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ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyPresident

DennisSprung.Heintroducedthepeople
seatedatthedais.Thevoteforthethree
BoardvacanciesClassof2018washeld.
Resultsofthiselectionwereasfollows:Total
votescast=338,numberofvotesneededto
elect=170.RonaldMenaker:259-elected.
CharlesGarvin:205-elected.JamesDok:
179-elected.PatScully:146.

JimCrowley,ExecutiveSecretary,readthe

namesofeightpeopleseatedsincethelastmeeting.
TheDecemberminuteswereapprovedaspublished.

AlanSlay,directorofEventPrograms,presented

“AttractingExhibitorsandthePublictoYourEvent.”Mr.
Slay’sdepartmentisresponsiblefortheprocessingofshow
application,judgespanelsandtheresults.Heispleasedwith
theprocessingofresults,butknowsthattheyneedto
processapplicationsandjudgespanelsmoreefficiently.

Exhibitorswantmorevalueforthetime,money,and

effortrequiredtocompeteinthering.Theywantapleasant
experienceandwillweighthejudgespanelaswellasthe
facilitieswhenmakingadecisionwhichshowtoenter.
Additionalcompetitionisalsoadraw.TheNationalOwner-
HandledSerieshasproventoincreaseentriessignificantly,
moresothanBestPuppy,BestVeteran,orBestBred-By.At
thistime,morethan40percentofexhibitorsarechecking
theentryformthattheyareeligibleforthiseventandare
competing.TheAKCisworkingonanewvideothatwill
helpstewardsandjudgesadjudicatethisevent.The4-6
monthpuppyclassesarepopularandhelpgetnewpeople
involvedinthesportofpure-breddogs.

CarolWilliamson,HoustonKennelClub,gavean

overviewoftheReliantParkWorldSeriesofDogShows,
nowinits37thyear.Thisclusteradvertisesinmanyways:
alocalmagazine,inmovietheaters,onTVandradio,on
billboards,socialmedia,andontheTXDOTnoticeboards
whentheyarenotpre-emptedbyalostchildalert.Carol
reportedonthemanyeventsthatthegeneralpublicenjoys:
theStudentArtShow,MeettheBreedsandtheirnewevent,
YourDogCanBeaStar.Anexcellentfacility,asignificant
numberofvendorsandgoodfoodisalwaysappreciatedby
thepublic.

PattiStrand,DogFanciersAssociationofOregon,

reportedthatherfive-dayclusterhasadoptedmanyof
thethingsofferedbytheReliantshows.Besidestheevents
mentionedbyCarol,aBreederStakesisoffered.Facebook
wasinstrumentalingeneratingpublicinterest.

TomDavies,SpringfieldKennelClub,hasoneofthemost

popularshowsitesintheNortheast.Therearenow39dog
clubsattheBigEcomingfromConnecticut,NewYork,New
Hampshire,VermontandMassachusetts.Inadditionalto
theeventsmentionedabove,theyhavehealthscreening
andmicrochipclinics,andspecialcompetitionfor4-Hkids.
AverysuccessfulprogramisJacketsforJuniors.Donated
clothingiscleanedandmadeavailabletotheJuniorswho
don’thaveappropriateclothingforthering.

Chairman’sReport.Mr.Kalterofferedaquotefrom

YogiBerra,“thefutureain’twhatitusedtobe.”TheAKC
hasclearopportunitiestomaketheorganizationstronger.
WithEdelman,theAKC’smarketingpartner,theAKCis

gettingitsmessageofpurebreddogsand

responsibledogbreedersouttothepublic.

LastyeartheAKChad22.5billionmedia

impressionsvaluedatalmost$100million.

TheCGCtitlehasbeengrantedto17,000
dogs.ThenewAdvancedCGCalreadyhas

morethan1,000dogstitled.Apilotprogram

oftwoconformationshowsinonedayis

underway.TheNationalOwner-HandledSeries

(NOHS)hasdemonstratedasignificantincreasein

entryfeesfortheclubsthathaveofferedit.TheAKC’s

BreederEZReggivesbreedersaneasywaytogetalltheir
puppiesregisteredwithcompletenamingcontroland
significantdiscountsonfees.TheAKCisundertakinga
completeoverhauloftheirAKCBreederClassifieds.

AKCPetDisasterReliefTrailerProgram.Tom

Sharpreportedthatmorethan$244,000wasraisedin
sixmonthswhich,combinedwiththeAKCReunite’s
contribution,isalmost$500,000.Thefirsttrailerwentto
PamlicoCounty,N.C.,lastOctober.Thenexttrailerwillbe
goingtoChattanooga,Tenn.Soon,twotrailerswillbegoing
toHartfordandCecilCountiesinMaryland.Colorado,
Georgia,CaliforniaandcentralMissouriareinthepipeline
toreceiveatrailer.

President’sReport.DennisSprungreportedthat1,200

vestswillbedistributedaroundthecountrytothefieldstaff.
Theywillbeusedintimesofcrisisandwillidentifytothe
mediaandthepublicthegreatcontributionsmadebythe
AKC’svolunteers.NominationsfortheACEAwardprogram
willbetakenApril1throughJuly1.

CFO.PeterFarnsworthreportedthatrevenueswereup,

expensesweredown,withanetoperatingincomeupto$11
mil,a$9milincreaseover2012.Thenetoperatingincome
of$11mil,$13milforinvestmentgains,$24millofa
pensionadjustmentand$48milin“netassets”yieldsa
positiveswingof$48mil.Althoughthereweresomegains
inroyaltiesandlicenses,registrationsarestilldown.There
issomeindicationthatthedecreaseinregistrationsis
slowingdown.TheAKChadagood2013andahopeful
startin2014.

Mr.SprungannouncedtheappointmentofMr.Chris

WalkerasvicepresidentofMarketingandCommunications.
Walkerreportedthattherewasa10percentincreasein
mediaimpressionsto22.5impressionswithavalueof
closeto$100mil.Heencouragedustoreachouttohim
andhisstaffwhenwegooutintothecommunityforlocal
eventsforhelpcreatingthemessagewewanttopresent.
InadditiontoexposureonFox&Friends,TheGoodAmerica
andTheWallStreetJournal,theAKCwasonTelemundo,
aSpanish-speakingmarket.Wewereencouragedtouse
theresourcesandtalentsofthisdepartmentformedia,
legislativeorPRhelp.

PACCampaign.CarlAshbyreportedonthesuccessof

the2012President’sChallenge,whichraised$46,000for
PAC.The2014President’sChallengeisunderway,andwe
areencouragedtohelpaswegointothe2014election
cycle.MoneyraisedinthePACisinvestedincandidates
whowewantsupported.Onlyindividualscandonatetothe
PAC,andweareencouragedtohelpfundthefightagainst
anti-doglegislation.

IFromourAKCDelegate

March11,2014•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC

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