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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCallMinutes

MinutesfortheOctoberandNovember2014meetingsandJanuary2015meetingwerenotapproved

bytheboardofdirectorsandthereforecannotbepublished.NomeetingwasheldinDecember.

Dec.11,2014.

AllBreedCommittee.Kathy

Rubensischairingthecommitteetodevelopa
BestPracticesReport.Licensedandmember
clubswillbesurveyedtogetinformation
regardingmembership,includinghowclubs
retainandincreasemembership.Othertopics
willfollow.

TheRulesCommitteehasdraftedadog-

showruleaddressingaclub’sterritoryandits
exclusiveuseofit.Manyall-breedclubshavebeen
grapplingwithterritoryproblems,andthecommittee
discussedvariousaspectsofthedraft.Thisamendmentwill
bereadinMarchandvotedoninJune.Thisruledoesnot
applytoparentclubs.

Therewasextensivediscussiononthepointschedule

forlow-entrybreeds.Oneproposalisthattheregionswill
continue,butthetotalclassentryofalow-entrybreedwill
beusedtocalculatethepointsawarded.Anotherproposal
istoremovefromtheannualcalculationofpointsthose
showswhichareinassociationwithspecialties.The
committeewillcontinueworkonthistopic.

Reinstatementforadogdisqualifiedforattackingwas

discussed.Approximately1,000dogshavebeensoDQed
overthelastthreeyears.SomeAKCjudgesarereluctantto
dothereinstatementexam.Thequestionofliabilitywas
introduced.Manytimestheshowchairmanofashowwhere
areinstatementexamisscheduledtotakeplacehasno
knowledgeofit.Ofthe77dogsDQedlastyear,19applied
forreinstatement,andofthese,12werereinstated.Itwas
reportedthattheAKCboarddeclinedtopursuethistopic
atthistimebecauseofthelimitednumberofoccurrences.
Thecommitteefeltthataprocessneedstobeestablished
evenifthenumbersarelimited.

ChowChowshavebeenapprovedformandatory

examinationontheramp.Inadditiontouseinbreed
competition,itismandatoryintheGroupandinBIS.Itis
alsomandatoryinJuniorShowmanshipandinNOHS.The

ChowsjointheBassetsandtheBulldogsonthe

mandatoryramplist.

TheAKCrequestedcommentsregardingthe

newlyproposedJudgingApprovalProcess.

Theyhavereceived750responses,45percent
fromjudgeswiththebalancecomingfrom

exhibitors.TheAKCboardwillcontinueto

discussand“fleshout”therequirements.No

votewillbemadepriortoFebruary.

Additionaltopicsincludedmatchregulations,

whichrequiresthattheCompleteDogBook,hard

copyorelectronicversion,aswellasRulesApplyingtoDog
Shows,mustbepresentateachmatch.TheCGCwillhavea
newUrbanCGCtest.Thistitleincludesaseriesofexercises
specifictotheneedsofadoglivinginanurbansetting.This
titlehasnotyetbeenannouncedtothepublic.Noagility
clubhasappliedtobecomeamemberclubofAKC.

ParentClubCommittee:LarrySorenson,chairofthe

ParentClubofExcellenceProgram,answeredquestions
abouthowthedatareceivedwouldbeused.Clubsarenot
rankedorcompared,andscoresarenotreleased.

Todate,MeettheBreedswillhave90parentclubs

participatingonFeb.14,2015,onPier92inNewYorkCity
priortotheWestminsterKennelClubShow.TheAKC/
EukanubaMeettheBreedshad163parentclubsparticipating.

AKCLegislativeLiasionSheilaGoffdiscussedtheYahoo

groupthatwilllaunchJanuary,2015,forparentclub
legislativeliaisons.Thesiteistodisseminatealertsquickly
andtoshareotherinformation.

InApril,2015,theAKCiskickingoffa“BredwithHealth”

programthatwillhelptheAmericanpublicfindhealthier
puppies.TheAKCwillhelpthepublicconnectwithbreeders
whocomplywithcareandconditioningpracticesandwho
dotherecommendedhealthtestingforthatbreed.

ThecommitteediscussedtheJudgesApprovalProcess

withmanyofthesamecommentsheardintheAll-Breed
Committeemeeting.

IFromourAKCDelegate

Dec.11-12,2014•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC