Quarterly Meeting Of The Delegatesof

The American Kennel ClubJune 13, 2006

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 302Abilene Kennel Club—Neil A. BatesAffenpinscher Club of America—Chad HowardAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Con-

stance ButherusAiredale Terrier Club of America—Aletta L. MooreAkita Club of America—Dr. Sophia KaluzniackiAlaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.

Virginia P. GrefeAmerican Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.—Ms. Janina

K. LaurinAmerican Bloodhound Club—Mary L. OlszewskiAmerican Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.—Patte

KlecanAmerican Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club,

Inc.—John D. GammonAmerican Chesapeake Club, Inc.—Mrs. Betsy H.

HumerAmerican Chinese Crested Club, Inc.—Simon M.

DickersonAmerican Fox Terrier Club—Connie ClarkAmerican Foxhound Club, Inc—Harold MillerAmerican Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc.—Don

Farley, IIAmerican Pointer Club, Inc.—Mrs. Karen R. SpeyAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G. PiuszAmerican Sealyham Terrier Club—Kenneth W.

MaderAmerican Shih Tzu Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty E. BlairAmerican Spaniel Club, Inc.—Barbara ShawAmerican Water Spaniel Club—Beth LagimoniereAnderson Kennel Club—Phillip D. SampleAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—Ms.

Patricia A. SampleAntelope Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—William

DanielsArkansas Kennel Club, Inc.—Barbara A. FinchAsheville Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie MulveyAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAtlanta Obedience Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia M.

MayhallAugusta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Sara MartinAustralian Cattle Dog Club of America—Kathryn A.

HamiltonBack Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Nina

SchaeferBaltimore County Kennel Club—Mrs. Lucy Camp-

bell-GracieBasenji Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Jon CurbyBasset Hound Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Bar-

bara WicklundBattle Creek Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. John A.

StudebakerBayou Kennel Club, Inc.—Wayne BoydBearded Collie Club of America, Inc.—Susan F.

Glatzer

Beaumont Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Carl E. HolderBeaver County Kennel Club, Inc.—Chris GaburriBedlington Terrier Club of America—Mrs. Marjorie

M. HansonBelgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.—Barbara

SwisherBernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc.—

Denise DeanBexar County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Gerald H.

YarbroughBorder Collie Society of America—Claudia FrankBorder Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Ruth

A. NaunBriard Club of America, Inc.—Tommy MillnerBulldog Club of America—Bob NewcombBulldog Club of New England, Inc.—Francesca J.

CastanedaBulldog Club of Philadelphia—Mrs. Lynn E. SmithBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—Daniel J.

Smyth, Esq.Canaan Dog Club of America—Pamela S. RosmanCapital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C.,

Inc.—Dr. Joyce A. DandridgeCardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.—Ms.

Eugenia B. BishopCarolina Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie AshbyCatonsville Kennel Club—Judith A. PorterCedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.—J Richard

SeelbachCentral Beagle Club—David S. BagaleyCentral Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane J.

AlbersCentral Ohio Kennel Club—Roberta K. BradyChain O’Lakes Kennel Club—Carl TrehusChannel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Claire K. SteidelCharleston Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodCharlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc.—

Peggy B. KesslerChattanooga Kennel Club—David GilstrapChihuahua Club of America, Inc.—Rey BurgosChinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.—Marge B.

CalltharpChow Chow Club, Inc.—Mrs. Ginny AtkinsonCincinnati Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Patricia H.

HainesClarksville Kennel Club—Robert A. SchrollClearwater Kennel Club—Daniel T. StolzClumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc.—Ricky

BlackmanCollie Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Harold W. Sund-

stromColorado Springs Kennel Club—Mrs. Andre B.

SchoenColumbia Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. William A.

Smyth, Jr.Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia—Michael

HouchardCorpus Christi Kennel Club, Inc.—Joan UrbanCudahy Kennel Club—Don H. AdamsDachshund Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Charles A.

Baris

Dalmatian Club of America, Inc.—James W. SmithDayton Dog Training Club, Inc.—Barbara L. MannDayton Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Georgia L. RushDel Monte Kennel Club, Inc.—Merlyn A. Green,

D.C.Del Sur Kennel Club, Inc.—Andrew G. MillsDes Moines Kennel Club, Inc.—John D. HughesDetroit Kennel Club—Mr. Erik BergishagenDevon Dog Show Association, Inc.—John C.

Sheahan, IIIDoberman Pinscher Club of America—Dr. Antho-

ny D. DinardoDog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.—Mrs.

Patti L. StrandDog Owner’s Training Club of Maryland—Kathry-

nann SarvinasDuluth Kennel Club—Hon. David C. MerriamDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEast Tennessee Retriever Club—Catherine BellEnglish Setter Association of America, Inc.—Mr.

John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association,

Inc.—Mrs. Alice E. BerdEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Club of Illi-

nois—David H. HopkinsEnglish Toy Spaniel Club of America—Vanessa N.

WeberEvansville Kennel Club, Inc.—Kay CollinsFarmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Terrie BreenFayetteville Kennel Club, Inc.—Arlene R. HarrisFinger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Margaret B.

PoughFinnish Spitz Club of America—Kim RaleighForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Almira B. DallasFort Lauderdale Dog Club—Charles ArnoldFort Worth Kennel Club—Mr. Harry G. OttmannFramingham District Kennel Club, Inc.—Lynda

KenneyFrench Bulldog Club of America—Mrs. Ann M.

HubbardFurniture City Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Merry

Jeanne MillnerGalveston County Kennel Club, Inc.—Kathleen

NuzenskiGenesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann BarbashGerman Pinscher Club of America—Robin Vuiller-

metGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr. Car-

men L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club of America—Mr.

Kenneth A. MardenGerman Wirehaired Pointer Club of America,

Inc.—Ms. Patricia W. LauransGiant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.—Robin

GreensladeGig Harbor Kennel Club—Richard L. ByrdGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Bonnie

LaphamGolden Retriever Club of America—Mr. Howard

Falberg

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Great Dane Club of America, Inc.—ThomasSandenaw

Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr. RobertM. Brown

Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms. KarenJ. Burgess

Greater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—David KeeneGreater Freeport Illinois Kennel Club—Ronald H.

MenakerGreater Hickory Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. John L.

HyattGreater Kingsport Kennel Club—Karen S. RiddleGreater Lowell Kennel Club, Inc.—Virginia M.

O’ConnellGreater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association—

Marlene SteinbergGreater St. Louis Training Club, Inc.—Jane V.

(Candye) SlayGreen Mountain Dog Club, Inc.—Roberta MayersGreenville Kennel Club—Linda A. KnorrGreyhound Club of America—Melanie SteeleHarrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cynthia A.

MillerHatboro Dog Club, Inc.—Mr. Robert D. BlackHawaiian Kennel Club—Norman B. KenneyHockamock Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy FiskHollywood Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—Jan WolfHouston Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Carol A.

WilliamsonHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dick BlairHuntington Kennel Club, Inc.—Gwen McCullaghIdaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.—Wyoma

CloussIngham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Rita J. BiddleIrish Terrier Club of America—Peggy E. GillIrish Wolfhound Club of America—Eugenia HunterJapanese Chin Club of America—Vincent AdamsK-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ,

Inc.—Mrs. Pam GoldmanKalamazoo Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cindy CookeKanadasaga Kennel Club—Mrs. Beverly M.

NosigliaKeeshond Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John D.

SawickiKenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut, Inc.—Mrs.

Gwen WexlerKennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.—Carole PlesurKennel Club of Niagara Falls—Mrs. Florence L.

PrawelKennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc.—Dr.

Suzanne H. HamptonKennel Club of Pasadena—Jarratt BrunsonKennel Club of Philadelphia, Inc.—Charles H.

SchaeferKennel Club of Riverside—Sylvia ThomasKey City Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Fred C. Bock, IIKomondor Club of America, Inc.—Eric LiebesKuvasz Club of America—R K. BarnesLabrador Retriever Club, Inc.—Mr. A. N. SillsLackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia Van

Doren

Ladies’ Dog Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia T. RowlandLadies’ Kennel Association of America—Ruth

WinstonLakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club—Sylvia

MeiselsLakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Crecia C.

ClossonLancaster Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cynthia L. Gar-

manLand O’ Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Jan CroftLangley Kennel Club—Ms. Dianne E. FranckLawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—Robert LaBergeLewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Sue

GoldbergLexington Kennel Club Inc—Anne KempLos Encinos Kennel Club, Inc.—David M. PowersLouisiana Kennel Club, Inc.—Luis F. SosaLouisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty F. WilliamsMacon Kennel Club—Nell StumpffMad River Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Betty J.

MillerManatee Kennel Club—Pat EdgingtonManitowoc County Kennel Club, Inc.—Romana

ArnoldMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. J. C. GarvinMaryland Kennel Club—John T. WardMastiff Club of America, Inc.—Dr. William R.

NewmanMedina Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Pat DresserMensona Kennel Club, Inc.—John S. Fitzpatrick,

D.V.M.Mid-Hudson Kennel Association, Inc.—Gayle Bon-

tecouMidwest Field Trial Club, Inc.—Mr. Marshall

SimondsMiniature Bull Terrier Club of America—Giselle

SimondsMispillion Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Blackie H.

NygoodMississippi Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Gretchen

BernardiMississippi Valley Retriever Club—Robert H. McK-

owenMonmouth County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Helmi

KonderockMonticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—James M.

BurnsMount Vernon Dog Training Club—Mrs. Ruth W.

CrumbMountaineer Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Rebecca S.

StanevichMt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Judith V.

DanielsNashville Kennel Club—James EfronNational Beagle Club—Eddie DziukNational Capital Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Catherine

B. NelsonNaugatuck Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Viola BurgosNew England Dog Training Club, Inc.—Liz SullivanNewfoundland Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Mary

W. Price

Newnan Kennel Club—Willie CrawfordNewtown Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane F. TaylorNisqually Kennel Club—R. H. HachtelNorth Dakota Retriever Club, Inc.—Patricia SpearNorth Shore Dog Training Club, Inc.—Mary Anne

FowlerNorth Shore Kennel Club—Richard F. ColettiNorthwestern Connecticut Dog Club, Inc.—Billie

PontonOakland County Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Alan D.

DorfmanObedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.—Ms.

Patricia C. ScullyObedience Training Club of Rhode Island—James

M. AshtonOkaloosa Kennel Club—Mrs. Gayle G. StillwellOld Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Virginia,

Inc.—Robert NazakOnondaga Kennel Association, Inc.—Judy F. Mur-

rayOtterhound Club of America—Mark J. HawleyOx Ridge Kennel Club—Jack P. De WittPacific Coast Boston Terrier Club—Mr. Carl E.

GomesPacific Coast Bulldog Club, Inc.—Link NewcombPanhandle Kennel Club of Texas, Inc.—Mrs.

Geraldine M. ShastidPark Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Bernard

SchwartzParson Russell Terrier Association of America—

Maria SaccoPasco Florida Kennel Club—Mr. Robert T. Still-

waggonPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.—

Judy A. HartPenn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc.—Marieann Glad-

stonePenn Treaty Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Jean Ander-

sonPensacola Dog Fanciers Association—Ms. Ann T.

HousePetit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America—

Anne Gallant, Ph.D.Piedmont Kennel Club, Inc.—Joachim BlutreichPlainfield Kennel Club—John McCullaghPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—Charles

McWilliamsPortland Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—James Prim-

merPortland Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Joan SavagePortuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc.—

Karen ArendsProvidence County Kennel Club, Inc.—Kerstin T.

OttmarPug Dog Club of America, Inc.—Michelle R.

AndersonPutnam Kennel Club, Inc.—Florence R. LaicherPuyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.—Mrs. Anne M.

RappaportReno Kennel Club—Mr. Steven D. GladstoneRhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.—Gerard Baudet

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Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States,Inc.—Mr. George D. Sexton

Richland Kennel Club, Inc.—Donald B. HarrisRichmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—Jan M.

RitchieRio Grande Kennel Club—Mr. William H. GreenRoanoke Kennel Club, Inc.—Jill WrightRockingham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Janice S.

GardnerRubber City Kennel Club—Marcy L. ZinglerSahuaro State Kennel Club—Dr. Alvin W. Gross-

manSaluki Club of America—Joseph P. PendrySamoyed Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John L.

RonaldSanta Ana Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Tom BrownSanta Barbara Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Abbe ShawSanta Clara Valley Kennel Club, INC.—James R.

DokSanta Maria Kennel Club, Inc.—Laurence J. LibeuSchipperke Club of America, Inc.—Betty J. PatrickScottish Terrier Club of America—John McNabneyScottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.—Nancy

PerrellSeattle Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Lynne M. MyallShoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange

County—Susan L. HamilSiberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Donna

BeckmanSilver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego—Nancy Dan-

dreaSkokie Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Corinne J.

KehoeSkye Terrier Club of America—Mr. Walter F.

GoodmanSoft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America—

Cindy VogelsSouth Hills Kennel Club—Mrs. Kathleen R. ParksSouth Jersey Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Linda B.

WillsonSouth Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C. FlynnSouth Windsor Kennel Club—Margarette (Peggy)

WampoldSouthern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—Dr. John V.

IoiaSpinone Club of America—James ChannonSpringfield Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Thomas M.

DaviesSt. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association—Dr.

Gerry MeiselsStaffordshire Terrier Club of America—I. L. Bris-

bin, Ph.D.Steel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Miss Susan M.

NapadySusque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas D. Par-

rottiTampa Bay Kennel Club—Mary ManningTennessee Valley Kennel Club—Karen ClausingTerry-All Kennel Club, Inc.—Thom StanfieldTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Steve SchmidtTibetan Spaniel Club of America—Mr. Herbert H.

Rosen

Tibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Ms. CaroleA. Miller

Town and Country Kennel Club, Inc.—Toni DoakeTroy Kennel Club, Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.—James S. CorbettTwin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc.—Joan ConfortUnion County Kennel Club, Inc.—Carlotta DennieUnited States Australian Shepherd Association—

Leon GoetzUnited States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.—Mr.

Carl C. Ashby, IIIUnited States Lakeland Terrier Club—Alfred J. Fer-

ruggiaroUpper Potomac Valley Kennel Club—J. M. HadererUpper Suncoast Dog Training Club—William H.

BlairValley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Carol FisherVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Lynn WorthWachusett Kennel Club, Inc.—Suzanne GrayWashington State Obedience Training Club, Inc.—

Mr. Donald RennickWaukesha Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy C. RussellWelsh Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Peter J. SeeWest Highland White Terrier Club of America—

Carolyn M. GardnerWest Volusia Kennel Club—Ferdinand ReinliebWestern Fox Terrier Breeders Association—Torie

SteeleWestern Reserve Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. William

A. RussettWestminster Kennel Club—William F. StifelWhidbey Island Kennel Club Inc—Clare L. LincolnWindham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Frederick R.

VogelWindward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association—

Mrs. Karen MaysYakima Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Richard LewisYorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Patricia

D. Reynolds

Dennis B. Sprung, President in theChair.Mr. Sprung: Good morning. The

meeting will come to order. Welcome to Raleigh. For those of

you who visited AKC’s offices yester-day, we hope that you found it to beinformative. I would like to thankJohn Lyons and Larry Sorensen for allof their work.

I would also like to thank the AKCCompanion Animal Recovery andAKC Canine Health Foundation forjoining us in sponsoring last night’swelcome reception.

If there is any Delegate present whohas not signed the attendance record,please be sure to do so before leavingas this is the official record of atten-dance.

The Chair would like to introducethe persons seated with me on thedais. On my immediate left is Chair-

man Ronald Menaker. To his left isthe Vice Chair, David Merriam. Onmy right is Doris Abbate, ProfessionalRegistered Parliamentarian, and toher right is Jim Crowley, the Execu-tive Secretary.

New Delegates have been requestedto submit individual photographs forpublication in the AKC GAZETTE.Any Delegate who has not done soand wishes to, please see the photog-rapher during recess or followingadjournment.

The Chair calls on Jim Crowley.Executive Secretary to read the namesof Delegates who have been seatedsince our last meeting.

Mr. Crowley: These Delegates havebeen seated since the last meeting:

Leonard G. Abraham, Belchertown,Massachusetts, to represent HolyokeKennel Club

Ann Barbash, Victor, New York, torepresent Genesee Valley KennelClub

R. Karen Barnes, Midlands, Michi-gan, to represent Kuvasz Club ofAmerica

Gayle Bontecou, Clinton Corners,New York, to represent Mid-HudsonKennel Association

Terrie Breen, Windsor, Connecticut,to represent Farmington Valley Ken-nel Club

Janice Croft, Blaine, Minnesota, torepresent Land O’Lakes Kennel Club

Patricia M. Cruz, Coram, NewYork, to represent Heart of the PlainsKennel Club

Lee Davidson, Maineville, Ohio, torepresent Clermont County KennelClub

Denise Dean, Parks, Arizona, torepresent Bernese Mountain DogClub of America

Barbara Edwards, Brighton, Col-orado, to represent Puli Club ofAmerica

Don Farley, II, Ridgefield, Con-necticut, to represent AmericanMiniature Schnauzer Club

Barbara A. Finch, Davidson, NorthCarolina, to represent Arkansas Ken-nel Club

Arlene R. Harris, Wade, North Car-olina, to represent Fayetteville KennelClub

Fred M. Hughes, Pocatello, Idaho,to represent Pocatello Kennel Club

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Roberta Mayers, Waterbury, Ver-mont, to represent Green MountainDog Club

Merry Jeanne Millner, High Point,North Carolina, to represent FurnitureCity Kennel Club

Robert L. Newcomb, Elk City,Oklahoma, to represent Bulldog Clubof America

Margaret M. Uminsky, Levittown,New York, to represent Nassau DogTraining Club

Don Rennick, Lake Stevens, Wash-ington, to represent Washington StateObedience Training Club

Patricia D. Reynolds, Liberty, Mis-souri, to represent Yorkshire TerrierClub of America

Pamela Stacey Rosman, Woodmere,New York, to represent Canaan DogClub of America

Richard Chris Stranton, Seville,Ohio, to represent Northern OhioBeagle Club

Daniel T. Stolz, Land O’Lakes,Florida, to represent Clearwater Ken-nel Club

Carl Trehus, Grapevine, Texas, torepresent Chain O’Lakes KennelClub

Robin Vuillermet, Killingworth,Connecticut, to represent GermanPincher Club of America

The following Delegates, who wereattending their first meeting sinceapproval, were introduced from thefloor:

Ann Barbash, Victor, NY, GeneseeValley Kennel Club

R. Karen Barnes, Midland, MI,Kuvasz Club of America

Gayle Bontecou, Clinton Corners,NY, Mid-Hudson Kennel Association

Terrie Breen, Windsor, CT, Farm-ington Valley Kenne Club

Janice Croft, Blaine, MN, LandO’Lakes Kennel Club

Nancy Dandrea, Bonita, CA, SilverBay Kennel Club

Lee Davidson, Maineville, OH,Clermont County Kennel Club

Denise Dean, Parks, AZ, BerneseMountain Dog Club of America

Dan Farley I I, Ridgefield, CT,American Miniature Schnauzer Club

Barbara Finch, Davidson, NC,Arkansas Kennel Club

Roberta Mayers, Waterbury, CT,Green Mountain Dog Club

Mary Jeanne Millner, High Point,NC, Furniture City Kennel Club

Robert L. Newcomb, Elk City, OK,Bulldog Club of America

Don Rennick, Lake Stevens, WA,Washington State Obedience TrainingClub

Patricia Reynolds, Liberty, MO,Yorkshire Terrier Club of America

Pamela Stacey Roseman, Wood-mere, NY, Canaan Dog Club ofAmerica

Thomas, P. Stanfield, Jr., Com-merce City, CO, Terry-All KennelClub

Daniel T. Stolz, Land O’Lakes, FL,Clearwater Kennel Club

Carl Trehus, Grapevine, TX, ChainO’Lakes Kennel Club

Robin Vuillermet, Killingworth,CT, German Pinscher Club of Ameri-ca

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, and a sin-cere welcome to all of our new Dele-gates. The minutes of the March 2006Delegate meeting were published inthe April 2006 AKC GAZETTE andwere mailed to each Delegate. If thereare no corrections, the minutes willstand as approved. Hearing no correc-tions, the minutes stand approved.

The next item is the approval ofnew member clubs. The followingclub has been approved by the Boardof Directors and will be voted on atthis meeting: Toy Dog Breeders Asso-ciation of Southern California.

In accordance with the Bylaws, awritten ballot shall be required ifrequested in writing by at least fiveDelegates made to the Executive Sec-retary at least seven days prior to thestart of the meeting at which the voteis scheduled. The Chair has beenadvised that no such request has beenmade to the Executive Secretary. Wewill, therefore, proceed with the vote.An affirmative vote of four-fifths of allDelegates is required to elect.

The question is on the Toy DogBreeders Association of Southern Cal-ifornia as a member of the AmericanKennel Club. Those in favor, pleaseraise your hand. Thank you. Thoseopposed, please raise your hand.

Thank you. There are four-fifths in the affirma-

tive. The Chair declares that the ToyDog Breeders Association of SouthernCalifornia has been elected a member

of the American Kennel Club. The Chair now calls on Ron

Menaker for the Chairman’s Report.

