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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION RONALD H. MENAKER, CHAIRMA N•CARL C. ASHBY, III, VICE CHAIRMAN American Polish Lowland Sheepdog Club CLASS OF 2017 CLASS OF 2019 LEE ARNOLD DR. CARMEN L. BATTAGLIA CARL C. ASHBY DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES Club of America ALAN KALTER STEVEN D. GLADSTONE, ESQ. HARVEY M. WOODING

CLASS OF 2018 CLASS OF 2020 JAMES R. DOK PATRICIA M. CRUZ DELEGATES CREDENTIALS DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN WILLIAM J. FEENEY RONALD H. MENAKER KAROLYNNE M. MCATEER DENNIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Officio Norma C. Baley, Wayne, IL, Park Shore Ken -

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS nel Club DENNIS B. SPRUNG JAMES P. CROWLEY JOSEPH V. BAFFUTO, JR. President Executive Secretary Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Bencin, Highland Heights, OH, Chief Executive Officer Western Reserve Kennel Club VICE PRESIDENTS Gregory K. Benkiser, Cumming, GA, Sawnee JAY WAKS Senior Vice President BRANDI HUNTER Senior Executive Registration & Public Relations & Vice President & Customer Development Communications Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia General Counsel GINA DINARDO DOUG LJUNGREN Edmond J. Blausten, Glen Allen, VA, Virginia ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKY Assistant Executive Sports & Events Executive Vice President & Secretary Kennel Club Chief Growth Officer MARI-BETH O’NEILL KEITH FRAZIER Sport Services Jacqueline Carswell, Blackshear, GA, Berger THERESA CHIN Business Support Senior Vice President Services/NC Facility Ops ELIZABETH SOROTA Planning & Operations Marketing Picard Club of America SHEILA GOFFE AIDEN COLIE Government Relations DAPHNA STRAUS Frances H. Colonna, Lansing, KS, St. Joseph Senior Vice President Business Development Technology Kennel Club MARK DUNN Thomas Graham, Chocowinity, NC, Norfolk TRIAL BOARDS APPEALS TRIAL BOARD TRIAL BOARD CHAIRS Terrier Club RALPH DEL DEO, ESQ., CHAIR RITA BIDDLE, ESQ. MARTHA FELTENSTEIN, ESQ. THERESA DOWELL, ESQ. Betsy Horn Humer, Pungoteague, VA, Salis - BARBARA W. MIENER, ESQ. BARBARA PENNY, ESQ. LAURIE RAYMOND, ESQ. TRIAL BOARD MEMBERS DANIEL SMYTH, ESQ. bury Maryland Kennel Club DR. KLAUS ANSELM CHARLES FOLEY PERFORMANCE TRIAL BOARD Mark Francis Jaeger, Mason, MI, American ROGER HARTINGER DAVID HOPKINS, ESQ., CHAIR MEDORA HARPER TIM CARWILE, ESQ. Brussels Griffon Association DR. ROBERT MYALL JOHN RUSSELL BERNARD SCHWARTZ ALTERNATES Judith Lichtman, PhD, Woodbridge, CT, BETTY-ANNE STENMARK MIKE NECAISE JAMES WHITE BILL TEAGUE Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United

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States sion and $10,000 fine, effective July 23, 2016. Frank Martire, Greenwood, DE, Mispillion An AKC Trial Board heard the appeal and Kennel Club amended the penalty to a ten year suspension Susan Marucci, Sandy Hook, CT, Newtown from all AKC privileges and a $2000 fine, ef - Kennel Club fective July 23, 2016. (Golden , Chris Orcutt, Portland, CT, Irish Red and Smooth Fox Terrier) White Association of America David J. Peat, Scottsdale, AZ, Santa Clara Val - NOTICE ley Kennel Club Mr. Thomas Lindquist (Laveen, AZ) Action Lisa Pruka, Rockton, IL, Border Collie Soci - was taken by the Madera Canyon Kennel Club ety of America for conduct at its November 11, 2016 event. James R. (Bob) Steele, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA, Ital - Mr. Lindquist was charged with failure to ian Greyhound Club of America properly control a dog at an event. The Staff Michael W. Zarlenga, Alexandria, VA, Ameri - Event Committee reviewed the Event Commit - can Water Club tee’s report and set the penalty at a three month suspension from AKC event privileges NOTICE and a $500 fine, effective December 11, 2016. As a result of an Event Committee determi - (Belgian Tervuren) nation the following individual stands sus - pended of AKC privileges. It should be noted NOTICE that this determination may still be appealed Ms. Pam Bender (Kingman, AZ) Action was and may be reversed. Upon expiration of the taken by the Canada Del Oro Kennel Club for appeal process, an appropriate notice describ - conduct at its November 12, 2016 event. Ms. ing the status of the individual’s suspension, if Bender was charged with attempting to influ - any, will appear in this column: ence a judge. The Staff Event Committee re - Ms. Karen Raduziner (Apple Valley, CA) viewed the Event Committee’s report and set the penalty at a reprimand and a $200 fine. NOTICE (Multiple Breeds) Ms. Cortney Corral-Morris (Wellington, OH) Action was taken by the Michiana Kennel Club NOTICE for conduct at its July 22, 2016 event. Ms. Cor - Mr. Howard Huber III (Oxford, PA) Action ral-Morris was charged with neglect at or in was taken by the American Kennel Club for connection with an event. The AKC Board of conduct at its December 18, 2016 event. Mr. Directors set the penalty at a lifetime suspen - Huber was charged with improper treatment

AKC GAZETTE 2 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES in connection with an event. The Staff Event istration applications without written permis - Committee reviewed the Event Committee’s sion from the co-litter owner. (Havanese, Bri - report and set the penalty at a three month ard) suspension from all AKC privileges and a $300 fine, effective December 27, 2016. (Multiple NOTICE Breeds) The Management Disciplinary Committee has suspended Mr. Tani Halim (Corona, NY) NOTICE from all AKC privileges for three years and im - Ms. Amanda Giles (Raleigh, NC) Action was posed a $500 fine, effective January 9, 2017, taken by the Central Florida Kennel Club for for submission of a false application to register conduct at its December 15, 2016 event. Ms. or transfer (not signature forgeries), which af - Giles was charged with inappropriate, abusive fect the Stud Book. (Pomeranian, Yorkshire or foul language. The Staff Event Committee Terrier) reviewed the Event Committee’s report and set the penalty at a one month suspension NOTICE from AKC event privileges and a $500 fine, ef - The Management Disciplinary Committee fective January 11, 2017. (Multiple Breeds) has suspended Ms. Debra “Debbie” Kuster (Mountain Grove, MO) from all AKC privi - NOTICE leges for two years and imposed a $4400 fine, The Management Disciplinary Committee effective January 9, 2017, for non-compliance has reprimanded Ms. Shelley Power (Hibbing, with AKC’s Rules and Regulations on Record MN) for submitting an online litter registra - Keeping and Identification; harassment; physi - tion application and six online dog registra - cal contact of an insulting or provoking na - tion applications without written permission of ture; and personal property damage. (Multiple the co-litter owner. (Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Breeds) Cardigan Welsh Corgi) NOTICE NOTICE The AKC’s Management Disciplinary Com - The Management Disciplinary Committee mittee has suspended the following individuals has reprimanded Ms. Peggy Bosse (Cincinnati, from all AKC privileges for ten years and im - OH) for signing a litter registration applica - posed a $2000 fine, for conduct prejudicial to tion on behalf of the co-owner without filing a purebred dogs, purebred dog events, or to the properly completed Power of Attorney form best interests of The American Kennel Club and for her registration of two online dog reg - based on their violation of the AKC’s Judicial

AKC GAZETTE 3 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES or Administrative Determination of Inappropriate quest or unreasonably withholds such written Treatment Policy : consent, the other club may appeal to the Board of Directors of The American Kennel Effective January 9, 2017 Club after one month from the time consent Ms. Debbie Armour (Fredonia, PA) Multi - was requested. The parties shall present their ple Breeds contentions, in writing, to a committee ap - Ms. Goldie Coats (Bend, OR) Australian pointed by said Board, or appointed by the Terrier, President of The American Kennel Club if be - tween Board meetings, or in the President’s Proposed Amendment to the absence, appointed by the Executive Secretary. Rules Applying to Dog Shows Said committee may, in its discretion, issue an CHAPTER 2, Section 3 – approval to the other club to hold such show Making Application to Hold a Dog Show within the assigned club’s territory.

