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ATTENTION DELEGATESNOTICE OF MEETINGThe next meeting of the Delegates will be held

at the Doubletree Newark Airport Hotel onTuesday, September 10, 2019. For the sole pur-pose of conducting the vote for the DelegateStanding Committees, the meeting will be calledto order at 9:00 a.m. After those present at thattime have voted, the Delegate Meeting will recessto begin the Forum (approximately 1 hour in dura-tion). The Delegate Meeting will reconvene fol-lowing the conclusion of the Forum at which timeanyone who had not yet voted will have the oppor-tunity to do so, then the polls will be closed.

DELEGATES CREDENTIALS Mary Grace Buckwalter, Ambler, PA, Belgian

Sheepdog Club of America Steven Lisker, East Rockaway, NY, Akita Club

of America Cynthia Meyer, Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley

Kennel Club Anne Midgarden, DVM, Wapakoneta, OH,

Lima Kennel Club Heather Reid, Troy, VA, English Toy Spaniel

Club of America Victor Whitaker, Archdale, NC, Carolina Dog

Training Club

JULY 2019AKC GAZETTE 1

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

VICE PRESIDENTSJAY WAKS

Senior ExecutiveVice President &General Counsel

ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKYExecutive Vice President &

Chief Growth Officer

THERESA CHINSenior Vice PresidentPlanning & Operations

AIDEN COLIESenior Vice President

Technology

KIRSTEN BAHLKEVice President

Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLESAssistant General Counsel

MARK DUNNSenior Vice President

Registration &Customer Development

KEITH FRAZIERBusiness Support

Services/NC Facility Ops

SHEILA GOFFEGovernment Relations

BRANDI HUNTERPublic Relations &Communications

DOUG LJUNGRENSports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUSDeputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILLSport Services

ELIZABETH SOROTAMarketing

DAPHNA STRAUSBusiness Development

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIRMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMCHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDR. ROBERT MYALLBERNARD SCHWARTZ

BETTY-ANNE STENMARKJAMES WHITE

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSTHERESA DOWELL, ESQ.BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ.

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE

CLASS OF 2018JAMES R. DOK

DR. J. CHARLES GARVINRONALD H. MENAKER

CLASS OF 2019DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIADR. THOMAS M. DAVIES

ANN WALLIN

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE

DOMINIC P. CAROTATHOMAS POWERS

HARVEY M. WOODING

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its Registry, promotingthe sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function.Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog as afamily companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of alldog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMAN • DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, VICE CHAIRMAN

MISSION STATEMENT®

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

DENNIS B. SPRUNGPresident

Chief Executive Officer

GINA M. DINARDOExecutive Secretary

JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR.Chief Financial Officer

TRIAL BOARDSAPPEALS TRIAL BOARD

RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIRMARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ.BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ.

TRIAL BOARD MEMBERSDR. KLAUS ANSELMCHARLES FOLEYROGER HARTINGERMEDORA HARPERDR. ROBERT MYALL

BETTY-ANNE STENMARK

TRIAL BOARD CHAIRSTHERESA DOWELL, ESQ.BARBARA PENNY, ESQ.LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ.

PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARDDAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR

TIM CARWILE, ESQ.JOHN RUSSELLALTERNATESMIKE NECAISEBILL TEAGUE

CLASS OF 2020PATRICIA M. CRUZWILLIAM J. FEENEY

KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER

CLASS OF 2021RITA J. BIDDLE

DOMINIC P. CAROTADR. THOMAS DAVIESTHOMAS POWERS

CLASS OF 2022CHRISTOPHER L. SWEETWOOD

HAROLD “RED” TATRO III ANN WALLIN

CLASS OF 2023DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN

STEVEN HAMBLINDANIEL J. SMYTH, ESQ.

DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio

RONALD H. MENAKER, Chairman Emeritus

MISSION STATEMENT The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding theintegrity of its Registry, promoting the sport of purebred dogs and breeding fortype and function.

Founded in 1884, the AKC and its affiliated organizations advocate for the pure bred dog as afamily companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of alldog owners and promote responsible dog ownership.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSWILLIAM J. FEENEY, CHAIRMAN • PATRICIA M. CRUZ, VICE CHAIR

VICE PRESIDENTS

KIRSTEN BAHLKE, Purebred Consumer Demand

CYNTHIA BEAGLES, Assistant General Counsel

MARK DUNN, Executive Vice President

KEITH FRAZIER, Executive Vice President, Business Support Services

SHEILA GOFFE, Government Relations

BRANDI HUNTER, Public Relations & Communications

DOUG LJUNGREN, Executive Vice President, Sports & Events

HEATHER MCMANUS, Deputy General Counsel

MARI-BETH O’NEILL, Sport Services

PAULA SPECTOR, Corporate Services

DAPHNA STRAUS, Business Development

TIM THOMAS, Judging Operations

JAY WAKS, Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel

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NOTICEAs a result of an Event Committee determi-

nation the following individual stands sus-pended of AKC privileges. It should be notedthat this determination may still be appealedand may be reversed. Upon expiration of theappeal process, an appropriate notice describ-ing the status of the individual’s suspension, ifany, will appear in this column:

Ms. Bethany Pearson (Elko New Market, MN)

NOTICEMr. Aaron Goldfinger (Saint James, NY)

Action was taken by the York Kennel Club forconduct at its March 15, 2019 event. Mr.Goldfinger was charged with inappropriatepublic criticism of a judge, not disruptive, butdemonstrating a lack of sportsmanship. TheStaff Event Committee reviewed the EventCommittee’s report and set the penalty at athree-month event suspension and a $300 fine.(Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEMr. Mel Faust, Jr. (Amite, LA) Action was

taken by the Sabine River Beagle Club for con-duct at its March 24, 2019 event. Mr. Faust wascharged with inappropriate, abusive or foullanguage directed personally to a judge. TheStaff Event Committee reviewed the EventCommittee’s report and set the penalty at atwo-month event suspension and a $100 fine.(Beagle)

NOTICEMr. Dan McCallum (Auburndale, FL) Action

was taken by the Macon Kennel Club for con-duct at its May 11, 2019 event. Mr. McCallumwas charged with inappropriate, abusive orfoul language. The Staff Event Committeereviewed the Event Committee’s report andset the penalty at a reprimand and a $100 fine.(Bulldog, French Bulldog)

NOTICEMs. Susan Naffziger (Albany, IN) Action was

taken by the Muncie Obedience Training Clubfor conduct at its May 11, 2019 event. Ms.Naffziger was charged with inappropriate, abu-sive or foul language. The Staff EventCommittee reviewed the Event Committee’sreport and set the penalty at a reprimand anda $100 fine. (Multiple Breeds)

NOTICEMs. Jackie Rothenberg (East Liverpool, OH)

Action was taken by the Trumbull CountyKennel Club for conduct at its May 24, 2019event. Ms. Rothenberg was charged with inap-propriate public criticism of a judge, not dis-ruptive, but demonstrating lack of sportsman-ship. The Staff Event Committee reviewed theEvent Committee’s report and set a penalty ata reprimand and a $50 fine. (Pug)

NOTICEREPRIMANDS AND FINESNotification of reprimands and/or fines

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imposed on clubs for late submission of appli-cations. Chapter 2, Section 4 & 9.

Atlanta Golden Retriever Club.....................$60Columbine Dachshund Club........................$60Lake Shore Great Dane Club .......................$60

Notification of reprimands and finesimposed on clubs for late submission ofjudges’ panel, Rules Applying to Dog ShowsChapter 4, Section 1.

Alaska Hound Group Association ................$60Anderson Kennel Club .................................$60Bichon Frise Club of Puget Sound, Inc.........................................................................$60Camellia Capital Kennel Club ......................$90Fort Dearborn Basset Hound Club ..............$60Galveston County Kennel Club, Inc.............$60German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Oregon$90Greater Chicagoland Papillon Club.............$70Greater Pittsburgh Poodle Club...................$70Greater Portland Old English Sheepdog Club,Inc ..................................................................$90Hawaiian Hound Association .......................$60Houston Dachshund Club, Inc. ...................$60Michigan Hound Association .....................$100Mount Rainier Yorkshire Terrier Club ........$60Mt. Palomar Kennel Club .............................$60Texas Working Dog Association of GreaterHouston .........................................................$60

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES APPLYINGTO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 7, Section 12 – JudgesThe AKC Board has endorsed the following

amendment to CHAPTER 7, Section 12, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows, based on a pro-posal by the AKC Board and endorsed by theDelegate Dog Show Rules Committee. This willbe voted on at the September 10, 2019Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 7SECTION 12. Any club or association that

holds a dog show must prepare, after theentries have closed and not before, a judgingprogram showing the time scheduled for thejudging of each breed and each variety forwhich entries have been accepted. If a substi-tute or additional judge has been approvedChapter 7, Section 8 or Chapter 7, Section 13,as appropriate, will be quoted listing thechanges. The judging program shall indicatethe number of dogs entered and state the timefor the start of group judging, if any. The pro-gram shall be based on the judging of about25 dogs per hour by each judge. Each judge’sbreed and variety assignments shall be dividedinto periods of about one hour, except inthose cases where the entry in a breed or vari-ety exceeds 30. The final segment of a ringschedule may be expanded but may notexceed 50 dogs unless the entry is in a singlebreed or variety. The total number of dogsassigned each judge will be indicated. Theremainder of the section is unchanged.

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES APPLYINGTO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 14, Section 2 – Measuring,

Weighing and Color Determinations whenFactors of Disqualification in Breed Standardsor Eligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of AwardsThe AKC Board has endorsed the following

amendment to CHAPTER 14, Section 2, ofthe Rules Applying to Dog Shows, based on aproposal by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee. This will be voted on at theSeptember 10, 2019 Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 14SECTION 2. Any club or association hold-

ing a dog show must provide armbands dis-playing the catalog number of the dog beingexhibited which must be worn by eachexhibitor while in the ring. No exhibitor inthe ring may display any identification of theperson or the dog. Identification includes thename of the breeder, owner, kennel name orpast awards the dog has won. Lapel pinsdenoting membership in local, national orcharitable organizations are permitted.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES APPLYINGTO DOG SHOWSCHAPTER 14, Section 9 – Measuring,

Weighing and Color Determinations whenFactors of Disqualification in Breed Standardsor Eligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of AwardsThe AKC Board has endorsed the following

amendment to CHAPTER 14, Section 9, ofthe Rules Applying to Dog Shows, based on aproposal by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee. This will be voted on at theSeptember 10, 2019 Delegates Meeting. CHAPTER 14SECTION 9. If an award in any class is can-

celed, including non-regular classes, groupsand Best in Show, the dog(s) judged next inorder of merit in all placements of that classshall be moved up. The award(s) to the dog(s)moved up shall be counted the same as if ithad been the original award. If there is no dogof record to move up, the award shall be void.

CONFORMATION JUDGESLetters concerning judges and provisional

judges should be addressed to the Judging Op-erations Department at PO Box 900062,Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerningAgility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VSTapplicants should be addressed to the Com-panion Events Department in North Carolina.The American Kennel Club will, at the re-

quest of a judge or judge applicant, providethat individual with copies of letters receivedregarding their judging qualifications. As a re-sult, it should be understood that any suchcorrespondence will be made available, uponrequest, to the judge or judge applicant.It is the responsibility of all Conformation

and Junior Showmanship judges to notify theJudging Operations Department of anychanges or corrections to their address,

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phone, fax or emails. These changes are veryimportant because they affect your judges’record, the web site and the Judges Directory.Please notify Judging Operations by email [email protected].

APPLICANTSThe following persons applications have

been submitted for the breed(s) specified butthey are NOT eligible to accept assignments.

NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS Mrs. Shawn Brown (106053) CA(530) [email protected] Pinschers, JS

Ms. Donna Danner (106047) OK(918) [email protected] Chows

Mr. John J. Frisby (102043) NJ(862) [email protected] Setters

Ms. Lynne A. Hamilton (106081) PA(717) [email protected], JS

Ms. Amy J. Peterson (106049) IL(309) [email protected] Elkhounds

Mrs. Julia Zucker (105896) CA(619) 884-1879

[email protected]

APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTSMr. Paul B. Averill DVM (95039) GA(706) [email protected] of Sporting Group (NederlandseKooikerhondjes, Irish Water Spaniels, SussexSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, WirehairedPointing Griffons)

Mrs. Bernadette Biasi (5655) PA(610) [email protected]

Mr. Rick Blanchard (90228) RI(401) [email protected] Shepherds, Great Pyrenees, SaintBernards, Italian Greyhounds

Dr. Andrea Bradford (57438) GA(770) [email protected] Griffons, Maltese, Miniature Pinsch-ers, Papillons, Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terriers

Ms. Lynda Bragg-Workman (100069) GA(706) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, Belgian Sheepdogs,Border Collies, Pyrenean Shepherds,Spanish Water Dogs

Mr. Philip Briasco (66406) FL(352) [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

Balance Terrier Group (Bedlington Terriers,Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Smooth FoxTerriers, Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers),Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Silky Terriers

Ms. JoAnne M. Buehler (22770) DC(301) [email protected] Russian Terriers, German Pinschers,Newfoundlands, Portuguese Water Dogs,Standard Schnauzers, Tibetan Mastiffs,Pomeranians, Pumik

Mr. Bob Busby (38467) NC(704) [email protected] of Working Group (Cane Corsos,Chinooks, Leonbergers, StandardSchnauzers)

Mrs. Judy S. Chambers (25318) OR(503) [email protected] Retrievers

Mrs. Carrie A. Chase (36690) WV(304) [email protected] of Herding Group (Beaucerons,Bergamasco Sheepdogs, EntlebucherMountain Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds,Miniature American Shepherds, PolishLowland Sheepdogs, Pyrenean Shepherds)

Mr. Robert D. Ennis (5915) NY(716) [email protected] of Hound Group (American EnglishCoonhounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Black and

Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds,Borzois, Norwegian Elkhounds, Plotts,Redbone Coonhounds, Salukis)

Ms. Debra Ferguson Jones (95483) WA(425) [email protected] Terriers, American HairlessTerriers, American Staffordshire Terriers,Australian Terriers, Bedlington Terriers,Border Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers,Lakeland Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, ParsonRussell Terriers, Rat Terriers, StaffordshireBull Terriers

Mrs. Jan Ritchie Gladstone (96299) FL(267) [email protected] Griffons, Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds,English Toy Spaniels, Miniature Pinschers,Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians, ShihTzu, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, PembrokeWelsh Corgis

Mr. Steve Hayden (6674) IL(217) [email protected], Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes,Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Leonbergers,Newfoundlands, Samoyeds

Ms. Victoria M. Jordan (7084) FL(614) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (ChineseShar-Pei, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, TibetanSpaniels, Tibetan Terriers)

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Ms. Barbara Jane Melzer (101245) [email protected], Labrador Retrievers, FieldSpaniels

Mr. Dale A. Meyer (6655) WI(715) [email protected], Dogues de Bordeaux, NeapolitanMastiffs

Mr. Jim Owens (92926) NC(828) [email protected]

Mr. David J. Peat (6909) AZ(480) [email protected] Shepherds, Komondorok,Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs,Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards

Mrs. Marilyn Pipes (29634) TX(214) [email protected], Basset Hounds, Black and TanCoonhounds, Grand Basset GriffonVendeens, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens,Salukis, Treeing Walker Coonhounds

Mrs. Linda M. Riedel (2775) WA(509) [email protected] of Hound Group (Azawakhs,Cirneco dell’Etna, Grand Basset GriffonVendeens, Ibizan Hounds, Petits BassetsGriffons Vendeens, Pharaoh Hounds, Por-tuguese Podengo Pequenos)

Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe (48619) GA(706) [email protected] of Hound Group (Azawakhs,Cirneco dell’Etna, Grand Basset GriffonVendeens)

Ms. Patricia (Patsy) Smith (97994) OR(503) [email protected] Shepherds

Mrs. Carol Sommerfelt (7007) TN(865) [email protected] Cattle Dogs, AustralianShepherds, Belgian Malinois, BelgianSheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, BorderCollies, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards,Canaan Dogs, German Shepherd Dogs,Icelandic Sheepdogs, Pulik

Mr. Darryl Vice (6255) CA(760) [email protected]

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTSMrs. Leona Hellesvig (106051) MN(612) [email protected]

Mrs. Jill Kuchinos (106027) NH(603) [email protected]

Ms. Samantha Van Buren (106052) [email protected]

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PERMIT JUDGESThe following persons have been approved

on a Permit basis for the designated breeds inaccordance with the current judging approvalprocess. They may now accept assignments and thefancy may still offer comments to Judging Oper-ations.

NEW BREED JUDGESMs. Jessica Breinholt (104755) AK(801) [email protected] Huskies

Mr. Damon Folmar (104339) AL(205) [email protected] Bull Terriers

Ms. Stephanie Severson (105873) WI(262) [email protected] Bernards

Ms. Cynthia Stahle (105871) PA(717) [email protected] Shorthaired Pointers, Beagles

Mrs. Helen Szostak (104133) MI(313) [email protected] Coated Retrievers

Ms. Carrie VanBuskirk (105916) PA(267) [email protected]

APPROVED BREED JUDGESMs. Anne Barlow (18397) TX(572) [email protected] Hounds, Greyhounds, Petits BassetsGriffons Vendeens, Rhodesian Ridgebacks

Ms. Jane Maddox Bishop (4906) WV(804) [email protected]

Mrs. Janet Bodin (101381) WI(414) [email protected], Swedish Vallhunds

Mrs. Danelle M. Brown (7231) TX(512) [email protected] of Hound Group (Azawakhs,Bloodhounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, ScottishDeerhounds)

Ms. Kathi Brown (55262) MA(978) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (ChowChows, Dalmatians, Keeshonden, NorwegianLundehund, Shiba Inu, Tibetan Terriers)

Mrs. Delores Burkholder (5355) IL(815) [email protected] of Terrier Group (AmericanHairless Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Bedlington Terriers, Bull Terriers,Glen of Imaal Terriers, Miniature BullTerriers, Russell Terriers, Skye Terriers,

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Staffordshire Bull Terriers) Mrs. Marissa L. Clark (26653) WA(253) [email protected] of Working Group (Akitas, AlaskanMalamutes, Black Russian Terriers, Boxers,Chinooks, Dogo Argentino, Komondorok,Kuvaszok, Rottweilers, Samoyeds, SiberianHuskies, Neapolitan Mastiffs, TibetanMastiffs)

Mr. Gary Cooper (69704) MI(517) [email protected] Pinschers

Dr. Joyce Dandridge (62237) DC(202) [email protected], Anatolian Shepherds, Boerboels,Boxers, Dogues de Bordeaux, Komondorok

Mr. William G. Daugherty (6220) CT(203) [email protected], Basenjis, Beagles, EnglishFoxhounds, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens,Irish Wolfhounds, Salukis, Whippets

Ms. Marla J. Doheny (94509) FL(203) [email protected] of Sporting Group (Barbet,Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, AmericanWater Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Irish WaterSpaniels, Spinoni Italiani, WirehairedVizslas), Bedlington Terriers, ManchesterTerriers, Norfolk Terriers

Mr. Gary Dunlop (7280) OR(503) [email protected] Shepherds, Boerboels, Cane Cor-sos, Dogues de Bordeaux, Giant Schnauzers,Saint Bernards

Mrs. Sioux Forsyth-Green (100789) NC(910) [email protected] Malamutes, Chinooks, GiantSchnauzers, Komondorok, Neapolitan Mas-tiffs, Saint Bernards, Siberian Huskies, Ti-betan Mastiffs

Mrs. Dawn L. Gabig (103897) NC(252) [email protected] Malamutes, Boxers, Cane Corsos,Great Danes, Great Pyrenees, Greater SwissMountain Dogs, Leonbergers,Newfoundlands, Portuguese Water Dogs,Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, Collies

Mr. Don L. Hanson (97239) AZ(360) [email protected] Spaniels

Mr. Ronald Hoh (97979) CA(916) [email protected] Hairless Terriers, Bedlington Terri-ers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, MiniatureSchnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terri-ers, Rat Terriers, Sealyham Terriers

Mrs. Cindy Lane (65098) GA(864) 316-6351

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[email protected] Danes, Australian Terriers, WestHighland White Terriers, American EskimoDogs, Bichons Frises, French Bulldogs,Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Xoloitzcuintli

Dr. Kenneth H. Levison (7476) AZ(520) [email protected] of Non-Sporting Group (Coton de Tulear,Shiba Inu, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers)

Ms. Sandra Lex (7136) CAN(416) [email protected] Frises, Boston Terriers, ChineseShar-Pei, Chow Chows, Coton de Tulear,Keeshonden, Lowchen, Schipperkes, ShibaInu, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers,Xoloitzcuintli

Ms. Cynthia L. Pagurski (93923) IL(773) [email protected]

Mrs. Jean Pero (30743) CO(303) [email protected] Corsos, Komondorok, StandardSchnauzers, Tibetan Mastiffs

Ms. Linda Robey (6621) MO(636) [email protected], Portuguese Water Dogs

Mrs. Nancy C. Russell (17390) CO(719) [email protected]

Norwegian ElkhoundsMs. Charlene Rutar (94495) IN(317) [email protected], Schipperkes

Mr. Daniel J. Smyth (6347) NJ(609) [email protected] Retrievers, DobermanPinschers, English Toy Spaniels, Maltese,Silky Terriers

Ms. Marilyn Van Vleit (67040) OR(503) [email protected] of Herding Group (Bearded Collies,Bergamasco Sheepdogs, Canaan Dogs,Finnish Lapphunds, Miniature AmericanShepherds, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs)

Mr. Cledith M. Wakefield (80829) MO(573) [email protected] Mountain Dogs, Boerboels, Chi-nooks, Dogues de Bordeaux, Komondorok,Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies

BEST IN SHOWThe following persons, having successfully

completed the required Group Assignmentsin the first Variety Group for which they areapproved, has been added to the list of judgeseligible for approval to judge Best In Show.Mr. Bradley Katsuji Odagiri (94657) HI(808) [email protected]

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Mrs. Angela S. Pickett (100269) FL(407) [email protected]

RESIGNED JUDGEMs. Julie Virosteck

DECEASED JUDGEMr. Robert E. Hetherington, Jr.

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGES COMPLETEDThe following persons have completed their

Provisional Judging assignments and theirnames have been added to the list of regularapproved judges.Mr. David J. Brobst (95025) VA(804) [email protected] – Open

Mr. Stuart Lease (100467) CA(951) [email protected] – TDX

Dr. Steven Nytko (101323) CA(619) [email protected] – TD/TDU

Dr. Jeanne L. Ramirez (81817) KS(913) [email protected] – Utility

Dr. Jeanne Thomas (99811) MI(734) [email protected] – Open

PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKINGJUDGESThe following persons have been approved

as a judge on a Provisional basis for theclass/test indicated in accordance with theProvisional judging system. They may now ac-cept assignments.Mr. Andrew Albert (105836) VA(703) [email protected] – Novice

APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFICREGISTERED NAME PREFIXThe following applications for a breed-spe-

cific Registered Name Prefix have been sub-mitted to The American Kennel Club. Lettersin regard to these applications should beaddressed to Gina DiNardo, ExecutiveSecretary:ALTAN – Dachshunds – Alexandra GavBAYOU BRICKHEADZ – Rottweilers – AubreyNashCARROWAY – Welsh Terriers – Emily S.CarrollCOLORME – Pomeranians – Melissa D. Holler& William T. HollerERINHILL – Labrador Retrievers – Cheryl A.Curtis & Robert S. Curtis

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GRAYMATTER – Weimaraners – TamaraBrower & Jeff BrowerHEAVEN’S BEST – Shetland Sheepdogs –Betty CarterIL VIGORE – Cane Corso – Joseph DockxINTERMOUNTAIN – French Bulldogs –Laeysa WhitearKENSINGTON – Brussels Griffon – Dr. ElenaMaher & Carlos MaherLAOCHRAGH – Irish Terriers – ChristineMarsh & Kelly MarshLOCKESTAR – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels– Alisha Lockleer & Susan LockleerMIRACLE HOUSE – French Bulldogs –Melinda L. MiracleOTEIN – English Springer Spaniels – Lori D.NietoPRISM – Golden Retrievers – Robin Bowen &C. Maxie BowenTALINI – Golden Retrievers – Stacy L.McMahon

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTEDThe following applications for a breed -specific

Registered Name Prefix have been granted:ADAMAS – Doberman Pinschers – ElizabethM. BarrettALL SAINTS – Great Danes – Kristine BarberCACHET NOIR – Belgian Tervurens – DanaMackonisCAMEO – Chow Chows – Michael M. Ireland& Vickie C. IrelandDENWOOD – Bernese Mountain Dogs –Heather H. Austin

DOCHENO – Labrador Retrievers – ChadBeard & Todd BeardHIWATER STEUER – Welsh Terriers –Kristine M. Nelson & Michele SteuerKENMAR – Dachshunds – MarianneMcCulloughMARIAH – Akitas – Maria Nelson CogellMASTERPIECE – Brittanys – Douglas C. WelshNOBLE LEGACY – Tibetan Mastiffs –Deborah MayerPERFECT PAINTED – Dachshunds – Eline deGrootPOISE – American Hairless Terriers – AngieClaussenROCKY MOUNTAIN – Kerry Blue Terriers –Cheryl P. Stanczyk & David A. StanczykROYAL EMPIRE – Bulldogs & FrenchBulldogs – Javier R. RicoROYALTY’S – Labrador Retrievers – Janet L.YosaySOUTHERN PALMS – Labrador Retrievers –Scott ArmstrongSTORY BOOK – Poodles – Phillipa GillSWISHTHREES – Cavalier King CharlesSpaniels – Heather DonahueTRIUMPH – Miniature Bull Terriers – SandraLindstedtWEDGEWOOD – Yorkshire Terriers –Catherine L. MorrisWHISPER CREEK – Golden Retrievers –Philippa FendlerWOMER – French Bulldogs – Holly J. WomerXYOMAR – Standard Schnauzers – LorraineFulton

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QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE DELEGATES

OFTHE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB

JUNE 11, 2019

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 258

Affenpinscher Club of America—LetishaWubbelAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Constance ButherusAkita Club of America—Sherry E. WallisAlaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.—Patricia A. PeelAlbany Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Mary M.MacCollumAmerican Bloodhound Club—Mary L.OlszewskiAmerican Bullmastiff Association, Inc.—AlanKalterAmerican Chesapeake Club, Inc.—TimothyCarrionAmerican Chinese Crested Club, Inc.—Marilyn E. CurreyAmerican Fox Terrier Club—Connie ClarkAmerican Lhasa Apso Club, Inc.—Don HansonAmerican Maltese Association, Inc.—Ms.Sandra Bingham-Porter

American Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc.—Barbara DonahueAmerican Pomeranian Club, Inc.—Dr. GenoSisnerosAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G. PiuszAmerican Shetland Sheepdog Association—Marjorie TuffAmerican Spaniel Club, Inc.—Bruce VanDemanAmerican Whippet Club, Inc.—Karen B. LeeAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Ms. Patricia A. SampleAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAtlanta Obedience Club, Inc.—Gail A. LaBergeAugusta Kennel Club, Inc.—Catherine IacopelliAustin Kennel Club, Inc.—Bette D. WilliamsAustralian Cattle Dog Club of America—JoyceRowlandAustralian Terrier Club of America, Inc.—William I. ChristensenBaltimore County Kennel Club—Lucy C.Campbell-GracieBasset Hound Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Norine E. NoonanBayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc.—GloriaMarshallBearded Collie Club of America, Inc.—KathyCoxwellBedlington Terrier Club of America—Lucy A.HeymanBichon Frise Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. TobyB. FrischBirmingham Kennel Club, Inc.—MarthaGriffin

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Blennerhassett Kennel Club, Inc.—JohnMcCullaghBorder Collie Society of America—CathySumerackiBorzoi Club of America, Inc.—Prudence G.HlatkyBoston Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.Kathleen M. KellyBriard Club of America, Inc.—Gerard BaudetBronx County Kennel Club—Alexa SamarottoBryn Mawr Kennel Club—Victoria GlicksteinBucks County Kennel Club, Inc.—PriscillaGaboschBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—DanielJ. Smyth, Esq.Butler County Kennel Club, Inc.—Barbara IoiaCairn Terrier Club of America—Pam DavisCanada Del Oro Kennel Club—Dr. SophiaKaluzniackiCapital Dog Training Club of Washington,D.C., Inc.—Dr. Joyce A. DandridgeCardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.—Jacque GlennCarolina Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie AshbyCarolina Working Group Association—Cathleen RubensCatoctin Kennel Club—Whitney CoombsCatonsville Kennel Club—Beverly A. DrakeCedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.—RobertE. Tainsh, M.D.Central Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—JulianPragerCentral Ohio Kennel Club—Jon Green

Channel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Janet V.MitchellChicago Collie Club—Bryna ComskyChihuahua Club of America, Inc.—KennethSaenzChinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.—Marge B. CalltharpChow Chow Club, Inc.—Margaret DiCorletoClarksville Kennel Club—Robert A. SchrollClassic Toy Dog Club of WesternMassachusetts—Dr. Stephen LawrenceClearwater Kennel Club—Daniel T. StolzClermont County Kennel Club, Inc.—MarjorieUnderwoodCleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.—Mrs.Maureen R. SetterColorado Kennel Club—Mrs. Louise LeoneConnecticut River Working GroupAssociation—Fred G. FerrisConyers Kennel Club of Georgia—MichaelHouchardDachshund Club of America, Inc.—LarrySorensonDalmatian Club of America, Inc.—Dr. CharlesGarvinDandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America,Inc.—Karen DornDayton Kennel Club, Inc.—Sandra GroeschelDel-Otse-Nango Kennel Club—Melinda L. VogtDes Moines Kennel Club, Inc.—John D. HughesDoberman Pinscher Club of America—JudithA. SmithDog Owners’ Training Club of Maryland,Inc.—Nancy Zinkhan

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Duluth Kennel Club—Leah R. JamesDurango Kennel Club—Donald E. Schwartz,V.M.DDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEastern Dog Club—Mr. Theodore C. Hollander,Jr.Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club,Inc.—Robert RynkiewiczElm City Kennel Club—Dr. Gregory J. PavezaEnglish Setter Association of America, Inc.—Mr. John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Field TrialAssociation, Inc.—Susanne BurgessErie Kennel Club, Inc.—Julie W. ParkerFarmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—TerrieBreenFinnish Spitz Club of America—Mrs. CindyStansellFirst Dog Training Club of Northern NewJersey, Inc.—Mary D. CurtisFlat-Coated Retriever Society of America,Inc.—Neal GoodwinForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—June GuidoFort Lauderdale Dog Club—Eduardo T.FugiwaraFort Worth Kennel Club—Harold Tatro IIIFrench Bulldog Club of America—Mrs. AnnM. HubbardGarden State All Terrier Club, Inc.—JoanChurchGenesee County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Cindy CollinsGenesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—VirginiaDenninger

German Pinscher Club of America—BarbaraL. VisinskiGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr.Carmen L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club ofAmerica—Mrs. Barbara N. SchwartzGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. BonnieLaphamGloucester County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms.Carole L. RichardsGolden Retriever Club of America—EllenHardinGordon Setter Club of America, Inc.—NanceO. SkoglundGrand River Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann LettisGreat Dane Club of America, Inc.—JeanHighlandsGreat Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr.Robert M. BrownGreater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms.Karen J. BurgessGreater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—BarbaraShawGreater Lowell Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. JosephB. PhilipGreenville Kennel Club—Gloria AskinsGreenwich Kennel Club—Donna GilbertHarrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.—SandieRolenaitisHatboro Dog Club, Inc.—Sally L. FineburgHavanese Club of America—Shirley A. PetkoHeart of the Plains Kennel Club—Patricia M.CruzHendersonville Kennel Club—Betty Ann Brown

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Hockamock Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy FiskHolyoke Kennel Club, Inc.—Jane WilkinsonHoosier Kennel Club, Inc.—Karl H. KreckHungarian Pumi Club of America —MarilynPiuszHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—DickBlairHutchinson Kennel Club, Inc.—Barbara A.PennyIbizan Hound Club of the United States—Michelle BarlakIrish Red and White Setter Association ofAmerica—Christopher M. OrcuttIrish Setter Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Karolynne M. McAteerIrish Wolfhound Club of America—EugeniaHunterK-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County,NJ, Inc.—Dave MorganKeeshond Club of America, Inc.—Richard SuKenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut,Inc.—Doreen WeintraubKennel Club of Beverly Hills—Thomas PowersKennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.—Margaret DosterKennel Club of Niagara Falls—Daniel PetkoKennel Club of Riverside—Sylvia A. ThomasKennesaw Kennel Club—Bud HidlayKettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.—JacquelynFogelKuvasz Club of America—Richard RosenthalLabrador Retriever Club, Inc.—TONY EMILIOLadies’ Dog Club, Inc.—Gale K. Cummings

Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America, Inc.—James TalbertLakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club—MaryMcDaniel, D.V.M.Lakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.—Deborah L.KreiderLancaster Kennel Club, Inc.—Carolyn M. VackLand O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Jan CroftLangley Kennel Club—Ms. Dianne E. FranckLawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert N.LaBergeLehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dominic P.DiBalsiLeonberger Club of America—Don JamesLewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—SueGoldbergLong Island Kennel Club—Mr. William B.Tabler, Jr.Longshore-Southport Kennel Club, Inc.—Michaelann MakoLouisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Debra H. OwenMagic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ruth CrumbMahoning-Shenango Kennel Club, Inc.—JamesP. HenshawMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Lynn GarvinMaryland Kennel Club—Gary SarvinasMastiff Club of America, Inc.—RebeccaCampbellMcKinley Kennel Club—Herman H. TietjenMid-Hudson Kennel Association, Inc.—GayleBontecouMinneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.—RalphHogancamp


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Mississippi Valley Kennel Club—GretchenBernardiMohawk Valley Kennel Club—Ms. Amy RomeoMonticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—Barry A. HoovisMount Vernon Dog Training Club(MVDTC)—Martha L. BeckingtonMt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc.—Jane F. RuthfordMyrtle Beach Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodNational Shiba Club of America—MaggiStrouseNaugatuck Valley Kennel Club—Viola BurgosNew England Beagle Club, Inc.—Blaine GroveNewfoundland Club of America, Inc.—DavidHelmingNewnan Kennel Club—Willie CrawfordNewton Kennel Club—Catherine H. MurchNorfolk Terrier Club—Thomas GrahamNorth Shore Kennel Club—Richard F. ColettiNorwich Terrier Club of America—Jean KesslerObedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.—Beverly H. ConroyObedience Training Club of Rhode Island—James M. AshtonOld English Sheepdog Club of America,Inc.—Sheila KenyonOld Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc.—FeliceJarroldOlympic Kennel Club, Inc.—Betty M. WinthersOrange Empire Dog Club, Inc.—Burton J.YamadaOtterhound Club of America—Joellen Gregory,D.V.M.

Pacific Coast Boston Terrier Club—Mr. Carl E.GomesPekingese Club of America—Steven HamblinPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America,Inc.—Mrs. Anne H. BowesPharaoh Hound Club of America—Dominic P.CarotaPhiladelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.—LarryWilsonPiedmont Kennel Club, Inc.—Dean BurwellPioneer Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Margaret VohrPlainfield Kennel Club—Linda A. DeutschPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—William E. EllisPoodle Club of America, Inc.—Mary EllenFishlerPort Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Kathleen GregoryPortuguese Water Dog Club of America,Inc.—Robin BurmeisterProgressive Dog Club—Josephine De MennaProvidence County Kennel Club, Inc.—Richard E. GrantPutnam Kennel Club, Inc.—Florence R. LaicherPuyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.—FrancesStephensPyrenean Shepherd Club of America—Mrs.Nancy-Lee H. CoombsRamapo Kennel Club—Jeffrey D. BallRedwood Empire Kennel Club—JohnnyShoemakerRhodesian Ridgeback Club of the UnitedStates, Inc.—Judith Lichtman


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Richmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—Jan R.GladstoneRubber City Kennel Club—Cathy GaidosSalisbury Maryland Kennel Club—KarenCottinghamSammamish Kennel Club—Dr. Robert C. Gloster,M.D.Santa Barbara Kennel Club, Inc.—Abbe R.ShawSanta Maria Kennel Club, Inc.—Laurence J.LibeuSaratoga New York Kennel Club—Wanda H.AllenScottish Terrier Club of America—Helen A.PrinceShoreline Dog Fanciers Association of OrangeCounty—Susan L. HamilSiberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—AnnM. CookSir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc—William J.FeeneySoft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club ofAmerica—Robert BergmanSomerset Hills Kennel Club—Harvey GoldbergSouth Jersey Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Linda B.WillsonSouth Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C.FlynnSouth Texas Obedience Club, Inc.—Mrs. GerryDalakianSouthern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—John V.IoiaSouthern Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.—LeeArnold

Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay—GlendaStephensonSpinone Club of America—Karen LuckeySpringfield Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Thomas M.DaviesSt. Bernard Club of America, Inc.—GeorgeFalknerStaffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America—Amy J. SchwoebleStandard Schnauzer Club of America—Dr.Harvey MohrenweiserStaten Island Kennel Club, Inc.—MarianneMegnaSuffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. RobertEiseleSun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc.—MarcyL. ZinglerSusque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—LauraTrainorSussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. FlorenceDugganSussex Spaniel Club of America—John R.Lewis, Jr.Taconic Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—MarylynDeGregorioTampa Bay Kennel Club—Mary Manning-StolzTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Michael KnightTibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc.—StaceyLa ForgeTrap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Christopher L.SweetwoodTrenton Kennel Club, Inc.—Karen GunzelTroy Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Donald S. Gillett


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Twin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc.—Patricia C.SarlesUnited States Australian ShepherdAssociation—Jeff MargesonUnited States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.—Mr. Carl C. Ashby, IIIUnited States Lakeland Terrier Club—MariaSaccoUnited States Neapolitan Mastiff Club—Ms.Margaret R. WolfeUpper Potomac Valley Kennel Club—RobertLachmanUtah Valley Kennel Club—Kelly D. ReimschiisselVacationland Dog Club, Inc.—Mrs. Joan TaborValley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. CarolFisherVentura County Dog Fanciers Association—Lorraine EbdonVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Elise WrightWachusett Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Anne TestoniWallkill Kennel Club, Inc.—Rose M. RobischonWashington State Obedience Training Club,Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.Waterloo Kennel Club, Inc.—Cindy MillerWelsh Springer Spaniel Club of America,Inc.—Richard RohrbacherWelsh Terrier Club of America, Inc.—EreignSeacordWest Volusia Kennel Club—Cathy DriggersWindham County Kennel Club, Inc.—FrederickR. VogelWindward Hawaiian Dog FanciersAssociation—Mrs. Karen MaysWoodstock Dog Club, Inc.—Adrienne Soler

Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Claudia M. Grunstra-Pierro


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AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC.DELEGATES MEETING

JUNE 11, 2019

Mr. Sprung, President in the Chair, called themeeting to order at 10:02 a.m.

Mr. Sprung reminded the Delegates inattendance to sign in at the computer stationsoutside the meeting room.

The Chair introduced the persons seated withhim on the dais: William J. Feeney, Chairman;Patricia M. Cruz, Vice Chair; Joan Corbisiero,Professional Registered Parliamentarian; GinaDiNardo, Executive Secretary; ToddDeSimone, the Court Reporter.

Mr. Sprung reported the passing of LouisAuslander on May 6, 2019. Lou was aMiniature Schnauzer and Whippet breeder. In1969, he became a Judge. He held variousofficer roles with the International KennelClub of Chicago, including being Delegatefrom 1982 to 2009. An advocate for benchedshows, Auslander believed in this opportunityto educate the public about dogs. Mr.Auslander joined the AKC Board in 1983. He

was Chairman from 1987 to 1992 and also wasPresident in 1991 and 1992, the only person toever hold both positions.

The Chair offered condolences for the passingof Dr. Robert Smith on May 25, 2019. Bob wasthe Delegate for the Huntington Kennel Clubfrom 1996 to 2002, then for the MemphisKennel Club from 2008 to 2013 and mostrecently the Virginia Kennel Club since 2018.He was a breeder of American Foxhounds andWelsh Terriers, and he won several Owner-Handler Best in Shows. He was activelyinvolved with local clubs across the country, aswell as the American Foxhound Club, theWelsh Terrier Club of America and theAmerican Brussels Griffon Association. Dr.Smith was an All-Breed judge since 1969, heserved two terms on your Board of Directorsfrom 1997 to 2002 and 2009 to 2013.

The Executive Secretary read the names ofDelegates seated since the last meeting:

Paul Bodeving, Cave Junction, OR, torepresent Rogue Valley Kennel Club Nancy Bougher, Sacramento, CA, to representCalifornia Airedale Terrier Club Elizabeth A. (Betty Ann) Brown, Asheville,NC, to represent Hendersonville Kennel ClubJoan Church, Easton, PA, to represent GardenState All Terrier Club George H. Falkner, Wantage, NJ, to representSt. Bernard Club of America


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Lucy A. Heyman, Spring, TX, to representBedlington Terrier Club of America Terry Hilliard, Alburtis, PA, to representAmerican Brittany Club Prudence Hlatky, Rosharon, TX, to representBorzoi Club of America Barbara C. Ioia, Hurley, NY, to representButler County Kennel Club Carol Lynn Johnson, Caledonia, MI, torepresent Grand Rapids Kennel ClubAudrey Kotaska, Akron, OH, to representMedina Kennel Club Dr. Michaelann Cox Mako, Norwalk, CT, torepresent Longshore Southport Kennel Club Shirley Petko, Lockport, NY, to representHavanese Club of America Tammy Russell-Rice, Henderson, NV, torepresent Silver State Kennel Club Margaret (Peggy) Wolfe, Princeton, KY, torepresent United States Neapolitan MastiffClub Nancy Zinkhan, Owings Mills, MD, torepresent Dog Owners’ Training Club ofMaryland

The following Delegates, who were attendingtheir first meeting since approval wereintroduced from the floor:

George H. Falkner to represent St. BernardClub of America Lucy A. Heyman to represent BedlingtonTerrier Club of America Prudence Hlatky to represent Borzoi Club of

America Terry Hilliard to represent American BrittanyClub Nancy Zinkhan to represent Dog Owners’Training Club of MarylandBarbara C. Ioia to represent Butler CountyKennel Club Joan Church to represent Garden State AllTerrier ClubCathy Sumeracki to represent Border CollieSociety of America Elizabeth A. (Betty Ann) Brown to representHendersonville Kennel ClubShirley Petko to represent Havanese Club ofAmericaMargaret (Peggy) Wolfe to represent UnitedStates Neapolitan Mastiff ClubDr. Michaelann Cox Mako to representLongshore Southport Kennel Club Kathy Driggers to represent West VolusiaKennel Club Kelly D. Reimschiissel to represent Utah ValleyKennel Club

The minutes of the March 12, 2019 Delegatesmeeting were published in the online April2019 AKC Gazette and the complete transcriptwas posted on the Delegates Portal on AKC'swebsite. There were no corrections and theminutes were adopted as published.

Champlain Valley Kennel Club was dulyelected as a member of the American KennelClub.


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Mr. Sprung advised that the Chairman's reportwhich highlights AKC's successes and positivemessaging would be distributed to theDelegates via e-mail immediately following themeeting. He noted it would also be availableon the Delegate Portal on AKC.org.

Mr. Sprung delivered the President's report inwhich he called upon Brandi Hunter, our VicePresident of Public Relations andCommunications, and Melissa Olund, Directorof Digital Marketing, to share firsthandinformation with you on the Chairman'smessage.

Ms. Hunter: Thank you and good morning.Can everybody hear me? I am Brandi Hunter,Vice President of Public Relations andCommunications for the American KennelClub, and it is a pleasure to be in front of youguys yet again. Today I wanted to just sharewith you some of the ways we have increasedour messaging, our audience and our value inthe media space. So just a little bit about whatwe do. The Communications Department, weexecute media pitching, we get our story tothe proper media outlets, a various amount ofoutlets, so it would be print, television, radio,online, digital, and we really carry our story tothe media and the public and we also doreputation and strategic management, i.e.crisis management. We keep some of thosestories way down low. Some of our keymessaging is the work of the AKC and how it

benefits all dogs, value of the purebred dogand registration, the importance of breedersin choice of pet acquisition, promoting thesport and its value to dog owners, the benefitof our expertise to dog owners andresponsible dog ownership, are our flagshipmessaging. These are some high-level stats for2018. We did 22,937 clips. That is a lot ofvolume for the AKC. We are up about 4.5percent year over year. We are about 4.5percent higher than 2017. Our media value isappraised at $20 billion. That is from ourindependent media monitoring service,Cision, which is an international corporation.They do a lot of Fortune 500 companies andwe are one of their clients as well. Ouraudience has grown in the last 10 years froman average of 1.3 billion to an average of 17billion. There are not 17 billion people on theplanet, but the average news consumer goesbetween three to five outlets per day, if you area high news consumer like me, I'm at 12 to 20a day, to seek out their news. They are seeingus in various spaces, not just traditional newsspaces, but lifestyle spaces. If you go onPeople.com or you like Rachael Ray or OMagazine, we are also in those spaces, whichare important to dog owners. And oursentiment for 2018 was about 46.5 percentpositive, 51 percent neutral, and 2.5 percentnegative. The neutral is not a bad number. Itcould very well be counted to positive but fortransparency we will call it neutral. That iswhen we are being cited. They want our

Mr. Sprung advised that the Chairman's reportwhich highlights AKC's successes and positivemessaging would be distributed to theDelegates via e-mail immediately following themeeting. He noted it would also be availableon the Delegate Portal on AKC.org.

