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MISSION STATEMENT The is dedicated to upholding ATTENTION DELEGATES the integrity of Mits IRSeSgiIsOtryN, p romoting thSe TsApoTrtEoMf pEurNebT red and breed - ing for type and function. ® NOTICE OF MEETING FToheu nAdmeed ricn a1n8 8K4e, ntnhel AKCCluba isn d deitds icaafftielida tteo d uoprhgoaldninizga tihoen is natedgvroitcy aotfe itfso rRtehge isptruyr,e p brroemdo dtiong tahse as pfaormt iolyf pcuormebpraend iodnog, sadavnad nbcre ecdainng infeo r hteyapeltha nad ndfu wncetilol-nb. eing, work to protect the The next meeting of the Delegates will be held Frioguhntdse od f ian ll1 8d8o4g, othwe nAKCers annd di tps raofmfiloiatete rd eosrpgoansiziabtlieo nds oagd ovwocnaetersfhoripth. e pure bred as a family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of all via Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 be - dog owners and 805prom1 oAtrec ore Csopropnosribaltee dDorgiv oew, Snueirtseh 1ip0. 0, Raleigh, NC 276 17 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 276 17 ginning at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. It will follow Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ...... (919) 233-9767 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 New York, NY Office ...... (212) 696-8200 Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ...... (919) 233-9767 the Delegates Forum which will begin at 11:00 Fax ...... (212) 696-8299 New York, NY Office ...... (212) 696-8200 Website ...... www.akc.org Fax ...... (212) 696-8299 a.m. ET. Website ...... www.akc.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, CHAIRMA N•DOMINIC P. CAROTA, VICE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS RONALD H. CMLAESNSA KOEFR 2, 0C2H2 AIRMA N•DR. THOMAS MC.L DAASVSIE OSF, V2I0C2E 4 CHAIRMAN DELEGATES CREDENTIALS CHRISTOPHER L. SWEETWOOD DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA HAROCLDA S“SR EODF” 2 T0A1T8 RO III DR.C MLAICSHSA OEFL 2K0N2I0GHT Christopher R. Abraham, Pasco, WA, JANMNE SW RA.L DLION K KARPOALTYRNINCIEA MM.. MCRCUATZ EER DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN WILLIAM J. FEENEY Richland Kennel Club ROCNLAALDS SH O. MF E2N02A3KER KAROCLLYANSNSE OMF. 2M0C2A5 TEER RITA J. BIDDLE DR. JC.L CAHSASR OLFE S2 0G1A9 RVIN CLASS OF 2021 Dana L. Alexander, Chandler AZ, DR. CSATREVMEENN HLA. MBABTLTIAN GLIA DORMITINAI CJ. PB. ICDADRLEOTA DARN. TIEHLO JM. ASSM MYT. HD,A EVSIEQS . DDRO. MTHINOICM PA.S C DARAVOITEA S Superstition Kennel Club ANN WALLIN THOMAS POWERS RONALD H. MENAKER, ChairmaHnA ERmVEeYri tMu.s WOODING Jill Faulmann, Sherwood, OR, DDEENNIIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Offffiicciioo Sherwood Club EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DENNIS B. SPRUNG GIINA M. DINARDO JOTSHEEPOHD VO.R BEA PFFHUILTLOIP, JS R. Jane Fitzin, Powhatan, VA, President Executive Secretary Chiief Financial Offiicerr Chiief Executive Offiicerr Winston-Salem Dog Training Club VICE PRESIDENTS Eduardo Toshio Fugiwara, Hampton, NJ, JAY WAKS VKICIRES PTREENS BIDAEHNLTKSE BRANDI HUNTER Senior ExecutiKvIe RSTEN BAHLKEV,i cPeu rPerberseidd eCnotnsumer DemanPdublic Relations & Vice President & Purebred Consumer Demand Communications Two Cities Kennel Club General Counsel MARK DUNN, Executive Vice President KEITH FRAZIER, Executive CVYicNeT HPrIAe sBidEeAnGtL, EBS usiness SuppDoOrUt GS eLrJvUicNeGs REN Vanessa Giamo, Newton, NJ, ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKY Assistant General Counsel Sports & Events Executive Vice PresidenSt H& EILA GOFFE , Government Relations Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America Chief GrowthB ROAffNicDeIr HUNTER , PubMlicA RKe lDatUioNnN s & CommunicHaEtAioTnHs ER MCMANUS Senior Vice President Deputy General Counsel Laurie Green, Toledo, OH, THEREDSOAU CGH LINJUNGREN, ExecuRteivgei sVtircaeti oPnre & sident, Sports & Events Senior Vice PresiHdEeAnTt HER MCMusAtoNmUSe,r Deepvueltoyp Gmeennetral CounsMeAl RI-BETH O’NEILL Planning & Operations Sport Services Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club MARI-BETH O’NEILL, S port Services KEITH FRAZIER AIDEN COLIE PAULA SPEBCuTsOinR e, sCso Srpuoprpaotret Services ELIZABETH SOROTA Corie Haylett, Boone, NC, Senior Vice President Services/NC Facility Ops Marketing DAPHNA STRAUS , Business Development Technology Asheville Kennel Club TIM THOMASSH,E JILuAd gGiOnFgF OE perations DAPHNA STRAUS Government Relations Business Development Edward T. 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Mark S. Stempel, Bohemia, NY, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER AND American Shih Tzu Club BYLAWS OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. Lynne Wickens, Andover, OH, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 2 Ashtabula Kennel Club The AKC Board has endorsed the following amendment to ARTICLE VII, Section 2, of the NOTICE Charter and Bylaws of the American Kennel Club, Mr. Robert Gipson (Sikeston, MO). Action was Inc. proposed by the Delegate Bylaws Commit - taken by the Southeastern Missouri Beagle tee. This will be voted on at the June 8, 2021 Club for conduct at its December 6, 2020 Delegates Meeting. event. Mr. Gipson was charged with inappro - ARTICLE IV priate, abusive, or foul language directed per - SECTION 2. The names of all candidates for sonally towards a judge. The Staff Event election as directors shall be published in al - Committee reviewed the committee’s report phabetical order on the Secretary’s Page of the and set the penalty at a six-month suspension March AKC GAZETTE of the year in which of event privileges and a $500 fine, effective they come before the annual meeting to be December 30, 2020. (Beagles) voted upon.

NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES APPLYING Ms. Megan Smith (Yuma, AZ). Action was TO DOG SHOWS CHAPTER 16, SECTION 6 – taken by the Yuma Kennel Club for conduct at CHAMPIONSHIPS its November 27, 2020 event. Ms. Smith was The AKC Board has endorsed the following charged with inappropriate, abusive, or foul amendment to CHAPTER 16, Section 6, of the language. The Staff Event Committee reviewed Rules Applying to Dog Shows , proposed by the the committee’s report and set the penalty at a Delegate Rules Committee. This will one-month event suspension and a $500 fine, be voted on at the June 8, 2021 Delegates effective March 1, 2021. (Cocker Spaniels) Meeting. CHAPTER 16 NOTICE SECTION 6. The AKC’s Management Disciplinary Com - (Previous portions of the sections are un - mittee has suspended Ms. Christy Cunning - changed.) ham (Monroe, VA) from all AKC privileges for At independently held specialty shows and con - five years and imposed a $1,000 fine for refus - current specialty shows for breeds divided into ing to make her dogs and records available for recognized varieties, if a dog designated Best of inspection when requested. (Multiple Breeds) Variety is also awarded Best of Breed in inter-

AKC GAZETTE 2 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES variety competition, it shall receive Grand changes or corrections to their address, Championship points figured at the highest phone, fax or emails. These changes are very point rating of any variety entered at that spe - important because they affect your judges’ cialty show. If a dog designated Best of Variety record, the web site and the Judges Directory. or Best of Opposite Sex in its variety is also Please notify Judging Operations by email at awarded Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed [email protected]. in inter-variety competition, it shall receive Grand Championship points figured at the APPLICANTS highest point rating of its sex in any variety en - The following persons applications have tered at that specialty show. Such points shall been submitted for the breed(s) specified but not be in addition to, but inclusive of, any they are NOT eligible to accept assignments. Grand Championship points previously awarded the dog in its variety competition. NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANT Mrs. Carolyn Keiper Horowitz (109109) TN CONFORMATION JUDGES (863) 393-5579 Letters concerning judges and provisional [email protected] judges should be addressed to the Judging Op - Manchester Terriers erations Department at PO Box 900062, Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerning ADDITIONAL BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS Agility, Obedience, Rally, , and VST Mr. Larry C. Abbott (20217) TX applicants should be addressed to the Com - (972) 562-1200 panion Events Department in North Carolina. [email protected] Balance of Herding Group (Beaucerons, The American Kennel Club will, at the re - Belgian Laekenois, Bergamasco Sheepdogs, quest of a judge or judge applicant, provide Briards, Canaan Dogs, Entlebucher Moun - that individual with copies of letters received tain Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, Icelandic regarding their judging qualifications. As a re - Sheepdogs, Norwegian Buhunds, Pyrenean sult, it should be understood that any such Shepherds) correspondence will be made available, upon Miss Vicki E. Allenbrand (91374) KS request, to the judge or judge applicant. (678) 429-4609 [email protected] It is the responsibility of all Conformation , Belgian Malinois, Bergamasco and judges to notify the Sheepdogs, Norwegian Buhunds, Pembroke Judging Operations Department of any Welsh Corgis, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs,

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Pyrenean Shepherds, Shetland Sheepdogs, Dogs, Saint Bernards, Siberian Huskies Swedish Vallhunds Mr. Larry E. Hansen Jr. (19512) AZ Mrs. Anne M. Beckwith (100057) OH (623) 975-0595 (614) 570-9779 [email protected] [email protected] Akitas, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Dogo Ar - American Hairless Terriers, Bull Terriers, gentinos, German Pinschers, Samoyeds Sealyham Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terri - Ms. Dawn Hitchcock (100299) SC ers, Welsh Terriers (864) 238-2742 Mrs. Shilon L. Bedford (15789) MN [email protected] (320) 485-4825 Affenpinschers, Brussels Griffons, Cavalier [email protected] King Charles Spaniels, Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin, Maltese, Shih Tzus, Toy Fox Miniature Pinschers, Pugs, Yorkshire Terri - Terriers ers Mr. Dean Burwell (103997) SC Dr. Vandra L. Huber (6857) WA (803) 831-8375 (425) 881-5809 [email protected] [email protected] Airedale Terriers, Border Terriers, Bull Ter - Belgian Laekenois, Berger Picards, Border riers, Glen of Imaal Terriers , Briards, Canaan Dogs, Cardigan Mr. J. Calvin Dykes (100595) OR Welsh Corgis, Finnish Lapphunds, Miniature (541) 562-1447 American Shepherds, Pembroke Welsh Cor - [email protected] gis, Pyrenean Shepherds, Swedish Vallhunds Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Coton de Ms. Karen Hynek (35536) MO Tulear, Lhasa Apsos, Shiba Inu) (636) 219-6991 Mrs. Sharon L. Dykes (100581) OR [email protected] (541) 562-1447 American English Coonhounds, American [email protected] Foxhounds, Azawakhs, Black and Tan Coon - Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Finnish hounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, Borzois, Spitz, Lowchen) English Foxhounds, Plott Hounds, Redbone Mrs. Nancy J. Eilks (23143) WI Coonhounds, Sloughis, Treeing Walker (920) 648-3192 Coonhounds, Shiba Inu [email protected] Dr. Adam Stafford King (49694) IL Alaskan Malamutes, Cane Corsos, Great (812) 568-6972 Danes, Great Pyrenees, Mastiffs, Neapolitan [email protected] Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Portuguese Water Curly-Coated Retrievers, Clumber Spaniels,

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Welsh Springer Spaniels, Lhasa Apsos, Low - Dogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Pembroke Welsh chen Corgis Mrs. Anna Lorenz (19278) WI Mrs. Paula Nykiel (5487) MO (920) 286-1499 (636) 239-5577 [email protected] [email protected] Vizslas, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Doberman Balance of Hound Group (American English Pinschers, German Pinschers, Great Danes, Coonhounds, Azawakhs, Bluetick Coon - Great Pyrenees, Berger Picards hounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, Plott Hounds, Mr. Ronald Lukins (56312) WA Redbone Coonhounds) (805) 914-9269 Mr. David J. Peat (6909) AZ [email protected] (480) 473-4776 Balance of Hound Group (American Fox - [email protected] hounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, English Fox - Balance of Working Group (Boerboels, Chi - hounds, Grand Bassets Griffons Vendeens, nooks, Dogo Argentinos, Kuvaszok, Leon - Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Plott bergers, Tibetan Mastiffs) Hounds) Mrs. Pamela Peat (5894) AZ Mr. Brian Meyer (15140) IL (480) 473-4776 (815) 332-4848 [email protected] [email protected] Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Smooth Fox Ter - Corgis riers, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terri - Ms. Dierdre Petrie (63937) PA ers, Sealyham Terriers (610) 763-8976 Mrs. Cindy Meyer (15141) IL [email protected] (815) 332-4848 Balance of Hound Group (American English [email protected] Coonhounds, Azawakhs, Black and Tan American English Coonhounds, Cirneco Coonhounds, Harriers, Norwegian dell’Etna, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos, Elkhounds, Plott Hounds, Portugese Po - Redbone Coonhounds, Treeing Walker dengo Pequenos, Redbone Coonhounds, Coonhounds Sloughis), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Ms. Bonnie Money (105681) IN Havanese, Papillons (317) 452-2204 Ms. Lily Russell (74429) IA [email protected] (319) 795-3305 Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Belgian [email protected] Sheepdogs, Briards, German Shepherd Balance of Herding Group (Belgian

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Laekenois, Old English Sheepdogs), Chi - NEW BREED PERMIT JUDGES nese Shar-Pei, Dalmatians Mrs. Susan Ann Kerwin Bush (5119) AZ Mrs. Barbara Shaw (6554) TX (262) 337-0889 (903) 870-6425 [email protected] [email protected] English Setters Curly-Coated Retrievers, Boykin Spaniels, Mrs. Chris Ann Moore (108927) AR Field Spaniels, German Pinschers, Great (479) 221-0555 Danes, Mastiffs [email protected] Mr. Ed Valle (93014) FL Akitas, Bullmastiffs, Rottweilers, Chinese (407) 766-2604 Cresteds, Papillons, Chinese Shar-Pei, Shiba [email protected] Inu, Australian Cattle Dogs, Cardigan Welsh Biewer Terriers, Cavalier King Charles Corgis, JS Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, Mal - Mrs. Gina Wieser (90371) MO tese, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers (813) 318-1290 JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANTS [email protected] Mrs. Jennifer Bell (109179) LA Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Biewer Terriers, (225) 933-6132 Brussels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles [email protected] Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, Ms. Cindy Hartwell (104985) FL English Toy Spaniels, Havanese, Italian Grey - (207) 751-0047 hounds, Japanese Chin, Maltese, Manchester [email protected] Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, Papillons, Ms. Mallori Seifert (109181) CA Pekingese, Pomeranians, , Pugs, [email protected] Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Mrs. Lynn Smithson (109147) CA Yorkshire Terriers) (530) 282-4444 [email protected] ADDITIONAL BREED PERMIT JUDGES Mr. Rick Blanchard (90228) RI PERMIT JUDGES (401) 623-1475 The following persons have been approved [email protected] on a Permit basis for the designated breeds in Boerboels, Giant Schnauzers, Komondorok accordance with the current judging approval *Permit status approval for Balance of Working process. They may now accept assignments and the Group (Dogo Argentinos, Kuvaszok, Tibetan fancy may still offer comments to Judging Oper - Mastiffs) pending satisfactory completion of re - ations. quired measurement and/or weighing test.

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Ms. Carol S. Brown (31144) NC satisfactory completion of required measurement (717) 507-3230 and/or weighing test. [email protected] Mr. Ronald Hoh (97979) CA Tibetan Spaniels, Border Collies, Collies (916) 481-7108 *Permit status approval for Berger Picards, [email protected] Shetland Sheepdogs pending satisfactory Balance of Terrier Group (Cesky Terriers, completion of required measurement Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers), Blood - and/or weighing test. hounds, Grand Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Mrs. Robin Casey (92447) WY Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Portuguese (307) 514-1519 Podengo Pequenos [email protected] Ms. Diane Kepley (90370) SC Azawakhs, Basset Hounds, Bloodhounds, (301) 305-9986 Bluetick Coonhounds, Dachshunds, Petits [email protected] Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Treeing Walker Doberman Pinschers, Airedale Terriers, Coonhounds Bedlington Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Dr. Joyce Dandridge (62237) DC Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, (202) 726-9155 Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Welsh Ter - [email protected] riers Dogo Argentinos, Standard Schnauzers, Mr. Thomas J. Latta (91010) MO Pekingese, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, (816) 655-2142 Pumik [email protected] Ms. Marcie Dobkin (6442) CA Dogues de Bordeaux, Siberian Huskies, (858) 748-8848 Standard Schnauzers [email protected] Miss Joan Luna Liebes (6515) CO Airedale Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, Bor - (719) 749-0232 der Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Irish Terriers, [email protected]/eric.iebes@earth - Norfolk Terriers, Russell Terriers, Sealyham link.net Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, Irish Water Mrs. Janet Fink (6374) CA Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani (909) 307-9778 Mr. John S. Lucas (7444) TX [email protected] (512) 422-2625 Ibizan Hounds, German Pinschers, Biewer [email protected] Terriers Balance of Working Group (Chinooks, Dogo *Permit status approval for Pekingese pending Argentinos, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs,

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Leonbergers), German Shorthaired Pointers Icelandic Sheepdogs Ms. Robin MacFarlane (95827) FL Mr. Richard Powell (17447) PA (772) 801-5293 (717) 496-5033 [email protected] [email protected] Great Pyrenees Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers Mrs. Christie Martinez (22596) WA Ms. Ann Roth (63187) NC (503) 477-0801 (910) 791-3950 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Hound Group (American Fox - Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Anatolian Shep - hounds, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos) herds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Boxers, Mr. John Mayhall (101705) AZ Doberman Pinschers, Dogues de Bordeaux, (929) 970-0969 Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain [email protected] Dogs, Newfoundlands, Siberian Huskies, Ibizan Hounds, , Doberman Pin - Standard Schnauzers schers, Pembroke Welsh Corgis Ms. Rhonda Silveira (100061) OR Mr. James Mitchell 5140 Wilmington, DE (503) 428-2021 19802 [email protected] (302) 521-8039 Bearded Collies, Beaucerons, Belgian [email protected] Laekinois, Bergamasco Sheepdogs, Berger Balance of Non-Sporting Group (American Picards, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs Eskimo Dogs, Bichons Frises, Boston Terri - Mrs. Cindy Stansell (44666) NC ers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow (919) 359-1150 Chows, Coton de Tulear, Dalmatians, [email protected] Finnish Spitz, French Bulldogs, Keeshonden, Black and Tan Coonhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Lhasa Apsos, Lowchen, Norwegian Lunde - Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Belgian Laekenois, hund, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Tibetan Bergamasco Sheepdogs, Bouviers des Flan - Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli) dres, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Polish Lowland Mr. Malcolm E. Moore (23275) AL Sheepdogs, Pulik, Pumik, Pyrenean Shep - (334) 312-3900 herds [email protected] Ms. Jan A. Sutherland (97231) CA Beagles, Dachshunds, Whippets (213) 819-6218 Mrs. Betsey Orman (99925) WI [email protected] (847) 778-7661 American Water Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels [email protected]

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Ms. Debra Thornton (18837) GA son has been reinstated. (434) 262-6267 Mr. Robert B. Lawson (6456) FL [email protected] (239) 331-1100 Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Dalmatians, [email protected] French Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Poodles, Ti - All Non-Sporting breeds, Pointers, German betan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers Shorthaired Pointers, German Wirehaired Mr. John P. Wade (5936) NV Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly (916) 508-7979 Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, [email protected] Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Eng - Pointers, German Shorthaired Pointers, Ger - lish Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, man Wirehaired Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Best in Show Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, English RESIGNED CONFORMATION JUDGES Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Ms. Kathleen M. Davenport Field Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Diana Van Sandt Spinoni Italiani Mr. Adrian Woodfork (6877) CA EMERITUS CONFORMATION JUDGE (916) 716-2369 Mrs. Connie Gerstner Miller [email protected] German Shorthaired Pointers, Labrador Re - DECEASED CONFORMATION JUDGES trievers, Vizslas, Norwegian Elkhounds Mrs. William (Dee) Hickerson Mr. William L. Hickerson JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PERMIT JUDGES Mrs. Judy English Murray Mr. Diego Garcia (108799) NC Mrs. Blackie H. Nygood (215) 499-5215 Col. Jerry H. Weiss [email protected] Miss Kasey O’Brien (108935) FL APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFIC REGISTERED [email protected] NAME PREFIX Ms. Grace Ann Szczurek (108487) IL The following applications for a breed-specific (630) 940-3137 Registered Name Prefix have been submitted [email protected] to The American Kennel Club. Letters in regard to these applications should be REINSTATED JUDGE addressed to Gina DiNardo, Executive The Judging eligibility of the following per - Secretary:

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ARROW STONE-Australian Shepherds-Jesslyn E. REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTED Mundy The following applications for a breed-specific ATLASSHEPHERDS- German Shepherd Dogs- Registered Name Prefix have been granted: Agatha Dudas AMBER WAVES- Great Pyrenees-Debbie A. DESTA-Doberman Pinschers- Dayna C. Hewitt Hosley DESTINY-Bichon Frise-Debbie L. Hollan BINGO’S- Pembroke Welsh Corgis-Sherry D DYTTAR-Miniature Bull Terriers- Suzzanne M. Ro - Hardman fols BRIAR ROSE- Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers- Car - FRAJAEC- American Staffordshire Terriers-Kim - olyn Garrett berly Rudzik CASTLERIGG- Pekingese- Susan Speranza GOLDGROVE-Doberman Pinschers- Sharon S. CRESTVIEW-Dachshunds-Sarah I. Holland Pflueger and Tamra L. Rabolo FOWLPLAY- Labrador Retrievers- Nathan A. HIGH ALTITUDE-Collies- Lauren R. Maggart Atkinson HIGHPOINTER-German Shorthaired Pointers- INTUITION FARM-Great Pyrenees-Kathryn E. Wyatt W. Jenkins Meier HUDSONVIEW-Cavalier King Charles Spaniels- ISLAND BOUND-Old English Sheepdogs-Marcia Laura Y. Glynn A. Stedman INKA EMPIRE-Cane Corsos- Edgar Alex Portocar - KENMARE- Cardigan Welsh Corgis-Lark A. rero Schwartz & Fred H. Harnishfeger KYMERITE-Cavalier King Charles Spaniels-Rebecca LAST FRONTIER-Chesapeake Bay Retrievers- D. Markijohn and Michael G. Beasley, SR. Marynell E. Lee & Daniel M. Lee MIDEE- Chinese Shar Pei- Charles M. Williamson MAPLEWOOD ACRES- Labrador Retrievers - and Debra J. Williamson Nancy H. Schaetzke PEARLZ-Poodles- Deirdre Junta MEDLIN HILLS-Cavalier King Charles Spaniels- SECRETWINN-Labrador Retrievers-Debra Winn Lisa Payne SILVER LININGS- Australian Shepherds- Heather PREMIERE- Golden Retrievers- Christine C. Tex - Swik and Jennifer Swik ter & Lauren M. Texter SOLACE’S-Australian Shepherds-Karine Sanders PRUDEN’S- Pomeranians- Darlene Pruden TMH-Labrador Retrievers-Tiffany J. Hairston ROYAL GIANTS- Giant Schnauzers- Melanie Mc - VON HAUSTIIER-Rottweilers-Daniel Cullinan Dowell & Jeral Davis WEST INDY-Weimaraners-Mary B. West SHADY OAKS- Cavalier King Charles Spaniels- WHITECAP-Border Collies- Jessica R. Witchey and Marion Schuessler & Stephen D. Schuessler Tim M. Egenrieder SUNDERHUND- Dachshunds – Jennifer M. Sun - derman

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TIMBERLAND FARM-Labrador Retrievers- Sharon G. Smith VERDE MONT-Labrador Retrievers- Gayle S. Erd - man

VOM BESCHUTZER-German Shepherd Dogs- ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DELEGATES Lori B. Morton & Dawnetta Calhoun OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MARCH 9, 2021

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Abilene Kennel Club— Melanie Steele Affenpinscher Club of America— Letisha Wubbel Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc.— Ms. Constance Butherus Airedale Terrier Club of America— Aletta L. Moore Akita Club of America— Steven Lisker Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.— Pa - tricia A. Peel Albany Kennel Club, Inc.— KC Gottschalk American Belgian Malinois Club— Carol J. Shields American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.— Ms. Janina K. Laurin American Black & Tan Coonhound Club, Inc.— Robert Urban American Bloodhound Club— Mary Lou Ol - szewski American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.— Patte Klecan

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American Club, Inc.— Sharon Steckler American Club, Inc.— Karen B. Lee American Brittany Club, Inc.— Mrs. Terri American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Associ - Hilliard ation— Kate DeSanto American Brussels Griffon Association— Mr. Anderson Kennel Club— Laura A. Rockwell Mark F. Jaeger Anderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.— American Bullmastiff Association, Inc.— Alan Ms. Patricia A. Sample Kalter Ann Arbor Kennel Club, Inc.— Anne R. Palmer American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Arkansas Kennel Club, Inc.— Pamela J. Arwood Inc.— Patricia Kanan Atlanta Kennel Club, Inc.— Ann Wallin American Chesapeake Club, Inc.— Heidi Hen - Atlanta Obedience Club, Inc.— Gail A. LaBerge ningson Augusta Kennel Club, Inc.— Catherine Iacopelli American Fox Terrier Club— Connie Clark Club of America— Joyce American Foxhound Club, Inc— Harold Miller Rowland American Lhasa Apso Club, Inc.— Don Hanson Australian Terrier Club of America, Inc.— American Maltese Association, Inc.— Ms. San - William I. Christensen dra Bingham-Porter Back Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Nina American Manchester Terrier Club— Roberta Schaefer Berman Badger Kennel Club— Jennifer L. Amundsen American Club, Inc.— Baltimore County Kennel Club— Lucy C. Camp - Barbara Donahue bell American Pointer Club, Inc.— Mr. Danny D. Basenji Club of America, Inc.— Katie Campbell Seymour Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.— Dr. American Pomeranian Club, Inc.— Dr. Geno Norine E. Noonan Sisneros Battle Creek Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Kathleen American Rottweiler Club— Mr. Peter G. Piusz Ronald American Sealyham Terrier Club— Kenneth W. Bayou Kennel Club, Inc.— Linda C. Wozniak Mader Bayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc.— Susan American Association— Soviero Marjorie Tuff Bearded Club of America, Inc.— Kathy American Sloughi Association— Erika N. Wyatt Coxwell American Spaniel Club, Inc.— Bruce Van Beaver County Kennel Club, Inc.— Phyllis Bel - Deman castro American Tibetan Mastiff Association— Martha Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.— Feltenstein Mary G. Buckwalter

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Belle-City Kennel Club, Inc.— Carole A. Wilson Burlington County Kennel Club, Inc.— Mr. Club of America— Jacqueline Car - Daniel J. Smyth, Esq. swell Butler County Kennel Club, Inc.— Barbara Ioia Berks County Kennel Club, Inc.— Eileen Nar - Cairn Terrier Club of America— Pam Davis ieka California Airedale Terrier Club— Nancy Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Bougher Inc.— Sara Karl Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club— Mr. Bexar County Kennel Club, Inc.— Jerry Wayne F. Harmon Yarbrough Club of America— Pamela S. Rosman Bichon Frise Club of America, Inc.— Mayno Canada Del Oro Kennel Club— Dr. Sophia Blanding Kaluzniacki Black Russian Terrier Club of America— Susan Cape Cod Kennel Club, Inc.— David Harsch Sholar Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, Blennerhassett Kennel Club, Inc.— John McCul - D.C., Inc.— Dr. Joyce A. Dandridge lagh Cardigan Club of America, Inc.— Society of America— Lisa M. Jacque Glenn Pruka Carolina Kennel Club, Inc.— Jaimie Ashby Border Terrier Club of America, Inc.— Mrs. Carolina Working Group Association— Cath - Ruth A. Naun leen Rubens Borzoi Club of America, Inc.— Prudence G. Catoctin Kennel Club— Whitney Coombs Hlatky Catonsville Kennel Club— Beverly A. Drake Club of America, Inc.— Mrs. Cedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.— Robert Kathleen M. Kelly E. Tainsh, M.D. Briard Club of America, Inc.— Diane Reid Central Indiana Kennel Club, Inc.— Sally Allen Bronx County Kennel Club— Alexa Samarotto Central Iowa Kennel Club, Inc.— Kristina M. Brookhaven Kennel Club, Inc.— Marie A. Fiore DeLisi Bryn Mawr Kennel Club— Victoria Glickstein Central New York Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Bucks County Kennel Club, Inc.— Priscilla Ga - Diane D. Almy bosch Charleston Kennel Club— Terri Hallman Bulldog Club of America— Link Newcomb Chicago Collie Club— Bryna Comsky Bulldog Club of New England, Inc.— Francesca Chihuahua Club of America, Inc.— Mr. Joao J. Castaneda Machado Bulldog Club of Philadelphia— Elizabeth H. Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.— Milam Marge B. Calltharp

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Chow Chow Club, Inc.— Margaret DiCorleto Dayton Dog Training Club, Inc.— Sherri Swabb Clackamas Kennel Club— Tami D. Worley Del Monte Kennel Club, Inc.— Carey Fayram Clarksville Kennel Club— Robert A. Schroll Del Sur Kennel Club, Inc.— Andrew G. Mills Classic Toy Dog Club of Western Massachu - Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore— Sandra setts— Dr. Stephen Lawrence Olsen Clearwater Kennel Club— Daniel T. Stolz Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club— Stephanie A. Clermont County Kennel Club, Inc.— Marjorie Crawford Underwood Delaware County Kennel Club, Inc.— Brenda Cleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.— Mrs. A. Algar Maureen R. Setter Doberman Pinscher Club of America— Glen Colorado Kennel Club— Mrs. Louise Leone Lajeski Colorado Springs Kennel Club— Douglas John - Dog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.— son Mrs. Patti L. Strand Columbia Kennel Club, Inc.— Crystal Messer - Durango Kennel Club— Donald E. Schwartz, smith V.M.D Columbia Terrier Association of Maryland— Durham Kennel Club Inc— Mr. Jack E. Sappen - Leslie A. Jaseph field, II Companion Dog Training Club of Flint, Inc.— Eastern Dog Club— Mr. Theodore C. Hollander, Mrs. Anne M. Hier Jr. Conroe Kennel Club— Jane Bates Elm City Kennel Club— Dr. Gregory J. Paveza Contra Costa County Kennel Club, Inc.— James Elmira Kennel Club, Inc.— Homer R. Hastings, F. Barron III Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia— Michael English Setter Association of America, Inc.— Houchard Dr. Brenda J. Parsons, D.V.M. Corpus Christi Kennel Club, Inc.— Pamela J. English Springer Spaniel Associa - Rhyner-Hirko, Cmdr. (Ret.) tion, Inc.— Susanne Burgess Cudahy Kennel Club— Mr. Don H. Adams Erie Kennel Club, Inc.— Julie W. Parker Dachshund Club of America, Inc.— Larry Farmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Terrie Sorenson Breen Dalmatian Club of America, Inc.— Dr. Charles Field Spaniel Society of America— Katherine Garvin Sullivan Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America, Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.— Margaret B. Inc.— Karen Dorn Pough

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Finnish Spitz Club of America— Mrs. Cindy Club of America— Ellen Stansell Hardin First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jer - Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc.— Nance sey, Inc.— Mary D. Curtis O. Skoglund Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Grand Rapids Kennel Club— Mrs. Carol L. Inc.— Neal Goodwin Johnson Forsyth Kennel Club, Inc.— June Guido Grand River Kennel Club, Inc.— Ann Lettis Fort Lauderdale Dog Club— Eduardo T. Fugi - Great Barrington Kennel Club, Inc.— Dr. Ellen wara C. Shanahan Fort Worth Kennel Club— Harold Tatro III Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.— Rhonda Framingham District Kennel Club, Inc.— Gale Dalton Golden Great Western Terrier Association of Southern Furniture City Kennel Club, Inc.— Merry J. California— Mr. Jack G. Smith Millner Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc— Ms. Garden State All Terrier Club, Inc.— Mr. Karen J. Burgess Richard L. Reynolds Greater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.— Barbara Genesee County Kennel Club, Inc.— Ms. Cyn - Shaw thia (Cindy) Collins Greater Miami Dog Club— Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez Genesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Virginia Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Associa - Denninger tion— Mr. Jerry A. Berkowitz German Pinscher Club of America— Barbara Greater Sierra Vista Kennel Club— Ms. Char - L. Visinski lotte I. Borghardt German Shepherd Dog Club of America— Dr. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America Carmen L. Battaglia – Catherine Cooper German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Amer - Greenville Kennel Club— Gloria Askins ica— Mrs. Barbara N. Schwartz Greenwich Kennel Club— Donna Gilbert German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, Greyhound Club of America— Kathleen B. Inc.— Ms. Patricia W. Laurans Whitaker Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.— Chris Harrier Club of America— Donna Smiley Reed Harrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.— Sandie Role - Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America— Jo naitis Lynn Hatboro Dog Club, Inc.— Sally L. Fineburg Glens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Bonnie Havanese Club of America— Shirley A. Petko Lapham Heart of America Kennel Club, Inc.— Julie Lux

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Heart of the Plains Kennel Club— Patricia M. Jefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri— Cruz Greg Smith Hockamock Kennel Club, Inc.— Nancy Fisk K-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, Holyoke Kennel Club, Inc.— Jane Wilkinson NJ, Inc.— Dave Morgan Hoosier Kennel Club, Inc.— Karl H. Kreck Kachina Kennel Club— Lee Ann Stusnick Houston Kennel Club, Inc.— Thomas D. Pincus Keeshond Club of America, Inc.— Richard Su Hungarian Pumi Club of America — Marilyn Kenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut, Piusz Inc.— Doreen Weintraub Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Dick Kennel Club of Beverly Hills— Thomas Powers Blair Kennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.— Margaret Doster Huntington Kennel Club, Inc.— Ms. Marile A. Kennel Club of Niagara Falls— Daniel Petko Waterstraat Kennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc.— Hutchinson Kennel Club, Inc.— Barbara A. Dr. Suzanne H. Hampton Penny Kennel Club of Riverside— Sylvia A. Thomas Ibizan Hound Club of the United States— Kennesaw Kennel Club— Bud Hidlay Michelle Barlak Kern County Kennel Club, Inc.— Claudia Burk Association of America— Kettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.— Jacquelyn Patricia Putman Fogel Idaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.— Robyn Club, Inc.— Tony Emilio Foust Lackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.— Ms. Kimberly Ingham County Kennel Club, Inc.— Rita J. Biddle Van Hemert Intermountain Kennel Club, Inc.— Michael L. Ladies’ Dog Club, Inc.— Mrs. Arna B. Margolies Van Tassell Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America, Inc.— Irish Setter Club of America, Inc.— Ms. James Talbert Karolynne M. McAteer Lake Shore Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Diana L. Irish Terrier Club of America— Thea F. Lahti Skibinski Irish Water Spaniel Club of America— R. J. Lakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.— Deborah L. Rubin Kreider Irish Wolfhound Club of America— Eugenia Lancaster Kennel Club, Inc.— Carolyn M. Vack Hunter Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.— Jan Croft Jacksonville Dog Fanciers’ Association— Victo - Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club, Inc.— Debra ria A. Marks Duncan Japanese Chin Club of America— Cecilia Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.— Robert N. Resnick LaBerge

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Lehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Cindy Meyer Monticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—Barry Leonberger Club of America—Don James A. Hoovis Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—Sue Gold- Mountaineer Kennel Club, Inc.—Mary Yoders berg Mt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc.—Jane F. Ruthford Lexington Kennel Club Inc—Jan Wolf Myrtle Beach Kennel Club—Sylvia Arrowwood Long Island Kennel Club—Mr. William B. Nashville Kennel Club—Anne Gallant Tabler, Jr. National Beagle Club—Eddie Dziuk Longshore-Southport Kennel Club, Inc.— National Capital Kennel Club, Inc.—Norma Michaelann Mako Ryan Louisiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Luis F. Sosa National Shiba Club of America—Maggi Louisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Debra H. Owen Strouse Magic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ruth Crumb Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club—Viola Burgos Marion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Lynn Garvin Nebraska Dog and Hunt Club—Gary Kavan Maryland Kennel Club—Gary Sarvinas Nebraska Kennel Club —Medora Harper Mastiff Club of America, Inc.—Rebecca Camp- New England Beagle Club, Inc.—Blaine Grove bell New England Dog Training Club, Inc.—Julie Mensona Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. John S. Fitz- King patrick, D.V.M. Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.—David Merrimack Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Jeannette Helming Nieder Newnan Kennel Club—Luanne K. Dunham Mid-Del-Tinker Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Billy J. Newton Kennel Club—Catherine H. Murch Price Nisqually Kennel Club—R. H. Hachtel Middleburg Kennel Club—Mrs. Susan Werner Norfolk Terrier Club—Susan Schneider Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc.— North Shore Dog Training Club, Inc.—Mary Joanne Wilds Anne Fowler Minneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.—Ralph Hogan- North Shore Kennel Club—Richard F. Coletti camp Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club—Joyce Mississippi State Kennel Club—Roxanne Hils- Engle man Norwich Terrier Club of America—Jean Kessler Mississippi Valley Kennel Club—Gretchen Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club Bernardi (USA)—Alyson Casper Mohawk Valley Kennel Club—Ms. Amy Romeo Oakland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Barry Montgomery County Kennel Club—Ms. Ida E. R. Wyerman Weinstock

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Obedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.— Philadelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.— Larry Beverly H. Conroy Wilson Club of America, Piedmont Kennel Club, Inc.— Dean Burwell Inc.— Sheila Kenyon Pioneer Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Mar - Old Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc.— Felice Jar - garet Vohr rold Plainfield Kennel Club— Linda A. Deutsch Olympic Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Betty M. Plum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado— Winthers William E. Ellis Onondaga Kennel Association, Inc.— Judy F. Pocono Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.— Sandra Murray Krieger Orlando Dog Training Club— Mary L. Jensen, Club of America, Inc.— Dr. Donald Ph.D. Sturz, Jr. Otterhound Club of America— Joellen Gregory, Port Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc.— D.V.M. Kathy Gregory Ozarks Kennel Club, Inc.— Cathy Hawkins Portland Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Joan Savage Pacific Coast Pekingese Club— Frank Meister Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Papillon Club of America, Inc.— Miss Arlene A. Inc.— Robin Burmeister Czech Progressive Dog Club— Josephine De Menna Park Shore Kennel Club, Inc.— Susan Olsen Providence County Kennel Club, Inc.— Richard Association of Amer - E. Grant ica— Gary Koeppel Putnam Kennel Club, Inc.— Florence R. Laicher Pasco Florida Kennel Club— Patricia Lombardi Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.— Frances Pekingese Club of America— Steven Hamblin Stephens Club of America, Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America— Mrs. Inc.— Mrs. Anne H. Bowes Nancy-Lee H. Coombs Penn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc.— Dennis J. Gal - Queen City Dog Training Club, Inc.— Erica lant Behnke Penn Treaty Kennel Club, Inc.— Bettina M. Ramapo Kennel Club— Jeffrey D. Ball Sterling Rapid City Kennel Club, Inc.— Ms. Sally J. Nist Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of Amer - Redwood Empire Kennel Club— Johnny Shoe - ica— Helen Ingher maker Pharaoh Hound Club of America— Dominic P. Reno Kennel Club— Mrs. Vicky Cook Carota Rhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.— Grace Wilkin - son

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Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United Scottish Terrier Club of America— Helen A. States, Inc.— Judith Lichtman Prince Richmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.— Debra Fer - Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.— Dr. guson Dawn Schroeder Riverhead Kennel Club, Inc.— Michael Capozzi Seattle Kennel Club, Inc.— Sandra Frei Roanoke Kennel Club, Inc.— William L. Totten Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Sharyn III Y. Hutchens Rockford-Freeport Illinois Kennel Club— Bar - Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange bara L. Burns County— Susan L. Hamil Rubber City Kennel Club— Cathy Gaidos Shoreline Retriever Club— Michael Moscowitz Sahuaro State Kennel Club— Rita L. Mather Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc.— Ann M. Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club— Karen Cot - Cook tingham Silver State Kennel Club— Daniele Ledoux- Salisbury North Carolina Kennel Club— Bob Starzyk Busby Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc— William J. Saluki Club of America— Monica H. Stoner Feeney Samoyed Club of America, Inc.— Mr. John L. Skye Terrier Club of America— Mr. Stephen P. Ronald Hersey San Antonio Kennel Club, Inc.— Nancy J. Shaw Skyline Kennel Club, Inc.— Gloria Shaver Santa Barbara Kennel Club, Inc.— Abbe R. Somerset Hills Kennel Club— Harvey Goldberg Shaw South County Kennel Club, Inc.— Bob Santa Clara Dog Training Club, Inc.— Becky A. Calltharp Richardson South Shore Kennel Club, Inc.— Linda C. Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club, INC.— Mr. Flynn David J. Peat South Windsor Kennel Club— Mrs. Laurie Saratoga New York Kennel Club— Mary Lou Maulucci Cuddy Southeast Arkansas Kennel Club— Ricky Adams Saw Mill River Kennel Club, Inc.— Mimi Win - Southeastern Iowa Kennel Club— Marilyn R. kler Vinson Schipperke Club of America, Inc.— Betty Jo Southern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.— John V. Patrick Ioia Scottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc.— Southern Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.— Carey Hon. James G. Phinizy Moreschini

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Southern Oregon Kennel Club— Warren Cook Tennessee Valley Kennel Club— Mrs. Richella Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay— Glenda M. Veatch Stephenson Terry-All Kennel Club, Inc.— Ms. Sonja J. Os - Spinone Club of America— Karen Luckey trom Springfield Kennel Club, Inc.— Dr. Thomas M. Texas Kennel Club, Inc.— Dr. Michael Knight Davies Tibetan Spaniel Club of America— Mrs. Linda St. Bernard Club of America, Inc.— Susan C. Foiles Weigel Club of America, Inc.— Stacey St. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Debo - La Forge rah J. Wilkins Toledo Kennel Club, Inc.— Joyce Wilson St. Louis Collie Club, Inc.— Isabel Ososki Topeka Kennel Club, Inc.— Diana J. Komarek St. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association— Mrs. Toy Dog Breeders Association of Southern Jan Ritchie-Gladstone California— Marla Capozzi Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America— Trap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.— Christopher L. Amy J. Schwoeble Sweetwood Staffordshire Terrier Club of America— Jean - Trenton Kennel Club, Inc.— Karen Gunzel nette O’Hanlon Troy Kennel Club, Inc.— Mr. Donald S. Gillett Standard Schnauzer Club of America— Dr. Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.— James S. Corbett Harvey Mohrenweiser Twin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc.— Patricia C. Steel City Kennel Club, Inc.— Miss Susan M. Sarles Napady Union County Kennel Club, Inc.— Kathy Suffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.— Mr. Robert Sanders Eisele United States Associa - Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc.— Marcy tion— Jeff Margeson L. Zingler United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.— Sussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Florence Mr. Carl C. Ashby, III Duggan United States Lakeland Terrier Club— Maria Sussex Spaniel Club of America— John R. Sacco Lewis, Jr. United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club— Ms. Swamp Dog Club— Dr. Timothy Carrion Margaret R. Wolfe Taconic Hills Kennel Club, Inc.— Marylyn De - Upper Potomac Valley Kennel Club— Robert Gregorio Lachman Talbot Kennel Club— Joann B. Beavers Utah Valley Kennel Club— Kelly D. Reimschiissel Tampa Bay Kennel Club— Mary Stolz Valley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Carol Fisher

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Vancouver Kennel Club— Jolyne Lea Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.— Clau - Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association— dia M. Grunstra-Pierro Lorraine Ebdon Virginia Kennel Club, Inc.— Mrs. Sandie Friend Vizsla Club of America, Inc.— Elise Wright Wachusett Kennel Club, Inc.— Dr. Anne Testoni Walla Walla Kennel Club— Rod Strand Wallkill Kennel Club, Inc.— Rose M. Robischon Washington State Obedience Training Club, Inc.— John J. Cadalso, Jr. Waterloo Kennel Club, Inc.— Cindy Miller Waukesha Kennel Club, Inc.— Mary A. Es - chweiler Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, Inc.— Richard Rohrbacher West Highland White Terrier Club of Amer - ica— Tracy J. Pancost West Volusia Kennel Club— Cathy Driggers Westbury Kennel Association, Inc.— Geraldine Jaitin Westchester Kennel Club— Pamela G. Beale Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association, Inc.— Judy McMaster Descutner Western Reserve Kennel Club, Inc.— Janeane Cappara Westminster Kennel Club— Mr. David W. Had - dock Wilmington Kennel Club, Inc.— Bonnie Bieber Windham County Kennel Club, Inc.— Frederick R. Vogel Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Associa - tion— Mrs. Karen Mays Woodstock Dog Club, Inc.— Karen Dewey

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Palleschi Carota; Executive Secretary, Gina Di - Nardo; Professional Registered Parliamentar - ian, Joan Corbisiero and Estamarie Castelli-Velez, the Court Reporter.

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB Mr. Sprung offered condolences on the recent DELEGATE ZOOM MEETING passing of Julian Prager on January 24, 2021, MARCH 9, 2021 the Delegate for the Central Florida Kennel Club since January 2011. Dennis B. Sprung, President in the Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. East - The Chair announced it was the annual elec - ern Time (ET). tion of Directors and voting would be con - (National Anthem played.) ducted live during the meeting by electronic ballot. Gina M. DiNardo explained the Zoom Webi - nar functionality as follows: We will be using The Executive Secretary read the report of the select interactive features for this meeting. Nominating Committee and the report on ad - Raise hand indicates that you wish to speak. ditional nominations. You will be acknowledged in the order that hands were raised. You will be asked to un - Ms. DiNardo: Pursuant to Article VIII of the mute when it is time to speak. Keep your hand Bylaws of The American Kennel Club, the raised until called upon or lower your hand if Nominating Committee: you decide not to speak. Balloting for the Class of 2025 will be conducted live during Ms. Nancy Fisk, this meeting. Polls are launched live to con - Chair, Hockamock Kennel Club duct votes for new member clubs and amend - ments. Q & A is only to be used for issues Ms. Viola Burgos, regarding Parliamentary procedures such as to Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club second a motion. If any Delegate has technical issues during the meeting, please call the Mr. Eduardo Toshio Fugiwara, Zoom Tech Support line at 919-816-3320. Fort Lauderdale Dog Club Mr. Sprung introduced the Chairman, Dr. Mr. Doug Johnson, Thomas M. Davies; Vice Chairman, Dominic Colorado Springs Kennel Club

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Mr. Harold Miller, American Foxhound Club Class of 2025, to be filled at the next annual meeting of the Club on March 9, 2021: Alternates: Ms. Marge B. Calltharp, Patricia M. Cruz, Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America Heart of the Plains Kennel Club

Ms. Melanie Steele, Dr. Gregory J. Paveza, Abilene Kennel Club Elm City Kennel Club were appointed by the Board of Directors at its Mr. Sprung: The Bylaws provide that no nomi - July 2020 meeting, has nominated the follow - nations may be made from the floor. Nomina - ing Delegates as candidates for such vacancies tions, therefore, closed on November 15, on the Board as are to be filled at the next an - 2020. Delegates are reminded that this elec - nual meeting of the Club today - March 9, tion is held in accordance with Robert's Rules 2021. There are four vacancies for the Class of of Order which requires a majority vote to 2025. elect. There are four vacancies for the Class of 2025, each to be filled today. Balloting will be Rita J. Biddle, Esq., conducted live on Zoom during this Delegates Ingham County Kennel Club meeting. The ballot will be displayed on the screen. You will have five minutes to vote. Dominic Palleschi Carota, Then, I will declare the polls closed. Vote for Pharaoh Hound Club of America no more than four candidates. You may vote for four, three, two, or one of the candidates. Dr. Thomas M. Davies, Click submit to cast your ballot. When you Springfield Kennel Club click submit, the ballot will disappear from your screen. If you still see the ballot, please Thomas Powers, click submit again. A ballot with more than Kennel Club of Beverly Hills four votes is invalid but does count towards the majority. Pursuant to Article VIII of the Bylaws of The American Kennel Club, the following Dele - The Board of Directors election will be veri - gates have been endorsed in writing by the re - fied, tabulated, and audited as is our standard quired number of Delegates as a candidate for practice by the accounting firm KPMG. If the vacancies on the Board of Directors for the more than four candidates receive a majority

AKC GAZETTE 23 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES vote, the four receiving the highest majority Timothy Carrion, DDS, Owings Mills, MD, to are elected. If less than four candidates receive represent Swamp Dog Club a majority vote, those candidates receiving the Mary Lou Cuddy, Granville, NY, to represent majority vote are elected and the other candi - Saratoga New York Kennel Club dates will remain on the ballot for the neces - Diana Komarek, Topeka, KS, to represent sary repeat ballots. Topeka Kennel Club Thea F. Lahti, New London, NH, to represent After the results of each ballot are reported, Irish Terrier Club of America the chair will give ample time and opportunity Daniele Ledoux-Starzyk, Henderson, NV, to for any candidate who wishes to withdraw to represent Silver State Kennel Club do so by raising their hand electronically and Carey L. Moreschini, Pueblo West, CO, to rep - will be called upon. Additional ballots, if nec - resent Southern Colorado Kennel Club essary, will be cast live on Zoom during the Cecilia Resnick, Leander, TX, to represent meeting. Voting is now open. Japanese Chin Club of America (Voting conducted by ballot.) Richard L. Reynolds, Tenafly, NJ, to represent Garden State All Terrier Club The Chair declared that voting has closed. Susan Schneider, Blairstown, NJ, to represent The results of the Board of Directors election Norfolk Terrier Club will be announced during this meeting when ready by KPMG. We will now continue with the The following new Delegate introductions meeting. were given by the Executive Secretary:

The Chair calls on the Executive Secretary to Bonnie Bieber, Middletown, Delaware, repre - read the names of the Delegates seated since senting Wilmington Kennel Club the last meeting. Bonnie has been involved in purebred dogs since 1976 when her family purchased what Ms. DiNardo read the names of the Delegates would become her first Juniors dog, an seated since the last meeting in December Airedale Terrier. In 1978, her family pur - 2020: chased their first Bearded Collie, a breed she showed and bred until 2009. In 2002 Bonnie Bonnie Bieber, Middletown, DE, to represent purchased her first Tibetan Spaniel, which she Wilmington Kennel Club currently breeds and shows. She has also been Mayno Blanding, Ridgefield, WA, to represent involved in breeding and showing Alpacas Bichon Frise Club of America since 2018. Bonnie has been a member of

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Wilmington Kennel Club since 1988 and has dler, judge and committee member. served in multiple board positions including past Secretary and past President. She is look - Mary Lou Cuddy, Granville, New York, repre - ing forward to her new Delegate role and senting Saratoga New York Kennel Club hopes to expand her knowledge and under - Mary Lou became involved with the New - standing of AKC in a way that supports the foundland breed in 1982 – first in Obedience, growth and development of her club. then soon venturing into conformation and breeding. She breeds one to two litters a year Mayno Blanding, Ridgefield, Washington, rep - under the Bearscamp prefix striving to pro - resenting Bichon Frise Club of America duce Newfoundlands who can do it all. She is Mayno has owned purebred dogs all her life, an Honorary member of the Newfoundland participating in Obedience with her Sheltie as Club of America and has served for 20 years a teenager through his CDX. Her first Bichon on its Board of Directors as Recording Secre - finished her championship quickly going BOB tary and now 1st Vice President. She joined over specials and ranking nationally. Subse - the Saratoga New York Kennel Club in the quently that bitch earned her CDX and RAE2 early 1990’s and has served on its Board of Di - titles, ranking first in her breed in both. As a rectors as President and then Secretary. She is member of the Bichon Frise Club of America, the show chair for Saratoga’s show in Bain - Mayno currently serves on the Health Com - bridge, New York. She enjoys mentoring jun - mittee, edits the Bulletin, and writes the breed iors, teaching obedience and conformation column for the Gazette. Mayno is Secretary of classes and was a 35-year 4-H volunteer. the Dog Fanciers Association of Oregon and is Chief Ring Steward for the Rose City Classic Diana Komarek, Topeka, Kansas, representing shows. She enjoys stewarding and has led sev - Topeka Kennel Club eral ring steward seminars in the Pacific Diana has been involved with AKC conforma - Northwest. She is looking forward to being the tion activities for just over 36 years. She has Delegate for the BFCA. held memberships in the Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Hickory Kennel Club, Tim Carrion, Owings Mills, Maryland, repre - Murfreesboro Kennel Club, Nashville Kennel senting Swamp Dog Club Club, Jackson Tennessee Dog Fanciers Associa - Tim Carrion rejoins us as Delegate having pre - tion and currently in Topeka Kennel Club and viously served in the position for the American United States Australian Shepherd Associa - Chesapeake Club. He has been active in AKC tion. Diana bred and showed Alaskan Mala - retriever field trials for over 50 years as a han - mutes in Conformation for just over 23 years.

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She has served as an officer in several of the fancy and is a dedicated conformation show - All-Breed Clubs, Match Chairperson, Match man and Chin breeder. She was also the AKC Judge and Show Chairperson. She spent sev - Breed Columnist for JCCA. Cecilia is an Ap - eral years as the Newsletter Editor for the proved Breed Mentor and a Breeder of Merit AMCA (Alaskan Malamute Club of America). for the Japanese Chin Club of America. Also severed as Chairman of various show committees including Specialty Show Chair - Richard Reynolds, Tenafly, New Jersey, repre - man and Sweepstakes Judge. Professionally, senting Garden State All Terrier Club Diana holds a BS in Management & Finance Richard brings more than 55 years of experi - and a master’s degree in Accounting. Living in ence in purebred dogs as an exhibitor and the Southeast, she was employed in the auto - breeder, licensed professional handler, a Mas - motive industry in the positions of Comptrol - ter of Foxhounds, a conformation judge ap - ler and Regional Finance Director. Relocating proved for Hounds and Terriers since 1981, a to Topeka, Kansas, she was employed by the judge of AKC Earthdog tests and has been State of Kansas in the position of Finance Di - both President and Show Chair for both Pal - rector for a state agency and later as CFO of isades and Saw Mill River Kennel Clubs. the Kansas Public Employees Retirement Sys - Richard’s current pastime is as leader of the tem. She retired from the State of Kansas at Ryder’s Alley Trencherfed Society (R.A.T.S.) the end of 2018. hunting rats on the streets of New York City with his pack of Terriers and Dachshunds. He Cecilia Resnick, Leander, Texas, representing is looking forward to joining his many friends Japanese Chin Club of America in service to the AKC and our canine col - Cecilia first became involved with Italian Grey - leagues. hounds. She is a member of The Italian Grey - hound Club of America (IGCA) and served on Susan Schneider, Blairstown, New Jersey, rep - the Board of Directors. She was the IGCA resenting Norfolk Terrier Club Judges Education Coordinator for eight years. Susan Schneider has 40 years of business expe - Cecilia is a member of the Italian Greyhound rience in both the Pharmaceutical and Chemi - Club of Greater Houston and serves as Vice cal Industries with a Bachelor of Science President. Cecilia is presently an AKC judge degree in Business with a minor in Computer for the Italian Greyhound breed. Cecilia is en - Science. Susan is a current member in good amored with Japanese Chin and is captivated standing with both the Norfolk Terrier Club by their lively gate and endearing personali - (8 years) and Scottish Terrier Club of America ties. Cecilia has been involved in the Chin (35 years). She feels it is important to be part

AKC GAZETTE 26 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES of the National Clubs so that we can learn The American Kennel Club. from our fellow breeders and ultimately im - • Morris Hills Dog Training Club was duly prove our breeding programs. Susan started elected as a member of The American her endeavor into the dog showing and breed - Kennel Club. ing world in 1985 and has 36 years experience of breeding and showing owner-handled dogs Dr. Davies presented the Chairman’s Report as for both Scottish Terriers and Norfolk Terriers follows: in conformation, obedience and agility in the Greetings everybody. A year ago, almost to the United States, Canada and Bermuda. day, the American Kennel Club and our con - stituents had to face the grim reality of a lock - Mr. Sprung: Thank you and a sincere welcome down due to an unprecedented pandemic. to our new Delegates. Incredibly, we are still grappling with this global disaster. COVID-19 has taken an un - The minutes of the December 2, 2020 Dele - bearable toll on our Events, Clubs, Exhibitors, gates Meeting were published in the January Handlers and Judges. But, there’s light at the 2021 issue of the online AKC Gazette and the end of the tunnel. complete transcript was posted on the Dele - I say that not only because of the vaccine roll - gate Portal on our website. There were no cor - out – measured as it may be – but because dur - rections and the minutes were adopted as ing this year-long period of trouble, fear and published. loss, AKC and our clubs have achieved some incredible things together. As the song goes, There were five clubs brought forward for “You can’t make it to better days unless you AKC Membership. make it through the night”. The work Staff did • American Boerboel Club was duly in 2020 was what we did to “make it through elected as a member of The American the night.” Kennel Club. We built new programs, expanded our offer - • American Cesky Terrier Fanciers Associ - ings and even seized opportunities that have ation was duly elected as a member of proven themselves worthy of continuing, even The American Kennel Club. when we return to the life we once knew. • Carroll Kennel Club was duly elected as So many of our constituents have struggled in a member of The American Kennel the past year, home-bound and at a loss for Club. ways to engage with their dogs. So, our organi - • Miniature American Shepherd Club of zation has leveraged technology in dozens of the USA was duly elected as a member of ways to return a sense of purpose to our dog

AKC GAZETTE 27 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES owners’ lives. Virtual Trick Dog, AKC Rally® the support of our fancy, who gave their all to Virtual Novice and Intermediate classes, ACT participate, follow protocols and adapt to new Virtual Program and the Virtual Water Test for expectations. With the rest of the sports and Pointing Breeds offer new ways to earn titles the entertainment world stalled and con - in our sports. We launched a new Virtual strained, AKC filled the void with the AKC Na - Home Manners Program for our AKC Family tional Championship, gracing television Dog suite of titles. A great many people have screens on the ABC network. Our show reached out to tell us how these programs reached 7 million people over 3 hours and will have helped them regain a sense of joy and be aired in various formats and channels 18 achievement during these dark times. times through the end of this month. We also expanded online learning to ensure The impact of the pandemic on the sports and that we could avail ourselves of continuing ed - entertainment industries has been devastating ucation when shows were cancelled. AKC Ca - but has opened a door for AKC. Now ESPN nine College now has over 600 courses and networks will broadcast dog sports like Agility, exams to offer and has served more than FastCAT®, Dock Diving and Flyball over the 35,000 learners. Course enrollments continue next three years. What an exciting opportunity to grow. We produced and delivered more for AKC to introduce our companion, per - than 125 webinars to more than 34,000 peo - formance and title-recognition sports to peo - ple, the majority of whom were Judges pursu - ple around the country. ing education supplied by our Parent Clubs Our public messaging has gained even more and Staff. The value of online education has importance over the past year because of the been proven during the pandemic and is growth in pure-bred dog ownership that the something we certainly plan to expand. pandemic has triggered. Visitors to our AKC The Board approved more than 40 modifica - website, were up more than 50 percent last tions to regulations or policies in order to as - year. Litter registrations and dog registrations sist clubs and judges at a time when flexibility increased 12 and 20 percent, respectively. has been so needed. We developed best prac - Americans want dogs more than ever before. tices for all sports to help our clubs hold Greater numbers of people working and at - events safely under the many existing restric - tending school remotely has made dog owner - tions. Your achievements have been absolutely ship more attractive and certainly more inspiring. We built new levels of expertise in possible for many more people. Yes, this is Safety Planning, culminating in the successful good for AKC. To paraphrase the book of execution of the AKC National Championship Luke, and later Peter Parker, “to whom much in Orlando. We couldn’t have done it without was entrusted, more will be asked.” We now

AKC GAZETTE 28 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES have a greater responsibility to educate these cation and love for the Great American Ken - new owners about responsible ownership nel Club is without equal. Thank you, Dennis. and the joys of owning an AKC registered And, thank you all. dog. We stand ready to serve and engage them. As our new, inclusive tagline promises: Mr. Sprung delivered the President’s Report as “If it barks, it’s AKC.” follows: A famous phrase of the Churchill era encour - Addressing 2020 accomplishments before and aged Britons to “Keep Calm and Carry On.” since living in this challenging pandemic envi - In 2020, the American Kennel Club did just ronment. What we did collaboratively to over - that. Our community of Fanciers, Clubs and come serious threats that caused many tens of Staff carried on, learning, adapting, deliver - thousands of companies to permanently go ing services and making improvements so that out of business. One in three non-profits are we will all be ready when we reach the other at risk of closing according to the Charities side. As Churchill himself said, “We are going Aid Foundation of America. AKC assisted our on, swinging bravely forward along the grand Clubs, Exhibitors, Judges, Superintendents, high road – and already behind the distant Trial and Show Secretaries. My praise of Staff, mountains is the promise of the sun.” When for many year-long successful initiatives, with the sun rises, we will be ready – and so will our Board support which should continue well dogs. into the future by providing activities for our I began my remarks with “A year ago, almost core while simultaneously welcoming others to to the day…” I’d like to add another, more the Great American Kennel Club’s mission. personal comment. Many staff members rose (We Are All in This Together 2020 Retrospective to the challenge and aided our successful jour - Video played.) ney through 2020. But there is one of us who really took the bit by the reins and went far Chief Financial Officer, Ted Phillips, gave the above the bar in order to keep us whole. One Financial Report as follows: special individual began on February 25, 2020 Good morning, Delegates. Thank you for at - and celebrated a one-year anniversary a cou - tending today's meeting. We appreciate your ple of weeks ago, having worked for AKC every time and your support. Today, I will be pre - single day, including weekends, at his desk to senting some key performance indicators and make sure we would come out of this healthy. financial results for the year end December That individual is, of course, our CEO, Den - 31, 2020 with comparison to the same period nis. Steve Jobs once said, “The only way to do in 2019. When relevant, we'll include refer - great work is to love what you do.” Your dedi - ences to the 2020 budgets.

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Let's begin with some non-financial key per - the entire Delegate Body, our Board of Direc - formance indicators. These data points are es - tors, and AKC Staff for these outstanding sential to tell the story of the December 31, achievements and we look forward to contin - 2020 net operating results. This chart provides ued success in the future. a monthly comparison of litter registrations Events and entries reported lower activity in for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2020 than prior years. The pandemic effect is 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, evident when we review the statistics on this litter registrations totaled 288,527. This is 12- slide. As of December 31, 2020, events and en - percent growth over 2019. To explore this a lit - tries were lower than 2019 by both 44 and 46 tle further, please note that litters recorded a percent respectively. We're always pleased sustained increase of registrations during the when we hear that clubs hold events and look months of August through December. The av - forward to better times in the future. erage of those months resulted in a 20 percent Next, we will review the financial operating re - increase over the same time period in 2019. sults for 12 months ended December 31, 2020 This chart provides a monthly comparison of comparing those results to budget and the dog registrations for the years ended Decem - same period in 2019. Overall, 2020 was a fi - ber 31, 2020 and 2019. For the year ended De - nancial success for AKC. Net operating in - cember 31, 2020, dog registrations totaled come as of December 31, 2020 was $13.5 702,917. This result is growth of 20 percent million. These results were generated by a over 2019. When we dig into these numbers, it combination of increased revenues and lower is important to note that dog registrations in expenses over 2019. 2020 recorded a sustained period of double- Revenue increased by 7 percent while ex - digit increases over 2019. This trend began in penses decreased by 8 percent. Online regis - April and was consistent through the end of trations were the largest contributor to overall the year in December. The average increases revenue increases in 2020. Also contributing over those months was 26 percent. For both to revenue growth in 2020 are pedigree and litter and dog registrations, we see continued other litter fees, product and service sales, and positive trends in the beginning of 2021. sponsorship activities. Here are some key There are two other important data points points before we look at the individual lines. that are essential to the story of AKC's 2020 Total 2020 revenues are comparable to budget registration results. Certificate transfers sur - due to the offset of increased registration fees passed 2019 by 18 percent and during 2020 and related revenues versus declines in report - DNA samples received were 9.2 percent higher ing and service fees. As we reflect on 2020, it is than 2019. We'd like to thank our breeders, clear that the AKC registration services were

AKC GAZETTE 30 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES well positioned for the unexpected changes lines totals $12 million and is 19 percent or and are ready for challenges in the new year. $1.9 million higher than the same period in Total expenses in 2020 were 8 percent lower 2019. Revenues from events, recording serv - than the prior year and 13.6 percent lower ices, and other fees total $9.2 million and is 35 than budget. This is due to cost containment percent of $5 million lower when compared to efforts introduced in April by management. 2019. Product and service sales total $11.9 mil - AKC's expense review in 2020 positioned the lion, which is 20 percent or $2 million higher organization well for future years. This review than 2019, and this led by merchandise sales and its result are important for AKC's sus - and admission fees. Merchandise sales of $3.4 tained financial help as we feel the impact of million come from both e-commerce and tra - the pandemic. We all continue to experience ditional order fulfillment. As a reminder, ad - unique changes in the U.S. economy as a re - mission fees are from the Meet the Breeds® sult of the pandemic sort themselves out. event at the New York City Javits Center in Jan - In the next few slides, we will review certain uary 2020. The last column of this reports rev - revenue lines and controllable expenses that enues from advertising, sponsorship, and support these overall financial results. This royalties. This revenue line totals $11.8 million slide presents AKC's significant revenue lines in 2020 and was consistent with 2019. across three charts. We compare 2019 actual, The next slide presents AKC's significant con - the 2020 budget, and the 2020 actual in this trollable expense lines. Similar to the previous presentation. One general comment before slide, we compare 2019 actual, 2020 budget, we dive into the lines, overall revenues exclud - and 2020 actual results. Total controllable ex - ing recording and service fees increased by 17 penses were 9 percent lower in 2020 over percent in 2020 over 2019. 2019. In addition, 2020 actual expenses were Now, let's look at the breakouts. Please note 13 percent lower than budget. The impact of that the yellow column on the left-hand side of the cost containment measures taken in April the charts, this yellow column reports registra - 2020 in response to the pandemic will be re - tion fees. For the year ended December 31, viewed below. We are comparing 2019 actual 2020, registration fees totaled $38.7 million. results to the 2020 actual results in this analy - This is $6.6 million or 20 percent higher than sis. Travel was reduced by 60 percent or $1.8 the prior year. This increase is led by dog regis - million. Promotion and public relations were trations of $5.6 million followed by litter regis - lower by 50 percent or $2.2 million. Service trations of $1 million. The next column and professional fees were lower by 14 percent presented summarizes pedigree and other or $1.5 million. Staff costs were lower by 6 per - program fees. This combination of revenue cent or $2.1 million. One area of cost in -

AKC GAZETTE 31 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES creases were fulfillment costs. Those expenses asset allocation strategy which is focused on a increased by $2.8 million over 2019. Fulfill - broad base of U.S. and international equity in - ment costs are the expenses that support our vestments. Equity investments make up 66 per - product and service sales. This expense is in - cent of our portfolio. Fixed income creased as a result of correlated revenue in - investments make up 19 percent and we round creases in product and service sales. Two out the portfolio with the private equity assets additional expense areas that are also impor - of 14 percent. This is an actively managed tant to telling our 2020 narrative, AKC contin - portfolio with a long-term view and we are as - ues to support our charitable affiliates. sisted by professional investment advisers. Donations to the Canine Health Foundation Overall, this is excellent performance in and the Museum of the Dog are consistent volatile financial markets that are still search - with budget and total $2.9 million. In addition ing for new footing following the 2020 general to our charitable work, our Government Rela - elections and the continuing COVID-19 pan - tion Staff was very busy during the 2020 gen - demic. eral election season. At both the federal and This slide reports the AKC's statements of fi - state levels, the AKC Government Relations nancial position or our balance sheet as of De - Staff provided support or legislation promot - cember 31, 2020 with comparatives to 2019. ing the mission of AKC. Please note these statements are not com - To close, I'd like to report on the total ex - bined or consolidated with any AKC affiliates. penses incurred by the AKC Board of Direc - Total assets of AKC at December 31, 2020 are tors in 2020. The total expense for this line, $151 million or $18.9 million higher than De - which is the total cost of the AKC Board of Di - cember 31, 2019. This is principally due to the rectors activities was $278,000. This is 50 per - net operating results which include cost con - cent lower than budget and 50 percent lower trol and increased investment values. The lia - than the prior year. bility and commitment side of the balance Let's take a look at how AKC's investment sheet is generally comparable with the Decem - funds performed in 2020. Investment per - ber 31, 2019 balance sheet. So, suffice to say formance results are reported on the bar the overall condition of AKC is healthy due to graph. The pie chart reports how AKC invest - the combination of increased registration and ments are diversified to manage market risks. other revenue generating activities, a positive Investment performance as of December 31, tone of cost control, and assessing risk using 2020 was positive returning 13.69 percent certain governance tools such as investment which beat the balanced index benchmark by policy. This is done while the organization 2.87 percent. These results are due to our must balance the obligations of post-retire -

AKC GAZETTE 32 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES ment and pension expense. a target? I thank you for your time today. It is truly a pleasure to be able to present to you, the Dele - Mr. Sprung: Is there anyone from the Dog gate Body. We appreciate your dedication to Show Rules Committee that would like to ad - the AKC and look forward to serving you. I'm dress that inquiry? available to answer any questions at your con - venience. My contact information is noted on Cindy Miller, Delegate for the Waterloo Ken - the last slide of the deck and I wish you a good nel Club and Chair of the Dog Show Rules meeting today. Thank you. Committee spoke as follows: Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ted. This Chapter and Section does not mention the word physical at all. It just mentions an ad - The first amendment vote is on Rules Apply - dress, and that address could also be the club ing to Dog Shows Chapter 6, Section 2 – Pre - given address for the Chair. mium Lists and Closing of Entries, which modifies required publication components of KC Gottschalk, Delegate for the Albany Ken - premium lists including address information nel Club spoke as follows: and entry fee(s). The section is also reformat - I was going to back to the middle column of ted into a bulleted list for easier understand - the worksheet and the second bullet very ing, made gender neutral and veterinary clearly says and the Chair's address and that reference updated for consistency. The what was the objection was. It wasn't left as you amendment was proposed by the Delegate could put up any address. It calls for the Dog Show Rules Committee and brought for - Chair's address. ward with approval from the AKC Board of Di - rectors. Mr. Sprung: The Chair can use the club ad - dress, Post Office Box, or an e-mail address. Is There was discussion via Zoom: there any further discussion?

KC Gottschalk, Delegate for the Albany Ken - Link Newcomb, Delegate for the Bulldog Club nel Club spoke as follows: of America spoke as follows: I guess we just had a question as to why the I'm just curious what the club address is. This only physical address that's left in the modified requires us to show a club address and most of amendment is the Show Chair. There were my experience is the club address is kind of a concerns with the activity of animal rights questionable thing and oftentimes it is just the groups – why have a single person out there as address of the President. I don't know that all

AKC GAZETTE 33 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES clubs have an official address and I'm not sure cle VII, Section 2 . This was a read-only amend - how they would complete this. ment, not be voted on at this meeting.

Mr. Sprung: They could use the Show Chair's Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to Article address, President's address or P.O. Box. VII, Section 2 of the Charter and Bylaws of the American Kennel Club, which moves an issue Cindy Miller, Delegate for the Waterloo Ken - concerning the election of Board members nel Club and Chair of the Dog Show Rules from Article VIII, which addresses the nomi - Committee spoke as follows: nating committee and nominations for the That’s correct. The club address is not neces - Board to Article VII which addresses the elec - sarily a physical address. All we need is a mail - tion of Board members. The remaining sec - ing address or some way of contacting the club tions of the Bylaws in Article VII and Article and the Show Chair. We recommend a Post VIII will be renumbered. This amendment was Office Box. It could be a physical address. If proposed by the Delegate Bylaws Committee it’s a club address, generally people will not and brought forward with approval from the know who is at that address. AKC Board of Directors.

Ann Lettis, Delegate for the Grand River Ken - It will be published in two issues of the AKC nel Club spoke as follows: GAZETTE and you will be asked to vote on it at I understand that address can encompass a lot the June 2021 meeting. The full text is on the of different things – including an e-mail ad - worksheet previously emailed. dress. I really think that it's important to have that stated in this amendment. When someone There was discussion via Zoom: first reads this, they may assume it's a snail mail address. It would be extremely helpful so that Robert Schroll, Delegate for the Clarksville there's no confusion to specifically mention e- Kennel Club spoke as follows: mail address, Post Office Box, etc. This just goes in reference to the last vote that we took. As Gina just noted in the rule change Voting was conducted by Zoom poll; the re - that she just read for a read-only, we have two sults were two-thirds in the affirmative and the publications of the rule change so there's amendment was adopted. ample time to contact either the committee or The Chair called on the Executive Secretary to the club that's submitting the rule change with read the proposed amendment to the Charter whatever amendment you want to add to it. and Bylaws of the American Kennel Club, Arti - So, if you have a question about a physical ad -

AKC GAZETTE 34 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES dress or something like that, it's easier to do it modification of the section. This amendment prior to this meeting. That’s just my opinion was proposed by the Delegate Dog Show Rules but given the amount of times that it's both Committee and brought forward with ap - published and presented to the Delegate proval from the AKC Board of Directors. Body, it would free up some time if we took ad - vantage of that. It will be published in two issues of the AKC GAZETTE and you will be asked to vote on it at Ann Lettis, Delegate for the Grand River Ken - the June 2021 meeting. The full text is on the nel Club spoke as follows: worksheet previously emailed. I just wanted to comment and say that I know when amendments are brought forward that Ron Furman, Director of Sales, and Bill Ellis, there's a lot of ample time to respond to it be - Broadcast Manager, gave a presentation on fore the meeting. However, I did try that at the AKC.tv – “The destination for dog lovers every - last meeting and for some reason I sent an e- where.” mail and when the meeting came it was not there. I still even have the e-mail and the date Bill Ellis, Broadcast Manager spoke as follows: of when I sent the proposed change. I do try, Thank you, Mr. Sprung. Thank you, Ron. I’m but I find sometimes with technology things excited to be with everybody today and have a get lost in the shuffle. look back at our three-year anniversary on AKC.tv. We'll have a little look back at where The Chair called on the Executive Secretary to we started three years ago, a look at some of read the proposed amendment to Rules Ap - the things that we've done over the course of plying to Dog Shows Chapter 16, Section 6 – that time and then a look ahead as to where we Championships. This was a read-only amend - are going. We'll have a look back at where we ment, not be voted on at this meeting. started three years ago in February 2018, our very first live show when AKC.tv launched. Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to Chapter (Video played.) 16, Section 6, of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows – Championships, removes the phrase It was an exciting weekend to get things referencing one type of independent specialty started three years ago to get AKC.tv launched to generalize the language, provides consis - at Meet the Breeds®, that was our very first tency within the section and allows for future live show. Of course, we launched with our live inclusion of additional independent special - channel and a robust on-demand library that's ties that may be developed without further available to watch 24/7. And at the time we

AKC GAZETTE 35 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES had our AKC.tv website and our OTT apps. year ago and everyone was forced to shift Those are the apps that you would go to, to quickly and work remotely, AKC.tv did not watch AKC.tv on the big screen with devices miss a single day or a single episode of this like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. We show. We carried on, every Tuesday and Fri - were able to pull extensively from existing con - day, with our Producer, Director, and Host all tent within the AKC.tv archive to program the in three different locations. One of the things channel so that there were several videos to that AKC Dog Center features is club news and watch when the channel was launched includ - results. We've got a little video here that high - ing our past AKC National Championship lights some results from one of our recent shows, archival breed videos, and some of our club shows. (Video played.) existing series. Since then, we have done a lot. We have created several series that you see Hopefully, everyone will join us this Saturday, there in addition to extensive event coverage. March 13th, as we cover the Raleigh Kennel We'll review some of the events that we've cre - Club live. Another of our consistent series is ated. The initial plan was to cover two live Ask the Expert. This is really a special series be - events in our first year in 2018 but we quickly cause this is where our viewers get to interact realized that there was a hunger for live event the most with AKC.tv. They submit questions coverage and so we increased that number in live and we have experts on hand to answer 2018 to cover 13 live events including Confor - them whether it's health with our Chief Veteri - mation shows, National Specialties, Obedi - nary Officer, Dr. Jerry Klein, or training and an - ence, Rally and Agility. As we moved on to imal behavior. We try and cover an array of 2019, we increased that number even more, 30 topics. In a series that we produced last year in plus live events back in 2019 across those same response to COVID which prevented the AKC sports. Of course, in 2020 we were greatly af - ACE honorees from traveling to Orlando, we fected by COVID, but excited to get back to wanted to pay special tribute to these dogs and lots more live events this year. One of the so we produced a five-episode series called AKC weekly series that we do on AKC.tv is AKC Dog Heroes. Each episode focused on a different cat - Center. This is our show every Tuesday and Fri - egory for those ACE awards and the culmina - day. Not only does it air on AKC.tv on our web - tion was the announcement of each winner in site and our app but it also appears on those categories and we've got a little trailer to Facebook and this is where we keep everybody show everybody. (Video played.) up to date on all things dog whether it's a news item or a feature, and I'm very proud to That TV series highlights those extraordinary report that when we were affected by COVID a stories and they're right on the homepage of

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AKC.tv. So, if you haven't had a chance, I hope go. As Bill pointed out, 2020 was an anomaly everyone will visit, and have a look at those for all of us and we were forced to cancel some videos. They're really special and really touch of our previously announced covered events, us. A look ahead at where we're going. We've but we're coming back stronger than ever with got one more video clip here from our AKC 35 of them or more this year on AKC.tv. National Championship. (Video played.) As we all know, the National Championship week in Orlando is an outstanding and incred - Mr. Furman: Thank you. You recognize Bill ible event and it actually breaks out into a from many of our shows and events reporting number of different pieces. The work we do for AKC.tv from those sites and we thank him preliminarily with our clubs, the Orlando clus - for all of his work and dedication there. Great ter, and other invited clubs, as well as other way to spend weekends as he tells us being events. I'm going to focus here for a moment with the dogs and people in our sport. So, on what we do for our National Champi - what does it mean - where we are going? I onship. Our National Championship live that think it first starts with the fact that in 2020 as week is livestream so people can watch it as it we talked about earlier and Dennis men - happens. On Saturday and Sunday we accom - tioned, no one gave up. We recalibrated what plished something; we had almost 145,000 live we needed to do and made sure that we had a stream plays over those two days. That's ab - strategy that could drive success for AKC.tv. solutely fantastic for that weekend. Also over The results so far have been very dramatic and the course of the entire week, where we had positive which is great. New high-water marks coverage every day that week, we had over 1 in our users and the amount of plays that we million plays. That adds up to 180 plus hours have. It's not even April 1st and we've already of coverage and I'll also point out that the eclipsed what had been done at any point in AKC.tv live stream is distributed on ESPN's these months previously in the last few years. digital platform as well as other ones like Pluto We reached a new milestone, over 150,000 app so we are expanding our brand to different downloads. That's the way people can watch distribution outlets. That week alone almost AKC.tv, as Bill described, either on the big 11,000 app downloads. It's a great promo - screen – but I'll also point out that many of tional opportunity for us and we featured an those app downloads are mobile. People have AKC.tv high-water mark for nine live channels learned to take AKC.tv with them as they so you can watch different action from differ - travel. If you haven't already, please download ent rings for different types of events at any the AKC.tv app on your mobile device as an time over the course of that week. As was pre - opportunity to take us with you wherever you viously mentioned, we've extended our reach

AKC GAZETTE 37 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES by joining in partnership with the Disney or - ABC television network. So, as I mentioned a ganization. Disney being the owner of all of moment ago, there were two parts to the Na - the ESPN platforms, the ABC television net - tional Championship for all of you who are in - work, Freeform, Disney Plus, ESPN Plus. volved. There's our live event coverage the They're one of the largest consumer media week in Orlando. Then we take that great con - companies in the world and we at the AKC set tent and make it into a minimum of a three- our sights on that type of a partnership. It hour telecast that this year was televised on the took almost 2 years, but we've entered into an ABC television network. In addition, for the agreement. We have code named it – not too first time ever, we also created a one-hour crazily, AKC on ESPN or the AKC on ABC, but highlight show. That highlight show gives peo - really, it's the extension of AKC.tv being able ple who may not have the time to invest the to produce and expand on live events. What full three hours an opportunity to engage with does that mean? At least 15 shows broadcast the AKC and learn about the wonderful dogs over the next 3 years. We're completely that were featured in the Championship and aligned with ESPN and the Disney Corpora - the breeds that they represent. Combined, the tion on what we're doing for our brand as it 3-hour and the 1-hour program will air over 18 matches their brand in reaching consumers times across all of the Disney, ESPN, and ABC and expanding people's understanding of platforms. Our Chairman mentioned that ear - purebred dogs. I also want to point out the lier. This is wonderful because it continues to four key points here that are up on the visual reinforce what we're doing and allows new now. We are focused on advancing the sport of people to either come in and see it for the first purebred dog ownership. We also like to know time or great fans to revisit it a second or a that we can grow the AKC sport so people who third time. Sometimes that old saying you're may not have been accustomed, or introduced known by the company you keep can actually to it, can understand what AKC Sports are all have a little bit of relevance. For us, the good about and things that you can do with your news is we had lots of company and we en - dog. We never stop promoting the AKC, that's joyed keeping our time with them when it a core part of what we do. In every one of came to the ratings and the audience. As pre - those broadcasts, you'll see our own house ads, viously mentioned, 7 million people tuned in our own commercials talking to people about at some point to watch the national champi - engagement with the AKC. And of course, for onship on the ABC television network up us, it's always about how do we make the Na - against NFL after 4 o'clock. Towards the por - tional Championship, our pinnacle, bigger tion of the show that was best in show, we aver - and better every year and we did that with the aged 1.7 million viewers, it's outstanding. At

AKC GAZETTE 38 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES any minute in the show, we had 1.2 million or was 372. There were zero invalid ballots that more people watching AKC's Championship, were counted towards the majority; therefore, which was absolutely fabulous. The wonderful the majority needed to elect was 187. The re - topping is that was 250 percent more viewers sults of the ballots were as follows: Rita Biddle, than we had had at any time in the last few Esq., 247; Dominic Carota, 282; Patricia Cruz, years especially last year on Animal Planet so 207; Dr. Thomas Davies, 229; Dr. Gregory it's a very exciting moment for us and it's Paveza, 141; and Thomas Powers, 208. Thank something that we look to continue. Here, if I you. may, this is what the next few years looks like for us. For us, at the AKC it's really Disney Mr. Sprung: The Chair declared that Rita Bid - equals ESPN equals ABC equals all of those dle, Dominic Carota, Tom Davies, and Tom different events. But, for us, it's the AKC, our Powers have been duly elected as members of brand, aligned with Disney to be able to pro - the Class of 2025. mote and market ourselves correctly. Over (With no further balloting necessary, the meeting these next few years as was pointed out, we'll continued.) see Conformation, multiple Agility shows, Fast - CAT® which was translated into “Fastest Dogs Ashley Jacot, Director of Education, spoke as USA” so we could bring it some new viewers, follows: as well as diving, fly ball, and we had the op - Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Sprung. portunity to add other sports and events as we Thank you for the opportunity to share some develop our relationship with them. We were of the updates of the work of the Education guaranteed 68 encore performances which is a Department. The first initiative I'll discuss nice way of saying repeats. We've already past today is our work in Breeder Education. The that number. ABC, Disney, and ESPN are ABC's of Dog Breeding take a practical step by firmly committed to the AKC's programs. step approach to the art and science of breed - Thank you all for your time. Enjoy the rest of ing. The goal of The ABC's of Dog Breeding is to your meeting. provide a home study course for dog breeders Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ron and Bill. by gathering into one comprehensive program the need-to-know information from the field The Chair called on Jason Spiegel of KPMG to of canine genetics and domestic animal read the result of the first ballot for the Class breeds. The courses are written in collabora - of 2025. tion with Claudia Waller Orlandi, PhD, and are designed by the AKC Canine College in Mr. Spiegel: The total number of ballots cast collaboration with many AKC departments

AKC GAZETTE 39 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES who lend their valuable expertise. In 2020, the that Public Education has been doing over the existing courses were updated with the latest last several months. First, I'll give you an up - information, high resolution imagery and ani - date on the AKC Pup Pals programs which I mated videos to improve the learners' overall first introduced to you in December of 2019. experience. I would like to play for you an ex - The AKC Pup Pals program was created in Au - ample of one of our breeder courses, the gust of 2019 and was originally designed to ABC’s of Canine Anatomy. This course is an offer uplifting messages to children in need. excellent introduction for a new breeder or In April 2020 in response to so many strug - those just interested in breeding. Play the gling due to COVID, the program was ex - video, please. (Video played.) panded to include both children and adults. We worked with communications and market - We currently offer nine breed master courses ing to reach out to hospitals and other med - that cover introductions to the canine ical centers all over the country in order to anatomy, genetics, breeding selection, breed - reach those on the front lines. In order to ac - ing system, whelping and medical interven - commodate this expansion, we now send tion, pedigree genetic defects, and kennel videos supplied by the more than 4,000 dog blindness. Each of these images pictured here owners enrolled in this program. Anyone is eli - come from the courses. We plan to expand gible to receive a Pup Pal video. A person can our offering into additional topics that will sign up for themselves or someone else and provide new breeders with the foundation here's an example of a typical Pup Pal video. they need to be successful and will also pro - Play video, please. (Video played.) vide experienced breeders with a more robust education. Topics include reproduction cycles We have sent Pup Pal videos to more than and mating, pregnancy, whelping, puppy im - 1,000 people since this program began. Many printing and raising, and selling and placing of our most recent recipients are healthcare puppies. Since we remastered and rereleased workers, those recovering from COVID-19, these courses, enrollments in the breeder those in quarantine or those mourning the courses have grown exponentially. There were loss of loved ones to this terrible illness. These 27,256 breeder course enrollments in 2020, an are some comments made by those who re - increase of 164 percent from 2019. We hope quested a Pup Pal for a loved one or for them - that as we add courses these numbers will con - selves. Jill, Matt, and Amelia are all healthcare tinue to increase. workers on the front lines of COVID-19. The other comment in the top right is from some - I would now like to discuss some of the work one requesting a Pup Pal for themselves be -

AKC GAZETTE 40 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES cause they've been lonely during quarantine. parents and caregivers with exceptional chil - We're honored to help bring a smile to their dren. We received so many positive comments faces. In the continued effort to reach diverse from teachers and parents about our re - audiences, we've recently created lessons for sources. The parents are grateful for our ef - exceptional learners. During my time as a forts to include their children and teachers, teacher, educating exceptional learners was and teachers appreciate having another tool my passion and it's important to me that pub - available to assist their students. Along with lic education had resources for these students. myself, we're fortunate to have another experi - An exceptional learner is a student who re - enced teacher on staff who's certified in spe - quires special education services in order to cial education and we continue to build upon be successful. While there are many reasons a and improve these resources. student might be classified as exceptional, common diagnoses are autism, an intellectual The final program I'll discuss with you today is or learning disabilities, a hearing impairment, the AKC Webinar Series. In March 2020, Edu - or an attention disorder. We utilized a variety cation Department began collaboration with of techniques to create these lessons and activ - the Judges and Operations Departments to ities. Some of those techniques include provid - offer Breed Education Webinars for Judges. ing study guides and visual aids, providing These webinars were offered daily through hand's-on learning opportunities, and chunk - July 2020 before moving to every Tuesday ing material into more digestible pieces. Here evening. Presenters are chosen by each Parent are just a few examples of our offerings. We Club and are often the Club's Judge's Educa - have lesson plans that are designed specifically tion Coordinator. With permission from the for students with reading disabilities. We have Parent Club, the recording of the webinar is tips for teachers for how any lesson could be shared afterward with participants and made modified for an exceptional learner. We also available on AKC.org. To date, we've offered took many of our current offerings such as 95 breeds to 25,711 live attendees. Along with AKC Kids News and created modified versions the Judge’s Breed Education Webinars, we've that include more visual aids. Of course, all of offered 138 other educational webinars on var - our lessons and resources teach children ious topics, some of which you can see here. about purebred dogs, the sport of purebred To date, 8,771 live attendees have taken part dogs, and responsible dog ownership. We were in these webinars. In total, they serve more honored to have these resources featured on than 34,000 live attendees. We look forward to the June 2020 cover of Exceptional Parents continuing these important learning opportu - Magazine which is a magazine specifically for nities. Thank you very much.

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Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ashley, for the won - at her Specialty event site, that resulted in so - derful education, outreach, and branding. cial media retaliation on Facebook. Because Much appreciation to you and your depart - event committee jurisdictions would not be ap - ment. plicable for the Facebook posts, she decided to file a Code of Sportsmanship complaint. The next Delegates meeting will be held on She requested assistance in having the deroga - June 8, 2021. More detailed information will tory remarks removed from Facebook and ob - be emailed to the Delegates at a later time as taining the correct AKC Compliance soon as it is available. Department contact information and forms.

The Chair thanked AKC Staff including Paula, Mr. Sprung responded that he would have Bri Tim, Wlad, Amy, Mary, Gina, Mark, and Keith Tesarz, Director of Compliance, contact Ms. for the quality, planning and execution of the Hier. annual meeting and the previous week’s Dele - gate Committee Meetings. Pat Laurans, Delegate for the German Wire - haired Pointer Club of America and original The following Delegates spoke during New member of the Reunite Trailer Committee Business: provided an update on the AKC Reunite Pro - gram. Currently 435 clubs participate, Margaret Pough, Delegate for the Finger $1,676,602.72 has come in from donations; Lakes Kennel Club inquired about utilizing $650,000 was funded by AKC Reunite. The the Breeder Education Webinars as programs total funds raised are $2,326,602.72 resulting for kennel clubs. in 91 trailers delivered to 29 states. They antic - ipate having a very special program and pres - Ashely Jacot, Director of Education explained entation when the 100th trailer becomes a that the webinars under the Judge’s study reality. She expressed thanks to clubs, ex - guide on the confirmation page were available hibitors, Delegates, the fancy and outside con - for sharing. tributors for their efforts.

Anne Hier, Delegate for the Companion Dog Felice Jarrold, Delegate for the Old Pueblo Training Club of Flint, Michigan and Presi - Dog Training Club (Tucson, Arizona) com - dent mended Mr. Sprung and Mr. Carota for the of the Detroit Bulldog Club advised of a heartwarming and fun President’s Report COVID mandated mask violation she enforced video. She requested that it be distributed to

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Delegates so that it could be sent to clubs. rather than included in the main text content. He added to Ms. Goldberg’s remarks about Mr. Sprung acknowledged that AKC Staff events with Juniors showing mixed breeds (Ca - would make the video available for Delegates nine Partners) that the Judges should be to share with clubs. versed not to look at the dog itself but the skill of the Junior handler. Betty Winthers, Delegate for the Olympic Ken - nel Club agreed with Ms. Jarrold that the Mary Alice Eschweiler, Delegate for the President’s Report video boosted morale Waukesha Kennel Club, member of the about dog activity and would be a great re - Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, the source for Delegates. Western Waukesha County Dog Training Club and Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Southeast - Sue Goldberg, Delegate for the Lewiston- ern Wisconsin expressed gratitude to the AKC Auburn Kennel Club brought up a considera - Staff and Mr. Sprung for a wonderful meeting tion for allowing mixed breed dogs in the that provided Delegates with tools to promote Junior’s Pilot Program which was a discussion purebred dogs. She planned to utilize the on the Delegate Google e-list. She referred to AKC.tv programs, Education Webinars and a recent Dog News magazine, in which a Jun - President’s Report video from the meeting to ior suggested limiting mixed breeds in Juniors guide her clubs – both member and non-mem - to the Novice class and that once the child ber. progressed to Open class that they must have a purebred dog. This would promote inclusivity Mr. Sprung remarked that appreciation and give the children an opportunity to show should be duly shared with the Board and their mixed breed in a less competitive atmos - Staff for their ongoing collaborative efforts. phere and to observe the purebred dogs being shown by the more seasoned Juniors, with the Daniele Ledoux-Starzyk, Delegate for the Sil - overall goal to encourage a young person’s ver State Kennel Club (Las Vegas, Nevada) participation in the sport. asked for advice about her Club’s show the next month that was restricted by the city of John McCullagh, Delegate for the Blennerhas - Henderson, Nevada to 1,000 dogs and 250 sett Kennel Club suggested that that lengthy people on the grounds at one time. The club items such as new or revised breed standards, did not know how they could control this be - etc., that currently appear in the AKC Gazette cause exhibitors and handlers have different Secretary's Pages be attached as separate files ring times during the day and the county was

AKC GAZETTE 43 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES not familiar with standard dog show practices. Kudos were given to AKC Staff for the contin - She was concerned about the repercussions of ued effort in promoting the sport of purebred an exhibitor or handler missing a ring time dogs and being open to having children par - due to the mandated COVID regulations. ticipate with mixed breed dogs. Now, a Junior handler has to be the owner, co-owner of the Mr. Sprung proposed that her Club start with dog, or a relative of the owner. She encour - the Judging schedule. He also recommended aged making it easier for a child that wants to that Ms. Ledoux-Starzyk contact Glenn Lycan show a purebred dog and doesn't own one. and Guy Fisher in AKC’s Club Development She recalled when she was showing dogs 45 Department, who have worked with clubs that years prior as a Junior, they were allowed to have coped with limited numbers of people al - change dogs in the ring. The Judge would ac - lowed at an event site at different times and tually ask Junior handlers to switch dogs. She different hours. urged Delegates for an amiable resolution on this topic. Glenda Stephenson, Delegate for the Space Robert Schroll, Delegate for the Clarksville Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay shared her ex - Kennel Club and member of the Dog Show perience with Junior Showmanship at a Rules Committee spoke in anticipation of a fu - Florida dog show, where she had the opportu - ture problem that may arise should Parent nity to talk to Juniors about being handlers. Clubs cancel their 2021 Specialties. At a recent The majority of the children she spoke to previous meeting, the AKC Board and Dele - thought that the children that were handling gate Body approved a self-eliminating rule that the mixed breed dogs were at a clear disadvan - expires at the end of December 2021, which tage. They stated that they would feel bad for allows Parent Clubs to have two Specialties in them and that the Judges would have a hard 2021 because they had to cancel their 2020 time. She recognized that Judges are supposed Specialty. He explained the reason presented to be judging the handler but gave the exam - at the Dog Show Rules Committee was because ple that Dachshunds should being presented so many clubs had already ordered their 2020 differently than a Bulldog. Without experi - trophies, ribbons, and it was a financial hard - ence, it would be hard for a Judge to look at a ship to the clubs, which was very understand - mixed breed dog and try to figure out what it able. He recommended not to further amend is, how it should be handled, and then to adju - this rule to allow three Specialties in 2022 for dicate if the child is doing a good job on it or clubs that have canceled their 2021 Specialty. not. The Chair reminded the Board that there

AKC GAZETTE 44 APRIL 2021 SECRETARY ’S PAGES would be a brief Board Meeting via Zoom, 15 minutes following the end of the current meeting. Details were sent to Board members by email.

Hearing no further business, the Chair ad - journed the meeting.

(One sharp rap of the gavel.)

(Time noted: 2:07 p.m.)

The opinions expressed by the speakers may not necessarily reflect those of The American Kennel Club.

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