The AKC Board has endorsed the following amendment to CHAPTER 2, Section 3, of the Proposed Amendment to the Field Trial Rules and Rules Applying to Dog Shows, based on a referral Standard Procedures for Retriever Trials by the Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee, CHAPTER 14, Section 14, – Rules for Retriever Trials after the subject was referred to the Commit - tee by the Delegate Body. This will be voted on The AKC Board has endorsed the following at the March 14, 2017 Delegates Meeting. amendment based on a staff recommendation to Chapter 14, Section 14 of the Field Trial CHAPTER 2 Rules and Standard Procedures for Retriever Tri - als , to be voted on at the March 14, 2017 Dele - SECTION 3. Each club or association which gates Meeting. shall hold a show in its territory at least once in every two consecutive calendar years shall CHAPTER 14 have the sole show privilege in the city, town or district of its assigned territory. A club may Section 14, National Retriever Derby Champi - be approved to hold a show in another club’s onship territory if the written consent is obtained A National Retriever Derby Championship from the club assigned to that territory. stake for qualified shall be run not If the club in whose territory the show is to more than once in any calendar year by a club be held does not respond to the written re - or association formed for that purpose. The

AKC GAZETTE 4 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES club or association shall file an application for erations Department at PO Box 900062, permission to run the event under the AKC Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerning Rules and Procedures for Retriever field trials. Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VST The club or association may also make special applicants should be addressed to the Com - Regulations and Procedures as are deemed panion Events Department in North Carolina. necessary for the conduct of the trial includ - ing the qualifications required to enter the The American Kennel Club will, at the re - test. Such special Regulations and Procedures quest of a judge or judge applicant, provide are subject to the approval of the Board of Di - that individual with copies of letters received rectors of the American Kennel Club. The regarding their judging qualifications. As a re - winner of the National Retriever Derby Cham - sult, it should be understood that any such pionship stake shall be awarded the title of correspondence will be made available, upon “National Retriever Derby Champion of 20__”. request, to the judge or judge applicant. This shall be a prefix title designation by NDC. It is the responsibility of all Conformation All subsequent sections in this chapter will be and Junior Showmanship judges to notify the renumbered. Judging Operations Department of any changes or corrections to their address, NOTICE phone, fax or emails. These changes are very REPRIMANDS AND FINES important because they affect your judges’ Notification of reprimands and fines im - record, the web site and the Judges Directory. posed on clubs for late submission of judges’ Please notify Judging Operations by email at panel, Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 4, [email protected] . Section 1. San Mateo Kennel Club ...... $90 APPLICANTS Oakland Kennel Club ...... $90 The following persons applications have been Central New England Brittany Club ...... $60 submitted for the breed(s) specified but they are Northern New England Brittany Club ...... $90 NOT eligible to accept assignments. Lone Star Bulldog Club ...... $60 Great Lakes Belgian Tervuren Club ...... $60 NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez (97321) FL CONFORMATION JUDGES (954) 600-5480 Letters concerning judges and provisional [email protected] judges should be addressed to the Judging Op - Dachshunds, Affenpinschers

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Ms. Lorry J. Bellah (101589) WA Dachshunds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks [email protected] Miss Nanette J. Prideaux (97145) CT German Shepherd Dogs (508) 736-4665 Miss Kelly Kathlyn Boyd (101577) OR [email protected] (541) 905-3451 Beagles, Boston Terriers [email protected] Ms. Sylvia Thomas (101708) CA Siberian Huskies, JS (951) 236-6474 Mr. Stuart Cairns (101695) OH [email protected] (717) 659-9308 Akita, JS [email protected] Bull Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers APPROVED BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS Mrs. Pauline DeVito (101587) PA Miss Amanda J. Ashley (97633) CA (570) 617-1524 (951) 440-0216 [email protected] [email protected] Bulldogs Bulldogs Mr. James Donahue (101625) IL Mr. Daniel Augustus (6821) PA (847) 436-0275 (484) 934-2579 [email protected] [email protected] Afghan Hounds, Salukis Greyhounds, Doberman Pinschers, Dandie Ms. Donna Schuchart Dugosh (101653) TX Dinmont Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers (830) 570-9596 Ms. Judi Bendt (37568) SD [email protected] (605) 787-5431 , JS [email protected] Mr. Neil Feerrar (101707) PA Balance of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus - (570) 660-4830 sels Griffons, English Toy , Italian [email protected] Greyhounds, Maltese, Manchester Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers Miniature Pinschers, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Ms. Lisa D. Kinsley (100301) OH Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers), Lake - (614) 406-2194 land Terriers [email protected] Mr. Larry Berg (15640) NY Belgian Tervuren (516) 735-3049 Mr. John Mayhall (101705) AZ [email protected] (928) 970-0969 Boston Terriers, Chinese Shar-Pei, Coton de [email protected] Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Lowchen,

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Xoloitzcuintli Mr. Bob Busby (38467) NC Mrs. Ronda Bermke (94073) WI (704) 904-4214 (920) 864-3369 [email protected] [email protected] Anatolian Shepherds, Black Russian Terri - Norwegian Elkhounds, Bernese Mountain ers, Boerboels, Dogues de Bordeaux, Ger - Dogs, Samoyeds man Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Ms. Nancy Bodine (3209) VA Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, (804) 492-4824 Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Leonbergers, [email protected] Neapolitan Mastiffs, Portuguese Water Dogs, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Samoyeds, Tibetan Mastiffs, Norfolk Terriers Terriers Mrs. Christine E. Calcinari (7041) NH Mrs. Danelle M. Brown (7231) TX (603) 394-0287 (512) 863-4341 [email protected] [email protected] American Staffordshire Terriers, Cesky Ter - American English Coonhounds, Black and riers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Kerry Blue Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, Pe - Terriers, Manchester Terriers, Sealyham Ter - tits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Plotts, Red - riers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Welsh Ter - bone Coonhounds, Treeing Walker riers, West Highland White Terriers Coonhounds Mr. Paul Campanella (48571) NY Ms. Kathi Brown (55262) MA (631) 786-7720 (978) 897-4717 [email protected] [email protected] Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, Irish Dachshunds, Finnish Spitz, Lowchen Red & White , Clumber Spaniels, Mrs. Valerie J. Brown (6082) WA Cocker Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, (509) 554-1669 Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wirehaired [email protected] Pointing Griffons, Wirehaired Papillons Ms. Mary Jane Carberry (49892) NC Ms. JoAnne M. Buehler (22770) DC (336) 698-0809 (301) 590-9056 [email protected] [email protected] Brussels Griffons, Chihuahuas, English Toy Anatolian Shepherds, Boxers, Doberman Spaniels, Havanese, Pekingese, Yorkshire Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyre - Terriers nees, Collies, Pembroke Welsh Corgis Mrs. Carrie A. Chase (36690) WV (304) 274-5939

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[email protected] Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Bichons Berger Picards, Bouviers des Flandres, Pulik Frises, Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Mrs. Janet Cohen (90134) NJ French Bulldogs, Norwegian Lundehunds, (516) 459-0211 Shiba Inu, Xoloitzcuintli) [email protected] Mrs. Kathleen J. Egeland-Brock (47792) WA Black Russian Terriers, Boerboels, Greater (253) 884-2920 Swiss Mountain Dogs [email protected] Ms. Shirley A. Cole (93493) AZ German Shorthaired Pointers, Curly-Coated (480) 948-0657 Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Labrador [email protected] Retrievers, English Setters, Irish Setters, Irish Irish Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers Red & White Setters, Wirehaired Pointing Ms. Dawn Cox (97685) PA Griffons [email protected] Mr. Robert Eisele (7354) NY Akitas, Tibetan Mastiffs (631) 277-2201 Mr. William G Daugherty (6220) CT [email protected] (203) 266-5496 Lagotto Romagnoli, German Wirehaired [email protected] Pointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Irish Red American English Coonhounds, Black and & White Setters, American Water Spaniels, Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, Boykin Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Field Cirneco dell’Etna, Greyhounds, Ibizan Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Hounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Plotts, Por - Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinoni tuguese Podengo Pequeno, Redbone Coon - Italiani, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Wire - hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Scottish haired Vizslas Deerhounds, Sloughis, Treeing Walker Ms. Christine Erickson (22529) AZ Coonhounds (480) 262-6630 Ms. Diane Divin (64712) TX [email protected] (817) 229-0430 Balance of Hound Group (Basenjis, Cirneco [email protected] dell’Etna, Norwegian Elkhounds, Sloughis) Afghan Hounds, Borzois, Ibizan Hounds, Mr. James M. Fankhauser (18843) MI Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, (269) 679-5095 Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis [email protected] Mrs. Beverly A. Drake (41442) MD Finnish Lapphunds, Pumi, Swedish Vall - (410) 592-6636 hunds [email protected]

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Mr. Michael J. (Mickey) Feigelson (95557) CA (954) 593-2324 (205) 515-6288 [email protected] [email protected] Pointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat Havanese, Italian Greyhounds, Pugs Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Dr. Anne P. Gallant (7047) TN Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck (615) 384-1315 Tolling Retrievers [email protected] Mrs. Meredith Hector (95832) FL American Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers, (786) 554-2113 Coton de Tulear, Lowchen, Tibetan Terriers [email protected] Mrs. Gloria Geringer (5157) LA Pointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat (225) 975-4715 Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, [email protected] Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Balance of Working Group (Anatolian Shep - Tolling Retrievers herds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Black Russ - Mr. Jamie Hubbard (80432) IN ian Terriers, Boerboels, Cane Corsos, (812) 332-5923 Chinooks, Dogues de Bordeaux, Great Pyre - [email protected] nees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komon - Balance of Hound Group (American English dorok, Kuvaszok, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Coonhounds, American Foxhounds, Black Tibetan Mastiffs), Australian Cattle Dogs, and Tan Coonhounds, Blue Tick Coon - Belgian Tervuren hounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, Plotts, Por - Dr. Casey Gonda DVM (99469) VA tuguese Podengo Pequenos, Redbone (434) 295-6806 Coonhounds, Sloughis, Treeing Walker [email protected] Coonhounds), Airedale Terriers, American Afghan Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Staffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers, Whippets Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Bull Mr. Duff M. Harris (91790) CA Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, (714) 425-0454 Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland [email protected] Terriers, Russell Terriers, Skye Terriers, Soft Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Coated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Lake - Terriers land Terriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers, Mrs. Sharon M. Jacobsen (93569) ID Scottish Terriers, West Highland White Ter - (208) 269-0426 riers [email protected] Mr. Hector Hector (95831) FL Chihuahuas, Papillons

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Ms. Collette Jaynes (95369) TN herds, Pulik, Pyrenean Shepherds, Swedish (864) 684-8484 Vallhunds [email protected] Mrs. Karen S. McFarlane (4835) MO Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, Irish Red & (816) 628-6802 White Setters, Cocker Spaniels, Cavalier [email protected] King Charles Spaniels Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Mrs. Pat M. Jenkins (99451) UT Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers, (435) 258-2749 Parson Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers, Soft [email protected] Coated Wheaten Terriers Doberman Pinschers, Siberian Huskies, Mrs. Debbie Melgreen (98655) IL American Eskimo Dogs, Finnish Spitz (309) 358-1233 Ms. Victoria M. Jordan (7084) OH [email protected] (614) 395-3641 Balance of Sporting Group (Lagotto Romag - [email protected] nolo, Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Bichons Frises, Bulldogs, Chow Chows, American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, French Bulldogs, Lowchen Clumber Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Ms. Gloria Kerr (17561) AZ Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Wirehaired (520) 762-1922 Vizslas) [email protected] Mrs. Patti Widick Neale (6097) FL Airedale Terriers, American Staffordshire (352) 359-0912 Terriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, [email protected] Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Miniature Balance of Herding Group (, Bull Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Rat Terriers, Bergamasco, Berger Picards, , Skye Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Canaan Dogs, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, West Highland White Terriers Finnish Lapphunds, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Mrs. Nancy Lovelady (97313) CA Miniature American Shepherds, Norwegian [email protected] Buhunds, Pulik, Pumi, Pyrenean Shepherds, Scottish Deerhounds, Border Terriers, Scot - Swedish Vallhunds, Spanish Water Dogs), Pa - tish Terriers pillons, Pugs, Bulldogs, Xoloitzcuintli Dr. Dana Ann Smith Massey (15361) TX Mr. Jim Owens (92926) NC (254) 934-2179 (828) 333-0810 [email protected] [email protected] Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Cardi - Sloughis, Finnish Spitz, Lowchen, Norwe - gan Welsh Corgis, Miniature American Shep - gian Lundehunds

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Ms. Sheila Dee Paske (46304) CA ers, Bull Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Glen of (530) 668-8700 Imaal Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Man - [email protected] chester Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Bulldogs Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Mr. Roland L. Pelland (6940) MA Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers), Brit - (508) 399-8590 tanys, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retriev - [email protected] ers, Poodles Papillons, Pomeranians, Bearded Collies Mrs. Knowlton A. Reynders (15203) NH Mr. Tim Peterson (92446) MN (603) 938-5885 (612) 396-3466 [email protected] [email protected] American English Coonhounds, Beagles, Golden Retrievers, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon - Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, hounds, English Foxhounds, Petits Bassets Siberian Huskies, French Bulldogs Griffons Vendeens, Redbone Coonhounds, Mr. D. Scott Pfeil (35091) IL Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Scottish Deer - (847) 668-8743 hounds, Pulik [email protected] Mrs. Meghen Reise-Bassel (39151) GA Basset Hounds (404) 663-4485 Mrs. Marilyn Y. Pipes (29634) TX [email protected] (254) 968-2053 English Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, [email protected] Irish Red & White Setters, Vizslas, Wire - Bloodhounds, Borzois, Cirneco dell’Etna, haired Pointing Griffons Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Otterhounds, Mrs. Linda Scanlon (2793) CO Pharaoh Hounds, Redbone Coonhounds (970) 328-7362 Ms. Carol Pyrkosz (96273) GA [email protected] (706) 266-5557 Balance of Herding Group (Berger Picards, [email protected] Border Collies, Finnish Lapphunds, Ice - Pharaoh Hounds, Cavalier King Charles landic Sheepdogs, Miniature American Spaniels, Havanese, Papillons, Shih Tzu, Shepherds, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs) Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers Mrs. Janice K. Schreiber (17450) WA Ms. Linda L. Reece (90740) VA (253) 846-7999 (757) 508-1795 [email protected] [email protected] Irish Setters, Dachshunds Balance of Terrier Group (Bedlington Terri -

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Mrs. Jean F. Shepherd (95654) MN Lagotto Romagnolo, Gordon Setters (507) 482-6611 Mrs. Deborah J. Wilkins (18907) TX [email protected] (612) 747-4418 Irish Setters, American Water Spaniels [email protected] Mr. Daniel J. Smyth (6347) NJ American Hairless Terriers, Bedlington Ter - (856) 231-7689 riers, Bull Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terri - [email protected] ers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers, Italian Greyhounds, Bichons Frises, Bull - Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows, Miniature Bull Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, French Bulldogs, Tibetan Terriers Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Mrs. Jane Snider (94845) TN Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers (901) 674-4690 Ms. Deborah A. Wyman (92452) NY [email protected] (716) 940-6549 Bloodhounds [email protected] Ms. Debra Thornton (18837) VA Collies (434) 286-9504 [email protected] JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANT Airedale Terriers, American Staffordshire Ms. Christine Nethery (101599) OH Terriers, Australian Terriers, Bull Terriers, [email protected] Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Miniature PERMIT JUDGES Bull Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Russell The following persons have been approved Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Welsh on a Permit basis for the designated breeds in Terriers accordance with the current judging approval Mrs. Cathie A. Turner (95598) CA process. They may now accept assignments and (818) 519-2141 the fancy may still offer comments to Judging [email protected] Operations. Brittanys, Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retriev - ers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Irish Setters, NEW BREED JUDGES Irish Red & White Setters, Irish Water Ms. Jennifer Bridges (6031) CA Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels (209) 620-7551 Mrs. Patricia Ulloa (5721) CA [email protected] (626) 915-4456 Basenjis [email protected]

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Mrs. Gael E. Lewis Damron (91880) OH [email protected] (740) 632-7140 Affenpinschers, Pugs, Bichons Frises [email protected] Mrs. Terry L. Berrios (7393) GA Irish Wolfhounds, Otterhounds (678) 447-6383 Mr. Robert E. Damron (91878) OH [email protected] (740) 632-9023 Border Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie Din - [email protected] mont Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Nor - Irish Wolfhounds, Otterhounds wich Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers Mrs. Mary Kathleen Faeth (101477) CA Ms. Rita J. Biddle, Esq. (6268) MI (530) 210-7791 (517) 626-6844 [email protected] [email protected] , JS Australian Shepherds, Bearded Collies, Bor - Mr. Peter J. Festa (101479) NY der Collies, Bouviers des Flandres, Cardigan (516) 592-3309 Welsh Corgis, Collies, Entlebucher Moun - [email protected] tain Dogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Old English Bulldogs Sheepdogs, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Shet - Ms. Kerry Kirtley (101393) CA land Sheepdogs (909) 887-1959 Mr. David Bolus (35586) TN [email protected] (423) 344-6125 Australian Shepherds [email protected] Dr. Tracy Powell (101481) CT Brittanys, Pointers, German Wirehaired (203) 631-7110 Pointers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Labrador [email protected] Retrievers, Irish Red & White Setters, Ameri - Great Danes can Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clum - ber Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, English APPROVED BREED JUDGES Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Mr. Richard D. Albee (57263) AL Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex (334) 821-7829 Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinone [email protected] Italiano, Vizslas, , Wirehaired Affenpinschers, Chinese Cresteds, English Pointing Griffons Toy Spaniels, Maltese, Silky Terriers, York - Mrs. Denise A. Borton (91682) MI shire Terriers (269) 352-8432 Mrs. Shilon L. Bedford (15789) MN [email protected] (320) 485-4825 Giant Schnauzers, Saint Bernards

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Mrs. Terrie Breen (65930) CT [email protected] (860) 539-6222 Pointers, English Setters [email protected] Mr. Gary Dunlop (7280) OR Anatolian Shepherds, German Pinschers, (503) 634-2663 Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Neapolitan [email protected] Mastiffs, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards Chinooks, German Pinschers, Greater Swiss Mrs. Barbara L. Burns (6398) IL Mountain Dogs (815) 232-7776 Mr. J. Calvin Dykes (100595) OR [email protected] (541) 562-1447 Cesky Terriers, Rat Terriers, Skye Terriers, [email protected] Pumi Bulldogs Mrs. Connie H. Clark (65733) CA Mr. Harold “Hal” N. Engel, DVM (7142) OR (831) 685-3934 (541) 388-0913 [email protected] [email protected] Affenpinschers, Cavalier King Charles Irish Red & White Setters, Clumber Spaniels, Spaniels, Chihuahuas, English Toy Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani Japanese Chin, Poodles, Pugs, Miniature Dr. Karen M. Ericson (7034) WA American Shepherds (425) 788-8907 Mr. James Conroy (95311) GA [email protected] (561) 400-2567 Balance of Terrier Group (American Hair - [email protected] less Terriers, Australian Terriers, Bedlington Doberman Pinschers Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Mrs. Gayle Denman (7289) UT Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Manchester (801) 278-3313 Terriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers, Sealy - [email protected] ham Terriers), Whippets Airedale Terriers, American Hairless Terri - Mr. Ted W. Eubank (53715) TX ers, Australian Terriers, Border Terriers, (972) 803-5328 Cairn Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Minia - [email protected] ture Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Parson English Toy Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers Russell Terriers, Rat Terriers, Russell Terri - Mrs. Honey Anne Glendinning (6773) CAN ers, Scottish Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten (604) 943-4313 Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers [email protected] Ms. Helen Dorrance (19022) TX Bulldogs, Chow Chows, Coton de Tulear, (512) 964-3294 Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos,

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Shiba Inu Mr. Nathaniel Horn (4549) MD Mrs. F. Susan Godek (6796) AZ (410) 302-1075 (480) 614-5768 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Brus - Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Bichons sels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Frises, Boston Terriers, Lhasa Apsos, Tibetan Chihuahuas, Chinese Cresteds, English Toy Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers) Spaniels, Havanese, Italian Greyhounds, Miss Evalyn Gregory (6130) KY Japanese Chin, Maltese, Manchester Terri - (502) 905-8616 ers, Miniature Pinschers, Papillons, [email protected] Pekingese, Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Irish Red & White Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Setters, Clumber Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Terriers) Wirehaired Viszlas Mr. Thomas L. Hossfeld (36941) AZ Mrs. Krista Hansen (95865) NY (520) 297-4227 (585) 535-7549 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers, Bouviers des Flandres, Pembroke Welsh American Hairless Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Corgis Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers, Kerry Mrs. Stephanie S. Hedgepath (5138) SC Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Rat Terri - (803) 351-2188 ers, Skye Terriers, Welsh Terriers), Dachs - [email protected] hunds Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Bichons Mr. Jerry Lee Howse (38366) VA Frises, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows, (540) 955-0766 Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos, [email protected] Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehunds, Shiba Australian Terriers, Bedlington Terriers Inu, Xoloitzcuintli) Ms. Karen Hynek (35536) MO Ms. Dawn Hitchcock (100299) SC (636) 219-6991 (864) 238-2742 [email protected] [email protected] Anatolian Shepherds, Black Russian Terri - Black Russian Terriers, Doberman Pinsch - ers, Boerboels, Chinooks, Dogues de Bor - ers, Dogues de Bordeaux, Giant Schnauzers, deaux, German Pinschers, Giant Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komondorok, Schnauzers, Great Danes, Komondorok, Ku - Leonbergers, Newfoundlands, Rottweilers, vaszok, Leonbergers, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Tibetan Mastiffs Siberian Huskies, Tibetan Mastiffs

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Mrs. Sandra E. King (44817) IL Mr. Sidney L. Marx (1470) AZ (309) 787-6363 (480) 264-7078 [email protected] [email protected] Boston Terriers, Chinese Shar-Pei, Dalma - Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Kerry Blue Terri - tians, Finnish Spitz, Shiba Inu ers, Norfolk Terriers, Scottish Terriers Mrs. Marianne C. Klinkowski (7135) CA Ms. Sharon Masnick (97181) SC (408) 446-0604 (843) 558-7360 [email protected] [email protected] Beagles, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos Affenpinschers, Chihuahuas, Papillons, Silky Ms. Stacey LaForge (97503) NJ Terriers (908) 790-1821 Ms. Elizabeth “Lani” McKennon (5892) CA [email protected] (818) 842-9567 Chinese Shar-Pei, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos [email protected] Ms. Diane Landstrom (36322) AZ American Hairless Terriers (623) 935-4214 Mr. David R. Miller (66361) GA [email protected] (678) 313-5999 French Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Shiba Inu [email protected] Mrs. Louise Leone (94619) CO Boxers (303) 663-8440 Ms. Erika K. Moureau (31655) TX [email protected] (713) 204-6833 American Hairless Terriers, Cesky Terriers, [email protected] Glen of Imaal Terriers, Russell Terriers, French Bulldogs, Schipperkes Sealyham Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terri - ers Ms. Mary C. Murphy-East (36967) MN Ms. Nancy Liebes (5170) IN (763) 291-2263 (713) 254-8106 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Chow Australian Terriers, Bull Terriers, Irish Terri - Chows, Norwegian Lundehunds, Schip - ers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Pumi perkes, Shiba Inu), Papillons, Silky Terriers Mrs. Christie Martinez (22596) WA Mrs. Shalisa Neely (98547) CA (360) 437-9125 (707) 834-3672 [email protected] [email protected] Afghan Hounds, Basset Hounds, Beagles, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Borzois, Harriers, Irish Wolfhounds Chinese Cresteds, Japanese Chin, Miniature

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Pinschers, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomerani - [email protected] ans, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers American Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers, Mrs. Betty Nelson Pollock (39858) TX Bulldogs, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Low - (903) 684-3091 chen, Norwegian Lundehunds, [email protected] Xoloitzcuintli Bernese Mountain Dogs, Black Russian Terri - Mrs. Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio (97059) CT ers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees, (860) 669-2720 Neapolitan Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Por - [email protected] tuguese Water Dogs, Standard Schnauzers, Akitas, Bullmastiffs, Kuvaszok, Neapolitan Miniature Schnauzers, Cavalier King Charles Mastiffs, Siberian Huskies Spaniels, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Japan - Ms. Joanne (Jan) N. Paulk (7477) NM ese Chin, Maltese, Manchester Terriers, (505) 820-6408 Miniature Pinschers, Papillons, Pekingese, [email protected] Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Balance of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers American Hairless Terriers, American Mrs. Carol Jean Nelson (17019) TX Staffordshire Terriers, Australian Terriers, (903) 684-3120 Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Bull [email protected] Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Smooth Fox Ter - Ms. Donna R. O’Connell (81640) CA rier, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terri - (214) 724-6629 ers, Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, [email protected] Lakeland Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Golden Retrievers, Irish Red & White Setters Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Mr. Allen L. Odom (5448) CO Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, (303) 371-9512 Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers, Scottish Terri - [email protected] ers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Soft Balance of Herding Group (Bearded Collies, Coated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Berger Picards, Canaan Dogs, Old English Terriers, Welsh Terriers, West Highland Sheepdogs, Pumi, Spanish Water Dogs), Af - White Terriers) fenpinschers, Chihuahuas, Chinese Crest - Mrs. Angela Pickett (100269) FL eds, Italian Greyhounds, Pekingese, Pugs, (407) 359-6659 Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers [email protected] Ms. Lew Olson (24173) TX Brussels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles (713) 303-5639 Spaniels, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Minia -

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ture Pinschers, Pekingese, Pomeranians, Corgis, Miniature American Shepherds Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers Mr. Carl Skinner (60766) CA Mr. Benson E. Ray (97179) SC (530) 626-6160 (843) 558-7360 [email protected] [email protected] Collies Affenpinschers, Chihuahuas, Miniature Pin - Mrs. Patricia Skinner (60737) CA schers, Papillons, Silky Terriers (530) 626-6160 Mrs. Sharon Ann Redmer (2711) MN [email protected] (734) 449-4995 Collies [email protected] Mrs. Claire K. Steidel (4371) AZ Curly-Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, (480) 766-9136 Irish Water Spaniels, German Pinschers, [email protected] Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Kuvaszok, Chinese Cresteds, Pekingese, Australian Leonbergers, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards Shepherds, Miniature American Shepherds Ms. Nikki Riggsbee (5983) FL Mrs. Anne Marie Taylor (7522) MI (813) 654-3412 (810) 919-9692 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Toy Group (Affenpinschers, Ital - Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bor - ian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin, Pugs, Shih der Collies Tzu, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers) Mr. James E. Taylor (7633) MI Mr. Gary C. Sackett (96555) NV (810) 498-9723 (702) 351-5566 [email protected] [email protected] Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Bor - Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers der Collies, Shetland Sheepdogs Mrs. Karen B. Seriana (65782) AL Dr. Jill Warren (94859) NM (256) 310-7570 (505) 982-6368 [email protected] [email protected] Coton de Tulear Irish Red & White Setters Ms. Jan C. Sigler (7526) KS Ms. Susan Landry Whiticar (94953) FL (913) 649-5282 (386) 963-4494 [email protected] [email protected] Beagles, Borzois, Otterhounds, Salukis, Border Collies Whippets, Australian Shepherds, Ms. Lee Whittier (18526) WA Beaucerons, Berger Picards, Cardigan Welsh (802) 369-0380

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[email protected] group. Please see the AKC online Judges Di - Balance of Terrier Group (Airedale Terriers, rectory for the complete list of breeds they American Hairless Terriers, Bedlington Ter - may be assigned. Status for the group is for riers, Cesky Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, three years from the date of approval. The Kerry Blue Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Nor - groups status will be removed after three years wich Terriers, Rat Terriers, Sealyham Terri - if the judge has not received approval for the ers, Skye Terriers, West Highland White balance of the breeds within that group in that Terriers) time. Mr. Rick Blanchard (90228) RI BEST IN SHOW (401) 623-1475 The following person, having successfully [email protected] completed the required Group Assignments Working in the first Variety Group for which they are Mrs. Janet Cohen (90134) NJ approved , has been added to the list of judges (516) 459-0211 eligible for approval to judge Best In Show. [email protected] Ms. Stacey B. Davis (5441) WA Working (509) 546-0455 Mr. David J. Kirkland (6340) NC [email protected] (919) 774-0989 [email protected] REINSTATED JUDGE Herding The Judging eligibility of the following per - Mr. Richard Lashbrook (7340) IL son has been reinstated. (217) 546-6645 Mr. Ken Matthews (93689) WA [email protected] (360) 734-9597 Herding [email protected] Mr. James A. Moses (93094) MO Golden Retrievers, JS-Limited (770) 329-4768 [email protected] 80% GROUP APPROVAL Toy The following judges have submitted a re - Mr. John Schoeneman (98359) NC quest to be approved to judge the group com - (704) 455-8113 petition in accordance to the Board’s 80% [email protected] group policy. They are eligible to accept as - Working signments for the group competition, but are Mr. R.C. Williams (93917) CA not approved to judge all breeds within that (530) 677-4815

