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CommitteeMeetings,9-11-15.ParentClubs
Committee.Itwasreportedthatatotalof35,900
CGCtitleshavebeenawardedtodate.Sixty
parentclublegislativeliaisonshavesignedon
tothelegislativee-list,butonlyafewpostoften.
TheAKCwouldliketohavefeedbackonhowto
makethisgroupmoreactive.TheParentClubRescue
Alliancehas240organizationsparticipating.Acurrent
issuebeingdiscussedisinsurancecoverage.TheAKCMarket
Placesitewasdiscussedwiththegoalofpromotingparent
clubinformationandactivitiesviathatsite.Therealso
needstobealinkfromtheAKCsitetoeachparentclubsite.

ParentClubHealthStatementshavebeensumittedby

98parentclubs.TheAKCwantstohavepop-upsforeach
breedtoinformthepublicabouthealthissuesandtesting
recommendationsforthatbreed.

MikeDunnpresentedtheBredwithH.E.A.R.TProgram.

Ofthelittersin2014,18percentcamefromBreedersof
MeritorBOMeligible,13percentwerecommercial(USDA)
orbreederswhohadmorethansevenlittersperyearand
werenotaBOM.Thebalanceof69percentwereconsidered
“other”or“casual”breeders.TheBredwithH.E.A.R.T.Program
targetsthesecasualbreeders.ThisprogramaddressesHealth,
Education,Accountability,ResponsibilityandTradition.The
programrequirescontinuingeducation,healthtestingas
recommendedbythatbreed’sparentclub,andinspection
ofpaperworkaspartoftheCare&ConditioningPolicy
includingarequiredDisasterPlan.400breedershaveenrolled
inthepastfiveweekspriortotheSeptembermeeting.Of
theseenrollees,57percentwere“casual”breeders,10percent
werecommercialbreedeers,and33percentwereBOMor
BOMeligible.91inspectionhavebeendoneand94breeders
havetakentheAKC’stestandhavereceivedacertificate.

TheAKC’sPetDisasterTrailerprogramhasdelivered30

trailers,ninearealmostreadytodeliver,and21groupsare
workingonfundingforatrailer.TheAKCisdoingan
outreachtohoundandsportingparentclubstoreview
andpossibleredotheirbrochureswithmoreinclusionof
companioneventsinthosebrochures.

TheCertificateofMeritProgramwasdiscussedextensively

withthreeconcernsidentified:thetitleisalreadyusedin
othervenues,dogsarenotrequiredtodefeatoneoftheir
ownbreedtogainapoint,andthereisapreferencethatthis
titlenotbeasuffix.TheParentClubsCommitteevoted
unanamiouslytosenditbacktotheBoardofDirectorsfor
additionalwork.Theportionofthisamendmentthatwould
haveawardedonechampionpointforthefirstCMwas
retractedbytheBoard,andwillnotbepartoftheamendment
votedontomorrow.

All-BreedClubCommittee.MarkDunnpresentedtheBred

withH.E.A.R.T.Programagain.Theterritoryproposalisstill
beingdiscussedwithlittleresolutionofnumerousconcerns.

DelegatesMeeting:9-12-15.Mr.DennisSprung,AKC

PresidentandCEO,calledthemeetingtoorderandintroduced
thepeopleseatedatthedais.TheDelegateswereinvitedto
submittheirballotsfortheDelegatesStandingCommittees.
Mr.JimCrowley,ExecutiveSecretary,readthenamesofthe
11newdelegatesseatedsincetheJunemeeting.

President’sReport.Mr.Sprungpresentedaverymoving

memoryofthetragedyof9-11-01andatributetotheheroic

men,womenanddogswhoworkedtosavelives.Of

thedelegateswhowereatthedelegatesmeetingin

Newarkonthattragicday,101continuetoserve
asdelegates.Withamovingslideshow,Mr.

SprungrecountedtheactivitiesoftheAKCandthe

dogpeoplewhosecuredthemedicaldiagnostic

equipmentnecessarytotreattheservicedogs.The

DOGNYprojectraised$3.5millionforSearchandRescue

dogs.FedExtransported111rawsculpturesfromthe
foundrytovariousartists’studiosthroughoutthecity,and
thenindividuallypackaged,pickedupandbroughtthem
toanothercompanyforcementbasestobeapplied.FedEx
providedtensofthousandsofdollarstothiseffort.More
than300teamsofdogscametoNewYork,andtheir
veterinarycarewasbilledtotheowners.Whileitwasa
well-guardedsecretforawhile,TonySosnoffstepped
forwardtopayforthecareofeverysingledog.Slidesofthe
DOGNYdogswereshownwithastandingovationforthe
herosof9-11andfortheaccomplishmentsoftheAKC.

CFO’sReport.Mr.JoeBaffutoreportedthatlitter

registrationsaredown.3percentthrough8-31-15compared
tothesameperiod2014.Dogregistrationsareup1.2
percent.Revenuesincreased4.8percentovertheperiod
8-31-14.Expenseswereminimallyupby.7percent.Overall
operatingincomehasincreased39percentcomparedto
thesameperiod2014.Totalassetshaveincreasedby$4.3
millionsincethisperiodin2014.Totalunrestrictednet
assesstsarevaluedat$117.6mil,whichisa$5.4mil
increaseoverthisperiodlastyear.

Amendments.ChairmanoftheParentClubsCommittee

PatLaurensreportedthatalthoughthereismerittothe
CertificateofMeritprogram,thereareproblemswithitas
currentlyproposed:thename,adogdoesn’thavetodefeat
anotherofitsownbreedtogainapoint,andthetitleis
proposedtobeasuffix.Giventheunanimousvoteofthe
ParentClubsCommittee,Patmovedthattheproposalbe
tabled.WithinputfromtheAKC’sparlimintarian,Mr.
SprungsuggestedtoPatthatshewantedtosay“referredto
theboard.”Themotionwascorrected,secondedandap-
provedbyasignificantvoicevote.

Mr.Crowleyreadfiveamendmentstobevotedonin

December.Thefirsteliminatestermlimitsfortheboardof
directors.Thenextthreeallowclubstoutilizeelectronic
documentsforpremiumlists,forjudgingprograms,andto
publishtheircatalogues.Thefifthwouldrecognizemutiple
levelsofgrandchampionshiptitles.

AdditionalBusiness.Mr.Crowleyreadthenamesof

sixdelegateswhohaveserved25years.Thesesixjoin99
delegatespreviouslyrecognized.Mr.Crowleythen
recognizedtheLadies’DogClub,whichiscelebrating100
yearsofmembershipintheAKC.

MaryLouOlszewski,AmericanBloodhoundClub,reported

onthesubstantialrepairstoAKC’swebsite.Itisestimated
thatallrepairsofknownproblemswillbecorrected/
improvedbyDecember.Giventhatwebsitesaredynamic,
therewillalwaysbeissues,buttheITdepartmentwill
addressthemwhentheyarecalledtotheirattention.

SeveraldelegatesrosetodiscussthevalueoftheJunior’s

programwithattentiontoentryfeesandonbeingkindand
supportivetotheseyoungcompetitors.

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Sept.11-12,2015•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC