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TheTrailerProgramhas200AKCclubsactivelypartici-
patingasofDec.8,2014.Eleventrailershavebeendelivered
with13moreinthepipeline.[ThetrailerwithourPBGVCA
logoisinColorado,andaphotoisonourwebsite.]
TheRescueAllianceE-Grouphas142peoplesignedon.
Thisgroupwilldiscussissuesandshareideas.Chairofthe
CanineHeathFoundationDr.WayneButherusintroduced
Dr.SusanLilly,thenewCEOoftheCHF.Ifaparentclub
wantstoknowthevariouscolorsofitsbreedbeing
registeredwiththeAKC,arequestcanbeemailedtoMark
DunninAKC’sITDepartment.TheParentClubCommittee
hasheardfrommanyparentclubsthattheywanttobe
involvedwiththeprocessofselectingtheBreederofthe
Yearaward.Thishasn’tyetbeenworkedout.
Thelow-entrybreedissuewasdiscussedwithsimilarconcerns
andsuggestionsmadeintheAll-BreedCommitteemeeting.
ByLawsCommittee:Thismeetingwasverybrief.There
wassomediscussionaboutamendmentscomingfromthe
flooronanamendmentupforavote.Whenthishappens,
delegateshavenowaytocontacttheirclubsforcomments
orinstructions.Thecommitteedecidednottopursuethis
topic.Delegateeligibilitywasreintroduced,specifically
addressingjudgeswhochargeafeeinexcessofexpenses.At
thepresenttime,judgeswhochargeafeearenoteligibleto
becomeadelegate.Therewassomethoughtthat,ifworded
correctly,thischangemightbeapprovedbythedelegate
body.Amotionwasmadethatadelegatejudgewouldbe
permittedtochargeafeeupto$150.Thismotionwas
adoptedbythecommittee(6to2)andwillbesenttothe
AKCBoard.
TheForum,Dec.12:ThecandidatesfortheAKCBoard
ofDirectorsfortheClassof2019wereintroduced,and
includeMr.RobertAmen,Dr.CarmenBattaglia,Dr.Thomas
Davies,Mr.StevenGladstoneandDr.GregoryPaveza.These
delegatesparticipatedinaQ&Asessionwithquestions
previouslysubmittedbydelegates.Questionsincluded
theroleoftheAKCreps,NOHS,mostsignificant
accomplishment(s)oftheboard,howeachcandidate
thinksheorshecaninfluencetheboard’sdecisions,
legislativeissueswithnogeneralcounselonstaff,and
howtheboardcancommunicatebetterwiththeclubs.
Delegates’Meeting,Dec.12:AKCCEODennisSprung
calledthemeetingtoorderandintroducedthepeopleon
thedais.AKCExecutiveSecretaryJimCrowleyreadthe
namesofthefivedelegatesrunningfortheboard,Classof
2019.Eachcandidatespokeforthreeminutes.Mr.Crowley
readthenamesofthe19newdelegatesseatedsincethe
Septembermeeting.TheSeptemberminuteswereapproved
aspublished.TheIcelandicSheepdogAssociationofAmerica
waselectedintoAKCmembership.
Chairman’sReport:Mr.AlanKalterdiscussedtheways
breedersuseeducationandhealthscreeningtoprotect,
preserveandimproveourbreeds.HesaidthattheAKChas
morethan130yearsofdedicationtodogsbredfortypeand
function,andsoundinbody,mindandspirit.Heindicated
thattheAKCiscommittedtopubliclyandstronglystanding
upforpurebreddogs,theirbreedersandtheirowners.The
boardandtheAKCstaffhavebeenworkingonaprogram
tobelaunchedin2015thatworkswithawidevarietyof
breedersonbestbreedingpracticesandcreatingforthe
publicaresourceforfindingpuppiesfromresponsible
breeders.Breedersinthisprogrammust1.certifythathealth
screeningsrecommendedbytheparentclubhavebeen
performedontheirbreedingstockandbepreparedtosupply
proofofcompliance;2.theymustcomplywiththeAKC
CareandConditioningPolicy,includinginspectionsbythe
AKC;3.theymustcomplywithallfederal,stateandlocal
lawsregardingownershipandmaintenanceofdogs;and
4.theymustcompletecontinuingbreedereducationcourses
providedorapprovedbytheAKConanannualbasis.
TheAKC/EukanubashowwillbeseenonTVonthe
LifetimeNetworkonJan.31,2015,theSaturdaypriortothe
SuperBowl.Itwillbebroadcasttwice,onceinthemorning
andonceintheafternoon.Livestreamingwillcontinuefor
the2014show.
President’sReport:Mr.DennisSprungreportedthata
neighborthatsharesspaceintheirNorthCarolinafacility
hasrequestedmorespaceforitsuse.TheAKCwillnowuse
lessspaceinthefacilityandwillmodernizeitsinfrastructure.
MoreAKCstaffwillbeworkingremotely,includingmostof
theregistrationandcustomerservicesdepartments,with
significantsavingstotheAKC.
CFOReport:Mr.PeterFarnsworthreportedthatyear-to-
datefiguresshowanoperatingrevenueof$48milcompared
to$49.6milforthesameperiodin2013.Operating
expenses,however,havebeenreduced.Thelargestsingle
expenseispayroll,whichwastightlycontrolledin2014.
Controllableexpensesotherthanpayrollareallbelow
2013figures.Royalties,sponsorshipandadvertisingare
substantiallyweakerforabouta$3mildrop.Thedecline
inannualregistrationsshowssignsofslowingdown.
Thebalancesheetisstrongwithabout$110milof
unencumberedassetsplusabout$70milofpensionassets.
Amendments:Mr.Crowleyreportedtheamendment
foravotetodayisontheRetrieverTrialRulesaspreviously
published.TheAmericanChesapeakeClubofferedan
amendmenttotheamendment,whichwasdefeated.The
originalamendmentwasthenapproved.TheFieldTrialand
HuntingTestEventsCommitteewithdrewanamendment
forfurtherconsiderationbythatcommittee.Mr.Crowley
readanamendmenttoChapter11,Section1,DogShow
Entries,ConditionsofDogsAffectingEligibilityoftheRules
ApplyingtoDogShows.Thisamendmentwouldchangethe
timeframenecessaryforadogwithlimitedregistrationtobe
changedtofullregistrationinordertocompeteinbreed
competition.Currently,thelimiteddesignationmustbe
removedpriortotheclosingdate.Thischangewould
makeitthedayoftheshowwhenthedogmusthavefull
registrationinsteadoftheclosingdate.Thisamendment
willbevotedoninMarch,2015.
Severaldelegatesrosetospeakonavarietyofsubjects,
includingtheproposedJudgingApprovalProcess,a
recommedationtodonatesomethingtoservicedogsinthe
citywhereaclubholdsitsspecialty(oxygenmasksfordogs
wassuggested),offeringaReserveJr.Showmanshipaward,
andspecialrecognitionforPaulaSpector,MichaelCanalizo
andGinaDiNardofortheirsignificantcontributionstothe
AKCdelegatesandtotheAKC/Eukanubashow.
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