September 14, 1999

Alfred L. Cheauré, President
Present 304

Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Constance Butherus
Akita Club of America-Dr. Sophia Kaluzniacki
Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Virginia P. Grefe
Albany Kennel Club, Inc.-Dennis J. Gallant
American Belgian Malinois Club-Ms. Nancy L. Bennett
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.-Ms. Janina K. Laurin
American Bloodhound Club-Mrs. Susan L. Hamil
American Boxer Club, Inc.-Mrs. Margaret Archibald
American Bullmastiff Association, Inc.-Mrs. Helma N. Weeks
American Chesapeake Club, Inc.-Mrs. Betsy H. Humer
American Fox Terrier Club-Bruce R. Schwartz
American Lhasa Apso Club, Inc.-Mr. Edmund R. Sledzik
American Manchester Terrier Club-Mrs. Phyllis J. Andreasen
American Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc.-Mrs. Barbara P. Schulenberg
American Pointer Club, Inc.-Mrs. Karen R. Spey
American Pomeranian Club, Inc.-Marge Kranzfelder
American Rottweiler Club-Mr. Peter G. Piusz
American Shetland Sheepdog Association-Mrs. Lynette J. Saltzman
American Shih Tzu Club, Inc.-Ms. Betty E. Blair
American Spaniel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Annette Davies
American Whippet Club, Inc.-Ms. Donna D. Lynch
Anderson Kennel Club-Mrs. Sherry L. Massey
Antelope Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Bruce D. Wartlieb
Atlanta Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Neil A. Bates
Atlanta Obedience Club, Inc.-Ms. Virginia M. Mayhall
Augusta Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Sara Martin
Australian Terrier Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Carol M. Sazama
Back Mountain Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Nina Schaefer
Baltimore County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Lucy Campbell-Gracie
Basenji Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Jon Curby
Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Barbara Wicklund
Bearded Collie Club of America, Inc.-Susan F. Glatzer
Beaumont Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Carl E. Holder
Bedlington Terrier Club of America-Marjorie Hanson
Bexar County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Gerald H. Yarbrough
Bichon Frise Club of America, Inc.-Judith McNamara
Birmingham Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Helen R. Vance
Border Terrier Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Ruth A. Naun
Borzoi Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Karen Staudt-Cartabona
Boston Terrier Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Kathleen M. Kelly
Briard Club of America, Inc.-Mr. David J. Wahr
Bronx County Kennel Club-Ms. Alexa Samarotto
Bryn Mawr Kennel Club-Mr. Robert H. Clement
Bucks County Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. M J. Deubler
Bull Terrier Club of America-Cecil Mann
Bulldog Club of America-Isabel Bernfeld
Bulldog Club of Philadelphia-Mrs. Lynn E. Smith
Burlington County Kennel Club, Inc.-Daniel J. Smyth
Butler County Kennel Club, Inc.-John W. Towns, Jr.
Cairn Terrier Club of America-Mrs. Marilyn L. Joachim
California Airedale Terrier Club, Inc.-Dr. Suzanne H. Hampton
California Collie Clan, Inc.-Mrs. Evelyn Honig
Camden County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Kathleen K. Uhrman
Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C., Inc.-Mr. Spencer J. Harrill
Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Eugenia B. Bishop
Central Iowa Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Mona Maytag
Chattanooga Kennel Club-Thomas J. Feneis
Chester Valley Kennel Club-Alan R. Robson
Chicago Collie Club-Mrs. Dorothy Welsh
Chihuahua Club of America, Inc.-Rey Burgos
Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Lee Arnold
Chow Chow Club, Inc.-Mrs. Ginny Atkinson
Cincinnati Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Patricia H. Haines
Clackamas Kennel Club-David Krogh
Clermont County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Lucretia P. Dye
Clumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc.-Ricky Blackman
Cocker Spaniel Breeders Club of New England, Inc.-Ms. Pamela A. Maher
Colorado Kennel Club, Inc.-John G. Seader
Concord Dog Training Club, Inc.-Peggy Anderson
Contra Costa County Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Millicent J. Evans
Cudahy Kennel Club-Mr. C A. Nicks
Dachshund Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Charles A. Baris
Dalmatian Club of America, Inc.-James W. Smith
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Carleton H. Musson
Dayton Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Helen Stein
Del Monte Kennel Club, Inc.-Merlyn A. Green
Del Sur Kennel Club, Inc.-Andrew G. Mills
Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore-Ms. Paullet De Long
Delaware County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Donna E. Bedrick
Des Moines Obedience Training Club-Ronald H. Menaker
Detroit Kennel Club-Mr. Frank J. Kovalic
Devon Dog Show Association, Inc.-John C. Sheahan, III
Doberman Pinscher Club of America-Nancy K. Heitzman
Dog Fanciers Association of Oregon, Inc.-Mrs. Patti L. Strand
Dog Owner's Training Club of Maryland-Kathrynann N. Sarvinas
Duluth Kennel Club-the Honorable David C. Merriam
Durham Kennel Club Inc-Ms. S L. Connelly
El Paso Kennel Club-Darrell W. Baker
English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Club of Illinois-David H. Hopkins
Erie Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Peggy Helming
Farmington Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Anthony Di Nardo
Field Spaniel Society of America-Mr. George T. O'Neil
Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Margaret B. Pough
Finnish Spitz Club of America-Roland L. Pelland
First Company Governor's Foot Guard Athletic Association-Major James D. Holloway
Fort Worth Kennel Club-Mr. Harry G. Ottmann
Framingham District Kennel Club, Inc.-Lynda Kenney
Genesee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Audrey I. Thomas
German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc.-Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia
German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America-Mr. Kenneth A. Marden
German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Patricia W. Laurans
Glens Falls Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Bonnie Lapham
Golden Retriever Club of America-Mr. Howard Falberg
Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc.-Susan Desilver
Great Dane Club of America, Inc.-Christopher O'Connell
Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.-Dr. Robert M. Brown
Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association-Mrs. Elizabeth C. Ginsberg
Greater St. Louis Training Club, Inc.-Mr. Alfred L. Cheauré
Greenville Kennel Club-Mr. Francis P. Fretwell
Greenwich Kennel Club-Charles H. Trudeau
Harrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Cynthia A. Miller
Hatboro Dog Club, Inc.-Robert D. Black
Hollywood Dog Obedience Club, Inc.-George Molloy
Houston Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Carol A. Williamson
Huntington Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Robert D. Smith
Ibizan Hound Club of the United States-Peter Viveiros
Idaho Capital City Kennel Club, Inc.-Col. Harold R. Brizee
Indianapolis Obedience Training Club, Inc.-Mrs. Marcia S. Adler
Ingham County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Dee L. Mattern
Inland Empire Kennel Association, Inc.-Mrs. Barbara W. Keenan
Intermountain Kennel Club, Inc.-Linda Larson
Irish Setter Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Constance B. Vanacore
Irish Terrier Club of America-Mrs. Elizabeth G. Clark
Irish Water Spaniel Club of America-Susan Tapp
Italian Greyhound Club of America, Inc.-Sondra Katz
James River Kennel Club, Inc.-Clyde H. Wilkinson
Jaxon Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Kenneth R. Morrison
K-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ, Inc.-Pam Goldman
Kanadasaga Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Beverly M. Nosiglia
Keeshond Club of America, Inc.-Mr. John D. Sawicki
Kenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut, Inc.-Mrs. Gwen Wexler
Kennel Club of Buffalo, Inc.-Carole Plesur
Kennel Club of Niagara Falls-Mrs. Florence L. Prawel
Kennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc.-Mr. Kenneth Dilorenzo
Kennel Club of Philadelphia, Inc.-Charles H. Schaefer
Kennel Club of Riverside-Mr. Frank A. Thomas, CFP Kettle Moraine Kennel Club, Inc.-Earl Brandau
Labrador Retriever Club, Inc.-Mr. A N. Sills
Lackawanna Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Virginia Van Doren
Ladies' Dog Club, Inc.-Mrs. Virginia T. Rowland
Lake Shore Kennel Club, Inc.-Frank Majocha
Lakes Region Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Crecia C. Closson
Lancaster Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Cynthia L. Garman
Land O' Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.-Robert L. Kelly
Langley Kennel Club-Ms. Dianne E. Franck
Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.-Robert Laberge Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Sue Goldberg
Long Island Kennel Club-Mr. William B. Tabler, Jr.
Los Encinos Kennel Club, Inc.-David M. Powers
Louisville Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Betty F. Williams
Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Robert J. Hritzo
