantPetit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of Amer-ica—Helen IngherPharaoh Hound Club of America—Dominic P.CarotaPhiladelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.—LarryWilsonPiedmont Kennel Club, Inc.—Dean BurwellPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—William E. EllisPort Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Kathy GregoryPortuguese Water Dog Club of America,Inc.—Robin BurmeisterPuyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.—FrancesStephensPyrenean Shepherd Club of America—Mrs.Nancy-Lee H. CoombsQueen City Dog Training Club, Inc.—EricaBehnkeRamapo Kennel Club—Jeffrey D. BallRedwood Empire Kennel Club—Johnny Shoe-makerReno Kennel Club—Ms. Vicky CookRichmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—Jan R.GladstoneRoanoke Kennel Club, Inc.—William L. TottenIIIRockford-Freeport Illinois Kennel Club—Bar-bara L. BurnsRogue Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Paul Bodev-ingRubber City Kennel Club—Cathy Gaidos

Sahuaro State Kennel Club—Rita L. MatherSalisbury Maryland Kennel Club—Karen Cot-tinghamSalisbury North Carolina Kennel Club—BobBusbySamoyed Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John L.RonaldSan Antonio Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy J. ShawSan Gabriel Valley Kennel Club—AnthonyVasquezSanta Ana Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—KeithHicksSanta Clara Valley Kennel Club, INC.—Mr.David J. PeatSaw Mill River Kennel Club, Inc.—Mimi Win-klerSchipperke Club of America, Inc.—Betty JoPatrickScottish Terrier Club of America—Helen A.PrinceScottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.—Dr.Dawn SchroederShenandoah Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—SharynY. HutchensShoreline Dog Fanciers Association of OrangeCounty—Susan L. HamilSiberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—AnnM. CookSkye Terrier Club of America—Mr. Stephen P.HerseySkyline Kennel Club, Inc.—Gloria ShaverSoft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Amer-ica—Robert BergmanSomerset Hills Kennel Club—Harvey Goldberg


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South Hills Kennel Club—Raymond P. Harring-tonSouth Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C.FlynnSouth Windsor Kennel Club—Mrs. LaurieMaulucciSoutheast Arkansas Kennel Club—Ricky AdamsSoutheastern Iowa Kennel Club—Marilyn R.VinsonSouthern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—John V.IoiaSouthern Oregon Kennel Club—Warren CookSpace Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay—GlendaStephensonSpinone Club of America—Karen LuckeySpringfield Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Thomas M.DaviesSt. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Debo-rah J. WilkinsSt. Joseph Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Frances H.ColonnaStaffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America—Amy J. SchwoebleStaffordshire Terrier Club of America—Jean-nette O’HanlonStandard Schnauzer Club of America—Dr.Harvey MohrenweiserSteel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Miss Susan M.NapadySuffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. RobertEiseleSun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc.—MarcyL. ZinglerSuperstition Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy Perrell

Susque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—LauraTrainorSussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. FlorenceDugganTampa Bay Kennel Club—Mary StolzTennessee Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. RichellaM. VeatchTerry-All Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Sonja J. Os-tromTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Michael KnightTown and Country Kennel Club, Inc.—AubreyNashTrap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Christopher L.SweetwoodTrenton Kennel Club, Inc.—Karen GunzelTrinity Valley Kennel Club—Debby FowlerTroy Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Donald S. GillettTualatin Kennel Club, Inc.—James S. CorbettTucson Kennel Club—Dr. Kenneth H. LevisonUnited States Australian Shepherd Associa-tion—Jeff MargesonUnited States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.—Mr. Carl C. Ashby, IIIUnited States Lakeland Terrier Club—MariaSaccoUnited States Neapolitan Mastiff Club—Ms.Margaret R. WolfeUtah Valley Kennel Club—Kelly D. ReimschiisselValley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. CarolFisherVentura County Dog Fanciers Association—Lorraine EbdonVirginia Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Sandie FriendVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Elise Wright


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Washington State Obedience Training Club,Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.Waterloo Kennel Club, Inc.—Cindy MillerWaukesha Kennel Club, Inc.—Mary A. Es-chweilerWelsh Springer Spaniel Club of America,Inc.—Richard RohrbacherWelsh Terrier Club of America, Inc.—EreignSeacordWest Highland White Terrier Club of Amer-ica—Thomas H. BarrieWestern Fox Terrier Breeders Association—Torie SteeleWestern Reserve Kennel Club, Inc.—JaneaneCapparaWestminster Kennel Club—Mr. David W. Had-dockWhidbey Island Kennel Club Inc—Dr. KarenM. EricsonWindward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Associa-tion—Mrs. Karen MaysWoodstock Dog Club, Inc.—Adrienne SolerYorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Clau-dia M. Grunstra-Pierro

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE DELEGATESOF

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBDECEMBER 13, 2019

Dennis B. Sprung, President in the Chair,called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.(National Anthem played.)

Mr. Sprung reminded the Delegates in atten-dance to sign in at the computer stations out-side the meeting room and that the threenewest AKC Lifetime Achievement Awardwinners would be honored during theDelegate luncheon following the meeting.

The Chair introduced the persons seatedwith him on the dais. Chairman, WilliamFeeney; Vice Chair, Patricia M. Cruz;Professional Registered Parliamentarian, JoanCorbisiero; Gina DiNardo, ExecutiveSecretary; Tony Rolland, the Court Reporter.

The Executive Secretary read the report onthe Nominating Committee and the reporton additional nominations as follows:

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Bylaws of the American Kennel Club, theNominating Committee: Mrs. Anne H.Bowes, Chair, Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club ofAmerica; Ms. Constance Butherus, AfghanHound Club of America; Ms. Sally Fineburg,Hatboro Dog Club; Dr. Geno Sisneros,American Pomeranian Club; Ms. MarilynVinson, Southeastern Iowa Kennel Club,appointed by the Board of Directors at its July2019 meeting has nominated the followingDelegates as candidates for such vacancies onthe Board of Directors as are to be filled atthe next annual meeting of the club onMarch 10, 2020.

There are three vacancies for the class of2024 and one vacancy for the Class of 2021. Class of 2021: Dr. Thomas Davies, SpringfieldKennel Club. Class of 2024: Jeffrey David Ball, RamapoKennel Club; Dr. Michael Knight, TexasKennel Club; Karolynne McAteer, Irish SetterClub of America.

Pursuant to Article VIII of the Bylaws of theAmerican Kennel Club, the followingDelegates have been endorsed in writing bythe required number of Delegates as a candi-date for the vacancies on the Board ofDirectors for the Class of 2024 to be filled atthe next annual meeting of the club onMarch 10, 2020: Carl C. Ashby, III, United States Kerry BlueTerrier Club

Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia, German ShepherdDog Club of America.

Mr. Sprung: The Bylaws state that nomina-tions may not be made from the floor, there-fore nominations closed on November 15,2019. In accordance with the DelegateStanding Rule, each candidate is allowedthree minutes to address the body. KeithFrazier will indicate to the candidates whenthree minutes have expired. The Chair willintroduce the candidates in alphabeticalorder, and no questions from the floor will beentertained. The candidate for the class of2021 is Dr. Thomas Davies representingSpringfield Kennel Club.

Dr Davies: Good morning. The year 2020 isupon us, as amazing as that sounds. Witheach new year our collective responsibility isto move our sport and our organization for-ward collaboratively. Let's not forget thatwe're a community. If we all set out to doeverything, we can to achieve our goals, wecan make tremendous progress for our pure-bred dogs. Working together everybody winsand ultimately the dogs win. Our prioritiesare to increase registrations and entries, growthe number of breeders producing litters,encourage our Juniors, and advance theimportant work of our clubs. The world ischanging, but as dog fans here we mustremain true to our core values. The future ofour sport depends on our commitment to


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one another. While on the Board my everyintention is to keep all eyes on the prize, aflourishing sport of purebred dogs inAmerica. We need more teamwork and lessbureaucracy, more common sense and lesscomplaining, more solutions and more ideas.I have proposed that we conduct a compre-hensive study of the issues facing our clubsand our shows. During my tenure I will takethis on and I hope that you will all join me aswe seek solutions and remedies. We all havethe passion to affect the changes we need. Weowe it to our sport and surely to our dogs totry. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Tom. The first candi-date for the class of 2024 is Carl C. Ashby, III,representing the United States Kerry BlueTerrier Club.

Mr. Ashby: Good morning. During our brieftime together this morning I'd like to sharewith you the kind of Director I will be. Mydecisions will be driven by the mission of theAmerican Kennel Club. I would get thingsdone. I would question to gain insight andunderstanding. I would listen to and respectother points of view. I would be a team player– striving to bring people together to solveproblems. I would bring creative thinkingand innovative ideas. I would work to makeAKC the voice of dogs in America, all dogs,with an increased public relations presence.Most importantly I would value you and your

Club's thoughts on issues. I would listen andbe accessible. I would seek renewed emphasison the AKC mission to guide our decisions ordirections. My goals would be to increase ourvisibility engagement with the dog-owningpublic through registrations, event participa-tion and public outreach to assure our clubsare getting the support they must have as thevolunteer backbone of AKC. Make no mis-take, I know that policy flexibility is neces-sary, that some policies are outdated, andthat the time for action is now, and to doeverything possible to rebuild our legacyevent such as Conformation. These are thefoundations of our mission and the future ofpurebred dogs bred to a standard. We musthave new approaches to solve old problems.Staying in our “comfort zone” has not movedus forward as many of the old problemsremain. We must find solutions that embracethe new reality that surrounds us. During myprofessional career I was asked to lead organ-izations facing difficult challenges. I foundways to meet those challenges. The skills Iused then would serve you well in the AKCboardroom. I'm not the star at a cocktailparty, but that's not where the work getsdone. The work gets done in the boardroom,and it gets done in the boardroom and inrelationships around it. I build relationshipsand that is why I have been asked to serveand lead so many community organizations. Ihope to talk with many of you in the weeksahead. If you have a question or concern,


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please call me. The best candidate informa-tion is always from the candidate. If elected Iwould bring as a past Board Vice Chair aworking knowledge of AKC, extensive experi-ence in multiple dog clubs including leadingevents, successful bottom line business expe-rience, and an unwavering commitment tothe mission of AKC. All are required to be aneffective AKC Director. Please allow me toserve you and your club with your vote inMarch. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Carl. The secondcandidate is Jeffrey David Ball representingRamapo Kennel Club.

Mr. Ball: Mr. Ball: Good morning. Everyonein this room has two things in common:Their love of the dog and a knowledge thatthe success of the American Kennel Club isvital to the well-being of our dogs. The publicfeels the same way about one of these items.They love their dogs. In 2000 there were 68million dogs in America. It has climbed to 84million in 2018. Approximately 56 percent ofthe homes have dogs. The public spendingon their pets went from 17 billion in 1994 to$72.5 billion in 2018. These figures should begreat news for AKC, but there is problem. Weare not growing. Our registrations and showentries are down. Clubs are struggling torecruit members. It seems as if our breedingand show rights are under attack every day.Many companies and organizations struggle.

In fact, they project 40 percent of theFortune 500 companies will not exist in tenyears. They will fail for different reasons, butone of the main causes is they fail to change.Society is continuously evolving and there-fore forces change. Competition comes in dif-ferent forms and we need to adapt. A prob-lem we have is there is still a disconnect withthe public as well as many of the fancy itself.Either they do not know who AKC is, theyhave the wrong impression of AKC, or theythink of AKC as "them" and not "us". Thetruth is we are all AKC. To properly correctthis problem, we need the help of the clubs.There lies the bigger problem. Clubs arestruggling. Without clubs, AKC is just a reg-istry or another business. AKC is a club ofclubs first. We need to look at our policiesand understand what works for one does notwork for everyone. Different size clubs, differ-ent regions in the country, there are manyvariables to consider. We need to learn to bemore flexible. My goal would be to help uscollectively make a change. First, we need tohelp our clubs. We cannot build internal sup-port if we have internal struggles. We need tobe more accommodating and have a lot moreflexibility and give the clubs and fancy owner-ship of the AKC. Once clubs are stabilized, wecan begin to reeducate the public. As thefancy and public realize who we really are wewill once again begin to grow. I would lovethat opportunity to work with all the canineexperience and knowledge that we have in


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this room. We can use creative thinking andinnovation to revitalize the clubs and helpthem assist us in continuing our mission,upholding the integrity of the registry for thepurebred dogs and breeding, as well asimprove the canine lives as well as the fami-lies, and responsible ownership. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Jeffrey. The thirdcandidate is Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia repre-senting the German Shepherd Dog Club ofAmerica.

Dr. Battaglia: Good Morning, in the 3 min-utes I have, let me begin by saying I havetwice been President of both my Parent Cluband my local Specialty Club, I am an activemember of the Atlanta Kennel Club, abreeder of German Shepherd Dogs, and havefinished several himself. I judge the herding and working Groups, sev-eral sporting breeds and remain an activeBreeder of Merit. I have authored manybooks on dogs and published more than 70articles which have appeared in VeterinaryJournals, and in many of the leading dogmagazines. I was the Assistant Dean at EmoryUniversity and the Regional Administratorfor the US Department of Education. I servedmultiple terms on the AKC Board ofDirectors, chaired countless committees andwas liaison to the: Parent Club, Bylaws,Canine Health, Companion Events, Herding,Earthdog & Coursing Events Delegate

Committees. I am a current PAC and ReuniteBoard member and chair AKC’s, DogDetection Task Force whose mission is tohelp increase the supply of detection dogsthat are needed to protect the country. Withthat said, my background in business and inthe dog world had prepared me for the manyprojects I would like to finish. For example, Ichaired the committee that developed theDNA system we have today and streamlinedthe requirements for importing dogs. I wason the board when we added the select titlein conformation and the 1 + 1 program. Ihelped improve the obedience point sched-ule. Achiever dog was a proposal I brought tothe Companion Events Committee whichgenerated over 66,000 entries. We have manygood things to talk about, the AKC Museumof the Dog is in now in NY and doing well;AKC.TV is growing and beginning to make adifference. These are on some of my accom-plishments, but there are other problems fac-ing AKC. Conformation is in its 15th year ofdeclining entries. Shows, clubs and breedsare suffering. The cluster has become theroute for most clubs to survive; 50% of thestud book are now low entry breeds, and only41% of our pups are being registered. Ourclubs are getting smaller and the greyingeffect is taking its toll. We have come a longway and I would like to work with the boardto focus on these compelling problems. I liketo think of our problems this way, we have thewillingness to fight and the talent to win. I


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will need your vote in March. I am convincedwe can make things better.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Carmen. The fourthcandidate is Dr. Michael Knight representingTexas Kennel Club.

Dr. Knight: I spent three weeks writing myspeech and then I tore it up last night anddecided just to talk to you. I am probably theleast-known person running for this officeand what I've heard is "who is that guy?" So,my name is Michael Knight, I have a Ph.D. inhuman resources, a degree in banking andfinance, a degree in human resources, adegree in psychology, and a master's in psy-chology. And I was taught to be a fundraiserby my grandmother. That's part of what myfamily does. I own a staffing firm. I am veryfamiliar with working with a multimillion-dol-lar budget, I do it every day in charity workand with our company. I cannot tell you whoI will be, I can just tell you who I am already. Iam the guy who will listen. I am opinionated.I have a point of view. I think we need tomake changes now. I think that AKC needs tomake some changes, but I think it's already inprocess. I would like to hurry that alongbecause I think we're running out of time. Ithink band aids don't work. We need seriouschanges now. In our local area, in our cluster,and I've said some of this before. If it's arepeat to you, I'm sorry. I took a tour of ourjunior high schools and we got the principals

and the teachers to give us an hour in severalof the junior highs. We chose junior high kidsbecause they're not thinking about collegeyet. Seniors are thinking about college or spe-cialty schools, so we backed up and went tojunior high schools to talk about dog showsand being a handler or being a breeder,because juniors haven't made decisions aboutcollege yet. They're not thinking about whatthey want to do with their lives. Their parentsquite frankly aren't pushing them yet to makethose decisions. I asked the local schools, onein particular which like I mentioned earlierthere are 49 junior high schools in Dallas andFort Worth, to please come to our dog show.We expected a few kids to show up. Threeschool buses showed up, 96 kids came, theytook a tour, they had a great time. We'regoing to go to the other 49 schools and offerthe same thing. And we then had a class onour programs about being a handler. We had19 children show up with their parents, com-pletely enthusiastic about this might be some-thing my kid would love, even though thechildren brought the parents. They all leftwith a lot of knowledge about what AKC is,what AKC could be to them, what our localcluster could do for them. We have grownour show, like I said, to 36 specialties. Wehelp them financially. We take our Purinasponsorship money and sink it into theSpecialties because we want to grow the treas-uries of the small clubs because without thetreasuries they're going to go away anyway.


