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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCallMinutes
MinutesfortheOctoberandNovember2014meetingsandJanuary2015meetingwerenotapproved
bytheboardofdirectorsandthereforecannotbepublished.NomeetingwasheldinDecember.
Dec.11,2014.
AllBreedCommittee.Kathy
Rubensischairingthecommitteetodevelopa
BestPracticesReport.Licensedandmember
clubswillbesurveyedtogetinformation
regardingmembership,includinghowclubs
retainandincreasemembership.Othertopics
willfollow.
TheRulesCommitteehasdraftedadog-
showruleaddressingaclub’sterritoryandits
exclusiveuseofit.Manyall-breedclubshavebeen
grapplingwithterritoryproblems,andthecommittee
discussedvariousaspectsofthedraft.Thisamendmentwill
bereadinMarchandvotedoninJune.Thisruledoesnot
applytoparentclubs.
Therewasextensivediscussiononthepointschedule
forlow-entrybreeds.Oneproposalisthattheregionswill
continue,butthetotalclassentryofalow-entrybreedwill
beusedtocalculatethepointsawarded.Anotherproposal
istoremovefromtheannualcalculationofpointsthose
showswhichareinassociationwithspecialties.The
committeewillcontinueworkonthistopic.
Reinstatementforadogdisqualifiedforattackingwas
discussed.Approximately1,000dogshavebeensoDQed
overthelastthreeyears.SomeAKCjudgesarereluctantto
dothereinstatementexam.Thequestionofliabilitywas
introduced.Manytimestheshowchairmanofashowwhere
areinstatementexamisscheduledtotakeplacehasno
knowledgeofit.Ofthe77dogsDQedlastyear,19applied
forreinstatement,andofthese,12werereinstated.Itwas
reportedthattheAKCboarddeclinedtopursuethistopic
atthistimebecauseofthelimitednumberofoccurrences.
Thecommitteefeltthataprocessneedstobeestablished
evenifthenumbersarelimited.
ChowChowshavebeenapprovedformandatory
examinationontheramp.Inadditiontouseinbreed
competition,itismandatoryintheGroupandinBIS.Itis
alsomandatoryinJuniorShowmanshipandinNOHS.The
ChowsjointheBassetsandtheBulldogsonthe
mandatoryramplist.
TheAKCrequestedcommentsregardingthe
newlyproposedJudgingApprovalProcess.
Theyhavereceived750responses,45percent
fromjudgeswiththebalancecomingfrom
exhibitors.TheAKCboardwillcontinueto
discussand“fleshout”therequirements.No
votewillbemadepriortoFebruary.
Additionaltopicsincludedmatchregulations,
whichrequiresthattheCompleteDogBook,hard
copyorelectronicversion,aswellasRulesApplyingtoDog
Shows,mustbepresentateachmatch.TheCGCwillhavea
newUrbanCGCtest.Thistitleincludesaseriesofexercises
specifictotheneedsofadoglivinginanurbansetting.This
titlehasnotyetbeenannouncedtothepublic.Noagility
clubhasappliedtobecomeamemberclubofAKC.
ParentClubCommittee:LarrySorenson,chairofthe
ParentClubofExcellenceProgram,answeredquestions
abouthowthedatareceivedwouldbeused.Clubsarenot
rankedorcompared,andscoresarenotreleased.
Todate,MeettheBreedswillhave90parentclubs
participatingonFeb.14,2015,onPier92inNewYorkCity
priortotheWestminsterKennelClubShow.TheAKC/
EukanubaMeettheBreedshad163parentclubsparticipating.
AKCLegislativeLiasionSheilaGoffdiscussedtheYahoo
groupthatwilllaunchJanuary,2015,forparentclub
legislativeliaisons.Thesiteistodisseminatealertsquickly
andtoshareotherinformation.
InApril,2015,theAKCiskickingoffa“BredwithHealth”
programthatwillhelptheAmericanpublicfindhealthier
puppies.TheAKCwillhelpthepublicconnectwithbreeders
whocomplywithcareandconditioningpracticesandwho
dotherecommendedhealthtestingforthatbreed.
ThecommitteediscussedtheJudgesApprovalProcess
withmanyofthesamecommentsheardintheAll-Breed
Committeemeeting.
IFromourAKCDelegate
Dec.11-12,2014•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC