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HilliaryPrimintroducedsixBaileyAwards:“Best

PromotionofaNationalSpecialty”totheGermanShepherd
DogClubofAmerica;“BestClubSpokesperson”toJeffrey
Ball,RamapoK.C.;“BestBreederSpokesperson”toPatti
Strand,DogFanciersAssociationofOregon;“BestClub
PublicRelations”toTrapFallsK.C.;“BestPR/Outreach
Program”totheAKCPetDisasterReliefTaskForce;and
the“BestOutreachtotheGeneralPublic”toPeggy
Wampold,S.WindsorK.C.

SprungintroducedVice-PresidentofSportsandEvents

Mr.DougLjungrenandDr.MaryBirch,directoroftheAKC’s
CanineGoodCitizenProgram.

Mr.Ljungrenreviewedthethree-levelprogramwhich

includesStarPuppy,theCGCTitleProgramandtheCGCA
(CommunityCanineTitle)whichcanbeconsideredan
advancedCGC.BurchtoldusherstoryofLaddie,her
rambunctiousandunsocializedBorderCollie.Acouple
oftrainersgaveuponLaddie,butthethirdwasanAKC
obediencetrainerwhostartedLaddieonhiswaytosocial
behaviorandhisAKCUtilityDogtitle.CGCstartedin1989
andnowmorethan600,000dogshavepassedtheCGCtest.
InJanuary2013,dogownerscouldoptfortheCGCasan
officialtitle.Sincethen,morethan15,000havebeentitled
withsome20percentofthoseownershavingnoprevious

experiencewiththeAKC.TheAKCisextremelyproudto
announcethattheCGCtestwillbeusedbytheUnited
StatesDepartmentofAgriculturewithdogsinUnited
Statesairport,seaportandmailfacilities.Thesedogswill
bedetectordogs.

CarlAshbyreportedonthestatusoftheAKCPAC.Asa

resultofthePresidentsChallenge,$46,000wascontributed
tosupportcandidateswith80percentofthemwinning.
Therearenow72peoplewhoarenowsittinginlegislatures
whoshareourvalues.Ashbyreviewedthestrictrules
regardingcontributions,andencouragedpeopleand
clubstogetinvolved.

TheamendmenttoprovideforaBred-Byclassforeach

sexofeachMiscellaneousbreedwasapproved.Thisclassis
effectiveApril2014.Crowleyreadaproposedamendment
toFieldTrialRulesandStandardProceduresforPointingBreeds
whichwouldallowaclubatitsdiscretiontoprovidelower
entryfeesforjuniorhandlers.Thiswordingwouldapplyto
sectionsofFieldTrialRulesapplyingtoSpaniels,Retrievers,
Beagles,DachshundsandBassetHounds.Itwillbe
publishedtwiceandvotedonattheMarch2014meeting.
CrowleyreadaproposedamendmenttotheaboveRules
andProcedureswhichwouldspecifywhichindividualsmay
serveonaneventcommitteewhenhearingaprotestto
ensuretheeventcommitteeisimpartial.Itwillbepublished
twiceandcometoavoteinMarch2014.

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