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•2014NationalSpecialty-PamHelmerreportedthatthey
havemadetheroomcommitmentandotherdetailsarecom-
ingalong.
PamHelmerreportedthatthereare10entriesfortheTop20.
•2015NationalSpecialtyReport-KathyZavodjancik
The2015NationalthemewillbeFiesta(Party).Thelogois
stillintheworks.
SherylBradburywillhelpKathyZavodjancikprepareaninfor-
mationbrochuretoplaceonthetablesatthe2014National.
MOTION:#04-14-05AnneGallantsecondBryanHelveyto
appointCherylCazierthe2015Showsecretary
Motioncarried
KathyZavodjancikreportedthatDeniseRossisbeginningto
workonthetrophiesfortheFiestainTucson.PamHelmer
statedthatthecontractstillhas$7,000infoodandbeverages.
KathyZavodjancikwilltalktoBobCohentodiscuss.Pam
Helmersuggestedthatweevaluatethefoodandbeveragepartof
thecontract.AnneGallantwouldliketoseetheNationalOwner
HandlerCompetitionofferedatthe2015specialty.
•2016NationalSpecialtyReport-VickieWillmannhasre-
ceivedacontractfromapossiblehotel.Committeemembers
arereviewingit.
•Rescue-PamHelmerreportedthatthereare3dogsinres-
cue.Thedogsarebetween3-5yearsofage.TheRescueis
lookingforsomeonetotransportoneofthedogstotheeast
coastoncetheyarereadyfortravel.
•CommitteereportsareduetotheRecordingSecretaryby
April25,2014
•AliceMcGowanwillmaketheclubacopyoftheBookof
Firsts.
OldBusiness-
•ConstitutionandBylawsReview-HelenIngherreported
thatJoQuintenzisstillwaitingonsuggestionforany
changestotheConstitutionandByLaws.Theboardre-
viewedanddiscussedtheproposedchanges.
•EukanubaPBGVSpecialties-NTR
•TheAKCsportsmanshipawardandServiceawardwillbe
givenattheNationalduringthebanquet.Theboarddis-
cussedthetwoawardsandthepossibilityofmemberstobe
selectedfortheawards.
•MOTION:#04-14-06SherylBradburysecondVickieWill-
manntoawardthePBGVCA2014ServiceRecognition
awardtoMichaelEdwards
•ACTION:LindaMurraywillordertheServiceRecognition
awardandwillalsoorderretiringBODawardsforVickie
WillmannandIngridaRobinson
•MOTION#04-14-07SherylBradburysecondPamHelmer
toawardVickieWillmanntheAKCsportsmanshipaward.
NewBusiness
•Judgeseducationcoordinator-KittySteidel’scommitteeis
JaneSwanson,NickFrost,SusannahCooperandSueSmyth.

KittySteidelandJaneSwansonhavebeenworkingonim-
provingthepowerpointpresentation.WithJaneSwanson’s
graphicartsandpublicationskillstheyhaveputfortha
tremendouseffortcollectingwelloverahundredphotos
fromvariousbreeders,exhibitorsandmembers.Thenew
powerpointpresentationshouldnowserveasanupdatedil-
lustratedstandardforthebreed.
KittySteidelhasrequested,andHelenIngherhasprovided,a
timeslotattheMayNationalduringwhichshewillpresent
hermentorprogram.Theprogramisentitled“WouldIMake
aGoodMentor?”
KittySteidelisworkingonafeaturearticleonPBGVssimilar
totheonepublishedinSightandScentlastyear.Shehasre-
questedinputfromvariousclubmembersandbreedersfor
thearticle.
Astheclub’sJudgesEducationCoordinatorKittySteidelre-
ceivesvariousrequeststoputonaseminar.Mostrecentlyshe
hasbeenaskedandwillbepresentingoneattheHound
SeminarinOrlandoinDecember.SueSmythhasagreedto
fillinforKittySteidelatahoundgroupseminarinJunein
Oklahoma.SueSmythhasthematerialsandhasarranged
fordogsfortheseminar.
•SABERTAILS–JaneSwansonreportedareminderthe
deadlineforthenextissueofSTisMay25toallowforthe
timingoftheNationalinearlyMay.JaneSwansonwould
liketoseemoreadvertisers,includingmorevisiblemembers
oftheBOD.ShehopestheNationalissuewillhavemoread-
vertisers.
Shewouldliketoseemorevolunteerscontributestorieson
conformation,agility,obedience,rally,andtracking.Alsoof
interesttothememberswouldbestoriesonserviceorther-
apydogs,aswellasarticlesonwell-knownPBGVswhohave
madesignificantbreedcontributionthroughtheirprogeny.
OnceagainJaneSwansonwouldliketoremindthemember-
shipthataftertheNationalshewillneedamarkedcatalog,a
reportfromPamHelmer,theshowchair,andcritiquesfrom
judgesthatalsoincludesperformancejudgeswhotypically
maynotcontributebutwhosecommentsthemembers
wouldenjoyreading.Sheneedsaddressesforallthejudges
inordertosendthemacomplimentarycopyofST.
RevenuefromadvertisersforthelastissueofSTwas
$2,280.00.
ACTION;ACTION:SandyBustinwillnotifyKittySteidelthat
theBODwouldlikehertoparticipateintheseminarandfill
outallnecessaryforms.
•VickieWillmannrequestedthatwhenmembershippins,
titlesorawardsaregiventhattheyarepublishedinSaber
Tails.
Nextmeeting–May6,2014at1PMattheNational.
Meetingadjourned–VickieWillmannsecondSandyBustin
motionedtoadjourn11:32pmEST
MinutesapprovedMay6,2014

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