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are now shelters; strays or mongrels are now adoptee ment Awards recognize clubs’ work related to public
rescues; responsible breeders are now referred to as education and canine legislation. Canine Excellence
“accountable” breeders; pure-bred dogs are “pur- Awards recognize purebred dogs that significantly
pose” bred, and preservation breeding is done, not improve the lives of their owners and the commu-
random breeding. Purpose breeding produces dogs nity. The AKC Government Relations Department
with predictable traits such as health, type, height, monitors canine related bills and supports clubs
weight, color, coat texture, etc. The entire presenta- dealing with canine legislative issues. There are
tion can be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ scholarship programs for Junior Handlers and for
U6CSNCXNvTk It is well-worth watching. people involved in veterinary medicine, including a
Theriogenology Residency Program. AKC has sub-
At the general meeting, there was voting for posi- stantially supported the Museum of the Dog includ-
tions on the various standing committees and voting ing its recent relocation to New York City.
on proposed amendments to Rules Applying to
Dog Shows which dealt with disallowed awards and There was a lengthy presentation by an AKC Social
move-ups. Media Manager on maximizing Facebook efforts
through the use of Facebook groups.
AKC President and CEO Dennis Sprung announced
that AKC is celebrating 135 years of establishment as A suggestion was made by a delegate for an alterna-
of September 17 of this year. At the conclusion of the tive to the usual trophies given at all-breed shows—
meeting, delegates received a commemorative ball group and Best in Show winners received a mounted
cap. He reviewed many of the things that AKC does certificate for a donation to the Canine Health Foun-
to give back to and support the dog community. dation in the dogs’ honor. This was well received by
Since 1995, over 27 million dollars has been donated the recipients.
to the Health Foundation. The Humane Fund sup- The next quarterly meeting will be in Orlando in
ports rescue efforts of Parent Clubs through grants
(AKChumanefund.org) AKC Community Achieve- December.

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