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Annual Meeting Of The Delegatesof

The American Kennel ClubMarch 14, 2006

Dennis B. Sprung, PresidentPRESENT 368Abilene Kennel Club—Neil A. BatesAffenpinscher Club of America—Chad

HowardAfghan Hound Club of America, Inc.—Ms.

Constance ButherusAkita Club of America—Dr. Sophia Kaluzni-

ackiAlaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.—

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

Janina K. LaurinAmerican Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.—

Patte KlecanAmerican Boxer Club, Inc.—Mrs. Stephanie

AbrahamAmerican Brittany Club, Inc.—Karen StoutAmerican Bullmastiff Association, Inc.—Mrs.

Helma N. WeeksAmerican Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club,

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

Betsy H. HumerAmerican Chinese Crested Club, Inc.—

Simon M. DickersonAmerican Foxhound Club, Inc—Harold MillerAmerican Maltese Association, Inc.—Mr.

Richard W. GlennAmerican Manchester Terrier Club—Mrs.

Phyllis J. AndreasenAmerican Pointer Club, Inc.—Mrs. Karen R.

SpeyAmerican Pomeranian Club, Inc.—Darrell

BakerAmerican Rottweiler Club—Mr. Peter G.

PiuszAmerican Sealyham Terrier Club—Kenneth

W. MaderAmerican Shetland Sheepdog Association—

Mrs. Lynette J. SaltzmanAmerican Shih Tzu Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty E.

BlairAmerican Spaniel Club, Inc.—Barbara ShawAmerican Water Spaniel Club—Beth Lagi-

moniereAnderson Kennel Club—Phillip D. SampleAnderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.—

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

DanielsAsheville Kennel Club, Inc.—Jaimie MulveyAshtabula Kennel Club—Dr. Sheldon B.

AdlerAtlanta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann WallinAugusta Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Sara MartinAustin Kennel Club, Inc.—Kay JoinerAustralian Cattle Dog Club of America—

Kathryn A. Hamilton

Australian Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Kim Occhiuti

Back Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. NinaSchaefer

Baltimore County Kennel Club—Mrs. LucyCampbell-Gracie

Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.Barbara Wicklund

Battle Creek Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. John A.Studebaker

Bayou Kennel Club, Inc.—Wayne BoydBayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc.—Robin

SaykoBearded Collie Club of America, Inc.—Susan

F. GlatzerBeaumont 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 SwisherBerks County Kennel Club, Inc.—Frank S.

PiehlBernese Mountain Dog Club of America,

Inc.—Lilian OstermillerBexar County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Gerald

H. YarbroughBichon Frise Club of America, Inc.—George

SikesBirmingham Kennel Club, Inc.—Martha Grif-

finBorder Collie Society of America—Claudia

FrankBorder Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.

Ruth A. NaunBorzoi Club of America, Inc.—Mrs. Karen

Staudt-CartabonaBoston Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.

Kathleen M. KellyBriard Club of America, Inc.—Tommy Mill-

nerBronx County Kennel Club—Ms. Alexa

SamarottoBrookhaven Kennel Club, Inc.—Marie A.

FioreBucks County Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. M J.

DeublerBulldog Club of New England, Inc.—

Francesca J. CastanedaBulldog Club of Philadelphia—Mrs. Lynn E.

SmithBurlington County Kennel Club, Inc.—Daniel

J. Smyth, Esq.Capital 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 AshbyCarroll County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Cheryl

L. Snedaker-SimsCatoctin Kennel Club—Whitney CoombsCatonsville Kennel Club—Judith A. PorterCedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc.—J

Richard SeelbachCentral Beagle Club—David S. Bagaley

Central Florida Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Diane J. Albers

Central New York Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Diane D. Almy

Central Ohio Kennel Club—Roberta K. BradyChannel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Claire K.

SteidelChaparral Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Myrle

HaleCharleston Kennel Club—Sylvia ArrowwoodCharlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc.—

Peggy B. KesslerCheshire Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. James G.

PhinizyChester Valley Kennel Club—Dr. Samuel M.

Peacock, Jr.Chicago Bulldog Club, Inc.—Mr. Robert L.

NewcombChihuahua Club of America, Inc.—Rey Bur-

gosChinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.—

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

HainesClackamas Kennel Club—Steven E. NielsenClarksville Kennel Club—Robert A. SchrollCleveland All-Breed Training Club, Inc.—

Mrs. Maureen R. SetterClumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc.—

Ricky BlackmanCollie Club of America, Inc.—Mr. Harold W.

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

Smyth, Jr.Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia—Michael

HouchardCudahy Kennel Club—Don H. AdamsDachshund Club of America, Inc.—Mr.

Charles A. BarisDalmatian Club of America, Inc.—James W.

SmithDandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America,

Inc.—Mr. Carleton H. MussonDayton 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.

Anthony D. DinardoDog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.—

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

Kathrynann SarvinasDuluth Kennel Club—Hon. David C. MerriamDurham Kennel Club Inc—Linda C. WozniakEast Tennessee Retriever Club—Catherine

BellEastern Dog Club—Charles J. FoleyEastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club,

Inc.—Mrs. Joan Tabor

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Elm City Kennel Club—Joan CaspersenEmpire Beagle Club, Inc.—Christopher

KeenanEnglish Cocker Spaniel Club of America,

Inc.—Mr. Jesse A. Pfeiffer, Jr.English Setter Association of America, Inc.—

Mr. John P. NielsenEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Associa-

tion, Inc.—Mrs. Alice E. BerdEnglish Springer Spaniel Field Trial Club of

Illinois—David H. HopkinsErie Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Peggy HelmingField Spaniel Society of America—Sharon

DeputyFinger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Mar-

garet B. PoughFirst Dog Training Club of Northern New Jer-

sey, Inc.—Marilyn TraurigFlat-Coated Retriever Society of America,

Inc.—Kurt AndersonForsyth Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Almira B.

DallasFort Lauderdale Dog Club—Charles ArnoldFort Worth Kennel Club—Mr. Harry G.

OttmannFox River Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Marcy G.

BankusFramingham District Kennel Club, Inc.—

Lynda KenneyFrench Bulldog Club of America—Mrs. Ann

M. HubbardGalveston County Kennel Club, Inc.—Kath-

leen NuzenskiGenesee County Kennel Club, Inc.—Connie

S. ClappGerman Shepherd Dog Club of America—Dr.

Carmen L. BattagliaGerman Shorthaired Pointer Club of Ameri-

ca—Mr. Kenneth A. MardenGerman Wirehaired Pointer Club of America,

Inc.—Ms. Patricia W. LauransGig Harbor Kennel Club—Richard L. ByrdGlens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Bonnie

LaphamGloucester County Kennel Club, Inc.—Carole

RichardsGreat Barrington Kennel Club, Inc.—Suzanne

D. SlineyGreat Dane Club of America, Inc.—Thomas

SandenawGreat Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.—Dr.

Robert M. BrownGreater Clark County Kennel Club Inc—Ms.

Karen J. BurgessGreater Collin Kennel Club, Inc.—David

KeeneGreater Freeport Illinois Kennel Club—

Ronald H. MenakerGreater Kingsport Kennel Club—Karen S.

RiddleGreater Lowell Kennel Club, Inc.—Virginia

M. O’ConnellGreater Miami Dog Club—Pedro CofinoGreater Naples Dog Club—Bill PottebaumGreater Ocala Dog Club, Inc.—Chantal M.

Andrew

Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Associa-tion—Marlene Steinberg

Greater St. Louis Training Club, Inc.—JaneV. (Candye) Slay

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of Ameri-ca, Inc.—Clifford A. Dahl

Greenville Kennel Club—Linda A. KnorrGreenwich Kennel Club—Dr. Stephen BlauGreyhound 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 FiskHouston Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Carol A.

WilliamsonHuntingdon Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dick

BlairHuntington Kennel Club, Inc.—Gwen McCul-

laghHutchinson Kennel Club, Inc.—David A.

HelmingIdaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.—

Wyoma CloussIllinois Capitol Kennel Club, Inc.—Ann Cook-

sonIndianapolis Obedience Training Club, Inc.—

Mrs. Marcia S. AdlerIrish Setter Club of America, Inc.—Mrs.

Constance B. VanacoreIrish Terrier Club of America—Peggy E. GillIrish Wolfhound Club of America—Eugenia

HunterJames River Kennel Club, Inc.—Mallory C.

DriskillJapanese Chin Club of America—Vincent

AdamsJefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri—

Cledith WakefieldKalamazoo 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.

SchaeferKomondor Club of America, Inc.—Eric

LiebesLackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Virginia

Van DorenLadies’ Kennel Association of America—

Ruth WinstonLake Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Frank

MajochaLakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club—Sylvia

MeiselsLakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Crecia

C. ClossonLangley Kennel Club—Ms. Dianne E. Franck

Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.—RobertLaBerge

Lehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Richard H.Krasley

Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Sue Goldberg

Lexington Kennel Club Inc—Anne KempLong Island Kennel Club—Mr. William B.

Tabler, Jr.Longshore-Southport Kennel Club, Inc.—

Mrs. Joan L. FisherLos Encinos Kennel Club, Inc.—David M.

PowersLouisville Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Betty F.

WilliamsMagic Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Sandra

B. BarkerManitowoc County Kennel Club, Inc.—

Romana ArnoldMarion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. J. C.

Garvin

Mastiff Club of America, Inc.—Dr. William R.Newman

McKinley Kennel Club—Herman H. TietjenMedina Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Pat DresserMemphis Kennel Club, Inc.—Fr. Bryan P.

TimbyMensona Kennel Club, Inc.—John S. Fitz-

patrick, D.V.M.Michiana Kennel Club—Mrs. Susan JacksonMiddleburg Kennel Club—Dianne RingMiddlesex County Kennel Club—Robert A.

Procter, Jr.Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America—

Giselle SimondsMinneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. John R.

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

NygoodMississippi Valley Kennel Club—Mrs.

Gretchen BernardiMississippi Valley Retriever Club—Robert H.

McKowenMohawk Valley Kennel Club—Mrs. Sandra

HaberMonmouth County Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.

Helmi KonderockMontgomery County Kennel Club—Ms. Ida

E. WeinstockMonticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.—

James M. BurnsMount Vernon Dog Training Club—Mrs.

Ruth W. CrumbMountain States Dog Training Club, Inc.—

John D. LandisMt. 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

BurgosNebraska Kennel Club —Marvin CrawfordNew England Beagle Club, Inc.—Mr. Mario

S. Palumbo

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New England Dog Training Club, Inc.—LizSullivan

New England Old English Sheepdog Club—Mrs. Jane C. Ogg

New Jersey Beagle Club, Inc.—LouisSchmitt

Newnan Kennel Club—Willie CrawfordNewton Kennel Club—Catherine H. MurchNewtown Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Diane F.

TaylorNisqually Kennel Club—R. H. HachtelNorth Dakota Retriever Club, Inc.—Patricia

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

Billie PontonNorwegian Elkhound Association of America,

Inc.—Sherry FalkNorwich and Norfolk Terrier Club—Ms. Mar-

garetta D. WoodObedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.—

Ms. Patricia C. ScullyObedience Training Club of Rhode Island—

James M. AshtonOkaloosa Kennel Club—Mrs. Gayle G. Still-

wellOld Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Vir-

ginia, Inc.—Robert NazakOld English Sheepdog Club of America,

Inc.—Dr. Hugh JordanOnondaga Kennel Association, Inc.—Judy F.

MurrayOtterhound Club of America—Mark J. Haw-

leyOx Ridge Kennel Club—Jack P. De WittOzarks Kennel Club, Inc.—Mark A. Cham-

bersPacific Coast Boston Terrier Club—Mr. Carl

E. GomesPacific Coast Bulldog Club, Inc.—Link New-

combPanhandle Kennel Club of Texas, Inc.—Mrs.

Geraldine M. ShastidPapillon Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Arlene

A. CzechPark Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Mr. Bernard

SchwartzParson Russell Terrier Association of Ameri-

ca—Maria SaccoPembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America,

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

GladstonePenn Treaty Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Jean

AndersonPetit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of Ameri-

ca—Anne Gallant, Ph.D.Pharaoh Hound Club of America—Mr. Gary

A. ReedPioneer Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Mar-

garet VohrPlainfield Kennel Club—John McCullaghPlum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado—

Charles McWilliamsPocatello Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Audrey G.

Shade

Pocono Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.—Michele Ritter

Poodle Club of America, Inc.—Ms. BarbaraGreen

Portland Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—JamesPrimmer

Portland Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Joan Sav-age

Portuguese Water Dog Club of America,Inc.—Karen Arends

Progressive Dog Club—Josephine DeMennaProvidence County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ker-

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

AndersonPutnam Kennel Club, Inc.—Florence R.

LaicherPuyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.—Mrs.

Anne M. RappaportRamapo Kennel Club—Mrs. Rose J. RadelReno Kennel Club—Mr. Steven D. GladstoneRhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.—Gerard

BaudetRhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United

States, Inc.—Mr. George D. SextonRichland Kennel Club, Inc.—Donald B. Har-

risRichmond Dog Fanciers Club, Inc.—Jan M.

RitchieRio Grande Kennel Club—Mr. William H.

GreenRockingham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Jan-

ice S. GardnerRubber City Kennel Club—Marcy L. ZinglerSahuaro State Kennel Club—Dr. Alvin W.

GrossmanSalisbury Maryland Kennel Club—Mrs. Bar-

bara FurbushSaluki Club of America—Joseph P. PendrySammamish Kennel Club—Robert GlosterSamoyed Club of America, Inc.—Mr. John L.

RonaldSan Francisco Dog Training Club, Inc.—

Stanley S. SaltzmanSan Gabriel Valley Kennel Club—Ralph S.

RobertsSandia Dog Obedience Club, Inc.—Mrs.

Dorothy M. McCauleySanta 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.

LibeuSaratoga New York Kennel Club—Jessica

EgglestonSaw Mill River Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Bar-

bara M. DilleSchipperke Club of America, Inc.—Betty J.

PatrickScottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc.—

Sally Poole

Scottish Terrier Club of America—JohnMcNabney

Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.—Nancy Perrell

Seattle Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Lynne M.Myall

Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association ofOrange County—Susan L. Hamil

Shreveport Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Sam F.Burke, Jr.

Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc.—Ms.Donna Beckman

Sioux Empire Kennel Club, Inc.—WilliamBurggraaf

Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc—WilliamJ. Feeney

Skokie Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs.Corinne J. Kehoe

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of Ameri-ca—Cindy Vogels

Somerset Hills Kennel Club—Billie McFad-den

South Hills Kennel Club—Mrs. Kathleen R.Parks

South Jersey Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. LindaB. Willson

South Shore Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda C.Flynn

South Texas Obedience Club, Inc.—Mrs.Gerry Dalakian

South Windsor Kennel Club—Margarette(Peggy) Wampold

Southern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.—Dr.John V. Ioia

Southern Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.—LeeArnold

Spartanburg Kennel Club, Inc.—TrishaWeekley

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

M. DaviesSt. Bernard Club of America, Inc.—Linda

BakerSt. Joseph Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas W.

CarnealSt. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association—

Dr. Gerry MeiselsStaffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America—

Ms. Ann LettisStaffordshire Terrier Club of America—I. L.

Brisbin, Ph.D.Standard Schnauzer Club of America—Kathy

A. DonovanStaten Island Kennel Club, Inc.—Dr. Bernard

E. McGivern, Jr.Steel City Kennel Club, Inc.—Miss Susan M.

NapadySuffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms.

Cheryl KratzSun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno, Inc.—Paul-

let De LongSusque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.—Thomas

D. ParrottiSussex Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Flo-

rence Duggan

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Sussex Spaniel Club of America—Mr. JohnR. Lewis, Jr.

Taconic Hills Kennel Club, Inc.—Linda H.Penney

Tampa Bay Kennel Club—Mary ManningTennessee Valley Kennel Club—Karen Claus-

ingTexas Kennel Club, Inc.—Steve SchmidtTibetan Spaniel Club of America—Mr. Her-

bert H. RosenTibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Ms.

Carole A. MillerTidewater Kennel Club of Virginia, Inc.—

Jane BrumleyTonawanda Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—

William HosslerTown and Country Kennel Club, Inc.—Toni

DoakeTrap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.—Laura WellsTri-City Kennel Club, Inc.—Bruce A. KorsonTroy Kennel Club, Inc.—John J. Cadalso, Jr.Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.—James S. CorbettTucson Kennel Club—Pat JacobsTwin Brooks Kennel Club, Inc.—Joan Con-

fortUnited States Australian Shepherd Associa-

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

Mr. Carl C. Ashby, IIIUnited States Lakeland Terrier Club—Alfred

J. FerruggiaroUpper Potomac Valley Kennel Club—J. M.

HadererUpper Snake River Valley Dog Training Club,

Inc.—Joan E. McFaddenUpper Suncoast Dog Training Club—William

H. BlairVacationland Dog Club, Inc.—Iris K. FrankelValley Forge Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Carol

FisherVancouver Kennel Club—Robert F. DambergVentura County Dog Fanciers Association—

Mr. William F. DumasVizsla Club of America, Inc.—Ms. Lynn

WorthWachusett Kennel Club, Inc.—Suzanne GrayWalla Walla Kennel Club—Mr. Rod StrandWallkill Kennel Club, Inc.—Cecil MannWampanoag Kennel Club, Inc.—Ms. Naida

L. ParkerWaterloo Kennel Club, Inc.—Mrs. Anita A.

LustenbergerWaukesha Kennel Club, Inc.—Nancy C. Rus-

sellWelsh Springer Spaniel Club of America,

Inc.—Donald OngWelsh Terrier Club of America, Inc.—Peter

J. SeeWest Highland White Terrier Club of Ameri-

ca—Carolyn M. GardnerWestbury Kennel Association, Inc.—Carmen

ArmstrongWestminster Kennel Club—William F. StifelWhidbey Island Kennel Club Inc—Clare L.

Lincoln

Wilmington Kennel Club, Inc.—CandaceMogavero

Windham County Kennel Club, Inc.—Freder-ick R. Vogel

Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Associa-tion—Mrs. Karen Mays

Woodstock Dog Club, Inc.—Mrs. Jan Mar-shall

Yakima Valley Kennel Club, Inc.—RichardLewis

Dennis B. Sprung, President in theChair.

Mr. Sprung: Good morning. Themeeting will come to order. If there isany Delegate present who has notsigned the attendance record, pleasebe sure to do so before leaving, as thisis the official record of attendance.

If a Delegate makes an amendmentto Bylaws or Rules to be voted upon,please provide a written copy to theExecutive Secretary. It is most impor-tant that the Chair has the specificwords, as this will greatly enhance ourability to project the precise words tobe considered on the screens.

The Chair would like to introducethe persons seated with me on thedais. On my immediate left is Chair-man Ronald Menaker, to his left is theVice Chairman David Merriam. Onmy right is Doris Abbate, ProfessionalRegistered Parliamentarian. To herright is Jim Crowley, Executive Secre-tary; and to Jim’s right is Sherri Flagg,the Court Reporter.

Today is the annual election ofDirectors. To best use our time and tokeep our luncheon commitment, wewill start with the candidate speeches.The Executive Secretary will nowreport on the Nominating Committeeand the report on additional nomina-tions.

Mr. Crowley: Pursuant to ArticleVIII of the Bylaws of the AmericanKennel Club, the Nominating Com-mittee are as follows: Judy A. Hart,Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club ofAmerica; Marjorie MacNally Hanson,Bedington Terrier America Club ofAmerica; Karen Spey, AmericanPointer Club; Melanie S. Steele Grey-hound Club of America; and CarolWilliamson, Houston Kennel Club.

Appointed by the Board of Direc-tors on August 8, 2005, has nominat-ed the following Delegates as candi-

dates for such vacancies on the Boardof Directors as are to be filled at thenext annual meeting of the Club onMarch 14, 2006. There are threevacancies to be filled today for theclass of 2010:

Carl C. Ashby, III, representing theUnited States Kerry Blue TerrierClub.

David Keene, representing theGreater Collin Kennel Club.

Dr. William R. Newman represent-ing the Mastiff Club of America.

Pursuant to Article VIII of theBylaws of the American Kennel Club,the following Delegates have beenendorsed in writing by the requirednumber of Delegates and candidatesfor vacancy on the Board of Directorsto be filled at the next annual meetingof the Club on March 14, 2006, inaddition to those nominated by theNominating Committee.

For the class of 2010:Kenneth A. Marden representing

the German Shorthaired PointersClub of America.

Dr. Gerry Meisels representing theSt. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Associa-tion.

Nina Schaefer representing theBack Mountain Kennel Club.

Mr. Sprung: The Bylaws providethat no nominations may be madefrom the floor. Therefore, nomina-tions closed on January the 31st, 2006.

In accordance with the DelegateStanding Rule, each candidate isallowed three minutes to addressthe Delegate body. Ron Rella willindicate to the candidates when thethree minutes have expired. Candi-dates wil l speak in alphabeticalorder and no questions from thefloor will be entertained.

The Chair will now introduce thecandidates for the Class of 2010 inalphabetical order. The first candidateis Carl C. Ashby, III, representing theUnited States Kerry Blue TerrierClub.

Mr. Ashby: Good morning. Todaysix Delegates seek to represent you onthe Board. All of us are passionateabout our Sport, about our dogs andabout the American Kennel Club.What makes us different is what webelieve. And why is that important?Because our belief will shape ourleadership and our decisions.

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So what does Carl Ashby believe?What will guide his leadership and hisdecisions? I believe the AmericanKennel Club exists of purebred dogsand those who cherish the uncondi-tional love and companionship thatthey provide. I believe the AmericanKennel Club must be financiallystrong if it is to be an effective organi-zation and advocate.

I believe that when people think ofpurebred dogs, they must immediate-ly think of the American KennelClub. I believe the American KennelClub must be an inclusive organiza-tion, one that values all people whoshare a passion for purebred dogs. Ibelieve the American Kennel Clubshould make a difference in whateverit does, whether it’s in legislation,canine health, growing our Sport,strengthening our clubs, disaster reliefor seeking ways to better serve dogsand their owners.

Most importantly, I believe theAmerican Kennel Club should beflexible in an ever-changing world.We must adopt initiatives andembrace changes that will strengthenour historic role and assure our future.But we cannot do this at all cost. If wedon’t know what we stand for, we willnever know where we are going.

We must know what our values areand how our values impact the Amer-ican Kennel Club and its actions.Without values, we are rudderless.The American Kennel Club mustembrace a process to determine ourvalues and develop a shared vision ofour future. Sadly, the strategic planhas failed to bring us together and inthis respect, the process has failed.

I will work collaboratively to closethis gap seeking a day when you andyour club will not only understand thedirection of American Kennel Clubbut embrace it. I will never forget thisday, the day I stood before you andasked for your trust and your vote andthe accountability that brings.

I pledge to never compromise mycommitment to our Sport, to seekyour thoughts on the issues that weface, to respect this important rolethat you play in the success of theAmerican Kennel Club, and to makesure to leave our club better tomor-row than it is today.

I’d like to thank the NominatingCommittee for asking me to run and

your willingness to consider me.Together we can make the mantra ofthe American Kennel Club to be “notjust champion dogs but the dog’schampions” not just a slogan but areality. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Carl.The second candidate is David

Keene representing the Greater CollinKennel Club.

Mr. Keene: Good morning. First, letme say sincerely that I’m honored tohave been nominated for the Board ofDirectors. On the way out here fromDallas, I was reflecting on these pastmonths, and I remembered some-thing my wife told me. And those ofyou that know her, you can tell her Ifollowed her advice for once.

She told me back when this processfirst started, she said: “Don’t lose sightof who you are and don’t lose sight ofwhat you believe.” So this morning Iwill just simply tell you who I am andwhat I believe.

I have bred and exhibited dogs formany, many years and I’ve put titleson both ends of my dogs. I’ve workedagility, I’ve run agility; I’ve worked inthe field, I’ve run in the field; and I’veworked in obedience. I believe in theAmerican Kennel Club, and I believeit’s the finest organization of its kindin the world.

I believe it’s made up of some ofthe most dedicated and knowledge-able people in the Sport of purebreddogs, and I’m proud to be a part ofthis Delegate body. I believe we allshare the same hopes and samedreams for this club and for thisSport, and I believe that we’re allcaretakers of this club in the time thatwe are here. And I believe it is ourduty to leave things better than wefound them when it’s our time tohand this over to the next generation.

I believe that the AKC is a nationalclub with international reach. I under-stand that an outdoor show in Con-necticut has a different set of issuesthan an indoor show in Houston,which has a different set of issuesfrom a show in Boise or Orlando orAtlanta. And I envision an AKC thatrecognizes those differences.

One of the advantages of living inDallas, Texas, is that from where Istand, I can see both Coasts. I believe

we must be ready in all respects to actwhen disaster strikes in any part ofthis country to get our dogs out ofharm’s way.

I believe we must be involved inthe legislative process in the four cor-ners of this land, and we must estab-lish a network so that we stay on theforefront of proposed laws, bans andtrends; and we must work every dayto make sure that the AKC is a house-hold word and that our message issincere and honest.

I grew up in a time and place wherea man’s word is his bond. When yougo back to cast your ballots in a fewminutes, I ask for your vote. In returnfor that vote, I will work hard everyday for the good of the Sport, theAKC and this Delegate body and forthe good of that twelve-year-old Bas-set Hound who will meet me at theback door when I get home tonight.And she’ll be glad to see me and shewill trust that I have done all I can doto keep her and the millions like hersafe and safe from harm, and she willunderstand and she will trust that Ihave done my best.

I will perform the job of directorwith honesty, accountability and withan open mind. And for that, I giveyou my word. Thank you and Iappreciate your support and I appre-ciate your vote.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, David.The third candidate is Kenneth A.

Marden representing the GermanShorthaired Pointer Club of America.

Mr. Marden: It was General Pattonwho once declared: “War: God, how Ilove it.” Well, that might be fine, youknow, for the military man, but it cer-tainly shouldn’t apply to our Sport ofpurebred dogs or the American Ken-nel Club. As we sit here today, someof us are very concerned about dis-sension within our club, we’re worriedabout our loss of field trial grounds,we’re looking at our loss of show sites,political problems, what my dog’sgoing to do next week in the eventI’m competing in.

That’s all fine. But what we shouldbe worrying about is the fact that weare at war, and we don’t love it. Themost important threat to the Ameri-can Kennel Club and to us and to ourSport is the campaign being waged

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every day by the animal rights mani-acs and fanatics of this world. Neverin our history have we seen so manybreed-specific and anti-dog legislationall across this country, and some ofthem are even being enacted.

If you think that they’re goingaway, forget it. These are well-fundedgroups like the Humane Society of theUnited States, the Doris Day AnimalLeague, PETA. If you don’t think thatthey’re after us, you must have beenliving on Mars. They are the enemy.

These are the people who hate yourguts because you breed and ownpurebred dogs. You’re in for the fightof your life. You’re in danger of losingif we can’t all work together. And theAKC Legislation Department can justdo so much. What we need is youpeople out there on the local level,your clubs out there on the local levelto attend every hearing and avoid ouropposition. If we don’t get out thereand if your club members that yourepresent don’t go out there, we’regoing to lose this war.

The other war that we have is fromcompeting registries, and we have tostop the bleeding. We’ve got to reachthat first-time puppy buyer who neverplans to breed or never plans to showhis dog, that registering with theAmerican Kennel Club will provideyou with ways to have more fun withyour dogs. Our staff is implementingthe strategic plan and they are testingseveral things to reach this audience.

Income is what supports us and ithas to be there or we’ll have a prob-lem. Today I need your vote. Tomor-row and tomorrow and tomorrow weneed your work so we can get startedwinning both of these wars.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Ken.The fourth candidate is Dr. Gerry

G. Meisels representing the St. Peters-burg Dog Fanciers Association.

Dr. Meisels: Good morning every-body. I will follow the lead of a coupleof the previous candidates and tellyou first who I am; second, how Ioperate; and third, what I stand for.

First of all, my family have owned,bred and shown Westies since 1959.We have owned and handled 60 West-ies to the championships and havehad a few in the top ten in the breed.We’ve also worked some in obedience

trials and Earthdog trials. I’ve been anactive member of all breed clubs inTexas, Nebraska and Florida since1967, and I’ve served as President,Show Chairman and Secretary. I’vebeen a life member of our parentclub, and I’ve been founding presi-dent of two local specialty clubs. Ijudge all Terriers.

Second, I’m a little bit like ourWesties are: game, hardy and pos-sessed with no small amount of self-esteem. I speak my mind, but I’m alsoa team player. I have a strong com-mitment to consensus building. Myprofessional background as the Uni-versity Dean Provost has made meaction-oriented and insistent on exam-ining options and projecting their con-sequences before making a decision.Even my enemies will say about methat you may not like what Gerry’sthinking, but you will always knowwhat it is. I’m direct and straight for-ward.

Third, I stand for integrity, I standfor honesty, directness, communica-tion and the partnership approachwhenever possible. These all shapemy approach as a potential boardmember if you elect me. Above all, Ibelieve the Delegates, exhibitors, clubmembers, staff, breeders in the fancyare family, and we must learn to worktogether as a family instead of sepa-rate units. We need to talk things outusing an open approach and buildsupport for decisions before they aremade.

The Board has done some verygood things but needs to now focuson long-range issues. And the veryfirst one is to develop a shared vision,what others have already mentioned.The shared vision has to go beyondthe mission statement and give us ablueprint of where we want to be 10,15 years from now. The lack of such abroadly understood and shared visionleads to a lot of the problems we’vebeen having over the last few years.We are not just exhibitors, we are notsimply breed exhibitors. Some believeAKC is for elite exhibitors, others forthe breeder-exhibitor, or for all pure-bred dogs, or all dogs, or that it is aregistry with other peripheral func-tions. We need to come to some clo-sure as to what we really are beforewe can work together for the future.Without a common vision, we have

no foundation and no guiding princi-ples. If you elect me, I will bring tothe Board my passion, my energy, mycommitment to the AKC and theSport, my insights, my ability to con-sider new ideas, a long-range viewand the dedication to AKC.

I will close by asking for your votewith one quote, because I think it’ssomething we should be doing in thefuture. We do not have problems inAKC; we have opportunities. And I’llquote from the former president of3M Companies: “The future belongsto those who see opportunity, whereothers see only problems.”

Mr. Sprung: Thank you Gerry. Thefifth candidate is Dr. William R. New-man representing the Mastiff Club ofAmerica.

Dr. Newman: My name is Bill New-man. I am the Delegate from the Mas-tiff Club of America and I’m Chair-man of the Delegates Subcommittee.It’s an honor to be chosen by theNominating Committee for the classof 2010.

I’m sure you’ll agree with me thatthose best qualified to serve on AKC’sBoard must combine the history ofachievement with a vision for thefuture. I stand before you as anaccomplished Mastiff breeder andexhibitor over 40 years. I’ve beenactive in my club and have served inevery capacity from the president tothe current judges education director.Many of you have been in my classes.

I’ve been a Delegate for 13 years,the only office in the Mastiff Club thatis not term-limited. On behalf of myclub, I have worked with the Delegatebody to lower the obedience jumpheights and formed a preferred agilityclass so that the big boys could playwithout being injured.

I’ve also served for a decade on theDelegates Health Committee, the lastthree, as its Chairman. This commit-tee has made great strides in bringingto fruition many important projects toadvance the cause of canine healthand reported them to this body.

As a millennium founder and eight-year Board member of Canine HealthFoundation, I was Vice Chairman ofGrants and Chairman of Bylaws,working closely to advance the healthof our dogs and to foster a closer rela-

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tionship between the Foundation andthe AKC Board, which is our greatestbenefactor.

I come to you with eight years ofpractical hands-on experience asMayor of my community. I learnedthat in the political arena, in order tobe effective and accomplish yourgoals, you must sit at the table withthose with whom you may disagree. Ialso learned how to work with a dif-fuse group of people with differentobjectives and goals in order toachieve what you want.

In addition, as a director of radiolo-gy for over 30 years, I’ve been amember of many boards and execu-tive committees, scholarship fundcommittees, human resources com-mittees, and the president of many,many societies. As director, I’vepledged to do my best to assure thatAKC remains fiscally sound, serves itsconstituents and customers promptlyand courteously and maintains com-munication.

Communication, public perceptionand being the place to turn to withany questions relating to dogs are vitalto the future of the AKC. Responsibledog ownership, sound breeding prac-tices and positive public relations arethe key to our future.

My aspiration is to build on theachievements of the past in the areasof legislation, public awareness, fiscalresponsibility, canine health, in orderto meet the challenges that lie ahead.I believe my experience in all thesematters qualifies me to serve on theBoard, and I’d be honored to haveyour vote. Thank you very much.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Bill.The sixth candidate is Nina Schae-

fer representing the Back MountainKennel Club.

Mrs. Schaefer: A lot of you knowthat I’ve just come from marrying offmy 44-year-old son for the first time,and I hope you’re going to ask to seesome pictures. But now I want to talkto you about a much bigger challengeand a bigger picture for all of us.

Today I’m seeking your support toserve another term on the AKCBoard of Directors because my lead-ership skills are, in three areas, vital toour future as dog fanciers: navigation,negotiation and communication. We

face major challenges on many fronts,including breed-specific and anti-breeding legislation, animal rightsextremists, competing alternate reg-istries, and the growth in governanceof our own American Kennel Club.

I’ve been an active and successfulnavigator, negotiator and communica-tor in these and other arenas for along, long time; as breeder, exhibitor,steward, officeholder and AKC judge.

As president of the PennsylvaniaFederation of Dog clubs, I helped toget a law passed that prohibits breed-specific legislation, a breakthroughthat we need to copy in the countryand in the world.

As a Delegate for 13 years and as anAmerican Kennel Club Board mem-ber, I’ve pushed for more support forour clubs, particularly in their effortsregarding rescue dogs. Breed club res-cue programs are critical, especially toprotect the reputations of some of ourmost cherished and criticized breeds.

In my experience, our AmericanKennel Club is most successful whenwe tackle our challenges not just fromthe top branches of Board and staffbut from the grassroots of the dogfancy.

The long-term viability of theAmerican Kennel Club depends uponthe replenishment of its volunteerbase. Unfortunately we’ve seen manyof our clubs losing members, momen-tum and financial strength. As yourBoard member, I pledge to work andrebuild in all these areas, using myexperience as an officer of three breedand four all-breed clubs, as a formerChair of the Delegates Bylaws Com-mittee, and as a controller and com-puter systems administrator in mybusiness career.

Having served on boards of variousnonprofits, I’m keenly aware that vol-unteers like you deserve tremendouscredit for sustaining the AKC’s valueand reputation. That’s why an impor-tant part of my leadership platformcontinues to be the development ofmore open dialogue. Your voices mustbe heard.

We need your dedication, participa-tion and energy to fulfill our mission.If you reelect me to the Board today, Iwill continue to serve as a navigator,negotiator and communicator onbehalf of you, your club and yourdogs. Our love is with our dogs but

our strength is in you, our people, andI ask for your vote.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Nina.Delegates are reminded that elec-

tions are held in accordance withRoberts Rules of Order, whichrequires a majority vote to elect.There are three vacancies to be elect-ed today. When more than three can-didates receive a majority vote, thethree receiving the highest number ofvotes are elected. When less thanthree candidates receive a majorityvote, the candidates receiving amajority vote are elected and all othercandidates remain on the ballot forthe necessary repeat balloting. Votefor no more than three. Only onevote per candidate will be counted. Atotally blank ballot is not countedtowards the majority. A ballot withmore than three votes is invalid, butdoes count towards the majority. Inorder to facilitate the tabulation ofballots, we ask that you fold your bal-lot in half. After results of each ballotare reported, the Chair will giveample time and opportunity to anycandidate who wishes to withdraw. Arepresentative of Ernst & Young, ouraccounting firm, will oversee thetellers who will conduct the electionand count the ballots. All candidateshave been given the opportunity toobserve the election procedures. Afterit appears that everyone who is pre-sent has voted, the Chair will inquireas to whether everyone who wishes tovote has done so, and the polls willthen be declared closed. A secondballot, if necessary, will be cast justbefore we proceed to lunch. Delegatesare reminded that there are eightpolling stations in the back of theroom. Please line up by your lastname and give your last name andyour club name to the Teller. The staffwill now distribute the ballots and thepolls are open.

(Voting)

Mr. Sprung: Delegates please takeyour seats. Is there anyone who wish-es to vote who has not done so?

Hearing none, the Chair declaresthat the polls are closed.

New Delegates have been requestedto submit individual photographs forpublication in the AKC Gazette. Any

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Delegate who has not submitted aphotograph and wishes to do so,please see the photographer during arecess or following adjournment.

It is the Chair’s sad duty to reportthe passing of three Delegates: RobertKelly, Delegate for the Land O’ LakesKennel Club since December 1986and an AKC Board member from1999 to 2003, died on February the6th. Helen Munday, Delegate for thePort Chester Obedience TrainingClub since March 1990, died on Feb-ruary the 11th. Thaddeus Makowski,Delegate from the Colorado KennelClub since April 2002, died on Marchthe 3rd.

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the names of Dele-gates who have been seated since ourlast meeting:

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

Charles Arnold, Oakland Park,Florida, to represent Fort LauderdaleDog Club

Ann Cookson, Springfield, Illinois,to represent Illinois Capitol KennelClub

Nancy M. Dandrea, Bonita, Califor-nia, to represent Silver Bay KennelClub of San Diego

Dr. Suzanne Hampton, Ringwood,New Jersey, to represent Kennel Clubof Northern New Jersey

David A. Helming, Flemington,New Jersey, to represent HutchinsonKennel Club

Kenneth W. Mader, South Windsor,Connecticut, to represent AmericanSealyham Terrier Club

Peter J. See, Somis, California, torepresent Welsh Terrier Club ofAmerica

Gloria H. Shaver, Fisherville, Vir-ginia, to represent Skyline KennelClub

Barbara Shaw, Denison, Texas, torepresent American Spaniel Club

Jane V. (Candye) Slay, Cary, NorthCarolina, to represent Greater St.Louis Training Club

Trisha Weekley, Tryon, North Car-olina, to represent Spartanburg Ken-nel Club

The following Delegates, whowere attending their first meetingsince approval, were introducedfrom the floor:

Charles Arnold, Oakland Park,Florida, to represent Fort LauderdaleDog Club

Ann Cookson, Springfieldto repre-sent Mahoning-Shenango KennelClub

Dr. Suzanne Hampton, Ringwood,New Jersey, to represent Kennel Clubof Northern New Jersey

David A. Helming, Flemington,New Jersey, to represent HutchinsonKennel Club

Ann Lettis, to represent Stafford-shire Bull Terrier Club of America

Kenneth W. Mader, South Windsor,Connecticut, to represent AmericanSealyham Terrier Club

Peter J. See, Somis, California, torepresent Welsh Terrier Club ofAmerica

Barbara Shaw, Denison, Texas, torepresent American Spaniel Club

Jane V. (Candye) Slay, Cary, NorthCarolina, to represent Greater St.Louis Training Club

Marlene Steinberg, to representGreater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers

Trisha Weekley, Tryon, North Car-olina, to represent Spartanburg Ken-nel Club

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, and a sin-cere welcome to our new Delegates.

The minutes of the January 17, 2006meeting were published in the Febru-ary 2006 AKC Gazette and copies weremailed to all Delegates. If there are nocorrections, the minutes will standapproved as published. Hearing none,the minutes stand approved.

The Chair calls on Ron Menakerfor the Chairman’s report.

Mr. Menaker: Good morning. Iwould like to give you a brief updateon PAWS this morning. I am pleasedto report that Senator Rick Santorumthis past weekend provided us with anadvanced copy of his “DiscussionDraft” of an amended version of thePAWS bill.

This Discussion Draft will be postedon the Senator’s website this week.

The draft clarifies several originalprovisions of the bill and includessome new provisions which resultedfrom discussion at the November2005 hearing.

In general, the highlights of the Dis-cussion Draft of the revised billinclude:

* All references to hunting, securityand breeding dogs are eliminatedfrom the dealer definition in bothPAWS and the existing Animal Wel-fare Act.

* There is an exclusive exemptionfor animal shelters, rescue organiza-tions and other persons who do notoperate for profit and do not importdogs and cats for resale.

* There’s a new provision thatwould exempt retailers who areinspected by a not-for-profit organiza-tion, such as the AKC, which isapproved by the Secretary of Agricul-ture.

* And, finally, the USDA would berequired to regulate the importationof dogs and cats for resale, includingrequiring that dogs and cats importedfor resale be at least six months of ageand comply with health and vaccina-tion requirements.

Let me emphasize: This is for dogsand cats imported for resale only.

Copies of the Discussion Draft arebeing printed and will be available atthe end of this meeting.

The next step in the legislativeprocess is that the Discussion Draftwill be introduced as a new bill or willbe offered as an amendment to thecurrent bill. In either case, it is theintention of Senator Santorum thatPAWS will reflect the provisions con-tained in this Discussion Draft.

I believe we have achieved a resultin this draft that fully justifies ourinvolvement in this process. This billis good for dogs and coincidentally,good for the AKC, the fancy and theSport of purebred dogs. I hope you’llall take the opportunity to read thebill which you’ll receive on the wayout, and we welcome your input.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you Ron. TheChair calls on Jim Stevens, ChiefFinancial Officer for the annual finan-cial report.

Mr. Stevens: Good morning. Eachof you should have previouslyreceived a copy of our 2005 auditedfinancial statements. As many of youmay recall, consistent with prioryears, our annual audited financialsconsolidate the results of AKC andAKC companion Animal RecoveryCorporation, commonly referred to asCAR.

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Generally accepted accountingprinciples require this treatment. Assuch, the numbers that we’ll reviewwith you today reflect the combinedresults of AKC and CAR.

Many of you have heard me men-tion during last year’s Delegate meet-ings what a tough act we had to followin terms of 2004’s record financialperformance. Quite frankly, we nevercould have imagined that this timelast year, that 2005 would have endedup the way it did. The combined netincome of AKC and CAR for 2005was $11.5 million, and that was thesecond highest P&L in our history.

I’m sure you can appreciate theseresults didn’t come about by chance.It was the result of a concerted effortby management to enhance our rev-enues and also control our costs. Youmight wonder: How much attentiondo we really pay to watching ourcosts?

And as an example, I think youmay find it somewhat amusing whenpeople see either Dennis or me walk-ing around the New York office turn-ing out lights in conference roomsthat are no longer being used. Quitefrankly, it’s become a force of habit.We just do it; what can I say?

Our strong results for the past twoyears have resulted in positioning theorganization with a very solid balancesheet. In fact, from a balance sheetperspective, we’re now in thestrongest financial position in the his-tory of the organization. We should allfeel very good about this.

2005’s total revenues of $72.7 mil-lion were 1 percent above the prioryear. It’s interesting to note that totalrevenues increased despite the factthat registration fees decreased by 3-1/2 percent from the prior year.

A closer look at the details of 2005’sregistration revenues compared to2004 reveals slightly lower registra-tion revenues in almost every singlecategory. As a result, the total of $35.5million in registration revenues for2005 was unfortunately below theprevious year, as we’ve previouslynoted.

In reviewing other revenues, feesand pedigrees of $8.4 million were 7percent higher than 2004. Publicationrevenues of $3.6 million were 13-1/2percent higher than the previous year.This was due to increased advertisingin our magazines.

Lastly, interest and dividendincome of almost $750,000 was over ahalf million dollars higher than theprior year, due to the distribution ofrealized profits generated from one ofour investment funds.

If we now shift our focus to expens-es, 2005’s total expenses were $65.2million. This represented less than a 2percent increase from 2004. Ourlargest expense category, payroll andbenefits, which totaled $30.3 million,increased by only 1 percent from theprevious year. Some other expenseswhich increased in 2005 were travelcosts and higher depreciation relatedto new computer hardware. Offsettingthese were reductions in numerousother expense areas.

I’d also like to mention that ourpension plan is in excellent financialshape. Unlike other companies todaywhose plans are significantly underfunded, ours enjoys a healthy surplusas of the end of last year. Frankly, thisseems to be the exception rather thanthe rule these days.

If we take a look at our 2005 audit-ed balance sheet, it’s clear that ourposition has strengthened consider-ably in 2005. Total assets increased byover $10 million from 2004, whiletotal liabilities decreased by over900,000. And that was certainly agood thing.

As a result, our total net assetsincreased by over $11.5 million to $77million as of the end of 2005. You cansee very clearly here how our netassets, which are analogous to share-holders’ equity in a public company,have risen steadily over the past fiveyears. This amount has increased 65percent from 2001 to 2005 and,reached an all-time high of $77 mil-lion at the end of last year.

Then take a look at the compositionof our balance sheet today comparedto five years ago, you may find thisvery interesting. Back in 2001, only 25percent of our assets were comprisedof cash, investments and receivables.These assets we typically refer to asliquid assets. The remaining 75 per-cent of the balance sheet back thenconsisted of illiquid assets such asproperty and equipment and variousprepaid expenses.

We’ve certainly made great stridessince that time. As of the end of 2005,investments, cash and receivables

now comprise 60 percent of our totalassets. This transition has beenextremely beneficial. In particular,having the luxury of a large invest-ment portfolio affords us the opportu-nity for this valuable asset to make ameaningful contribution to our bot-tom line.

Due to improved stock market con-ditions and having successfully con-structed a more sophisticated anddiversified investment portfolio, we’verebounded from investment losses weexperienced back in 2001 and 2002.The red bars on this graph reflectthese losses, while the gains are illus-trated in black.

The last three years have been out-standing in terms of our investmentportfolio, as you can clearly see here.During this three-year period, ourinvestments have generated totalincome of $11 million for AKC andCAR combined. I’m sure you’ll agreethat this is a very significant contribu-tion and has been very beneficial toour financial situation.

If we then take a look at how ourinvestments performed in 2005, here’sa comparison of the return on AKC’sinvestments compared to the majorstock market indices. Our annualreturn of almost 8 percent far exceed-ed the major benchmarks, which weresomewhat anemic in 2005. Our returnis reflected on the left in green. It sur-passed the S&P’s return of 3 percent,4.3 percent for the Russell 1000, aminimal return for in 2005, NAS-DAQ and Dow Jones actually suffereda small loss.

The performance of our invest-ments continues to boost our positivefinancial results.

Article VII of the AKC’s Bylawsrequires that reimbursed expensesincurred by Board members in con-ducting AKC business are to bereported to the Delegates. According-ly, during 2005, directors who attend-ed Board and Committee meetings orfunctions in support of AKC businesswere reimbursed $291,032 for traveland related costs.

Copies of the 2005 annual reportwill be mailed to Delegates not inattendance today, as well as secre-taries of member clubs. We trust youwill find this information will give youa more complete understanding of theClub’s operations.

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As always, if you have any financialquestions, please feel free to directthose to me. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Jim.Next is the President’s report. The paramount benefit for member

clubs is the role of their Delegate.This benefit includes voting on rulesand affecting the governance of AKCthrough electing a Board of Directorswhich then establishes policy for thestaff to implement.

Beyond the obvious, there aremany other new services that AKCoffers to all clubs that enrich thisexperience.

Recently, through our Club Com-munications Department, welaunched the AKC syndicated columnon our website. This program offerseditorial content, not only to themedia, but to club newsletter editorsand web masters.

Clubs can gain access to the “AskAKC” syndicated column, and also toinformative editorial articles, AKCnews, book reviews and photos, all ofwhich to publish in your newslettersor on your club’s websites for free.

In addition, we have recently creat-ed a 20-minute PowerPoint presenta-tion entitled “An Overview of AKC”available for your club’s use toenhance their meeting presentations,membership drives, or at booth dis-plays.

The AKC archive, previously avail-able only to parent clubs, will now beaccepting historic one-of-a-kind docu-ments and materials for preservationfrom all member clubs. This bringsthe total number of clubs from 150 tomore than 580 that can utilize theAKC archive. In addition, we are cur-rently recruiting for a professionalarchivist to manage this project.

In this age of growing anti-dog lawsand breed-specific legislation, clubscan now take advantage of our caninelegislation department’s new onlineadvocacy website to access legislativeupdates, send letters to elected offi-cials and keep up to date on relatedmatters.

These are just a few of the newopportunities and resources availableto clubs. And, as always, we continueto offer enhancements to existing pro-grams as well as other valuableresources for your clubs such as:

•An expanded AKC booth schedule— the booth attended more than 100AKC events in 2005.

•Parent clubs are invited to sendClub newsletters and publications tothe AKC library where they become apermanent, cataloged part of theresearch library. To date, 85 percentof parent clubs have taken advantageof this service. This program is inaddition to the AKC archive. Basedon the success of the parent club pro-gram, we are now announcing itsexpansion to all member clubs.

•Assisting your club members toprepare for media appearances andinterviews by receiving spokespersontraining from the AKC Communica-tions Department and providing geo-graphic media lists to help you publi-cize your club’s events.

•Hosting the parent club specialtyshow site locator on our website toenable clubs to find suitable nationalspecialty show sites.

•Use of the quick poll, located onthe home page of AKC.org, whereyour club can submit questions andcollect data on issues important tothem.

•Expanded offerings in the AKCresponsible dog ownership day kitssent free to all participating clubs.

As AKC continues to grow both interms of member clubs and Club ser-vices, our staff invites you to takeadvantage of all of these complemen-tary resources.

Lastly, to foster better communica-tions, I have added a toll free numberin my office. This is for your exclusiveuse as Delegates. The number is locat-ed in the agenda packets placed onyour Chairs. I invite you to call me atyour convenience.

The Chair now calls on the Chair ofthe Tellers Committee, Elaine Allen,of Ernst & Young to read the results ofthe balloting for the class of 2010.

Ms. Allen: Good morning, all. Thetotal number of ballots cast was 364;therefore, the majority to elect wouldbe 183 ballots. The result of the bal-lots are as follows:

Carl Ashby, 106David Keene, 176Kenneth Marden, 142Dr. Gerry Meisels, 91Dr. William Newman, 208

and Nina Schaefer 222 votes

Mr. Sprung: Thank you, Elaine.The Chair declares that Dr. WilliamR. Newman and Nina Schaefer havebeen duly elected as members of theclass of 2010. There is still one vacan-cy for the class of 2010, so we willproceed with another ballot. If thereare any withdrawals, now would bethe appropriate time to indicate this.

There is only one vacancy left inthis class. Vote for no more than one.You may vote for Carl C. Ashby, III,David Keene, Kenneth A. Marden orDr. Gerry G. Meisels. Do not vote forDr. William R. Newman or NinaSchaefer, as they are already elected.

Will the Tellers please go to thepolling station. The staff will now dis-tribute the ballots. After the ballot iscast, we will proceed to lunch. Pleasetake the escalator down to the TimesSquare ballroom on the lobby level.

Is there any Delegate wishing tovote who has not done so? The Chairdeclares that the polls are closed.

(Voting then Luncheon Recess)

Mr. Sprung: The meeting will cometo order. The Chair calls on ElaineAllen for the tellers report.

Ms. Allen: Good afternoon. Therewere 365 ballots cast, therefore themajority to elect would be 183. Andthe results of the ballots are as follows:

Carl Ashby, III, 51David Keene, 169Kenneth Marden, 107and Dr. Gerry Meisels, 35 votes.

Mr. Sprung: The Chair declaresthat no candidate has been elected onthe second ballot. Therefore we willhave a third ballot. There is still onevacancy for the class of 2010. We willproceed with another ballot. If thereare any withdrawals, now would bethe appropriate time to indicate this.

Dr. Meisels: I would like to with-draw.

Mr. Sprung: Dr. Meisels has indicat-ed that he withdraws his name. Thereis only one vacancy left for the classof 2010. Vote for no more than one.

You may vote for Carl C. Ashby,III, David Keene or Kenneth A. Mar-

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den. Do not vote for Dr. Gerry Meisels,Dr. William Newman or Nina Schaefer.The staff will now pass out the ballots.

(Voting)

Mr. Sprung: Delegates, please takeyour seats. Is there any Delegate wish-ing to vote who has not done so? Hear-ing none, the polls will be closed.

Before proceeding to voting on theproposed amendment, let’s review theprocess to help all Delegates considerthe amendment. AKC staff will projectthe proposed amendment that Dele-gates are asked to consider on thescreens. The proposed amendment willbe typed and shown on the screens. Ifan amendment is adopted, the screenswill reflect the proposal as amended.

If an amendment is not adopted, thescreens will project the originally pro-posed amendment. Delegates continuethe consideration of the proposedamendment as amended or notamended. The Chair intends to take astanding vote as a two-thirds vote isrequired to adopt a Bylaw amendment.If necessary, the Chair will also take anadditional counted vote.

Today’s vote is on the proposedamendment to Article II: Seal, of theAKC’s Charter and Bylaws. The pro-posed amendment was requested bythe Board of Directors based uponDelegate input. This amendmentwould help to differentiate AKC fromother registries by emphasizing its age,thus featuring its longevity and tradi-tion. This change will be phased in sothat AKC, clubs, superintendents andothers will be permitted to use existingstocks of material with the currentlogo.

The proposal was read to you at theJanuary 2006 meeting. It has beenpublished in two issues of the AKCGazette and appears on the blue worksheet in front of you. The Board rec-ommends its approval. A two-thirdsaffirmative vote is required for adop-tion.

Is there any discussion?

The Chair recognized Maureen Set-ter, Delegate for the Cleveland All-Breed Training Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

Good Morning. I just have a quickquestion. Every time I’ve seen picturesof the seal, you also have the big words

“American Kennel Club” underneathit. Is that part of it now, or is it just thecircular seal?

Mr. Sprung: Just the circular seal.

Ms. Setter: Okay, thank you.

Mr. Sprung: The question is on Arti-cle II: Seal of AKC’s Charter andBylaws. Those in favor, please stand.Thank you.

Those opposed, please stand. Thankyou.

There are two thirds in the affirma-tive and the amendment is adopted.

The Chair calls on the ExecutiveSecretary to read the proposed amend-ment to Article VI: Delegates, fromAKC’s Charter and Bylaws.

Mr. Crowley: The proposed amend-ment is to Article VI, Section 5 ofAKC’s Charter and Bylaws. Theamendment would add a revision thatcould have some impact on the pool ofpossible Delegates by eliminating therestriction for Professional Judges. Thefull text is on the pink work sheet thatwas sent to all Delegates.

A proposed revision was requestedby the Delegate Bylaws Committee. Itwill be published in two issues of theAKC Gazette and you will be asked tovote on it at the June 2006 meeting.

Mr. Sprung: Is there any discussionon this proposed amendment?

The Chair recognized Crécia Clos-son, Delegate for the Lake RegionKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

I have a question, just a point ofinformation: Am I allowed to speak tosomething that’s just being read or do Ihave to wait till next time?

Mr. Sprung: It can be discussed butcannot be amended at this time.

Ms. Closson: If Professional Judgesare allowed to become Delegates, willthey then be precluded from charginga fee?

Mr. Sprung: No, they will not. Anyfurther discussion?

The Chair recognized Karen Arends,Delegate for the Portuguese Water DogClub of America, who spoke as fol-lows:

I’d hopefully like for someone fromthe Bylaws Committee to answer this. Iwas wondering why the judges arementioned but not handlers and someof the others that are making moneyalso.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. The Chairwill ask the Chair of the Delegate’s By-Laws Committee to respond.

The Chair recognized JudithDaniels, Delegate for Mount BakerKennel Club and Chairman of theBylaws Committee, who spoke as fol-lows:

Part of the reasoning behind this hasstemmed from the fact that we havemany Delegate/Judges in this body,and there are a lot of expenses that weare not allowed to cover because clubsdo not pay for them.

And the other portions of this arenot measured because we do not havehandlers, per se. We don’t have theother things that you’re asking about.Whereas, the Professional Judge part ofthe Bylaws that we are suggesting beeliminated is to allow those of us in thebody who do judge to charge a fee ifwe so desire. It doesn’t mean everyoneis going to.

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

As most of you know, I judge exten-sively, do not charge a fee but luckilycan afford to do that. I concur with thischange because it is my belief that asthe rules stand, it is not equitable. Wehave professional photographers in ourDelegate body who are able to work atshows and earn their living. Profession-al judges don’t even come close toearning a living, especially if they’relike me who judge one or two week-ends a month.

There are people such as veterinari-ans, who own boarding kennels whoearn their living and can be Delegates.There are Board members—and I was aBoard member—and I was given a hon-orarium of a thousand dollars a monthas a Board member, and I was still ableto vote on these issues.

I find the present situation discrimi-natory. And that, I don’t believe in.And I don’t like being part of an orga-nization where we promote discrimina-tory practices.

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Mr. Sprung: Thank you.

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

I was here the last time this came up,and honestly, I’ve never understoodwhy this was so controversial. Howev-er, I am part of a cluster and our fallcluster’s show expenses - our building -goes up $500 to $1,000 every year.And at the last cluster meeting wherewe were discussing what are we goingto do to cut costs, one of the sugges-tions was that for that particular fallcluster, that we should just hire Dele-gate judges. And that would enable usto continue to keep our really goodshow site, which is located in GrandRapids and therefore enable GrandRapids to continue to have a show inits area.

So while I’m not taking a position onthis one way or the other, this is anissue for more and more clubs. We’revery fortunate to be relatively finan-cially secure, but we are reaching apoint where we may not be able toafford that fall cluster.


The Chair recognized Anne Rappa-port Delegate for Puyallup Valley DogFanciers, who spoke as follows:

I’m adamantly opposed to thisamendment. The people who usually —I have only been a Delegate for 15minutes, and I have voted against this,I believe, four times. This — cominghere, to me, is an honor, and the clubdoes not pay me, they do not reim-burse my expenses. It’s a contributionI make to purebred dogs and the orga-nization.

I keep hearing that there’s no waywe can get our money back. Well, Inever thought of getting my moneyback. However, the fact that AKC stillintends to charge $25 a breed for thesame Delegate judges who are con-tributing their time four times a year —and I don’t know about the rest of you,but I can’t imagine that you don’t con-tribute much to your breed clubs or all-breed clubs because I’ve underwrittenmy all-breed club to the tune of severalthousand dollars every year or everyshow.

I’m sorry that these people don’t feel

that they can afford to keep doing thiswithout getting reimbursed or charginga fee. But I’m not in favor of voting forit.


The Chair recognized Naida Parker,Delegate for the Wampanoag KennelClub who spoke as follows:

I’m not a judge and you will forgiveme if I indulge my predisposition forsemantics. There’s a lot of judges, youare all professionals. I wish you couldfind another way to describe the busi-ness of charging the clubs, whether it’sfor their expenses or for the actual fee.But to I — as an exhibitor, everybodyin this room who judges is a profes-sional.


The Chair recognized Don H.Adams, Delegate for the Cudahy Ken-nel Club, who spoke as follows:

I also am not a judge. And as I lookaround the room, there are someexcellent judges here, and I am sympa-thetic to the costs and possibly to thediscrimination. But I don’t view it asdiscrimination.

We ask our stewards to steward forbasically nothing at a dog show. Weask our cleanup people to clean up fornothing, we ask our food people tocome and we ask our parking lot peo-ple to come. And the whole Sport ispredicated on a volunteer army.

Now, presumably we are the best.We represent our clubs, we are the bestthat the Sport has to offer. Most of usdipped into our own pocket to affordto come to this meeting. And it seemsto me that in keeping with the spiritthat the Sport is an amateur-run Sport,that it is not too much to ask that wejust judge dog shows on a reimburse-ment basis. I think it would send amessage that this is an amateur-runSport.


The Chair recognized ChantalAndrew, Delegate for the GreaterOcala Dog Club, who spoke as follows:

I’m a cheap judge. I am invited tojudge because I’m a Delegate and Ijudge the Herding Group and I have

eight provisional hounds. I have to paylike everybody else to get my breeds. Ihave to go to seminars. I am a workingperson, I work in a busy ER. Getting aweekend off is a hardship for me.

I don’t get reimbursed very much bymy club to come here. $225 a night isthree days’ pay for me as an ER nurse.So, yes, I would like to be able to getsome of my expenses back, and I don’tconsider it in any way, shape or formto be lowering the criteria we have forjudging just because we get reimbursedjust because we’re a Delegate.


The Chair recognized Lynette Saltz-man, Delegate for the American Shet-land Sheepdog Association, who spokeas follows:

I am a judge, and I’ve been a judgefor quite a while. This is a Sport — orthe Sport that I came into at least was aSport that was based upon volun-teerism. Almost all of us here are vol-unteers. We certainly volunteer con-stantly at our own shows, work for ourclubs. None of us expect to be paid.We breed dogs; most of us don’texpect to make money breeding ourdogs, and I certainly don’t know any-body really that does.

I don’t view myself as a ProfessionalJudge, but despite what I’ve read inPerspectives lately, the fact that I’m nota professional simply means that Idon’t get paid. It doesn’t mean that I’mnot as good a judge as people who doget paid.

I certainly oppose the concept ofhaving Professional Judges because Ithink it opens the door to having pro-fessionals of every other ilk. Andfrankly I would like to see this remainan amateur, volunteer body as long aspossible. We’re certainly moving inother directions very rapidly, and Iwould hope that we would not contin-ue to do so, and I hope you will notsupport the concept of ProfessionalJudges leading us into a professionalDelegate body.


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

I have a statement and a question.

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One, that the person who said that wewere professional, all of us, is certain-ly correct in terms of conduct, whichmeans that we are not unprofessional.Many of us, however, are non-profes-sional.

And that leads me to my question:Would it be helpful if the Board orsome other body gave us a better writ-ten or more specific definition of theProfessional Judge with tighter para-meters than we have now, simplysomeone who charges a fee?


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

I wanted to read from this articlewritten by Richard Bird, ProfessionalJudge and Delegate. I just want toquote a paragraph:

“It seems to boil down to the defini-tion of amateur and professional.According to the old Bylaws, an ama-teur doesn’t charge money for his orher services. Professionals chargemoney. Do you think that definition’suseful? Why would an expert bodywant to exclude professionals, peoplewho charge for their career-longexpertise? Why would an expert bodywant to rely solely on amateurs, peo-ple who lack the experience andexpertise to be paid for their ser-vices?”

That, I think, is a very unkind defin-ition of amateur by any status. A pro-fessional is one who derives a signifi-cant portion of their income from theactivity once they are deemed to beprofessional. Professional status is byno means an indication of compe-tence.

High volume and commercialbreeders which fit the definition forprofessional breeders, is it to theseindividual that the fancy should beturning to for guidance on breedingpractices because they are profession-al?

While I’m not a fan of the slipperyslope theory of the natural law of pro-gression of events, whether it is inPAWS or on points for reserve win-ners in the national specialty, it is thenatural law that this body seems toembrace. Therefore, let’s follow thatnatural law in this instance to the

point the significant number of exist-ing Professional Judges become Dele-gates and/or existing Delegate judgesdecide to join the ranks of Profession-al Judges. Since any Delegate canthen be elected to a Board memberand if we accept the premise that Pro-fessional Judges would be the mostcompetent among us, it stands to rea-son that at some point the Boardwould consist primarily of Profession-al Judges. We’d then be in the situa-tion where those who derive a signifi-cant portion of their income from ourSport are now governing that Sport.

We are currently in a Sport run byand for amateurs that accept profes-sionals within our ranks. With thischange, we could become a Sport runby and for professionals who may ormay not tolerate amateurs in theirranks.

If it’s the opinion of this body thatProfessional Judges possess knowl-edge and insights that are currentlylacking in our deliberations, then per-haps we can establish a ProfessionalJudges advisory panel that could pro-vide that wisdom to the fancy.

I think Carl Ashby made a brilliantsuggestion yesterday in his discussionon those points. And that is I see noproblem with an honorarium wherejudges can be compensated in somesmall amount for their expenses perassignment but without charging a fee,per se.


The Chair recognized Dr. CarmenBattaglia, Delegate for the GermanShepherd Dog Club of America, whospoke as follows:

I think perhaps maybe we’re losingsight of what the real issue is. I don’tthink we want to define ourselves bywhether we’re judges or whetherwe’re judges who charge or don’tcharge a fee. I think the importantquestion is: What are the qualifica-tions of the Delegates who sit in thisroom and vote?

And while this is not the issue thatis before us at the moment, I think thebetter question we should ask our-selves is: Are there minimum qualifi-cations we expect of Delegates whocome to this meeting and representthe clubs?

I’m not proposing anything other

than the fact that I think we ought tolook at that because, you know, we dohave Delegates who have just joined aclub, just purchased a dog andbecause no one else wants to be theirDelegate, they become it.

So to me, the issue is not whetheryou’re a judge or not. The questionreally ought to be: You know, whatare the qualifications to be a Dele-gate? And that’s for another day, but Ithink that’s something we ought toseriously address.


The Chair recognized Sue Gold-berg, Delegate for the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, who spoke asfollows:

There really are two issues here:The first is what we’re reading aboutthe Professional Judge, and I’m nottaking the position one way or theother. What we have to ask ourselvesis: Do we want to avail ourselves ofthe talent and the knowledge and thecontributions that could be made bysome of the Professional Judges?

And we all know who they arewithin this Sport who have lived andbreathed this Sport for 24/7 for manyyears.

The other issue—and I think that ithasn’t been mentioned but it’s sort ofan underlying current here—is thatmany Delegates feel that when theapplication fee was instituted to applyfor new breeds, those that are Dele-gates are penalized in a way that theyhave no way to recoup. Because wecannot charge a fee because we donot charge a fee, there’s no way torecoup the expenses that go intoapplying for becoming a judge or foradvancing themselves along that line.

And perhaps if there were some —either with the role of that applicationfee to those people who are Delegatesor a small stipend, $50 or $100 perassignment allowed but still allowedyou to keep your amateur status, thatmight be something for the Board andperhaps for the Delegate body to con-sider at the next meeting.


The Chair recognized Dr. SuzanneHampton, Delegate for the KennelClub of Northern New Jersey, whospoke as follows:

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I would like to suggest we look atthis from a somewhat different per-spective and one that is not specifical-ly related to judges or judging.

I think that 99 and 100 percent ofthe member clubs of the AmericanKennel Club have within their mem-bership the wisdom to elect a Dele-gate to represent them who comeswith both knowledge and a dedicationto the job.

