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shows, 33 group shows, 143 parent specialties delegates who judge can only charge their
and 96 specialties. 60% of the time it was an expenses to the club; they are not permitted to
event in conjunction with a National Specialty. charge a fee per AKC Bylaws. This seems unfair
So the net occurrences for specialties would be to the delegate judges since they are often per-
239 times. forming the same work as non-delegate judges
who can charge/negotiate a fee. There will be a
Again there was much discussion about this vote on this issue in June.
among the delegate body. There seemed to be
support for offering this at specialties held in At the general meeting, there were affirmative
conjunction with National Specialties but not votes on sections of Chapters 6,8, and 10 in
necessarily at independent/regional specialties. Rules Applying to Dog Shows which clarified
wording.
Lastly, there was discussion about allowing
delegate judges, of whom there are about 150, The next quarterly meeting will be June 12 and
to negotiate a fee for their judging. Currently, 13, 2023.

CORRECTION

In the Spring issue Mary Davis was inadvertently left out of the list of
CCCI members who made donations with their 2023 due.

Thank-you to Mary for her contributions to the CCCI Welfare Fund,
the Canine Health Foundation, and the CCCI Jr. Showmanship Fund.

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