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Members Present: Terri Clingerman • Sally Davis • Julia Ecklar • Kelly Hagstrand • Michelle Olsen • Lisa Pruka • Denise Teal
Members Absent: Claudia Frank, Wayne Koutsky
Call to order: 8:30 pm EST/5:30 pm PST by Michelle Olsen
1. Delegate Business
Reviewed upcoming delegate candidates. Claudia Frank will forward additional
information about these candidates as it becomes available.
2. Recording Secretary’s Report: Julia Ecklar
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January 2007 Board minutes approved.
Motion: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Terri Clingerman
In Favor: Unanimous -
Julia Ecklar reported having received the three large boxes of secretary files from Kelly Hagstrand.
3. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Terri Clingerman
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From AKC: Requesting information on the number of Crufts certificates the club needs.
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From a border collie owner, looking for assistance in compiling a five generation pedigree for a dog. BCSA does not normally have that information, but one of the Board members was able to help, so she was sent contact information for that Board member.
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Form AKC: Approval of 2007 Herding Trial is on hold because judges sherry Lee and Cathy Hartley are overdue for a judging seminar.
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From AKC: Rules regarding size/number of x-pens at indoor shows
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From AKC: Survey on International Obedience Invitational. BCSA posted questions on the BC-Announce list and received six responses. Two in favor, but others either against the AKC’s proposed design for the class or only in favor if the exercises were changed to be actually “international” and not merely a reshuffling of the current open/utility exercises. Terri Clingerman replied to the AKC, saying that BCSA was in favor of developing such an event, but only if the exercises were truly international ones, and only if the qualifying class was developed into something in which all exhibitors could compete.
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From Kelly Whiteman: Letter stating that many conformation judges are contemptuous of the BCSA Judges Education program. Michelle will respond to her concerns regarding ringside mentors and other aspects of the program.
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From KTBCC: Regarding the $200 grant for their herding trial that the Board voted to grant last meeting. Wayne Koutsky responded to them.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
4.1. General Account Balances as of Feb 28, 2007
Checking balance: $27,736.64
Money Market balance: $57,250.88
Health balance: $ 5,306.77
Rescue balance: $14,422.57
Total: $104,716.86
5. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
5.1. Board Votes
No electronic votes this month.5.2. New Member Applications
The following membership applications were approved:
Patty Heald (Ponca, NE)
Sponsor: Mary Beth OvermyerSherryl Robinson (Farmington, AR)
Sponsor: Sharon SavageMichele Satterfield (New Iberia, LA)
Sponsor: Shelly SpotswoodCheryl Turpin (Pensacola, FL)
Sponsor: approval pending location of a valid sponsorCarol Wesenberg (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
Sponsor: Myra WestphalMotion: Denise Teal
Second: Sally Davis
In Favor: Unanimous
6. Committee Business/Reports:
6.1. Board Liaisons: Lisa Pruka
New Board liaisons were assigned, and everyone involved was contacted with the information.6.2. Advertising Manager (Club) Volunteer Needed (Wayne Koutsky, liaison)
Volunteer Needed.6.3. Agility Trial: Pennsylvania: Karen Herceg (Denise Teal, Liaison)
Feb 17-18,2007 Trial filled, with a waiting list.
2 MACHs awarded, and an overall qualifying rate so high, they ran out of Q ribbons!
6.4. Agility Trial Ohio: Denise Teal (Denise Teal, Liaison)
July 7-8, 2007 This event has AKC approval. It is expected to fill.6.5. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell (Denise Teal, Liaison)
No report.6.6. BCSA Announce & Suggestion Box: Nancy Little (Kelly Hagstrand, Liaison)
As of Feb 7, 2007, there are 337 subscribers to BCSA_Announce. This is the busiest time of the year with regard to the email list. Committee Chair Nancy Little has been working with Kathy Sours on membership renewals. All members from BCSA_Announce who did not renew membership in BCSA by Jan 15 were removed, although members who renewed later than this date (but before Jan 31, 2007) are being re-added to the list.6.7. BCSA Store Inventory & Orders: Nancie Mages (Terri Clingerman, Liaison)
So far, no volunteers to take over the Store. Nancie Mages is willing to continue being responsible for shipping and storage of materials, but needs someone who can scout for new products and work on promotion (whenever an issue of Borderlines comes out, the store does sell a few items). Currently, the store is very low on beanies; Nancie suggests waiting another year or two before re-ordering.6.8. BCSA Merchandise Manager for Ivars Account: Volunteer-less
Corbin Sapp of Ivars has reported delays with his web host, but expects site to be up by March 15.6.9. Border Recorder: Volunteer Needed (Kelly Hagstrand, Liaison)
No report.6.10. Borderlines: Denise Teal (Sally Davis, Liaison)
Increasing the number of pages in each issue was discussed. This would cost more, both in layout and printing charges, and in postage. Board agreed that the current advertising revenue doesn’t support increasing issue size.
A suggestion was made to include a note in each issue of Borderlines, directing members to additional articles and content on the BCSA website (especially health and other informational pieces).
Mar/Apr issue is nearly completely, and everything except the cover photo has been sent to the printer.
Kim Baumgart and Denise Teal are working together to make sure all ads submitted are included in the correct issue and have been paid for. Article submissions have been great; Denise now has more than enough to fill each issue. However, they would still like to increase advertisement revenue. Suggestions are welcomed.
6.11. Breeder Referral: Karen Herceg (Julia Ecklar, Liaison)
Karen Herceg has been sending Ann Shaw updates to the breeding listings on the BCSA website. She also continues to answer emails from potential border collie owners who are looking for information on locating a breeder; she is able to refer these people to the Breeder Referral Directory on the BCSA website.6.12. Color Committee: Casey Carney (Lisa Pruka, Liaison)
Casey Carney’s article on border collie color genetics is now available on the BCSA website.
BCSA members and friends continue to submit wonderful pictures for addition to the color pages on the BCSA website. It has been pointed out that the amount of photos on the pages may be problematic for people using dial-up connections; if more pictures are added, it may be necessary to use thumbnails. The other option is to limit the number of pictures per page. The Committee is open to input on this issue.
The Color Committee has a preliminary draft of BCSA’s “Guide to the Genetics of Canine Coat Color.” Casey Carney will investigate have the document re-transcribed into a program that will allow for more layout and picture-insertion options.
6.13. Finance Committee: Beth Bartholomew (Wayne Koutsky, Liaison)
No report.6.14. Futurity Committee: Volunteer Needed (Michelle Olsen, Liaison)
Volunteer needed.6.15. General Education: Donna Mallory (Sally Davis, Liaison)
No report.6.16. Health Committee: Volunteer Needed (Sally Davis, Liaison)
Board resolved to request input from BCSA members regarding what health tests they would like to see required by the parent club for a border collie to earn a number through the Canine Health Information Center database (www.caninehealthinfo.org). The possibility of creating a discussion forum through the BCSA website, so that members can give their feedback and read the opinions of others, was suggested.
This committee is still looking for a chair. If no one steps forward to volunteer, the Board may need to dissolve the committee and create smaller committees to take its place.
6.17. Health Education Foundation (HEF): Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell (Wayne Koutsky, Liaison)
The Health Education Foundation is ready to file their incorporation documents. Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell contacted Wayne Koutsky for reimbursement of the associated fees (~$125).6.18. Herding: Claudia Frank (Terri Clingerman, Liaison)
The “Stockdog of Distinction” Award seems to be working at the difficulty level desired, as there are three new recipients of this award.
Claudia Frank is collecting articles for Borderlines, both from respected trial exhibitors and judges, and some written by herself. These articles might also be placed on the BCSA website under “Herding Central,” where there are already educational articles.
Advanced herding handlers who have attended BCSA National Specialties in the past have indicated that the level of herding trial difficulty has not kept up with the skills and level at which many handlers want to compete. The Herding Committee urges the Board to develop a Challenge that raises the requirements past the level of “just another herding trial.”
6.19. Historian: Mickey Bruzek (Sally Davis, Liaison)
No report.6.20. Juniors: Mary Beth Overmyer & Linda Follis (Terri Clingerman, Liaison)
No report.6.21. Judges Education: Linnea Klingel (Julia Ecklar, Liaison)
Board discussed the possibility of creating a DVD presentation to go along with the Judges Education PowerPoint materials, demonstrating working border collies in a variety of herding situations/environments. The goal is to help judges understanding why the breed looks and functions as it does, and what aspects of its physical appearance are important to its function. Board will contact Linnea Klingel to see if she would be willing to receive membership-submitted videos for consideration.
Linnea will need more Judges Education materials for upcoming presentations, as she has gone through over 100 in the last year.
Linnea has contacted the ADSJ as they have border collies listed for their advanced judging institute in August. So far, no one has responded.
Gerianne’s column in the Gazette will feature an article on the list of judging concerns, the new PowerPoint, and how to get. The list of judging concerns will also be sent to the AKC for inclusion in the AKC judges newsletter. The judges list online has been asked to add the BCSA PowerPoint to their seminar site. They already include links to information on Cardigan Welsh Corgies, Collies, Old English Sheepdogs, and Bernese Mountain Dogs. Many judges refer to this site for information.
The Judges Education Committee has received much positive feedback on the PowerPoint presentation. Judges say they like having it to pop into the computer and review, and that it’s a great presentation. Thanks to everyone who worked hard getting it done. It was worth the effort!
Upcoming presentation requests:
- Feb Denver Cluster: Cathy Lester doing ringside mentoring.
- Houston Cluster in July: Linn will do this one.6.22. Judges Selection Process: Sonja Donaldson Chair (Michelle Olsen, Liaison)
Lisa forwarded this to us in January, need to discuss. Don’t hire folks outside US – too expensive and there are good judges available in US. Remove some questions we don’t need (like Are you licensed with AKC?), add questions like “When did you last attend a herding judge’s seminar?” Try out this process for a few years, then re-evaluate. Set up polling on YahooGroups so members can vote/have input on specialty judges. This will go into effect for choosing 2008 conformation judges (start with one venue, gradually work up to all the others).
Motion: Lisa Pruka
Second: Terri Clingerman
In Favor: Unanimous6.23. Legislative Liaison: Linda Baron
Should we be getting involved in supporting those folks who are affected by breed specific legislation, even when it’s not related to our breed (right now)? i.e. should Linda be forwarding this info on to our membership, or only general issues that affect all dog owners or breeders? Keep it general, not too much volume, keep it unemotional.6.24. Membership: Kathy Sours (Wayne Koutsky, Liaison)
No report.6.24.1. Nominating Committee Procedure: Karen Herceg, Chair (Michelle Olsen, Liaison)
No report.6.25. Recruitment Committee: Volunteer Needed (Michelle Olsen, Liaison)
The duties of this committee have been narrowed to focus specifically on recruitment of new individual members. Volunteer to chair still needed.6.25.1. Affiliate Club Committee: Emily Fish (??, Liaison)
The duties of this committee will consist of recruiting and assisting new affiliate clubs.6.26. ROM: Nancy Keller (Lisa Pruka, Liaison)
No report.6.27. Rescue Liaison: Megan Harrison (Michelle Olsen, Liaison)
A volunteer with the time to finish the second half of the rescue list is needed.6.28. Website: Ann Shaw (Kelly Hagstrand, Liaison)
No report.
7. Old Business
7.1. 2006 National Specialty: Lisa Pruka & Kat Ferruzza
• Pictures sent by members for catalog ads have all been returned.
• Crufts Certificates: Still waiting for word from AKC regarding certificates for 2006, although certificates for 2007 have been ordered. Although it’s too late for competitors to enter Crufts this year, the certificates are good for two years. In addition, many exhibitors consider them a proud keepsake, so the Board feels it’s important to make sure the certificates reach the appropriate parties.7.2. 2007 Specialty: Megan Harrison & Julie Bosier
Sharon Hodens-Wood and Richard Wood confirmed as judges for Obedience and Rally
Jerry Lewis and Vincent Ramirez approved by Board as judges for Tracking.
Motion: Terri Clingerman
Second: Kelly Hagstrand
In Favor: UnanimousA web survey will be designed to solicit membership feedback on the idea of opening up entries at the National to other breeds in the performance vents.
Board reviewed a sketch of the proposed Specialty logo. Lisa Pruka will contact the artist with suggested changes.
7.3. 2008 National Specialty
All necessary committees now have chairs.
Specialty Motto: “In pursuit of excellence.” Specialty committee plans to hold a photo contest for a border collie with an expression that best exemplifies the intensity needed to excel in any venue (herding, agility, obedience, conformation).
Schedule:
- Monday - herding
- Tuesday - herding
- Wednesday - herding challenge and herding test classes; seminars--obedience and/or agility
- Thursday - agility
- Friday - agility, obedience invitational, sweepstakes, judges education
- Saturday - obedience, rally, conformation
- Sunday - obedience, conformationHost Hotel: Due to ongoing problems with The Diamond Inn, the Specialty committee will be investigating the possibility of moving the host hotel back to The Holiday Inn (formerly The Ramada Inn).
Judges:
Herding: Judy Vanderford, Debbie George, Gerard Baudet, Scott Luken all approved.
Seminars: Debbie Quigley & Judy Ramsey obedience seminar the weekend before the specialty—location TBD (not at specialty location). Also a Wed seminar with them, location TBD.7.4. ACE Project
No report.7.5. ISDS Import Issue
The Board requested that AKC accept ISDS pedigrees from any country, not just for dogs born in the UK. AKC rejected the request, citing an unwillingness to set a precedent for international registries.7.6. ILP Process
Chris Strom of the AKC forwarded a border collie ILP application to the Board for their opinion. After reviewing the photos sent, the Board agreed to recommend that the dog in question was likely a mix-breed and should not be registered as a border collie.7.7. Herding Trial Grant Policy
Board accepted the following paragraph as clarification of the BCSA’s policy for issuing Herding Trial Grants:
“BCSA has always been committed to supporting efforts to host B course herding trials, to showcase the type of herding for which our breed was developed and where it most excels. Therefore, BCSA will issue grants to regional affiliate clubs hosting B course trials. The grant shall be $100/weekend, to be used for trial expenses. Clubs wishing to take advantage of the grant must submit their request at least four months prior to the trial. Along with the request, the club should submit at least a preliminary budget. Clubs who receive grants must give credit to BCSA in their premium list and catalog.”
Motion: Lisa Pruka
Second: Terri Clingerman
In Favor: Unanimous7.8. Border Collies Across America, Inc.
Board resolved to suggest the group begin by working with other rescue groups, perhaps surveying them to find out if the proposed services will be of use. As there are other databases already in existence which allow for nationwide searches for rescued dogs, the Board did not find it appropriate to commit a large portion of the BCSA’s rescue funds to create another.7.9. Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Club—Supported Entry Requests
Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Club has been informed that the Board approved their request to host two BCSA-sponsored supported entries.7.10. Meet The Breeds Booth for 2007
Catherine Swain has been contacted with the Board’s decision to allow her to host this booth at the Invitational in 2007.7.11. Supporting USBCHA Finals
Michelle Olsen will contact Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell to find out if the Health Education Foundation wants to be represented by the catalog ad BCSA will be due for donating funds to support the USBCHA Finals. If HEF is interested in the ad, a check will be sent do Dawn, made out to the organization collecting the funds for the USBCHA event, so that the check can be forwarded along with the HEF’s ad copy.7.12. AKC Parent Club Conference
Event is July 20-22, 2007 in Peachtree City, GA. Michelle Olsen and Julia Ecklar are scheduled to attend.
8. New Business
8.1. National Herding Competition
Susane Hoffman asked the Board about using some of BCSA’s event numbers to have a herding trial separate from the National Specialty. The Board agreed that this could be done, as long as the organizers of the trial realized that it could not be considered part of the National Specialty, or called a National Specialty. Susane will be asked to submit a more formal proposal (listing appropriate committees and volunteers, etc.), just as would any other trial.8.2. Premium List: Hard Copy versus Electronic
Board resolved to inform AKC of our support that premium lists for venues other than agility being allowed to make use of electronic distribution (email, websites, etc.). Currently, the premiums for our National Specialty must be sent as paper copies, and money could be saved if at least some of them could be sent electronically. Terri Clingerman will contact the AKC, expressing our encouragement of this change.8.3. Suggestion Box Submissions/Input from Membership
No report.
Date of Next meeting
Monday March 12th , 8:00pm EST/5:00pm PST.
Adjournment
Motion: 10:24 p.m. Denise Teal
Second: Kelly Hagstrand
In Favor: Unanimous
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