Mr. Sprung delivered the President's report inwhich he called upon Brandi Hunter, our VicePresident of Public Relations andCommunications, and Melissa Olund, Directorof Digital Marketing, to share firsthandinformation with you on the Chairman'smessage.

Ms. Hunter: Thank you and good morning.Can everybody hear me? I am Brandi Hunter,Vice President of Public Relations and

benefits all dogs, value of the purebred dogand registration, the importance of breedersin choice of pet acquisition, promoting thesport and its value to dog owners, the benefitof our expertise to dog owners andresponsible dog ownership, are our flagshipmessaging. These are some high-level stats for2018. We did 22,937 clips. That is a lot ofvolume for the AKC. We are up about 4.5percent year over year. We are about 4.5percent higher than 2017. Our media value isappraised at $20 billion. That is from ourindependent media monitoring service,Cision, which is an international corporation.They do a lot of Fortune 500 companies andwe are one of their clients as well. Ouraudience has grown in the last 10 years froman average of 1 3 billion to an average of 17


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expertise. They want a quote from our chiefveterinary officer. They are citing the breed ifthey are talking about particular breeds andstories. So, they are still using our informationin the stories. This, please don't try and readit, it is not going to be beneficial to try andread it, but this is what I look at and our teamlooks at on a regular basis. This is what for Q1of 2019 our sentiment looked like. We are alittle higher in our positivity and ourneutrality. Our negativity is very low. That redline you see across the bottom means that weare not being targeted, we are not beingwritten about in a negative space, we are notbeing accused of anything, so we are notseeing a high volume of media talkingnegatively about the AKC at all. This isanother view of sentiment. As you can see, thebulk of our stories are specifically about theAKC and then we have our most popularannouncement which gives us a lot of traffic.The Museum of the Dog which has done reallywell this year and we are happy to have thatback, Canine Health Foundation, governmentrelations, compliance, and other topics makeup the remainder, but for the most partpeople are writing about the AKC. That'swhere most of our clips are coming fromspecifically. Here are some high-level numbersfor some events. As you know, we hold threemajor ones, well, two major ones really andthat's a major announcement for us. So, ournumbers are really high. Over 3 billionimpressions for national championship, our

media value is high, our clip volumes are high.By contrast, if you look at the averagenonprofit or not for profit, they arementioned about 31 times per day nationallyin a high news cycle. We average about 63 atthis point. So, we are doing well above thecurve. We are doing it in a positive mannerand we are getting our information out thereand our expertise out there to the properaudiences. Here are some of the places we arebeing seen. This is just in about the past 90days as a matter of fact. New York Times, CNNare really high level, but we also do a lot oflocal and regional press as well, specificallyaround shows, legislation, we help GR out a lotto ensure that our message is reaching downand we are going down the funnel. So, if youare not consuming these at a high level butyou are consuming it at a regional or locallevel, we are still making an impact. Here aresome of the ways in which we are beingcovered. Again, don't try and read this. But wehonored George W. Bush's dog Sully for thePaw of Courage. We got a lot of high-levelnational press on that. It also put us in somedifferent conversations about how wecelebrate working dogs which was really great.Pet disaster relief trailers are always excellentstories of how we are out there for dog ownersin times of turmoil. The Museum of the Doggot a lot of coverage, and the Southern Livingclip you see in the bottom here, that is a lot ofhow we get covered, how often should youfeed your dog, how often should you wash


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your dog's bowl, best leashes for your dog, bestpractices, how do I train my dog. We get a lotof requests like that that come through ourexperts, so we are able to add ourselves to avery useful conversation for dog owners whoare not necessarily in the sport. So far in Q1we have had our national championshipwinner on Good Morning America for thesecond year in a row. They have alreadyinvited us back for a third. We are reallyexcited about that. We have executed a majorpress campaign for the Museum of the Dog,over 1,500 articles on the museum in 14different languages around the world and weare still counting. We are still seeing anaverage of 15 to 20 clips on the museum a day.So, we are really excited and we are about tostart full court press for the next exhibit. Weare up almost 3,000 clips from this time lastyear. So last year we were at 9,223. This year weare at over 12,000. We are trending ahead forthe year. We announced new breeds and hadthe largest number of clips surrounding AKCMeet the Breeds in 2019. We were up about 7percent there. We began to syndicate ourcontent with our Chief Veterinary Officer,including him in our McClatchey, which is anarticle we create every week and serve to 600media outlets. He is being viewed as an expertthere and solidified him as a trusted resourcein all things dog. He has actually told me hehas 20 or so requests a week and he is trying toget through them as fast as he can, so he isdoing a lot of good work for the AKC. Built

new relationships and working with nationaloutlets. There were some roadblocks we hadbefore. We don't have them now. We have seena lot of volume with places that two years agoeven we weren't able to get a response from.We are very encouraged there. AARP was oneof them, The Today Show was one of them. So,we are breaking some good ground. Otheraccomplishments. We distributed over 110press releases and media alerts for the year2018. This year we will be a little bit higher. Wewill be at about 140. 52 weekly articles to over600 newspapers. We create a weekly newsletterthat goes to 86,000 people and helpeddeveloped content for The Nibble which goesto over 1,000,000 users per month. And wealso manage media relations for the AKCHumane Fund, Museum of the Dog, andReunite, as well as building content with ourchief veterinary officer that goes on our socialproperties, AKC.org. And we are increasinghis presence at veterinary conferences, so weare adding our voices to those conversations aswell. And that is all I have for you guys today.Now I will turn it over to Melissa Olund, ourDirector of Digital Marketing, for herpresentation.

Ms. Olund: Hello. This is my first timespeaking to a room this large of dog people,so a little positive reinforcement at the endwould be lovely. I'm speaking to you todayabout AKC Marketing and what we do. Wehave three key goals in the AKC Marketing


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Department. I'm just going to go ahead andread them to you. Number one, we want toincrease ownership and registration ofpurebred dogs. We want to increase awarenessand participation in AKC sports and events.And we want to improve dog lovers'perception of the AKC, generally, both part ofthe fancy and the average person who has apet dog at home. There are three key thingsthat we do in order to sort of advance thosegoals, one of which, probably one of the mostimportant, is breed education. So, sharing ourbreed expertise as the AKC is key to drivingthat ownership and registration of purebreddogs. We want to engage people withmessaging that connects them, spurs them toaction, when it comes to the world ofpurebred dogs. We want to reach them whilethey are searching for the right breed for theirlifestyle and educate them and connect themto responsible breeders and inspire them todo more with the dogs that they end upacquiring. AKC.org is one of the key ways thatwe do this and that is our website foreverybody who has been there. We average 8million users per month and that's a lovelynumber that is increasing. Our organic searchtraffic on AKC.org is up nearly 40 percent yearover year. So that speaks to how we are reallydoing a great job of reaching people whilethey are in that behavior of looking forinformation about dogs and about breeds andabout what to do with their dogs. And just afew examples of how we have kind of brought

this great education to life, our puppy pack,we have two photos here, Gideon on top andthen Nymeria on the bottom, they follow thelives of these puppies in their first year andshow all the different things that go intoraising a puppy of the different particularpurebreds. I have a short clip here, there is noaudio, but it is an example of how we aredoing more on Instagram to really drive thebreed of the day program that we run. That isa little trivia about Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Sopeople, you know, who follow us on Instagram,they may not know that much about Corgis orthey might feel they are an expert on Corgis,but either way, when they get done with ourtrivia they will have engaged with and learninformation about Pembrokes and learnsomething new. Sports and events really allowus to bring some exciting and inspiring storiesto our constituency, both the fancy and theaverage pet dog owner. It is a rich source ofdigital content for us, whether we are at anevent, whether we are, you know, seeing thingsthat people are posting on social media abouttheir participation in an event. It really is oneof those things that you can't really replicate.You've got to see it to believe it sometimes withdog sports and events. So, a lot of the videothat we do on social media and on site is basedon sports events, and we can see that, youknow, with 28 million just year to date videoviews on Facebook alone, it is a really rich wayfor us to reach people and get them excitedabout doing more with their dogs. Some


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examples of how we bring this to life, ourvideos, as Doug mentioned, there is explainervideos that kind of serve to demystify some ofour different sports so that people can seesomething, say my dog can do that, you know,and learn how to get involved. I'm one ofthem. I just did my first Fast CAT over theweekend, so hooray. We also do some livecoverage of our National Championships. Wewent to the Rally and Agility and Obediencechampionships and did live coverage with allthe people who were participating, sharing theresults and interviewing the winners as theycame out of the ring. They were all veryexcited to be featured and shown to our socialmedia audiences. So, I'm going to show youright here a quick, video of one of our juniorhandler spotlights. This is a program that weare also doing every month. We are featuringa different junior handler. This young lady,when we met her, she was 11 years old, she is12 now I believe. Her name is Brielle. We mether at the Progressive Dog Club Toy SpecialtyShow. And I think you will enjoy this video.

