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AKC Delegate
Report
June 2021 by Margaret DiCorleto, Delegate
I attended various committee meetings their clubs’ support and participation in this
including the Parent Club committee during effort. It is an easy way for Parent Clubs to
the week of June 1, 2021, and the Delegate support the government relations effort and
meeting June 8, 2021. protect our breeds.
Highlights from the Parent Club Committee: The Juniors joint subcommittee has
recommended adding the role of “Junior
There was discussion about how to prevent Coordinator” to the list of annual club
the extinction of certain breeds and how to contacts. This person will be an advocate for
prevent the loss of valuable frozen semen. Juniors and Junior involvement in a club. I
I have attached an article by Dr. Charles have included the full description as part of
Garvin that explains the importance of my report.
such a project. There is a Parent Club
Sponsored Reproduction Bank tool kit The Delegate Forum on June 8 was an
available for parent clubs. excellent presentation by Dr. Erin Perry
on nutrition and new research on canine
hygiene. I suggested to Dan Strachan,
[EDITOR'S NOTE] Dr. Garvin's article our member education chair, that her
follows on pages 46-47. The CCCI Board presentation would make an excellent
will be discussing this project at their webinar for his series. I will give him the
October 4th meeting. If you have any information as soon as it is available.
comments or concerns about the project,
please send them to Margaret DiCorleto At the Delegate meeting, there were upbeat
<chowmom@dicorleto.com> so that she can speeches by Dennis Sprung and Dr. Tom
share them with the CCCI Board. Davies about how AKC and clubs have
persevered during the pandemic. Litter
and dog registrations are up over 2020, but
The AKC Canine Health Foundation events and event entries are down from
conference will be held virtually this year. 2020.
Early registration is $60.00 through July Lifetime Achievement Awards were
1; $125.00 from July 2-August 10. The presented to Peter Green and Betty
conference is August 13-15 and is open to Winthers, and to James Basham
anyone interested.
posthumously.
AKC Government Relations Department
continues to be busy, currently tracking The vote on Chapter 3, Section 8 of Rules
more than 2100 bills at the local, state, and Applying to Dog Shows that provides
federal level. There is a new Political Action clubs the opportunity to divide the Bred-
Committee (PAC) Outreach to Parent by Exhibitor Class by age-puppy and adult
Clubs. This initiative is asking every national and would be an option for clubs, not a
specialty to set aside one or more of reserved requirement, is scheduled for a vote in
grooming, RV or parking, or prime ringside December 2021. An entry from any division
seating spaces, and to have the purchaser(s) of class awarded winners would be counted
of those spaces donate that money to the toward the BBE medallion as it advanced
AKC PAC instead. An email letter has been from the BBE class.
sent to Parent Club delegates and officers The next quarterly meeting will be
and national specialty show chairs asking for September 14, 2021.
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