Marion Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Timothy Catterson
Marion Ohio Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. J C. Garvin Mastiff Club of America, Inc.-Dr. William R. Newman
Memphis Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Anne T. Fleming
Mensona Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Charlotte Strong
Merrimack Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Marion L. Hopkins
Mid-Del-Tinker Kennel Club, Inc.-Lt. Col. Wayne B. Fessenden
Middlesex County Kennel Club-Robert A. Procter, Jr.
Midwest Field Trial Club, Inc.-Mr. Marshall Simonds
Minneapolis Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. John R. Sheehan
Mispillion Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Blackie H. Nygood
Mississippi Valley Kennel Club-Mrs. Gretchen Bernardi
Mississippi Valley Retriever Club-Robert H. McKowen
Mohawk Valley Kennel Club-Mrs. Sandra Haber
Monmouth County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Robert S. Konderock
Montgomery County Kennel Club-Ms. Ida E. Weinstock
Monticello New York Kennel Club, Inc.-James M. Burns
Mount Ogden Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Connie J. Simmonds
Mount Vernon Dog Training Club-John S. Ward
Mountain States Dog Training Club, Inc.-John D. Landis
Mountaineer Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Rebecca S. Stanevich
Muncie Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Camilla C. Anderson
Nassau Dog Training Club, Inc.-Mrs. Karen L. Sofield
National Capital Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Catherine B. Nelson
Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club-Mrs. Viola Burgos
Nebraska Kennel Club Inc-Mrs. Medora E. Harper
New England Beagle Club, Inc.-Mr. Mario S. Palumbo
New England Dog Training Club, Inc.-Ms. Emma M. Parsons
New England Old English Sheepdog Club-Mrs. Jane C. Ogg
New Jersey Beagle Club, Inc.-Louis Schmitt
Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.-Mrs. Mary W. Price
Newton Kennel Club-Ms. Michelle Sager
Newtown Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Diane F. Taylor
North Dakota Retriever Club, Inc.-Patricia Spear
North Shore Kennel Club-Richard F. Coletti
Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Mary P. Osbun
Northern Kentucky Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Betty C. Pomeroy
Northwestern Connecticut Dog Club, Inc.-Mrs. Joyce J. Fenn
Norwegian Elkhound Association of America, Inc.-Edward W. Hall
Norwich and Norfolk Terrier Club-Ms. Margaretta D. Wood
Oakland County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Andrew R. Rossetto
Obedience Training Club of Hawaii, Inc.-Ms. Patricia C. Scully
Obedience Training Club of Rhode Island-James M. Ashton
Okaloosa Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Gayle G. Stillwell
Old Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Virginia, Inc.-Mr. George H. Roos, Jr.
Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.-Dr. Hugh Jordan
Old Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc.-Barbara Lopez
Onondaga Kennel Association, Inc.-Mr. Douglas R. Lehr
Ox Ridge Kennel Club-Mrs. Barbara T. Birdsall
Ozarks Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Patty Brooks
Pacific Coast Boston Terrier Club-Mr. Carl E. Gomes
Pacific Coast Bulldog Club, Inc.-Mr. Robert L. Newcomb
Park Shore Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Bernard Schwartz
Pasanita Obedience Club Inc.-Mr. Charles P. Merrick, III
Pekingese Club of America, Inc.-Mr. William H. Blair
Penn Treaty Kennel Club, Inc.-Harold D. Sanderson
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America-Anne Gallant
Pharaoh Hound Club of America-Mr. Gary A. Reed
Philadelphia Dog Training Club, Inc.-Edward J. Coughlin, III
Pioneer Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Margaret Vohr
Plainfield Kennel Club-Mr. Francis T. Foley
Pocatello Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Audrey G. Shade
Pocono Beagle Club, Inc.-Mr. Francis M. Rimby
Poodle Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Barbara Green
Port Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc.-Mrs. Helen Munday
Portland Kennel Club, Inc.-Frederick W. Braun
Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc.-Ms. Joan-Ellis Van Loan
Providence County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Rose M. Hogan
Putnam Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Knowlton A. Reynders
Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, Inc.-Mrs. Anne M. Rappaport
Queensboro Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Linda M. Lacchia
Ramapo Kennel Club-Mrs. Rose J. Radel
Redwood Empire Kennel Club-John Remondi
Reno Kennel Club-Steven D. Gladstone
Rhode Island Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Richard E. Grant
Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, Inc.-Mr. George D. Sexton
Richland County Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Shirley L. Boyer
Richland Kennel Club, Inc.-Marilyn Swearingen
Rio Grande Kennel Club-Col. Rodger W. Smith
Rockland County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Raymond T. Mundy
Rubber City Kennel Club-Mrs. Wilma Baron
Sahuaro State Kennel Club-Robert C. Little
Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Barbara Furbush
Saluki Club of America-Mr. Don H. Adams
Samoyed Club of America, Inc.-Mr. John L. Ronald
San Francisco Dog Training Club, Inc.-Stanley S. Saltzman
San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club-Ralph S. Roberts
Sandia Dog Obedience Club, Inc.-Dorothy McCauley
Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Vern R. Johnson
Santa Clara Dog Training Club, Inc.-Mrs. Beverly Z. Cobb
Santa Cruz Kennel Club, Inc.-Dixie Hirsch
Santa Maria Kennel Club, Inc.-Laurence Libeu
Saw Mill River Kennel Club-Mrs. Patricia J. Boelte
Scottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Alan R. Arthur
Scottish Terrier Club of America-J R. Seelbach
Seattle Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Lynne M. Myall
Shreveport Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Sam F. Burke, Jr.
Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego-James E. Frank
Skokie Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Corinne J. Kehoe
Skye Terrier Club of America-Mr. Walter F. Goodman
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America-Ms. K C. Carlson
Somerset Hills Kennel Club-Dr. Asa Mays
South Hills Kennel Club-Mrs. Kathleen R. Parks
South Jersey Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Linda B. Willson
South Shore Kennel Club, Inc.-Linda C. Flynn
South Texas Obedience Club, Inc.-Mrs. Gerry Dalakian
South Windsor Kennel Club-A D. Wampold
Southeastern Iowa Kennel Club-Ms. Marcy L. Zingler
Southern Adirondack Dog Club, Inc.-Dr. John V. Ioia
Spartanburg Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. William P. Dwelly
Sportsmen's Beagle Club-Mr. J W. Jones, III
Springfield Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Thomas M. Davies
St. Bernard Club of America, Inc.-Dr. Nancy M. Demory
St. Louis Collie Club, Inc.-Mr. Alexander F. Draper
St. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.-Dr. Gerry Meisels
Staffordshire Terrier Club of America-I. L. Brisbin, Jr., Ph.D.
Standard Schnauzer Club of America-Mrs. Ruth W. Crumb
Staten Island Kennel Club, Inc.-Dr. Bernard E. Mc Givern, Jr.
Steel City Kennel Club, Inc.-Miss Susan M. Napady
Suffolk County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Robert Eisele
Susque-Nango Kennel Club, Inc.-Thomas D. Parrotti
Sussex Spaniel Club of America-Mr. John R. Lewis, Jr.
Tampa Bay Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Myrle Hale
Tennessee Valley Kennel Club-Mrs. Catherine Bell
Tibetan Spaniel Club of America-Mr. Herbert H. Rosen
Tidewater Kennel Club of Virginia, Inc.-Ms. Christine E. Pinkston
Toledo Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Al Noller
Tonawanda Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Vincent D. Forsythe
Town And Country Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Christine S. Crowell
Trap Falls Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Lilian B. Schneider
Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.-James S. Corbett
Union County Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. Norman Shuman
United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.-Mr. Carl C. Ashby, III
United States Lakeland Terrier Club-Alfred J. Ferruggiaro
Upper Snake River Valley Dog Training Club, Inc.-Joan E. McFadden
Vacationland Dog Club, Inc.-Mr. Don L. Evans
Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association-Mr. William F. Dumas
Virginia Kennel Club, Inc.-Bradford W. Noyes
Wachusett Kennel Club, Inc.-Suzanne Gray
Wampanoag Kennel Club, Inc.-Ms. Naida L. Parker
Waukesha Kennel Club, Inc.-Bruno Mauer
Weimaraner Club of America-Ms. Judy Colan
West Highland White Terrier Club of America-Mrs. Dorinda R. Dew
Western Beagle Club-Dr. Sheldon B. Adler
Western Reserve Kennel Club, Inc.-Mr. William A. Russett
Westside Dog Training Club, Inc.-Mr. Norbert W. Kowal
Whidbey Island Kennel Club Inc-Clare Lincoln
Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association-Mrs. Karen Mays
Woodstock Dog Club, Inc.-Mrs. Jan Marshall
Worcester County Kennel Club-John H. Honig
Yakima Valley Kennel Club, Inc.-Mrs. Etta B. Orenstein
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc.-Mr. Carl Trehus
Alfred L. Cheauré, President, in the Chair.

The meeting was called to order at 11:30 a.m.

The meeting is called to order at this time solely for the purpose of conducting the vote for Delegate Standing Committees. Delegates may use the revised ballots that were sent to you. If you need a ballot, members of the AKC's staff will have them.

As previously reported in the mailing with the revised ballots, there was a serious problem with the business reply mail so that some self-nominations were received very late and others were not received at all. So as to not penalize any Delegate who submitted a self-nomination, all that we were made aware of have been included on the revised ballot. Be sure that the ballot you use indicates REVISED at the top. Remember that in marking your ballots, if you vote for more than the maximum number permitted for a committee, the ballot will be invalid. The ballots are color-coded. You will place each ballot in the corresponding ballot box as you vote. Please do not fold your ballots together as one. When you have marked your ballots, go to the five polling stations at the back of the room and the last three in the outer foyer. Please line up by your last name. Give your last name and your club's name to the Teller. One polling station will remain open during lunch for late arrivals and it will not be closed until we reconvene for the meeting.

As is our practice, the tabulation of ballots will be overseen by the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. When you have voted, please proceed with lunch. We will take a recess for lunch next door and then reconvene in this room after lunch.

Thank you

(Lunch recess)

Mr. Cheauré: Delegates, the meeting will come to order.

Are there any Delegates who wish to vote for the Standing Committees who have not yet done so?

The Chair declares that the polls are closed and the Tellers may retire to count the ballots.