Mr. Menaker: Good morning.Sporting dogs and Field trials are syn-onymous with the origin of the Amer-ican Kennel Club and they have beenan important and integral part of oursport for the past 122 years. Indeed,field trials predated AKC with the firsttrial being held in Tennessee in 1874.

In 2005 AKC sanctioned over 1,500field trials totaling more than 150,000entries. Many breed standards arewritten with the purpose of the breedin mind and describe the characteris-tics that enable the dog to fulfill itspurpose. It is instructive — it is veryinstructive to observe these dogs inaction in the field.

Over Memorial Day, Vice Chair-man Dave Merriam, AKC boardmember Walter Goodman and Iattended the Del Bay Retriever Clubfield trial in Elkton, Maryland.

Del Bay has the reputation of beingone of the finest retriever clubs in thenation and it lived up to its high stan-dard. Bill Speck is our Assistant VicePresident for Performance Events anda person steeped in retriever workboth in his role at the AKC and byrunning his own dogs. Bill proved anable guide on our weekend.

One must be equally impressedwith the instinct and athletic ability ofthe dogs as well as the commitment,ability and sportsmanship of the own-ers and handlers. This is a sportwhere the amateur and professionalblend harmoniously and each addsstrength and purpose. The dogs aremagnificent, whether bounding overlong distances of ground or maneu-vering through water. Their intensityand enjoyment are evident to all.

I would like to thank Nelson Sills,President and Delegate of theLabrador Retriever Club of America,Lynn Yelton and the members of theDel Bay Retriever Club for putting onsuch a tremendous event and for theirlong-term commitment to retrieverevents.

On another subject, I am pleased toannounce that AKC has hired a newarchivist, Norma Rosado-Blake, tomaintain the AKC archive. She hasimpressive credentials including aMaster’s in historic preservation from

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the University of Pennsylvania. Shewill be assisting member clubs incompiling, organizing and preservingtheir historical documents. Her dutiesalso include preserving AKC archivalmaterial.

AKC is not only dedicated to pre-serving our past but also lookstowards securing our financial future.There have been two recent develop-ments to help us achieve this goal: Anincrease in our licensed products andthe establishment of an endowmentreserve fund.

As you know, AKC’s licensingactivity has increased tremendouslyover the past year both in number ofproducts and product categories suchas toys, treats, shampoos, Sherpa car-riers, household accessories, et cetera.One of our newest items is a set offour coasters featuring paintings fromour wonderful art collection, and I’mholding one of those up here.

In fact, we have provided for all ofyou today a special edition set ofthese coasters displaying a variety ofpaintings. Please make sure you pickup your set as you return your badgestoday on the way out. I’m sure you’llenjoy these. These are absolutely ter-rific. And now I’d like to introduceour Vice Chairman, Dave Merriam,who will speak on AKC’s financialfuture. Thank you.

Mr. Merriam: Thank you, Ron. TheBylaws place upon the Vice Chair-man the duty of monitoring thefinances of AKC. I keep in regulartouch with our CFO, our CEO andour Chairman regarding our Club’sfinancial health. It would seem appro-priate that on occasion I report toyou, the Delegates, on this importantsubject.

We are fortunate to have the leader-ship of both Dennis Sprung and JimStevens, who are committed to afinancially sound AKC. When youadd in the business experience of ourChairman, my duty of oversight is apleasure. After a rather precarious2003, we have had very satisfactorybottom lines in 2004 and 2005.

Additionally, we have succeeded infully funding an operating reserve asrecommended by our auditors. WhenI have occasion to speak with othernonprofit organization officers, theyask me how large our endowment is,

and I sheepishly respond we havenone and they are astonished. TheBoard of Directors now has estab-lished an endowment reserve. Andthere are good reasons why AKCshould have a substantial endowment.

As we are increasingly relying uponalternative income to fund our bud-get, the certainty of that income ismuch less than our past reliance uponregistration monies. When we achievea substantial endowment, the annualincome from it will provide a steadyincome. For an organization of oursize and commitment, I believe thatan endowment fund of $100 million isentirely appropriate.

Now, mind you, I only said mil-lions. Yale, Harvard and a number ofother nonprofit organizations are talk-ing in the billions. We’re only talkingabout millions now. We know, howev-er, that this will not happen at once oreven soon, but it is a goal that we canand we will achieve. The financialhealth and the stability of our Clubare the essential underpinnings for allelse we do and it requires our con-stant attention. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ron andDavid. The Chair now calls on JimStevens for the financial report.

Jim Stevens: Most of you have pre-viously heard me review how wellwe’ve done financially for the previ-ous two years. I’m pleased to reportthat this trend has continued into2006. We are very fortunate in thisregard. Today, we’ll briefly review ourresults for the first five months of thisyear. We’ll then provide you withsome additional insights into the com-position of our numbers as part ofDennis Sprung’s report.

If we start with our 5 month resultsthrough May 2006 vs. last year, ourtotal revenues of $28.3 million wereup by 2%. This was good news con-sidering that total registration rev-enues had declined 5%.

On the expense side, our totalexpenses of $25.7 million were only2% higher than 2005. This was quitereasonable. This left us with an oper-ating surplus of $2 and a half million.This number does not include ourinvestment gains. Also, please notethat amount was 5% lower than lastyear.

Our numbers improve significantlyonce we include the impact of ourinvestments.

Investments generated an unreal-ized gain of $2.2 million for the first 5months of this year. This was out-standing as we benefited from astrong stock market during most ofthis period. Amazingly, these gainsrepresented almost one half of ourbottom line which was extraordinary.

In contrast, last year’s investmentresults through May were less unfa-vorable due to difficult stock marketconditions during that time.

While our numbers far exceed lastyear at this point due to this, we arecautiously optimistic on the outlookfor the remainder of the year.

Given the magnitude of theseinvestments gains, it almost feels likeit’s been raining money on us lately.However, the negative stock marketperformance of the past few weeksserves as a reality check.

In comparing our investment gainsfor 2006, which appear as the bluebar on the right, we far surpassedboth of the previous two years as youcan clearly see here.

While we’re obviously satisfied withthis outcome, please recognize thatthis is not indicative of how the rest ofthis year may end up. I make a habitof advising the Board regularly thatwe all should avoid the temptation ofannualizing these investment num-bers. This simply isn’t going to hap-pen. The adverse performance of themarkets over the past few weeks clear-ly demonstrated this.

Our investment return for the first 5months of this year was almost 5%.This appears as the black bar on theleft. This return far surpassed most ofthe other major stock market indicessuch as the S&P 500, Dow Jones, andRussell 1000. The NASDAQ wasactually in negative territory.

Let’s now shift gears to revenues.Our 2006 revenues to date presentsome good and bad news. Unfortu-nately, registrations have continuedtheir decline and are down 5% com-pared to the first 5 months of last year.

On a more positive note, ourrecording and event service fee rev-enues are 6% higher than 2005 due toincreased entries.

Royalty revenues have also nicelyincreased and were 8% above last

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year. This is primarily due to the suc-cess of our licensing programs with4KIDS.

In conclusion, 2006 is off to a goodstart and we are hopeful that the bal-ance of this year will continue to pro-duce positive financial results.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Jim. Nexton the agenda is the President’sreport.

With an emphasis on registration, Ithought it would be useful to provideyou with some insight into our chang-ing financial landscape. To begin, 25years ago, registration revenues repre-sented 96% of AKC’s total revenues.Today, they represent just over half ofour total revenues.

In 1992, dog registrations peaked atmore than 1.5 million. Last year, theytotaled 921,000. This represents a 40%decline over this 13 year period whichis quite dramatic. If our 2005 registra-tions had remained at 1992’s level, wewould have realized more than $9million in added revenues for lastyear. I’m sure you’ll agree this is verysignificant.

This graph represents the trend inannual dog registrations since 1992.Regrettably, since that year, the fig-ures have been on a steady decline.As many of you know, back in 1992,we were literally the only game intown in terms of our registry. Today,it’s a totally different world. There are23 other competing registries. Withthe market now being fragmented,our market share is significantly lessthan what it used to be.

Now I’d like Jim to provide youwith some additional insight into ourfinancial results.

Jim Stevens: To begin with, let’sreview last year’s results focusing onour core vs. non-core activities. Corerevenues include registration fees,event fees, DNA, and subscriptions toour publications.

Non-core activities are alternativerevenue sources such as royalties fromthe Affinity Credit Card Program,licensing arrangements, pet insurance,and sponsorships.

The costs to generate non-core rev-enues are relatively minimal. Theseactivities produced an operating sur-plus of $10 million last year. On theother hand, our core business activi-

ties resulted in an operating deficit of$3 1/2 million. This clearly illustratesthat, without the benefit of alternativerevenues, our operating P&L wouldbe in the red. This should give you abetter appreciation of how criticalthese alternative revenues are to us.However, please recognize that theseare not guaranteed indefinitely. Theseamounts could conceivably be signifi-cantly reduced, or even disappear inthe future. This is a genuine cause forconcern given the continued declinein our registrations. It’s worth notingthat back in 1992, when registrationswere at their peak, alternative rev-enues did not exist for us.

Let’s now take a look at one of oursignificant core businesses - events.Can I see a show of hands by thosepeople who believe the AKC makesmoney from its events? For 2005, thetotal of all events generated revenuesof $7.4 million. However, the corre-sponding expenses totaled $17.2 mil-lion. This resulted in a deficit ofapproximately $10 million. Fortunate-ly, this deficit was subsidized by ourregistration revenues. However, wedo need to be concerned by the con-tinued erosion of registrations as Den-nis previously described.

If we next analyze the event num-bers by sport, Conformation generat-ed revenues of almost $5 million in2005. However, it also incurred thelargest portion of events-relatedexpenses. This resulted in an operat-ing deficit of $4 million for Conforma-tion events last year. This comparedto operating deficits of $3.2 millionfor Performance and $2.8 million forCompanion events.

If we next review these figures on aper entry basis; there were more than3 million total entries last year. Twothirds of all entries related to Confor-mation. For all events, the averagecost per entry was $5.75 vs. corre-sponding revenues of only $2.46.Therefore, we were left with an oper-ating deficit of $3.29 for each entry.This obviously leaves a great deal tobe desired from a financial perspec-tive.

Dennis Sprung: Registration rev-enues remain extremely important toAKC in supporting our events andmany of our key programs. As youknow, this includes:

* Subsidizing of the cost of allevents;

* Annual contributions of at least$1.6 million to CHF and the Museumof the Dog - the AKC is the top cor-porate sponsor of the Foundation andthe primary financial supporter of theMuseum;

* $240,000 in scholarship awards;* 5,000 kennel inspections annually;

and* Ongoing programs in Canine Leg-

islation, Public Education, Media Out-reach, and Disaster Relief

A more comprehensive listing ofprograms is included with the hand-outs that can be found on your chairs.We encourage you to share this factsheet with members of your clubs.

In an effort to stem the decline inregistrations, we have undertaken anumber of actions.

* Offering electronic coupons fromDog.com for all breeders and newregistrants to purchase dog relatedmerchandise;

* Free pet health insurance for 60days from PPI;

* Litter coupons to every breederand to congratulate Bred-By-ExhibitorMedallion winners and Bred-Byentrants at the AKC/EukanubaNational Championship;

* Making the Online Dog Registra-tion process as simple and convenientas possible; online litters now accountfor 50% of litter registrations; and

* Continuing to educate the puppybuying public on the value of AKC’sregistration.

To summarize, while our financialresults for the past 2-1/2 years havebeen excellent, management will nottake anything for granted.

There are 3 key points I’d like toreinforce with you:

• Events are not financially self sus-taining;

• Registration, our core business,continues its downward spiral; and

• Alternative revenues and invest-ment gains are always uncertain.

Consequently, I wanted to sharethese concerns and will continue tokeep you updated.

Thank you, Jim, for your assistance.On behalf of AKC and AKC Com-

panion Animal Recovery, I am takingthis opportunity for the first time toannounce a new position that hasbeen jointly created. This position will

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coordinate roles in future disasterrelief efforts. To fill this responsibilitywe have hired Marcy Zingler, whowill start this job next week. We wel-come Marcy to AKC and AKC CAR.

I have promoted seven individualsand have waited until this Delegatemeeting to publicly make theannouncement. It is with great pridethat I introduce to you these dedicat-ed and knowledgeable individualswho bring a combined total of 245years of participation and experiencein our sport:

Curt Curtis, new AVP of Compan-ion Events; Steve Fielder, AssistantVice President of Coonhound Events;Gina DiNardo Lash, Assistant VicePresident, Assistant Executive Secre-tary; Daphna Straus, Assistant VicePresident of Business Development;Darrell Hayes, Vice President of DogShow Judges; Bill Speck, Vice Presi-dent of Performance Events; andRobin Stansell, Vice President ofEvent Operations. Congratulations toall of you on your well-earned promo-tions.

And where is Paula to tell us whatto do?

Ms. Spector: Right here.

Mr. Sprung: We’re going to adjournfor lunch, but first we want to thankPaula for everything she has done inarranging this meeting. We will try toreturn by about a quarter to 1:00 sowe can continue with our business.

(luncheon recess)

Mr. Sprung: Delegates, please takeyour seats.

Before proceeding to voting on theproposals, we’re going to review theprocess to help all Delegates considerthe amendments. Staff will project theproposed amendments that Delegatesare being asked to consider on thescreens. The proposed amendmentwill be typed and shown on thescreens.

If an amendment is adopted, thescreens will reflect the proposal asamended. If an amendment is notadopted, the screens will project theoriginally proposed amendment. Del-egates continue the consideration ofthe proposed amendment as thusamended or not amended. The Chair

intends to take a standing vote as atwo-thirds vote is required to adept aBylaw amendment. If necessary, theChair will take an additional countedvote.

Today’s first vote is on the proposedamendment to Article VI, Delegates,Section 5 of the AKC’s Charter andBylaws. The amendment was request-ed by the Delegate Bylaws committeeand approved by the Board of Direc-tors. The proposal would eliminatethe restriction to Delegates charging afee to judge, thus giving them thesame status as all other judges.

The proposal was read to you at theMarch 2006 meeting. It has beenpublished twice in the AKC GAZETTEand appears on the pink worksheet.The Board recommends its approval.A two-thirds affirmative vote isrequired for adoption. Is there anydiscussion?

The Chair recognized JudithDaniels, Delegate for the Mt. BakerKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Ms. Daniels: Good afternoon. I’malso chair of the Bylaws Committee.Many Delegates over the past coupleof years have come to our committeeand asked us to address this issueonce again, and that is why our com-mittee considered it. It has been con-sidered before in similar and variousforms. And the last time I believe itwas considered, Jim can correct me ifI’m wrong, was seven or eight yearsago.

And this proposal or one similar toit did get over 50 percent of the voteof the Delegate body but not quite thetwo-thirds, but change takes time. Werealize that. That’s why it’s come for-ward again because we believe moreDelegates are concerned with thisissue. Delegate judges have many mis-cellaneous expenses that most clubsdo not cover and we feel that a rea-sonable fee would allow Delegates tocover these. Our Board of Directors,as Dennis just said, supports thisamendment and we certainly ask foryour support. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Dr. GerryMeisels, Delegate for the St. Peters-burg Dog Fanciers Association, whospoke as follows:

Dr. Meisels: The St. Petersburg DogFanciers, whom I represent, rarelygives me specific instructions on howto vote, but they did on this issue. Wediscussed this proposed amendment,and the Club asked me to relate ourviews to you.

We concur that the imposition of anapplication fee for Delegate judgeswho cannot recover such costs isunfair and unwise, and this fee shouldbe eliminated immediately. However,the proposed change in Bylaws is thewrong solution. Delegates set DogShow Rules by which judges mustlive. It would be a serious conflict ofinterest for those who derive a sub-stantial part of their income from thesport to also set the rules. This is quitedifferent from professions such as vet-erinary medicine that are not gov-erned by rules set by Delegates.

I believe that a majority of Dele-gates have been instructed how tovote. Therefore I would like to callthe question.

Mr. Sprung: Is there a second?

(The motion was seconded)

Mr. Sprung: The motion has beenmade to call the question, whichrequires a two-thirds vote.

All those in favor of calling thequestion, please stand up. Thank you.

All those opposed to calling thequestion, please stand up. Thank you.

The motion does not carry.

The Chair recognized John McNab-ney, Delegate for the Scottish TerrierClub of America, who spoke as fol-lows:

Mr. McNabney: I speak to the issueof Conflict of Interest. I do not seehow we can in good conscience elimi-nate paragraph A or section A andnot at the same time eliminate all theother exclusions if we’re going toexclude one category of individualsfrom serving as Delegates.

Those original provisions were inthere because of the serious Conflictof Interest that could occur, especiallysince there’s no limitation on Dele-gates serving on the Board. And at theBoard level there could be seriousConflict of Interest for an individualwho is deriving a major source oftheir income from judging. The issue

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of expenses can be addressed in oneof two ways and/or the issue of theConflict of Interest could be dealtwith in one of two ways.

You can put a cap on the maximumfee, a nominal fee such that over aperiod of a year the income derivedfrom judging could not become orcould not be considered a significantportion of an individual’s income. Youcould apply the cap or the other alter-native, which is one I brought up orsuggested on the E mail list, is we cantake the same approach that theBoard took in dealing with secretaries.

They defined a professional secre-tary as anyone who is a secretary formore than eight AKC events in a cal-endar year regardless of whetherthey’re compensated for that serviceor not. So the definition of profession-al secretary was one who served morethan eight events.

We could apply that same criteria tojudges and say regardless of whetheryou’re compensated or not, you judgemore than eight times a year, you’re aprofessional judge. For those eighttimes regardless of your compensa-tion, it would not become a significantportion of anybody’s income, so theConflict of Interest would disappear.So those are two ways you could dealwith Conflict of Interest.

Other than that, I don’t see howyou could in good faith eliminate thisobvious Conflict of Interest and stillinsist on imposing Conflict of Intereststandards on things like judges whoparticipate in multiple organizationsor any of the other Conflicts of Inter-est restrictions and criteria that weplace on activities within the AKC.Thank you.

The Chair recognized CindyVogels, Soft Coated Wheaten TerrierClub of America, who spoke as fol-lows:

Ms. Vogels: This statement original-ly appeared on the Delegates’ E listand I’ve been asked to read it today.Our Bylaws date from 1933 whenthere were 151 Delegates from mem-ber clubs. Obviously, they were rep-resenting a much different constituen-cy than we do today. Through theyears the Delegate body has strived toamend those Bylaws reflectingchanges in the nature of the sport.Such changes should be viewed as a

necessary byproduct of evolution.One of the principal arguments tomaintain the status quo is the notionthat the spirit of amateurism will becompromised if Delegate judgescharge a fee. Our sport still retainsmuch of the amateur spirit of its con-ception, and I firmly believe that theamateur sport can retain its placewithin the larger business that theAKC has become.

In general, amateurism in sports hastaken on a different meaning. Oneonly has to look at the Olympics oreven school-age sport for athletes whoare helped out financially by commer-cial sponsors. Within our sport dogcampaigns are being underwritten bycorporate sponsors. This is not to saythat the spirit of amateurism is gone.It’s just changed.

The root of the word amateur isama or love. Certainly judges whocharge a fee have no less a love orpersonal dedication to the sport thanthose who do not. For those of youwho are unaware, the Delegate bodyalready has dog-related professionalswithin our ranks: Dog show photogra-phers, boarding kennel owners, vet-erinarians, breeders. Yes, breeders.

We vote on amendments all thetime which affect breeders, and yet noone has ever suggested that breedersgive puppies away or be limited inhow much they can charge. I’ve oftenheard you judges are reimbursed forexpenses. What more do you want?It’s important for non-judge Delegatesto realize that although Delegatejudges are recompensed for expenses,we’re still faced with out-of-pocketexpenses which cannot be reim-bursed.

These include fees for judgingapplications, currently $25 a breed,education expenses like traveling tospecialties, judging seminars, kennelvisits and observing. There are alsothe hidden costs of judging, extrameals, travel to and from airport,clothes, dry cleaning, house sitters, etcetera. There are only a handful ofjudges whose primary source ofincome is judging.

For most it’s a matter of being rec-ompensed for expenses as any extramoney earned generally goes towardsthe expenses listed above. When youchose to be a Delegate, you knew therules. Of course, we did, but that has

nothing to do with supporting a rulechange. The rule change doesn’tmean that every Delegate judge has tocharge a fee, only that we may.

And I don’t know of anyone whowould resign as Delegate if theamendment should fail. Some consid-er a Delegate judge being paid a fee tobe a Conflict of Interest. Our duty asDelegates is solely to oversee Bylawamendments. Since AKC staff setspolicy for judging approval, such aconflict would rarely, if ever, comebefore the Delegate body. If such avote were to come before the body,Delegate judges who charge fees canrecuse themselves.

At the last Delegate meeting animpassioned speech was made thatDelegate judges should be willing togive back to the sport. Delegatejudges already donate their time andmany of them their expenses to beDelegates. Is it fair that we give backtwice? Like many, I personally pay allmy expenses to serve as a Delegateand, in addition, it costs me moneyevery time I judge.

Someone else at the last meetinglikened judges to clean-up crews andstewards. First of all, those are gener-ally paid positions and, second of all,stewards and particularly clean-upcrews don’t have the expenses thatjudges do. Another person spokeabout how this would add to theexpenses of running a dog show.

Why should it be the responsibilityof Delegate judges to lower the cost ofholding a show? In most cases wealready donate our time and expertiseto help at our shows. Would themake-up of the Delegate bodychange? Probably not significantlysince most judges would not be inter-ested in or willing to be Delegates.However, it does go some waystowards not penalizing the Delegatejudge. It’s been suggested that thispolicy might lead to anyone becom-ing eligible to be a Delegate.

The proposal before the Delegatebody only deals with judges. It’simpossible to state that one wouldlead to the other. However, perhapsthis is the time to start thinking aboutcriteria for Delegates. Certainly judgeshave to fulfill rigorous criteria beforebeing approved to judge. The bottomline is that the current system is gross-ly unfair to Delegate judges and this

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amendment would be righting thatwrong.

We Delegate judges will walk intothe ring and adjudicate in exactly thesame manner we always have. It’s justthat we’d be fairly recompensed. Wejudge because we love the sport andfeel that our expertise in the dogworld can best be demonstrated byjudging. Our capable Board of Direc-tors has voted in favor of this amend-ment. I think we should, too.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Patricia Lau-rans, Delegate for the German Wire-haired Pointer Club of America, whospoke as follows:

Ms. Laurans: On the E mail list Iasked if anyone could provide mewith anything that Delegates areasked to vote upon that affect thejudging approval process, require-ments to become a judge, knowingthat that was not the case. What I gotin return was a number of E mailsfrom people who said you’re right, theDelegates do not vote on those issues.

Now, I heard what John said and Iread what he wrote on the E mail list.And yes, if the Delegate body deter-mined that someone who was a pro-fessional judge, in other words, some-one that charged a fee would be inconflict at the Board level, that couldbe dealt with two ways in the Bylawsor the standing rules for the Directors.

And that would be that any issuethat came up regarding that instance,if the person was a Director theywould have to recuse themselves justas I’m sure CHF people recuse them-selves at the Board level if they arevoting on those issues.

The other way would be to write aBylaw that said that if this body deter-mined that someone who charged afee for judging would not be appropri-ate to serve as a Director, they couldmake that one of the reasons whysomeone could not serve as a Direc-tor; but there is nothing that we voteon here as Delegates that affects thejudging approval or applicationprocess. Thank you. I urge you tovote in favor.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair called on Dr. Charles J.Garvin, Delegate for the Marion OhioKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Dr. Garvin: It seems like whenwe’re involved in the breeding aspect,we want to have the best dogs we canto breed so that we can have the bestdogs in our litter box. We want thebest dogs we can in the show ring. Wewant the best judges in the show ring.

We should also want to have thebest Delegates in the Delegate body.Excluding a portion of the potentialgene pool seems unwise in order totry to make the best possible selectionpool for Delegates. I think the otherthing that needs to be emphasizedhere is if you look through the min-utes, you’ll find and you’ve probablynoticed it even at the meeting here,not all of the Board of Directors has asimilar philosophy.

We actually tend to disagree on alot of different things, sometimes veryvehemently, Steve. And the importantpoint to emphasize if this proposalwas recommended unanimously bythe Board of Directors. That doesn’thappen very often. The translation ofthat means this is a really, really goodidea. And, therefore, we would rec-ommend that this be passed. Thankyou.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized John Ronald,Delegate for the Samoyed Club ofAmerica, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Ronald: It seems to me perhapsthat everybody has kind of gottentheir mind made up. You know, we’rehearing the comments that peoplehave to make and we’ve heard themfor about 15 minutes, but I’m not suremore comments are going to changeour opinions. Therefore, I move tocall the question.

Mr. Sprung: Second?(The motion was seconded.)

Mr. Sprung: All those in favor ofcalling the question, please stand.Thank you.

All those opposed, please stand.Thank you.

The question is on Article VI, Dele-gates, Section 5 of the AKC’s Charterand Bylaws.

Those in favor, please stand. Thankyou.

Those opposed, please stand.Thank you.

We’re going to do a counted ballot.Please stand if you are in favor. Paula,please count.

(Ms. Spector counted the standingDelegates.)

Ms. Spector: One hundred and thir-ty-six.

Mr. Sprung: Those opposed, pleasestand.

(Ms. Paula Spector counted thestanding Delegates.)

Ms. Spector: One hundred andfifty-nine.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Paula. There are not two-thirds in the affir-

mative and the amendment is notadopted.

There is a question as to what wasthe final count. One hundred and thir-ty-six in favor, one hundred and fifty-nine opposed.

The second vote is on the proposedamendment to Article XIII, Board ofDirectors Nominating Committee ofthe AKC’s Charter and Bylaws. Theamendment was requested by theDelegates’ Bylaw committee andapproved by the Board of Directors.The amendment would add a revisioneliminating the Nominating Commit-tee.

If the amendment is approved, anyDelegate including incumbent Boardmembers could run by petition. It isproposed that the number of signa-tures required is being raised from 20to 50, less than nine percent of theDelegate body, and a six-week win-dow for nominations is being pro-posed. With this change all candidateswill be known before theDecember/January Delegate meeting.

The proposal was read to you at theMarch 2006 meeting and it has beenpublished in two issues of the AKCGAZETTE. It is on the green work-sheet. The Board of Directors recom-mends its approval. A two-thirds affir-mative vote is required for adoption.Is there any discussion?

The Chair recognized GretchenBernardi, Delegate for the Mississippi

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Valley Kennel Club and Secretary ofthe Bylaws Committee, who spoke asfollows:

Ms. Bernardi: I speak for theBylaws Committee. Several years agowe had many requests from Delegatesto rework the nominating process. Wehave worked on this for several yearsnow and we thought we had it justlike we wanted it.

However, we have found that agreat many people are in favor ofchanging the timeline. And the pur-pose for that, of course, is to enable usto have a real forum, a real debatewith our candidates rather than thoselittle three-minute speeches just priorto the election.

We also find that there are a greatmany people who are still in love withthe Nominating Committee, and werespect that. I would like to know ifwe may divide this question for twovotes today?

Mr. Sprung: Jim, would you addressthat?

Mr. Crowley: As the amendment ispresently constituted, the two portionscould not stand on their own whenunited with what’s left of the originalBylaw. Therefore, the answer to thequestion is, the amendment aspresently constituted may not bedivided.

Ms. Bernardi: Thank you.

The Chair called on Thomson Stan-field, Jr., Delegate for the Terry-AllKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Stanfield: I would like to makean amendment to this motion. Iwould like to amend the number 50to 25.

Mr. Sprung: Is there a second onthe gentleman’s motion? There is asecond.

Mr. Stanfield: My thought was thatit would be incumbent on someone torun. I wouldn’t make it more cumber-some but maintain it. As a one timecandidate for the Board of Directors,it is fairly difficult to get a bunch ofsignatures even amongst your friends.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. Is thereany discussion?

The Chair called on Merlyn Green,Del Monte Kennel Club, who spokeas follows:

I would recommend against this. Ithink 50 is actually small. It is veryeasy particularly since we can use Emails and we can use everything elseto come up with 50 people. Even tenpercent of the 570, which would be57, but 50 people is very simple tofind. And I would say that 25 is ajoke. I think it’s 20 at this point, and Ifeel that 20 people particularly sinceyou would be able to do it at the Sep-tember meeting ahead of time andeverything else, I think 50 is where itshould be.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any further dis-cussion on this amendment?

Ms. Laurans: I agree with Merlyn.And then once we take this vote, I’dlike to say something else.

Mr. Sprung: Sure. Any further dis-cussion on the amendment to the pro-posal?

The Chair recognized Marcy Zin-gler, Delegate for the Rubber CityKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

One of the reasons as I understandit that people in any venue raise thenumber of signatures required on apetition is so that it does not dilute thevote.

If you have a tremendous numberof candidates, all of whom have ful-filled their obligation in terms of num-bers of signatures and correct andlegal petitions, you’re going to dilutethe vote in terms of the numberrequired to elect anybody. And inorder to probably get a better candi-date and a better rapport for the can-didates with their constituency, thenumber should and has always beentraditionally been more effective if it’ssmaller.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Carl Holder,Beaumont Kennel Club, who spoke asfollows:

Mr. Holder: It’s not necessarily truethat when someone signs a petitionthat they’re in favor of the candidate.Many times people sign petitionsbecause they feel it’s the Delegate’sright to run for office. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: If there’s no other dis-cussion on the amendment to the pro-posal, we’re going to vote on chang-ing the wording, endorsed by at least50, to strike the 50 and insert 25. Thatis what we are going to vote on. It is amajority vote.

All of those in favor of this change,please raise your hand. Thank you.

All those opposed? Thank you. Theamendment is defeated. Now, we’llrefer back to the original amendment.

Ms. Laurans: There are three seg-ments to this proposal, one segmentbeing the Nominating Committee,one segment being the timeline, onesegment being the number in orderfor a petition to be legal. I spoke withJim Crowley earlier because there area number of us that are in favor ofmaintaining a Nominating Committeebut changing the time line so that wecan have substantive discussionbefore we have to vote and changingthe number required for petition sig-natures.

So I would like to make a motion,and I’ve talked with Judi Daniels andit’s all right with her. I’ve talked withGretchen Bernardi. I would like tomake a motion to send this back tocommittee and ask them to rework itso that if they wish to still keep it all inthere, we could separate it. Thankyou.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. Is there asecond to the Delegate’s motion?

(The motion was seconded.)

Mr. Sprung: There is a second. Isthere discussion? This will be a major-ity vote.

All those in favor of sending thisproposal back to the Committee,please raise your hand. Thank you.

Those opposed? Please raise yourhand. Okay. The proposal will goback to the committee. Thank you.

The Chair now calls on the Execu-tive Secretary to read the first pro-posed amendment to Article VI: Del-egates, Section 5 of the AKC’s Char-ter and Bylaws.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toArticle VI, Delegates, Section 5 of theAKC Charter and Bylaws. Theamendment would prohibit those witha significant interest in organizations

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that are in competition with AKC frombecoming part of AKC’s governingbody. The full text is on the creamworksheet.

This amendment is proposed by theAKC Board of Directors. It will bepublished in two issues of the AKCGAZETTE and you will be asked tovote on that at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any question onthis proposed amendment?

The Chair recognized Cindy Cooke,Delegate from the Kalamazoo KennelClub, who spoke as follows:

Ms. Cooke: My club has asked me toinquire if this would affect me. I am nolonger an employee of UKC, butthey’ll need to know if they need anew Delegate or not. And secondly, I’dlike to say that actually I think this is apretty good idea.

I did do seven years as a Delegatewhen I was employed by UKC andthere were numerous issues where Ifelt constrained not to speak because ofthe employment. So if you would letmy club know whether or not theyneed to replace me, they’d be grateful.

Mr. Crowley: The answer, if youhave no significant interest in the UKCand are not an employee of UKC, youwould be eligible to continue as a Del-egate.

Ms. Cooke. Great. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. Is there anyother question on the proposedamendment?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Chapter 16, Section 4, of theRules Applying to Dog Shows.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toChapter 16, Section 4 of the RulesApplying to Dog Shows. This revisionwill clarify the requirements forbecoming a Champion of Record. Thefull text is on the blue worksheet thatwas sent to all Delegates.

The proposal is requested by theDelegate Dog Show Rules Committeeand approved by the Board of Direc-tors. It will be published in two issuesof the AKC GAZETTE and you will beasked to vote on it at the September2006 meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any question onthe proposed amendment?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Chapter 3, Section 8, of theField Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Retrievers.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toChapter 3, Section 8, of the Field TrialRules and Standing Procedures forRetrievers. This revision would actual-ly state the conflict distance betweentrials, which is being reduced to 200miles from the 350 miles currentlyused. The intent is to reduce the entrysize in the All-Age stakes by providingtrials in closer proximity.

The full text is on the canary work-sheet that was sent to all Delegates.The amendment was submitted by theRetriever Advisory Committee andapproved by the Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC GAZETTE and you will be askedto vote on it at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any question onthis proposed amendment?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Chapter 14, Sections 9 and 10,of the Field Trial Rules and StandardProcedures for Retrievers.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toChapter 14, Sections 9 and 10, of theField Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Retrievers. The revisions areto ensure the specific identification ofthe stakes involved in qualifying for aLimited, Special or Restricted All-Agestakes. The full text is on the grayworksheet.

The revisions were requested by theRetriever Advisory Committee andapproved by the Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC GAZETTE and you will be askedto vote on it at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any question onthis proposal?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Chapter 14, Section 10, of theField Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment toChapter 14, Section 10, of the FieldTrial Rules and Standard Proceduresfor Retrievers. The amendment is toencourage interested hunting test com-petitors who enter and compete inlicensed Field Trials. The full text is onthe tan worksheet.

The revisions were requested by theRetriever Advisory Committee andapproved by the Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC GAZETTE and you will be askedto vote on it at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Are there any ques-tions?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Chapter 14, Section 11, of theField Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Retrievers.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toChapter 14, Section 11, of the FieldTrial Rules and Standard Proceduresfor Retrievers. The revision is intendedto provide authorization for an earlierstart and thereby additional time tocomplete the stake and in certain cir-cumstances for the approving of a thirdall-age stake in a calendar year. Thefull text is on the cherry worksheet.

The revisions were requested by theRetriever Advisory Committee andapproved by the Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC GAZETTE and you will be askedto vote on it at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Are there any ques-tions?

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the final amendment,which is to Chapter 14, a new Section18 of the Field Trial Rules and Stan-dard Procedures for Retrievers. Theaddition of Section 18 is to providerules governing junior handlers.

Mr. Crowley: This amendment is toChapter 14, new Section 18, of theField Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Retrievers. The addition ofSection 18 is to provide rules govern-ing junior handlers and Retriever FieldTrials. The full text is on the lilac col-ored worksheet.

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The amendment was requested bythe Retriever Advisory Committee andapproved by the Board of Directors. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC GAZETTE and you will be askedto vote on it at the September 2006meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any questionabout the proposed amendment?

Next on the agenda is the state-men t abou t the e l ec t i on to f i l lvacancies on Delegate Commit -tees. In accordance with the Stand-ing Rule approved at the June 8th,1993 Delegate meeting, there willbe an election for Delegate Com-mi t t ee s a t our Sep tember 2 00 6meeting.

Delegates now filling expired termsare eligible to be candidates. All Dele-gates not currently serving on one ofthe committees are eligible to self-nom-inate for one committee. No Delegatecan run for or serve on more than oneof the committees created by theStanding Rule. The only exception isthat they may serve on the Coordinat-ing Committee and on one standingcommittee. They may also serve on thePerspectives Editorial Staff and on oneother Standing Committee as the for-mer was established under a differentStanding Rule.

The Chair now calls on the Execu-tive Secretary to read a list of vacanciesfor the Delegate committees that are tobe filled in September.

Mr. Crowley: These are the vacan-cies on the Delegate standing commit-tees that are to be filled at the Septem-ber Delegate meeting:

All-Breed Clubs committee:Four three-year terms

Bylaw Committee:Three three-year termsTwo two-year terms and One one-year term

Canine Health Committee:Three three-year terms and One two-year term

Delegate Advocacy and Advance-ment Committee:

Four three-year terms and

One one-year term

Dog Show Rules Committee:Four three-year terms

Field Trial Clubs and Hunting TestEvents Committee:

Three three-year terms

Herding, Earthdog, Coursing EventsCommittee:

Three three-year terms and One one-year term

Obedience, Tracking and AgilityCommittee:

Four three-year termsOne one-year term

Parent Clubs Committee:Four three-year termsOne one-year term

Perspectives Editorial Staff:One one-year term and six two-year

terms.

Mr. Sprung: All Delegates will besent a self-nomination form by the endof this month. The self-nominationform must be returned to the Execu-tive Secretary by Friday, July 21, 2006.Questions on the procedures to be fol-lowed also should be directed to theExecutive Secretary. Delegates mayonly self-nominate for one Committee.Perspectives Editorial Staff may alsoserve on another Standing Committee.In August the Delegates will be sent alist of nominees for each Committee,their qualification statements and asample ballot. At the September meet-ing following the election of commit-tees meeting space will be provided foreach committee to elect their chairsand secretaries.

The Chair now calls on Noreen Bax-ter, Vice President of Communications,to announce the second quarter AKCCommunity Achievement Awards.

Ms. Baxter: I am pleased toannounce the second quarter 2006AKC Community AchievementAwards. These awards are given toclubs and AKC Federations and theirmembers who have made outstandingcontributions to public education orcanine legislation activities. Each hon-oree receives an AKC certificate of

recognition and the AKC donates$1,000 to each honoree’s club or feder-ation.

Details about the honoree’s accom-plishments are published in the AKCGAZETTE and featured on the AKCweb site. The second quarter honoreesare:

Edward Peterson, Vermont Federa-tion of Dog Clubs

Holly Stump, Massachusetts Federa-tion of Dog Clubs and

William and Donna Welty, NewBrunswick Kennel Club.

Please join me in congratulating thehonorees.

(Applause) I would now like to introduce Daisy

Okas, Assistant Vice President of Com-munications, who will report on publicrelations highlights.

Ms. Okas: Thanks, Noreen. It’s beena while since I’ve addressed all of you.I thought it might be a good idea togive a quick update in terms of what’sgoing on in our PR department. In thefirst quarter we had two campaignsthat did tremendously well and arecontinuing to bring in results and I’mgoing to talk about them today.

The first, which I’m sure you’re allfamiliar with, is our AKC registrationstatistics. Each January for the past fouryears we’ve been putting out the regis-tration statistics and basically markingour territory in terms of trends in dogownership. So we highlight the top tenbreeds, of course, and the objective isto establish AKC as the news media’spremier source for information aboutpure-bred dogs and to reinforce ourleadership in this area.

Recently we’ve started breakingdown the registration statistics. Andthanks to Charlie Kneifel and hisgroup, who you know crunch a lot ofnumbers for us, we did the top 50cities this year. We were able to createa customized release for each of thosecities. As you can see from some of thepress clippings here, this localized datahas really helped us in terms of garner-ing news coverage.

On the following page we have somemore results and it’s an overview of theresults on registration statistics — 60million impressions to date on thistopic. And when I say an impression,that means number of people reached

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with our message. So it’s basicallyadding up the circulation of all thenews outlets that carried it.

And the further good news is thatit’s an evergreen story, which meansthat coverage continues to appearthroughout the year and we canrepurpose this data from year to year.The results have been increasingexponentially. For example, last yearwe reached about 40 million people.And as you see, this year we’re up toabout 60.

And about 40 percent of the cover-age includes a quote from an AKCspokesperson or a reference to ourweb site. So that just helps solidify ourmessage and hopefully encouragepeople to visit the web site and learnmore about our organization. Ofcourse, since we announced this inthe beginning of the year, the timingwith the National Championship andWestminster works very well in termsof tying it in with that coverage. Forinstance, this New York Times articletalked about which breeds were theWestminster favorites versus the topAKC ranked breeds and commentedon those.

And the other good news is there’sa lot of national coverage, nationalmeaning a publication that’s distrib-uted nationally instead of locally, sothat includes USA Today, Time for Kids,and National Geographic for Kids. Wewere on Yahoo’s home page as well asin major papers like the WashingtonPost and the New York Times.

The following slide just has someadditional highlights of our coverage.And one of the things that we’re ableto do with the broken down statisticsis look at, either irregularities or justdifferences in different cities. Forinstance, in Detroit, the GermanShepherd is number one.

It’s one of the only cities where theLabrador Retriever is not numberone. So Detroit folks like to be differ-ent, I suppose, but it really does makefor a light hearted story which allowsus to get our AKC messages in. And Ijust wanted to mention that all of thisdata, all 50 cities, is posted on ourweb site in the press center, so it’s agreat opportunity for you all to usethis, whether for your own mediarelations efforts locally, at your ownshows, in a catalog or perhaps aposter. We find that it’s really very

popular with the news media and thegeneral public —everybody wants tolook and see where their breed rankson the list, whether it’s in their city ornationally.

The next initiative is the NationalChampionship, which was one of thereasons we were so successful withour first quarter media relations. And,of course, it’s a major opportunity forus to obtain high profile news cover-age on the AKC brand and talk aboutour events and our services. Our PRchallenge from the beginning was get-ting coverage on a new dog show thatthe general public wasn’t aware ofand so our strategy was to focus onlocal market coverage and then havethat lead into national. What we’vebeen doing for the past couple ofyears is really encouraging partici-pants to publicize their own participa-tion, to provide templates and encour-aging them to get out there and talk totheir local media and, luckily for us,the fancy is not shy. So this reallyhelps us.

The fancy’s enthusiasm validatesthe significance of the event with thenews media. And we’re really lookingforward to returning to Long Beachbecause it’s a number two media mar-ket. It’s in the LA demographic and innumber 2 in terms of size so we havean opportunity to reach a lot morenational media there. In terms of thisyear’s results, though, the news hasbeen really positive.

We’ve reached about 125 millionpeople with our message about theNational Championship and this iswell above any numbers that we’vereached previously. Nearly a quarterof the coverage was post event cover-age, meaning it announced the showresults. That was another challengethat we’ve always faced getting cover-age of the actual winner. And thisyear Costello as you can see hereappeared in Sports Illustrated as well asmany other national publications.And, of course, he was everywherethroughout Florida including in publi-cations like the St. Petersburg Times 23times. And 26 percent of the coverageappeared in Florida, but we’ve alsodone really well in terms of New Yorkand California, some of the biggermarkets, with ten and six percentrespectively.

But overall in terms of the audiencereach, 40 percent was in national out-lets. So that’s Good Morning America,CBS Radio, USA Today, just some ofthe publications that you’ve seen here.So we really feel that our local strate-gy is working in terms of in the firstcouple of years going for that localcoverage, which then feeds into thenational coverage, and we’re lookingforward to keeping these numbers upeach year.

The next slide is just basically across-section of the type of coveragewe get. We were featured in the enter-tainment magazine Us talking aboutthe event and the prize money. Ofcourse, we got local coverage in publi-cations like the St. Petersburg Times, butalso in the TV section of the New YorkTimes and then plenty of local cover-age on individual competitors such asthis Wichita Eagle clip here. And wereally feel like we’re making progressin terms of getting that diversity ofcoverage.

So in sum, these are just some num-bers in terms of our first quarter of2006. We’ve really had an outstandingquarter. We generated over eight ornearly 800 individual clippings — dur-ing the first quarter and that’s morethan the combined total of three quar-ters last year. And the total audiencereach was over 203 million.

Thirty percent of all the media cov-erage in the first quarter included aquote from an AKC spokesperson ormention of akc.org. And we also eval-uate all of our coverage in terms of itsquality —positive, negative or neutral.And the percent of positive articlescontinue to increase each quarter andlast quarter was about 85 percent. Sowe’re very pleased with that. Majorcoverage included as I mentionedbefore included papers like the Wash-ington Post, the New York Times andUSA Today.

We also had five stories in the Asso-ciated Press, which is the biggest newswire in the country. And once you geta hit there, you wind up in many localnewspapers, which is really wonder-ful. So we’re very proud of our cover-age in the first quarter, and I puttogether this little map. This is just acouple of the papers that we were in,but I wanted to visually demonstratethe fact that we are reaching out con-stantly all over the country. So in the

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first quarter of 2006 we hit 49 out of50 states.

This is nothing to do with advertis-ing. While we have a wonderfuladvertising campaign that, as youknow, is this year appearing in theNew York Times Magazine as well asOprah magazine, throughout the yearthe Communications Department isworking with thousands of media out-lets across the country to supplementour advertising efforts. And what’swonderful about PR is that it allowsus to get a little bit more granular withour messages instead of the broadbranding messages that our advertis-ing communicates.

We work closely with local smallerpublications to get more detailed cov-erage. And again, this is just sort of anexample of some of the coverage andthe breadth and depth of where we’regetting that coverage. I don’t want toonly toot our own horn, so I justwanted to mention that we’ve beenrecognized recently with some publicrelations industry awards and for bothour Responsible Dog Ownership Daycampaign, which I’m going to talkabout a little bit more in a minute.

We’ve been recognized as a winneror a finalist in a number of differentcompetitions, and we’ve also receiveda very prestigious award recently. It’scalled a Sabre award, for our registra-tion statistics.

And we’re going to be continuing toenter this campaign and we hope toget more recognition. Speaking ofResponsible Dog Ownership Day, Iknow Lisa mentioned it earlier, butyou all should be familiar with ourcampaign to get clubs across thecountry involved and hopefully tocommunicate to the public the impor-tance of responsible dog ownership.And we’ve created this event to offeryou all the opportunity to garner pub-licity, to get legislative visibility, reallywork it as an angle for whatever yourlocal agenda is.

Last year we had 350 events. And,of course, we’re hoping that will growand each year success will continue toexpand. Now I want to give you aplea. We need you. And I knoweverybody is busy and has a millionthings on their plate, so we just wantto ask that at the very minimum ifyou’re not able to hold an event, thatyou do write a letter to the editor of

your local newspaper in support ofResponsible Dog Ownership Day.

We’re going to send out a templateletter, which we’ve provided in pastyears, but we’re going to be a littlemore aggressive with the Delegateshere since you are the heart and soulof the AKC. We’re going to send youthe template letter and ask that yousimply contact your local paper.

You can personalize the intro andclosing paragraph and simply write aletter in support of Responsible DogOwnership Day some day during Sep-tember to recognize this. And if youthink about the power of the Delegatebody, if we got all 500 and some oddclubs writing a letter to the editor, youcan really reach a lot of folks that wayand also be a good lesson for you allin starting to work with your localnews media.

So we’re going to be knocking atyour door in August and I just wantedto give you a heads up, but for a littlebit of inspiration I have a video and Ithink that hopefully you all will enjoy.It shows our New York City event andour Raleigh events, which we’re goingto be repeating this year. And here wego. Hope you enjoy it.

(video)

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Noreenand Daisy.

I would like to introduce SteveFielder, Assistant Vice President ofCoonhound Events, for a report onAKC’s fund raising efforts to benefitthe St. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital.

Mr. Fielder: Thank you, Dennis.The AKC Coonhound Events depart-ment is privileged to introduce a pre-sentation that was prepared by Jen-nifer Swenk in our Human Resourcesdepartment. The presentation coversa joint effort by the AKC staff and thevolunteers with the Decatur CountyCoon Hunters Association of Parsons,Tennessee, to reach a milestone indonations to the St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital in Memphis. Thiswas accomplished through an AKC-licensed Coonhound event we knowas the Decatur County World’sLargest Coon Hunt Benefit. The pre-sentation you’ll see covers the jointeffort by the AKC staff and the volun-teers at the Decatur County World’s

Largest Coon Hunt Benefit for the St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The first year involvement by theAKC this year resulted in a recordyear in donations in which $208,000was raised, $28,000 more than in pre-vious record years. The entire AKCstaff participated in the fund raisingeffort first by initial contribution bythe AKC, then by a fund raiserinvolving the 2005 AKC/EukanubaNational Champion Best in Showwinner, Knotty, at the 2006 NationalChampionship and then culminatingin a bracelet sale fund raiser thatinvolved all AKC employees thisspring.

The presentation you’re going tosee will take you to the St. Jude huntas well as familiarize you with thework of the research hospital itself. Asyou view the presentation, I hope thatyou, too, will feel the pride in accom-plishment that we on staff feel inbeing part of this great effort, theopportunity to help find cures and tosave the lives of the children at St.Jude.

(Video)

Mr. Sprung: That was great, Steve.Please thank everyone in your depart-ment from all of us.

For your information, the Septem-ber 2006 Delegate meeting will beheld at the Sheraton Newark Airporton Tuesday, September 12. Informa-tion about making hotel reservationsfor the September meeting is in thepacket that was on your chair. Thereis also hotel information at your chairfor the December Delegates meetingin Long Beach, California.

The meeting will be held at theHyatt Regency Long Beach Hotel onTuesday, December 5. A block ofrooms has been reserved for Dele-gates’ use. To reserve, you must usethe special code for the Decemberhotel reservations. Due to the popu-larity of the AKC/Eukanuba NationalChampionship, the busy travel seasonand the overwhelming demand forhotel rooms in Long Beach, an earlycancellation policy will be in effect fordowntown hotels.

If for some reason you are not ableto keep any part of your hotel reserva-tion, please keep in mind you mustmake cancellations by 6:00 p.m. Cali-fornia time on October 26th, to avoid

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a nonrefundable charge of one night’sroom and tax.

Once again, new Delegates, ourphotographer is outside waiting totake your photographs should youchoose to do that after adjournment.Delegates are also reminded to pleaseleave their badges at the registrationdesk. Is there any further business tocome before the Delegate body?

The Chair recognized Jim Smith,Delegate from the Dalmatian Club ofAmerica, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Smith: Dennis, I want to thankyou and congratulate you on the threevice president appointments. It’s beena long time since those importantmanagement positions have had thetitle vice president and it’s long over-due. And my personal congratulationsto the three who’ve just received it.

I will also go to my current interest,judging. I thank the management ofAmerican Kennel Club that isinvolved with judging, judgingapproval, Judging Operations and theBoard in the progress that they havemade. And I have been told by man-agement that the removal of breedsand the consideration of removal ofbreeds will indeed be taken seriously.And in my view there’s very little inthe realm of the world of judgingthat’s gone on in recent times asimportant as that is, but I would alsosay we do have a long way to go andI’ll be back. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: I look forward to hear-ing from you next quarter.

The Chair recognized Mary AnneFowler, Delegate for the North ShoreDog Training Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

Ms. Fowler. A number of peopleare concerned about the issue of ILPdogs. These dogs are currently enter-ing AKC Performance and Compan-ion events and are allowed to do soby completing an application thatincludes two photographs, $35 andobtaining an ILP number.

The main concern of many AKCregistered dog owners is not that thesedogs are entering events but thatsome are being entered as a breedsuch as a Border Collie, Chow orDachshund, which, in fact, they arenot.

To cite three specific concerns ofthose who contacted me, one ILP dogadmitted that she knew her dog wasneither the breed on the applicationnor the breed listed on her entry formbut wanted to show at AKC events, sofound a talented photographer. Inanother instance the ILP dogobtained a top agility achievementand was then proclaimed to be thefirst in that breed to accomplish this.Thus, the owner of the second dog inthat breed to accomplish this showingher AKC registered dog of that breedfelt this was unfair to her dog and tothe breed in general. Several ownersof another breed have expressedembarrassment for their breed as aresult of ILP dogs that the publicassumes are representative of thebreed standard when shown as such atAKC events.

They believe that this contradictsthe AKC mission statement ofupholding the integrity of the registry,promoting the sport of purebred dogsand breeding for type and function.There are undoubtedly several waysto prevent what many feel could beconsidered almost fraud and damag-ing to the breeds and to the AKC.One is to have much stricter require-ments for the ILP dog. This shouldinclude a required hands-on examina-tion by a person with knowledge ofthe breed and its standard. The ParentClub should probably be involved.Another suggestion is to have themixed breed dog shown as simply anILP dog without a breed labelattached. This would seem to beacceptable to those who want dogs,quote, given a chance of discoveringthe rewards of participation in AKCevents.

Another interesting idea I receivedfrom a Delegate concerned the newdesigner dogs, the Lhasadoodles andthe Pekapoos. I will not mention that.If this Delegate body feels that thisissue is of importance to the AKC andto the breeds and its registry, then Iwould urge a study to be initiated toinvestigate the problem and search forsolutions. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. That con-cern is a very valid one and we willlook into it and report back to theBoard and the Delegate body. That issomething that the Registrationdepartment will begin to look into.

The Chair recognized Carl Ashby,Delegate for the United States. KerryBlue Terrier Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

Mr. Ashby: I’d like just to recapsomething really quick. This morningwe heard about the financials. We’veheard about a number of good thingsgoing on, but we also heard that regis-trations were down roughly five per-cent and yet entries were up at eventsroughly six percent.

Right after lunch we heard fromDaisy about the fact that just in thefirst quarter alone we reached 800million people through our pressefforts, yet registrations are down fivepercent. In talking to the largestsuperintendent, if you look over thepast six years, the number of dogsthat are individually handled at eventsis down ten percent.

My point is that while financiallywe may look good, a lot of things thatunderpin our sport don’t look sogood. We’re doing a lot of publicity,doing a lot of PR. It seems to be hav-ing no effect on our registry andwe’ve been doing that for a long time,not just one quarter. I recognize onequarter won’t change the ship, butover time we’ve got to find a way toconnect the dots for the people whosee our PR, who see the differentevents that we do and get this sportgoing the other direction.

Ten percent less dogs in six years inevents, not entries but in events, indi-vidual dogs participating, is a scarytrend. And I understand that’s prettymuch seen across the board of allsuperintendents, not just the largest.What I urge is this. We have got apretty good war chest built up. Includ-ed we’d like to keep 50 percent of ouroperating income, but we need to bemaking strategic investments withsome of that money to try to strength-en the sport and our organization.And I urge the Board to take a look atthat as we go forward because to myrecollection there’s substantial invest-ments in departments and things inthe last several years.

I don’t think it’s gone up. I think it’sgone down as we’ve been able toalternate and so forth. You really doneed to take a hard look at what we’regetting in our PR, what’s happeningin registrations, but probably just asimportant, what’s happening at events

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in terms of number of dogs participat-ing.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. I’m surethe Board will consider the messageyou are sending them and will assist.

The Chair recognized Peter Piuz,Delegate for the American RottweilerClub, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Piusz: The American RottweilerClub would like to thank you person-ally, Dennis, and the AKC for theaggressive effort to defeat New YorkState Assembly Bill 11242, whichwould prohibit ear cropping and taildocking in New York State. We firmlybelieve that this leadership role isappropriate for the AKC and we con-gratulate the AKC on fulfilling thisexpectation. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: We’ll keep on doingthat in all 50 states. We hope we won’tneed to, but we will when we have to.

The Chair recognized Judy Hart,Delegate for the Pembroke WelshCorgi Club of America, who spoke asfollows:

Ms. Hart: The AKC Herding com-munity doesn’t know it yet, butthey’re soon going to be very happythat keeping track of the Herdingchampionship points their dogs earnis no longer going to be almost as dif-ficult as earning them in the firstplace.

They’re going to want to thankKaren Reuter from the Performancedepartment for listening closelyenough to understand the complexproblem and Bill Speck and CharlieKneifel, respective heads of Perfor-mance and IT magic, of course, Char-lie’s magicians, for working togetherto bring the fix to life.

And although I sometimes havebeen admittedly remiss in expressingmy appreciation further, today Iremembered. My thanks to our seniorstaffers and our Board members thathave competing fiduciary responsibili-ties for insuring that there was roomin the prioritized budget to includesomething like this that may seeminconsequential in the greater schemeof things but is huge to those affected.

We’re about to convene a HerdingAdvisory Committee and it’s excitingto be able to start off with this won-derful example of cooperation andunderstanding, and I’d like to thankyou all.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Judi. Andwe appreciate your ongoing input.

The Chair recognized David Pow-ers, Delegate from the Los EncinosKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Powers: Of the 500,000 regis-trations that we’ve dropped over thepast few years, do we know howmuch of that has gone into the other23 registries and do we know, haveany indication of what — how manydogs are registered both with theAmerican Kennel Club and withopposition registries?

Mr. Sprung: Well, because we makeall of our information public, we’rebasically the only dog registry, thatinformation is easily available toobtain. We do know that there is con-siderable growth in most of the other23 registries. We know that theirstrategic tactics are working, and areclever. These are not mom and poporganizations. They are very well cap-italized. Most of them are run byand/or owned by people who former-ly were active in AKC, so they under-stand AKC’s Rules and Regulations.For example, some of the larger com-petitors that we have do not charge aregistration fee at all. They do notcharge for registration of breedingstock nor do they charge for litters.And while that may seem a little bitodd, from a long-term business per-spective it’s a clever move.

And the reason I say that is AKChas very high standards that we arenot about to lower in any manner,and our rules require consistent regis-tration by generation. When a com-petitor takes in somebody’s breedingstock and registers their litters for free,they know that after only one genera-tion is registered with a competitor,future generations from that breedingstock could never come back to AKC.Our rules won’t allow it.

So this loss leader, if you will, thatthey’re implementing brings people tothem initially because the breederbelieves they’re saving a lot of moneyand they have an option, as they’resaving on registering individual ani-mals as well as litters, but then theoption will go away if they decide tocome back to AKC through our out-reach, and our Public Relations. Ourrules will not allow it. They would

have to start with all new AKC regis-tered dogs. So the investment on thepart of our competitors is a wellthought out, long-term investment.AKC has to be aggressive and bringpeople to our registry, keep people inour registry without circumventingour rules or lowering any of our stan-dards.

Mr. Powers: Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

Ms. Daniels: Thank you. I absolute-ly agree with the comments CarlAshby made just a moment ago. Iwould like to take it one step furtherand that is to increase the funding forour Legislative department. I’vetalked to several of you about it and Idon’t want to sound like I’m sayingthe sky is falling. However, if we don’tstart fighting some of these laws in avery aggressive way to where we haveto stop breeding and owning dogs, wewon’t need to worry about the cost ofthe events. So please, let’s beef up ourLegislative department.

Mr. Sprung: Your comment is time-ly because next month starts the bud-get process.

The Chair recognized Nina Schae-fer, Delegate for the Back MountainKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Ms. Schaefer: I certainly concurwith Carl and also with Judi on thewhole subject and everybody on thesubject of registrations. Some of themost, if not most of the most impor-tant people on this issue who can helpon this issue are sitting right here inthis room. And it’s imperative that wego back to our clubs and encourageall our people, particularly the oneswho are participants in our events, tobe registering all of their puppies withthe American Kennel Club. Many ofthem do not. They will hold back.

They will register the ones they’regoing to show and then they will notregister the others. I think some of ourloss probably can be attributed tothat. And I would encourage you tobe sure that you’re encouraging yourpeople to support the American Ken-nel Club with registrations of everysingle one of your puppies.

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Mr. Sprung: Your message is welltaken. Thank you.

The Chair recognized Donna Beck-man, Delegate from the SiberianHusky Club of America, who spokeas follows:

Ms. Beckman: This is my very firsttime talking at one of these meetings.I’m scared to death, but we wanted tothank Daisy Okas of the AKC Com-munications staff for her leadershipand partnering and with the DisneyCorporation and the Siberian HuskyClub of America in including breedinformation with the DVD release ofthe movie Eight Below. Thank youvery much.

Mr. Sprung: The Delegate bodyshould know that we’ve also part-nered with the Bearded Collie Club ofAmerica on the same type of projectwith Disney and over three-and-a-halfmillion DVDs will be carrying themessage of the respective Parent Cluband of AKC.

The Chair recognized CindyCooke, Delegate for the KalamazooKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Ms. Cooke: I just wanted to followon what Judi said. When you’re plan-ning your budget, if you could thinkabout creative ways to use AKC’sdata base to help in the legislationbattle and also if you could use yourpowers of persuasion with the dogfood companies. I don’t know if anyof you saw a movie recently, an indiemovie called Thank You for Smoking. Irecommend it to everyone. It’s aboutlobbyists for the tobacco industry andhow hard that is. We have a mucheasier product to sell, but one of thethings we desperately need is data sothat we can reach Joe Pet Owner outthere when these things come up.

We might have to send 10,000 let-ters in to get 25 people to show up ata meeting; but if we had those 25 peo-ple, it could make a world of differ-ence, so think about.

Mr. Sprung: Yes. But to have those25, Cindy, we need the 10,000.

Ms. Cooke: Exactly.

Mr. Sprung: That’s one of the rea-sons we need the massive amounts of

registrations because the greatest allyAKC can have is the American pub-lic.

Ms. Cooke: You’re exactly right.Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

Ms. Laurans: The people in thisroom and the clubs they representcan help make the difference in termsof getting our dogs, all dogs regis-tered. When we were the only gamein town, it wasn’t hard to capture allthose registrations. With 20 other or23 other registries, everybody has toknow what’s the bottom line thatmakes an AKC registered dog better.What is it that AKC does? We are theonly not-for-profit registry, I believe;is that correct?

Mr. Sprung: Yes.

Ms. Laurans: We put money backinto health. We put money back intoour dogs. We do the things that makean AKC dog better than anyone.Now, I learned about something excit-ing in our Parent Club Committeemeeting from John Lyons and theyare putting forth that system that youwill get as a Parent Club, a listing ofanyone in your breed who has fin-ished a dog so you can invite them tobecome a Parent Club member. Johnindicated that somewhere in thefuture it is the hope that all the localkennel clubs could be able to get thename of anyone that registers a purebred dog in your area so that youcould invite them to come to events.Maybe you could have a match again.Maybe you could have a fun night.Maybe you could have a longest tailcontest, but you could bring them inbecause if we can capture all of thedogs who are registrable by the oneand two litter people that we may nothave access to and get them to regis-ter their dogs, then we can drive ourregistrations up because AKC dogsare best.

Mr. Sprung: Thank for those sug-gestions, Pat.

Mr. Powers: In view of the fact thatyou will be addressing the budget forthe upcoming year, I would like toalso. When we were in San Antonio I

was told that the $25 fee that is paidper breed application would be revis-ited regarding that the Delegates paywho are judges. I would like to askalso that it be completely studiedagain in view of how much we makefrom this fee and perhaps review thefact and maybe get rid of it.

Mr. Sprung: So everybody under-stands, and we are all on the samepage, the budget cycle starts in Julyand ends in November. So there’s atimeline. We could look into that aswell.

The Chair recognized MerlynGreen, Delegate for the Del MonteKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

Mr. Green: I would like to thankthe President for making the adminis-trative decision this morning to startthe meeting earlier so that we can getout of here by 3:00 o’clock.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. With that,if there is no further business to comebefore the Delegate body, adjourned.

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0.8

2005

69,112

* 2006 and 2005 had 40 workdays.

% Up/(Down)20052006

EVENTS & ENTRIESDOG SHOWS, OBEDIENCE TRIALS & PERFORMANCE EVENTS

January 1 - January 31, 2006 compared with 2005**

** 2006 and 2005 had 4 dog show weekends.

Events 634 604 5.0(3.9)186,779179,470Entries

REGISTRATIONDOGS AND LITTERS REGISTERED

January 1 - February 28, 2006 compared with 2005*

Dogs 162,466 170,010 (4.4)

% Up/(Down)

68,579

2006

Litters