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We have helped them with volunteer work.We help find people to help them. We don'tcare if you're in the club or not, just if youwant to volunteer, we will let you help us andwe will help you join us. Thank you.Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Michael. The fifthcandidate for the class of 2024 is KarolynneMcAteer representing the Irish Setter Club ofAmerica. Ms. McAteer: I have one piece of paperbecause I too tore up what I thought I wasgoing to say. I am from the Irish Setter Clubof America and I am a 50-year breeder ofIrish Setters. I am in conformation, huntingand field trials, and I am also the chairman ofa small rural all-breed club, so I think it's safeto say I'm in it with all of you, and I'm experi-encing exactly what you are. I thought itmight be more interesting to tell you what Ihave done in the past four years since I hadthe honor of your votes to win a board seat.Since I stood before you four years ago andearned your support, I have joined the Boardof the AKC CHF with an emphasis on com-munications. I am a founding member of theAKC.TV with the idea that as we celebrateour second birthday of that wonderful grow-ing entity, we are really starting to reach outto those beyond our own fancy; that is whereour growth is going to come and it's wherethe saving will come of purebred dogs. I serveon the board of the PAC and focus on ways tocommunicate to the public that we do notwant to lose what we love. That includes the

dog lying down next to you in front of thehearth, and it includes the one going arounda group ring. Our way to communicate is toget to the general public, and that's my per-sonal mission. So that is what I've been focus-ing on in the four years that I've sat in place.I coordinate the live streaming for this event,so you'll see me on the floors for daytime,and at night I'm hidden in a truck choosingcamera shots, so I'm hoping the general pub-lic gets to see all that, and I've done that for15 years for Westminster. I am vice presidentof Moore County Kennel Club which I toldyou about when we were all talking, a smallclub with the same issues all of you are hav-ing. However, we have found many waysaround those issues and to grow ourselves,and I would look forward to sharing thosewith the small clubs, in discussion. I ask foryour support so I can finish some of what Istarted and because I do want to be a part ofwhat I see as much needed change, so thankyou all.Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Karolynne.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretaryto read the names of the Delegates seatedsince the last meeting:Jennifer Amundsen, Cottage Grove,Wisconsin, to represent Badger Kennel ClubChristine Cone, Ontario, New York, to repre-sent Kanadasaga Kennel ClubJohn Cornell, Richmond, Vermont, to repre-sent Champlain Valley Kennel Club


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Judy McMaster Descutner, Hickory,Pennsylvania, to represent WesternPennsylvania Kennel AssociationLoretta ‘Sandie’ Friend, Glen Allen, Virginia,to represent Virginia Kennel Club Leslie Jaseph, Crownsville, Maryland, to rep-resent Columbia Terrier Association ofMaryland Steven Lisker, East Rockaway, New York, torepresent Akita Club of America Susan Olsen, Chicago, Illinois, to representPark Shore Kennel ClubChris Reed, Port Allen, Louisiana, to repre-sent Giant Schnauzer Club of America Joanne Wilds, Chesapeake, Virginia, to repre-sent Miniature Pinscher Club of America

The following Delegates, who were attendingtheir first meeting since approval were intro-duced from the floor:

Alyson Casper to represent Nova Scotia DuckTolling Retriever Club, USAChristine Cone to represent KanadasagaKennel ClubChris Reed to represent Giant SchnauzerClub of AmericaLoretta ‘Sandie’ Friend to represent VirginiaKennel ClubJoanne Wilds to represent Miniature PinscherClub of America

The minutes of the September 10, 2019Delegates Meeting were published in the

online Gazette and the complete transcript isposted on the delegate's portal on AKC's web-site. There were no corrections and the min-utes were adopted as published.Mr. Sprung advised that the Chairman'sreport would be distributed to all delegatesvia email following the meeting and would beavailable on the Delegate Portal and onAKC.org.Mr. Sprung delivered the President's Reportas follows:I'd like to congratulate everyone as we jointogether celebrating America's NationalChampion in Conformation, Agility andObedience. With over 11,000 entries, this isthe largest dog event ever held in the UnitedStates. Additional good news to share is thatlitter registrations are increasing for the fifthconsecutive year, and individual dog registra-tion is up for the sixth consecutive. The num-ber of unique breeders continues to grow.Aggregate entries through October are plus60,000. Together, we are on target to achievethe highest number of entries in AKC's 135-year history. Show breeders are the pillars ofour sports, and in support of that AKC'sBoard of Directors designated 2020 as theYear of the Breeder. I am happy to announcethat we will offer a free litter registration tothe winner of Best Bred-by at every All Breedand Group show and each Parent Club'snational specialty. In October I emailed tothe delegate body research on All-Breedshows, and last month shared with each of


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you a report about our public relations initia-tives which keeps enhancing our brand andreputation. I'll continue to provide you withongoing information. On December 2nd thesocial media department reached their goalof 300,000 Instagram followers. This hugegrowth enables more conversations, educa-tion and engagement with fanciers and thedog loving public. We are experiencing ongo-ing success with our educational outreach onmany fronts. Mr. Sprung called on Ashley Jacot, Directorof Education, to deliver a presentation ontwo current Education initiatives.

