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ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETING

The next meeting of the Delegates will beheld at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotelon Tuesday, March 14, 2017, beginning noearlier than 9:00 a.m. There will not be aDelegates Forum.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONAmerican Polish Lowland Sheepdog Club Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America

DELEGATES CREDENTIALS

Norma C. Baley, Wayne, IL, Park Shore Ken-nel ClubKathleen Bencin, Highland Heights, OH,Western Reserve Kennel ClubGregory K. Benkiser, Cumming, GA, SawneeMountain Kennel Club of GeorgiaEdmond J. Blausten, Glen Allen, VA, VirginiaKennel ClubJacqueline Carswell, Blackshear, GA, BergerPicard Club of America Frances H. Colonna, Lansing, KS, St. JosephKennel ClubThomas Graham, Chocowinity, NC, NorfolkTerrier ClubBetsy Horn Humer, Pungoteague, VA, Salis-bury Maryland Kennel ClubMark Francis Jaeger, Mason, MI, AmericanBrussels Griffon AssociationJudith Lichtman, PhD, Woodbridge, CT,Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United

FEBRUARY 2017AKC GAZETTE 1

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

VICE PRESIDENTS

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

JAMES P. CROWLEYExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

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

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

BETTY-ANNE STENMARKJAMES WHITE

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSRITA BIDDLE, ESQ.

THERESA DOWELL, ESQ.BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ.

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE

CLASS OF 2017LEE ARNOLDCARL C. ASHBYALAN KALTER

HARVEY M. WOODING

CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK

DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER

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

STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ.

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

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

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

MISSION STATEMENT®

JAY WAKSSenior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel

ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &

Chief Growth Officer

THERESA CHINSenior Vice PresidentPlanning & Operations

AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President

TechnologyMARK DUNN

Senior Vice PresidentRegistration &

Customer Development

GINA DINARDOAssistant Executive

Secretary

KEITH FRAZIERBusiness Support

Services/NC Facility Ops

SHEILA GOFFEGovernment Relations

BRANDI HUNTERPublic Relations &Communications

DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events

MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services

ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing

DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development

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StatesFrank Martire, Greenwood, DE, MispillionKennel ClubSusan Marucci, Sandy Hook, CT, NewtownKennel ClubChris Orcutt, Portland, CT, Irish Red andWhite Setter Association of AmericaDavid J. Peat, Scottsdale, AZ, Santa Clara Val-ley Kennel ClubLisa Pruka, Rockton, IL, Border Collie Soci-ety of America James R. (Bob) Steele, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, Ital-ian Greyhound Club of America Michael W. Zarlenga, Alexandria, VA, Ameri-can Water Spaniel Club

NOTICEAs a result of an Event Committee determi-

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

Ms. Karen Raduziner (Apple Valley, CA)

NOTICEMs. Cortney Corral-Morris (Wellington, OH)

Action was taken by the Michiana Kennel Clubfor conduct at its July 22, 2016 event. Ms. Cor-ral-Morris was charged with neglect at or inconnection with an event. The AKC Board ofDirectors set the penalty at a lifetime suspen-

sion and $10,000 fine, effective July 23, 2016.An AKC Trial Board heard the appeal andamended the penalty to a ten year suspensionfrom all AKC privileges and a $2000 fine, ef-fective July 23, 2016. (Golden Retriever,Smooth Fox Terrier)

NOTICEMr. Thomas Lindquist (Laveen, AZ) Action

was taken by the Madera Canyon Kennel Clubfor conduct at its November 11, 2016 event.Mr. Lindquist was charged with failure toproperly control a dog at an event. The StaffEvent Committee reviewed the Event Commit-tee’s report and set the penalty at a threemonth suspension from AKC event privilegesand a $500 fine, effective December 11, 2016.(Belgian Tervuren)

NOTICEMs. Pam Bender (Kingman, AZ) Action was

taken by the Canada Del Oro Kennel Club forconduct at its November 12, 2016 event. Ms.Bender was charged with attempting to influ-ence a judge. The Staff Event Committee re-viewed the Event Committee’s report and setthe penalty at a reprimand and a $200 fine.(Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEMr. Howard Huber III (Oxford, PA) Action

was taken by the American Kennel Club forconduct at its December 18, 2016 event. Mr.Huber was charged with improper treatment


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in connection with an event. The Staff EventCommittee reviewed the Event Committee’sreport and set the penalty at a three monthsuspension from all AKC privileges and a $300fine, effective December 27, 2016. (MultipleBreeds)

NOTICEMs. Amanda Giles (Raleigh, NC) Action was

taken by the Central Florida Kennel Club forconduct at its December 15, 2016 event. Ms.Giles was charged with inappropriate, abusiveor foul language. The Staff Event Committeereviewed the Event Committee’s report andset the penalty at a one month suspensionfrom AKC event privileges and a $500 fine, ef-fective January 11, 2017. (Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEThe Management Disciplinary Committee

has reprimanded Ms. Shelley Power (Hibbing,MN) for submitting an online litter registra-tion application and six online dog registra-tion applications without written permission ofthe co-litter owner. (Pembroke Welsh Corgi,Cardigan Welsh Corgi)


has reprimanded Ms. Peggy Bosse (Cincinnati,OH) for signing a litter registration applica-tion on behalf of the co-owner without filing aproperly completed Power of Attorney formand for her registration of two online dog reg-

istration applications without written permis-sion from the co-litter owner. (Havanese, Bri-ard)


has suspended Mr. Tani Halim (Corona, NY)from all AKC privileges for three years and im-posed a $500 fine, effective January 9, 2017,for submission of a false application to registeror transfer (not signature forgeries), which af-fect the Stud Book. (Pomeranian, YorkshireTerrier)


has suspended Ms. Debra “Debbie” Kuster(Mountain Grove, MO) from all AKC privi-leges for two years and imposed a $4400 fine,effective January 9, 2017, for non-compliancewith AKC’s Rules and Regulations on RecordKeeping and Identification; harassment; physi-cal contact of an insulting or provoking na-ture; and personal property damage. (MultipleBreeds)

NOTICEThe AKC’s Management Disciplinary Com-

mittee has suspended the following individualsfrom all AKC privileges for ten years and im-posed a $2000 fine, for conduct prejudicial topurebred dogs, purebred dog events, or to thebest interests of The American Kennel Clubbased on their violation of the AKC’s Judicial


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or Administrative Determination of InappropriateTreatment Policy:

Effective January 9, 2017Ms. Debbie Armour (Fredonia, PA) Multi-

ple BreedsMs. Goldie Coats (Bend, OR) Australian

Terrier, Brittany

Proposed Amendment to theRules Applying to Dog Shows

CHAPTER 2, Section 3 – Making Application to Hold a Dog Show

The AKC Board has endorsed the followingamendment to CHAPTER 2, Section 3, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows, based on a referralby the Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee,after the subject was referred to the Commit-tee by the Delegate Body. This will be voted onat the March 14, 2017 Delegates Meeting.

CHAPTER 2

SECTION 3. Each club or association whichshall hold a show in its territory at least oncein every two consecutive calendar years shallhave the sole show privilege in the city, townor district of its assigned territory. A club maybe approved to hold a show in another club’sterritory if the written consent is obtainedfrom the club assigned to that territory.

If the club in whose territory the show is tobe held does not respond to the written re-

quest or unreasonably withholds such writtenconsent, the other club may appeal to theBoard of Directors of The American KennelClub after one month from the time consentwas requested. The parties shall present theircontentions, in writing, to a committee ap-pointed by said Board, or appointed by thePresident of The American Kennel Club if be-tween Board meetings, or in the President’sabsence, appointed by the Executive Secretary.Said committee may, in its discretion, issue anapproval to the other club to hold such showwithin the assigned club’s territory.

Proposed Amendment to the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedures for Retriever Trials

CHAPTER 14, Section 14, – Rules for Retriever Trials

The AKC Board has endorsed the followingamendment based on a staff recommendationto Chapter 14, Section 14 of the Field TrialRules and Standard Procedures for Retriever Tri-als, to be voted on at the March 14, 2017 Dele-gates Meeting.

CHAPTER 14

Section 14, National Retriever Derby Champi-onship

A National Retriever Derby Championshipstake for qualified Retrievers shall be run notmore than once in any calendar year by a clubor association formed for that purpose. The


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club or association shall file an application forpermission to run the event under the AKCRules and Procedures for Retriever field trials.The club or association may also make specialRegulations and Procedures as are deemednecessary for the conduct of the trial includ-ing the qualifications required to enter thetest. Such special Regulations and Proceduresare subject to the approval of the Board of Di-rectors of the American Kennel Club. Thewinner of the National Retriever Derby Cham-pionship stake shall be awarded the title of“National Retriever Derby Champion of 20__”.This shall be a prefix title designation by NDC.

All subsequent sections in this chapter will berenumbered.

NOTICEREPRIMANDS AND FINES

Notification of reprimands and fines im-posed on clubs for late submission of judges’panel, Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 4,Section 1.San Mateo Kennel Club................................ $90Oakland Kennel Club................................... $90Central New England Brittany Club............ $60Northern New England Brittany Club......... $90Lone Star Bulldog Club................................ $60Great Lakes Belgian Tervuren Club.............$60

CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provisional

judges should be addressed to the Judging Op-

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

The American Kennel Club will, at the re-quest of a judge or judge applicant, providethat individual with copies of letters receivedregarding their judging qualifications. As a re-sult, it should be understood that any suchcorrespondence will be made available, uponrequest, to the judge or judge applicant.

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

APPLICANTSThe following persons applications have been

submitted for the breed(s) specified but they areNOT eligible to accept assignments.

NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSDr. Azalea A. Alvarez (97321) FL

(954) [email protected], Affenpinschers


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mailto:[email protected]

Ms. Lorry J. Bellah (101589) [email protected] Shepherd Dogs

Miss Kelly Kathlyn Boyd (101577) OR(541) [email protected] Huskies, JS

Mr. Stuart Cairns (101695) OH(717) [email protected] Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers

Mrs. Pauline DeVito (101587) PA(570) [email protected]

Mr. James Donahue (101625) IL(847) [email protected] Hounds, Salukis

Ms. Donna Schuchart Dugosh (101653) TX(830) [email protected], JS

Mr. Neil Feerrar (101707) PA(570) [email protected] Terriers

Ms. Lisa D. Kinsley (100301) OH(614) [email protected] Tervuren

Mr. John Mayhall (101705) AZ(928) [email protected]

Dachshunds, Rhodesian RidgebacksMiss Nanette J. Prideaux (97145) CT

(508) [email protected], Boston Terriers

Ms. Sylvia Thomas (101708) CA(951) [email protected], JS

APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMiss Amanda J. Ashley (97633) CA

(951) [email protected]

Mr. Daniel Augustus (6821) PA(484) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, DandieDinmont Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers

Ms. Judi Bendt (37568) SD(605) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus-sels Griffons, English Toy Spaniels, ItalianGreyhounds, Maltese, Manchester Terriers,Miniature Pinschers, Pekingese, Shih Tzu,Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers), Lake-land Terriers

Mr. Larry Berg (15640) NY(516) [email protected] Terriers, Chinese Shar-Pei, Coton deTulear, Finnish Spitz, Lowchen,


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Xoloitzcuintli Mrs. Ronda Bermke (94073) WI

(920) [email protected] Elkhounds, Bernese MountainDogs, Samoyeds

Ms. Nancy Bodine (3209) VA(804) [email protected] Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, YorkshireTerriers

Mrs. Danelle M. Brown (7231) TX(512) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Black andTan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, Pe-tits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Plotts, Red-bone Coonhounds, Treeing WalkerCoonhounds

Ms. Kathi Brown (55262) MA(978) [email protected], Finnish Spitz, Lowchen

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

Ms. JoAnne M. Buehler (22770) DC(301) [email protected] Shepherds, Boxers, DobermanPinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyre-nees, Collies, Pembroke Welsh Corgis

Mr. Bob Busby (38467) NC(704) [email protected] Shepherds, Black Russian Terri-ers, Boerboels, Dogues de Bordeaux, Ger-man Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, GreatPyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs,Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Leonbergers,Neapolitan Mastiffs, Portuguese Water Dogs,Samoyeds, Tibetan Mastiffs, Norfolk Terriers

Mrs. Christine E. Calcinari (7041) NH(603) [email protected] Staffordshire Terriers, Cesky Ter-riers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Kerry BlueTerriers, Manchester Terriers, Sealyham Ter-riers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Welsh Ter-riers, West Highland White Terriers

Mr. Paul Campanella (48571) NY(631) [email protected], German Wirehaired Pointers, IrishRed & White Setters, Clumber Spaniels,Cocker Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels,Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, WirehairedPointing Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas

Ms. Mary Jane Carberry (49892) NC(336) [email protected] Griffons, Chihuahuas, English ToySpaniels, Havanese, Pekingese, YorkshireTerriers

Mrs. Carrie A. Chase (36690) WV(304) 274-5939


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[email protected] Picards, Bouviers des Flandres, Pulik

Mrs. Janet Cohen (90134) NJ(516) [email protected] Russian Terriers, Boerboels, GreaterSwiss Mountain Dogs

Ms. Shirley A. Cole (93493) AZ(480) [email protected] Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers

Ms. Dawn Cox (97685) [email protected], Tibetan Mastiffs

Mr. William G Daugherty (6220) CT(203) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Black andTan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds,Cirneco dell’Etna, Greyhounds, IbizanHounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Plotts, Por-tuguese Podengo Pequeno, Redbone Coon-hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, ScottishDeerhounds, Sloughis, Treeing WalkerCoonhounds

Ms. Diane Divin (64712) TX(817) [email protected] Hounds, Borzois, Ibizan Hounds,Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks,Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis

Mrs. Beverly A. Drake (41442) MD(410) [email protected]

Balance of Non-Sporting Group (BichonsFrises, Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz,French Bulldogs, Norwegian Lundehunds,Shiba Inu, Xoloitzcuintli)

Mrs. Kathleen J. Egeland-Brock (47792) WA(253) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, Curly-CoatedRetrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, LabradorRetrievers, English Setters, Irish Setters, IrishRed & White Setters, Wirehaired PointingGriffons

Mr. Robert Eisele (7354) NY(631) [email protected] Romagnoli, German WirehairedPointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Irish Red& White Setters, American Water Spaniels,Boykin Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, FieldSpaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, SussexSpaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, SpinoniItaliani, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Wire-haired Vizslas

Ms. Christine Erickson (22529) AZ(480) [email protected] of Hound Group (Basenjis, Cirnecodell’Etna, Norwegian Elkhounds, Sloughis)

Mr. James M. Fankhauser (18843) MI(269) [email protected] Lapphunds, Pumi, Swedish Vall-hunds


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Mr. Michael J. (Mickey) Feigelson (95557) CA(205) [email protected], Italian Greyhounds, Pugs

Dr. Anne P. Gallant (7047) TN(615) [email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Coton de Tulear, Lowchen, Tibetan Terriers

Mrs. Gloria Geringer (5157) LA(225) [email protected] of Working Group (Anatolian Shep-herds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Black Russ-ian Terriers, Boerboels, Cane Corsos,Chinooks, Dogues de Bordeaux, Great Pyre-nees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komon-dorok, Kuvaszok, Neapolitan Mastiffs,Tibetan Mastiffs), Australian Cattle Dogs,Belgian Tervuren

Dr. Casey Gonda DVM (99469) VA(434) [email protected] Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks,Whippets

Mr. Duff M. Harris (91790) CA(714) [email protected] Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, WireFox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Lake-land Terriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers,Scottish Terriers, West Highland White Ter-riers

Mr. Hector Hector (95831) FL

(954) [email protected], Curly-Coated Retrievers, FlatCoated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers,Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia DuckTolling Retrievers

Mrs. Meredith Hector (95832) FL(786) [email protected], Curly-Coated Retrievers, FlatCoated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers,Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia DuckTolling Retrievers

Mr. Jamie Hubbard (80432) IN(812) [email protected] of Hound Group (American EnglishCoonhounds, American Foxhounds, Blackand Tan Coonhounds, Blue Tick Coon-hounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, Plotts, Por-tuguese Podengo Pequenos, RedboneCoonhounds, Sloughis, Treeing WalkerCoonhounds), Airedale Terriers, AmericanStaffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers,Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, BullTerriers, Cairn Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers,Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, LakelandTerriers, Russell Terriers, Skye Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire BullTerriers

Mrs. Sharon M. Jacobsen (93569) ID(208) [email protected], Papillons


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Ms. Collette Jaynes (95369) TN(864) [email protected] Setters, Irish Setters, Irish Red &White Setters, Cocker Spaniels, CavalierKing Charles Spaniels

Mrs. Pat M. Jenkins (99451) UT(435) [email protected] Pinschers, Siberian Huskies,American Eskimo Dogs, Finnish Spitz

Ms. Victoria M. Jordan (7084) OH(614) [email protected] Frises, Bulldogs, Chow Chows,French Bulldogs, Lowchen

Ms. Gloria Kerr (17561) AZ(520) [email protected] Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers,Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, MiniatureBull Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Rat Terriers,Skye Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers,West Highland White Terriers

Mrs. Nancy Lovelady (97313) [email protected] Deerhounds, Border Terriers, Scot-tish Terriers

Dr. Dana Ann Smith Massey (15361) TX(254) [email protected] Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Cardi-gan Welsh Corgis, Miniature American Shep-

herds, Pulik, Pyrenean Shepherds, SwedishVallhunds

Mrs. Karen S. McFarlane (4835) MO(816) [email protected] Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Smooth FoxTerriers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers,Parson Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers

Mrs. Debbie Melgreen (98655) IL(309) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag-nolo, Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers,American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels,Clumber Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels,Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, WirehairedVizslas)

Mrs. Patti Widick Neale (6097) FL(352) [email protected] of Herding Group (Beaucerons,Bergamasco, Berger Picards, Briards,Canaan Dogs, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs,Finnish Lapphunds, Icelandic Sheepdogs,Miniature American Shepherds, NorwegianBuhunds, Pulik, Pumi, Pyrenean Shepherds,Swedish Vallhunds, Spanish Water Dogs), Pa-pillons, Pugs, Bulldogs, Xoloitzcuintli

Mr. Jim Owens (92926) NC(828) [email protected], Finnish Spitz, Lowchen, Norwe-gian Lundehunds


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Ms. Sheila Dee Paske (46304) CA(530) [email protected]

Mr. Roland L. Pelland (6940) MA(508) [email protected], Pomeranians, Bearded Collies

Mr. Tim Peterson (92446) MN(612) [email protected] Retrievers, Bernese Mountain Dogs,Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes,Siberian Huskies, French Bulldogs

Mr. D. Scott Pfeil (35091) IL(847) [email protected] Hounds

Mrs. Marilyn Y. Pipes (29634) TX(254) [email protected], Borzois, Cirneco dell’Etna,Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Otterhounds,Pharaoh Hounds, Redbone Coonhounds

Ms. Carol Pyrkosz (96273) GA(706) [email protected] Hounds, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Havanese, Papillons, Shih Tzu,Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers

Ms. Linda L. Reece (90740) VA(757) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Bedlington Terri-

ers, Bull Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Glen ofImaal Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Man-chester Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers,Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, SkyeTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers), Brit-tanys, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retriev-ers, Poodles

Mrs. Knowlton A. Reynders (15203) NH(603) [email protected] English Coonhounds, Beagles,Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon-hounds, English Foxhounds, Petits BassetsGriffons Vendeens, Redbone Coonhounds,Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Scottish Deer-hounds, Pulik

Mrs. Meghen Reise-Bassel (39151) GA(404) [email protected] Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters,Irish Red & White Setters, Vizslas, Wire-haired Pointing Griffons

Mrs. Linda Scanlon (2793) CO(970) [email protected] of Herding Group (Berger Picards,Border Collies, Finnish Lapphunds, Ice-landic Sheepdogs, Miniature AmericanShepherds, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs)

Mrs. Janice K. Schreiber (17450) WA(253) [email protected] Setters, Dachshunds


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Mrs. Jean F. Shepherd (95654) MN(507) [email protected] Setters, American Water Spaniels

Mr. Daniel J. Smyth (6347) NJ(856) [email protected] Greyhounds, Bichons Frises, Bull-dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows,French Bulldogs, Tibetan Terriers

Mrs. Jane Snider (94845) TN(901) [email protected]

Ms. Debra Thornton (18837) VA(434) [email protected] Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Australian Terriers, Bull Terriers,Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers,Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, MiniatureBull Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, RussellTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, WelshTerriers

Mrs. Cathie A. Turner (95598) CA(818) [email protected], Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retriev-ers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Irish Setters,Irish Red & White Setters, Irish WaterSpaniels, Sussex Spaniels

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

Lagotto Romagnolo, Gordon Setters Mrs. Deborah J. Wilkins (18907) TX

(612) [email protected] Hairless Terriers, Bedlington Ter-riers, Bull Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terri-ers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers,Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers,Miniature Bull Terriers, Norfolk Terriers,Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers,Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers

Ms. Deborah A. Wyman (92452) NY(716) [email protected]

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTMs. Christine Nethery (101599) OH

[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. Jennifer Bridges (6031) CA



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Mrs. Gael E. Lewis Damron (91880) OH(740) [email protected] Wolfhounds, Otterhounds

Mr. Robert E. Damron (91878) OH(740) [email protected] Wolfhounds, Otterhounds

Mrs. Mary Kathleen Faeth (101477) CA(530) [email protected] Italiano, JS

Mr. Peter J. Festa (101479) NY(516) [email protected]

Ms. Kerry Kirtley (101393) CA(909) [email protected] Shepherds

Dr. Tracy Powell (101481) CT(203) [email protected] Danes

APPROVED BREED JUDGESMr. Richard D. Albee (57263) AL

(334) [email protected], Chinese Cresteds, EnglishToy Spaniels, Maltese, Silky Terriers, York-shire Terriers

Mrs. Shilon L. Bedford (15789) MN(320) 485-4825

[email protected], Pugs, Bichons Frises

Mrs. Terry L. Berrios (7393) GA(678) [email protected] Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie Din-mont Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Nor-wich Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Ms. Rita J. Biddle, Esq. (6268) MI(517) [email protected] Shepherds, Bearded Collies, Bor-der Collies, Bouviers des Flandres, CardiganWelsh Corgis, Collies, Entlebucher Moun-tain Dogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Old EnglishSheepdogs, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Shet-land Sheepdogs

Mr. David Bolus (35586) TN(423) [email protected], Pointers, German WirehairedPointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, LabradorRetrievers, Irish Red & White Setters, Ameri-can Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clum-ber Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, EnglishCocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels,Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, SussexSpaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, SpinoneItaliano, Vizslas, Weimaraners, WirehairedPointing Griffons

Mrs. Denise A. Borton (91682) MI(269) [email protected] Schnauzers, Saint Bernards


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Mrs. Terrie Breen (65930) CT(860) [email protected] Shepherds, German Pinschers,Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, NeapolitanMastiffs, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards

Mrs. Barbara L. Burns (6398) IL(815) [email protected] Terriers, Rat Terriers, Skye Terriers,Pumi

Mrs. Connie H. Clark (65733) CA(831) [email protected], Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, English Toy Spaniels,Japanese Chin, Poodles, Pugs, MiniatureAmerican Shepherds

Mr. James Conroy (95311) GA(561) [email protected] Pinschers

Mrs. Gayle Denman (7289) UT(801) [email protected] Terriers, American Hairless Terri-ers, Australian Terriers, Border Terriers,Cairn Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Minia-ture Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, ParsonRussell Terriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terri-ers, Scottish Terriers, Soft Coated WheatenTerriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Ms. Helen Dorrance (19022) TX(512) 964-3294

[email protected], English Setters

Mr. Gary Dunlop (7280) OR(503) [email protected], German Pinschers, Greater SwissMountain Dogs

Mr. J. Calvin Dykes (100595) OR(541) [email protected]

Mr. Harold “Hal” N. Engel, DVM (7142) OR(541) [email protected] Red & White Setters, Clumber Spaniels,Field Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani

Dr. Karen M. Ericson (7034) WA(425) [email protected] of Terrier Group (American Hair-less Terriers, Australian Terriers, BedlingtonTerriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie DinmontTerriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, ManchesterTerriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers, Sealy-ham Terriers), Whippets

Mr. Ted W. Eubank (53715) TX(972) [email protected] Toy Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers

Mrs. Honey Anne Glendinning (6773) CAN(604) [email protected], Chow Chows, Coton de Tulear,Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos,


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Shiba Inu Mrs. F. Susan Godek (6796) AZ

(480) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (BichonsFrises, Boston Terriers, Lhasa Apsos, TibetanSpaniels, Tibetan Terriers)

Miss Evalyn Gregory (6130) KY(502) [email protected] Retrievers, Irish Red & WhiteSetters, Clumber Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani,Wirehaired Viszlas

Mrs. Krista Hansen (95865) NY(585) [email protected] des Flandres, Pembroke WelshCorgis

Mrs. Stephanie S. Hedgepath (5138) SC(803) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (BichonsFrises, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows,Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos,Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehunds, ShibaInu, Xoloitzcuintli)

Ms. Dawn Hitchcock (100299) SC(864) [email protected] Russian Terriers, Doberman Pinsch-ers, Dogues de Bordeaux, Giant Schnauzers,Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komondorok,Leonbergers, Newfoundlands, Rottweilers,Tibetan Mastiffs

Mr. Nathaniel Horn (4549) MD(410) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus-sels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels,Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, English ToySpaniels, Havanese, Italian Greyhounds,Japanese Chin, Maltese, Manchester Terri-ers, Miniature Pinschers, Papillons,Pekingese, Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu,Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, YorkshireTerriers)

Mr. Thomas L. Hossfeld (36941) AZ(520) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers,American Hairless Terriers, Cesky Terriers,Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers, KerryBlue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Rat Terri-ers, Skye Terriers, Welsh Terriers), Dachs-hunds

Mr. Jerry Lee Howse (38366) VA(540) [email protected] Terriers, Bedlington Terriers

Ms. Karen Hynek (35536) MO(636) [email protected] Shepherds, Black Russian Terri-ers, Boerboels, Chinooks, Dogues de Bor-deaux, German Pinschers, GiantSchnauzers, Great Danes, Komondorok, Ku-vaszok, Leonbergers, Neapolitan Mastiffs,Siberian Huskies, Tibetan Mastiffs


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Mrs. Sandra E. King (44817) IL(309) [email protected] Terriers, Chinese Shar-Pei, Dalma-tians, Finnish Spitz, Shiba Inu

Mrs. Marianne C. Klinkowski (7135) CA(408) [email protected], Portuguese Podengo Pequenos

Ms. Stacey LaForge (97503) NJ(908) [email protected] Shar-Pei, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos

Ms. Diane Landstrom (36322) AZ(623) [email protected] Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Shiba Inu

Mrs. Louise Leone (94619) CO(303) [email protected] Hairless Terriers, Cesky Terriers,Glen of Imaal Terriers, Russell Terriers,Sealyham Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terri-ers

