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ISaberTails

•WebmasterReport-VeronicaSheer
•ReportedontheWebredesign.Ourcurrentwebsiteuses
programmingandcodingthatisbecomingoutdated.With
thechangesintechnologyandadvancestheclub’swebsite
needstoadvancewiththenewtechnology.Whatisonour
websiteandhowitisputonourwebsiteneedstobeup-
dated.Veronicaexplainedthelayoutandtheorganization
ofthewebsite.Veronicamaderecommendationtotheor-
ganizationofthewebsiteandthecategoriesthatwecur-
rentlyhavevsupdatingandreviewingwhatisthere.
Veronicawillbesendingthetableofcontentsofthecurrent
websitetotheboardforinput.Veronicademonstratedthe
revisedwebsite.
•HealthCommitteeReport-GuestLauraLiscumreported
theHealthcommitteerecommendationssuggestedforthe
PBGVCAwebsite.Lauragavesomeexamplesofthehealth
educationinformationthatcouldbeprovidedtobenefit
PBGVowners,newpuppypeople,breedersandothers.
Theboardbrokeforlunchat1:15PMEST
Theboardresumedthemeetingat2:28PMEST
•AwardsCommitteeReport-
•BevChildsreportedonthecostsofthememberawards.
Sheofferedsomenewawardpresentationconcepts.Thenew
conceptwouldsavetheclubmoneyinproductionbutmay
costmoreinshippingtoNationals.
•Bevalsoreportedissueswiththedeadlineswithawards.
Bevisworkingthroughtheseissues.
•HuntingAwards,Huntingtitles,ROMandVersatility
awards-BevReportedontheprocessandtheeligibilityof
thememberstohavetheseawardsontheirplaques.
•Bevexplainedtheprocessofhowmembertitlesaresub-
mittedtoAKC.
•Bevrequestedthatboardconsiderplacingmandatory
deadlinesonsubmittinganyinformationforawards,award
verificationsandactivities.
MOTION:05-14-03VickieWillmannsecondIngridaRobin-
sonmotionedifaHunttitleisbeingusedtomeetoneofthe
requirementsforparentclubtitlesROM,ROMX,Versatility,
andVersatilityExcellent,thedog’sverifiableparentclub
hunttitlemayfulfilloneofthecriteria.MotionPassed
MOTION:05-14-04AnneGallantsecondSandyBustin,mo-
tionedthatinordertoreceiveanAKCtitleplaqueacopyof
theAKCtitlecertificatemustbeattachedtotheapplication.
Motionpassedunanimously
MOTION:05-14-05VickieWillmannsecondHelenIngher
motionedallHuntSecretariesmustelectronicallysubmitthe
qualifyingrecordtothehuntcommitteewithinsevendays
afterthecloseoftheevent.
MotionPassed
AnnualAudit-SandraBustin
Sandyreportedthecommitteewillbeauditingtheclubs
booksFriday,May9,2014at1:00.Thecommitteemembers
areJoQuintenz,SusannahCooper,SandyBustinandKaren
Clugston.
By-Laws-JoQuintenzInresponsetoquestionsfromthe
Board,JoQuintenzreviewedthetime-lineoftheballot
processasitisproposedintherevisedbylaws.
CHFLiaison–LindaMurrayreportedontheCHFactivities.
CompanionEvents–IngridaRobinsonreportedonthe
companioneventstoincludeeventson

Agility-ChairpersonKathyMarshall

Obedience-ChairpersonGeorgeJensen
Tracking–ChairpersonSusannahCooper

FieldandHunt–CharlotteAllmann

MOTION:05-14-06WillmannsecondRobinsonEachhunt
secretarywillforwardtothehuntcommitteewithinseven
daystheelectronicHuntTestReport.Resultstobeposted
onthePBGVCAwebsiteaspendingverification.Thecom-
pletedpaperHuntTestReportwillbemailedtothehunt
recordspersonatthesametime.Allresultswillbeverified
within35daysofthehunttestandsonotedonthe
PBGVCAwebsite.

MotionPassedunanimously

MOTION:05-14-07WillmannsecondRobinsonThetitleof
RabbitHunterExcellent(RHX)shallbegrantedtoanyPBGV
receiving10qualifyingscoresof100orbetterinanystake
aftercompletingtheprerequisitetitlesofMasterHunterand
MasterHunterExcellent.Anumericalsuffixmaybeadded
tothetitlewitheachadditional10qualifyingscores,RHX2,
RHX3,etc.Thistitlewillberetroactiveforanydogwhohas
alreadycompletedtheirMHandMHXtitles.
MotionPassedunanimously
FundraisingcommitteeReport-SueVolkmersubmittedareport
onthefundraisingactivitiesfortheNational.Theboardalso
discussedrefreshingtheboutiquetoraisemoneytosupport
clubactivities.Therewillbedufflebags,waterbottles,slapco-
ziesandotherclublogo’ditemsforsaleduringthenational.
DevelopmenttothePBGVCAwebsiteisinprocesstomakeall
logoitemsavailableforpurchasetoclubmembers.
FoundationLiaison–LindaMurrayreportedonactivitiesof
thePBGVCAHealth&RescueFoundation.
Hallmark–SandraBustin
TheboardreviewedtheHallmarkreport.
JudgesSelectionProcess–
TheBoardreviewedtherevisedprocesswhichhadbeensub-
mittedbyLindleyHenson.Someadditionalinformationwas
requestedbytheboard.
Legislative–CharlotteAllmannsubmittedherreporttothe
boardasfollows,
TheLegislativeCommitteehasbeenquiteactiveinthepast
fewmonths.AsdetailedinthereportsbyBobCohenand
CharlotteAllmannthatappearedinthespringissueofSaber
Tails,weattendedAKC'ssecondLegislativeConferencein
Januaryandreceivedmuchusefulinformationandmade
goodcontacts.
Wefeelitisimportantthatthemembersoftheclubrealize
thatbreedingandownershipofpurebreddogsarethreat-
enedbyverypowerful,skilfulandwell-fundedorganiza-
tions.Weneedtoeducatetheclub'smembershipabout
thesethreatsandinformthemregardingwhattheycando.
WeintendtocontinuepresentingarticlesinSaberTails,and
withtheassistanceofVeronicaScheer,sende-mailstargeted
tospecificgeographicareaswhenwelearnthatthereisa
particularlegislativethreat.Wealsohopetocontinueat-
tendingconferenceswhenavailableandreasonable,anden-
courageothermembersoftheclubtogetinvolved,attend
conferences,andmakecontactwithlocallegislatorsbefore
thereisanythreatenedanti-purebred-doglegislation.
Weneedtoreachouttotheclubmembersinasmanyways
aswecantogetmoreoftheminvolved.Toignorethe
threatstoourhobbyandpassionwouldbetoacquiescein
theinevitabledemiseofourbreedandourclub.

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