That being the case, I would suggestthat this body consider eliminating allthe exclusivity criteria, and thatincludes the judge one also.


The Chair recognized KathrynannSarvinas, Delegate for the Dog Own-ers Training Club of Maryland, whospoke as follows:

I’m a fairly new Delegate; I’ve onlybeen here about seven years, I guess.And from my own knowledge—andI’m sure some of the newer Dele-gates—why was this implemented inthe first place? Why is there this crite-ria that you cannot be allowed tocharge a fee?

So if you could enlighten us to that,then maybe we can maybe make abetter informed decision when wevote.

Mr. Crowley: I can only say that it’sbeen in for many decades, theseexclusions or variations of theseexclusions. And it probably goes backto the origins of the American KennelClub where the concept was to havestrictly an amateur body governingthe Sport.

The Chair recognized John Nielsen,Delegate for the English Setter Associ-ation of America, who spoke as fol-lows:

What concerns me is the issue ofconflict of interest. I am a Delegatejudge and you are going to ask me tovote on something which directlyaffects my financial well-being or lackof well-being as the case may be. Thisconcerns me.


The Chair recognized DianeAlbers, Delegate for the Central Flori-da Kennel Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

As you all know, I’ve been in theDelegate body for a very long time,and this will be the third time that Ihave been here that this has come up.We have several months to thinkabout/talk about this with our fellowpeople at our clubs and come backand vote on it in June.

I was asked to ask this question:Number one, when we all filled outour credentials, we knew judges couldnot charge. We also knew meetingswere on Tuesday, and yet this is thethird go-around.

The last time this came up, therewas an amendment made to help thejudges with those incidental expenses.That amendment was for $150 overwhat was already allowed. Theamendment failed because they want-ed full ability to charge a full price.

But go back and discuss this andtalk amongst each other and comeback and vote.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. We willnow have the report on the third bal-lot for the Board of Directors, Class of2010.

Ms. Allen There were 355 ballotscast, therefore, a majority would be178 ballots. And the results are as fol-lows:

Carl Ashby, III, 39David Keene, 208 and Kenneth Marden, 107 votes.

Mr. Sprung: David Keene has beenduly elected to the class of 2010.

Mr. Menaker: Ladies and gentle-men, I’m certain that you will want tojoin me in honoring a person who hasserved AKC long and well. As Presi-dent, as a Director and as an advocateof AKC field trials, Ken Marden haswon our hearts and our lasting appre-ciation. I ask that you now join me inhonoring our friend, Ken Marden.

(Applause and standing ovation)

Mr. Sprung: The Chair calls on theExecutive Secretary to read the pro-posed amendment to Article VIII:Board of Directors Nominating Com-mittee from AKC’s Charter andBylaws.

Mr. Crowley: The proposedamendment is to Article VIII: Board

of Directors Nominating Committeefrom AKC’s Charter and Bylaws. Thisamendment would add a revisioneliminating the Nominating Commit-tee. Any Delegate including incum-bent Board members would be ableto run by petition. The number of sig-natures required is being proposed tobe raised from 20 to 50 and a six-week window is being proposed forthe submission of nominations.

With this change, all candidates willbe known before the December- Janu-ary Delegate meeting. The full text ison the green work sheet that was sentto all Delegates. The proposed revi-sion was requested by the DelegateBylaws Committee and approved bythe Board of Directors. It will be pub-lished in two issues of the AKCGazette and you will be asked to voteon it at the June 2006 meeting.

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

The Chair recognized CatherineNelson, Delegate for the NationalCapitol Kennel Club, who spoke asfollows:

What provision in the Bylaws —should this pass, would cover the situ-ation when there are less self-nomi-nees than the slots to be filled?

Mr. Crowley: The Bylaws providethat if after an election a vacancyexists, the Board would fill that vacan-cy until the next annual meeting.

The Chair recognized John McCul-lagh, Delegate for the Plainfield Ken-nel Club, who spoke as follows:

The previous speaker just tookaway my question. I was just going toask what if insufficient ballot petitionswere received, thank you for theanswer.

Meanwhile I think this a very goodidea, and I would support its adoptionwhen it comes up for a vote.

The Chair recognized David Hop-kins, Delegate for the EnglishSpringer Spaniel Field Trial Club ofIllinois, who spoke as follows:

I’d like to speak out in opposition tothe proposal to eliminate the Nomi-nating Committee.

I think an organization like oursneeds a functioning Nominating Com-

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mittee. There are things that a Nomi-nating Committee that carries out itsduties appropriately can do that oth-erwise would not be accomplished.Nominating Committees can solicitinput on a one-to-one basis, they canconduct confidential discussions, theycan focus on questions about thedegree of specialized expertise to bebrought to the Board in a particularelection. Hopefully they can focus onboth positive and negative attributesof possible candidates.

To be nominated by a NominatingCommittee should count for some-thing, and there may be some otherthings that can be done to enhancethe credibility of the NominatingCommittee within our organization.And in this regard, I’d like to take justa minute to mention a few things thatthe English Springer Spaniel FieldTrial Association instituted about 12or 15 years ago.

We had some similar questions towrestle with and I believe that we allface here today, and we worked outsome solutions. And the bottom lineis that these solutions have workedwell. There’s been very, very littlecriticism of the process that theSpringer parent club carries out interms of nominations each year.

There’s a seven-man committee,three are appointed by the Presidentand approved by the Board of Gover-nors. Four are appointed each year byfour independent processes. We havea regional governorship system withour 21-member Board of Governors,there are five regional show gover-nors, five regional field governors.Each of the groups of regional gover-nors select one member of the Nomi-nation Committee.

We have another member of theNominating Committee selected eachyear by the National Specialty Com-mittee and another one selected bythe National Amateur ChampionshipCommittee, our two most importantnational events.

So four out of the seven members ofthe Nominating Committee each yearare selected by independent process-es. That eliminated all the questionsand concerns that have existed fordecades about cliques being able toperpetuate control of the club, thatsort of thing. It’s a minority that’sappointed by the president.

Very, very importantly we’ve found

over the years that the independentprocesses put people on the Nominat-ing Committee that otherwise reallyhadn’t come to the attention of parentclub management. We get new blood,new faces functioning on the Nomi-nating Committee. And some of thesepeople that step into these rolesinvolving parent club activities for thefirst time are the greatest talent scoutsfor new possible nominees.

Many of these people over theyears have come up with names whonow serve on the Board, who nowserve as executive officers of this orga-nization or our organization.

Now, there are a lot of different pos-sibilities, and I just threw out one pos-sibility by way of example. I haven’treally thought it through but what if,in terms of the AKC NominatingCommittee, there were seven alltogether, three appointed by theBoard, four selected by independentprocesses. I would suggest maybe twodesignated each year by the Coordi-nating Committee, perhaps oneselected by the predecessor Nominat-ing Committee from its own so thatthere would be a carryover memberfrom the preceding year’s NominatingCommittee for continuity purposes,and perhaps a fourth member select-ed by another Delegate committee.

There are numerous possibilities,numerous ideas. The idea would be toenhance the credibility of the Nomi-nating Committee so that if there is aneffective nominating process, it meanssomething. And I throw this out byway of suggestion.


The Chair recognized Dr. CharlesGarvin, Delegate for the Marion OhioKennel Club, who spoke as follows:

I would also like to oppose thisamendment. I think the NominatingCommittee is a favorite whipping postthat people like to criticize. And overthe years that I’ve been a Delegate,the pendulum has swung both ways:Sometimes the Nominating Commit-tee tends to nominate all the incum-bents and they get criticized for that.Sometimes the Nominating Commit-tee doesn’t nominate the incumbents,and they get criticized for that.

But it seems like every year that wehave an election, we have alwaysbeen provided with a ballot that has asufficient number of excellent candi-dates to serve on our Board of Direc-tors. And I think that’s incrediblyimportant for our organization. Some-times you have to go out and solicitpeople, sometimes you have to twisttheir arms to convince them of whythey should run for the Board.

And it is much better to have toomany good candidates than notenough good candidates. There aresome things with the process and thetiming that could be improved, but Ithink to throw out the NominatingCommittee would be overkill for that.Basically all of the clubs you representhave a Nominating Committee ofsome form and almost all organiza-tions in this country have such. Itworks very well.

Also I realize that we have veryminimal instructions given to ourNominating Committee, so it’s hard topunish your dog for misbehaving ifyou’ve not taught him well how youwant him to behave in the first place.

So in summary, I think we shouldlook at how we can do things better,but getting rid of the NominatingCommittee is not the best way ofdoing this. And just for full disclosure,I will tell you that two out of the threetimes I ran for the Board, I was notnominated by the Nominating Com-mittee.


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

I belong to a number of profession-al organizations, none of whom donot have a Nominating Committee. Ibelong to several kennel clubs andspecialty clubs; every one of them hasa Nominating Committee.

The issue to me is not so much thatthere’s a Nominating Committee, butI think the Nominating Committeeshould nominate two persons for eachvacant position which is the standardin all organizations that I belong to.


Ms. Laurans: Personally I don’thave an issue whether we have a

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Nominating Committee or not.Where I think the importance of thisproposed change lies is with the short-ening of the time period that wespend on our election.

I find that during that time, almostall of the energy is devoted to theelection and also having been on theBoard, sometimes the Board findsyou’d better be careful what you doduring the period of time just prior tothe election. So the first point that I’mconcerned with is maybe studying thisand finding a way that the process canbe improved.

Secondly, in terms of being able toonly have 20 people sign a petitionand that everybody in the body cansign as many petitions as they want, Ialso think is something we might wantto look into.


The Chair recognized SylviaArrowwood, Delegate for theCharleston Kennel Club who spokeas follows:

I’ve been a Delegate five years now,and I’ve got to say that honestly Ithink everybody that’s been nominat-ed from the floor or by the Commit-tee has been excellent, and it reallydoesn’t matter to me which way wego.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. The Chaircalls on Noreen Baxter, Vice Presi-dent of Communications, toannounce the first quarter Communi-ty Achievement Award.

Ms. Baxter: I am pleased toannounce the first quarter AKC 2006Community Achievement Award.This award is given to clubs and AKCfederations and their members whohave made outstanding contributionsto public education or canine legisla-tion activities.

Each Honoree receives an AKCCertificate of Recognition and theAKC donates $1,000 to each Hon-oree’s club or federation. Detailsabout the Honoree’s accomplishmentsare published in the AKC Gazette andfeatured on the AKC website.

The first quarter Honoree is Ante-lope Valley Kennel Club, WilliamDaniels Delegate. Please join me incongratulating this quarter’s Honoree.

(Applause)

Mr. Sprung: For your information,the June 13, 2006 Delegates meetingwill be held in Raleigh, North Caroli-na at the North Raleigh Hilton. In thenext few weeks, our Conference andTravel Department will send youadditional information.

The Chair reminds the Board tomeet at the conclusion of this meetingin Room 405. New Delegates, onceagain, our photographer is outsidewaiting to take your photographsshould you wish to do that afteradjournment. Delegates are remindedto leave their badges at the registra-tion desk.

Is there further business to comebefore the Delegate body?

Ms. Laurans: During the caucusand during the speeches, people madereference to the fact that we need bet-ter communication between clubs,Delegates, staff and Board if we’re tounite and totally work together in thebest interests of AKC and the dogsthat we love.

Recently I’ve become aware ofsome significant changes that havehappened in terms of AKC’s dealingwith commercial breeders. There maybe reason and rationale for thosechanges, but I am concerned that we,as Delegates and representatives ofour clubs, were not aware that theywere happening before they did andthe reason and rationale for them.

I will give you a couple of exam-ples: AKC giving money to be a plat-inum sponsor of the Missouri PetBreeders Association, an organizationfounded by commercial breeders inthat state to promote their puppymills and the like, the same organiza-tion that boycotted the AKC over thefrequently used sire DNA require-ment. They could have had a booth,they could have had an ad. They didnot need to be a platinum $3,000sponsor. And if they did, we neededto know that perhaps ahead of time.

Secondly, AKC taking out a full-page back cover ad in The KennelSpotlight, a publication for commer-cial kennels which is published byBob Hughes, a leading dog auctioneerthrough his Southwest Auction andone of the former owners of DobeyTri-Kennels, which had its U.S.Department of Agriculture Dealerpermit revoked and which was subse-quently purchased by the Hunte Cor-poration.

Now, maybe there are reasons forthings like this and for certain high-volume breeders being offered thefact that they can register their dogswithout paying a late fee. But if thereis, we need to understand that first,not be shocked when we are called bymembers of our clubs and not beshocked by actions that we think arenot necessarily in keeping with whatwe have come to believe the Ameri-can Kennel Club stands for.


The Chair recognized KennethMader, Delegate for the AmericanSealyham Terrier Club, who spoke asfollows:

I wanted to take just a moment tothank the American Kennel Club forits help and sponsorship at the AKCChallenge show that was held atNovember at Mohican Sun. We great-ly appreciate all the efforts Farming-ton Kennel Club and the KenilworthKennel Club.

The only suggestion I would makefor this coming AKC Challenge showin I believe November of 2006 is thatthe Farmington Valley and the Kenil-worth Kennel Club get a little morename recognition as we were sort oflight on that this past year. So I’mhoping that you will at least show ournames other than a brief statementabout it. I would appreciate that.


The Chair recognized I. Lehr Bris-bin, Delegate for the Staffordshire Ter-rier Club of America, who spoke asfollows:

I’m pleased to report that since myreturn to this Delegate body in Janu-ary in Orlando, there has been aprecedent-setting victory againstbreed-specific legislation.

On March 3, 2006 the AppellateCourt of Appeals of the Sixth Districtof Ohio overturned the breed-specificlegislation in Toledo, Ohio granting inour favor on not one, not two, butthree specific issues of constitutionali-ty. Unfortunately, that challenge wasled by other groups and, to myknowledge, the AKC was not directlyinvolved in the courtroom process orin supporting that.

But my purpose here is rather tofocus on the little-known fact that way

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back in November of 1982, the Amer-ican Kennel Club led the way inputting forth the first challenge againstbreed- specific legislation in the stateof Ohio. This was a challenge inCincinnati, Ohio and I would like totake this opportunity to thank, onbehalf of my club, the StaffordshireTerrier Club of America, some ofthose key individuals who 24 yearsago laid the foundation upon whichthis Toledo victory was eventuallyestablished.

First and foremost, I’d like to thankMr. Bill Stifel, who was then presidentof the AKC, and his Executive Secre-tary, Mr. Roy Carlberg and Mr. andMrs. Roger Hartinger, Delegates fromthe Cincinnati area, all of whom notonly supported the challenge butcame into court and sat beside us andlaid this foundation.

And therefore, I’d like to ask you tojoin me and my parent club in thank-ing these individuals for their pioneer-ing efforts.


The Chair recognized SusanGlatzer, Delegate for the BeardedCollie Club of America, who spoke asfollows:

Two things if I may: First, on behalfof the BCCA, I would like to sincerelythank AKC’s CommunicationsDepartment for the excellent releasethey recently distributed on behalf ofBearded Collies and Siberian Huskiescautioning against star-struck, whimbuying in relation to the two featuredmovies currently being shown. We arevery grateful for AKC for taking thisinitiative. We truly appreciate it. Youcan imagine our fears.

Secondly, I would just like to com-ment something in relation to whatPat Laurans raised. Some of us con-front the frustrating question on thepart of the puppy-buying public:ACA, APR, ARRI, AKC; what’s thedifference? When we—myself in par-ticular—think of our Canine HealthFoundation, our veterinary scholar-ships, our outreach programs, ourbreeder education programs, all of thewonderful things that AKC does doand stands for, it’s easy to jump in andsay, okay, here are the differences,here are the distinctions.

But then we’re met with informa-tion of the perceptions of AKC seem-

ingly cozying up to the commercialsegment of seeking registrations fromhigh-volume commercial breedersthat, in all probability, do violate ourown care and condition standards.And, of course, the AKC positionpaper that we all just received statesvery clearly: AKC opposes the ran-dom breeding on a huge scale bycommercial breeders for commercialpurposes. So now we have to face thatand try to reconcile it and explain it.

And my worry is that if we continueto allow ourselves to be perceived asreaching out to those commercialbreeders who the public sees in viola-tion of care and condition standards,we might just be confirming the valid-ity of their question: ACA, APR,AKC; what’s the difference?


The Chair recognized James Smith,Delegate for the Dalmatian Club ofAmerica, who spoke as follows:

As I indicated at the last meeting,I’m here to talk about the judging andapproval process.

I am an exhibitor, I exhibit dogs ona regular basis. I firmly believe thatthe observer judge or judge observerprogram, whatever it may be called,where a judge is in the ring judgingdogs with another person in the ring,should be eliminated as quickly as itpossibly can. It is part of the 60 pointsof light, or whatever, that has to dowith being granted additional breedsbased on something other than merit.

As an exhibitor, I feel that it is bla-tantly unfair to the exhibitor to have ajudge’s concentration broken. Thejudge is there working. It is a difficultenough job as it is and the judge doesnot need to be concerned with anobserver, to say nothing of the factthat I doubt there’s a person here whohas not seen a judge and observer inthe ring doing a breed that a personwho is familiar with is saying, “Oh,my heavens, I bet there’s more harmthan good being done in that ringtoday.”

Since my last comments at themeeting, I have had discussions withAmerican Kennel Club managementthat is directly involved with thejudges approval process. They areindeed interested in improving andtweaking the process to get it betterthan it is. I would certainly hope that

the Board who is responsible for thepolicies will listen to management,will listen to those things that theybring forward and encourage them tothink outside the box, just as I wouldencourage the Board to think outsidethe box so that we will, in time—and Idon’t expect it to happen overnight—in time have a judges approvalprocess that makes sense.


Mr Adams: I think we would beremiss if we didn’t honor the memoryof one of our own that passed away.And that’s Bob Kelly.

I first met Bob 20 years ago when Iwas a brand new Delegate, and Istumbled into a room at the RooseveltHotel and someone said “Hey, there’sa Delegates caucus going on. You’dbetter find out what’s going on.”

And I stumbled in there and therewas this kind of a country bumpkinkind of a guy who would stand upand he would tell some corny jokeabout a dog in his pocket or some-thing, and we would all laugh. But wesat down and it was his philosophythat there was no such thing as a badidea and if you had a question, get itout and we would all work together.

Throughout his life, I think Bobexemplified the best there is in anamateur-run Sport. We elevated himto the Board of Directors, he alwayswas one of us. I never saw Bob grouseabout anything. He patiently worked,he was a great friend of the Sport, andI think maybe more than anyone elsehe was one of us.

He was responsible for the Dele-gates Committees, he led that effort.He has led an awful lot of the changesand more important than that, he wasa sounding board for all of us. And Ithink that we owe his family and hisclub a debt of gratitude for sendinghim to us.


The Chair recognized GretchenBernardi, Delegate for the MississippiValley Kennel Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

I’d like to return a moment to theletter that both Pat and Carl havereferred to from staff to the commer-cial breeders. And in that where theyhave waived the fees, the late fees.

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It seems to me that that was a Dele-gate responsibility because—pleasecorrect me or clarify this for me—inRules, Chapter 3, Section 4, it sets thefact that we would then—and Iremember voting for this—charge forlate registrations.

The Board sets the amount of thatfee, but the Delegates voted that in. Isthat not a rule? Can you clarify thatfor me?

Mr. Crowley: Yes, it is a rule that ifan application comes in after a certaindate, they shall provide such informa-tion and shall pay such late fees as theBoard of Directors shall determine.

Ms. Bernardi: And did the Boardwaive those late fees? Do I have anyway of knowing that? I personallydidn’t see it in the minutes.

Mr. Sprung: It’s part of the StrategicPlan.

Ms. Bernardi: Does the strategicplan allow for staff to go over therights of the Delegate body to enforceor not enforce a rule?

Mr. Sprung: No.

Ms. Bernardi: Well, I think it is dis-criminatory to the rest of the breed-ers. And I have called several friendsof mine who are high-volume breed-ers and members of the fancy who gotno such letter, including the fact that ifyou registered four letters that theywould send it back to you Fed-Ex atno expense.

I think this is something that shouldhave come before the Delegate body.Thank you.


The Chair recognized CarolWilliamson, Delegate for the HoustonKennel Club, who spoke as follows

It is my very sad duty to report thepassing of a former Delegate. And thisannouncement is being made onbehalf of Houston Kennel Club andGalveston Kennel Club.

Jim Green, who was the Delegate forthe Galveston Kennel Club from 1998through 2002, passed away late Febru-ary. I knew Jim for probably 30 years.We just talked about Bob Kelly’s contri-bution to the Sport on a national level.In our area, I think that Jim’s contribu-tion to our Sport was every bit as large.I doubt that there were very few clubsin our area at all where he did not con-tribute and helped their shows alwaysbehind the scene with very, very littlepersonal recognition, always with asmile on his face.

We will all miss him terribly, and Iappreciate the time to make theannouncement.


Ms. Setter: I just want to take thetime to thank the AKC web services,the web designers, for the changesthat they’re continuously making tothe website.

A couple of weeks ago I went to adog show, put everything in the car,got over the turnpike to go to the

show, had no directions, had no ideawhere I was going. So what did I do?I looked up and there was a Kinko’s. Iwent into Kinko’s, got on the comput-er on the AKC website, clicked on“Event,” the dog show, and printedout a map.

If the map hadn’t been there, I’dprobably still be driving around look-ing for the site. So anyway, I want tothank the AKC for doing a great jobwith their website. Thank you.


The chair recognized Simon Dick-erson, Delegate for the American Chi-nese Crested Club, who spoke as fol-lows:

I’ve worked a great deal with thestate legislatures and at one time withthe U.S. Congress. One of the policiesof all of those bodies and all Commit-tee Chairmen is the cell phones mustbe turned off at the beginning of themeeting.

I thought I was going to get up andsay there were nine calls during themeeting that I heard/witnessed/wasdisturbed by, but a tenth one justwent off. So I believe the Board needsto visit that issue. Business can be con-ducted out in the hallway, but inside,phones need to be off. Thank you.

Mr. Sprung: Thank you. Is thereany more business to come before theDelegate body?

Hearing none, the meeting standsadjourned.

(The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.)

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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

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