Ms. Nancy Liebes (5170) IN(713) [email protected] Terriers, Bull Terriers, Irish Terri-ers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Pumi

Mrs. Christie Martinez (22596) WA(360) [email protected] Hounds, Basset Hounds, Beagles,Borzois, Harriers, Irish Wolfhounds

Mr. Sidney L. Marx (1470) AZ(480) [email protected] Dinmont Terriers, Kerry Blue Terri-ers, Norfolk Terriers, Scottish Terriers

Ms. Sharon Masnick (97181) SC(843) [email protected], Chihuahuas, Papillons, SilkyTerriers

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

Mr. David R. Miller (66361) GA(678) [email protected]

Ms. Erika K. Moureau (31655) TX(713) [email protected] Bulldogs, Schipperkes

Ms. Mary C. Murphy-East (36967) MN(763) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (ChowChows, Norwegian Lundehunds, Schip-perkes, Shiba Inu), Papillons, Silky Terriers

Mrs. Shalisa Neely (98547) CA(707) [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas,Chinese Cresteds, Japanese Chin, Miniature


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Pinschers, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomerani-ans, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers

Mrs. Betty Nelson Pollock (39858) TX(903) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Black Russian Terri-ers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees,Neapolitan Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Por-tuguese Water Dogs, Standard Schnauzers,Miniature Schnauzers, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Japan-ese Chin, Maltese, Manchester Terriers,Miniature Pinschers, Papillons, Pekingese,Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers,Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers

Mrs. Carol Jean Nelson (17019) TX(903) [email protected] Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Ms. Donna R. O’Connell (81640) CA(214) [email protected] Retrievers, Irish Red & White Setters

Mr. Allen L. Odom (5448) CO(303) [email protected] of Herding Group (Bearded Collies,Berger Picards, Canaan Dogs, Old EnglishSheepdogs, Pumi, Spanish Water Dogs), Af-fenpinschers, Chihuahuas, Chinese Crest-eds, Italian Greyhounds, Pekingese, Pugs,Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers

Ms. Lew Olson (24173) TX(713) 303-5639

[email protected] Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers,Bulldogs, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Low-chen, Norwegian Lundehunds,Xoloitzcuintli

Mrs. Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio (97059) CT(860) [email protected], Bullmastiffs, Kuvaszok, NeapolitanMastiffs, Siberian Huskies

Ms. Joanne (Jan) N. Paulk (7477) NM(505) [email protected] of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers,American Hairless Terriers, AmericanStaffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers,Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, BullTerriers, Cairn Terriers, Cesky Terriers,Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Smooth Fox Ter-rier, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terri-ers, Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers,Lakeland Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers,Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers,Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers,Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers, Scottish Terri-ers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire BullTerriers, Welsh Terriers, West HighlandWhite Terriers)

Mrs. Angela Pickett (100269) FL(407) [email protected] Griffons, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Minia-


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ture Pinschers, Pekingese, Pomeranians,Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers

Mr. Benson E. Ray (97179) SC(843) [email protected], Chihuahuas, Miniature Pin-schers, Papillons, Silky Terriers

Mrs. Sharon Ann Redmer (2711) MN(734) [email protected] Retrievers, Golden Retrievers,Irish Water Spaniels, German Pinschers,Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Kuvaszok,Leonbergers, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards

Ms. Nikki Riggsbee (5983) FL(813) [email protected] of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Ital-ian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin, Pugs, ShihTzu, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers)

Mr. Gary C. Sackett (96555) NV(702) [email protected] Terriers, Norwich Terriers

Mrs. Karen B. Seriana (65782) AL(256) [email protected] de Tulear

Ms. Jan C. Sigler (7526) KS(913) [email protected], Borzois, Otterhounds, Salukis,Whippets, Australian Shepherds,Beaucerons, Berger Picards, Cardigan Welsh

Corgis, Miniature American Shepherds Mr. Carl Skinner (60766) CA


Mrs. Patricia Skinner (60737) CA(530) [email protected]

Mrs. Claire K. Steidel (4371) AZ(480) [email protected] Cresteds, Pekingese, AustralianShepherds, Miniature American Shepherds

Mrs. Anne Marie Taylor (7522) MI(810) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bor-der Collies

Mr. James E. Taylor (7633) MI(810) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bor-der Collies, Shetland Sheepdogs

Dr. Jill Warren (94859) NM(505) [email protected] Red & White Setters

Ms. Susan Landry Whiticar (94953) FL(386) [email protected] Collies

Ms. Lee Whittier (18526) WA(802) 369-0380


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[email protected] of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers,American Hairless Terriers, Bedlington Ter-riers, Cesky Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers,Kerry Blue Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Nor-wich Terriers, Rat Terriers, Sealyham Terri-ers, Skye Terriers, West Highland WhiteTerriers)

BEST IN SHOWThe following person, having successfully

completed the required Group Assignmentsin the first Variety Group for which they areapproved, has been added to the list of judgeseligible for approval to judge Best In Show.Ms. Stacey B. Davis (5441) WA


REINSTATED JUDGEThe Judging eligibility of the following per-

son has been reinstated.Mr. Ken Matthews (93689) WA

(360) [email protected] Retrievers, JS-Limited

80% GROUP APPROVALThe following judges have submitted a re-

quest to be approved to judge the group com-petition in accordance to the Board’s 80%group policy. They are eligible to accept as-signments for the group competition, but arenot approved to judge all breeds within that

group. Please see the AKC online Judges Di-rectory for the complete list of breeds theymay be assigned. Status for the group is forthree years from the date of approval. Thegroups status will be removed after three yearsif the judge has not received approval for thebalance of the breeds within that group in thattime. Mr. Rick Blanchard (90228) RI


Mrs. Janet Cohen (90134) NJ(516) [email protected]

Mr. David J. Kirkland (6340) NC(919) [email protected]

Mr. Richard Lashbrook (7340) IL(217) [email protected]

Mr. James A. Moses (93094) MO(770) [email protected]

Mr. John Schoeneman (98359) NC(704) [email protected]

Mr. R.C. Williams (93917) CA(530) 677-4815


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[email protected]

DECEASED CONFORMATION JUDGESMrs. Alice E. BerdMrs. Phyllis T. Brayton

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGES COMPLETED

The following persons have completed theirProvisional Judging assignments and theirnames have been added to the list of regularapproved judges.Mrs. Marilyn A Johnson (90409) MI

(517) [email protected] – TDX

Mrs. Diane M Tharp (98195) FL(813) [email protected] Tracking – TD/TDU

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING JUDGES

The following persons have been approvedas a judge on a Provisional basis for theclass/test indicated in accordance with theProvisional judging system. They may now ac-cept assignments.Mrs. Karen Wrey (43294) NY

(845) [email protected] – Utility

Ms. Hazel Olbrich (90368) CA(510) [email protected] – All

Mrs. Lucinda Seeley (90148) FL(772) [email protected] – VST

Ms. Kathleen Milford (34685) TX(281) [email protected] – VST

Mrs. Leslye Pinnell (95063) GA(770) [email protected] – All

Dr. Steven D Nytko (101323) CA(619) [email protected] – TD/TDU

Dr. Colleen M Keough (100743) CA(626) [email protected] – TD/TDU

DECEASED OBEDIENCE/RALLY JUDGESJoyce Ostby

EMERITUS OBEDIENCE & RALLY JUDGESSharlene Manderson


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APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFICREGISTERED NAME PREFIX

The following applications for a breed-spe-cific Registered Name Prefix have been sub-mitted to The American Kennel Club.Letters in regard to these applications shouldbe addressed to James P. Crowley, ExecutiveSecretary:BOARDWALK – Lagotto Romagnolo – KendalWaltersBRITISH GUNDOGS – Labrador Retrievers –R. Randall RollinsDREAM-CATCHER – Doberman Pinschers –Jay D. DeHartLIVEOAK – Boxers – James F. RobbersonMATRIX – Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers –Alexandra K. Taylor-Cowart & Martin L.CowartRUFNIT – Braque du Bourbonnais – Shari L.StueckTOPWYRE – Wire Fox Terriers – Linda F.HembreeVOGELFLIGHT – Bichon Frise – Kathie D.Vogel & Danielle S. ArdagnaWOODLANE – Manchester Terriers – BarbaraD. Wood & Bob D. Wood

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed-specific

Registered Name Prefix have been granted:ABIQUA – Pumik – T. H. Levy & Chris A. LevyCADEAU – Australian Shepherds – LaurenWrightCASTLE – Clumber Spaniels – Danita Satton

CREEKSIDE – Portuguese Water Dogs –Brooke L. LeeCORONET – German Shorthaired Pointers –Sandra L. Garlinger-TorresGARGOUILLE – French Bulldogs – AntonettePetersonHYLAKES –Labrador Retrievers – Rhona M.LeeKUNNIAKAS – Finnish Spitz – Sandra Krupski& Brenda S. RichardsonRELENTLESS – Bernese Mountain Dogs –Catherine J. Oliver-AllenSHORELINE – Australian Shepherds – ElissaF. PhillipsSIENNA POINTE – Vizslas – Cathy J.GallagherSNOWBANK – West Highland White Terriers– Martha Strickland Replogle & Clifford D.ReplogleTNT – Miniature Bull Terriers – Kristy D.BensonTSARSHADOW – Norwegian Buhunds –Dawne DeeleyWHISPERINGPINE – Great Danes – Lorrie A.Burnham & Rickey E. Burnhamn


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BOARD OF DIRECTORSJANUARY 9-10, 2017

The Board convened on Monday January 9,2017 at 8:00 a.m. All Directors, except Dr.Davies and Mr. Kalter, were present. Also present were the Executive Secretary, theAssistant Executive Secretary, the Senior Exec-utive Vice President and General Counsel, aswell as the Executive Vice President and ChiefGrowth Officer.

The November 2016 Board minutes, copies ofwhich were made available to all Directors,were discussed. Upon a motion by Dr.Battaglia, seconded by Mr. Dok, the November2016 minutes were unanimously approved, ab-sent Dr. Davies and Mr. Kalter.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an Executive Session to discuss sen-sitive business matters with nothing reportedout of that session.

PRESIDENT’S REPORTBoard Action ItemsMr. Sprung reviewed Action Items, and re-

ported on staff initiatives.Legal Status ReportMs. McManus, Deputy General Counsel, pre-sented a status report on pending litigationand other Legal activities for the month of De-cember 2016.

BUSINESS UPDATE Alexandra Aleskovsky, Executive Vice Presi-dent and Chief Growth Officer gave the Boarda business update as follows. Dr. Davies joinedthe meeting during this update. AKC Website

• Web traffic was up by 32% over 2015 withan average monthly growth rate of 4.7%.

• Marketplace sessions were up by 69% yearover year.

Social MediaSocial Followers were up 14% from 2015.

• Facebook fans grew by 12% for a total offour million and these fans are drivingtraffic to akc.org.

• Instagram followers grew by 91% fromlast January validating a new initiative toreach younger a social media audience.

Digital AdvertisingDigital Advertising Maximization has resultedin a 603% increase in monthly programmaticfrom June to December 2016 with resultingrevenue of over $50,000 per month. Decem-ber ad space was essentially sold out with manynew advertisers seeking to be part of AKC’sdigital presence.


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http://www.akc.org/judges/guides/

Com Score RankingsCom Score now ranks AKC.org the numberfour pet site and the number two dog site (PetMD is number one). AKC’s November 2016unique visitor traffic was 6.5 million.RegistrationAKC litter registries were up by 6% over 2015.Individual dog registrations were up by 8%. In-dividual AKC breeders increased by 6% to124,000 and the number of litters per breederstabilized at 1.8. This marks almost 2 years ofconsecutive monthly growth of registrations ofpurebred dogs. This represents the results ofAKC’s commitment to its mission and the hardwork of our breeders, especially our Breedersof Merit, to recognize the importance of mak-ing their puppy buyers a part of the AKC fam-ily.AKC National ChampionshipThe AKC Promotional Plan for the AKCChampionship drove 27.7 million impressionsup 98% from 2015 and Social Media engage-ments were up 57% from 2015.E-Commerce Holiday season revenue for the e-commercestore was up 146% from 2015.AKC Pet CareThe new name selected for AKC Pet Care busi-ness is “AKC Canine Retreat.” This name waschosen as the result of measuring consumerresponse to a number of alternatives. New Exhibitor ProfilingElizabeth Sorota, Marketing Vice President,gave a presentation on New Exhibitor Profil-

ing with a goal to attract new participants tothe Sport. Doug Ljungren, AKC Vice Presi-dent, Sports and Events, participated by tele-conference.The process of this project is to identify thefirst time participants in the past two years inConformation, Companion Events, CaninePartners, and Junior Showmanship, to uncovertheir motivation for participating and to uti-lize these insights to create targeted MarketingCampaigns: It was found that overall, half ofall new participants were 55+ years old, 23%are between 26 and 45, and 11% are 26-35years old. Demographic groups within eachsegment are being analyzed. Almost all of theyounger segment are living in major urbanareas. This quantitative information is nowdriving qualitative research to better under-stand what motivates participants, what retainsthem, and how to attract and retain new peo-ple. This builds on focus groups that werehosted in the second quarter of 2016. TheStaff and Board’s commitment to this impor-tant part of our mission is driving this impor-tant work. Further information will beprovided to the Board at the February 2017meeting.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Mari-Beth O’Neill Vice President Sport Serv-ices participated in this portion of the meetingby teleconference.Cesky Terrier Proposed Breed Standard RevisionThere was a discussion on the proposed revi-


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sions to the Cesky Terrier breed standard assubmitted by the American Cesky Terrier Asso-ciation, Inc. (ACTA). The club specifically ad-dressed issues that were not correctlytranslated from the FCI standard and the dele-tion of the color brown from the standard.The AKC Board approved the current breedstandard for the Cesky Terrier on October 18,2010. This will be considered further at theFebruary 2017 meeting.Lagatto Romangolo Club of America - DelayedMember Club ApprovalThe Board reviewed the Lagotto RomagnoloClub of America’s (LRCA’s) request for ap-proval as a member club. The club’s originalrequest for approval as a member club was de-layed subsequent to AKC’s Board of Directorsmeeting held in July, 2016. The AKC staff hadrecommended at that time to delay theLRCA’s member club approval until a success-ful election was held based on evidence of in-ternal difficulties surrounding multipleresignations of the Board of Directors, andlack of communication with the club’s mem-bership, including between Board members. The staff is now recommending that the club’srequest for approval be granted based on thefact that a successful election was held by theclub’s membershipFollowing a motion by Ms. McAteer, secondedby Mr. Ashby, the Board VOTED (unani-mously; absent Mr. Kalter) to approve, theLagotto Romagnolo Club of America’s requestfor approval as a member club. This request

will be submitted to the AKC Delegate bodyfor a vote in March, 2017.FSS Procedures, Parent Club Designation and Re-quirements for Breed RecognitionThe AKC Board requested a review of the pro-cedures in which a breed advances from theFoundation Stock Service® (FSS®) to fullrecognition to include a Board Committee re-view and mentorship by the Parent Club Dele-gate Committee. Following discussion at theNovember Meeting, the Board requested thatthe FSS process be made a Board Policy.This will be discussed further at the February2017 meeting.Dachshund Proposed Breed Standard RevisionThe Board discussed the publication of theproposed revisions to the Dachshund breedstandard as submitted by the Dachshund Clubof America (DCA). The AKC Board approvedthe current breed standard for the Dachshundon January 9, 2007. This will be discussed fur-ther at the February 2017 meeting.The club is addressing the Color Section ofthe Smooth Dachshund only. The proposedrevision was published on the Secretary’sPage. The DCA Board discussed the verbiagesubmitted at their October Board Meeting andhave made a revision to the initial verbiagesubmitted.Chinook Stud BookThe Board reviewed a request from the ChinookClub of America to keep the Stud Book for theBreed open indefinitely to allow the inclusion ofChinook from other registries. This will be dis-


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cussed further at the February meeting.Nederlandse Kooikerhondje Eligibility to Competein the Sporting GroupThe Board reviewed a request from the Neder-landse Kooikerhondje Club of the UnitedStates of America (NKCUSA). The NKCUSAhas submitted a petition seeking acceptance ofthe breed into the AKC Stud Book and for theNederlandse Kooikderhondje to be eligible tocompete in the Sporting Group. They are alsoseeking approval of its breed standard as sub-mitted to AKC. This will be discussed furtherat the February meeting.Update Policies for Ineligible Words in RegisteredKennel NamesThe Registered Kennel Name program pro-vides a means for breeders to protect theusage of their kennel’s name in the naming ofAKC-registered dogs. The use of a registeredkennel name allows breeders to name dogs inan identifiable manner creating a recogniza-ble familial foundation or reputation in abreed. The current policy for ineligible wordsin registered kennel names restricts the use offamily names and city names. The current policy for ineligible words is:

Ineligible words would include, but arenot limited to, conflict either phoneticallyor in spelling with: the name of a breed,AKC titles, names of cities, family names,corporations or trade names, names of fa-mous and universally recognized persons,living or dead, or words commonly used inthe naming of dogs.

Staff is recommending the elimination ofnames of cities and family names. This will bediscussed further at the February meeting.Parent Club Designation for Biewer TerrierThe Board reviewed a request from the BiewerTerrier Club of America which is seeking to bedesignated as the Parent Club for the Breed.Sport Services department has worked withthis club for the breed, and the registry that isrecognized for the breed is affiliated with thisclub. Granting this club Parent Club Status willallow this club to hold Open Shows in whichthe breeders and fanciers of the breed maycompete. The Biewer Terrier Club of America has an ac-tive membership participating in CompanionEvents and FSS Open Shows when available.The club provides regular updates on club ac-tivities and Board Meetings. The registry thatAKC recognizes for the Biewer Terrier is affili-ated with the BTCA.The Board did not object to this and theBiewer Terrier Club of America is designatedas the AKC Parent Club for the Biewer Terrier. Parent Club Designation for the Treeing WalkerCoonhoundThe Board reviewed a request from the Na-tional Treeing Walker Association which asksto be designated as the Parent Club to repre-sent the Treeing Walker Coonhound with theAKC.The Southeastern Treeing Walker Association(SETWA) has been the Parent Club for thebreed since January 1, 2012. SETWA has sub-


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mitted a letter stating it wishes to discontinueits relationship with the American KennelClub. The National Treeing Walker Associa-tion has submitted the required documentsand a request to be named as the Parent Clubfor the Treeing Walker. The Board did not object to this and the Na-tional Treeing Walker Association is desig-nated as the AKC Parent Club for the TreeingWalker Coonhound effective January 9, 2017.

DELEGATES and CLUBSThe following Delegate credentials are to bepublished in two issues of the AKC Gazette. Edmond J. Blausten, Glen Allen, VA To represent Virginia Kennel Club

Jacqueline Carswell, Blackshear, GATo represent Berger Picard Club of America

Frances Colonna, Lansing, KSTo represent St. Joseph Kennel Club

Mark Francis Jaeger, Mason, MITo represent American Brussels Griffon Asso-ciation

Judith Lichtman, PhD Woodbridge, NYTo represent Rhodesian Ridgeback Club ofAmerica

Frank Martire, Greenwood, DE, To represent Mispillion Kennel Club

Susan Marucci, Sandy Hook, CTTo represent Newtown Kennel Club

Christopher Orcutt, Portland, CTTo represent Irish Red and White Setter Asso-ciation of America

David J. Peat, Scottsdale, AZTo represent Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club

The following Clubs are requesting member-ship and will be published in two issues of theAKC Gazette.

For Publication:American Polish Lowland Sheepdog Club85 HouseholdsFirst License Show: April 6, 2002

Hungarian Pumi Club of America120 HouseholdsFirst License Show: October 16, 2016

A report was provided on Member Club By-laws approved in November and December:Colorado Springs Kennel Club, El PasoCounty, CO (1979)

Dayton Dog Training Club, Dayton, OH(1972)

Gordon Setter Club of America (1924)

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Hockley Counties, TX (1991)

Heartland Dog Club of Florida, Sebring, FL(2016)

Port Chester Obedience Training Club, PortChester, NY (1947)

United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club (1926)

Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association,Ventura, CA (1939)

A report was provided on new clubs licensedin November and December:

Greater Tulsa Non-Sporting Dog Club,Greater Tulsa, OK,

Michigan Gazehound Association, Greater De-troit, MI

North Georgia Working Group Association,Greater Atlanta, GA

A report was provided on a former memberclub that disbanded:

Chester Valley Kennel Club, West Chester, PA(1950) – Due to non-payment of dues, theclub went from Member to License status inMay 2016; disbanded June 29, 2016

EXECUTIVE SESSIONThere was an Executive Session to discuss sen-sitive business matters with nothing reportedout of this session.Mr. Kalter joined the meeting and was presentfor this session.

Government Working DogsMark Dunn, AKC Senior Vice President, Regis-tration and Customer Development, SheilaGoffe, AKC Vice President Government Rela-tions, and Penny Leigh, AKC Program Man-ager, Canine Partners, participated in theportion of the meeting by teleconference.In October 2016, AKC staff was directed to es-tablish a steering committee to do a feasibilitystudy on the concept of assisting HomelandSecurity (specifically TSA) to assist in deter-mining ways to increase significantly the do-mestic availability of working dogs such asthose used in airports. Working closely withthe Penn Working Dog Center and TSA Ca-nine leadership a conference will be held withthe key national leaders/stakeholder in this ef-fort in late February in Raleigh. AKC is onlyacting as the convenor. No such conferencehas been previously held.Subsequent to that meeting, the subject will bediscussed further by the Board.

The Board adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

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All Directors were present. Also present werethe Executive Secretary, the Assistant Execu-tive Secretary, the Senior Executive Vice Presi-dent and General Counsel, as well as theExecutive Vice President and Chief GrowthOfficer.

Parent Club Sponsored Semen BankMark Dunn, Senior Vice President Registra-tion and Customer Development and Mari-Beth O’Neill, Vice President, Sport Services,participated in this portion of the meeting viateleconference.The Otterhound Club of America requestedthat the AKC Board allow an entity, such as aLLC, to own and authorize the use of frozensemen to help preserve long-term health andviability of the breed. This will be discussedfurther at the February 2017 Board meeting.Board Appeals CommitteeLee Arnold gave the report for the Board Ap-peals Committee (Lee Arnold, Chairman,Steven Gladstone and William Feeney).Thompson Stansfield, Jr., was originally de-nied approval for two breeds. That decisionwas upheld by the Board Review Committee.He appealed to the Board Appeals Committeewhich upheld the original decision.Carol Sommerfelt was originally denied ap-proval for two breeds. That decision was up-held by the Board Review Committee. Sheappealed to the Board Appeals Committeewhich upheld the original decision.

COMPLIANCEHeather McManus, Deputy General Counsel,and Michael Liosis, Director of Compliance,participated in this portion of the meeting.Marcus Bach, Director, Investigations and In-spections, and Wanda Forlines, Manager ofCompliance, participated by teleconference.Events Committee ActionThe Board reviewed the Staff Event Commit-tee decision to uphold an action of the IrishSetter Club of Ohio event committee to findJean Webb guilty of improper treatment inconnection with an event. Specifically, it wasalleged that when her dog become involved ina dog fight, she used excessive force when sep-arating the dogs. She was reprimanded andfined $100. The AKC Board voted to overrulethis decision and to vacate the penalty.Dogue de Bordeaux Society of AmericaThere was a report on the status of the inter-nal dispute within the Dogue de Bordeaux So-ciety of America, which had resulted in AKCsuspending its show privileges. The two sidesin the dispute negotiated a settlement withfinal agreement between the parties con-cluded on December 30, 2016. Following a motion by Mr. Kalter, seconded byMr. Dok, it was VOTED (unanimously) to re-store the club’s show-giving privileges.

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JUDGING OPERATIONSDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents and Tim Thomas, Director Dog ShowJudges, were present for this portion of themeeting by teleconference.Conformation Judging StatisticsJudging Operations provided the Board withstatistics related to conformation judging ap-plications, considered by the Judges ReviewCommittee in the previous three months. TheBoard reviewed the list of New Breed (NB)and Additional Breed (AB) applicants pre-sented for final approval the months of Octo-ber -December, 2016.

CONFORMATIONDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, Mari-Beth O’Neill, Vice PresidentSport Services, Glenn Lycan, Director Opera-tion Support, Alan Slay, Director Event Pro-grams, and Bri Tesarz, Manager Dog ShowRules, participated in this portion of the meet-ing via teleconference.Changes to Dogs Counted for Grand ChampionshipPoints - Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 16,Section 6 Following a motion by Mr. Wooding, secondedby Mr. Ashby, the Board VOTED to approve arequest from the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee to amend Rules Applying to DogShows, Chapter 16, Section 6, to include non-regular, single dog entries in the calculation ofGrand Championship points. The amendedChapter 16, Section 6, in the Rules Applying

to Dog Shows will be read at the March Dele-gate meeting and voted at the June Delegatemeeting. If approved, the effective date will beNovember 1, 2017.

(Changes underlined)SECTION 6. Champions of Record anddogs which have completed the require-ments for a championship but whosechampionships are unconfirmed that areentered in Best of Breed competition areeligible for Grand Championship competi-tion. Grand Championship points may berecorded for: Best of Breed or Best of Vari-ety of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex to Bestof Breed or Best of Variety of Breed, SelectDog, and Select Bitch.Grand Championship points will berecorded according to the number of eligi-ble dogs competing in the regular andnon-regular (eligible for Best of Breed/Va-riety) classes of each breed or variety, aswell as dogs competing in Best of Breedcompetition, according to the Schedule ofPoints established by the Board of Direc-tors.• Grand Championship Points will not beawarded for competition beyond Best ofBreed or Best of Variety of Breed competi-tion.• Winners Dog, Winners Bitch, and Non-Regular Class winners that are not confor-mation Champions, are not eligible forGrand Championship points.


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Grand Championship points for a dogawarded Best of Breed or Best of Variety ofBreed shall count all eligible dogs of bothsexes entered in Best of Breed or Best ofVariety of Breed competition in additionto the dogs that competed in the regularand non-regular (eligible for Best ofBreed/Variety) classes for both sexes incalculating Grand Championship points.Grand Championship points for a dogawarded Best of Opposite Sex to Best ofBreed or Best of Variety of Breed shallcount all eligible dogs of their sex compet-ing in Best of Breed or Best of Variety ofBreed competition in addition to the dogsthat competed in the regular and non-reg-ular (eligible for Best of Breed/Variety)classes for their sex in calculating GrandChampionship points.A dog awarded Best of Breed will be creditedwith the number of Grand Champion pointscalculated for Best of Breed or for the Best of Op-posite Sex, whichever is greater.Grand Championship points for a dogawarded Select Dog or Select Bitch shallcount all eligible dogs of their sex defeatedin Best of Breed or Best of Variety of Breedcompetition in addition to the dogs thatcompeted in the regular and non-regular(eligible for Best of Breed/Variety) classesfor their sex in calculating Grand Champi-onship points.

There was a discussion on how the dog who

wins selcet counts in the total. Mr. Ashby pro-posed that the rule make the point calculationfor Select Dog or Bitch consistent with howpoints are calculated for Best of Breed andBest of Variety. Staff was directed to bring backa proposed amendment to accomplish that atthe February meeting for a vote.Multiple All-Breed or Limited Breed Shows in OneDay Pilot ProgramStarting May 2014, the Board approved a pilotprogram for multiple all-breed or limitedbreed shows in one day, allowing flexibility bythe clubs. The pilot program has proven suc-cessful for the clubs utilizing this option. Staffwould like, without objection, to make thisprogram a permanent option for clubs. Therewas no objection by the Board. Uniform Judges BookThe Board voted for a uniform judges bookpolicy. Staff advised the Board that it has pro-vided the superintendents with a template forthe judge’s sheets to be used at conformationevents.

COMPANION AND PERFORMANCEDoug Ljungren, Vice President Sports andEvents, Pamela Manaton, Director of Obedi-ence, Rally and Tracking, Carrie DeYoung, Di-rector of Agility, and Mary Burch, Director ofCGC, participated in this portion of the meet-ing by teleconference.Rally Program EnhancementsThe Board reviewed a Staff recommendationto create two additional Rally classes – the In-


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termediate class and the Master class. In termsof difficulty, the Intermediate class is betweenthe current Novice and Advanced classes. TheMaster class will be more difficult than the Ex-cellent class. There will be titles associatedwith these new classes. In addition, a RallyChampionship prefix title (RACH) is recom-mended for dogs that achieve a given numberof triple Qs (qualify in the Advanced, Excel-lent and Master class at the same trial) plusearn a given number of points from the Mas-ter class. If approved, clubs may start to applyfor events with these new classes on August 1,2017 for events held on or after December 1,2017. This will be discussed further at the Feb-ruary meeting. Updates to Agility Equipment and UseThe Board reviewed a Staff recommendationto modify some of the equipment used in AKCagility in order to modernize and improvesafety. In addition, two new jumps are also rec-ommended to be added to the AKC programto add variety and keep the sport fresh. Also,changes are recommended to the equipmentused in the International Sweepstakes Class(ISC) in order to keep this class aligned withthe FCI agility program. This will be discussedfurther at the February meeting. If approved, the equipment changes must beimplemented no later than January 2, 2018 bythe clubs. All of the equipment changes canbe implemented immediately by clubs if theyhave conforming equipment with the excep-tion of the new pause table heights, which will

become effective January 2, 2018. Thechanges to Chapter 14, of the ISC regulations,are effective April 1, 2017, which correspondsto the start of the qualifying year for the 2018World Team tryouts.Change to Premier Jumpers with Weaves CourseTimeThe Board reviewed a Staff recommendationto increase the course times slightly for somejump heights in the Premier Jumpers withWeaves class and to refine the jump heightsfrom three to five groupings.The Premier class launched in October 2015.The initial course times were based on testingprior to implementation, however, given thecritical nature of course times to the success ofthe sport, it was prudent to continue to studythis after launch. Based on data collected andinput from judges, the staff is recommendinga refinement of the jump heights from threeto five groupings in both the Regular and Pre-ferred classes and a slight increase in coursetimes in six out of the ten jump heights. This will be discussed further at the Februarymeeting. Norwegian Elkhounds Eligible to Participate inAKC Herding EventsThe Board reviewed a request from the Nor-wegian Elkhound Association of America toallow the Norwegian Elkhound breed to par-ticipate in the AKC Herding program. Herding is governed by Regulations whichmay be modified by a vote of the Board. If ap-proved this recommendation would become


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effective April 1, 2017. This will be discussedfurther at the February meeting. Retriever Field Trials - Allow Optional System ofRotationThe Board reviewed a recommendation toallow retriever field trial clubs the option ofusing a system of rotation for Derby and Quali-fying stakes. Currently a rotating system is onlyallowed in All-Age stakes. Clubs wishing totake advantage of this option would be re-quired to publish advance notice in their pre-mium list. This proposed rule change originates fromthe Retriever Field Trial Advisory Committeeafter conducting a vote to all licensed retrieverfield trial clubs. 84% of the clubs voted infavor of this change. Staff agrees with the Re-triever Field Trial Advisory Committee’s viewthat a system of rotation will give all dogs anequal opportunity to run early or late andbring greater consistency for all stakes.This is a change to the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedure for Retrievers. If ap-proved by the Board, it will be read at theMarch Delegates’ meeting and voted on at theJune Delegates’ meeting. If approved, the ef-fective date will be October 1, 2017. This willbe discussed further at the February meeting.AKC Scent Work - A New Sport The Board reviewed a recommendation for anew sport called AKC Scent Work. Scent Workis a sport that mimics the task of working de-tection dogs to locate a scent and communi-cate to the handler that the scent has been

found. This proposal responds to many re-quests that the American Kennel Club providesuch an event. Significant research has beendone in developing this program and it is be-lieved it will meet the needs of many dog own-ers.Scent Work is a sport in which a dog-handlerteam must locate hidden scents within a de-fined search area. The dog uses their sense ofsmell to locate the target odor, which may bean essential oil or the scent of the handler.Any team who finds and calls all hidden odorswithin the designated time will qualify. ScentWork is a pass/fail sport, however placementswill be awarded for the first through fourthplace teams, based on fewest number of faultsand then on time. Titles are earned whenteams reach a certain number of qualifyinglegs. The event will be open to all breeds andCanine Partners. Dogs must beregistered/listed with the AKC. Scent Work isa fun and engaging activity that taps into thedog’s strongest sense.If approved, clubs may start applying to holdAKC Scent Work events on August 1, 2017.Events may be held starting October 1, 2017.This will be discussed further at the Februarymeeting.Licensed Beagle Derby StakesThe Board reviewed a recommendation forthe AKC to license derby stakes held at BeagleFederation field trials. Currently derby stakesare not licensed by the AKC. The Beagle Advi-sory Committee at their 2016 meeting voted to


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recommend that derby stakes held at federa-tion events will be licensed by the AKC.This is a change to the Beagle Field Trial Rulesand must be approved by the delegate body. Ifapproved by the Board, it will be read to theDelegates in March 2017 and voted on in June2017. If approved by the Delegates, federa-tions may start applying for licensed derbystakes after October 1, 2017 for trials heldafter January 1, 2018. This will be discussedfurther at the February meeting.Beagle Field Champion Only Stakes and GrandField Champion TitleThe Board reviewed a recommendation forthe AKC to license Field Champion only stakesat Beagle field trials and award the title ofGrand Field Champion (GFC) to dogs thatearn a designated number of wins and pointsfrom FC only stakes.The Beagle Advisory Committee also recom-mended that AKC award the title of GrandField Champion to dogs that earn two firstplaces and accumulate 90 points in FC onlystakes. Dogs that have earned the GFC titlemay continue to compete in order to earnGFC numeric titles (GFC2). This is a change to the Beagle Field Trial Rulesand must be approved by the Delegate body. Ifapproved by the Board, it will be read to theDelegates in March 2017 and voted on in June2017. If approved by the Delegates, clubs maystart applying for licensed FC Only stakes afterOctober 1, 2017 for trials held after January 1,2018. This will be discussed further at the Feb-

ruary meeting.New Trick Dog ProgramThe Board reviewed a recommendation to de-velop an AKC Trick Dog titling program. If ap-proved, There will be four levels of titles -Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Per-former Trick Dogs. The performance of a dogattempting to earn its trick dog title will becertified by CGC evaluators. In addition, titlesearned through the Do More with Your Dog(DMWYD) trick dog organization will be ac-knowledged by the AKC at the request of theowner. This will be discussed further at theFebruary meeting.This program may be approved by the Boardof Directors. If approved, the program wouldlaunch on May 1, 2017.

CONSENTA motion by Mr. Ashby, seconded by Mr.Arnold, and following discussion, it wasVOTED unanimously to approve the followingConsent Items:

Delegate ApprovalsDonna M. Gilbert, Danbury, CTTo represent Greenwich Kennel Club

Debra H. Owen, Shelbyville, KYTo represent Louisville Kennel Club

Jean Kessler, Nokesville, VATo represent Norwich Terrier Club ofAmerica


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Anthony Marques-Christopher, Foresthill,CATo represent Santa Cruz Kennel Club

Mimi Winkler, Somers, NYTo represent Saw Mill River Kennel Club

Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen Eligibility to Com-pete in the Hound GroupThe Board VOTED to approve the breed stan-dard for the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen asrequested by the Grand Basset GriffonVendéen Club of America (GBVCA).The Board also VOTED to approve the accept-ance of the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéeninto the AKC Stud Book as of January 1, 2018and the breed is be eligible to compete in theHound Group as of January 1, 2018Italian Greyhounds Eligible to Compete in Best inField CompetitionThe Board VOTED to approve a request fromthe Italian Greyhound Club of America (na-tional club) to allow Italian Greyhounds tocompete in Best in Field (BIF) competition.This change to Regulations is effective Febru-ary 1, 2017.Revised regulation:

REGULATIONS FOR LURE COURSINGTESTS AND TRIALS

Chapter VIII. Section 8. Best in Field. Best in Field shall be offered. All Best ofBreed winners with the exception of Por-tuguese Podengo Pequenos, and FSS breeds

shall be eligible to compete in Best in Fieldcompetition.

The remainder of this section is unchanged.

Herding Clubs Allowed to Hold Twelve Trials PerYearThe Board VOTED to allow clubs licensed forherding to hold up to twelve herding trials percalendar year. Currently the limit is ten. ThisRegulations change is effective February 1,2017. (Changes underlined)

AKC HERDING REGULATIONS

Chapter 1. Section 8. Making Application.

Paragraph #5. Applications for licensed andmember club herding tests and/or trialsmust be received by AKC at least three (3)months prior to the closing date. Clubs li-censed for herding will be permitted tohold up to 12 licensed trials during a calen-dar year. A club may hold as many HerdingTests as it desires.

ASFA Certification Test to Count for Open StakeThe Board VOTED to allow either the AKCQualified Courser certificate or the AmericanSighthound Field Association (ASFA) Certifi-cation Course certificate to qualify a dog to beeligible to compete in an AKC lure coursingtrial. Before a dog is eligible to compete in anAKC lure coursing trial it must pass an AKCQualified Courser test to assure it is safe to run


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with another dog. The American SighthoundField Association (ASFA) has an identical testcalled the Certification Course. This change toRegulations is effective February 1, 2017.(Changes underlined)

Chapter VIII. Section 2. Open Stake. Opento all hounds that have obtained an AKCQualified Courser certificate or an ASFACertification Course certificate.


Chapter XII. Section 1B. Qualified Courser(QC) Certificate.Paragraph #3. Upon successful completionof the Qualified Courser test, the judgecompletes the certificate and awards it tothe handler. This certificate must be submit-ted to the host club with the hound’s firstentry in an Open stake. An ASFA Certifica-tion Course certificate may be submitted inlieu of the AKC Qualified Courser certifi-cate. The certificate must be included whenthe results of the trial are sent to the AKC.

Allow Obedience Preferred Class Trials WithoutRegular ClassesThe Board VOTED to allow clubs licensed forobedience to hold trials limited to the Pre-ferred classes without offering the Regularclasses. A Preferred class trial is defined as onewhere the club offers the Preferred Novice,Preferred Open and/or the Preferred Utilityclasses without the Regular AKC classes. The

Non-Regular classes will be allowed to utilizethe Preferred class jump heights in all obedi-ence trials.Clubs still will have the ability to offer the op-tional or non-regular classes like BeginnerNovice and Veterans in addition to the Regu-lar or Preferred class trials.This Regulations change is effective February1, 2017. (Changes underlined)

Obedience RegulationsCHAPTER 1 GENERAL REGULATIONSSection 4. Obedience Classes Offered.Clubs may elect at their option to apply tohold a licensed or member obedience triallimited to the Regular and/or Preferredclasses.A licensed or member obedience trial neednot include all the regular or preferred obe-dience classes, but a club will not be ap-proved to hold the upper level classeswithout the lower level classes being offeredin the same titling program.

For either the Regular or Preferred class ti-tling path, a club will not be approved tohold the Open classes unless it also holdsthe Novice classes. Nor will it be approvedto hold the Utility classes unless it also holdsthe Novice and the Open classes.Any club that has been approved to hold alicensed or member obedience trial for theRegular and/or Preferred classes may alsooffer a mix of the optional classes and/ornon-regular classes upon AKC approval.


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Obedience RegulationsCHAPTER 20, NON-REGULAR CLASSES

Section 3. Wild Card Open. The Wild CardOpen class is for any dog capable of per-forming the Open exercises and that is eli-gible under the Obedience Regulations tocompete in AKC events. No title is requiredto enter and handlers may enter more thanone dog. Dogs in this class may be handledby the owner or any other person and maybe entered in another class or classes. TheOpen exercises will be performed andjudged as in the regular Open A class ex-cept that the minimum jump height a dogmust jump is to be set at ½ the height of thedog at the withers, rounded to the nearestmultiple of 2 inches. The actual height ofthe dog shall be rounded to the nearestmultiple of 2 inches to determine the mini-mum jump height, with the exception ofdogs eligible for the 4- and 18- inch jumpheights. Dogs eligible for the 4-inch jumpheight must be 12 inches or less at the with-ers and all dogs over 34 inches are eligiblefor the 18- inch jump height. Handlers whochoose to have their dogs jump more thanthe minimum required height will neitherbe penalized nor receive extra considera-tion.Additionally, verbal praise during the exer-cises is to be encouraged and not penalized.

(Good, yes, nice, super, great and atta boyare some examples of praise that would beallowed.) Handlers may give additionalcommands but they will be penalized ac-cordingly. Each handler may choose to se-lect one exercise as a wild card. Theexhibitor will have the option of perform-ing the selected wild card exercise but willreceive the full point value regardless ofhow the dog performs. When checking in,the handler must inform the steward orjudge which exercise will be used as the wildcard. The exercises will be performed in thesame order as in the regular Open A class.The point values for the exercises, scoringand maximum total points are the same asin the regular Open class.

Section 4. Wild Card Utility. The Wild CardUtility class is for any dog that is capable ofperforming the Utility exercises and that iseligible under the Obedience Regulationsto compete in AKC events. No title is re-quired to enter and handlers may entermore than one dog. Dogs in this class maybe handled by the owner or any other per-son and may be entered in another class orclasses. The Utility exercises will be per-formed and judged as in the regular UtilityA class except that the minimum jumpheight a dog must jump is to be set at ½ theheight of the dog at the withers, rounded tothe nearest multiple of 2 inches. The actualheight of the dog shall be rounded to the

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nearest multiple of 2 inches to determinethe minimum jump height, with the excep-tion of dogs eligible for the 4- and 18- inchjump heights. Dogs eligible for the 4-inchjump height must be 12 inches or less at thewithers and all dogs over 34 inches are eligi-ble for the 18- inch jump height. Handlerswho choose to have their dogs jump morethan the minimum required height will nei-ther be penalized nor receive extra consid-eration.Additionally, verbal praise during the exer-

cises is to be encouraged and not penal-ized. (Good, yes, nice, super, great and attaboy are some examples of praise that wouldbe allowed.) Handlers are allowed to praisetheir dogs during the performance of allUtility exercises except the signal exercise.Handlers may give additional commandsbut they will be penalized accordingly. Eachhandler may choose to select one exerciseas a wild card. The exhibitor will have theoption of performing the selected wild cardexercise but will receive the full point valueregardless of how the dog performs. Whenchecking in, the handler must inform thesteward or judge which exercise will beused as the wild card. The exercises will beperformed in the same order as in the reg-ular Utility A class. The point values for theexercises, scoring and maximum totalpoints are the same as in the regular Utilityclass.

Geographically Isolated Show Policy The Board VOTED to allow the Mount OgdenKennel Club to hold a third show in a calen-dar year. Current policy requires an all-breedclub to be located in Alaska, Hawaii, PuertoRico or in a geographically isolated area to beable to hold more than two shows in a calen-dar year. The Board VOTED to add additional criteriato the Board policy defining a geographicallyisolated show. The additional criteria will allowa club or a group of clubs to be considered ge-ographically isolated if that club or group isisolated based on availability of events in anarea: If the average distance to the ten closestshows from a club’s show site is greater than200 miles, the club will be considered isolated.This change will allow approximately 10 addi-tional clubs to hold up to 4 all-breed events ina calendar year.Agility - Day of Show Entry Change Due To Meas-urementThe Board VOTED to allow a change in entryon the day of a show when a dog’s measure-ment that day does not support the class inwhich they are entered. New exhibitors aremost prone to making this error and then areoften unable to show for that day or set of tri-als they have entered. This Regulations changeis effective February 1, 2017. (changes under-lined) Regulations for AgilityChapter 1. Regulations for Agility TrialsSection 21. Change of Entry. In addition to


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Move-ups as described in Chapter 1, Section20 entries may also be changed as noted inthis section. A dog which has been enteredin a Novice “A” class for which it is not eligi-ble to be entered in due to class restrictionson the dog or handler may be moved to theNovice “B” class under the following condi-tions: The request for the move must be in writ-

ing and presented to the superintendent ortrial secretary at least 30 minutes prior tothe start of each trial. The request must state the reason and jus-

tification for the move from a Novice “A”class to the Novice “B” class. After the close of entries a dog may bemoved down in their class level (i.e., Masterto Excellent). The request for the move tothe class for which the dog is eligible mustbe in writing and submitted to the superin-tendent or trial secretary at least 30 minutesprior to the start of the trial. If a VMO or Field Representative at a trialmeasures a dog into a height other thanwhat they entered, the entry may bechanged from Regular to Preferred or fromPreferred to Regular, as long as the dog hasnot run any classes that day. If the dog hasalready run, the change may be made forthe next trial day(s).

NEW BUSINESSExecutive SessionThere was an Executive Session to discuss sen-

sitive business matters, with nothing reportedout of this session.

It was VOTED to adjourn Tuesday, January 10,2017 at 11:00 a.m.Adjourned Attest:

James P. Crowley, Executive Secretary


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