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MIS SION STATEMENT The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding the ATTENTION DELEGATES integrity of its RMegIisStrSy, IpOroNmo ting the spSorTt Aof TpEurMebrEeNd dT ogs and breeding for type and function. ® NOTICE OF MEETING FTohuen Admederiin ca1n8 8K4e, ntnhelAKC Cluba nisd dites daicffailtieadte td o ourpghaonlidziantgio nths ea idnvteogcarittey foofr iths e Rpeugriset brrye, dp rdoomgo atisn ga ftahme islyp ocrot mofpapnuiroenb,r ead vdaongcs e acnad nibnree ehdeianlgthf oarndty pwe elal-nbd eifnugn,c wtioonrk. to protect the rights of all The next meeting of the Delegates will be Fdougn odwedneinrs1 a8n8d4 ,ptrhoe mAKCote raensd piotns saifbflieli adtoegd orwgnaenrizsahtipio. ns advocate for the pure bred as a family companion, advance canine health and well-being, work to protect the rights of all held via video Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, dog owners and 805prom1 oAtrec ore Csopropnosribaltee dDorgiv oew, Snueirtseh 1ip0. 0, Raleigh, NC 276 17 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178 8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 276 17 September 15, 2020 . For the sole purpose of Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ...... (919) 233-9767 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 New York, NY Office ...... (212) 696-8200 conducting the vote for the Delegate Standing Raleigh, NC Customer Call Center ...... (919) 233-9767 Fax ...... (212) 696-8299 New York, NY Office ...... (212) 696-8200 Website ...... www.akc.org Committees, the meeting will be called to Fax ...... (212) 696-8299 Website ...... www.akc.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS order at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES, CHAIRMA N•DOMINIC P. CAROTA, VICE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS polls with remain open until 12:30 p.m. ET. RONALD H. CMLAESNSA KOEFR 2, 0C2H1 AIRMA N•DR. THOMAS MC.L DAASVSIE OSF, V2I0C2E 3 CHAIRMAN RITA J. BIDDLE DR. J. CHARLES GARVIN DOCMLAINSISC OP.F C 2A0R1O8 TA SCTELAVESNS OHFA M20B2L0 IN The Forum will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET. The DR.J TAHMOEMS ARS. DOAKVIES DANPAIETLR IJC. IAS MMY. TCHR,U EZ SQ. DRT. HJ.O CMHAASR LPEOSW GEARRS VIN WILLIAM J. FEENEY Delegate Meeting will reconvene at 12:00 p.m. RONALD H. MENAKER KAROCLLYANSNSE OMF. 2M0C2A4 TEER CLASS OF 2022 CLASS OF 2019 DR. CACRLAMSESN OLF. B2A0T2T1 AGLIA ET. CHRISTOPHER L. SWEETWOOD DR. MICHAEL KNIGHT DHRA. RCOALRDM “ERNE LD.” B TAATTTRAOG LIIIIA RITA J. BIDDLE DR. THOMAS M. DAVIES KARDOOLMYNINNICE PM. C. MARCOATTA EER ANN WALLIN ANN WALLIN THOMAS POWERS RONALD H. MENAKER, ChairmaHnA ERmVEeYri tMu.s WOODING DELEGATES CREDENTIALS DDEENNIIS B. SPRUNG, Ex Offffiicciioo Rhonda Dalton, Monmouth Junction, NJ, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DENNIS B. SPRUNG GIINA M. DINARDO JOTSHEEPOHD VO.R BEA PFFHUILTLOIP, JS R. Great Pyrenees Club of America President Executive Secretary Chiief Financial Offiicerr Chiief Executive Offiicerr Roy Ed Degner, Montclair, CA, California

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NOTICE CHAPTER 3 As a result of an Event Committee determi - SECTION 3. The regular classes of The nation the following individual stands sus - American Kennel Club shall be as follows: pended of AKC privileges. It should be noted Puppy (may be divided 6-9 & 9-12 months) that this determination may still be appealed Twelve–to–Eighteen Month (may be divided and may be reversed. Upon expiration of the 12-15 & 15-18 months) appeal process, an appropriate notice describ - Novice ing the status of the individual’s suspension, if Amateur-Owner-Handler any, will appear in this column: Bred-by-Exhibitor Puppy (may be divided 6-9 & Mr. Ed Sullivan (Kansas City, MO) 9-12 months) Bred-by-Exhibitor NOTICE American-Bred Mr. Clifford Dupree (Oroville, CA) Action Open was taken by the Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Winners Diego for conduct at its February 20, 2020 These classes shall be divided by sex. event. Mr. Dupree was charged with inappro - The balance of this section is unchanged. priate, abusive, or foul language and personal property damage. The Staff Event Committee PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES reviewed the Event Committee’s report and APPLYING TO DOG SHOWS set the combined penalty at a one-month CHAPTER 2, Section 10 – Making Application event suspension and a $500 fine. to Hold a The AKC Board has endorsed the following PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES amendment to CHAPTER 2, Section 10, of the APPLYING TO DOG SHOWS Rules Applying to Dog Shows , proposed by the CHAPTER 3, Section 3 – Dog Show Delegate Dog Show Rules Committee. Classifications CHAPTER 2 The AKC Board has endorsed the following SECTION 10. A specialty club that wishes to amendment to CHAPTER 3, Section 3, of the hold a futurity or sweepstakes, either in con - Rules Applying to Dog Shows , proposed by the junction with a show or as a separate event, Board of Directors. must apply to The American Kennel Club for This amendment was inadvertently omitted permission to hold the event. from the March 2020 Delegate Meeting and was read at the June 25, 2020 Delegate Zoom Meeting.

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES of, any Grand Championship points previously APPLYING TO DOG SHOWS awarded the dog in its variety competition. CHAPTER 16, Section 6 – Championships The AKC Board has endorsed the follow ing CONFORMATION JUDGES amendment to CHAPTER 16, Section 6, of the Letters concerning judges and provisional Rules Applying to Dog Shows, proposed by Staff judges should be addressed to the Judging Op - and supported by the Delegate Dog Show erations Department at PO Box 900062, Rules Committee. Raleigh, NC 27675-9062. Letters concerning CHAPTER 16 Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, and VST SECTION 6. The preceding portion of this applicants should be addressed to the Com - section is unchanged. Grand Championship panion Events Department in North Carolina. points for a dog awarded Select Dog or Select The American Kennel Club will, at the re - Bitch shall count all eligible of their sex quest of a judge or judge applicant, provide in Best of Breed or Best of Variety of Breed that individual with copies of letters received competition less the dog awarded Best of regarding their judging qualifications. As a re - Breed or Variety or Best of Opposite Sex to sult, it should be understood that any such Best of Breed or Variety in addition to the dogs correspondence will be made available, upon that competed in the regular and non-regular request, to the judge or judge applicant. (eligible for Best of Breed/ Variety) classes for It is the responsibility of all Conformation their sex in calculating Grand Championship and Junior Showmanship judges to notify the points. At independently held specialty shows Judging Operations Department of any for breeds divided into recognized varieties, if a changes or corrections to their address, dog designated Best of Variety is also awarded phone, fax or emails. These changes are very Best of Breed in intervariety competition, it important because they affect your judges’ shall receive Grand Championship points fig - record, the web site and the Judges Directory. ured at the highest point rating of any variety Please notify Judging Operations by email at entered at that specialty show. If a dog desig - [email protected]. nated Best of Variety or Best of Opposite Sex in APPLICANTS its variety is also awarded Best of Opposite Sex The following persons applications have been to Best of Breed in inter-variety competition, it submitted for the breed(s) specified but they are shall receive Grand Championship points fig - NOT eligible to accept assignments. ured at the highest point rating of its sex in any variety entered at that specialty show. Such points shall not be in addition to, but inclusive

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NEW BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS [email protected] Ms. Shira Lee Barkon (108315) PA Azawakhs, Basenjis, Grand Bassets Griffons (610) 587-5542 Vendeens, Greyhounds, Harriers, Ibizan [email protected] Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Otter - Siberian Huskies hounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Mr. Justin Dannenbring (46593) CA Pharaoh Hounds, Pe - (951) 734-2559 quenos, Scottish Deerhounds [email protected] Mr. Michael Canalizo (17022) NY Ibizan Hounds, Whippets (727) 946-1880 Ms. Judith Sherburne Gates (108313) RI [email protected] (401) 434-4536 Barbets, Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, Curly [email protected] Coated Retreivers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Great Pyrenees, Cavalier King Charles , Irish Red and White , , JS-Limited Clumber Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Ms. Deborah Shindle (15129) FL Italiani, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons (772) 696-1556 Ms. Mary Ann Clark (97938) KS [email protected] (785) 539-2946 Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh [email protected] Corgis American Eskimo Dogs, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows, Finnish Spitz, Low - ADDITIONAL BREED JUDGING APPLICANTS chen, , Shiba Inu, Tibetan Terriers, Mrs. Emily K (Fish) Barnhart (92354) WA Xoloitzcuintli (360) 904-5765 Dr. Lisa M. Costello (101255) IL [email protected] (630) 625-2019 Barbets, German Wirehaired Pointers, Nova [email protected] Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Otterhounds, American Foxhounds, Basenjis, Beagles, Siberian Huskies Grand Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Otter - Mrs. Lorraine Wegmann Bisso (6094) LA hounds, Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeens, (504) 782-1652 Pharaoh Hounds, Treeing Walker Coon - [email protected] hounds Bloodhounds, Dalmatians Ms. Pamela DeHetre (66060) GA Mr. John F. Booth (6914) TX (770) 329-3044 (210) 487-0805 [email protected]

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Alaskan Malamutes, German Pinschers, Ibizan Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Pe - Giant , Komondorok, Standard tits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Pharaoh Schnauzers, American Eskimo Dogs, Bull - Hounds, Salukis, Treeing Walker Coon - dogs, Finnish Spitz, French Bulldogs, Lhasa hounds, Whippets Apsos, Lowchens, Xoloitzcuintli Ms. Dawn Hitchcock (100299) SC Mrs. Nancy Eilks (23143) WI (864) 238-2742 (920) 650-2299 [email protected] [email protected] Chihuahuas, English Toy Spaniels, Maltese, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Boerboels, Boxers, Pomeranians, Poodles, Silky Terriers, Toy Bullmastiffs, Dogue de Bordeaux, Greater Fox Terriers Swiss Mountain Dogs Mr. Ronald V. Horn (65755) CO Ms. Olga K. Evelyn (7591) CT (303) 797-8642 (860) 429-2197 [email protected] [email protected] Brussels Griffons, Havanese, Pomeranians , Siberian Huskies Mr. Jamie Hubbard (80432) IN Ms. Donna Gilbert (58963) CT (812) 332-5923 (203) 253-5422 [email protected] [email protected] American Hairless Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Lagotti Romagnoli, Flat Coated Retrievers, Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Pulik, Pumik Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Miss Evalyn Gregory (6130) KY Welsh Terriers, Cavalier King Charles (502) 777-1969 Spaniels, Berger Picards, Cardigan Welsh [email protected] Corgis, Pulik, Pumik Barbets, Lagotti Romagnoli, Nederlandse Mr. Kristofer Kelso (40630) CT Kooikerhondjes, German Wirehaired Point - (203) 520-3867 ers, English Setters, , Wire - [email protected] haired Pointing Griffons, Alaskan Barbets, Gordon Setters, Weimaraners, Malamutes, Black Russian Terriers, Boer - Ibizan Hounds, Bergamasco Sheepdogs boels, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies Ms. Gloria Kerr (17561) AZ Ms. Carolyn Herbel (4112) OK (520) 861-5211 (405) 823-1509 [email protected] [email protected] American English Coonhounds, Azawakhs, Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Borzois, Grand Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon - Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Greyhounds, hounds, Borzois, Ibizan Hounds, Pharaoh

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Hounds, Plott Hounds, Redbone Coon - Mrs. Cindy Meyer (15141) IL hounds, Salukis (815) 332-4848 Dr. Adam Stafford King (49694) IL [email protected] (812) 568-6972 Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coon - [email protected] hounds, Dachshunds, Ibizan Hounds, Otter - Balance of Toy Group (Chinese Crested, Ital - hounds, Pharaoh Hounds ian Greyhounds, Manchester Terriers, Mr. Ken J. Murray (44568) IL Miniature Pinschers, Pekingese, Pomerani - (847) 910-6063 ans, Shih Tzu, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire [email protected] Terriers), Labrador Retreivers, Bull Terriers, Balance of Toy Group (Brussels Griffons, Miniature Bull Terriers Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chinese Mr. David J. Kirkland (6340) NC Cresteds, Italian Greyhounds, Japanese (919) 774-0989 Chins, Pomeranians, Poodles, Pugs, Shih [email protected] Tzu, Toy Fox Terriers) American Foxhounds, Black and Tan Coon - Mr. Bradley K. Odagiri (94657) HI hounds, Cirneco dell’Etna, Grand Bassets (808) 389-7931 Griffons Vendeens, Ibizan Hounds, Otter - [email protected] hounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Bluetick Coon - Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Podengo Pe - hounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds quenos, Scottish Deerhounds Ms. Sheila Dee Paske (46304) CA Ms. Nancy Liebes (5170) IN (530) 668-8700 (713) 254-8106 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Hound Group (American English American Hairless Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Coonhounds, American Foxhounds, English Smooth Fox Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Rat Ter - Foxhounds, Harriers, Plott Hounds, Red - riers, West Highland White Terriers bone Coonhounds) Mr. Brian Meyer (15140) IL Ms. Madeline Patterson (16760) CA (815) 332-4848 (805) 529-7405 [email protected] [email protected] Airedale Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Balance Toy Group (Japanese Chins, Man - Scottish Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Ter - chester Terriers, Pekingese) riers, Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Mrs. Sharon G. Reynolds (98177) VA Terriers (434) 237-4451 [email protected]

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Afghan Hounds, Borzois, Ibizan Hounds Mr. Joseph Smith (95833) CA Mr. Eric J. Ringle (6564) FL (510) 682-4335 (954) 614-0851 [email protected] [email protected] Balance of Working Group (Chinooks, Dogo Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Argentinos, Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Mountain Dogs, Komondor, Neapolitan Mas - Irish Terriers, Manchester Terriers, Norfolk tiffs, Saint Bernards) Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terri - Mrs. Helene Stearns (101598) PA ers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, West High - (570) 595-3097 land White Terriers [email protected] Mr. Andrew Ritter (92968) NJ Border Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lake - (908) 996-7355 land Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, [email protected] Welsh Terriers, French Bulldogs Belgian Malinois, Bergamasco Sheepdogs, Mrs. Tami Worley (90328) OR Berger Picards, Briards, Cardigan Welsh Cor - (503) 318-2847 gis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Pumik [email protected] Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, Bri - Mr. John Schoeneman (98359) NC ards, Pumik, Shetland Sheepdogs (704) 455-8114 Mr. Wood Wornall (95931) MO [email protected] (805) 264-3304 Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Bel - [email protected] gian Tervuren, Berger Picards, Canaan Lagotti Romagnoli, Irish Red and White Set - Dogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Polish Lowland ters, Boykin Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sheepdogs, Pulik, Swedish Vallhunds Sussex Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Mr. Gus Sinibaldi (103241) NC Spinoni Italiani, Vizslas, Wirehaired Pointing (954) 614-9308 Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas, Bulldogs, Poo - [email protected] dles Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Bichon Frises, Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Low - JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP JUDGING APPLICANT chens, Norwegian Lundehunds, Schip - Mrs. Ashley Dawn (Fincher) Groves (108345) perkes, Tibetan Terriers), Cavalier King OK Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Silky Terriers, (405) 812-9199 JS-Limited [email protected] JS

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PERMIT JUDGES Miniature Bull Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, The following persons have been approved on a Sealyham Terriers Permit basis for the designated breeds in accor - Ms. Denise Dean (7044) AZ dance with the current judging approval process. (928) 635-2931 They may now accept assignments and the fancy may [email protected] still offer comments to Judging Operations. Chihuahuas, Pugs Ms. Victoria M. Jordan (7084) FL NEW BREED PERMIT JUDGE (614) 395-3641 Ms. Debbie Owczarzak (108218) IN [email protected] (219) 374-8954 Balance of Non-Sporting Group (Chinese [email protected] Shar Pei, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Tibetan English Cocker Spaniels Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers) ADDITIONAL BREED PERMIT JUDGES Mrs. Nancy Lovelady (97313) CA Mrs. Bernadette F. Biasi (5655) PA [email protected] (610) 825-1362 Whippets, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Lakeland [email protected] Terriers, Sealyham Terriers Bouviers des Flandres *Permit status approval for Manchester Terriers Ms. Carol S. Brown (31144) NC pending satisfactory completion of required meas - (717) 507-3230 urement and/or weighing test. [email protected] Ms. Christie Martinez (22596) WA American Hairless Terriers, Toy Fox Terri - (503) 477-0801 ers, Chow Chows, Briards [email protected] Mr. Todd Clyde (52861) DE American English Coonhounds, Azawakhs, (302) 542-3416 English Foxhounds, Sloughis [email protected] Ms. Ann C. Meyer (81890) FL Brussels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles (239) 848-6255 Spaniels, English Toy Spaniels, Pugs, Shih [email protected] Tzu, Silky Terriers, French Bulldogs Balance of Hound Group (American English *Permit status approval for Poodles pending satis - Coonhounds, Borzois, English Foxhounds, factory completion of required measurement Norwegian Elkhounds), Dalmatians and/or weighing test. Mr. David J. Peat (6909) AZ Mr. Lloyd Constantine-Amodei (95053) FL (480) 473-4776 (215) 570-6674 [email protected] [email protected] Alaskan Malamutes, Cane Corsos, Great

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Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs Mrs. Allison C. Rogers (16204) OR Mr. Tim Peterson (92446) MN (971) 344-3909 (612) 396-3466 [email protected] [email protected] JS-Limited Newfoundlands Ms. Deirdre Petrie (63937) PA REINSTATED JUDGES (610) 763-8976 The Judging eligibility of the following per - [email protected] sons have been reinstated. Beagles, Bluetick Coonhounds, Grand Bas - Mr. Clay Williams (17199) TX sets Griffons Vendeens, Treeing Walker (214) 403-3303 Coonhounds, English Toy Spaniels [email protected] Mr. Adrian Quesada (96331) CA Poodles (951) 751-4109 Ms. Julie Virosteck (17307) KS [email protected] (760) 490-1041 Boston Terriers, Chinese Shar Pei [email protected] *Permit status approval for Basset Hounds, Pointers, English Setters, Gordon Setters, Whippets, Dalmatians, Poodles, Shiba Inu pend - Irish Setters, Cocker Spaniels, English ing satisfactory completion of required measure - Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels ment and/or weighing test. Ms. Rhonda Silveira (100061) OR CONFORMATION JUDGE: RESIGNED BREED OR (503) 428-2021 JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP [email protected] The judges below have notified AKC to re - Briards, Collies, Finnish Lapphunds, sign their privileges for the following: Swedish Vallhunds Ms. Camille Gagnon (96303) SC Doberman Pinschers JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PERMIT JUDGES Ms. Marlene Groves (108243) CO RESIGNED CONFORMATION JUDGE (303) 621-1111 Ms. Christine (Chris) C. Carter [email protected] JS PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING Mrs. Carol Pyrkosz (96273) TN JUDGES COMPLETED (352) 300-2711 The following persons have completed their [email protected] Provisional Judging assignments and their JS names have been added to the list of regular

AKC GAZETTE 9 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES approved judges. Gina DiNardo, Executive Secretary: Ms. Karen F Lamb (18089) CO ARTISTRY’S – Pomeranians- Marina Persic (719) 200-8191 Lehn [email protected] BELLA NOTTE’S - Labrador - An - Rally – Al l gela M. Rice Dr. Hallie A Ray (6939) WI BLUE RUN- Portuguese Water Dogs- Cheryl (540) 842-3070 W Hoofnagle and Juanita Casey [email protected] BLULAKE-Kerry Blue Terriers- Phillip J. Rally – All Lemieux and Jose C. Benavidez BUCKSKIN- Boxers – V. J. Ferguson PROVISIONAL OBEDIENCE/RALLY/TRACKING CATOCTINMTN- Bulldogs Debbie S. Morri - JUDGES son The following persons have been approved COOL RUNNIN- Dachshunds- Roberta C. as a judge on a Provisional basis for the McKay and Dickie R. Rice class/test indicated in accordance with the EARTHBORN- Miniature American Shep - Provisional judging system. They may now herds- Josephine W. Zukas accept assignments. ENERGON- Bull Terriers- Pamela Pichilli None HEARTLAND- Havanese- Sandy McCabe & Kevin McCabe DECEASED OBEDIENCE & RALLY JUDGES HHK- Australian Shepherds- Vivian Beard None JINGLE- Boston Terriers- Jill M. Moore KASSEL- Poodles- Debra L. Smith EMERITUS OBEDIENCE JUDGES KNOLLWOOD- Golden Retrievers- Caroline Carol McCarthy (PA) A. Cafarelli LIL DESCHUTES- Dachshunds- Debi K. Fer - EMERITUS TRACKING JUDGES rante Robert Brown (OK) LINDMAR- Kerry Blue Terriers- Linda M. Hickey APPLICATION FOR BREED-SPECIFIC REGISTERED MAPLEWOOD- Vizslas- Amanda G. Mize & NAME PREFIX Brandon L. Mize The following applications for a breed-specific OUTBARK-German Shorthaired Pointers- Registered Name Prefix have been submitted to Erica R. Walker & Shane J. Walker The American Kennel Club. Letters in regard STARFIRE- Giant Schnauzers- Marianne to these applications should be addressed to Mazzenga & Keli Mazzenga

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STONEY BROOKS- Xoloitzcuintli- Dorothy FIREZONE – Giant Schnauzers – Marina Baker Raukhverger SUDOX- Dachshunds- Susan D. Thomas FLYING M – Miniature American Shepherds – TIFFANY- Miniature American Shepherds- Heather M. Mabrey Melissa Tiffany & Mark Tiffany LAURELHILLS – Australian Shepherds – Lisa THUNDER PAWS- Siberian Huskies- Scott M. K. McCann Barber OBSIDIAN – Giant Schnauzers – Nickolas Wel - TIMELESS- Cocker Spaniels- Michelle L. ton Juliussen PHASION – Whippets – Kimberly L. Norton TWILIGHT-Staffordshire Bull Terriers- Chiara SALSA’S – Havanese – Sandi Miller Crawford WANDERLUST – French Bulldogs – Toni A. VERDES PAMPAS-Dogo Argentino-Aurea R. Lenhert Giacomelli & Rogers R. Silveira ZODIAC – Newfoundlands – Lisa A. Zobrist VON STELLAR AWF-German Shepherds- Austin W. Fowler & Rebecca C. White WAIDMAN- Irish Red and White Setters- Christina Phillips WINDSONG-Biewer Terriers-Debarah G. Billings WODEN-Mudi-Chirs Echard

REGISTERED NAME PREFIXES GRANTED The following applications for a breed-specific Registered Name Prefix have been granted: BROOKMONT – Portuguese Podengo Pequenos – Rose M. Hidlay & Robert W. Hidlay CELESTIAL – West Highland White Terriers – Susan J. Chapman GUARDIAN BEARS – Black Russian Terriers – DeAnne B. Hawkes & Richard J. Hawkes DRIFTLESS – Bernese Mountain Dogs – Deanna Scott FIRE AWAY – French Bulldogs – Dustin L. Sitzes & Kryn R. Sitzes

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American Foxhound Club, Inc — Harold Miller

American Lhasa Apso Club, Inc. — Don Hanson American Maltese Association, Inc. — Sandra Bingham-Porter American Miniature Club, Inc. — DELEGATE ZOOM MEETING OF THE Barbara Donahue AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB American Club, Inc. — Danny Seymour JUNE 25, 2020 American Pomeranian Club, Inc. — Dr. Geno Sisneros Dennis B. Sprung, President ATTENDEES: 313 American Rottweiler Club — Peter Piusz American Shetland Sheepdog Association — Abilene Kennel Club — Melanie Steele Marjorie Tuff American Sloughi Association — Erika Wyatt Affenpinscher Club of America — Letisha Wubbel American Tibetan Mastiff Association — Martha Airedale Terrier Club of America — Aletta Moore Feltenstein Akita Club of America — Steven Lisker Anderson Obedience Training Club, Inc. — American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc. — Janina Patricia Sample Laurin Ann Arbor Kennel Club, Inc. — Anne Palmer American Bloodhound Club — Mary Lou Atlanta Kennel Club, Inc. — Ann Wallin Olszewski Atlanta Obedience Club, Inc. — Gail LaBerge American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc. — Patte Klecan Augusta Kennel Club, Inc. — Catherine Iacopelli American Boxer Club, Inc. — Sharon Steckler Austin Kennel Club, Inc. — Bette Williams American Brussels Griffon Association — Mark Australian Terrier Club of America, Inc. — William Francis Jaeger Christensen American Bullmastiff Association, Inc. — Alan Badger Kennel Club — Jennifer Amundsen Kalter Basset Hound Club of America, Inc. — Dr. Norine American Cavalier King Charles Club, Inc. Noonan — Patricia Kanan Battle Creek Kennel Club, Inc. — Kathleen Ronald American Chesapeake Club, Inc. — Timothy Bayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc. — Susan Carrion Soviero American Fox Terrier Club — Connie Clark

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Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. — Mary Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc. — Buckwalter Jacque Glenn Berger Picard Club of America — Jacqueline Carolina Kennel Club, Inc. — Jaimie Ashby Carswell Carolina Working Group Association — Cathleen Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. — Rubens Sara Karl Catoctin Kennel Club — Whitney Coombs Bexar County Kennel Club, Inc. — Jerry Catonsville Kennel Club — Beverly Drake Yarbrough Central Beagle Club — David Bagaley Black Russian Terrier Club of America — Susan Sholar Central Indiana Kennel Club, Inc. — Sally Allen Blennerhassett Kennel Club, Inc. — John Central Iowa Kennel Club, Inc. — Kristina DeLisi McCullagh Channel City Kennel Club, Inc. — Janet Mitchell Border Collie Society of America — Lisa Pruka Chicago Bulldog Club, Inc. — Jennifer Guinn Borzoi Club of America, Inc. — Prudence Hlatky Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc. — Marge Briard Club of America, Inc. — Diane Reid Calltharp Bryn Mawr Kennel Club — Victoria Glickstein Chow Chow Club, Inc. — Margaret DiCorleto Bucks County Kennel Club, Inc. — Priscilla Clarksville Kennel Club — Robert Schroll Gabosch Classic Toy Dog Club of Western Massachusetts — Bulldog Club of New England, Inc. — Francesca Dr. Stephen Lawrence Castaneda Clearwater Kennel Club — Daniel Stolz Burlington County Kennel Club — Dan Smyth Clermont County Kennel Club, Inc. — Marjorie Cairn Terrier Club of America — Pam Davis Underwood California Airedale Terrier Club — Nancy Bougher Cleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc. — Maureen Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club — Wayne Harmon Colorado Kennel Club — Louise Leone Canaan Dog Club of America — Pamela Rosman Colorado Springs Kennel Club — Douglas Johnson Canada Del Oro Kennel Club — Dr. Sophia Companion Dog Training Club of Flint, Inc. — Kaluzniacki Anne Hier Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C., Conroe Kennel Club — Jane Bates Inc. — Dr. Joyce Dandridge Contra Costa County Kennel Club, Inc. — James Barron

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Corpus Christi Kennel Club, Inc. — Pamela Fayetteville Kennel Club, Inc. — Teresa Vila Rhyner-Hirko Society of America — Katherine Dachshund Club of America, Inc. — Larry Sullivan Sorenson Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc. — Margaret Pough Dalmatian Club of America, Inc. — Dr. Charles Finnish Spitz Club of America — Cindy Stansell Garvin First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jersey, Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America, Inc. — Inc. — Mary Curtis Karen Dorn Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Inc. — Del Sur Kennel Club, Inc. — Andrew Mills Neal Goodwin Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore — Sandra Olsen Forsyth Kennel Club, Inc. — June Guido Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club — Stephanie Fort Lauderdale Dog Club — Eduardo Fugiwara Crawford Fort Worth Kennel Club — Harold Tatro III Delaware County Kennel Club, Inc. — Brenda Algar Framingham District Kennel Club, Inc. — Gale Golden Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club — Dr. Duane Butherus French Bulldog Club of America — Ann Hubbard Doberman Pinscher Club of America — Glen Galveston County Kennel Club, Inc. — Cathy De Lajeski La Garza Dog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc. — Patti Genesee County Kennel Club, Inc. — Cynthia Strand (Cindy) Collins Durango Kennel Club — Donald Schwartz, V.M.D. Genesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Virginia Denninger Durham Kennel Club Inc — Linda Wozniak German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America — Eastern Dog Club — Theodore Hollander Barbara Schwartz Elm City Kennel Club — Dr. Gregory Paveza German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, Inc. Elmira Kennel Club, Inc. — Homer Hastings — Patricia Laurans English Club of America, Inc. — Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. — Chris Chereen Nawrocki Reed Field Trial Association — Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America — Jo Lynn Susanne Burgess Gloucester County Kennel Club, Inc. — Carole Erie Kennel Club, Inc. — Julie Parker Richards Farmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Terrie Breen Club of America — Ellen Hardin

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Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc. — Nance Hollywood Dog Obedience Club, Inc. — Pia Skoglund Paulsen Grand Rapids Kennel Club — Carol Johnson Holyoke Kennel Club, Inc. — Jane Wilkinson Grand River Kennel Club, Inc. — Ann Lettis Hungarian Pumi Club of America — Marilyn Piusz Great Barrington Kennel Club, Inc. — Dr. Ellen Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Dick Blair Shanahan Huntington Kennel Club, Inc. — Marile Great Western Terrier Association of Southern Waterstraat California — Jack Smith Hutchinson Kennel Club, Inc. — Barbara Penny Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc — Karen Ibizan Hound Club of the United States — Burgess Michelle Barlak Greater Collin Kennel Club, Inc. — Barbara Shaw Idaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc. — Robyn Greater Lowell Kennel Club, Inc. — Joseph Philip Foust Greater Miami Dog Club — Dr. Azalea Alvarez Ingham County Kennel Club, Inc. — Rita Biddle Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association — Intermountain Kennel Club, Inc. — Michael Van Jerry Berkowitz Tassell Greater Sierra Vista Kennel Club — Charlotte Irish Red and White Setter Association of America Borghardt — Christopher Orcutt Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. Club of America, Inc. — Karolynne — Catherine Cooper McAteer Greenville Kennel Club — Gloria Askins Irish Terrier Club of America — Douglas Rapport Greenwich Kennel Club — Donna Gilbert Irish Wolfhound Club of America — Eugenia Hunter Greyhound Club of America — Kathleen Whitaker K-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ, Harrier Club of America — Donna Smiley Inc. — Dave Morgan Harrisburg Kennel Club, Inc. — Sandie Rolenaitis Kanadasaga Kennel Club — Christine Cone Hatboro Dog Club, Inc. — Sally Fineburg Keeshond Club of America, Inc. — Richard Su Havanese Club of America — Shirley Petko Kennel Club of Beverly Hills — Thomas Powers Heart of America Kennel Club, Inc. — Julie Lux Kennel Club of Buffalo, Inc. — Margaret Doster Heart of the Plains Kennel Club — Patricia Cruz Kennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc. — Dr. Hendersonville Kennel Club — Betty Ann Brown Suzanne Hampton Hockamock Kennel Club, Inc. — Nancy Fisk Kennel Club of Riverside — Sylvia Thomas

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Kennesaw Kennel Club — Bud Hidlay Marion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc. — Lynn Garvin Kettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc. — Jacquelyn Mastiff Club of America, Inc. — Rebecca Campbell Fogel Mensona Kennel Club, Inc. — Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Kuvasz Club of America — Richard Rosenthal D.V.M. Club, Inc. — Tony Emilio Merrimack Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Jeannette Nieder Lackawanna Kennel Club, Inc. — Kimberly Van Hemert Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa, Inc. — Dr. Andrea Hesser, D.V.M. Ladies’ Dog Club, Inc. — Arna Margolies Middleburg Kennel Club — Susan Werner Lake Champlain Retriever Club — Wendy Jones Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. — Lake Shore Kennel Club, Inc. — Diana Skibinski Joanne Wilds Lakes Region Kennel Club, Inc. — Deborah Mississippi Valley Kennel Club — Gretchen Kreider Bernardi Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc. — Jan Croft Mountaineer Kennel Club, Inc. — Mary Yoders Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club, Inc. — Debra Mt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc. — Jane Ruthford Duncan Myrtle Beach Kennel Club — Sylvia Arrowwood Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc. — Robert LaBerge Nashville Kennel Club — Anne Gallant LEAP Agility Club of Central Massachusetts — National Beagle Club — Eddie Dziuk Noreen Bennett National Capital Kennel Club, Inc. — Norma Ryan Lehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Cindy Meyer National Shiba Club of America — Maggi Strouse Leonberger Club of America — Don James Nebraska Kennel Club — Medora Harper Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc. — Sue New England Beagle Club, Inc. — Blaine Grove Goldberg New England Dog Training Club, Inc. — Julie King Lexington Kennel Club Inc — Jan Wolf New England Old English Sheepdog Club — Jane Long Island Kennel Club — William Tabler Ogg Longshore Southport Kennel Club — Michaelann Newfoundland Club of America, Inc. — David Cox Helming Magic Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Ruth Crumb Newnan Kennel Club — Luanne Dunham Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club, Inc. — James Newton Kennel Club — Catherine Murch Henshaw Newtown Kennel Club, Inc. — Susan Marucci

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North Shore Kennel Club — Richard Coletti Plum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado — William Ellis Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club — Joyce Engle Portuguese Club of America, Inc. — Robin Burmeister Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (USA) — Alyson Casper Providence County Kennel Club, Inc. — Richard Grant Obedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc. — Beverly Conroy Pug Dog Club of America, Inc. — Michelle Anderson Obedience Training Club of Rhode Island — James Ashton Putnam Kennel Club, Inc. — Florence Laicher Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. — Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc. — Frances Sheila Kenyon Stephens Old Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc. — Felice Queen City Dog Training Club, Inc. — Erica Jarrold Behnke Olympic Kennel Club, Inc. — Betty Winthers Ramapo Kennel Club — Jeffrey Ball Onondaga Kennel Association, Inc. — Judy Murray Redwood Empire Kennel Club — Johnny Shoemaker Otterhound Club of America — Joellen Gregory, D.V.M. Reno Kennel Club — Vicky Cook Ozarks Kennel Club, Inc. — Cathy Hawkins Rhode Island Kennel Club, Inc. — Grace Wilkinson Pacific Coast Bulldog Club, Inc. — Link Newcomb Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, Pacific Coast Pekingese Club — Frank Meister Inc. — Judith Lichtman Parson Russell Terrier Association of America — Rockford-Freeport Illinois Kennel Club — Barbara Gary Koeppel Burns Pekingese Club of America — Steven Hamblin Rogue Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Paul Bodeving Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc. — Rubber City Kennel Club — Cathy Gaidos Anne Bowes Sahuaro State Kennel Club — Rita Mather Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America — Helen Ingher Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club — Karen Cottingham Pharaoh Hound Club of America — Dominic Carota Saluki Club of America — Monica Stoner Plainfield Kennel Club — Linda Deutsch Sammamish Kennel Club — Dr. Robert Gloster, M.D.

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Samoyed Club of America, Inc. — John Ronald Southern Oregon Kennel Club — Warren Cook San Antonio Kennel Club, Inc. — Nancy Shaw Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay — Glenda Stephenson Santa Barbara Kennel Club, Inc. — Abbe Shaw Spinone Club of America — Karen Luckey Santa Clara Dog Training Club, Inc. — Becky Luft Springfield Kennel Club, Inc. — Dr. Thomas Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club, INC. — David Peat Davies Saw Mill River Kennel Club, Inc. — Mimi Winkler St. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Deborah Schipperke Club of America, Inc. — Betty Jo Wilkins Patrick St. Louis Collie Club, Inc. — Isabel Ososki Scottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc. — Staffordshire Terrier Club of America — Jeannette James Phinizy O’Hanlon Scottish Terrier Club of America — Helen Prince Standard Schnauzer Club of America — Dr. Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc. — Dr. Harvey Mohrenweiser Dawn Schroeder Suffolk County Kennel Club, Inc. — Robert Eisele Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, Inc. — Sharyn Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc. — Marcy Hutchens Zingler — Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange Superstition Kennel Club, Inc. — Nancy Perrell County — Susan Hamil Susque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc. — Laura Trainor Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc. — Ann Cook Sussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc. — Florence Duggan Silver State Kennel Club — Tammy Russell-Rice Taconic Hills Kennel Club, Inc. — Marylyn Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc — William DeGregorio Feeney Tampa Bay Kennel Club — Mary Stolz Skye Terrier Club of America — Stephen Hersey Tennessee Valley Kennel Club — Richella Veatch Skyline Kennel Club, Inc. — Gloria Shaver Texas Kennel Club, Inc. — Dr. Michael Knight Somerset Hills Kennel Club — Harvey Goldberg Tibetan Spaniel Club of America — Linda Foiles South Shore Kennel Club, Inc. — Linda Flynn Tibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc. — Stacey La South Windsor Kennel Club — Laurie Maulucci Forge Southeast Arkansas Kennel Club — Ricky Adams Topeka Kennel Club, Inc. — Robert Bostrom Southeastern Iowa Kennel Club — Marilyn Vinson Trap Falls Kennel Club, Inc. — Christopher Southern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc. — John Ioia Sweetwood

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Trenton Kennel Club, Inc. — Karen Gunzel West Highland White Terrier Club of America — Tracy Pancost Trinity Valley Kennel Club — Debby Fowler Westbury Kennel Association, Inc. — Geraldine Troy Kennel Club, Inc. — Donald Gillett Jaitin Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc. — James Corbett Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association — Judy Tucson Kennel Club — Kenneth Levison Descutner Twin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc. — Patricia Sarles Westminster Kennel Club — David Haddock Union County Kennel Club, Inc. — Kathy Sanders Windham County Kennel Club, Inc. — Frederick United States Australian Shepherd Association — Vogel Jeff Margeson Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association — United States Club, Inc. — Carl Karen Mays Ashby Woodstock Dog Club, Inc. — Karen Dewey United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club — Margaret Wolfe Upper Potomac Valley Kennel Club — Robert Lachman Valley Forge Kennel Club, Inc. — Carol Fisher Vancouver Kennel Club — Jolyne Lea Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association — Lorraine Ebdon Virginia Kennel Club, Inc. — Sandie Friend Club of America, Inc. — Elise Wright Walla Walla Kennel Club — Rod Strand Washington State Obedience Training Club, Inc. — John Cadalso Waterloo Kennel Club, Inc. — Cindy Miller Waukesha Kennel Club, Inc. — Mary Eschweiler Club of America, Inc. — Richard Rohrbacher

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meetings in June 2020, in order to update the Delegates on the state of our sports and busi - ness. After consulting AKC’s not-for-profit Counsel, Staff received and reviewed the guid - ance from the New York State Attorney General on holding electronic member meet - AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ings during the pandemic. The New York State DELEGATE ZOOM MEETING Attorney General recognizes the extenuating JUNE 25, 2020 circumstances of a pandemic and has laid out best practice guidance for conducting such Dennis Sprung, President in the Chair, called electronic meetings. Under that directive, Gina the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. and I created a blueprint for virtual delegate meetings. The IT department then sourced Ms. DiNardo: Good morning, Delegates, and technology solutions in full compliance with thank you for attending the Delegates Zoom that plan, using the professional Zoom Session. For your information, the meeting Webinar platform. will be recorded. Attendees will not be seen or heard, and therefore, interactive features for The Chair calls on the Executive Secretary to attendees have been disabled, and to avoid read the names of Delegates seated since the background noise, everyone has been muted. last meeting. Mr. Sprung: Please join us in the playing of Ms. DiNardo: These are Delegates seated since the National Anthem. the last meeting: (National Anthem played)

James F. Barron, Redwood City, CA, to repre - The Chair would like to introduce the sent Contra Costa Kennel Club Chairman, Dr. Thomas M. Davies; Vice Jane E. Bates, Montgomery, TX, to represent Chairman, Dominic Palleschi Carota; Conroe Kennel Club Executive Secretary, Gina DiNardo; and the Joann B. Beavers, St Michaels, MD, to repre - Court Reporter, Sharon Pearce. sent Talbot Kennel Club Michael Capozzi, Manorville, NY, to represent At the May Board meeting, Chairman Dr. Tom Riverhead Kennel Club Davies asked the Staff to present technology Stephanie A. Crawford, Binghamton, NY, to solutions that would allow AKC to hold virtual represent Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club

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Luanne K. Dunham, Newnan, GA, to repre - AKC Delegates in the representation, protec - sent Newnan Kennel Club tion and preservation of purebred dogs for Dr. Andrea C. Hesser, DVM, Flower Mound, future generations. Mr. Barron thanks every - TX, to represent Mid-Continent Club of Tulsa one for their dedication and he looks forward Chereen M. Nawrocki, Bangor, PA, to repre - to meeting in person in the near future. sent Club of America Tracy J. Pancost, Louisville, KY, to represent Jane Bates, Montgomery, Texas West Highland White Terrier Club of America Conroe Kennel Club Susan Soviero, Little Silver, NJ, to represent Jane is the first AKC Delegate for the recent Bayshore Companion Dog Club new member club – Conroe Kennel Club in Conroe, Texas. She currently serves as the Mr. Sprung: The Chair calls on the Executive Show Chairman for Conroe Kennel Club, the Secretary to read new Delegate biographies Treasurer and Show Chairman for the that were submitted in lieu of introductions German Shepherd Dog Club of Houston and from the floor. is also a member of the Houston Kennel Club and a Co-Vendor Chair for the Houston World Ms. DiNardo: I am pleased to introduce the Series of Dog Shows. Her primary breeds are following new Delegates: German Shepherd Dogs and Belgian Malinois and her primary interest is conformation James Barron, Redwood City, California although some of her GSDs have participated Contra Costa County Kennel Club in herding competition. She has also worked James Barron is representing the Contra Costa in protection sports with her Malinois. She County Kennel Club from the San Francisco looks forward to learning more about other Bay Area. James’ breed of choice is the member clubs and the AKC. Doberman Pinscher. He purchased his first purebred Doberman Pinscher in 1991 and Michael Capozzi, Manorville, New York presently has his 12th, 13th and 14th Riverhead Kennel Club Doberman Pinschers. From 1991 to the pres - Michael is a breeder/owner of Best in Show ent he has been actively involved in Rescue, winning Afghan Hounds. But, 25 years ago he Breeding, Conformation, Parent Club and All- had no idea what an Afghan Hound was, let Breed Kennel Clubs. James believes there is a alone a dog show. That all changed when he serious threat to the rights and privileges of met his wife and he has learned a lot since purebred dog enthusiasts. He welcomes and is then. He is currently a member of several all- honored by the opportunity to join his fellow breed clubs and several specialty clubs.

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Michael is a Board member of the Long and a Trustee for the ACKCSC Charitable Island Kennel Club and the Corresponding Trust and has been a member since 2003. Secretary of the Afghan Hound Association of Long Island. He has assisted in the planning Dr. Andrea Hesser, Flower Mound, Texas and running of many dog shows over the Mid-Continent Club of Tulsa years. With retirement in his near future, Mike Dr. Andrea Hesser is the new Delegate from will have more time to devote to actively show - the Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa. Her ing and working at the shows to further the breed interests are varied, but she is most sport. He looks forward to representing the involved currently with Whippets. Dr. Hesser is Riverhead Kennel Club as their new Delegate. a boarded veterinary reproduction specialist who practices primarily on canine patients at a Stephanie Crawford, Binghamton, New York busy general practice. She serves on the board Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club for the American College of Stephanie represents Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Theriogenologists, and also stays involved with Club located in Oneonta, NY. This is a small local veterinary organizations. Her interests in club with members having various interests in reproductive medicine stemmed originally the fancy but primarily focused on bringing from her involvement as a junior handler in more AKC performance sports to the upstate AKC sports, especially conformation. Outside NY area. Stephanie looks forward to sharing of work, she is passionate about conformation the vast experience of the Delegate Body with and lure coursing with her dogs. her club. Glen Lajeski, Cloverdale, California Luanne Dunham, Newnan, Georgia Doberman Pinscher Club of America Newnan Kennel Club Having Min Pins as his family’s dogs Glen Lu Dunham is the new Delegate for the struck out on his own and transitioned to Newnan Kennel Club in Newnan GA. Lu is Great Danes in college. While in college and past President and has been a member of graduate school he began working for Kitty NKC since 2005. Lu is a retired nurse. She Kolyer of Kolyer Great Danes on weekends. became an AKC judge in 2008 and judges Kitty introduced Glen to the world of dog Cavaliers, Shelties and Junior Showmanship. shows, leading to his becoming a member of Her current breed is Cavaliers but she started the Professional Handlers Association and out with AKC and Shelties in the 1980’s. Lu is handling professionally while also developing also Corresponding Secretary for the a career in the music industry. A career American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club advancement caused a move from New York

AKC GAZETTE 22 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES and the east coast to Hollywood which necessi - Columbia Cascade Great Pyrenees Club in tated a shift from handling to judging and southwest Washington. down-sizing from breeding Great Danes to Standard Poodles. Currently he judges breeds Chereen Nawrocki, Bangor, Pennsylvania in the Toy, Working and Non-Sporting groups English Cocker Spaniel Club of America as well as Junior Handling. Glen actively Chereen Nawrocki represents the English breeds and shows Dobermans and Poodles, Cocker Spaniel Club of America, for which having co-sponsored the #1 Dog News Non- she has served on the board previously as a Sporting dog of 2010 and several top winning Director and President. In 2008 she was the Dobermans. In the world of Poodles Glen is show chair of their national specialty and was partnered with Joseph Vergnetti of Dassin very involved in the 2012 national. Currently Poodles. He recently retired from Disney as she is President of the ECSCA Health & Executive Vice President of Music Creative/ Rescue Organization and is involved in plan - Marketing for the film division, working on all ning for the 2022 ECSCA National. In over 25 live action, animated, and Pixar films during years in the breed she has served her local his tenure. Now he can focus full time on the English Cocker clubs in various positions great sport of dogs. while breeding and showing her English Cockers. Jolyne Lea, LA Center, Washington Vancouver Kennel Club Tracy Pancost, Louisville, Kentucky Jolyne Lea is the new Delegate of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America Vancouver Kennel Club in Vancouver Tracy Pancost is the new Delegate for the West Washington. She has been a club member Highland White Terrier Club of America. She since 2003 and currently is the Treasurer as has been involved in Westies since she was five well as having held several board positions. years old. Her passion is showing Westies in Jolyne is also a member of the Greater Clark the conformation ring. She is extremely County Kennel Club in Washington and has involved in her national club including been a past treasurer and board member for Immediate Past President, current Finance that club. In breed clubs, she is a member of Committee Chair, and current Roving the Kuvasz Club of America and has served as National Chair. In addition, she is also very treasurer and show chair of the 2000 National active in her all breed club, the Louisville Specialty. She is also a member of the Great Kennel Club and is currently the Vice- Pyrenees Club of America and served as President. She is very excited about being a President and Board member of the regional delegate and she looks forward to working

AKC GAZETTE 23 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES with fellow Delegates in order to further this who works for many clubs in New England. wonderful world of purebred dogs! She frequently mentors upcoming stewards Susan Soviero, Little Silver, New Jersey with a hands-off approach, allowing them to Bayshore Companion Dog Club find a system that works best for their judges Susan is a retired bank officer and lives in New and for them. Jersey with her husband, John. She competes and trains in agility, obedience, rally, fast cat Mr. Sprung: Thank you. And a sincere wel - and has certified in therapy. All Susan’s dogs come to each new Delegate. The Chair calls have shown in conformation attaining Level on Dr. Tom Davies for the Chairman's Report. Grand Championships. Susan shares her home with two Portuguese Water Dogs which Dr. Davies: Good morning, everybody. It cer - she considers her breed and a Frenchie. Susan tainly is the dawn of a new day when our meet - is dedicated to the all-round training of the ing of the AKC Delegate Body takes place over dog for a fulfilling experience between dog the Internet via Zoom. Although it’s a depress - and owner as well as to the health of her ing set of circumstances that has brought us breed. Susan’s club, Bayshore Companion together in this way, I'm grateful that we have Dog Club is a very active performance club been able to convene safely and efficiently. I'd that offers classes and sponsors trials year- like to give a huge thank you to our manage - round for most of the dog sports. Susan is past ment and staff for organizing the technology President of Bayshore and current Vice that’s made this meeting possible. Most impor - President. She also belongs to two breed clubs. tantly, I'd like to thank each and every one of Susan looks forward to this experience as a you for participating with us in this new way Delegate. today. I'm also grateful to those Delegate Committees who have hosted their meetings Grace Wilkinson, Barrington, Rhode Island virtually as well. Changes like these aren't easy, Rhode Island Kennel Club but we all know that the key to success is often Grace Wilkinson has been breeding and show - the ability to adapt. We've all been grieving the ing English Cockers under the Cliffwalk prefix loss of so many events, which has affected each for 15 years. Two of her litters all finished of us in many different ways. It has deprived us championships, and she recently put her first of the joy of participating in our sports. It’s Grand Championship on a puppy. Her spe - meant significant loss of income for clubs, cialty is breeding litters of all boys. Her latest? handlers, vendors, judges, and others who 8 boys, no girls: a breeder's dream! Grace is have supported our mission through their also a very active, experienced ring steward work. These are indeed very trying times. We

AKC GAZETTE 24 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES will get through this, united as we are, for the cumstances have necessitated flexibility. In the sake of our dogs and our sports. As Jack Welch words of John F. Kennedy, "We would like to put it, we will "face reality as it is, not as it was live as we once lived, but history will not per - or as we wish it to be." Although events have mit it." You'll hear more from Dennis about all suffered tremendously, it is true that "the show of these recent achievements and more. I will must go on." And it has. Our staff has done add that your Board has been very active dur - incredible work throughout this ordeal, most ing this time as well. We have met three times, of it behind the scenes and unsung in order to virtually, appointed three ad hoc committees keep the home fires burning. As people and elected a new Chief Financial Officer, Ted around the country have brought puppies and Phillips. Our thoughts have been with you and dogs into their lives at rates we have not seen your club members every step of the way. in quite some time, our registration depart - Before I turn the virtual podium over to ment has been there to serve and welcome Dennis, I would like to say, speaking for the them into our ranks. Breeders who have been Board of Directors, we do have reason to have fortunate to welcome litters during the pan - hope for better days ahead. These are demic have also benefited from uninterrupted unprecedented times. There is a sea change AKC services. Our communications and mar - going on in our country right now, and some keting teams have risen to the occasion in edu - would say we are at a turning point in history. cating the public about responsible dog own - I will leave you with a thought from someone ership during challenging times. Public who lived under unimaginable circumstances Education has been delivering top-quality and had much to teach the generations that webinars for our judges to continue honing followed, and that was Anne Frank: "How won - their knowledge and skills while everybody is derful it is that nobody need wait a single sidelined. Club Development and the Events moment before starting to improve the department have been hard at work during world." Let’s keep working together construc - this crisis helping our clubs to manage cancel - tively. We'll get through this, and we'll meet lations and postponements. They have worked again, with our dogs by our sides. Thank you with other departments collaboratively, forg - very much and thank you for your time. Be ing a path to normalcy with new procedures safe. for our 26 sports. We have offered Pet Pals, Rally, Trick Dog, Act 1 Agility online and even Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Tom. The Chair calls a virtual dog show, to bring back a taste of our Vice Chairman, Dominic Palleschi Carota, what we have been missing for so long. Our for a report on three new committees. staff has been agile and creative, because cir -

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Mr. Carota: Good morning, fellow Delegates. Association of America. The Committee to In an effort to serve the Delegate Body better address the AKC Sample Bylaws for Clubs. and provide a high level of transparency, Dr. This committee will examine and make rec - Tom Davies, Chairman of the Board, ommendations to modernize the current AKC appointed three ad hoc committees in the "Sample Constitution and Bylaws" document areas of Communications, the Judging and the process for making changes to a Approval Process, and Sample Bylaws. The Club's existing document. The committee will AKC Chairman of the Board and I, as Vice consist of Lisa Cecin, AKC Director of Club Chairman, will sit as ex officio members of Relations (Chair), Rita Biddle, Carl Holder, each Committee. The Board Communications Gretchen Bernardi, and Heather McManus. Committee will consist of Karolynne McAteer, Our goal with these committees is to continue Ann Wallin and Steven Hamblin. The goals to move AKC forward with thoughtful leader - for communications committee are to insti - ship and combined experience from the tute a protocol for Board communication to Board, AKC Staff and our constituency. Each the Delegate Body and the fancy in general in committee will help improve and grow the an appropriate and timely manner, and in par - AKC. We are here to serve you and better our ticular, to avoid haphazard and inaccurate dis - cherished sports. Thank you and stay well. I semination of such information. It will also look forward to when we can all be together communicate in an open and transparent again. Thank you. fashion, so that the entire AKC constituency has the same information, at the same time, Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Dominic. Next on the and in a reliable and easily understandable agenda is the President's Report. An eternity format. Additionally, the AKC Board of in our life of dogs has gone by since we last Directors has appointed two committees to met at the annual meeting just 111 days ago. study and make recommendations. The Under the direction of the Chair and Vice Committees are: The Committee to address Chair, the Board met three times rather than the Judging Approval process. This is a recon - twice. Within days of the Delegate meeting on stitution of the previous committee. It will March 10th, it became obvious that our sports monitor and review the Board's current policy and corporate life must change. Clubs were on judging approval and determine where postponing or cancelling events not of their modification may be warranted. The commit - choosing but because of federal and state tee will consist of Red Tatro, Tim Thomas, mandates. Our clubs want to hold their events Bob Ennis from American Dog Show Judges, encompassing 26 enjoyable sports; however, and Sam McDonald from Dog Judges state fairgrounds, county parks, et cetera are

AKC GAZETTE 26 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES closed to us. Both the Event Programs and being apparent everywhere businesses turned. Club Development areas, aided by numerous Nevertheless, a dedicated and creative other employees in Events, assist clubs daily. Executive Committee and Management group As the pandemic increased, so did cancella - is accomplishing that. tions. We are at over 11,370, equaling 50 per - On April 3rd, I began a call to action for daily cent of our annual total. From early March, management meetings to ensure cross-depart - inspectors could not attend to their kennel vis - ment communication, collaboration, and its and representatives in the field for our mul - leadership so that efforts of government rela - tiple sports had no events to attend. tions, branding, public relations, advertising, I made several decisions for the short- and and sponsorships were maintained. During long-term future of AKC, many painful, some this time, we also dedicated ourselves to the heartbreaking, while simultaneously bearing success of new initiatives, such as Virtual Rally, in mind that I am responsible to keep each Trick Dog videos, Virtual Pup Pals, as well as department open to serve you, our diverse Puppy Visor, Virtual Act 1 Agility, core constituency. This was with the support of Conformation and last week launched Virtual the Executive Committee. We closed the Water Dog. AKC.org and social media visits North Carolina office on March 13th except grew as did Judges' Education with 60 breed for approximately 25 staff performing essen - webinars and 17,653 live attendees. tial duties daily. We waited until April and laid Marketplace is up. Registration saw significant off personnel who could not do their jobs due increases across each offering – the best in to cancellations, travel restrictions, or a reduc - decades. Management has met each day tion in certain work areas. The New York except when the Board was in session and office closed on March 18th. Both offices are once out of respect for Easter Sunday. These open. As COVID-19’s devastating effects took daily meetings have taught us that the first over our nation and the economy collapsed, seven days of the week are always the hardest. I management reviewed every department’s must publicly thank Gina, Mark, Doug, Keith, goals and expectations, researching opportu - LB, Tim, Torraine, Ron, Seth, Peter, and our nities for new or enhanced revenue and simul - new CFO, Ted Phillips, Chairman Tom Davies, taneously looking at each line item for cost Vice Chair Dominic Palleschi Carota, as well as containment. My initial approach as reported an engaged Board of Directors and Chairman to the Board on April 6th was to manage the Emeritus. Delegates, please remember we are corporation without a loss over the following here to assist each of you and your clubs. We four months, although there was some doubt understand this difficult and frustrating time that possibility could be achieved with declines everyone is experiencing. Now more than

AKC GAZETTE 27 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES ever, dog people must be united. We have a were five percent better than the prior year. shared responsibility to be protective of one And our registration staff reports this was the another, our lifestyles and beloved dogs. Be best May since 2009. Turning to our dog regis - sure to tell your membership that Staff in each tration statistics, please note that year to date and every department are available for them. registrations totaled over 291,000, which is 12 In the midst of uncertainty, be certain our percent higher than the same period in 2019. enjoyable events will once again be held. Like our litter registrations, May 2020 was an Thank you. outstanding month and the best since 2007. We thank our breeders, the entire delegate It is my pleasure to introduce Theodore body, the Board of Directors, management, Phillips, who began as our CFO last month. and staff for this achievement. As we have all He is a seasoned CPA with 32 years of experi - experienced, 2020 has been a year on hold. ence and possesses significant background in AKC is not immune and has felt the impact of Technology and Cyber Security for not-for- cancelled events and fewer entries. As of May profit organizations. Ted will present the 31, 2020, year to date, entries and events were Financial Report. lower than the same period in the prior year by 49 percent and 55 percent respectively. We Mr. Phillips: Thank you, Dennis, and good are hopeful that each day in 2020 as we go for - morning to all Delegates. I'm very pleased to ward, we will see a return to many wonderful be part of the American Kennel Club. This AKC sanctioned, licensed, and member events morning, I'm also pleased to present to you a that are our hallmark. Next, we will review the revised and refreshed report for key financial financial operating results for revenues, reports. You'll see key performance indicators expenses, and net operating income as of May and financial results as we go through this 31, 2020, comparing these results to the same presentation. For the five months ended May period in 2019. The columns presented here 31, 2020, we're pleased to present very positive are three data points. We have revenues in news about our litter and dog registrations. blue, expenses in gray, and net operating This slide provides a monthly view of litter reg - income in green. When comparing the year to istrations for the five months ended May 31, date results at the end of May 2020, we see 2020, with comparisons to the same period in total revenues are five percent higher, reflect - 2019. As you can see, litter registrations ing increases across all revenue lines except totaled almost 115,000, which is seven percent events. Total expenses are 1.4 percent lower as higher than the same period in 2019. Notably, a result of the cost containment measures the month of May 2020, litter registrations implemented by management. As you heard

AKC GAZETTE 28 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES from Dennis, these were implemented due to of travel, marketing, professional fees, and the pandemic, as we expected lower levels of staff costs are lower than the prior year by 1.4 business activity and anticipated the need for a million. Areas where we reported expenses lower operating cost structure. Finally, the greater than 2019 are grants to our affiliates green columns on this slide report net operat - and others. For 2020, the majority of the ing income as of May 31, 2020, of 4.6 million increases are grants to the Museum of the as compared to 2.6 million in 2019. On the Dog. Fulfillment increased slightly due to next two slides, we will dive into the various increased registrations, but overall, on a com - revenue and expense lines that contributed to parative period basis, we spent less on opera - these variances. Our revenue lines present the tions in the five months ended May 31, 2020, total change in revenue by category. The than we did in 2019. For the investment’s per - columns in blue are increases in revenue and formance and analysis slide, we begin with the orange column represents a decrease. As I some brief comments from our investment said earlier, we are pleased to report that the advisor. The month of May saw a slow and total revenues from registrations of litters, gradual reopening of many parts of the U.S. dogs, pedigrees, and other enrollment fees and global economies. Markets rallied on opti - total $2.5 million higher than the same period mistic economic recovery news as well as in 2019 with dog registrations leading this promising headlines related to a shortened group at 1.5 million. Additional revenue timeline for COVID-19 vaccine. What I'd like increases totaling 1.5 million come from to present here are two charts. One is a pie admissions to events like Meet the Breeds that chart, which shows the asset allocation of occurred at the Javits Center in New York in investments, and a chart with performance January of 2020 and merchandise sales both data for the current period extending to one from e-commerce and traditional fulfillment and three-year trailing 12 months. The pie methods. As mentioned earlier, when report - chart shows that AKC's investments are ing on events, year-to-date revenues as of May broadly diversified to manage market risk, and 31, 2020, are lower than the same period for the other chart presents the investment per - 2019 by $2.3 million. And again, this is due to formance for the five months ended May 31, cancellations. The expense slide presents vari - 2020, reporting that the portfolio perform - ances compared the five months ended 2020 ance was a loss of 3.3 percent versus the against 2019. And again, for orientation, blue benchmark, also a loss of 3.57. So, we outper - columns are areas where we spent more in the formed the benchmark by 27 basis points. period ending May 31, 2020, than we did in And given this type of market, this is pretty the prior period of 2019. We see that the total good performance. Finally, we present the bal -

AKC GAZETTE 29 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES ance sheet. Notable changes between the This amendment was inadvertently omitted period ended May 31, 2020, and 2019 are on from the March 2020 Delegate Meeting. the line’s investments and debt and capital leases. The overall decrease in 2020 is due to The amendment was proposed and brought relieving debt in a period when investment forward with approval from the AKC Board of values were much higher due to financial mar - Directors. kets functioning in a pre-COVID-19 condition. I want to thank you for your time today. We It will be published in two issues of the AKC appreciate your dedication to the AKC and GAZETTE, and you will be asked to vote on it look forward to serving you. I'm available to at the next meeting. The full text is on the answer any questions at your convenience. worksheet previously emailed. Thank you. Mr. Sprung: Delegates were asked to email Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ted. Per the email amendment questions prior to this meeting. notification on April 7, 2020, of the official There were none for this amendment. cancellation of the June 9, 2020, Delegate Meeting, there will be no voting at this Zoom The Chair calls on the Executive Secretary to Meeting. read the proposed amendment to Rules The Chair now calls on the Executive Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 2, Section 10 Secretary to please read the proposed amend - – Making Application to Hold a Dog Show. ment to the Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 3, Section 3 – Dog Classifications. Ms. DiNardo: This amendment to Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 2, Section 10 Ms. DiNardo: This amendment is to the Rules – Making Application to Hold a Dog Show, Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 3, Section 3 – generalizes the language of the section by Dog Show Classifications, inserts the proposed removing the reference to a form and delet - new Bred-by-Exhibitor Puppy Class into the ing the phrase whether the futurity or sweep - list of regular classes. It also adds the language stakes will be open to nonmembers. The to clarify the puppy class may be divided. amendment also provides flexibility so that This proposal is contingent on delegate any future modification to the application pro - approval of the new Chapter 3, Section 8A, to cedures will not require further amendment create the Bred-by-Exhibitor Puppy Class. to the rule. Rejection of the proposed Bred-by-Exhibitor Puppy Class would require amendment to this This amendment was proposed by the Dog proposal. Show Rules Committee brought forward with

AKC GAZETTE 30 JULY 2020 SECRETARY ’S PAGES approval from the AKC Board of Directors. This amendment was proposed by AKC Staff, It will be published in two issues of the AKC endorsed by the Dog Show Rules Committee, GAZETTE, and you will be asked to vote on it and brought forward with approval from the at the next meeting. The full text is on the AKC Board of Directors. worksheet previously emailed. It will be published in two issues of the AKC Mr. Sprung: Delegates were asked to email GAZETTE, and you will be asked to vote on it amendment questions prior to this meeting. at the next meeting. The full text is on the There were none for this amendment. worksheet previously emailed.

The Chair now calls on the Executive Mr. Sprung: Delegates were asked to email Secretary to read the proposed amendment to amendment questions prior to this meeting. Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 16, There were none for this amendment. Section 6 – Championships. The Chair now calls on the Executive Ms. DiNardo: This amendment to Rules Secretary to read a list of vacancies for the Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 16, Section 6 Delegate committees that are to be filled in – Championships, assigns the same logic to September. Grand Championship points as Championship points at independent special - Ms. DiNardo: These are the vacancies on ties with inter-variety competition as defined Delegate committees that are to be filled at in Chapter 16, Section 3. It also inserts lan - the September Delegate meeting: guage into the section explaining that at an independent specialty show for breeds divided All-Breed Clubs Committee: 3 three-year into recognized varieties and offering a Best of terms and 1 one-year term. Breed competition, the dog awarded Best of Bylaws Committee: 4 three-year terms and 1 Breed would receive the highest number of two-year term. Grand Championship points awarded in any Canine Health Committee: 4 three-years terms . variety at the specialty show. The dog awarded Companion Events Committee: 3 three-year Best of Opposite Sex would receive the high - terms and 1 one-year term. est number of Grand Championship points Delegate Advocacy and Advancement awarded in its sex in any variety at the specialty Committee: 3 three-year terms. show. Dog Show Rules Committee: 3 three-year terms.

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Field Trial and Hunting Test Events icy concerning COVID-19 and require the Committee: 4 three-year terms. wearing of masks for judges/exhibitors, or will Herding, Earthdog and Coursing Events they defer to the state requirements? If so, Committee: 4 three-year terms and 1 two-year would a face shield instead of a mask be term. acceptable?" Parent Clubs Committee: 3 three-year terms and 1 two-year term. The Chair calls on Doug Ljungren, Executive Perspectives Editorial Staff: 6 two-year terms. Vice President of Sports & Events to respond to this inquiry. Mr. Sprung: Delegates will be emailed self- nomination forms by the week of July 6th. Mr. Ljungren: Since the local situation varies This self-nomination form must be returned across the nation, AKC's policy is that club- to the Executive Secretary by August 3rd. holding events must be in compliance with Questions on the procedures to be followed local guidelines. In addition, clubs may at should also be directed to our Executive their option require all participants to wear a Secretary. Delegates may self-nominate for face covering. This must be clearly communi - one committee, except that a member of the cated in the premium and signage at the Perspectives Editorial Staff may also serve on event. Unless specified otherwise by govern - another standing committee. In August, the ment ordinances, face shields are an accept - Delegates will be emailed the nominees for able alternative to a mask. each committee and their qualification state - ments. Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Doug.

Due to the continuing global pandemic, There being no further business to come details on the September 15, 2020 Delegate before the Delegate Meeting, on behalf of Meeting will be provided to you after the July your Board of Directors and Staff, wishing you Board of Directors Meeting. the best of health – and also to your loved ones and families and dogs, the meeting is Delegates were given the opportunity to sub - adjourned. Thank you and be well. mit questions prior to this Zoom Meeting. We received a question from Lorraine Ebdon, [One sharp rap of the gavel] Delegate from Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association. [Time noted: 11:41 a.m.] The question reads: "Will the AKC have a pol -

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