Ms. Jacot: Thank you so much so having mehere today. I'm really looking forward totelling you about two of the many initiativesthat education uses to share our mission.William Butler Yeats once said that"Education is not the filling of a pail, but thelighting of a fire." I was a classroom teacherfor several years before working for theAmerican Kennel Club and I've seen the firethat's lit in children when they learn some-thing new. I've been fortunate to see thatagain in my work with the American KennelClub. I've seen children come to their veryfirst dog show as a part of our AKC PatchProgram and leave wanting to be a junior.I've seen their parents meet a breed that theynever even new existed and ask how to find abreeder in their area. We believe in thepower that our educational programs have to

bring people to purebred dogs, and I'm reallyexcited to share with you two of our initia-tives. The mission of AKC education is tobring dog fanciers, dog owners and the gen-eral public quality education about purebreddogs, the sport of purebred dogs, and theongoing importance of the relationshipbetween people and canines. It's that rela-tionship and our commitment to it that con-nects us all. The first initiative I'd like to talkto you about today is AKC Math Agility. AKCMath Agility is a mobile app that waslaunched on December 9, 2019. It's aimed atchildren five to eight and it features mathfacts in addition, subtraction, multiplicationand division. It introduces children to up to60 breeds and the sport of agility. Its purposeis to be designed as an educational tool thatwill introduce a new audience to purebreddogs and the sport of purebred dogs. So whya children's app? Fifty-two percent of mobileapp users under the age of 18 are ages fivethrough eight, and nine out of ten parentsbelieve that educational apps will play animportant role in their children's learning.It's a great way to reach an audience that'svery important to us. Little 10 Robot madethis app for us. They were founded in 2017,and they have created many learning apps forchildren. In addition to their library they'vealso created apps for the Walt DisneyCompany. As of August 2019, Little 10Robot's apps have been downloaded morethan 2.2 million times and have reached


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more than 850,000 classrooms all over thecountry. So how does this app work? Playerswill tour the country competing in the AKCagility events as they work their way to theAKC National Championship. Players willtake 12 different tours across the map andeventually end at the AKC National AgilityChampionship in Perry, Georgia. The mathfacts that they choose will determine where inthe country they go. The game will feature 15playable dog breeds, and the children canunlock up to 60 additional breeds using amotivational system. The more challenginglevels they play, the more breeds they willunlock. Players will be able to practice mathfacts in addition, subtraction, multiplicationand division, and as the math facts appear onthe screen, the faster the children answer, thefaster the dog will complete the obstacles. Asthe player dances through the game, theyunlock additional breeds. Each card featuresinformation about the breed as well as twodifferent angles of the dog. Sixty total breedswere chosen ranging from the most popularto the more rare. Little 10 Robot createdthese dogs using geometric shapes andresearched each breed's standard for accu-racy. As the player dance advances throughthe game, the dog will travel more challeng-ing obstacles such as A frames and weavepolls. And once the course is finished, theresults appear on screen with scoring that iscorrect to the sport of agility. I have a littlepreview here for you.

(Video played)

Ms. Jacot: Thank you. We're very excitedabout this. The next program I want to tellyou about is the AKC PupPal program. TheAKC PupPal program provides children inneed of uplifting with a photo of and a letterfrom a canine friend. Any child is eligible toreceive a note, including children who arestruggling with illness, those who have lost aparent or a sibling, children who are missinga deployed parent, or who otherwise arestruggling through a difficult time. Ourdepartment seeks from dog owners photos oftheir dog and information about them. Weutilize that information as well as informationprovided by the child's parent to match chil-dren with dogs that share similar interestsand personality traits. We then write the let-ter and mail it to the child on behalf of thedog. This is Leo whose picture and informa-tion is being shared here with permissionfrom his parents. Leo has a very seriouschronic medical condition. He requires con-stant treatment. He was paired with Darla, achihuahua who also has a chronic medicalcondition. Leo's mom sent us this picture andtold us that Leo received his PupPal after avery difficult day of treatment and when heopened it and saw Darla, that was the firsttime he had smiled that entire day. We havereceived more than 250 requests from chil-dren just like Leo, some who are strugglingwith illness, some terminal or chronic, those


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who have a missing parent, a deployed par-ent, these who have just recently lost a parentor a sibling. The children who have beenassigned to PupPal range in age from two to15, however, any child is eligible. They're fac-ing very serious issues, and a PupPal reallyhelps to brighten their day and help themmake a connection to someone when they'reneeding it the most. So, who are our dogs?We've received more than 2,000 submissionsfor dogs. We receive approximately 75 perday, and this is just since this programlaunched in late September. Eighty-one per-cent of the submissions represent 142 recog-nized breeds. Seven percent are FSS or mis-cellaneous -- excuse me -- twelve percent areFSS and miscellaneous, and seven percent areAll-American dogs. The dog owners representa really diverse group of individuals. Forty-five percent have previously or currently com-pete in AKC sports. Fifteen percent have adog registered with the AKC but have had nofurther interaction. Two percent are other,meaning that they may have attended a dogshow or seen one on TV. And then 38 per-cent are completely unfamiliar with theAmerican Kennel Club, and the PupPal pro-gram is their very first time interacting withus. Where are the dogs from? We have dogsfrom all 50 states, the District of Columbiaand Puerto Rico. We also have dogs fromNorway, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Scotland,Wales and Croatia, and we get more every dayfrom all over the world. It's really easy to get

involved in this program. Parents can submittheir child, and dog owners can submit theirdog online using a simple form on the AKCPupPals website which you'll see right hereon the right-hand side of the screen. If you'dlike to sign your dog up this weekend, youcan come by the public education booth onSaturday and Sunday. Children receive theirletters in seven to ten business days, and dogswho participate receive a certificate in themail as well as a bandana. You can see this ismy dog Boone wearing his PupPal bandana.So how do these initiatives help us accom-plish our goals? They help increase aware-ness to purebred dogs and the sport of pure-bred dogs amongst parents, teachers andchildren. They help provide us an opportu-nity to combat the negative message that ani-mal rights groups spread in schools and inour communities. And they provide us anopportunity to make an impact on childrenand their families and share with them thevalue that purebred dogs bring to their lives.Thank you so much for your time today.Please feel free to reach out to me, and alsoplease feel free to grab an AKC Math Agilityflyer when you turn in your registrationbadge. Thanks so much.

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you very much for joining us here todayamidst the celebration of events that com-prise the AKC National Championship pre-sented by Royal Canin! Before we continue toenjoy in all the festivities with such great peo-ple and most especially the wonderful dogsfrom all around the world – I am here to pro-vide you with unaudited standalone financialresults of The American Kennel Clubthrough October 31, 2019. Taking a macro review, I’ll begin with ouryear to date revenues and expenses. Throughour most recent month-end closing, we haverecorded nearly $65.0 million dollars in TotalRevenue and $60.7 million dollars in TotalExpenses, for an Operating Income of almost$4.3 million dollars. In comparison to ourprior year audited results where we recog-nized $62.0 million dollars in Revenue with$62.4 million dollars in Expenses for an oper-ating loss of just under $500,000 dollars. A key headline to specifically showcase is thatour total year to date revenue comparisonpresents an overall increase of $3.0 milliondollars or 4.8% from that of October 31,2018. Let’s discover where our finest suc-cesses have been. Core Registration Volumes through October31. We have registered grand totals of215,000 litters and 499,000 dogs over 10months this year. Our litter volume hasincreased by 3% from 209,000 in 2018, whileour dog registrations have risen by 1.5% from492,000 at October 31, 2018. We continue to

remain optimistic in our objectives and as weapproach the remaining two months of thefiscal year, our ambitious goals remain toexceed milestones of 250,000 litters and580,000 dogs which both would markimprovement over the 2018 year. Let's measure our Major Revenue Sourcesand their increases year over year.Registration related items. Specifically, Dogs.We have recorded an additional $482,000 inrevenue this year which is a 3.2% increasefrom 2018. Our Litter Revenue increase of$287,000 dollars reflects an even bettergrowth at 4%. Reg Transfers have garneredan additional 14% or $193,000 dollars abovelast year. Pedigrees also have displayed a mod-est 2% increase which has equaled $87,000dollars of additional revenue. Outside ofRegistrations, our next largest areas of rev-enue increases include a number of variousprograms throughout the organization:AKC.TV year-to-date has produced added rev-enue of $614,000 dollars which we expect topositively continue through the end of ourfiscal year. Royalties & Sponsors have gener-ated an annual increase in revenue of morethan $480,000 dollars supporting AKC pro-grams. Our Ecommerce platform has con-tributed an increase of $106,000 dollars yearover year, and our Marketplace program hasincreased $60,000 or 5% above 2018 level.Next, we will focus our analysis on the year’ssuccess in our Sports and Events programs. Comparing year to date activities in Sports


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and Events, there have been more than19,700 events representing a 5% increasefrom the 2018 period. Our events haverecorded greater than 2.8 million entries,which reflects a 2% increase from last year.These successes have directly reflected a 5%or $760,000 dollar increase to Revenue acrossall of our Sports and Events. Congratulationsto everyone involved!! Let’s next measure the cost side of the equa-tion. Through October 31, 2019 our totalexpenses have declined by $1.8 million dol-lars or 3% as compared to the ten months of2018. In reviewing our Expense fluctuations yearover year, we note Payroll and Benefits havedeclined by $468,000 dollars this notwith-standing a minor 2% increase in Headcountfrom 2018. Monies spent on Consultants havedecreased by more than $1 million dollarssince our prior year. This is primarily due tothe relocation of both our AKC headquartersand AKC Museum of The Dog that took placeduring 2018. Our AKC.TV program which isflourishing tremendous growth during 2019has incurred increased costs of $825,000 dol-lars this first full inaugural year. Equipmentand maintenance costs have been controlledby $486,000 dollars or 40% as compared tolast year. Postage and supplies costs company-wide have declined by greater than $385,000over the first ten months this year. Our year-to-date contributions are comparatively belowlast year by $305,000 dollars. However, we do

expect to match last year’s support efforts bycalendar year-end. Aside from our operating results analysis, wewill briefly glance at our investment portfolioresults. For the 10-month period endingOctober 31, 2019 our portfolio has unreal-ized gains of $12.7 million dollars or a 14.6%return. The portfolio has outperformed itsbenchmark of 13% by 1.6%. If this perform-ance continues through the balance of ourfiscal year this could very well afford usrecord breaking results.The Balance Sheet of the AKC still exhibitsplenty of financial strength and capacity.With $153.4 million dollars in Total Assetsand $84.1 million in Total Liabilities we aresuccessfully sustaining just over $69 million inTotal Net Assets, this remains unchangedfrom last quarter’s report and just under a$20 million dollar increase from ourDecember 2018 audited financial results.Thanks to everyone on the Board,Management and Staff, and the DelegateBody for contributing to these exceptionalresults throughout 2019! I look forward to providing you a full yearreport on 2019 at our next meeting in March.Enjoy this wonderful weekend ahead, and toall I wish a Happy Holidays and Healthy NewYear in 2020! Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Joe.

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Classifications, which would allow dogs regis-tered with an acceptable foreign or domesticregistration to participate in Miscellaneous,making the language applying to registrationnumbers consistent with Chapter 11, Section1. The amendment was proposed by staff withsupport from the Dog Show Rules and theParent Club Committees and brought for-ward with approval from the AKC Board ofDirectors. There was a vote with two-thirds in the affir-mative and the amendment was adopted.

The next vote was on Rules Applying to DogShows, Chapter 11, Section 8-A, whichremoves the requirement for an injury tohave occurred for an Event Committee to dis-qualify a dog that has attacked a person ordog at its event, and it believes presents a haz-ard to persons or other dogs.

Without an objection, the vote was withdrawnso that Staff circulate a comprehensive Q&Aand also respond to Delegate inquiries aboutthe process to follow if the rule change wasadopted. The amendment will be republished in twoissues of the AKC Gazette and the Delegateswill vote on it at the March 2020 meeting.The full text is on the worksheet previouslyemailed.

The next vote is on the Rules and StandardProcedure for Pointing Breeds, Chapter 14,

Section 20, which allows for a NationalWalking Gun Dog Championship forWeimaraners. The amendment was proposedby the Weimaraner Club of America andbrought forward with the approval of theAKC Board of Directors.

There was a vote with two-thirds in the affir-mative and the amendment was adopted.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretaryto read the proposed amendment to theRules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 9,Section 2, Superintendents and ShowSecretaries.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment to RulesApplying to Dog Shows, Chapter 9, Section 2,Superintendents and Show Secretaries, whichwould allow for an individual to be approvedas a Show Secretary for the events held byone all-breed or group club and any addi-tional events held the same day and site asthe club in a calendar year. This amendmentwas proposed by staff, approved by the AKCBoard based on a request by a member of theboard of directors. The amendment will bepublished in two issues of the AKC Gazetteand the Delegates will be asked to vote on itat the March 2020 meeting. The full text ison the worksheet previously emailed.

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Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 14, Section5, Measuring, Weighing and ColorDeterminations When Factors ofDisqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under the Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellation of Awards.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment to Chapter14, Section 5, Measuring, Weighing andColor Determinations When Factors ofDisqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under the Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellation of Awards,which eliminates the italics, rewords the sec-tion to add language to specify that all equip-ment must meet AKC requirements andinserts it into the rule. The change also gen-eralizes the wording for wickets to eliminatethe need to modify in the future and clarifiesexpectation for a number of sets of wicketsand scales that must be provided at all-breedgroup or specialty shows. The amendmentwill be published in two issues of the AKCGazette and the Delegates will be asked tovote on it at the March 2020 meeting. Thefull text is on the worksheet previouslyemailed.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretaryto read the proposed amendment to theBeagle Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Brace, Small Pack and SmallPack Option, Field Trials and Two-CouplePacking Hunting Tests, Chapter 6, Section 4.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment to the BeagleField Trial Rules and Standard Procedure forBrace, Small Pack and Small Pack Option,Field Trials and Two-Couple PackingHunting Tests, Chapter 6, Section 4, removesthe requirement to show the street address inthe premium list for the judges, trial chairsand club officers. Please note this change also applies to thefollowing: • Beagle Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Brace, Small Pack and SmallPack Option Field Trials and the Beagle FieldTrial Rules and Standard Procedures forLarge Pack Field Trials, Chapter 6, Section 4

• Field Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Dachshunds, Chapter 6, Section4

• Field Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Basset Hounds, Chapter 6, Sec-tion 4

• Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedurefor Spaniels, Chapter 7, Section 1

• Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedurefor Pointing Breeds, Chapter 7, Section 1

• Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedurefor Retrievers, Chapter 7, Section 1

The amendment will be published in twoissues of the AKC Gazette and the Delegateswill be asked to vote on it at the March 2020meeting. The full text is on the worksheetpreviously emailed.

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have served for 25 years.

Mr. Sprung: This medallion is in recognitionof meritorious and long-term contributionsto the sport. The program enables us to rec-ognize our core constituency and allows agrateful American Kennel Club the opportu-nity to honor our own.

The following Delegates were called forward:James S. Corbett, Tualatin Kennel Club (inattendance)James R. Dok, Gig Harbor Kennel Club (notpresent)Daniel J. Smyth, Esq, Burlington CountyKennel Club (in attendance)

The Chair called on Gail LaBerge of theAtlanta Obedience Club who spoke aboutAKC PAC initiatives as follows:

Ms. LaBerge: Good morning, everyone. Atthe request from many of you for our carica-ture artist that would draw you and your dogis back this year – it can also be done from apicture if you do not have your dog with you.This is the last opportunity for a caricature aswe have something new scheduled for nextyear. The artist is there today throughSunday, go over, sign up at the AKC PACbooth, which is next to the AKC GovernmentRelations booth. This is a fundraiser for thePAC and a $50 donation will receive a largerdrawing than last year. We are raising our

funds now and we are earmarking who isgoing to receive those funds running foroffice at the first of the year. Election is com-ing in the late fall of 2020, but we have tohave our donations out earlier than that inorder to help them impact their electioncampaign. We are strictly authorized for theFederal Election Commission to only look ata candidate's view on canine issues, and that'swhat we do in choosing those we support. Iwant to say something, and I am, Michael, Iam stealing something you said when youspoke this morning. He talked about howchildren can't speak for themselves. Yourdogs can't speak for themselves, and theydepend on us every day to protect them, andone of the ways that you can protect them isto support the PAC and support us in helpingto elect those who think like we do on legisla-tive issues. If you don't want to do the carica-ture, we're more than happy to just take adonation. I said to the Board at a meeting,"What we really need to say is trust us on this,we're protecting you and your dogs. Give usyour money." They thought that was a littledirect. Sheila is at her table outside – I don'tknow what we'd do without Sheila Goffe, sheis an amazing woman, and she will take yourdonations.