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[email protected] Ms. Hazel Olbrich (90368) CA Non-Sporting (510) 531-2476 [email protected] DECEASED CONFORMATION JUDGES Rally – All Mrs. Alice E. Berd Mrs. Lucinda Seeley (90148) FL Mrs. Phyllis T. Brayton (772) 971-4152 [email protected] PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING Tracking – VST JUDGES COMPLETED Ms. Kathleen Milford (34685) TX The following persons have completed their (281) 796-6189 Provisional Judging assignments and their [email protected] names have been added to the list of regular Tracking – VST approved judges. Mrs. Leslye Pinnell (95063) GA Mrs. Marilyn A Johnson (90409) MI (770) 687-3186 (517) 256-7696 [email protected] [email protected] Rally – All Tracking – TDX Dr. Steven D Nytko (101323) CA Mrs. Diane M Tharp (98195) FL (619) 884-1992 (813) 677-5084 [email protected] [email protected] Tracking – TD/TDU Tracking – TD/TDU Dr. Colleen M Keough (100743) CA (626) 441-3712 PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/ [email protected] TRACKING JUDGES Tracking – TD/TDU The following persons have been approved as a judge on a Provisional basis for the DECEASED OBEDIENCE/RALLY JUDGES class/test indicated in accordance with the Joyce Ostby Provisional judging system. They may now ac - cept assignments. EMERITUS OBEDIENCE & RALLY JUDGES Mrs. Karen Wrey (43294) NY Sharlene Manderson (845) 592-1722 [email protected] Obedience – Utility

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APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFIC CREEKSIDE – Portuguese Water Dogs – REGISTERED NAME PREFIX Brooke L. Lee The following applications for a breed-spe - CORONET – German Shorthaired Pointers – cific Registered Name Prefix have been sub - Sandra L. Garlinger-Torres mitted to The American Kennel Club. GARGOUILLE – French Bulldogs – Antonette Letters in regard to these applications should Peterson be addressed to James P. Crowley, Executive HYLAKES –Labrador Retrievers – Rhona M. Secretary: Lee BOARDWALK – Lagotto Romagnolo – Kendal KUNNIAKAS – Finnish Spitz – Sandra Krupski Walters & Brenda S. Richardson BRITISH GUNDOGS – Labrador Retrievers – RELENTLESS – Bernese Mountain Dogs – R. Randall Rollins Catherine J. Oliver-Allen DREAM-CATCHER – Doberman Pinschers – SHORELINE – Australian Shepherds – Elissa Jay D. DeHart F. Phillips LIVEOAK – Boxers – James F. Robberson SIENNA POINTE – Vizslas – Cathy J. MATRIX – Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers – Gallagher Alexandra K. Taylor-Cowart & Martin L. SNOWBANK – West Highland White Terriers Cowart – Martha Strickland Replogle & Clifford D. RUFNIT – Braque du Bourbonnais – Shari L. Replogle Stueck TNT – Miniature Bull Terriers – Kristy D. TOPWYRE – Wire Fox Terriers – Linda F. Benson Hembree TSARSHADOW – Norwegian Buhunds – VOGELFLIGHT – – Kathie D. Dawne Deeley Vogel & Danielle S. Ardagna WHISPERINGPINE – Great Danes – Lorrie A. WOODLANE – Manchester Terriers – Barbara Burnham & Rickey E. Burnhamn D. Wood & Bob D. Wood

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTED The following applications for a breed-specific Registered Name Prefix have been granted: ABIQUA – Pumik – T. H. Levy & Chris A. Levy CADEAU – Australian Shepherds – Lauren Wright CASTLE – Clumber Spaniels – Danita Satton

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ported on staff initiatives. Legal Status Report Ms. McManus, Deputy General Counsel, pre - sented a status report on pending litigation and other Legal activities for the month of De - cember 2016. BOARD OF DIRECTORS JANUARY 9-10, 2017 BUSINESS UPDATE Alexandra Aleskovsky, Executive Vice Presi - dent and Chief Growth Officer gave the Board The Board convened on Monday January 9, a business update as follows. Dr. Davies joined 2017 at 8:00 a.m. All Directors, except Dr. the meeting during this update. Davies and Mr. Kalter, were present. AKC Website Also present were the Executive Secretary, the • Web traffic was up by 32% over 2015 with Assistant Executive Secretary, the Senior Exec - an average monthly growth rate of 4.7%. utive Vice President and General Counsel, as • Marketplace sessions were up by 69% year well as the Executive Vice President and Chief over year. Growth Officer. Social Media Social Followers were up 14% from 2015. The November 2016 Board minutes, copies of • Facebook fans grew by 12% for a total of which were made available to all Directors, four million and these fans are driving were discussed. Upon a motion by Dr. traffic to akc.org. Battaglia, seconded by Mr. Dok, the November • Instagram followers grew by 91% from 2016 minutes were unanimously approved, ab - last January validating a new initiative to sent Dr. Davies and Mr. Kalter. reach younger a social media audience. Digital Advertising EXECUTIVE SESSION Digital Advertising Maximization has resulted There was an Executive Session to discuss sen - in a 603% increase in monthly programmatic sitive business matters with nothing reported from June to December 2016 with resulting out of that session. revenue of over $50,000 per month. Decem - ber ad space was essentially sold out with many PRESIDENT’S REPORT new advertisers seeking to be part of AKC’s Board Action Items digital presence. Mr. Sprung reviewed Action Items, and re -

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Com Score Rankings ing with a goal to attract new participants to Com Score now ranks AKC.org the number the Sport. Doug Ljungren, AKC Vice Presi - four pet site and the number two dog site (Pet dent, Sports and Events, participated by tele - MD is number one). AKC’s November 2016 conference. unique visitor traffic was 6.5 million. The process of this project is to identify the Registration first time participants in the past two years in AKC litter registries were up by 6% over 2015. Conformation, Companion Events, Canine Individual dog registrations were up by 8%. In - Partners, and Junior Showmanship, to uncover dividual AKC breeders increased by 6% to their motivation for participating and to uti - 124,000 and the number of litters per breeder lize these insights to create targeted Marketing stabilized at 1.8. This marks almost 2 years of Campaigns: It was found that overall, half of consecutive monthly growth of registrations of all new participants were 55+ years old, 23% purebred dogs. This represents the results of are between 26 and 45, and 11% are 26-35 AKC’s commitment to its mission and the hard years old. Demographic groups within each work of our breeders, especially our Breeders segment are being analyzed. Almost all of the of Merit, to recognize the importance of mak - younger segment are living in major urban ing their puppy buyers a part of the AKC fam - areas. This quantitative information is now ily. driving qualitative research to better under - AKC National Championship stand what motivates participants, what retains The AKC Promotional Plan for the AKC them, and how to attract and retain new peo - Championship drove 27.7 million impressions ple. This builds on focus groups that were up 98% from 2015 and Social Media engage - hosted in the second quarter of 2016. The ments were up 57% from 2015. Staff and Board’s commitment to this impor - E-Commerce tant part of our mission is driving this impor - Holiday season revenue for the e-commerce tant work. Further information will be store was up 146% from 2015. provided to the Board at the February 2017 AKC Pet Care meeting. The new name selected for AKC Pet Care busi - ness is “AKC Canine Retreat.” This name was EXECUTIVE SECRETARY chosen as the result of measuring consumer Mari-Beth O’Neill Vice President Sport Serv - response to a number of alternatives. ices participated in this portion of the meeting New Exhibitor Profiling by teleconference. Elizabeth Sorota, Marketing Vice President, Cesky Terrier Proposed Breed Standard Revision gave a presentation on New Exhibitor Profil - There was a discussion on the proposed revi -

AKC GAZETTE 23 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES sions to the Cesky Terrier breed standard as will be submitted to the AKC Delegate body submitted by the American Cesky Terrier Asso - for a vote in March, 2017. ciation, Inc. (ACTA). The club specifically ad - FSS Procedures, Parent Club Designation and Re - dressed issues that were not correctly quirements for Breed Recognition translated from the FCI standard and the dele - The AKC Board requested a review of the pro - tion of the color brown from the standard. cedures in which a breed advances from the The AKC Board approved the current breed Foundation Stock Service® (FSS®) to full standard for the Cesky Terrier on October 18, recognition to include a Board Committee re - 2010. This will be considered further at the view and mentorship by the Parent Club Dele - February 2017 meeting. gate Committee. Following discussion at the Lagatto Romangolo Club of America - Delayed November Meeting, the Board requested that Member Club Approval the FSS process be made a Board Policy. The Board reviewed the Lagotto Romagnolo This will be discussed further at the February Club of America’s (LRCA’s) request for ap - 2017 meeting. proval as a member club. The club’s original Dachshund Proposed Breed Standard Revision request for approval as a member club was de - The Board discussed the publication of the layed subsequent to AKC’s Board of Directors proposed revisions to the Dachshund breed meeting held in July, 2016. The AKC staff had standard as submitted by the Dachshund Club recommended at that time to delay the of America (DCA). The AKC Board approved LRCA’s member club approval until a success - the current breed standard for the Dachshund ful election was held based on evidence of in - on January 9, 2007. This will be discussed fur - ternal difficulties surrounding multiple ther at the February 2017 meeting. resignations of the Board of Directors, and The club is addressing the Color Section of lack of communication with the club’s mem - the Smooth Dachshund only. The proposed bership, including between Board members. revision was published on the Secretary’s The staff is now recommending that the club’s Page. The DCA Board discussed the verbiage request for approval be granted based on the submitted at their October Board Meeting and fact that a successful election was held by the have made a revision to the initial verbiage club’s membership submitted. Following a motion by Ms. McAteer, seconded Chinook Stud Book by Mr. Ashby, the Board VOTED (unani - The Board reviewed a request from the Chinook mously; absent Mr. Kalter) to approve, the Club of America to keep the Stud Book for the Lagotto Romagnolo Club of America’s request Breed open indefinitely to allow the inclusion of for approval as a member club. This request Chinook from other registries. This will be dis -

AKC GAZETTE 24 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES cussed further at the February meeting. Staff is recommending the elimination of Nederlandse Eligibility to Compete names of cities and family names. This will be in the Sporting Group discussed further at the February meeting. The Board reviewed a request from the Neder - Parent Club Designation for Biewer Terrier landse Kooikerhondje Club of the United The Board reviewed a request from the Biewer States of America (NKCUSA). The NKCUSA Terrier Club of America which is seeking to be has submitted a petition seeking acceptance of designated as the Parent Club for the Breed. the breed into the AKC Stud Book and for the Sport Services department has worked with Nederlandse Kooikderhondje to be eligible to this club for the breed, and the registry that is compete in the Sporting Group. They are also recognized for the breed is affiliated with this seeking approval of its breed standard as sub - club. Granting this club Parent Club Status will mitted to AKC. This will be discussed further allow this club to hold Open Shows in which at the February meeting. the breeders and fanciers of the breed may Update Policies for Ineligible Words in Registered compete. Kennel Names The Biewer Terrier Club of America has an ac - The Registered Kennel Name program pro - tive membership participating in Companion vides a means for breeders to protect the Events and FSS Open Shows when available. usage of their kennel’s name in the naming of The club provides regular updates on club ac - AKC-registered dogs. The use of a registered tivities and Board Meetings. The registry that kennel name allows breeders to name dogs in AKC recognizes for the Biewer Terrier is affili - an identifiable manner creating a recogniza - ated with the BTCA. ble familial foundation or reputation in a The Board did not object to this and the breed. The current policy for ineligible words Biewer Terrier Club of America is designated in registered kennel names restricts the use of as the AKC Parent Club for the Biewer Terrier. family names and city names. Parent Club Designation for the Treeing Walker The current policy for ineligible words is: Coonhound Ineligible words would include, but are The Board reviewed a request from the Na - not limited to, conflict either phonetically tional Treeing Walker Association which asks or in spelling with: the name of a breed, to be designated as the Parent Club to repre - AKC titles, names of cities, family names, sent the Treeing Walker Coonhound with the corporations or trade names, names of fa - AKC. mous and universally recognized persons, The Southeastern Treeing Walker Association living or dead, or words commonly used in (SETWA) has been the Parent Club for the the naming of dogs. breed since January 1, 2012. SETWA has sub -

AKC GAZETTE 25 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES mitted a letter stating it wishes to discontinue Susan Marucci, Sandy Hook, CT its relationship with the American Kennel To represent Newtown Kennel Club Club. The National Treeing Walker Associa - tion has submitted the required documents Christopher Orcutt, Portland, CT and a request to be named as the Parent Club To represent Irish Red and White Setter Asso - for the Treeing Walker. ciation of America The Board did not object to this and the Na - tional Treeing Walker Association is desig - David J. Peat, Scottsdale, AZ nated as the AKC Parent Club for the Treeing To represent Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club Walker Coonhound effective January 9, 2017. The following Clubs are requesting member - DELEGATES and CLUBS ship and will be published in two issues of the The following Delegate credentials are to be AKC Gazette. published in two issues of the AKC Gazette. Edmond J. Blausten, Glen Allen, VA For Publication: To represent Virginia Kennel Club American Polish Lowland Sheepdog Club 85 Households Jacqueline Carswell, Blackshear, GA First License Show: April 6, 2002 To represent Club of America Hungarian Pumi Club of America Frances Colonna, Lansing, KS 120 Households To represent St. Joseph Kennel Club First License Show: October 16, 2016

Mark Francis Jaeger, Mason, MI A report was provided on Member Club By - To represent American Brussels Griffon Asso - laws approved in November and December: ciation Colorado Springs Kennel Club, El Paso County, CO (1979) Judith Lichtman, PhD Woodbridge, NY To represent Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Dayton Dog Training Club, Dayton, OH America (1972)

Frank Martire, Greenwood, DE, Club of America (1924) To represent Mispillion Kennel Club Heart of the Plains Kennel Club, Lubbock and

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Hockley Counties, TX (1991) EXECUTIVE SESSION There was an Executive Session to discuss sen - Heartland Dog Club of Florida, Sebring, FL sitive business matters with nothing reported (2016) out of this session. Mr. Kalter joined the meeting and was present Port Chester Obedience Training Club, Port for this session. Chester, NY (1947) Government Working Dogs United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club (1926) Mark Dunn, AKC Senior Vice President, Regis - tration and Customer Development, Sheila Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association, Goffe, AKC Vice President Government Rela - Ventura, CA (1939) tions, and Penny Leigh, AKC Program Man - ager, Canine Partners, participated in the A report was provided on new clubs licensed portion of the meeting by teleconference. in November and December: In October 2016, AKC staff was directed to es - tablish a steering committee to do a feasibility Greater Tulsa Non-Sporting Dog Club, study on the concept of assisting Homeland Greater Tulsa, OK, Security (specifically TSA) to assist in deter - mining ways to increase significantly the do - Michigan Gazehound Association, Greater De - mestic availability of working dogs such as troit, MI those used in airports. Working closely with the Penn Working Dog Center and TSA Ca - North Georgia Working Group Association, nine leadership a conference will be held with Greater Atlanta, GA the key national leaders/stakeholder in this ef - fort in late February in Raleigh. AKC is only A report was provided on a former member acting as the convenor. No such conference club that disbanded: has been previously held. Subsequent to that meeting, the subject will be Chester Valley Kennel Club, West Chester, PA discussed further by the Board. (1950) – Due to non-payment of dues, the club went from Member to License status in The Board adjourned at 5:30 p.m. May 2016; disbanded June 29, 2016 Meeting reconvened on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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All Directors were present. Also present were COMPLIANCE the Executive Secretary, the Assistant Execu - Heather McManus, Deputy General Counsel, tive Secretary, the Senior Executive Vice Presi - and Michael Liosis, Director of Compliance, dent and General Counsel, as well as the participated in this portion of the meeting. Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Marcus Bach, Director, Investigations and In - Officer. spections, and Wanda Forlines, Manager of Compliance, participated by teleconference. Parent Club Sponsored Semen Bank Events Committee Action Mark Dunn, Senior Vice President Registra - The Board reviewed the Staff Event Commit - tion and Customer Development and Mari- tee decision to uphold an action of the Irish Beth O’Neill, Vice President, Sport Services, Setter Club of Ohio event committee to find participated in this portion of the meeting via Jean Webb guilty of improper treatment in teleconference. connection with an event. Specifically, it was The Otterhound Club of America requested alleged that when her dog become involved in that the AKC Board allow an entity, such as a a dog fight, she used excessive force when sep - LLC, to own and authorize the use of frozen arating the dogs. She was reprimanded and semen to help preserve long-term health and fined $100. The AKC Board voted to overrule viability of the breed. This will be discussed this decision and to vacate the penalty. further at the February 2017 Board meeting. Society of America Board Appeals Committee There was a report on the status of the inter - Lee Arnold gave the report for the Board Ap - nal dispute within the Dogue de Bordeaux So - peals Committee (Lee Arnold, Chairman, ciety of America, which had resulted in AKC Steven Gladstone and William Feeney). suspending its show privileges. The two sides Thompson Stansfield, Jr., was originally de - in the dispute negotiated a settlement with nied approval for two breeds. That decision final agreement between the parties con - was upheld by the Board Review Committee. cluded on December 30, 2016. He appealed to the Board Appeals Committee Following a motion by Mr. Kalter, seconded by which upheld the original decision. Mr. Dok, it was VOTED (unanimously) to re - Carol Sommerfelt was originally denied ap - store the club’s show-giving privileges. proval for two breeds. That decision was up - held by the Board Review Committee. She The following AKC Management actions were appealed to the Board Appeals Committee reported: which upheld the original decision. (Final Board Disciplinary actions are reported on the Secretary’s Page.)

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JUDGING OPERATIONS to Dog Shows will be read at the March Dele - Doug Ljungren, Vice President Sports and gate meeting and voted at the June Delegate Events and Tim Thomas, Director Dog Show meeting. If approved, the effective date will be Judges, were present for this portion of the November 1, 2017. meeting by teleconference. Conformation Judging Statistics (Changes underlined) Judging Operations provided the Board with SECTION 6. Champions of Record and statistics related to conformation judging ap - dogs which have completed the require - plications, considered by the Judges Review ments for a championship but whose Committee in the previous three months. The championships are unconfirmed that are Board reviewed the list of New Breed (NB) entered in Best of Breed competition are and Additional Breed (AB) applicants pre - eligible for Grand Championship competi - sented for final approval the months of Octo - tion. Grand Championship points may be ber -December, 2016. recorded for: Best of Breed or Best of Vari - ety of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex to Best CONFORMATION of Breed or Best of Variety of Breed, Select Doug Ljungren, Vice President Sports and Dog, and Select Bitch. Events, Mari-Beth O’Neill, Vice President Grand Championship points will be Sport Services, Glenn Lycan, Director Opera - recorded according to the number of eligi - tion Support, Alan Slay, Director Event Pro - ble dogs competing in the regular and grams, and Bri Tesarz, Manager Dog Show non-regular (eligible for Best of Breed/Va - Rules, participated in this portion of the meet - riety) classes of each breed or variety, as ing via teleconference. well as dogs competing in Best of Breed Changes to Dogs Counted for Grand Championship competition, according to the Schedule of Points - Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 16, Points established by the Board of Direc - Section 6 tors. Following a motion by Mr. Wooding, seconded • Grand Championship Points will not be by Mr. Ashby, the Board VOTED to approve a awarded for competition beyond Best of request from the Delegate Dog Show Rules Breed or Best of Variety of Breed competi - Committee to amend Rules Applying to Dog tion. Shows, Chapter 16, Section 6, to include non- • Winners Dog, Winners Bitch, and Non- regular, single dog entries in the calculation of Regular Class winners that are not confor - Grand Championship points. The amended mation Champions, are not eligible for Chapter 16, Section 6, in the Rules Applying Grand Championship points.

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Grand Championship points for a dog wins selcet counts in the total. Mr. Ashby pro - awarded Best of Breed or Best of Variety of posed that the rule make the point calculation Breed shall count all eligible dogs of both for Select Dog or Bitch consistent with how sexes entered in Best of Breed or Best of points are calculated for Best of Breed and Variety of Breed competition in addition Best of Variety. Staff was directed to bring back to the dogs that competed in the regular a proposed amendment to accomplish that at and non-regular (eligible for Best of the February meeting for a vote. Breed/Variety) classes for both sexes in Multiple All-Breed or Limited Breed Shows in One calculating Grand Championship points. Day Pilot Program Grand Championship points for a dog Starting May 2014, the Board approved a pilot awarded Best of Opposite Sex to Best of program for multiple all-breed or limited Breed or Best of Variety of Breed shall breed shows in one day, allowing flexibility by count all eligible dogs of their sex compet - the clubs. The pilot program has proven suc - ing in Best of Breed or Best of Variety of cessful for the clubs utilizing this option. Staff Breed competition in addition to the dogs would like, without objection, to make this that competed in the regular and non-reg - program a permanent option for clubs. There ular (eligible for Best of Breed/Variety) was no objection by the Board. classes for their sex in calculating Grand Uniform Judges Book Championship points. The Board voted for a uniform judges book A dog awarded Best of Breed will be credited policy. Staff advised the Board that it has pro - with the number of Grand Champion points vided the superintendents with a template for calculated for Best of Breed or for the Best of Op - the judge’s sheets to be used at conformation posite Sex, whichever is greater. events. Grand Championship points for a dog awarded Select Dog or Select Bitch shall COMPANION AND PERFORMANCE count all eligible dogs of their sex defeated Doug Ljungren, Vice President Sports and in Best of Breed or Best of Variety of Breed Events, Pamela Manaton, Director of Obedi - competition in addition to the dogs that ence, Rally and Tracking, Carrie DeYoung, Di - competed in the regular and non-regular rector of Agility, and Mary Burch, Director of (eligible for Best of Breed/Variety) classes CGC, participated in this portion of the meet - for their sex in calculating Grand Champi - ing by teleconference. onship points. Rally Program Enhancements The Board reviewed a Staff recommendation There was a discussion on how the dog who to create two additional Rally classes – the In -

AKC GAZETTE 30 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES termediate class and the Master class. In terms become effective January 2, 2018. The of difficulty, the Intermediate class is between changes to Chapter 14, of the ISC regulations, the current Novice and Advanced classes. The are effective April 1, 2017, which corresponds Master class will be more difficult than the Ex - to the start of the qualifying year for the 2018 cellent class. There will be titles associated World Team tryouts. with these new classes. In addition, a Rally Change to Premier Jumpers with Weaves Course Championship prefix title (RACH) is recom - Time mended for dogs that achieve a given number The Board reviewed a Staff recommendation of triple Qs (qualify in the Advanced, Excel - to increase the course times slightly for some lent and Master class at the same trial) plus jump heights in the Premier Jumpers with earn a given number of points from the Mas - Weaves class and to refine the jump heights ter class. If approved, clubs may start to apply from three to five groupings. for events with these new classes on August 1, The Premier class launched in October 2015. 2017 for events held on or after December 1, The initial course times were based on testing 2017. This will be discussed further at the Feb - prior to implementation, however, given the ruary meeting. critical nature of course times to the success of Updates to Agility Equipment and Use the sport, it was prudent to continue to study The Board reviewed a Staff recommendation this after launch. Based on data collected and to modify some of the equipment used in AKC input from judges, the staff is recommending agility in order to modernize and improve a refinement of the jump heights from three safety. In addition, two new jumps are also rec - to five groupings in both the Regular and Pre - ommended to be added to the AKC program ferred classes and a slight increase in course to add variety and keep the sport fresh. Also, times in six out of the ten jump heights. changes are recommended to the equipment This will be discussed further at the February used in the International Sweepstakes Class meeting. (ISC) in order to keep this class aligned with Norwegian Elkhounds Eligible to Participate in the FCI agility program. This will be discussed AKC Herding Events further at the February meeting. The Board reviewed a request from the Nor - If approved, the equipment changes must be wegian Elkhound Association of America to implemented no later than January 2, 2018 by allow the Norwegian Elkhound breed to par - the clubs. All of the equipment changes can ticipate in the AKC Herding program. be implemented immediately by clubs if they Herding is governed by Regulations which have conforming equipment with the excep - may be modified by a vote of the Board. If ap - tion of the new pause table heights, which will proved this recommendation would become

AKC GAZETTE 31 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES effective April 1, 2017. This will be discussed found. This proposal responds to many re - further at the February meeting. quests that the American Kennel Club provide Retriever Field Trials - Allow Optional System of such an event. Significant research has been Rotation done in developing this program and it is be - The Board reviewed a recommendation to lieved it will meet the needs of many dog own - allow retriever field trial clubs the option of ers. using a system of rotation for Derby and Quali - Scent Work is a sport in which a dog-handler fying stakes. Currently a rotating system is only team must locate hidden scents within a de - allowed in All-Age stakes. Clubs wishing to fined search area. The dog uses their sense of take advantage of this option would be re - smell to locate the target odor, which may be quired to publish advance notice in their pre - an essential oil or the scent of the handler. mium list. Any team who finds and calls all hidden odors This proposed rule change originates from within the designated time will qualify. Scent the Retriever Field Trial Advisory Committee Work is a pass/fail sport, however placements after conducting a vote to all licensed retriever will be awarded for the first through fourth field trial clubs. 84% of the clubs voted in place teams, based on fewest number of faults favor of this change. Staff agrees with the Re - and then on time. Titles are earned when triever Field Trial Advisory Committee’s view teams reach a certain number of qualifying that a system of rotation will give all dogs an legs. The event will be open to all breeds and equal opportunity to run early or late and Canine Partners. Dogs must be bring greater consistency for all stakes. registered/listed with the AKC. Scent Work is This is a change to the Field Trial Rules and a fun and engaging activity that taps into the Standard Procedure for Retrievers. If ap - dog’s strongest sense. proved by the Board, it will be read at the If approved, clubs may start applying to hold March Delegates’ meeting and voted on at the AKC Scent Work events on August 1, 2017. June Delegates’ meeting. If approved, the ef - Events may be held starting October 1, 2017. fective date will be October 1, 2017. This will This will be discussed further at the February be discussed further at the February meeting. meeting. AKC Scent Work - A New Sport Licensed Beagle Derby Stakes The Board reviewed a recommendation for a The Board reviewed a recommendation for new sport called AKC Scent Work. Scent Work the AKC to license derby stakes held at Beagle is a sport that mimics the task of working de - Federation field trials. Currently derby stakes tection dogs to locate a scent and communi - are not licensed by the AKC. The Beagle Advi - cate to the handler that the scent has been sory Committee at their 2016 meeting voted to

AKC GAZETTE 32 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES recommend that derby stakes held at federa - ruary meeting. tion events will be licensed by the AKC. New Trick Dog Program This is a change to the Beagle Field Trial Rules The Board reviewed a recommendation to de - and must be approved by the delegate body. If velop an AKC Trick Dog titling program. If ap - approved by the Board, it will be read to the proved, There will be four levels of titles - Delegates in March 2017 and voted on in June Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Per - 2017. If approved by the Delegates, federa - former Trick Dogs. The performance of a dog tions may start applying for licensed derby attempting to earn its trick dog title will be stakes after October 1, 2017 for trials held certified by CGC evaluators. In addition, titles after January 1, 2018. This will be discussed earned through the Do More with Your Dog further at the February meeting. (DMWYD) trick dog organization will be ac - Beagle Field Champion Only Stakes and Grand knowledged by the AKC at the request of the Field Champion Title owner. This will be discussed further at the The Board reviewed a recommendation for February meeting. the AKC to license Field Champion only stakes This program may be approved by the Board at Beagle field trials and award the title of of Directors. If approved, the program would Grand Field Champion (GFC) to dogs that launch on May 1, 2017. earn a designated number of wins and points from FC only stakes. CONSENT The Beagle Advisory Committee also recom - A motion by Mr. Ashby, seconded by Mr. mended that AKC award the title of Grand Arnold, and following discussion, it was Field Champion to dogs that earn two first VOTED unanimously to approve the following places and accumulate 90 points in FC only Consent Items: stakes. Dogs that have earned the GFC title may continue to compete in order to earn Delegate Approvals GFC numeric titles (GFC2). Donna M. Gilbert, Danbury, CT This is a change to the Beagle Field Trial Rules To represent Greenwich Kennel Club and must be approved by the Delegate body. If approved by the Board, it will be read to the Debra H. Owen, Shelbyville, KY Delegates in March 2017 and voted on in June To represent Louisville Kennel Club 2017. If approved by the Delegates, clubs may start applying for licensed FC Only stakes after Jean Kessler, Nokesville, VA October 1, 2017 for trials held after January 1, To represent Norwich Terrier Club of 2018. This will be discussed further at the Feb - America

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Anthony Marques-Christopher, Foresthill, shall be eligible to compete in Best in Field CA competition. To represent Santa Cruz Kennel Club The remainder of this section is unchanged. Mimi Winkler, Somers, NY To represent Saw Mill River Kennel Club Herding Clubs Allowed to Hold Twelve Trials Per Year Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen Eligibility to Com - The Board VOTED to allow clubs licensed for pete in the Hound Group herding to hold up to twelve herding trials per The Board VOTED to approve the breed stan - calendar year. Currently the limit is ten. This dard for the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen as Regulations change is effective February 1, requested by the Grand Basset Griffon 2017. (Changes underlined) Vendéen Club of America (GBVCA). AKC HERDING REGULATIONS The Board also VOTED to approve the accept - ance of the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen Chapter 1. Section 8. Making Application. into the AKC Stud Book as of January 1, 2018 and the breed is be eligible to compete in the Paragraph #5. Applications for licensed and Hound Group as of January 1, 2018 member club herding tests and/or trials Italian Greyhounds Eligible to Compete in Best in must be received by AKC at least three (3) Field Competition months prior to the closing date. Clubs li - The Board VOTED to approve a request from censed for herding will be permitted to the Italian Greyhound Club of America (na - hold up to 12 licensed trials during a calen - tional club) to allow Italian Greyhounds to dar year. A club may hold as many Herding compete in Best in Field (BIF) competition. Tests as it desires. This change to Regulations is effective Febru - ary 1, 2017. ASFA Certification Test to Count for Open Stake Revised regulation: The Board VOTED to allow either the AKC REGULATIONS FOR LURE COURSING Qualified Courser certificate or the American TESTS AND TRIALS Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) Certifi - cation Course certificate to qualify a dog to be Chapter VIII. Section 8. Best in Field. eligible to compete in an AKC lure coursing Best in Field shall be offered. All Best of trial. Before a dog is eligible to compete in an Breed winners with the exception of Por - AKC lure coursing trial it must pass an AKC tuguese Podengo Pequenos, and FSS breeds Qualified Courser test to assure it is safe to run

AKC GAZETTE 34 FEBRUARY 2017 SECRETARY ’S PAGES with another dog. The American Sighthound Non-Regular classes will be allowed to utilize Field Association (ASFA) has an identical test the Preferred class jump heights in all obedi - called the Certification Course. This change to ence trials. Regulations is effective February 1, 2017. Clubs still will have the ability to offer the op - (Changes underlined) tional or non-regular classes like Beginner Chapter VIII. Section 2. Open Stake. Open Novice and Veterans in addition to the Regu - to all hounds that have obtained an AKC lar or Preferred class trials. Qualified Courser certificate or an ASFA This Regulations change is effective February Certification Course certificate . 1, 2017. (Changes underlined)

The remainder of this section is unchanged. Obedience Regulations CHAPTER 1 GENERAL REGULATIONS Chapter XII. Section 1B. Qualified Courser Section 4. Obedience Classes Offered. (QC) Certificate. Clubs may elect at their option to apply to Paragraph #3. Upon successful completion hold a licensed or member obedience trial of the Qualified Courser test, the judge limited to the Regular and/or Preferred completes the certificate and awards it to classes. the handler. This certificate must be submit - A licensed or member obedience trial need ted to the host club with the hound’s first not include all the regular or preferred obe - entry in an Open stake. An ASFA Certifica - dience classes, but a club will not be ap - tion Course certificate may be submitted in proved to hold the upper level classes lieu of the AKC Qualified Courser certifi - without the lower level classes being offered cate. The certificate must be included when in the same titling program. the results of the trial are sent to the AKC. For either the Regular or Preferred class ti - tling path, a club will not be approved to Allow Obedience Preferred Class Trials Without hold th e Open classes unless it also holds Regular Classes the Novice classes. Nor will it be approved The Board VOTED to allow clubs licensed for to hold the Utility classes unless it also holds obedience to hold trials limited to the Pre - the Novice and the Open classes. ferred classes without offering the Regular Any club that has been approved to hold a classes. A Preferred class trial is defined as one licensed or member obedience trial for the where the club offers the Preferred Novice, Regular and/or Preferred classes may also Preferred Open and/or the Preferred Utility offer a mix of the optional classes and/or classes without the Regular AKC classes. The non-regular classes upon AKC approval.

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The remainder of this section is unchanged. (Good, yes, nice, super, great and atta boy are some examples of praise that would be Obedience Regulations allowed.) Handlers may give additional CHAPTER 20, NON-REGULAR CLASSES commands but they will be penalized ac - cordingly. Each handler may choose to se - Section 3. Wild Card Open. The Wild Card lect one exercise as a wild card. The Open class is for any dog capable of per - exhibitor will have the option of perform - forming the Open exercises and that is eli - ing the selected wild card exercise but will gible under the Obedience Regulations to receive the full point value regardless of compete in AKC events. No title is required how the dog performs. When checking in, to enter and handlers may enter more than the handler must inform the steward or one dog. Dogs in this class may be handled judge which exercise will be used as the wild by the owner or any other person and may card. The exercises will be performed in the be entered in another class or classes. The same order as in the regular Open A class. Open exercises will be performed and The point values for the exercises, scoring judged as in the regular Open A class ex - and maximum total points are the same as cept that the minimum jump height a dog in the regular Open class. must jump is to be set at ½ the height of the dog at the withers, rounded to the nearest Section 4. Wild Card Utility. The Wild Card multiple of 2 inches. The actual height of Utility class is for any dog that is capable of the dog shall be rounded to the nearest performing the Utility exercises and that is multiple of 2 inches to determine the mini - eligible under the Obedience Regulations mum jump height, with the exception of to compete in AKC events. No title is re - dogs eligible for the 4- and 18- inch jump quired to enter and handlers may enter heights. Dogs eligible for the 4-inch jump more than one dog. Dogs in this class may height must be 12 inches or less at the with - be handled by the owner or any other per - ers and all dogs over 34 inches are eligible son and may be entered in another class or for the 18- inch jump height. Handlers who classes. The Utility exercises will be per - choose to have their dogs jump more than formed and judged as in the regular Utility the minimum required height will neither A class except that the minimum jump be penalized nor receive extra considera - height a dog must jump is to be set at ½ the tion. height of the dog at the withers, rounded to Additionally, verbal praise during the exer - the nearest multiple of 2 inches. The actual cises is to be encouraged and not penalized. height of the dog shall be rounded to the

AKC GAZETTE 36 NOVEMBER 2016 SECRETARY ’S PAGES nearest multiple of 2 inches to determine Geographically Isolated Show Policy the minimum jump height, with the excep - The Board VOTED to allow the Mount Ogden tion of dogs eligible for the 4- and 18- inch Kennel Club to hold a third show in a calen - jump heights. Dogs eligible for the 4-inch dar year. Current policy requires an all-breed jump height must be 12 inches or less at the club to be located in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto withers and all dogs over 34 inches are eligi - Rico or in a geographically isolated area to be ble for the 18- inch jump height. Handlers able to hold more than two shows in a calen - who choose to have their dogs jump more dar year. than the minimum required height will nei - The Board VOTED to add additional criteria ther be penalized nor receive extra consid - to the Board policy defining a geographically eration. isolated show. The additional criteria will allow Additionally, verbal praise during the exer - a club or a group of clubs to be considered ge - cises is to be encouraged and not penal - ographically isolated if that club or group is ized. (Good, yes, nice, super, great and atta isolated based on availability of events in an boy are some examples of praise that would area: If the average distance to the ten closest be allowed.) Handlers are allowed to praise shows from a club’s show site is greater than their dogs during the performance of all 200 miles, the club will be considered isolated. Utility exercises except the signal exercise. This change will allow approximately 10 addi - Handlers may give additional commands tional clubs to hold up to 4 all-breed events in but they will be penalized accordingly. Each a calendar year. handler may choose to select one exercise Agility - Day of Show Entry Change Due To Meas - as a wild card. The exhibitor will have the urement option of performing the selected wild card The Board VOTED to allow a change in entry exercise but will receive the full point value on the day of a show when a dog’s measure - regardless of how the dog performs. When ment that day does not support the class in checking in, the handler must inform the which they are entered. New exhibitors are steward or judge which exercise will be most prone to making this error and then are used as the wild card. The exercises will be often unable to show for that day or set of tri - performed in the same order as in the reg - als they have entered. This Regulations change ular Utility A class. The point values for the is effective February 1, 2017. (changes under - exercises, scoring and maximum total lined) points are the same as in the regular Utility Regulations for Agility class. Chapter 1. Regulations for Agility Trials Section 21. Change of Entry. In addition to

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Move-ups as described in Chapter 1, Section sitive business matters, with nothing reported 20 entries may also be changed as noted in out of this session. this section. A dog which has been entered in a Novice “A” class for which it is not eligi - It was VOTED to adjourn Tuesday, January 10, ble to be entered in due to class restrictions 2017 at 11:00 a.m. on the dog or handler may be moved to the Adjourned Novice “B” class under the following condi - Attest: tions: The request for the move must be in writ - James P. Crowley, Executive Secretary ing and presented to the superintendent or trial secretary at least 30 minutes prior to the start of each trial. The request must state the reason and jus - tification for the move from a Novice “A” class to the Novice “B” class. After the close of entries a dog may be moved down in their class level (i.e., Master to Excellent). The request for the move to the class for which the dog is eligible must be in writing and submitted to the superin - tendent or trial secretary at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the trial. If a VMO or Field Representative at a trial measures a dog into a height other than what they entered, the entry may be changed from Regular to Preferred or from Preferred to Regular, as long as the dog has not run any classes that day. If the dog has already run, the change may be made for the next trial day(s).

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