AZAWAKH AEGIS

Azawakh

Aegis

Fall 2015

AKC PARENT CLUB FOR THE AZAWAKH HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE

Letter from the President by Deb Kidwell

We are moving toward full AKC recognition. I is available at these events in conformation or know this is good news to some, but fills others any of the companion or performance events. with trepidation. I believe full participation in one of the world’s largest registries can Dog shows are about providing an outside, provide wonderful opportunities to showcase non-biased look at our and their the very best of our breed and its talents. strengths and weaknesses. Getting a group of dogs together makes it easier to see strong We currently have 221 Azawakh with 3 and weak points in a way that is almost 2015 Specialty Results generation pedigrees. We need 350. I’ve posted impossible if you see dogs one at a time. The 2015 AAA Azawakh Specialty was held Saturday, a list of dogs that AKC has listed with pedigrees July 11 in Madison, OH following Best In Show at The from 0-2 generations. Many of these dogs One of the most important things we can do Regatta Classic in Madison, Ohio actually have three gen eration pedigrees, but to right now is help people new to showing Page 7 prove this, we need documents with and/or new to the Azawakh, “get their feet registration numbers listed for all three wet” with instruction on the standard and generations. training. If you are someone who has shown before with another breed , reach out and help Our 2015 membership drive continues. Please those in your area who are new. Invite them remember to invite your friends to visit the club along...heck, show their dog for them if they blog at Azawakh.org to fill out the form for the get stage fright. free complimentary trial membership. We are well on our way to having enough club If you are an experienced breeder, help new memb ers to meet AKC requirements for 100 ones come up with good puppy contracts and memb ers geographically spread around the US. “New Azawakh Owner’s Manuals”.

Community We are all enriched when we help each other Road to Full AKC Status learn how to best present this breed, With shows, come the opportunity to meet A breed entering the Foundation Stock Service® based other Azawakh owners and breed ers to learn ... continued on Page 6 upon being an established breed in a foreign registry about structure first hand and to talk in must have reached full FCI recognition to be eligible to concert about where we want to go. Any of us request Miscellaneous Class status. would be hard pressed to recreate the Page 9 learning experience and the mentorship that AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 2

Table of Contents

Club Happenings :

 Presidents Letter, p.1  Roster/New Members, p.2  Meeting Minutes, p.5

Show/Performance News :

 Performance Results, p.7  New Titles, p. 9

Features: PUBLICATION AND SUBM ISSION INFO

The next issue of the Aegis will be Winter 2015.  2015 Specialty Results, p. 7 REPRODUCTION OF CONTENTS MAY BE REPRINTED WITH The AAA welcomes articles from its members.  Road to full acceptance, p.9 PERMISSION OF THE EDITOR. PLEASE CONTACT EDITOR The Editor reserves the right to edit articles and TO SEND ALL ARTICLES AND ADVERTISING: letters submitted for publication. Opinions expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of the Editor or of the AAA. Cori Kelly, Aegis Editor at The Editor will not publish personal invectives [email protected], please include 'Aegis' in about named persons or where implication subject line makes a person's identity obvious.

Roster/ New Members by Cori Kelly

This year the club has seen its The memb ership includes a one year memb ership grow considerably. The electronic subscription to the AAA Aegis, requirements for full membership are: the quarterly magazine of the American  You must be in good standing with the Azawakh Association as well as a AKC and/or any dog club of which you subscription to the AAA mailing list for are a memb er. important news, bulletins and announcements for one year. Patrick Guilfoyle and Jan Butterworth at the  All new members must complete one 2015 Independent National Specialty held in year as an Associate Member. The offer is available to the first 100 Madison, Ohio. Photo Credit: Dianna Vout Associate membership has no voting individuals only and will expire on privileges and does not require November 30, 2015. This offer is available memb er endorsements. to new U.S. members only; current or Complimentary membership former AAA members are not eligible for a Trial Membership. For a limited time, the American Azawakh Association is offering a complimentary, non-voting Trial Membership for one year! AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 3

STATE OR COUNTRY-REGION 2015 AAA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FIRST NAME LAST NAME PROVINCE Brian Antolick NJ USA Kate Antolick NJ USA Fabian Arienti NC USA Carola Beranek OH USA Michele Bisbee CO USA Rebecca Blenkush ND USA Andee Burleigh CA USA Cheri Burnett OH USA

Jan Butterworth MA USA The American Azawakh Association, Inc. (AAA) is the AKC parent club for the Azawakh in the US. The AAA Tony Carbera NC USA was founded on February 7, 1988, to promote the pure Bryan Cline AB Canada Azawakh and to guarantee the breed a permanent future in the US. It publishes a newsletter known as Jessica Cline AB Canada the Azawakh Aegis. Tahlee Cox VIC Australia The American Azawakh Association's Registry is Andra Crisafi FL USA recognized by the Foundation Frances Daum IL USA Stock Service and as of June 30, 2011 Azawakh entered the AKC Miscellaneous Group. The club Martin Del Prince KY USA currently has approximately 70 members. Mimi Drake CA USA Officers Bavaria Germany Annette Eggerath President : Deb Kidwell Jennifer Ferguson AB Canada Secretary : Vicki Harrison Treasurer: Lisa Pinto Annie Fitt VA USA Board of Directors Deborah Gibbons VT USA Corinne Kelly Mark Gibbons VT USA Ed MacMillan Ninon Greene OH USA Norma Spivey

Doris "Pippi" Guilfoyle CA USA FOR MORE INFORMATION Patrick Guilfoyle CA USA Suzanne Hamm WI USA Check out the American Azawakh Association's new website, or FB page: Janis Hannigan CA USA PARENT CLUB HOME PAGE NEW Bryan Helvey IL USA http:// azawakh.org Carl Hinton CA USA FACEBOOK PAGE Kristin Hulst MI USA https://www.facebook.com/pages/American- Azawakh-Association/200573426629552 Maryann Jahner ND USA Rodney Jones IL USA Erica Kasper CT USA Nicole Kaufman CA USA Corinne Kelly OH USA Danae Keys AZ USA Akeila Keys AZ USA Deb Kidwell VA USA

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STATE OR COUNTRY-REGION MEMBERSHIP BY AKC DIVISION FIRST NAME LAST NAME PROVINCE

Ed Knight ON Canada Jennifer Lakomowski MI USA Barbara Levendahl DC USA 25% Ed MacMillan OH USA of club members are in Division 9 (Arizona, California) Sharon Marquis CT USA

Jeanie Martin ON Canada Jack McGuffin CA USA Christine McIntyre Cope MI USA 18% Lorraine Mendoza CA USA of club members are in Division 3 (Washington D.C., Valerie Minto Lancashire UK Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) Vicki Morgan TN USA Jaque Munn NC USA Katheryn Murray CA USA Cindi Palmieri NC USA 11% Chantal Parratt WA Australia of club members are in Division 15 (Illinois, Michigan, Bonni Peery CA USA Minnesota, Wisconsin) Carol Perleberg AZ USA

Lisa Pinto CA USA Mark Pinto CA USA Chris Ratke MI USA 9% William Rice OH USA of club members are in Division 5 (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio) Robert Robillard CA USA Luzia Rock TX USA Chester Rose VA USA Shirley Sien CA USA 28% David Smith TN USA of remaining club members are in Division 7 Norma Spivey TN USA (Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas), Division 1 (Connecticut, Rich Spurling VA USA Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont), Division 2 (Delaware, New Jersey, New Elaine Sweet Mason FL USA York, Pennsylvania), Division 4 (Florida, Georgia, Aliya Taylor PA USA South Carolina), Division 13 (Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Terry Thomas TX USA Wyoming), Division 8 (Oregon, Washington), and Cara Wade TX USA Division 14 (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi) Donna Walker PA USA Marvin Williams TN USA INTE RESTED IN ADVERTISIN G IN THE AE GIS? 0% Advertising rates: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ADS COPY RE ADY. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY. SEND ALL CONTENT (ARTICLES, of club members are in Division 6 (Iowa, Kansas, Front Cover - with 1/2 page print inside ADVERTISING, ETC.) TO: Missouri, Nebraska), Division 10 (Alaska), Division 11 newsletter - $50 Cori Kelly, Aegis Editor at (Hawaii), or Division 12 (Puerto Rico). Back Cover - with 1/2 page print inside [email protected], please include 'Aegis' newsletter - $40 in subject line Full page - inside $35 Half page - $25 PAYMENT FOR AD MUST BE SENT TO LISA PINTO Quarter page - $15 (TREASURER). PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE AAA. SEND ALL PAYMENT TO: Letter Box/General Advertising (~. 5 lines) -$5 Lisa Pinto, AAA Treasurer, 6959 Orchard Station Road, Sebastopol, CA. 95472-6236 AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 5

The club is still in need of someone to take over the responsibility of making the catalog and premium, this needs to be a member. Meeting Minutes Deb has the template.. by Vicki Morgan With free trial memb ership going online, there is a need for a newsletter. Co mpared to The first meeting of the American Azawakh Free Trial Membership the site, their memb ership included a Association’s newly elected Board of The trial membership page is up and running. newsletter that consisted of just one page of Directors was held on 19 April 2015 at 5:00 announcements, happenings. Ours needs to PM EST First member has signed up, Marvin Williams be quarterly. from Sweetwater, TN In Attendance: In the past, Deb Kidwell created the Deb Kidwell, President Website newsletter, Jessica Cline took over but could Jan Butterworth , Vice President Deb Kidwell has been working on the website not get enough input from members to put Vicki Morgan, Secretary transfer from Microsoft to the GoDaddy site. the newsletter together. Lisa Pinto, Treasurer Ed Macmillan questioned the link taking him Deb will create the first newsletter and the Board Members to the old page, Deb Kidwell said the old club will find a member that attends the Cori Kelly website was azawakhs.org, the new club show to do the next one and report what it Ed Macmillan Blog is azawakh .org was like attending the show, provide photos. Norma Spivey ? Asked will the blog replace the website in The new FCI standard had created a lot of the future? interest and needs to be added into the next Welcome to new Board newsletter. Those are the 2 topics for the July Members - expectations, Not sure yet, options were discussed, to be edition. responsibilities decided at a later date. Jan will contact Tabitha with AKC Event Deb welcomed the group, thanked everyone Deb Kidwell mad e a motion to move Planning and check to see if the premium for attending. Reminded everyone to check everything from the old site to the new site could be a flyer posted on the Yahoo group emails often and participate as much as Azawakh.org and Facebook to announce open show with possible in the future. classes. Lisa Pinto seconded the motion Officer Reports (Treasurer, Former New Business When we get entries, we will still need some Secretary, VP, Former President) kind of form, it can be downloaded from the Specialty/Open show activities (ribbons, AKC site. Treasurer report: classes, premiums/catalog, judges) Lisa Pinto The position of sweepstakes judge has not Jan Butterworth compiled a list of classes Balance 2355.47 as of 4/18/15 been filled. Ed Macmillan will ask Judy for and which ribbons are needed. Lisa questioned number of members and recommendations. compared paid memberships, all were She has spoken with Peppi Grecco, who is Deb Kidwell was in question to judge accounted for. back in business making ribbons. She will be sweepstakes, but we feel we need someone

making the larg e rosettes that we need for outside the board/group. Secretary Report: the specialty. We have some ribbons left over from last year. Norma Spivey asked if Patrick Guilfoyle was Discussion of recent activities (C&B, COE, attending and if he would judge. AKC Status, AKC website, Health survey) We will use the leftover ribbons from last year and Peppi will make the larger ribbons. Vicki Morgan will contact him and ask. Old Business We will make an order from Hodges Badges Deb Kidwell reported C&B was submitted, for the flat ribbons for the open show and Deb Kidwell has ordered 5 African collars, {3 waiting on reply from AKC small rosettes for the class placements for with tassels and 2 with carvings for trophies}, the specialty. Peppi only makes large magnets and will add them to the list. Code of ethics and guidelines were voted and rosettes. in place She will create the list and everyone is to The ribbons need to be ordered 3 months out send info to her to be added as donations are We need more memb ers to give them time to fill order. gathered.

AKC requested health information on the We still need help on getting the donation Elaine Sweet Mason has offered to make Azawakh from the club. The board was page set up to list all donations and trophies keychains. She has mad e donations in the polled, then the membership. A list was for each class and the cost so people can past for previous shows, she will also contact compiled. This list of health issues was sponsor trophies, Collar Addict for donations. posted on the Facebook Azawakh list to ask for input from the international Azawakh The club needs more ideas for trophies. ? Questioned contacting Peppi (ribbon community. The list of health issues was maker) for a shadow box donation for the submitted to AKC. Best in Show ribbon. Jan will contact her. AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 6

Everyone will continue to email info to Deb Eukanuba MTB Judges education Kidwell as donations come in. Norma and Vicki have attended Eukanuba in The presentation from the first year is still in the past and were asked if they intend to Deb's care. The need for Judge’s education is Ed Macmillan questioned how we will get return this year, both said yes. still needed, Deb will work to make it a equipment at Deb's house in VA to the show smaller and offer it to AKC to make available site in OH. Ed will talk to Judy to see what is Deb will try pending time off from her job. to judges interested in learning about the needed since there will be rings set up from Eukanuba has no schedule for the following breed. It is important as a club to educate the the earlier AKC show. year so this may be the last one on the east judges about how to approach and what to coast and it will benefit the club for someone Deb has wooden logo but it is the old logo, expect of the breed. to attend. Norma and Vicki have the Banners with the Deb will get with Chris Weiss at AKC on this new logo and will bring them to the show. Ed There has been rumor of Eukanuba pulling matter. said, that in the past the lake has been used out because of issues with animal laws in the at the show site for the background for the area of past shows. Deb suggested there is a need to raise funds photos so the logo needs to be approx. 2x2 thru a tshirt order, maybe thru Zazzle or or 3x3 size. If we can get the new logo on a In the past Norma and Vicki have raised other company to sell designed Tshirts for wood cut out like the old one that would be funds at the Simoon reunion and paid out of the specialty. She will look into companies on great for the wining photos. their pocket for the trip, we need to put a the base as the companies in Japan seem to 50/50 raffle or some type of fundraiser on the Turn over of responsibilities have smaller sizes. They may be agenda to help cover this cost this year. The embroidered instead of printed and may be Lisa will remain Treasurer AKC show before our specialty would be a polo type. great opportunity for a fundraiser of this Vicki Morgan will take over as Secretary type. Suggestion was made to have a judges seminar open to judges and the public at the The address will be changed over to Vicki's Ed MacMillan will get info on the legality of AKC show/specialty in Ohio. Several mailing address for mailing memb erships but this at the AKC show. suggestions were mad e and judge’s time with the free memb ership page, that should frame was discussed. not be an issue, any checks received will be Norma Spivey suggested we need a larg er bundled and forwarded to Lisa. booth space. Not sure the cost, Vicki and Deb made motion to close meeting Norma will look into the fee. Lisa ask for total Vice Pres will remain the same and thinks it may be donated. Lisa Pinto seconded motion

The address on the webpage will be updated A 50/50 raffle is needed too, if possible. Meeting was closed at approx. 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

...Letter from the President continued enough that people can pronounce the from Page 1 breed’s name. As a group of individuals, my hope is that owners enjoy all the activities for whether it be in a performance, companion which our lovely excels! If we event or in conformation. All of us are take th at next step into breeding, I hope we worried about the Azawakh becoming too do so only with the best knowledge, popular too fast. All of us can take individual mentorship, and personal ethics. I hope the responsibility for breeding only those dogs American Azawakh Association (which is ALL that should be bred. The first step is to make of us, individually) can become a great sure we understand the breed standard. We resource to provide that guidance and help. need to understand how our individual dog In a nutshell, let’s help each other---it can does or does not conform to it. only help the breed Preservation The next step is breeding; only with mentorship and health certifications. The original AAA logo circa 2010., by Breed ers should only breed when the goal is Dawn Barclift, and wooden placard. producing the best possible puppies, not with providing cheap (or expensive!) puppies for overzealous consumers. We never EVER have to fulfill the public’s demand for these dogs. Our responsibility is to the breed, not the marketplace.

As a club, my hope is we can continue to preserve the beauty and nature of our breed. I hope the Azawakh becomes only popular AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 7

PERFORMANCE REPORT Ribbon photos from "Premier Rosettes"

for the National Specialty, July 11, ASFA top rankings 2015. For period January 1, 2015 through September 4. The American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) is an organization of Sighthound fanciers dedicated to the common goal of preserving and further developing the natural beauty, grace, speed and skill of the Sighthound. http://www.asfa.org/

Azawakh

Call total Name competing: 7 Owner Rank 20 Top Pts BOB Wins

1 Kato Kel Simoon Palin E.MacMillan 6 1 N Sambala Al Haras Wingo 1 2 Ahzi E.MacMillan 5 FCh Kel Simoon Pallas C.Beranek/ 0 3 Gia 3 N Sambala E.MacMillan Ch Knightwinds 1 4 Bilal J.Martin 2 Bilal SC Journey Ch Ettebel 4 J.Martin 2 0 2015 Sweeps & Specialty Results Man Ajouren CA by Knightwind's Cori Kelly 4 Siri D.Vout 2 1 Tiziri

The 2015 AAA Azawakh Specialty was held drops down to a 475-foot long beach. This natural sand beach is mixed with pebbles, Saturday, July 11 in Madison, OH following small stones and shell fragments in larger LGRA top rankings Best In Show at The Regatta Classic in quantities closer to the water’s edge. The Similar to straight racing done by in NAWRA, Madison, Ohio. The entries were as follows: main show site was set up with one main WRA and CWA, the race 200 yards on a straight, flat track. Winners earn points towards the Gazehound  Sweeps tent, and 3 rings along either side. By the main show tent there were vendor tents, and Racing Champion title (12 GRC points).These are the top Puppy 6-under 9 months --- 5-2-(0-0) 10 in 2014 results for Azawakh from concessions that served food. On the other http://www.lgra.org/  Regular classes side of the site was the ring and tent, where the Azawakh Sweeps and Puppy 6-under 9 months ----5-2-(0-0) Specialty were held. AZAWA KH Bred by exhibitor ------1-0-(0-0)

Open------2-8-(0-0) REGISTERED BOB ------0-0-(0-1) Judges

CALL CALL NAME  Non-Regular classes LRN NAME OWNER NRC YTD Gayle Kytta was the judge for the puppy Veteran 7-9 years------2-1-(0-0) AZ- Gia Kel Simoon Beranek/ sweeps, and then after the puppy sweeps the 1 019 Pallas N Sambala MacMillan 4 3.5 Performance ------2-0-(0-0) Independent Specialty was judged by Iren Stud/Brood ------1-0-(0-0) Naarits. AZ- Kato Kel Simoon Palin 2 018 Samballa MacMillan 2.5 2.5 (not BOB eligible) Altered ------1-0-(0-0) (not Gayle Kytta has owned Rhodesian AZ- Dex Sanam ‘n shat- 3 016 ehad McMillan 9.5 0.5 BOB eligible) Ridgebacks since late 2004, and although Key: that may b e a relatively short time in the Class ------dog-bitch-(Ch.dog - Ch. bitch) world of dog sports, she has filled those years

with a tremendous amount of activities. She is a member of The Show Site +

Club of the US (RRCUS) and writes a column The Regatta Classic is three all-breed dog for their quarterly breed publication The shows held Friday-Sunday, in July 10-12, Ridgeback. As a enthusiast, she 2015. It is sponsored by Ashtabula Kennel volunteers as the current RRCUS Lure Club, Inc. & Grand River Kennel Club. Bill Coursing Combined Top Ten Statistician. In Stanton Community Park was established in addition to coursing, her dogs compete in 1999. The 32.8-acre Park includes a 0.2-mile LGRA straight racing and NOTRA oval shore on Lake Erie. The western half of the racing. Gayle is a member of three local park’s shore is a nearly vertical, heavily coursing clubs, LARK, MGA and OKIGO, and vegetated bluff. Along the park’s east, a can be found fulfilling such roles as lure packed-dirt path zigzags down a graded, operator, FTS, FTC, clerk, hunt master, line vegetated bluff to a wooden staircase which judge and foul judge. She is also a former

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ASFA Region 6 Regional Director and was SPECIALTY CLASSES REGULAR DOG RECENT LITTERS the FTS for the RRCUS 2009 National Specialty Lure Coursing. Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget 1st Dog (6---9 mos) Spring/Fall 2015 At Starfire Iren Naarits is the judge for the FCI groups 4 and 10, and judge for the sighthound lure Rise & Shine of 2nd Dog (6---9 mos) coursing competitions. Iren has judged Hungarian Diamonds sighthound specialties in Finland and Sweden and was invited to judge of the 3rd Dog (6-9 mos) Eidi N'Amanar Gharam Finnish Club specialty in June 2003. She has also judged the breeds from group 4 Eidi -N-Amanar 4th Dog (6---9 mos) at a specialty in Estonia in 2005 and Gomateay at national and international shows in Estonia and Finland 1st Dog (Open) Toumour Wa n Tafouk

Results Xolani ak Ilaman, JC, 2nd Dog (Open) DOB: FEB-25-2015; USA ASFA TCP BREEDER: Mimi Drake SWEEPSTAKES BEST AND FIRST SIRE: Tahatmellet Idiiyat-es- 1st Dog (Bred By Knightwind Anir Best Puppy in Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget DAM: Tiinaade Idiiyat-es-Sahel Exhibitor) Sweeps At Starfire Puppies: Ezzu (brindle male, 1st born) Tahuski N'fali (pie female, 2nd born) SPECIALTY CLASSES NO N-REGULAR BOS Puppy in Eidi N' Amanar Gaera Amdakl (red male, 3rd born) DOG Tlati (brindle female, 4th born) Sweeps At Starfire CH Ettebel Ajouren JC Talila (red female 5th born) 1st Dog (Veteran) CA Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget KENNEL: Azawakh n'Aidhan wa n'Tafouk 1st Dog & Bitch At Starfire Kel Simoon Ma'aloo DOB: AUG-21-2015; USA 2nd Dog (Veteran) SIRE: Ishagahan, desert bred, imported from (6---9mos) Eidi N' Amanar Gaera DAM: Elhennet Kel Dahoussahaq (bred by Monika At Starfire 1st Dog Knightwinds Bilal, JC Kessler, Switzerland) (Performance) Puppies: Sakkat (M) and Aouakkas (M) SPECIALTY CLASSES BE ST AND WINNERS 2nd Dog Ayur -Ikmer Idiiyat -es - Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget (Performance) Sahel, SC, ASFA F.Ch. Best of Breed At Starfire CH Ettebel Ajouren JC 1st Dog (Stud) Kel Simoon Osumare CA Best Opposite Sex N'Sambala Sambala Namiji Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget 1st Dog (Altered) N’Simoon, BN, RN, Best of Winners At Starfire CGC

Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget Winners Dog SPECIALTY CLASSES REGULAR BITCH At Starfire Eidi N' Amanar Gaera 1st Bitch(6-9 mos) Kel Simoon Osumare At Starfire Winners Bitch N'Sambala Eidi N' Amanar Henni 2nd Bitch(6-9 mos) Reserve Winners Dog Toumour Wa n Tafouk At Starfire Kel Simoon Osumare Reserve Winners Eidi N' Amanar Gaera 1st Bitch(Open) Bitch At Starfire N'Sambala

Eidi N' Amanar Gelnget 2nd(Open) Knightwinds Tiziri Best Puppy At Starfire 3rd(Open) Knightwinds Nuriyah Best Bred by Knightwind Anir Exhibitor Simbala Nafisa 4th Bitch(Open) N'Simoon CH Ettebel Ajouren JC , Best Veteran CA SPECIALTY CLASSES NO N-REGULAR BITCH Best Performance Knightwinds Bilal, JC Kel Simoon Leilah 1st Bitch (Veteran) N’Sambala, CM, CGC Sambala Namiji Best Altered N’Simoon, BN,RN,CGC AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 9

Road from FSS® to Full NEW TITLES AKC Status Checklist Courtesy AKC Website

Beginning o Club meetings cannot be held via  Club name must include “United message boards States”, “National”, “American”, or “of  Provide AKC copies of the club America”. newsletters and any other public  Submit Photos for website on CD columns. Many Clubs now send Submit contact information for website newsletters electronically

 Submit registry or individual dogs  Provide AKC with documentation of club events and report of participants:  Companion Events – automatic once o one dog is recorded with a 3-generation Shows Youwarou wa n'Tafouk, CM2 pedigree o Matches DOB: JUL-19-2012; USA BREEDER: David Moore  o If applicable submit request with Judge Education SIRE: Ishagahan historical reference for eligibility to o Seminars DAM: Ak Domiko Shedoon compete in Performance Events please o Meet th e Breeds OWNER: Alberta C.C. Evans forward to [email protected] on club letterh ead o Responsible Dog Ownership Events o Hunting Tests o Etc. o Earthdog  Enroll dogs and litters from o Lure Coursing o If the dog is imported he/she will need to have DNA on file to be o Herding – automatic if group eligible to be breed . designation is Herding  http://www.akc.org/dna/impor  Provide us with current Officers and ted_breeding_stock.cfm Board of Directors – supply annually  Encourage members to join AKC All- o With full contact information - Breed Clubs including mailing addresses, email address and phone numbers  ** KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US** - send regular updates to [email protected]  Provide us with current club Memb ership List – supply annually Iri Ak Domiko, CM

o With full contact information - DOB: August 3, 2008; USA Move to Miscellaneous including mailing addresses, email BREEDER: Doug Koger SIRE: Sheshonq Idiiyat-es-Sahel address and phone numbers  A breed entering the Foundation Stock DAM: Masi Kel Afara-Hewhin  Geographic distribution of Service® based upon being an OWNER: Jan Butterworth memb ers across the United established breed in a foreign registry States will be reviewed. must have reached full FCI recognition  Encourage competition in Companion to be eligible to request Miscellan eous Events and Performance Events if Class status. applicable  Submit letter on club letterhead  Hold regular club meetings in requesting Miscellaneous status accordance with club constitution and  Must have minimum 150 dogs with 3- by-laws and Robert’s Rules of Order generation pedigrees o Submit minutes of meetings for  Parent club is selected Xolani ak Ilaman, TCP AKC files  Submit Breed Standard – approved by o DOB: 5/30/2013, Spain Club meetings cannot be held via AKC Staff and Club membership BREEDER: Michael Rackl message boards o Including voting results & number SIRE: El-Adini Akiki  Hold board meetings in accordance with of ballots sent DAM: Umia ak Ilaman club constitution and by-laws and OWNER: Sean Vadas & Cori Kelly o Send Hard and Soft Copies Robert’s Rules of Order  The Breed Standard has been revised in o Submit minutes of meetings for accordance with the AKC Breed AKC files Standard Guidelines. AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 10

and not be eligible for AKC Road from FSS® to Full AKC Status conformation classes. o Dogs remaining in the Foundation Stock Service will be eligible to Checklist compete in Open Shows. unless the breed has over 1,000 three o The dogs remaining in FSS may  Let us know if your breed is a table/ramp generation dogs when entering the continue to compete in Companion breed on club letterhead Miscellaneous Class, then the club may and Performance events.  Continue to compete in Companion request full recognition after six Events and Performance Events if months. FOR MORE INFORMATION applicable  Constitution and Bylaws will be reviewed by Club Relations.  Continue to enroll dogs and litters from REFERENCES  Submit Constitution & Bylaws – said dogs How to form and AKC Accredited Dog Club approved by Club Relations and Club o http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RCFORM.pdf If the dog is imported he/she will memb ership Match Regulations need to have DNA on file with us. o Including voting results & number http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RESANC.pdf  http://www.akc.org/dna/impor of ballots sent Sample Constitution and By-Laws ted_breeding_stock.cfm o Send Hard and Soft Copies http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RCLA01.pdf Guidelines for Writing Breed Standards  Submit documentation of election of  An Officer can request list of dogs http://www.akc.org/pdfs/breeds/guidelines_ breed enrolled to verify 3-generation officers in accordance with the _standards.pdf pedigrees - email: [email protected] Constitution and By Laws including Special Registry Services – Foreign dogs copies of ballots and results. o This may be requested every 6 http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/GASPEC.pdf Guidelines for Resolving Dog Club Issues months  Submit documentation of holding Annual Meetings and Board Meetings in http://www.akc.org/pdfs/GCGDE1.pdf o Let us know of any discrepancies Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline accordance with the Club Constitution  ** KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US** - http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RREGS4.pdf and By Laws. Rules Applying to Dog Shows send regular updates to [email protected]  Compete in Miscellaneous Class – http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RREGS3.pdf number of dogs competing is tracked by AKC staff COMPANION EVENTS – REGULATIONS o Obedience Regulations While in Miscellaneous to Geographic distribution of dogs being shown http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RO2999.pdf Rally Regulations be Eligible to Request Full o Minimum of 5 different dogs http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RO2999.pdf Recognition owned by Parent Club members Agility Regulations earning a Certificate of Merit. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REAGI L.pdf  The memb ership of the club is a Tracking Regulations  The minimum number of dogs enrolled minimum of 100 households, http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RU9999.pdf in the AKC Foundation Stock Service is geographically distributed throughout recommended to be 300-400 dogs with the country with flexibility based upon PERFORMANCE EVENTS – REGULATIONS Earthdog Regulations three generation pedigrees in the case number of dogs enrolled. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REEDOG.pdf of breeds that entered the  Provide us with Parent Club activities Herding Regulations Miscellaneous Class with a minimu m of and documentation of participants: http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RG9001.pdf 150 dogs. o Shows Lure Coursing Regulations o  The Club has conducted a minimum of Matches http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RELURE.pdf o one Open Show for Miscellaneous Class Judge Education Hunt Test Regulations for Retrievers o http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RHTR ET.pdf and FSS breeds. Seminars o Meet th e Breeds Hunt Test Regulations for Spaniels  The Club may request to hold additional o Responsible Dog Ownership Events http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RHTSPN.pdf events geographically distributed Hunt Test Regulations for Pointers o Etc. throughout the country. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RHTPNT.pdf  ** KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US** -  Hold “B” matches – once approved for send regular updates to [email protected] Miscellaneous (if all requirements are met) o Approved Constitutional and Move to Full AKC Status Bylaws

o Approved Standard  Submit letter on club letterhead o Memb ership meets minimum requesting full AKC status number and geographic  Provide us with the name of Judges Esteemed Azawakh distribution Education Coordinator  Professor http://www.akc.org/pdfs/ruleb  Any dogs without 3-geneation Doctor Bruiser. ooks/RESANC.pdf pedigrees will not convert to full AKC Photo credit:

 A minimum of one year has elapsed Status. These dogs will remain in FSS Kate since entering the Miscellaneous Class Antolick AZAWAKH AEGIS | Fall 2015 11

Pedigree

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FAST FACTS Full Recognition and Three Generation Pedigrees 37% by Christine Weisse, Senior Subject Matter Expert – AKC Sport Services of AKC registered Azawakhs are Gen 3 What we consider 3 generations is names and numbers.

If the dog’s parents, grandparents and great grandparents all have registration numbers the dog will be consider 3-generations. 25% of AKC registered Azawakhs are Gen 2 GENERATIONS RECORDED

WITH FSS 0 Dog 30% 1 Dog Parents of AKC registered Azawakhs are Gen 1 2 Dog Parents Grandparents

3 Dog Parents Grandparents Great Grandparents 8% of AKC registered Azawakhs are Gen 0 0 = Dog only recorded with registration number 1 = Dog and Parents recorded with registration numbers

2 = Dog, Parents and Grandparents recorded with registration numbers FOR MORE INFORMATION 3 = Dog, Parents, Grandparents and Great Grandparents recorded with registration numbers

If you are concerned about whether your dogs have less than a three generation pedigree, email Christine Weisse at AKC FSS with your dogs name **** Registration numbers include ANY acceptable domestic or and registration number and she will double-check. foreign registries. **** CHRISTINE WEISSE [email protected]

Azawakh Aegis American Azawakh Association Member

Cori Kelly

Editor