Ms. LaBerge: Thank you. Sheila needs tohear that. She works really hard for all of us,and loves the dogs as much as we do, and is agreat breeder herself. If she is busy you can


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give your donations to me, I'll make sure itgets to where it needs to go. Please don't for-get to donate. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Gail.

The Chair informed the Delegates that theTuesday, March 10, 2020 meeting would bethe annual election of the Board of DirectorsClass of 2021 and the Class of 2024, held atthe Doubletree Newark Airport hotel. Traveloptions are emailed and posted to theDelegate Portal in early January when theybecome available.

The following Delegate spoke during NewBusiness as follows:

Warren Cook, Delegate for Southern OregonKennel Club:Warren commended the Delegate Body forforming a subcommittee to focus on theimmediate issues facing small dog shows. Headvocated that dog sport events should betreated as a business and cautioned about theacceleration of a decreasing market. Heencouraged the subcommittee to take fastaction on this initiative.

Don James, Delegate for Leonberger Club ofAmerica:Don spoke on behalf of Sylvia Thomas, theEditor of the Perspectives Delegates maga-zine who was on a judging assignment. He

thanked those Delegates who contributed tothe December issue. He offered printedcopies for those that could not access itonline using the Delegate Portal. Donannounced that a special January edition ofPerspectives would concentrate on the candi-dates for the upcoming Board election inMarch. Submissions for the regular Marchissue are due on January 15, 2020 to coordi-nator Sylvia Arrowwood of the Perspectivesstaff. Lastly, he apologized for the uninten-tional omission of David Hopkins (Delegatefor English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Clubof Illinois 1997-2019) from the Perspectivescolumn in tribute of Delegates who havepassed away. The online version of the issuewas corrected.

Pat Laurans, Delegate for GermanWirehaired Pointer Club of America:Pat shared the success of the AKC PetDisaster Relief program. She reported that asof December 1, 2019, 410 clubs were partici-pating. $1,812,927 in donations have beenreceived. $450,000 was funded by AKCReunite, for total funds raised $2,262,927,resulting in 72 trailers that have been deliv-ered to 28 states. Currently 6 trailers are inthe pipeline to be built which would total 78trailers. Pat thanked the Delegates and theirclubs for their donations and praised theReunite staff for the program and hard work.Karen Gunzel, Delegate for Trenton KennelClub:


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Karen announced that on May 3, 2020,Trenton Kennel Club will host its 100th All-Breed Show. The show will be held at MercerCounty Park, West Windsor, New Jersey whichis approximently 30 minutes from the AKCDelegate meeting site in Newark, New Jersey.Club member Deanna Lonabaugh will act asShow Chair for the 30th year. To mark thismilestone all Best of Breed winners will beawarded a commemorative Trenton KennelClub medallion. This 100th show medallionwill also be awarded to all group placementsand best junior and to the fastest dogs in ourlure coursing events. The Best in Show tro-phy will be presented by Trenton, NewJersey's Mayor, the Honorable Reed Gusciora,and (it is hopeful that) AKC President, Mr.Dennis Sprung, will present the Best in Showmedallion. Attendees will enjoy trays of cook-ies and beverages from morning throughlunch. During group judging at ringside afull buffet will be available to all. Each andevery exhibitor will receive a special gift fromthe Trenton Kennel Club. With the assistanceof AKC Delegates and Staff, one of the AKCReunite disaster relief trailers will be on dis-play (Jeffrey Ball, Delegate, Ramapo KennelClub). The entire day will be covered byAKC.TV (Gina DiNardo, AKC). Event notifi-cations will be sent via email blast (GlennLycan, AKC). Vintage photos will be featuredon the club Facebook page and website (BudBuccone, AKC). The Trenton Kennel Club100th show will also offer Trick Dog, CGC

and the AKC Patch Program.

Donna Smiley, Delegate for Harrier Club ofAmerica:Donna thanked AKC Reunite for their serviceduring multiple earthquakes in SouthernCalifornia. She explained that she lived in alittle desert town called Ridgecrest,California. On July 4th, 2019 they were hit bya major earthquake followed by a larger 7.1the next day.Despite no loss of human life, there was dev-astation to the town and its livelihood. Theirtwo local veterinarians left the area. The peo-ple without a place to live couldn't keep theirdogs. This rescue group, East of Eden K-9took them in but was struggling. As an AKCDelegate, Donna contacted the Delegate'sgroup on Facebook and asked AKC to help.AKC Reunite sent $5,000 via PayPal to East ofEden. When the East of Eden K-9 Founder,Linda Miller found out that there was reliefmoney she broke into tears. Donna was ableto convey the message that AKC supportsALL dog efforts.

Hearing no further business, the Chairadjourned the meeting. (Time noted: 11:42 a.m.)

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


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