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Ms. Olund: I'm glad you enjoyed that. Brandperception is another key way that we in theMarketing Department are aiming to increasethe profile of AKC. As we continue to expandour reach to dog lovers everywhere we aresuccessfully communicating the value and theimportant work of AKC on a greater scale than

ever before. I think one key thing that is really,really important for everybody to understandis that our social media reach is growing. It isbigger than it has ever been. We just broke the4 million mark on total followers, and that's ahuge number. But the key thing to knowabout that is that some social media platformsare actually plateauing. So, they are notgrowing at the same rate that we are. We aregrowing faster than their user base is growing.So that's a very positive signal as to howengaged people are when we are speaking tothem on social media. Email also targets ourcore constituency. I know Doug mentionedthis as well. Our email reach grew 10 percentin 2018 with 138 million emails sent acrossover 1,000 campaigns. Other areas where weare growing the brand perception is byincreasing our social media communitymanagement. That means we are out thereanswering people's questions on social media,we are talking to people, we are giving themtips and tricks and making sure that they knowhow to find the things that they are lookingfor. So, we are not just letting people talkabout us, we are actually talking with people,and we see a lot of great feedback when we dothat. We are also expanding Facebook groups.That’s a key part of how Facebook is movingforward and so we want to be on that cuttingedge with them. That's all I've got. Actually,one more slide, my fault. Positivereinforcement. We know the Marketing andCommunications Department impacts the


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AKC in many ways beyond our key goals. Wehave increased our brand awareness, we haveenhanced our corporate reputation, and wehave measurable public understanding of howAKC serves dog lovers everywhere. Just as aside example, our social media sentiment, thepositive sentiment is 88 percent on averageand that's an incredibly strong number. Thatmeans when people are talking about us, theyare talking about us in a positive way, sharingthings that they have done over the weekend,a new title that they won. So, it really has agreat impact on that, you know, socialsentiment that we see out there. And that's allI've got. Thank you so much.

Chief Financial Officer, Joseph Baffuto, gavethe Financial Report as follows:Good morning to you, the AKC Delegate body.It is with great privilege and pleasure that Ipresent to you our unaudited financial resultsthrough April 30, 2019. It has been anefficient and productive first four months ofour fiscal year and I am confident that we willbe able to continue our successes movingforward through the remaining balance of2019. Let's begin with a summary of ourrevenue and expenses. Our income statementreflects just under $25.7 million in totalrevenue and $23.8 million in total expenses,for an impressive operating income of $1.78million. During the first four months of the2018 year we recorded $25.1 million inrevenue, with $24.3 million in expenses, for

$819,000 of operating income. From oursummary, now let's reflect on our coreregistration volumes. We continue withpositive upward trends for both litters anddogs at a 3 percent and 2 percent markrespectively. Thanks go to our remarkable staffsupporting the registry and the mission of theAKC. Focusing next on the revenue side ofour operational equation, we are representinga $555,000 increase in total revenue as of thefour months ended April 30, 2019.Subsequently, we can drill down into this 2.2percent increase. With a concentrated andtargeted focus from our Board of Directorsand executive management, our registrationprograms are succeeding. Most particularly,dogs, litters and pedigrees have each hadpositive variances of approximately $200,000this year to date over prior year results. Also,our core concentration of sports and eventshave been highly successful to date this year,outperforming last year's revenue results byapproximately $347,000. Registrations andsports and events are what we do and in 2019we are continuing to do it right. Transitioningto the expenses side of the equation, we havecontrolled our costs this year by $414,000, incomparison to the period ended April 30,2018. There are a handful of contributingfactors to this 1.7 percent favorable decrease,so let's further evaluate. First off, payroll andbenefits. Our current full-time equivalenthead count of 354 has increased by 4 percentsince last year. However, we have been able to


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decrease our total payroll and associatedbenefits by $151,000 in 2019 measured against2018 levels. Next, our consulting costs havedecreased by $515,000 in a year over yearcomparison. Several functions and programsthroughout the organization have contributedto the year to date decrease, including ourNew York office relocation activities from2018, along with the timing of some of ourmarketing and technology efforts this year.Next, our equipment and maintenance andrental costs. Equipment, maintenance andrental have dropped by $129,000 or more than30 percent in comparison to the same periodlast year. This can be attributed mainly to ourpurchasing efforts and technology operationsteam working hard to negotiate favorablemaintenance contracts for services andequipment. Lastly, our postage costs havedecreased by about $75,000 or almost 8percent below last year's level at the sametime. We regularly conduct internal reviews ofour division level spending and we expect toclosely monitor our costs through theremainder of 2019. Observing our financialresults independent of our operating activities,we can note our investment performance yearto date which presented significant unrealizedgains. The portfolio had a 10.7 percent rate ofreturn in the first four months of 2019 whichvalued at approximately $10.8 million andoutperformed our benchmark for the periodby a full 100 basis points. Our balance sheetindicates the long-term fiscal power of our

organization. As of April 30, 2019, we areexhibiting total assets of $180 million, with$109.7 million in total liabilities. As we can seehere, these are both significant multimilliondollar increases over the prior year. Thedifference between our total assets and totalliabilities are our unrestricted net assets. Let'stake a deeper dive into the composition of theunrestricted net assets. Our operating reserveof just under $42 million representsapproximately 50 percent of our operatingbudget, while solidifying the functioningcontinuity of our business if there were asignificant disaster impacting our capabilitiesto operate the organization for an extendedperiod of time. Our investment in property,plant and equipment of $25.4 millionrepresents the value of our technologyequipment, furniture, fixtures and leaseholdimprovements. You will note this has increasedsignificantly by more than $15 million since2018 due to the completion of our newheadquarters at 101 Park Avenue in New York,along with completed renovations to ouroperations facility in Raleigh, North Carolina.The underfunded status of $60.5 million forour pension and post-retirement plansrepresents the combined shortfall from ourlong-term liabilities to these benefit plans.Lastly, the $63.4 million of our AKC Boarddesignated funds allows us to make long-termdecisions which will continue to help ussucceed in supporting our core mission. Thecomplete deck which I have presented to you


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here will be available on the Delegates Portalby the close of business tomorrow for you tocommunicate to your clubs. Also, if there areany questions, please note my e-mail addressand feel free to contact me. Have a wonderfulsummer season and we will see you again inSeptember.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Joe.

The first vote was on Rules Applying to DogShows Chapter 11, Section 4 - Dog ShowEntries, Conditions of Dog AffectingEligibility, which would only change theformat of the section. The amendment wasproposed by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee and brought forward withapproval from the AKC Board of Directors. There was a vote with two-thirds in theaffirmative and the amendment was adopted.

The next vote was on the Rules Applying toDog Shows Chapter 11, Section 12 - Dog ShowEntries, Conditions of Dog AffectingEligibility, which would change the italicizedportion of the section to be part of the rule.The amendment was proposed by theDelegate Dog Show Rules Committee andbrought forward with approval from the AKCBoard of Directors.

The Chair recognized Sue Goldberg, Delegatefor the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, whospoke as follows:

Ms. Goldberg: Sue Goldberg, Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club. Before the vote is taken,I have been asked to read an excellentstatement that is a clarification written by ourown staff liaison, Gina DiNardo, that isdesigned to clarify and alleviate anymisconceptions or misunderstandings. It readsin part: "There is no change to the verbiage,interpretation or the enforcement of thepolicy as it exists today. An individual servingas a show secretary is not a superintendentand is not held to the 30 days before or after ashow restriction. The reference in Chapter 11,Section 12, references the eligibility of a showsecretary or superintendent to exhibit as agentor handler for any dog owned or co-owned bythem to be entered in the event." The lastthree paragraphs of this section are clear thatthey apply only to superintendents, employeesof superintendents, and those householdmembers of the aforementioned individuals.Thank you.

The amendment was moved to the floor.There was a vote with two-thirds in theaffirmative and the amendment was adopted.

The third vote was on the Rules Applying toDog Shows Chapter 11, Section 13 - Dog ShowEntries, Conditions of Dog AffectingEligibility, which would change the section tobe gender neutral, changes the first twoparagraphs of italics to become part of therule and adds clarification. The amendment


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was proposed by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee and brought forward withapproval from the AKC Board of Directors. There was a vote with two-thirds in theaffirmative and the amendment was adopted.

The next vote was on the Rules Applying toDog Shows Chapter 14, Section 8 - Measuring,Weighing and Color Determinations WhenFactors of Disqualification in Breed Standardsor Eligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of Awards,which would reword the section only. Theamendment was proposed by the DelegateDog Show Rules Committee and broughtforward with approval from the AKC Board ofDirectors. There was a vote with two-thirds in theaffirmative and the amendment was adopted.

The fifth vote was on the Rules Applying toDog Shows Chapter 16, Section 6 -Championships, which would change theitalicized portion of the section to be part ofthe rule. The amendment was proposed by theDelegate Dog Show Rules Committee andbrought forward with approval from the AKCBoard of Directors. There was a vote with two-thirds in theaffirmative and the amendment was adopted.

The last vote was on the Field Trial Rules andStandard Procedure for Retrievers Chapter 14,Section 4, which would end the possibility for

dogs to run as the first dog of a series morethan once at the same stake at the same trial.The amendment was proposed by theRetriever Field Trial Advisory Committee andbrought forward with approval from the AKCBoard of Directors. There was a vote with two-thirds in the affirmative and the amendmentwas adopted.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretary toread the proposed amendment to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 7, Section 12 -Judges.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 7, Section 12 -Judges, which allows clubs to efficiently closeout a ring on the day. This amendment wasproposed by the AKC Board of Directors,endorsed by the Delegate Dog Show RulesCommittee and brought forward withapproval from the AKC Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of the AKCGazette and you will be asked to vote on it atthe September 2019 meeting. The full text ison the worksheet previously e-mailed.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretary toread the proposed amendment to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 14, Section 2 -Measuring, Weighing and ColorDeterminations When Factors ofDisqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under Conditions of a Class or


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Division of a Class Cancellations of Awards.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 14, Section 2 -Measuring, Weighing and ColorDeterminations When Factors ofDisqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of Awards,which would reword the section to incorporatebroader language regarding the display ofidentification by a person or dog exhibiting.This amendment was proposed by theDelegate Dog Show Rules Committee andbrought forward with approval from the AKCBoard of Directors. It will be published in twoissues of the AKC Gazette and you will beasked to vote on it at the September 2019meeting. The full text is on the worksheetpreviously e-mailed.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretary toread the proposed amendment to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows, Chapter 14, Section 9- Measuring, Weighing and ColorDeterminations When Factors ofDisqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of Awards.

Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to the RulesApplying to Dog Shows Chapter 14, Section 9 -Measuring, Weighing and ColorDeterminations When Factors of

Disqualification in Breed Standards orEligibility Under Conditions of a Class orDivision of a Class Cancellations of Awards,which permits move-ups to occur when anaward has been disallowed in non-regularclasses and also in groups; it further reiteratesthat this will occur when Best in Show iscancelled. This amendment was proposed bythe Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee andbrought forward with approval from the AKCBoard of Directors. It will be published in twoissues of the AKC Gazette and you will beasked to vote on it at the September 2019meeting. The full text is on the worksheetpreviously e-mailed.

The Chair called on the Executive Secretary toread a list of vacancies for the DelegateCommittees that are to be filled in September. Ms. DiNardo: These are the vacancies onDelegate committees that are to be filled atthe September Delegate meeting: All-Breeds Clubs Committee: Four, three-yearterms. Bylaws Committee: Four, three-year terms andone, one-year term. Canine Health Committee: Four, three-yearterms and one, two-year term. Companion Events Committee: Four, three-year terms and one, two-year term. Delegate Advocacy and AdvancementCommittee: Four, three-year terms and one,one-year term. Dog Show Rules Committee: Four, three-year


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terms. Field Trial and Hunting Test EventsCommittee: Four, three-year terms. Herding, Earthdog, and Coursing EventsCommittee: Four, three-year terms and one,one-year term. Parent Clubs Committee: Four, three-yearterms. Perspectives Editorial Staff: One, one-yearterm and six, two-year terms.

Mr. Sprung announced that the Delegateswould be e-mailed self-nomination forms bythe end of June. The self-nomination formmust be returned to the Executive Secretaryby Friday, July 19, 2019. Questions on theprocedures to be followed should also bedirected to the Executive Secretary. Delegates may only self-nominate for onecommittee, except that a member of thePerspectives Editorial Staff may also serve onanother standing committee. In August, theDelegates will be e-mailed the nominees foreach committee and their qualificationstatements with the September Delegatesmeeting notification.

The Chair called on Sheila Goffe, VicePresident of Government Relations, to make aspecial presentation. Ms. Goffe: I am very pleased this morning toread to you a resolution honoring DavidHelming. Whereas, David Helming joined theAKC Board of Directors of the American

Kennel Club Political Action Committee inJanuary 2011 and served through March 2019. Whereas, David Helming first joined the AKCDelegate body in 2006 representing theHutchinson Kennel Club and was againelected as a Delegate for the NewfoundlandClub of America in 2013. And Whereas, David Helming has been activein the American Kennel Club for many yearsas a breeder of Newfoundlands, PortugueseWater Dogs and Norwich Terriers. Whereas, in 2005 he was elected AKC Breederof the Year after being chosen as the AKCWorking Group Breeder of the Year in 2002.And Whereas, David Helming is an honorarymember and past president of theNewfoundland Club of America, served as vicechairman of the NCA Charitable TrustManagement Board, and currently serves as ofthe NCA's Delegate to the American KennelClub.And Whereas, he is a member of the SomersetHills Kennel Club, Westchester Kennel Club,Kennel Club of Philadelphia, WestminsterKennel Club, and the Morris and EssexKennel Club, and has served these clubs invarious capacities including president,director, show chairman, and treasurer. And Whereas, David Helming's leadership,knowledge and experience in matterspertaining to legislation and public policyhave been of great value to the AKC PACBoard. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the


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Directors of the American Kennel ClubPolitical Action Committee honor DavidHelming's service and dedication to theAmerican Kennel Club and its Political ActionCommittee and extend to him their gratefulappreciation and best wishes for his futureendeavors. Thank you, David.

The Chair informed the Delegates that theTuesday, September 10, 2019 Delegatesmeeting would be held at the DoubletreeNewark Airport Hotel. The Conference andTravel Department will place the hotelinformation on the Delegates Portal when theblock of rooms becomes available.

Mr. Sprung reminded the Delegates thatlunch would be served following the meetingon the Terrace, and to leave their badges atthe registration desk following lunch.

The following Delegate spoke during NewBusiness as follows:

Frances Stephens, Delegate, Puyallup ValleyDog Fanciers:Frances reported on the case of misconduct bythe club’s former treasurer who was convictedin April 2018 of felony theft, after the clubfiled charges with the county. She requestedthat AKC review the member/registrationstatus of the individual and provideappropriate action.

Sylvia Thomas, Delegate, Kennel Club ofRiverside:Sylvia thanked the Delegates for their faithfulreadership and support of Perspectives. Shereported that the June issue was very wellreceived, as evidenced by the number ofarticle reprint requests. She encouraged theDelegates to share the content with a wideraudience and provided the instructions – theDelegate sends an email to her with thearticle(s) of interest, she gets permission fromthe author, she creates a PDF and returns tothe Delegate for distribution. Recent approvedrepublications were Carl Ashby and CarmenBattaglia’s respective articles on Sustainability,Robin Foust’s article on Service Dogs, JoyceDandridge’s article on Ring Stewarding, andJon Green's wonderful article on FSS OpenShows, which will also be published in a futureissue of the Gazette. Changes to thecoordinator position for the upcoming issueswere noted – Don James switched to theDecember issue and Gino Sisnerosvolunteered for the September issue. Articlesfor the September issue are due to Mr.Sisneros by the July 15, 2019 deadline. It wasrevealed that the baby in the June issuefeature, You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,was Dick Blair. Delegates were asked todiscretely send a baby picture to Sylvia inorder to be featured in an upcoming issue.Lastly, she offered hard copies of Perspectivesto the attending Delegates at the meeting.


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Herman Tietjen, Delegate, McKinley KennelClub:Herman expressed gratitude to the Delegatesand “dog people” who offered condolences onthe passing of his late wife both on socialmedia and otherwise.

Jeffrey Ball, Delegate, Ramapo Kennel Club:Jeffrey updated the Delegates on New JerseyLobby Day at which a state dog for New Jersey,the Collie, was proposed. The selection wasbased on the history of the Collie in NewJersey. The New Jersey Federation of Dog Clubs had20 people participate, and they met with 57 ofthe 120 legislators. The Collie resolution isnow moving forward with bipartisan legislativesupport. He thanked AKC Reunite,represented by Megan Ault and thePhiladelphia Kennel Club for their assistance.There are two current trailers, two more havebeen confirmed and work is being done fortwo more. A breeder of merit in attendancefor the first time was impressed with theopportunity that the event offered: to speak tothe legislators, to educate them and make adifference. Jeffrey urged the Delegates asthose with the most knowledge, to use theprograms that AKC has established to reachout to the public and educate them as leaders.Efforts of the Delegates at the local, countyand state level are needed in addition to themedia.

Glenda Stephenson, Delegate, Space CoastKennel Club of Palm Bay:Glenda stressed the importance ofmicrochipping dogs/dog litters as shereflected on her experience approximately 12years ago, of having one of her microchippeddogs returned to her after being lost in Texas.She was able to have the dog’s sperm analyzedby Dr. Mary McDaniel, a fellow Delegate, forfuture breeding, which tested positively. Thedetailed account of her story is featured in herarticle The Dreaded Telephone Call in theJune issue of Perspectives.

Betty Winthers, Delegate, Olympic KennelClub:Betty proudly shared details about OlympicKennel Club’s 75th Anniversary show inAugust, which will be a 5-day event includingConformation, Obedience, Rally, Dock Diving,Agility, Disk Dog, and Fast CAT. Threedifferent group clubs will also be participating.

Dominic DiBalsi, Delegate, Lehigh ValleyKennel Club:Dominic suggested an AKC sponsoredprogram for children on Sunday afternoonbefore the Delegate Meeting, having noticed alarge number of that age group at the hotel.

Karen Gunzel, Delegate, Trenton KennelClub:Karen offered an invitation to attend TrentonKennel Club’s 100th show in May 2020.


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Features of the event will be Conformation,Lure Coursing, Canine Good Citizen andTrick Dog.

Hearing no further business, the Chairadjourned the meeting.[Time noted: 11:25 a.m.]

The opinions expressed by the speakers may notnecessarily reflect those of The American KennelClub.

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