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ISaberTails
ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyPresident
DennisSprung.Heintroducedthepeople
seatedatthedais.Thevoteforthethree
BoardvacanciesClassof2018washeld.
Resultsofthiselectionwereasfollows:Total
votescast=338,numberofvotesneededto
elect=170.RonaldMenaker:259-elected.
CharlesGarvin:205-elected.JamesDok:
179-elected.PatScully:146.
JimCrowley,ExecutiveSecretary,readthe
namesofeightpeopleseatedsincethelastmeeting.
TheDecemberminuteswereapprovedaspublished.
AlanSlay,directorofEventPrograms,presented
“AttractingExhibitorsandthePublictoYourEvent.”Mr.
Slay’sdepartmentisresponsiblefortheprocessingofshow
application,judgespanelsandtheresults.Heispleasedwith
theprocessingofresults,butknowsthattheyneedto
processapplicationsandjudgespanelsmoreefficiently.
Exhibitorswantmorevalueforthetime,money,and
effortrequiredtocompeteinthering.Theywantapleasant
experienceandwillweighthejudgespanelaswellasthe
facilitieswhenmakingadecisionwhichshowtoenter.
Additionalcompetitionisalsoadraw.TheNationalOwner-
HandledSerieshasproventoincreaseentriessignificantly,
moresothanBestPuppy,BestVeteran,orBestBred-By.At
thistime,morethan40percentofexhibitorsarechecking
theentryformthattheyareeligibleforthiseventandare
competing.TheAKCisworkingonanewvideothatwill
helpstewardsandjudgesadjudicatethisevent.The4-6
monthpuppyclassesarepopularandhelpgetnewpeople
involvedinthesportofpure-breddogs.
CarolWilliamson,HoustonKennelClub,gavean
overviewoftheReliantParkWorldSeriesofDogShows,
nowinits37thyear.Thisclusteradvertisesinmanyways:
alocalmagazine,inmovietheaters,onTVandradio,on
billboards,socialmedia,andontheTXDOTnoticeboards
whentheyarenotpre-emptedbyalostchildalert.Carol
reportedonthemanyeventsthatthegeneralpublicenjoys:
theStudentArtShow,MeettheBreedsandtheirnewevent,
YourDogCanBeaStar.Anexcellentfacility,asignificant
numberofvendorsandgoodfoodisalwaysappreciatedby
thepublic.
PattiStrand,DogFanciersAssociationofOregon,
reportedthatherfive-dayclusterhasadoptedmanyof
thethingsofferedbytheReliantshows.Besidestheevents
mentionedbyCarol,aBreederStakesisoffered.Facebook
wasinstrumentalingeneratingpublicinterest.
TomDavies,SpringfieldKennelClub,hasoneofthemost
popularshowsitesintheNortheast.Therearenow39dog
clubsattheBigEcomingfromConnecticut,NewYork,New
Hampshire,VermontandMassachusetts.Inadditionalto
theeventsmentionedabove,theyhavehealthscreening
andmicrochipclinics,andspecialcompetitionfor4-Hkids.
AverysuccessfulprogramisJacketsforJuniors.Donated
clothingiscleanedandmadeavailabletotheJuniorswho
don’thaveappropriateclothingforthering.
Chairman’sReport.Mr.Kalterofferedaquotefrom
YogiBerra,“thefutureain’twhatitusedtobe.”TheAKC
hasclearopportunitiestomaketheorganizationstronger.
WithEdelman,theAKC’smarketingpartner,theAKCis
gettingitsmessageofpurebreddogsand
responsibledogbreedersouttothepublic.
LastyeartheAKChad22.5billionmedia
impressionsvaluedatalmost$100million.
TheCGCtitlehasbeengrantedto17,000
dogs.ThenewAdvancedCGCalreadyhas
morethan1,000dogstitled.Apilotprogram
oftwoconformationshowsinonedayis
underway.TheNationalOwner-HandledSeries
(NOHS)hasdemonstratedasignificantincreasein
entryfeesfortheclubsthathaveofferedit.TheAKC’s
BreederEZReggivesbreedersaneasywaytogetalltheir
puppiesregisteredwithcompletenamingcontroland
significantdiscountsonfees.TheAKCisundertakinga
completeoverhauloftheirAKCBreederClassifieds.
AKCPetDisasterReliefTrailerProgram.Tom
Sharpreportedthatmorethan$244,000wasraisedin
sixmonthswhich,combinedwiththeAKCReunite’s
contribution,isalmost$500,000.Thefirsttrailerwentto
PamlicoCounty,N.C.,lastOctober.Thenexttrailerwillbe
goingtoChattanooga,Tenn.Soon,twotrailerswillbegoing
toHartfordandCecilCountiesinMaryland.Colorado,
Georgia,CaliforniaandcentralMissouriareinthepipeline
toreceiveatrailer.
President’sReport.DennisSprungreportedthat1,200
vestswillbedistributedaroundthecountrytothefieldstaff.
Theywillbeusedintimesofcrisisandwillidentifytothe
mediaandthepublicthegreatcontributionsmadebythe
AKC’svolunteers.NominationsfortheACEAwardprogram
willbetakenApril1throughJuly1.
CFO.PeterFarnsworthreportedthatrevenueswereup,
expensesweredown,withanetoperatingincomeupto$11
mil,a$9milincreaseover2012.Thenetoperatingincome
of$11mil,$13milforinvestmentgains,$24millofa
pensionadjustmentand$48milin“netassets”yieldsa
positiveswingof$48mil.Althoughthereweresomegains
inroyaltiesandlicenses,registrationsarestilldown.There
issomeindicationthatthedecreaseinregistrationsis
slowingdown.TheAKChadagood2013andahopeful
startin2014.
Mr.SprungannouncedtheappointmentofMr.Chris
WalkerasvicepresidentofMarketingandCommunications.
Walkerreportedthattherewasa10percentincreasein
mediaimpressionsto22.5impressionswithavalueof
closeto$100mil.Heencouragedustoreachouttohim
andhisstaffwhenwegooutintothecommunityforlocal
eventsforhelpcreatingthemessagewewanttopresent.
InadditiontoexposureonFox&Friends,TheGoodAmerica
andTheWallStreetJournal,theAKCwasonTelemundo,
aSpanish-speakingmarket.Wewereencouragedtouse
theresourcesandtalentsofthisdepartmentformedia,
legislativeorPRhelp.
PACCampaign.CarlAshbyreportedonthesuccessof
the2012President’sChallenge,whichraised$46,000for
PAC.The2014President’sChallengeisunderway,andwe
areencouragedtohelpaswegointothe2014election
cycle.MoneyraisedinthePACisinvestedincandidates
whowewantsupported.Onlyindividualscandonatetothe
PAC,andweareencouragedtohelpfundthefightagainst
anti-doglegislation.
IFromourAKCDelegate
March11,2014•SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC
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