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Sept.7,2014

ParentClubCommittee

Meeting.LarrySorenson,DachshundClubof
America,reportedthattheParentClubof
ExcellenceProgramisbeginningtoshow
sometrends.Fiveparentclubssofarhave
completedtheself-evaluationinaddition
to15clubsinearliertesting.Scoresarenot
relatedtothesizeoftheparentclub.Thehighest
scoreis130.Theaverageforthefiveclubsis91.

ThePetDisasterTrailerprogramhasdelivered10

trailersasofSept.3,with10morecomingsoon.Sixty
parentclubsand19specialtyclubshaveparticipated,
donatingmorethan$.5mildollars.Todate,$720,000
hasbeendonatedwhichincludesthecontributionfrom
ReUnite.ThetrailerdonatedbytheWestminsterKennel
ClubwillbepresentattheMeettheBreeds,Pier92,prior
totheWestminsterKCshow.TheParentClubLegislative
Grouphasane-listopentoourlegislativeliaison.

E-ballotingcontinuestobeachallengeforparentclubsas

eachmustbeassurredthatitsstateofincorporationdoesn’t
prohibite-balloting.NewJersey,forexample,doesn’tpermit
e-ballotingfornot-for-profitorganizations.Mr.MikeLiosis
encouragedparentclubstocontacthimforwhatever
assistancetheAKCcanprovide.[Note:PBGVCAhas
receivedcorrespondencefromourattorneyinNebraska
thatwecanusee-ballotingsolongas80percentofthe
membershipsignsthathe/sheisagreeabletoe-balloting.]

PeterPiusz,AmericanRottweilerClub,ischairingthePar-

entClubRescueAllianceListwhichisasubsetoftheParent
ClubConferenceList.ThisRescueAllianceGroupisforming
ane-listasameansofsharingideas,identifyingareasof
concern,reportingsolutions/successesandtodevelop
resourcesfortheircommonneeds.Itisalooseassociation
discussiongroupforpersonsnominatedbyaparentclub.

ProblemswiththeAKC’sclassifiedsectionwerediscussed

inthatitisadifficultsitetouse.Achangeisbeingmade
thatmakesitpossibletohaveakenneladvertisementeven
ifpuppiesarenotavailableforsaleatthemoment.Ifa
parentclubhasaproblemwithinformationsomeonelists
intheAKCclassifiedsite,acomplaintshouldbesentto
Mari-BethO’NeillattheAKC.Forexample,onebreeder
indicatedthatsheisamemberoftheparentclubwhen,in
truth,sheisamemberofanotherparentclub,nottheone
forthebreedsheisadvertising.Weareencouragedtomonitor
theclassifiedsite.Thepublicneedstoknowwhathealth
clearancestheparentclubrecommends.Healthinformation
willbeprominentwhensomeonegoestotheclassifiedsite.

TheBreederofMeritdoesn’trequirehealthtesting.Anew

programisbeingdevelopedforthosebreederswhodoall
therecommendedhealthtestsandwhocomplywiththe
AKC’sCareandConditioningProgram.AKCisconsideringa
planforittohelpbreederssellpuppiesifthebreederdoes
therecommendedhealthtesting.

All-BreedCommittee.TheNationalOwner-Handled

Programcontinuestogeneratecomplaints.TheAKCboard
madesomechangesatitsJulymeeting.Dogsco-ownedbya
professionalhandlercanbeshownbutnotbytheprofessional
handler.DogsenteredintheAmateurOwnerHandledclass
areautomaticallyenteredinNOHS.Datashowsthatthe

NOHSincreasesentrieswhilethepuppy,bred-

byandveterangroupsdonot.Some25percent

ofclubsnowofferNOHS.

TheAll-BreedCommitteeisworkingon

issueswithterritory.A“venue”hasalways

beensynonymouswith“territory.”However,

venuesthataclubcanaffordandthatcan

serveitsshowneedshavebeenincreasingly

difficulttofind.Manyclubsinthenortheastare

goingtootherstatesfortheirshows.Severaloptions

arebeingevaluatedbystaffandataskforcefromthe

All-BreedCommittee.

Sept.8,2014.

Delegates’Meeting.AKCPresidentDennis

Sprungcalledthemeetingtoorderandintroducedthe
peopleonthedais.AKCExecutiveSectretaryJimCrowley
readthenamesofthe18peopleseatedsincethelast
meeting.Theminuteswereapprovedaspublished.
Delegatescasttheirvotesforcandidatesrunningfor
positionsonthevariousAKCdelegatecommittees.

Chairman’sReport.Mr.KalterreportedthattheALS

IceBucketChallengehasraisedmorethan$20milforALS.
Somebodygetschallengedtohaveabucketoficewater
dumpedontheirheadandtopostthevideotosocialmedia.
Thepersonchallengedcanacceptthechallenge,writea
checktotheALSFoundation,ordoboth.Mr.Kaltershowed
avideoofhimgettingdousedwithabucketoficewaterin
memoryofandinhonorofMr.BillNewman.Hethenchal-
lengedtheAKCBoardtoaccepttheIceBucketChallenge.

TheAKCiscommittedtoimprovedcustomercareand

achievedmorethan90percentofitsperformancegoalsfor
thesummerwithnodayfallingbelowacceptableperformance.
ThenumberofcustomerservicepersonnalspeakingSpanish
hasbeenincreasedtobetterservethisgrowingcustomer
segment.BreedershaveanewEZBreederReg.servicewhich
hasreceivedpositivereviews.Thetwo-shows-in-one-day
pilothasbeendonethreetimeswithgreatresults.Mr.Kalter
directedstafftosample,viatwoonlinesurveys,parentclub
officersanddelegatesforadviceonhowtooffereffective
educationalopportunitiesforjudgeslearningaboutthat
club’sbreedandforouropinionofthebreedexamandits
use.Therearenowtwonewperformanceeventtitlesto
recognizehigherlevelsofachievement:theGrandField
ChampiontitleforpointingbreedsandtheRetrieverMaster
HunterLifetimeAchievementtitle.AsofJan.1,2015,agility
clubsmayhavespecialeventsinwhichtheclubproposesa
uniquemixofregularAKCclasses.TheAKCisassociated
withtheNorthAmericanDockDivingorganizationand
nowcanrecognizeAKC-registeredorlisteddogsinthis
growingsport.TherearefournewTherapyDogtitles
beginningJuly1torecognizeadog’slifetimeachievement.

Onthelegislativefront,SheilaGoffeandAKC’s

GovernmentRelationsDepartmenthavedevelopedtwo
programstoimproveandincreaseourvisibilitywithlegislators.
Approximately50AKCLegislatoroftheYearAwardswillbe
awardedtofederalandstatelegislatorswhosupportresponsible
dogownershipandprotecttherightsofresponsibledog
ownersandbreeders.TheGovernmentRelations
Departmentisalsodevelopinga

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IFromourAKCDelegate

Sept.7,8,2014•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC