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AKC DELEGATE
REPORT - CAROL CLARK |
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PARENT CLUB COMMITTEE:
Peter Piusz described the purpose of the monthly report that goes out to every parent club giving them the name and address of new title owners. The concept was to use this as a recruiting base for new members for parent clubs. AKC staff has indicated that only 13% of the clubs use the report for its original purpose. Attendees were asked to share what their club does with the AKC referral report. Peter asked for an informal hand count. Thirty-eight responders stated their clubs only use the report for statistical purposes. Seven clubs use this to approach new members. Pat asked how many delegates sent this request on to their Board. Eight clubs did not respond. Three clubs indicated they use this information for both recruitment and for statistics and twelve clubs said they will use this for recruitment in the future. Sherry Wallace asked who receives the list. Charlie Kneifel stated that an email was sent to each club officer for whom he had an email address asking who was to receive the report and listing all registration statistics for their breed for the past ten years. Anyone wishing a copy of this report can email Charlie and he will send it to you. In some instances, the club recipient is not schooled as to the purpose of the report and does nothing with it. Charlie explained that the list can’t be used for commercial purposes. Contact information cannot be published. Titles and names of members can be published but non-members cannot be published.
Dock & Crop: Peter Piusz announced there would be a meeting after the Caucus. Discussion will involve the New York and Vermont bills that are dead. The question from both groups is what to do in going forward. There will also be a discussion about the new AKC Policy Guidelines for Examination and a discussion of the Giant Schnauzer letter.
Giant Schnauzer Letter: Peter Piusz read a letter from Doug Hill, president of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America, that was sent to Neil Singer in response to his request that each Parent Club designate one of its National Specialties as their Crufts qualifying show and to support the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Show to have one of the breed eligible to enter Crufts. He indicated that, as a crop and dock breed, the Giant Schnauzer Club of America will not participate or promote this event or any similar event which directly or indirectly attempts to encourage or discourage Giant Schnauzers which have been cropped and docked or those which have not. He further stated that, until the international rules change on disallowing cropped or docked dogs to even enter, this will be the position of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America and he encouraged all crop and dock breeds to think long and hard before supporting this event.
Explanation of New AKC Expectations on Judging Procedures for Breeds with Standards Specifying Docked/Cropped and the Entry is Not Docked/Cropped: John Wade explained that the Board policy adopted in 2011 requires judges to individually examine and gait every dog in the ring regardless of its deviation from the breed standard. If an un-cropped or un-docked dog is exhibited at an AKC event and that breed standard calls for cropping and/or docking then the judge should consider the deviation from the standard and judge it accordingly. Part of the Board memorandum went on to say that the AKC does have a procedural and substantive role in ensuring that AKC judges follow proper protocol to examine and gait every dog in the ring in the same objective breed-specific manner even if a poor specimen may be clearly out of the ribbons. Exhibitors entering dogs in breeds that are not cropped and/or docked in traditionally cropped and/or docked breeds have an expectation that their dogs will be examined and gaited. This expectation for all entries to be examined and gaited in the same objective breed-specific manner helps to ensure the reputation of AKC shows as fair and well-judged. Pat Laurans added that the judge still has the right, after they have gone over and gaited the dog, to do whatever they wish. They could ignore the dog, excuse the dog or place the dog. Mary Ellen Fischler, Poodle Club of America, asked if an entry in her breed comes in with an incorrect trim do they have to be examined. John explained not if it is a disqualification. Pat Lauran stated the communication from AKC did not address DQ’s and this needs to be clarified.
Single Entry/Provisional Assignments: John Wade explained an entry of one dog not on the low entry breed list may not count towards the required five provisional assignments. The single entry does not provide you with the opportunity to make a decision based on the merits of at least two dogs for comparison to determine the quality of each exhibit. Under AKC’s current policy you must complete five judging assignment with dogs present. A single entry does not comply with this policy with the exception of those breeds on the current low entry breed list published by the Judging Operations Department. In accordance to the requirements for regular status based on the judging approval process approved by the Board in January 1st, 2007, it says: You have to complete five assignments in each provisional breed demonstrating sufficient competence in the breeds; Unlimited assignments may be accepted; Additional assignments may be required; Must have been observed a total of three times by different field representatives; Judging Operations staff may reduce this requirement in breeds with consistently small entries; Following a marginal, or “does not meet” evaluation, at least two additional evaluations in that breed will be required. Bruce Voran, American Boxer Club, stated that a single entry is still judged against the standard. John Nielsen added that the solution to this problem is to have a discussion with the Rep after the judging assignment to demonstrate your knowledge of the breed. Sherry Wallis, Akita Club of America, has a problem with the logic of this requirement because you are judging the dogs against the standard in group competition. Pat Laurans felt there has been good input that will be discussed at a future Board Meeting.
Update on Juniors Project: At the last meeting we began a project dealing with how parent clubs help and assist Junior Handlers. Karen Spey agreed to take on this project and asked that parent club delegates send her information on what their clubs do for Juniors. She had only three responses and in order to get a broader response distributed index cards to the meeting attendees asking them to report on what their clubs do. She was also interested in receiving information from all-breed clubs. She would like to compile the information and distribute it to the clubs so that they can utilize the information to encourage Juniors since they are the future of the sport. There is a Juniors Clinic to be held in July and the speaker might be able to get some additional ideas for her presentation from the responses. Marjorie Tuff stated she had convinced both of her breed clubs to reduce their entry fees for Juniors and that she would like to see all clubs, including the All-Breed clubs, do this. Pat asked that she have someone post this request on the Parent Club Delegate L.
Parent Clubs of Excellence Project: At the March Delegate Meeting Larry Sorenson submitted a proposal to promote parent clubs and breeders of merit. The Ad Hoc Committee has developed a Mission Statement that reads: “The Ad Hoc Committee on Recognition of AKC Parent Clubs has the goal of developing objective measurable criteria that will assess the attributes of an outstanding AKC Parent Club. AKC Parent Clubs are dedicated to the protection, preservation, and promotion of their individual breeds. In addition, they further support their breed through membership, mentoring, education and events, which develop the instincts and natural abilities of the breed. The AKC Parent Clubs that excel in these activities will be recognized and designated as an AKC Parent Club of Excellence.” Criteria for a parent club to earn the Parent Club of Excellence Award would be based on scores that would be calculated on an adjusted number based on membership size in an attempt to level the playing field between large and small clubs. Larry will have further information at the September meeting.
Update on Wikipedia: Lisa Peterson explained that she had some copy about AKC and Canine Health she kept placing on Wikipedia that was subsequently taken down. Eventually the person who was taking it down was banned from Wikipedia. The majority of the information AKC has put up on Wikipedia has been retained. To promote the parent clubs they have put in an AKC Parent Club section within the AKC entry. She encouraged each parent club to post their own information. She has an outline with suggestions that she will send to Pat Laurans to put on the Conference L. Each club is the guardian of their breed and this is an opportunity to educate the public about their breed. Lisa also recommends that each club include a link to their web site.
Update on Fewer Delegate Meetings: Jim Dok announced the proposal was given to Jim Stevens to be placed in the Board book for consideration at their August meeting. This will come up for a vote in March. There is no need for the committee to take another vote since a previous vote indicated our committee was against the proposal.
Update on Electronic Application for Judges I –Phones: Daphna Strauss came to our March meeting and everyone had a chance to see the pictures of their breed used for the electronic Aps. At this meeting we discussed the opportunity for parent clubs to provide photos to represent their breeds on an AKC IPhone licensed Ap. In the past three months twenty-six clubs have contacted AKC to inquire about their breed’s photo. AKC has received photos and release forms from seven clubs and two clubs have paper work pending. AKC has forwarded photos to the licensee for updating. The next update is scheduled to take place in August. If any clubs are interested in seeing either the current image representing their breed or replacing it they are to email Daphna Strauss at: dxs@akc.org. Daphna will provide you with a release form that asks for the signature of the owner of the dog and the photographer. Once signatures are in place AKC can accept new photos by email and forward them to the developer. Photos should be 2.5 megabytes or larger and should not include people. Miscellaneous breed parent clubs are encouraged to send photos. As of now, the Miscellaneous breed standards have been submitted but there are no images accompanying them. AKC would appreciate photos that any Miscellaneous breed clubs can provide them. If anyone also belongs to clubs that are presently in Miscellaneous, please get that message to your club. The Ap is available at the I-Tunes Store for $2.99. It has been downloaded fewer than 1500 times as of June 6th. One of the things that came up in the last couple of weeks at some of the shows that Pat Laurans attended was that some of the judges who had their I-pads with them pulled up the Aps that contained the drawings that were on the AKC poster and were not the photos that we saw at the March meeting. John Wade explained that originally, when the press release was sent out, the intent was primarily for potential owners of the various breeds. Judges were to use the breed standards. At this point AKC is trying to “marry” the two together to apply to both audiences. Margaret Poindexter, AKC General Counsel, added that AKC saw this as an opportunity for judges to utilize this as an educational tool and wanted the parent clubs to have the chance to submit photos that were more representative of their breed. AKC has the right of quality control and the owner of the company has graciously agreed to allow changes not originally intended as a judging tool. The drawing will stay on, but we can utilize the parent club approved photo(s). Clubs can submit up to three photos.
Update on Club Outreach Opt-In Program: Charlie Kneifel stated that during our March meeting he was asked to expand upon the program that was originally offered to All-Breed and Obedience Clubs. Last week invitations were sent out to Specialty Clubs along with reminders to the all-breed and obedience clubs. Seventy specialty clubs have signed up and another thirty all-breed and obedience clubs have enrolled. There are approximately 605 clubs that are currently participating. Last year 400,000 emails were sent out to new registrants.
AKC Gazette: Pat Laurans stated that when we received information that after October the AKC Gazette would no longer be published in print form there was a “hue and cry” from the fancy. Jim Crowley announced there would be a full presentation on this topic at tomorrow’s Delegate Meeting. This decision was unanimously recommended by the staff and approved by the Board. Based on the financial figures they were left with no alternative. They will continue to look at ways to improve the publication. Each edition will be archived on line. Breed columns will be archived by breed. The Events Calendar will be more user-friendly. Eventually, feature articles will be added and the Chairman and President’s reports will be included. Pat has been assured that it will be easy to access and easy to maneuver the pages. The one question that needs to be addressed is for people in rural areas who only have slow dialup internet access which makes use of the online internet difficult. Subscribers who still have time left on their subscriptions will be sent a pro-rated refund.
CGC to be a Recognized Award to Appear as a Suffix Award: Larry Sorenson submitted a proposal for AKC to recognize the CGC as an official AKC title to be recorded as a suffix title. Since the inception of the CGC in 1989 over 600,000 dogs have gone through the program and Larry feels it’s time to give this program the recognition it deserves. This is a family dog program and all dogs can earn the title that has gained the acceptance of several insurance companies. Although he is in favor of the program, Robin Stansell stated this is the least revenue-generating program they have and there would also be a problem of giving an AKC title to a non-AKC dog. Larry will work with Robin and Staff to see if they can find a way to make this happen. There was a motion by Bill Blair that our Committee endorse the idea of any dog that is somehow listed or registered with the AKC that passes the CGC test can have this title affixed as a suffix title. Motion passed. Robin and Larry will bring us up-to-date on their efforts at our September meeting.
Meet the Breeds: Gina DiNardo reminded attendees that Meet the Breeds at Javits is scheduled for November 19th and 20th and in Orlando on December 17th and 18th. By now all parent clubs should have received their invitations to participate. Because of the increased facility size, clubs will be given the option of requesting a 20’ X 20’ booth. There will be one booth for FSS breeds and they will rotate usage. There will be the same stipend and the same lunch. Participation in sponsoring the parent club medallions was also included in the mailing. Medallions will be available for awards to BOB, BOS and Best BBE. Clubs can also sponsor one medallion per breed for Agility and Obedience for the highest scoring dog in that breed. Pat reminded attendees that the names of clubs who do not respond will be placed on the Delegate, Parent Club and Conference Lists. Questions can be addressed to Gina at gml@akc.org.
Update on the Moratorium on New Clubs as it Pertains to Local Breed Clubs: Robin Stansell explained that the moratorium is in a pause mode to take a further look at the data. AKC is collecting a lot of statistics as to who is showing, where they are showing, how many events there are, how many entries there are, etc., to produce meaningful information. The moratorium is primarily to determine how to proceed. There are many people who feel there are too many shows in certain areas. The Board Events Committee has taken a look at this and think that Specialty Clubs do not have the same impact as All-Breed Clubs to this problem. Charlie Garvin read the Board appointed Clubs and Events Committees proposal presented at the May Board Meeting to lift the current hold on the licensing of Conformation Specialty clubs provided they meet the following territorial and event criteria: 1) Local specialty clubs will not be approved within 100 miles of the territory of an existing specialty club of the same breed. 2) Local specialty clubs will only be licensed to hold specialties in conjunction with another specialty, Group or All-Breed show or cluster. 3) Newly forming clubs, or clubs ready for licensing, will only be approved with the proviso they agree any future events must meet the adjacency and/or integrated specialty requirement as stated in (2). 4) Any local specialty clubs licensed or formed during this period will be subject to any final policies that result from the moratorium study period. This will be discussed further at the July Board Meeting. Karen Burgess moved that Robin present to the Board that our Committee recommends that new local breed clubs be allowed to form as published in the May Board Meeting Minutes. Motion passed. Robin pointed out that even if the Board chooses not to lift these restrictions, clubs already in sanction status may go on holding sanctioned events. Even if there is a delay for their final approval they still are not restricted in any way for sanctioned events.
Three Point Major Reserve at National Specialties: Pat Laurans has talked with Cindy Miller who is Chairman of the Dog Show Rules Committee. In 2003 this committee proposed a change that would allow at one National Specialty each year, specified by the AKC Breed Parent Specialty Club at the time the event application is submitted to AKC, the dog designated Reserve Winners Dog and/or Reserve Winners Bitch will be awarded a three-point major, provided the number of dogs competing in the regular classes of that Reserve Winner’s sex totals at least twice the number required for a 5 point major. The vote was taken at that point in time. It needed 2/3 to pass and failed by 28 votes. We seem to be in a different mind set in terms of trying to be more inclusive and user-friendly. This would be a way to distinguish parent club events. Pat also spoke with Tom Davies who was the liaison to that committee and did not support it. He now indicates he sees the need for this. Pat and Tom will be working with Cindy to try to resurrect this as a potential happening.
National Specialty Guidelines: Pat Laurans announced that our Committee has also established a new committee to assemble, collate and disseminate National Specialty Guidelines from parent clubs. Karen Burgess will chair the committee that also includes Karen Spey, Karen Mays, Ricky Blackman and Larry Sorenson. The information gathered would be helpful to the newer clubs. Just as we had a project where we asked clubs to submit their Codes of Ethics for compilation we thought this would be helpful for parent clubs. Many clubs already have these guidelines and other clubs would benefit from having access to this material. Club Guidelines can be sent to Karen Burgess, dakaarcsp@yahoo.com. They can include anything germane to running a National Specialty. A brief section on what your greatest problems have been and how you dealt with them would be helpful.
Basset Hound Agility Jump Heights: Barbara Wicklund, Basset Hound Club of America, stated her club would like to see the Agility jump heights lowered for Basset Hounds. The AKC Staff is against this and Barbara is coming to the Parent Club Committee for their support. Carrie DeYoung, Director of Agility, shared a memorandum explaining their reasons for not making an exception for “extreme” breeds. Instead of creating a patchwork of standards for various dogs and handlers it was felt best to create one titling system that owners could voluntarily opt into. She reviewed the regulations for Agility Trials and explained that the purpose of these classes is to afford an opportunity for a greater variety of dogs and their handlers to participate in the sport of Agility. As of July 1, 2011, dogs in the Preferred program will have equal titling and competition opportunities as those in the Regular classes. Agility cannot meet all of the needs of 167 breeds and Canine Partners. As the AKC continues to add breeds this type of precedent would put the program in a constant state of disruption. Other breeds would request exceptions. The cost of reprogramming the current AKC computer systems to allow for exceptions to their current program is prohibitive and would impact the growth of the Agility program. The Obedience and Tracking Committee has agreed to table this and Pat Laurans recommended we also table this discussion until the Basset Hound Club gets a chance to look at it and come back with other information. Joellen Gregory, Otterhound Club of America, is a veterinarian who sees this not just as an issue for Basset Hounds. There are other breeds to consider, including Corgis and Dachshunds. She suggested there might be a better way of measuring based on their sternum rather than their withers. This would give a better feel of how high they should be jumping. Carrie De Young explained they have been exploring a different measuring method. She feels they would have to measure thousands of dogs in various breeds in order to make sure if they ever did make a change that it would still be fair. Pat Laurans asked Eddie Dzuik if OFA has general measurements for dogs in various breeds and they do not. Since we did not have time for clubs to report on what their club does in terms of the New Title Reports, Pat Laurans asked attendees to email their information to Peter Piusz at ppiusz@nycap.rr.com.
OBEDIENCE, TRACKING,
AGILITY COMMITTEE:
Pamela Manaton was introduced as the new Director of AKC Obedience, Tracking,
and Rally. Carrie DeYoung was introduced at the Director of AKC Agility. The
Chair thanked Barbara Mann for sending out an invitation to new Delegates to
attend the OTA committee. There were no new Delegates in attendance. There was
an Agenda change to have Barbara Wicklund second, and Doug Ljungren first with
their presentations. Doug Ljungren gave information about a new event that
started in late February. The event is the Coursing Ability Test (CAT). CAT has
been very well received. It is a simplified Lure Coursing for all Breeds.
Currently being run by all the Clubs licensed for Lure Coursing as they have the
fields, the equipment, and the knowledge to run the event. There is a safety
concern when you have non-sight hounds doing Lure Coursing. 71 events signed up
for this year, goal had been 50. 74 different breeds have tried this. Dogs that
are 12 inches at the withers, and Brachiocephalic dogs run 300 yards in 1.5
minutes; dogs over 12 inches run 600 yards in 2 minutes. This is a fun event
based on lure coursing. 18 All Breed Clubs are licensed to do coursing. An Idaho
club did it with a community dog days event in a Park, outreach to the
Community. AKC is encouraging clubs to go ahead and get licensed for coursing.
Forty titles have been issued; passing three times earns a title, and passing
three times earns another title. Barbara Wicklund, Delegate for the Basset Hound
Club of America, presented a request from the BHCA asking the OTA Committee to
support a letter that the BHCA sent to AKC requesting a jump height reduction
for Basset Hounds in Agility. The Board of the BHCA is requesting that jump
heights be a maximum of 8 inches for Bassett Hounds. The Chair asked the
Director of Agility, Carrie DeYoung, to address this issue. Carrie explained
what the Agility program is and how the preferred came in and what is now
available. We now have the Preferred Agility Champion Program effective July 1,
2011. Also the National Agility Championship have Preferred competition. They
use PNAC in front of their name. The PAX title will stay. There will be dual
titling programs for preferred and regular. Carrie did comparisons between
different venues. Carrie looked at other organizations, CPE, canine performance
events, NDDAC, and found the difference between those organizations and AKC is
in speed and yardage. AKC concerns that Carrie expressed are: if exemptions are
made, this could become a constant, which would be unsettling for clubs, cost of
reprogramming the system, and the biggest concern which would be weakening the
Preferred program. Seven jump heights across the program. Barbara Wicklund
commented that Preferred is considered second class. Ruth commented that at the
National Agility Championships the enthusiasm was the same for the Preferred as
regular. Ruth asked if Committee members had questions and Maureen made the
comment that all exhibitors run together and nothing separates them in running.
The Chair asked for a motion in support of the Basset Hound Club request. There
was no motion offered. Maureen Setter made a motion, Barbara Mann seconded, to
table a vote on the request from the Basset Hound Club until we hear from the
jump height sub-committee. Vote: 5 Yes, 1 Opposed, 1 Abstained. Motion Carried.
An update by Carrie DeYoung was presented to the OTA Committee. This included
information on the Preferred championship and Time to Beat which are effective
July 1, 2011, and data on entries which are up for the year. Carrier discussed
junior competition at agility invitational. There will be two levels, one for
those who have never received a title in any organization and one for those who
have titled. They will use 4-H requirements from Florida for the class where the
kids had not shown in Agility before. Limit 50 for this year. Some changes are
coming in Jan 2012 such as weave polls having a 24 inch space. Mark Dunn,
Director, Canine Partners Program. An information packet concerning the CP
Program is at the CP booth for each Delegate and includes the number of dogs
entered in the program and earning titles. Last summer about 50 percent of Clubs
who could offer events did; now it is about 81 percent. Mark talked about press
for the program. Mark stressed partnering with 4-Hs. Mark asked for questions.
Entry forms now ask for AKC number rather than AKC registration number. This
done in order to identify the non-purebred dogs Rally Advisory recommendations:
The Chair asked for comments on any of the recommendations by going by the Synopsis. Maureen Setter asked about giving out the course copy and Curt stated that all course copies have to be given prior to the start of the first class. Patty Sample asked that the glossary information be included in Chapter information, Curt said this can be done. Patty Sample asked if it is possible to list everything that is an IP in a section so that it is clear what an IP is. Curt said this can be done. Patty Sample stated that in the following signs, the language sounds like the dog is finishing, and would like clarifying language for signs 13, 14, and 15. Curt says they can work on clarifying the language on Page 41, 42, 43. The Chair asked for a motion to endorse the recommendations with the minor changes that Curt will make. The proposed changes will be presented to the AKC Board of Directors as soon as possible. Barbara Mann moved, Jim Primmer seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Curt stated that the new Rally Regulations could be implemented in two phases: some possible by January 1, 2012 with IT-related items following at a later date. Jack Cadalso, Chair of the sub-committee on Jump Heights, is not here due to a family situation. He will arrive tomorrow and his sub-committee will meet tomorrow for a breakfast meeting. Jim Primmer has been appointed to the sub-committee. Comments from audience concerning jumping: if it is a test of the dogs’ fitness, what about older dogs jumping. Does it matter to the obedience part in taking a jump and retrieving a dumbbell what the jump height is? Curt presented Jump Height history and information on dogs that have a reduced jump height that have acquired Open and Utility titles. Maureen Setter asked about FSS breeds coming in; Curt Curtis discussed why clubs have the ability to ask for ¾. Barbara Mann brought up Canine Partners Dogs and what they will jump, which the sub-committee is addressing.
Jim Primmer, Chair of the Judges Overload sub-committee, found no evidence that Judges are being overloaded; he is writing an article on underutilization of Judges for Perspectives. The Chair brought up what can we do to communicate to Clubs that there is another way of doing the hiring of Judges so that they are not hiring too many Judges. Maureen Setter said when you are hiring a year or two in the future, it is hard to determine how many you will need especially with the new classes coming. Barbara Mann had some comments concerning past entries to help determine how many they need. Patty Sample brought up that those who are hiring don’t always have the knowledge or understanding how to hire Judges. The Chair sees this as an issue to still come up: better utilization of judges hiring.
Kathryn Sarvinas brought up a show trial manual that Maureen Setter had talked about and Maureen made comments. Maureen feels something needs to be done to allow load balancing. Non-AKC events: Patty Sample feels that clubs that offer non-AKC events are cutting their own throat. The Chair says there is a procedure and asked Curt to explain. It was brought to AKC’s attention that clubs were offering non-AKC events; a letter was sent to Agility and Obedience clubs that if you are offering AKC events, you cannot offer non-AKC events that became effective after an AKC event was developed. It takes a written complaint that a Club is violating this rule, and then AKC does an investigation. If a Club was holding another event before AKC’s development of the event, then they can continue to hold that event. AKC handles dealing with Clubs that are in violation on a case by case base. AKC obedience was developed in 1936. Patty Sample was wondering about Clubs offering under a different name, with same workers, etc., and the Club gets the money. She asked if anything can be done about Clubs operating under a different name. Curt Curtis says they do a complete investigation, if any tie is found, the Club has to explain. Clubs can rent their building and equipment to groups offering non-AKC events, but the Clubs cannot advertise or receive income from the entries for the event. Judges Education and Mentoring: Patty Sample stated in her opinion there are not enough seminars. Curt Curtis talked about developing online seminars; intent would also be AKC would offer three live basic seminars per year. Curt states he should have something to report by August. Penny Leigh (AKC) gave a presentation on Nose Work. She attended a seminar and saw a presentation at a pet expo. Nose Work is a test of scenting skills. The founding organization is the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW). Curt Curtis spoke about looking into it, and noted that there were two events held by an Oregon AKC Club. Curt talked about why people like the program: it provides instant success. Curt says that AKC is looking into several different things and this is one of them. Beginner Novice: Curt Curtis went over data that was sent to the Committee. He talked about titles earned. Curt reminded everyone that there is a training period for a CD after BN, so there is probably a time lag between going for BN and then a CD. BN is a good starting point for the people who have come in. Curt says AKC can “bring the candy to the door” but it is up to the Clubs to make people welcome and bring them in. A seat on the OTA Committee opened up with the election of Bob Amen to the AKC Board. The Chair asked for a motion to replace Bob on the OTA Committee. Barbara Mann made the Motion, second by Maureen Setter. Vote: 3 were in favor; 4 opposed. Motion failed. Reduction in the number of Delegate meetings per year. The Chair asked for a Motion to not support reduction of Delegate meetings. There was discussion with no motion made. General consensus among the Committee is that the Committee doesn’t have enough information to support or not support Delegate meeting reduction.
The Chair reminded the committee
that self nomination forms for the OTA Committee will be sent soon. There are 3
three-year terms coming up. The Chair addressed e-mail situation for the OTA
Committee, and reminded everyone to ensure that Committee email is sent to all
Committee members. Barbara Mann will forward to the Yahoo group all the e-mails
from the OTA. Maureen Setter would like less paperwork from AKC. Mailings are
being reduced according to Curt Curtis, but this takes time, as it goes group by
group. Patty Sample brought up that you don’t always have the same Trial
Secretary which is one reason the packet goes out each time.
Curt Curtis addressed the 30 day rule concerning Judges: There is a rewrite
regarding Judges conducting training and then exhibitors showing under the
Judges. The rule is being tweaked and the proposed changes will be presented to
the AKC Board. The change would put it that the person attending the seminar
cannot show under the judge conducting the seminar within 30 days.
Juniors: Maureen Setter brought up the situation where Juniors fill in and show someone else’s dog and would like the Junior to get credit. Curt Curtis says the dog has to be owned or co-owned by someone in the household. Curt suggested that the Committee invite Mari-Beth O’Neill to address the issue.
Felice Jarrold, Old Pueblo Dog Training Club had an inquiry on the Open Dog Show. AKC is currently working on a concept for the Open show with Obedience. It is for the new person. Class or structure for the open show is for the person who may not be at the Beginning Novice level. A title will not be earned, but probably a certificate given. The Open Dog Show will be a sanctioned event for the education of new judges, new exhibitors, and not to be so competive. Barbara Mann asked about an entry fee price break. Curt Curtis stated it is true you cannot give a price break for certain people in a class. Cannot discriminate in a class. If giving the price break for a Class level is for all, then you can.
NOI will be offered to Canine Partners. CGC- as a title after a dog’s name. Pat Laurans, Chair of the Parent Club Committee, states that this it is an item for discussion for the Parent Club Committee and they want support for it. AKC would have to research the impact that it would have. Lots of dogs that have a CGC are not registered with AKC but are in the CGC data base. Maureen Setter had a question on why it is so hard for people to get into a tracking test. Curt Curtis asked for the exhibitor who complained to Maureen to contact him.
HEC Committee June 12,
2011
The Chairman called the meeting to order on June 12, 2011 at 9AM at the Sheraton
Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. The Chair's report started with notification of
September Committee openings. HEC Committee guidelines and the Committee Charter
were presented. Discussion followed concerning whether it is the Role of the HEC
committee to provide some guidelines between the traditions of the sport and
allowing new opportunities?
The following was considered:
1. Breeds that historically are sighthounds and historical purpose of the breed
2. Has the parent club shown any interest? 3. Whether or not that the
performance activity is relevant to breeding programs, the example of the
Norbotenspetts which no one was aware that the breed was going to be considered
a sighthound and allowed to earn a coursing title The Herding report concerning
the availability of software for herding trials Gerard gave a presentation and
handout on simplifying herding event paperwork. Exhibitors could enter the event
without the event secretary having to key in the entry. Bob LaBerge suggested
that we request staff to go over and address in detail Gerard's report and
discuss it at the December Meeting.New breeds can enter events as long as the
Parent Clubs could be licensed for said event. But, it would be important for
Parent Clubs and FSS breeds to work on the acceptance needed for approval. The
Boxer Club was used as an example. They polled members and 50% said that would
support Boxers in Herding. Carol Clark moved and Gerard Baudet seconded a motion
to support Staff and the Boxer Club to allow Boxers to participate in Herding
Events. As far as the FSS Breeds, each breed would be accepted on an individual
basis. Don Adams proposed a probationary period for each breed. How the
Committee can stimulate interest and further support for Performance Venues.
Delegate Advocacy and Advancement Committee asked our committee to consider
their proposal concerning the proposed change to three meetings a year. The HEC
Committee decided to observe and remain neutral except for the effect on
committee work. The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 AM.
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