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AKC Delegate Report

Margaret DiCorleto, AKC Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 2017

The September meeting of the AKC advantage of this useful tool.
Delegates was held in Newark, NJ The AKC Humane Fund has a rescue
September 11 and 12. grant program that provides financial
At the beginning of each Parent assistance to not-for-profit canine
Club committee meeting, delegates rescue groups that incur significant
are asked to stand and introduce rescue related expenses. Grants can
themselves. I was pleased to add to my be used to help cover the costs of
introduction that CCCI had donated veterinary care, spaying/neutering,
$1,000. to the AKC Hurricane Relief and vital supplies and can be awarded
effort. either to Parent Clubs or to an
Highlights of the Parent Club organization recommended by an AKC
committee: There are currently 1700 Parent Club. www.akchumanefund.org
dog related bills being tracked by the The AKC Marketplace is being up-
AKC legal department. A Southeastern dated. This is a listing site for AKC-
AKC Legislative Conference will be registered litters and breeders who
held September 24, 2017 in Atlanta. follow rules and regulations established
These regional conferences offer expert by AKC.
information on canine legislation, All clubs are encouraged to engage
communications, and grassroots and encourage Juniors in the sport
advocacy. such as reaching out to 4-H groups.
As of August 31, 66,723 dogs have One club invited Juniors to learn about
earned Canine Good Citizen titles. The stewarding by apprenticing at their
new AKC Trick Dog program which show.
began May 1 is off to a great start. As Work on group realignment is
of this month, nearly 12,000 titles have progressing slowly. A survey will be
been awarded. sent soon dealing with breeds that have
Disaster Relief Trailers: 2 new trailers different varieties.
have been delivered to Houston, TX There was discussion of allowing
to assist in hurricane relief efforts. spayed or neutered champion veterans
There are currently 63 trailers located to enter Best of Breed competition
throughout the country and 6 more directly rather than having to enter a
in production. There has been a veterans class. The veterans class would
tremendous outpouring of support be for non-champion entries. This
from parent clubs and all-breed clubs could be an opt-in option for clubs.
to fund the disaster relief efforts. There
have been two substantial challenge There was discussion of the
grants offered and the goals have been proposed rule change concerning
met in just a few days. reinstatement procedures for dogs that
have been DQ’ed for aggression. There
There is a Parent Club Self- have been strong opinions expressed
Evaluation form, a short questionnaire about this issue for several weeks. AKC
that gives clubs a way to assess Board and Staff issued a white paper in
strengths and weaknesses. Larry opposition to the proposed changes.
Sorenson encouraged clubs to take The Dog Show Rules committee is
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