Is there any Delegate present who has not signed the attendance record? If there is, will you please be sure to sign it before leaving, as this is the official record of your attendance.

If any Delegate wishes to submit a proposal or to make a motion to be considered by this body or the Board, a written copy should be given to the Secretary in advance. It makes it easier to have your amendments correctly stated to this audience.

For the information of the Delegates, the Chair would like to introduce the persons seated with me on the platform. On my immediate left is David Merriam, Chairman; to his left is Ken Marden, Treasurer; on my immediate right is Doris Abbate, Professional Registered Parliamentarian; to her right is James Crowley, Secretary; and to Mr. Crowley's right is Todd DeSimone, the court reporter.

New Delegates have been requested to submit individual photographs for publication in the AKC GAZETTE. Any Delegate who has not submitted a photograph and wishes to do so, please see the photographer after adjournment in the foyer.

The Chair now calls on the Secretary, James Crowley, to read the names of Delegates seated since the last meeting.

Mr. Crowley: These Delegates have been seated since the last meeting:
Sharon Bruno, Ft. Mitchell, KY, to represent Queen City Dog Training Club.
Karen J. Burgess, Vancouver, WA, to represent Greater Clark County Kennel Club.
Alfred L. Cheaure, Wyckoff, NJ, to represent Greater St. Louis Training Club.
Kathleen M. Corbett, Aloha, OR, to represent Portland Dog Obedience Club.
Lee D. Fitzgerald, Fincastle, VA, to represent Roanoke Kennel Club.
Charles J. Foley, Dedham, MA, to represent Eastern Dog Club.
Dr. Anne Gallant, Averill Park, NY, to represent Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America.
Kathryn A. Hamilton, Hillsboro, OR, to represent Australian Cattle Dog Club of America.
Jerry Kaplan, Oxford, CT, to represent Elm City Kennel Club.
Kathleen K. Uhrman, Medford, NJ, to represent Camden County Kennel Club.

The following Delegates, who were attending their first meeting since approval, were introduced from the floor:
Peggy Anderson, N. Billerica, MA, to represent Concord Dog Training Club
Karen J. Burgess, Vancouver, WA, to represent Greater Clark County Kennel Club
Alfred L. Cheauré, Wyckoff, NJ, to represent Greater St. Louis Training Club
Susan DeSilver, Northford, CT, to represent Gordon Setter Club of America
Dr. Anne Gallant, Averill Park, NY, to represent Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America
Dixie J. Howell-Hirsch, Silverado, CA, to represent Santa Cruz Kennel Club
Robert Neff Laberge, Lawrenceville, GA, to represent Lawrenceville Kennel Club
Barbara Woelfel Lopez, Killingworth, CT, to represent the Old Pueblo Training Club.
Kathleen K. Uhrman, Medford, NJ, to represent Camden County Kennel Club.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you, and a warm welcome to all of our new Delegates.

The minutes of the June 8, 1999, Delegates Meeting were published in the July AKC GAZETTE and were mailed to each of the Delegates. If there are no corrections, the minutes will stand approved as published.

(Pause)

Mr. Cheauré: Hearing no correction, the minutes stand approved.

The next item is the approval of new member clubs. The following clubs have been approved by the Board of Directors and will be voted at this meeting:
Clearwater Kennel Club, Clearwater, FL
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America
Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange County, Newport Beach, CA.
In accordance with the Bylaws, a written ballot shall be required if requested in writing by at least five Delegates, made to the Secretary seven days prior to the start of the meeting at which such election is scheduled.

The Chair has been advised by the Secretary that no such request has been made. We will therefore proceed with a vote. An affirmative vote of four-fifths of the Delegates is required to elect.

The question is on the election of the Clearwater Kennel Club as a member of the American Kennel Club.

Those in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you.

Those opposed, please raise your hand. Thank you.

There are four-fifths in the affirmative and the Chair declares that the Clearwater Kennel Club has been duly elected a member of the American Kennel Club.

The question is now on the election of the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America as a member of the American Kennel Club. Those in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you.

Those opposed, please raise your hand. Thank you.

There are four-fifths in the affirmative and the Chair declares that the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America has been duly elected as a member of the American Kennel Club.

The question is now on the election of the Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange County as a member of the American Kennel Club. Those in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you.

Those opposed, please raise your hand. Thank you.

There are four-fifths in the affirmative and the Chair declares that Shoreline Dog Fanciers Association of Orange County has been duly elected as a member of the American Kennel Club.

The next item is a vote on the housekeeping amendments to the AKC Constitution and Bylaws. We will consider each category separately. These changes were read in summary form and they fall into four categories. The actual changes have been made where they appear and the changes were read in summary form in June in our annual white worksheet.

Now, it has come to the attention of the Chair that some housekeeping changes may have been missed in the published notice as was mentioned at the forum this morning. Without objection, the Secretary will make all the housekeeping corrections when the Bylaws are reprinted.

Hearing no objections, all housekeeping corrections will be made.

The first category for consideration is substituting "AKC" for any other term used to refer to the organization. If any of the references have been missed, they will be done because we had no objection. Is there any discussion on the first category?

A Delegate: Pardon me, but you are talking about Articles I through III?

Mr. Cheauré: Let me go over that. There will be four categories to be considered. The first one will be substituting "AKC" where it appears. The second will be making the Bylaws gender-neutral. The third will be adding the word "purebred" before the word "dog." And the fourth will be inserting the phrases "Dog Events" and "Event Committees."

What we are discussing now is substituting "AKC" for any other term used to refer to the organization. The question is on substituting "AKC" for any other term used to refer to the organization. A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for adoption.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you.

All those opposed, please stand. Thank you.

There are two-thirds in the affirmative, and the first category is adopted.

We are now going to discuss the second category, making the Bylaws gender neutral. Is there any discussion?

The Chair recognized Nina Schaefer, Delegate for the Back Mountain Kennel Club, who spoke as follows: There was a suggestion this morning at the forum that rather than using "he" and "she" and stumbling over that, that we should rather try to use the word "they" in the substitute.

Mr. Cheauré: Are you making a motion to do that?

Mrs. Schaefer: I will make that motion. There is a lot of hissing and booing.

Mr. Cheauré: You can withdraw your motion.

Mrs. Schaefer: If the person who suggested it at the forum doesn't stand up, I will withdraw it.

Mr. Cheauré: The question then is on making the Bylaws gender-neutral. A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for adoption.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you.

Those opposed, please stand. Thank you.

There are two-thirds in the affirmative and the category two is adopted.

Category three is adding the word "purebred" before the word "dog" wherever applicable. Is there any discussion on this category?

Then the question is on adding the word "purebred" before the word "dog" wherever applicable, and, again, a two-thirds affirmative vote is required for adoption.

Those in favor, please stand. Thank you.

Those opposed, please stand. Thank you.

There are two-thirds in the affirmative and the category three motion passes.

The fourth and last category is to use the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever there are applicable references. Is there any discussion?

Mrs. Schaefer: Yes. Nina Schaefer, Back Mountain Kennel Club. I'm sorry I didn't identify myself before. I move that we exclude from this particular amendment Article IV, Section 1, which references membership. I guess I will wait for a second vote.

A Delegate: Second.

Mrs. Schaefer: Because the subject of membership and categories of membership will be discussed by the various Delegate and Board Committees over the next six months, we think it should be deferred until those committees have come to a conclusion.

A Delegate: Pardon me, but Section 4, what?

Mr. Crowley: Article IV, Section 1.

Mrs. Schaefer: Just that one paragraph will be excluded from this amendment.

Mr. Cheauré: The amendment that is being proposed and seconded is that the paragraph would read using the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever there is applicable references except for Article IV, Section 1.

Is there any discussion on this amendment?

All in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you.

All opposed, please raise your hand. Thank you.

The motion carries.

We are now having discussion on the following category: Using the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever there are applicable references, except for Article IV, Section 1. Is there any discussion?

The Chair recognized Crecia Closson, Delegate for the Lakes Region Kennel Club, who spoke as follows: In the event that there are inconsistencies in this change by way of oversight, will the document be proofread so that in all cases it will make reference to purebred dog events and not in some cases to conformation, obedience and field trials?

Mr. Cheauré: The Chair will have the Secretary answer the question.

Mr. Crowley: Yes, as indicated we will try to pick up any that were overlooked in the published version when we come out with the printed book, and we will make all referenced changes.

The Chair recognized James Smith, Delegate for the Dalmatian Club of America, who spoke as follows:
To raise again the question that my friend Dr. Garvin raised this morning, Article XVII, which is on Page 29, with reference to the ability of somebody other than the Delegates to make the rules for all events other than dog shows and field trials-obedience trials, lure coursing, on and on-those rules are not made by the Delegates.

I do not begin to understand how, if you adopt this proposal, there is any thought that those rules for those events can be made by anyone other than the Delegate Body. This amendment very clearly states you are taking out dog shows and field trials which is Delegate prerogative now. The other events are not Delegate prerogative. You change it to purebred dog events, all events become Delegate prerogative with reference to rules. I would like someone to explain to me how it can be otherwise.

Mr. Crowley: I know that was not the intention. I see your point. There is a section under the powers of the Board that gives the Board the powers to adopt regulations, but this does seem to conflict with that. That was clearly not the intent of the committee. It was strictly to be housekeeping.

Mr. Smith: It seems to me that this should be excluded also.

Mr. Crowley: I agree.

Mr. Smith: I'm not one to see the Delegates give up the opportunity to have some authority that they might have gotten, but we do not want to get involved in hurting field trials, agility, making those rules and regulations. This has to be amended. I don't wish to amend it. I'm not saying amend it, we need to withdraw it.

I will move that this Article XVII be withdrawn from the proposal.

A Delegate: Second.

Mr. Cheauré: The amendment that has been proposed is that category four using the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever applicable, except for Article IV, Section 1, be withdrawn from a vote at this time.

Would the maker of the motion please repeat the motion.

Mr. Smith: That the vote that we are about to take would not include or would not involve Article XVII, it is the same genre of motion that we just passed that Mrs. Schaefer made.

Mr. Crowley: It is Article XX in the current book and it will be Article XVII in the revised version. Mr. Smith: All of my discussion is based on what I see on Page 29 of the white packet.

Mr. Crowley: It was clearly not the intent to make any substantive changes at this time. It was supposed to be a housekeeping change and that would create a conflict in the Bylaws.

Mr. Cheauré: The question then before the Assembly is an amendment which would add the words, except for Article IV, Section 1, and to exclude Article XVII. Any discussion on that item?

The Chair recognized Dr. Sam Burke Jr., Delegate for the Shreveport Kennel Club, who spoke as follows:
My understanding of Mr. Smith's motion is that he wants to revert to the original language that used to be Article XX, that is being renumbered as Article XVII; is that correct?

Mr. Crowley: That is correct.

Mr. Cheauré: That is correct.

Mr. Merriam: It simply doesn't address that issue at this time.

Mr. Cheauré: Any further discussion?

Let me restate, then, what this amendment that you are going to vote on is. It would exclude Article XVII from this category. Any further discussion?

All in favor, please say aye.

(Chorus of ayes)

Mr. Cheauré: All those opposed, nay.

' (Chorus of nays)

Mr. Cheauré: The Chair is going to take a standing vote.

All those in favor, please stand. Thank you.

All those opposed, please stand. Thank you.

Please be seated. The motion does not carry. But the question before this body is using the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever there are applicable references except for Article IV, Section 1. Is there further discussion? A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for adoption. Those in favor - yes, sir.

The Chair recognized Robert McKowen, Delegate for the Mississippi Valley Retriever Club, who spoke as follows:
I would like to make a couple of comments on that before we make this thing final. I was involved for nine years with these programs, and with all due respect to the Delegate Body, there are intricacies within the programs that are best handled by a smaller group better informed than I think we could be here.

It isn't an attempt to take something away from the Delegate Body or individual voting. It has been done that way. It was done with obedience over a long period of time when all the new programs were brought in for that very reason. It was much better, much easier to inform a smaller group, which would be the Board of Directors, than it would be a very large group of people who we see four times a year. It is going to create difficulties and problems that you may not be aware of, and even the organizations you represent.

Again, we come in here and kind of feel like we might have been sandbagged in a way, because this is housekeeping and we are making a major policy change by a simple vote. It is like those things we see in Congress. Let's take a dog law. They are working on a highway bill and at 12 o'clock midnight that highway bill carries a little thing in there about some kind of a thing against dog ownership.

So I really don't think that this is applicable or even legal. We are talking about voting on a housekeeping thing and in voting on that housekeeping thing we change policy. I think that our purpose here was to vote on housekeeping, if we can understand it, to make our rules easier to understand. I don't think that this is the place - and if there is a demand, I think we ought to have more time to consider that particular issue and go on with this and bring this up as a separate issue at some other time.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Dr. Thomas Davies, Delegate for the Springfield Kennel Club, who spoke as follows: I would like to approach that same topic from a slightly different viewpoint and to start with the end, as a voter in the minority I would like to ask for reconsideration of the previous vote.

What we are doing here by excluding that article is opening up such a can of worms, and I think at this point in time there is no bigger cynic in the world than I am, believe me, but I think we have to put our trust in the Board that they are not going to do some skulduggerous activities here. So I would move to reconsider the previous vote on the amendment. I think that is legal and correct.

The Chair recognized Dr. Gerry Meisels, Delegate for the St. Petersburg Dog Fanciers Association, who spoke as follows:
Point of order.
Mr. Cheauré: Yes.

Dr. Meisels: It is not appropriate nor permitted in the Robert's Rules of Order to reconsider a final vote just taken. Parliamentary, there is only one way out of this thing. That is to vote the entire thing down or up, whichever you choose. That is the only choice you have. You are not speaking to the motion before the floor. The amendment failed, and I'm not taking a position one way or the other, I just want to get this thing done.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized John Ronald, Delegate for the Samoyed Kennel Club of America, who spoke as follows: I have a question, maybe I'm kind of mentally slower on the uptake than everyone else here, but there seems to be two questions. The amendment seems to be addressing the point of who has jurisdiction. What I mean by that is, right now with the housekeeping changes, I'm sure that the intent was that they are purely housekeeping, that if the changes are put through, it broadens the scope of the Delegate authority over all purebred dog events, so that now instead of just the rules that we consider meeting to meeting, we will now wrap in those event-giving clubs that are covered by regulations which we don't consider.

Is that wrong? Because what I'm saying is if our issue really is jurisdiction here, are we confusing housekeeping with jurisdiction, and how do we separate these two to make it less complicated?

Mr. Crowley: The intent was strictly housekeeping. Instead of listing the different types of events just to put dog events. This would, inadvertently, in effect, seem to eliminate regulations and make rules covering earthdog events, agility, herding, lure coursing, etc. All of these regulations in order to be amended when we get the changes from the advisory committees in those areas, rather than just being approved by the Board, would have to be read and voted on by this body. You would have the changes in all of those activities to vote on in this meeting in addition to just the dog show rules and the field trial rules.

That was not the intent. The intent was strictly housekeeping, but this would in effect become a substantive change, which is fine if that is what the Delegates want, but I think you would want to present it as a substantive change, not have it go through inadvertently in what was intended and noticed as a housekeeping change.

The Chair recognized Edward Gilbert, Delegate for the Channel City Kennel Club, who spoke as follows: Shouldn't the parliamentarian rule on the point of order that was just brought up?

Mr. Cheauré: The parliamentarian would like to hear the point of order again, please.

Dr. Meisels: The point of order is that according to Robert's Rules of Order, a person who has voted on either side cannot raise the issue again. Only the person who was on the winning side can ask for reconsideration. It is not appropriate to ask for someone who did not like the amendment to ask for reconsideration, only someone who voted for it can do that.

Therefore, unless such a request is made, you have no option, but you have the motion before the floor. And if you have a strong feeling that you would not like to make a substantive change inadvertently, then you vote down the whole proposal.

Mr. Cheauré: The parliamentarian agrees with your position.

The Chair recognized Naida Parker, Delegate for the Wampanoag Kennel Club, who spoke as follows: If the parliamentarian would please clarify for me, if this is an amendment to the article and not the actual article, does it require a two-thirds vote or a simple majority?

Mr. Cheauré: The amendment is a simple majority. The vote that is still pending is two-thirds.

Ms. Parker: Because my understanding when you called it was that you were calling for a two-thirds vote.

Mr. Cheauré: No, it was a simple majority.

Ms. Parker: It was pointed out to me that I didn't identify myself. I'mNaida Parker, Wampanoag Kennel Club.

The Chair recognized Carl Holder, Delegate for the Beaumont Kennel Club, who spoke as follows:
I move to reconsider the vote on the failed amendment of this article to exclude the Article XVII from the rules.

A Delegate: Second.

Mr. Cheauré: Mr. Holder, you will have to declare yourself on your last vote.

Mr. Holder: I apologize. I was on the prevailing side.

Mr. Cheauré: We have a motion. Do we have a second?

A Delegate: Second.

Mr. Cheauré: We have a motion to reconsider the previous vote.

A Delegate: May we have some discussion?

Mr. Cheauré: There is no discussion on that subject to reconsider the vote. If you wish to reconsider this vote, please say aye.

(Chorus of ayes)

Mr. Cheauré: If you do not, please say nay.

(Chorus of nays)

Mr. Cheauré: The nays have it.

Okay, we will take a standing vote.

A Delegate: I challenge the call on that vote.

Mr. Cheauré: We will take a standing vote.

All in favor of reconsideration, please stand.

Please be seated.

Those opposed, please stand.

Please be seated.

The ayes have it.

The Chair recognized Patricia Laurans, Delegate for the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, who spoke as follows:
The question that I have is what do you do when two parts of your Constitution and Bylaws are in conflict? Article X, Section 12, reads "The Board shall have the power to issue such regulations as it may deem necessary for the governing or holding of dog shows, obedience trials and field trials."

Mr. Cheauré: Say that again, please.

Ms. Laurans: The question that I have is what do you do when two parts of your Constitution - if this should come in one particular fashion - are in conflict. Article X which deals with the specific powers of the Board of Directors, Section 12 on page 13 states "The Board shall have power to issue such regulations as it may deem necessary for the governing or holding of dog shows, obedience trials and field trials."

I just think we need to consider that before we put our own Constitution, not that it should go any way, but just that we should be aware of it.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

Dr. Burke: It was never the intent of the committee to have anything other than a routine housekeeping change, and I realize that there was a rather substantive issue here.

What I would hope is that commonsense would prevail, and if this is a substantive issue that the Delegates wish to address at a later time, simply pass the motion that is on the floor that is being reconsidered, which will exclude Article XVII from the vote today so that we can get on with the housekeeping business in the Constitution and Bylaws and deal with this issue at a later time when it can be clarified for all of you here. I don't think we could sit here for two hours and clarify this afternoon the six years of work that has gone into this housekeeping change. So I would encourage you to support excluding Article XVII so that all the issues that are being brought up about the rules can be addressed at a later time. Thank you.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

Any further discussion?

The vote before you then is are consideration of the words to exclude Article XVII from category four. Those in favor, say aye.

(Chorus of ayes)

Mr. Cheauré: Those opposed, nay.

(Scattered nays)

Mr. Cheauré: The ayes have it. Article XVII is excluded.

The question then before the Assembly is category four, housekeeping, which is using the phrase "Dog Events" and "Event Committees" wherever they are applicable references, except for Article IV, Section 1, and excluding Article XVII.

Is there any further discussion?

The Chair recognized Spencer Harrill, Delegate for the Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C., who spoke as follows:
Whoever it was that brought up - I'm sorry, it was Laurans, Ms. Laurans brought up the conflicting section in Article X. Currently, right now the Board of Directors has the authority to make regulations for obedience events. In Section 12 it says "the governing or holding of dog shows, obedience trials and field trials."

Since the AKC now sanctions other events, I don't see anywhere in the Bylaws who has the authority to govern -to make regulations governing and holding those other events. I'm assuming that the Board of Directors has assumed that it was their responsibility because of this Article X, Section 12. If we vote on changing the wording from "dog shows, obedience trials and field trials" to "purebred dog events," that then will definitely give the Board of Directors the authority to make policy regulations for all of the events that we now have that AKC now allows.

I'm wondering if that - well, maybe I should just say I move that that Article X, Section 12, also be excluded from consideration.

Mr. Crowley: I believe you mean included.

Mr. Harrill: I'm sorry, included, yes.

Mr. Crowley: Yes, which was the intent. That was one of the overlooks which was covered. When we say "dog shows, obedience trials and field trials," that change will be made, including that reference in Article X.

Mr. Harrill: Yes. So that, then, would give the Board of Directors definite power to make the regulations for all the events.

Mr. Crowley: Correct, which was the intent of making this change, rather than listing all our 12 or 13 various types of events.

Mr. Harrill: My motion then is still on the floor if I hear a second.

Mr. Crowley: Again, it is going to be done per the inclusion, everywhere those three words appear, "dog shows, obedience trials and field trials," including that reference, that change will be made.

Mr. Cheauré: The question is on the substitution of Dog Events and Event Committees, excluding the new Article XVII. All those in favor, please stand. Thank you. Please be seated.

All those opposed, please stand. Thank you. Please be seated.

Mr. Cheauré: The motion carries as amended.

The next item is on the adoption of a Special Rule of Order to provide for discussion of Bylaw rule changes at the time they are first read. This proposed Special Rule was read at the June meeting and it is on your yellow worksheet.

Is there any discussion?

The question then is on the proposed Special Rule to provide for discussion of proposed changes for the Bylaws and rules when they are first read. A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for adoption.

Those in favor, please stand.

Thank you. Please be seated.

Those opposed, please stand.

Thank you. Please be seated.

There are two-thirds in the affirmative and this Special Rule of Order is adopted.

The next item is on the announcement of the 1999 Community Achievement Awards. The AKC Community Achievement Award program was developed in 1993 to recognize the outstanding efforts of clubs and their members for successfully promoting purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership through public education programs or through their involvement with legislative issues that affect purebred dogs.

Honorees are announced annually at the September Delegates Meeting. Each Honoree will be mailed an awards certificate and a commemorative paperweight.

In addition to press releases announcing the awards, the AKC GAZETTE will detail Honorees' accomplishments in the September issue.

The 1999 Community Achievement Award recipients are:
Dennis Collingwood of the Hangtown Kennel Club of Placerville, California
James Endlich of the Central Beagle Club of Pittsburgh, Delegate: David S. Bagaley
Betty Franzel of the Pasco Florida Kennel Club
Debbie Tapley King of the Collie Club of Maine

Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Canine Ambassadors, Delegate: Barbara Furbush Valencia Valley Kennel Club of New Mexico.
And congratulations to all the recipients.

The Chair takes this opportunity to announce a new awards program. The AKC is proud to introduce the Award for Canine Excellence (ACE) program. This program provides a vehicle through which the AKC can reach out, recognize, salute and build a partnership with purebred dog owners across the country.

Awards for Canine Excellence will be presented annually to dogs who enrich, inspire or contribute to the lives of individuals or communities. The scope of these awards will be broad. Honorees will be chosen from search and rescue dogs, therapy dogs, service dogs, law enforcement dogs, or exemplary companion dogs/family pets. The awards will recognize contributions made on a daily, ongoing or one-time basis. All AKC-registered or AKC-registrable dogs are eligible.

Throughout the year, our public relations staff will search media resources for dogs who merit consideration and will accept nominations from the public as well.

The closing date for the next annual entries will be June 30, 2000. Announcement of awards will be made in conjunction with the September 2000 Delegates Meeting and National Dog Week.

Four awards will be given annually. Recipients will be chosen by an AKC staff committee who will review the submissions. A cash award and engraved collar medallion will be awarded to the winning dogs, and their names will appear on a plaque in the AKC Library. These dogs will also be recognized at an awards ceremony in their hometown locations. All nominated dogs will receive an AKC Certificate of Recognition.

Details about the program are in your Delegates package and are available at the AKC booth here today. You will also be reading about the ACE program in the AKC GAZETTE, in our newsletters and major publications around the country.

The Chair now calls on Dennis Sprung, Vice President, Planning and Development, to make a special presentation.

Once again, the AKC is proud to present a medallion to seven Delegates in recognition of their meritorious and long-term contributions to the sport. Each of these individuals has served in this body for 25 years, and they join the 26 previously honored Delegates. In total, these 33 individuals have an incredible cumulative record of 938 years of service. Four of today's recipients will also be recognized for the distinction of being AKC-approved judges of 25 years or more.

This medallion program coordinates a recognition of our core constituency by a joint effort of the conformation, performance, obedience, Delegates and judges departments and allows a grateful American Kennel Club the opportunity to honor our own.

Since the program began in May of 1996, we have also honored five event chairpersons and 265 judges. Will the following Delegates please come forward:
Dr. Thomas Davies, Springfield Kennel Club
Colonel Rodger W. Smith, Rio Grande Kennel Club
William B. Tabler Jr., Long Island Kennel Club.

Would the following Delegates who will also be recognized for 25 years or more as approved judges please come forward:
Merrill Cohen, Spokane Kennel Club
Kenneth A. Marden, German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
Dr. Bernard E. McGivern, Jr., Staten Island Kennel Club
Ralph S. Roberts, San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club.

Thank you and congratulations.

Mr. Cheauré: The next item in the Tellers' Report. For the information of the Delegates, this is the first time since the standing committees were formed that an election was necessary for all standing committees. Are the Tellers ready? The Tellers are not ready.

I will skip over that part. There is no election required for the Perspectives editorial staff and the Delegates nominated for this committee are seated. The Secretary will read the names of the Delegates who will serve on the Perspectives editorial staff.

Mr. Crowley: Delegates who self-nominated, and will serve a two-year term on the Perspectives editorial staff:
Donna E. Bedrick, Delaware County Kennel Club
Janice S. Gardner, Rockingham County Kennel Club
Marion L. Hopkins, Merrimack Valley Kennel Club
Mona Maytag, Central Iowa Kennel Club
John L. Ronald, Samoyed Club of America
Lynn Worth, Vizsla Club of America.

Mr. Cheauré: Does anyone on the staff know how long it will be before the Tellers will arrive? A Delegate: They are coming now, sir.

Mr. Cheauré: I will skip the Tellers' Report for a moment and proceed on with the agenda. We will pick that up when they arrive.

The next item is the report on the appointments to the Nominating Committee. At the August meeting, The Board of Directors selected the following Nominating Committee for the open positions for the Class of 2003.

The Chair is Dr. Robert Brown, Great Pyrenees Club of America.
Ricky Blackman, Clumber Spaniel Club of America.
Barbara Gaines, Washington State Obedience Training Club.
Charles P. Merrick III, Pasanita Obedience Club.
Blackie Nygood, Mispillion Kennel Club.

The alternates are Susan M. Napady, Steel City Kennel Club, and Lynette Saltzman, American Shetland Sheepdog Association.

We will hold for a second before we hear from Dr. Brown while the Teller arrives.

The Chair now calls on Victoria Finn of Ernst & Young to read the Teller's results of the vote for the Delegate standing committees.

For the Parent Clubs, the following candidates have been elected:
Alan R. Arthur, Howard Falberg, Marilyn L. Joachim and Lynette J. Saltzman.

For the All Breed Clubs the following candidates have been elected:
Barbara W. Keenan, Richard C. Perrell, A. David Wampold and Carol A. Williamson.

For the Obedience Clubs the following candidates have been elected:
Barbara Gaines, Betsy Horn Humer and George F. Molloy.

For the Constitution and Bylaws Committee the following candidates have been elected:
Gretchen Bernardi, Dr. Sam F. Burke, Jr., Cynthia L. Garman, Steven D. Gladstone, John H. Honig and Bernard Schwartz.

For the Dog Show Rules:
Neil A. Bates, Dr. Thomas M. Davies, Blackie H. Nygood and Stanley Saltzman.

For the Strategic Planning Committee the following candidates have been elected:
Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., Robert Eisele, Janice S. Gardner, Medora E. Harper, Colonel Rodger W. Smith and Marcy L. Zingler.

For the Field Trial Clubs:
Alice E. Berd, James S. Corbett, Robert H. McKowen and Catherine Murphy have been elected.

And for the Canine Health Committee the following candidates have been elected:
Dr. Sheldon B. Adler, Judy Colan, Arlene A. Czech, Margaret B. Pough and Constance B. Vanacore.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you. The Chair now calls upon the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Dr. Robert Brown.

Dr. Brown: At this time I would like to ask the members of the Nominating Committee to stand up so that you may see who we are and can let your wishes be known to us. Ricky Blackman, Barbara Gaines, Charles Merrick, Blackie Nygood.

We are the Nominating Committee for the Class of 2003 and we would ask you, the Delegate Body, to communicate your wishes to us. We are looking for possible suggestions for candidates and we need your input. You may contact any members of this committee. Once we know your intentions, we will send a letter requesting information that will aid the committee in the selection process. This information must be returned to us by October 31st.

During the month of November the committee will meet and a final slate will be chosen. December 1st is the final deadline. Recognize that the desire to serve on the AKC Board of Directors is a commitment that should not be made lightly. Depth and breadth of dog experience is a requisite and the devotion of time is mandatory. So let us hear from you.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

Next on the agenda is the Chairman's report.

Mr. Merriam: Thank you, Al.

I would like to report on the recent Board actions. The Italian Greyhounds have been approved to parti-cipate at lure coursing events held on or after January the 1st of 2000.

The National Obedience Championship title has been approved for the winner of the National Obedience Invitational.

The Board has adopted a resolution in support of the Vietnam Dog Handlers Association's efforts for a commemorative stamp that would honor war dogs who have served in all wars where America has fought.

AKC has contributed $25,000 to a program sponsored by Nature's Recipe which would build two War Dog memorials in honor of the heroic dogs and their handlers that served in the Vietnam War.

The bronze and granite memorials are to be sculpted by A. Thomas Schoenberg, and they will be situated at Riverside, California, which is at a national cemetery, and also at the Arlington National Cemetery.

The Board has authorized the production of an art book jointly with The AKC Museum of the Dog and the book will feature the collections of the artwork of both organizations.

The Board has modified its criteria for recognizing of adding foreign registries to the list in which we will accept their registration and their pedigrees. And the requirements now are that they must register at least 500 dogs per year; they must be at least 15 years in existence; they must be the only registry in the country, or one recognized internationally; they must have accepted registration procedures.

Indeed that is the most important aspect of it. We found that setting an arbitrary amount, it was -- how much was it, Jim?

Mr. Crowley: $5,000.

Mr. Merriam: $5,000.

Before, we excluded some kennel clubs that had superb registries, they just weren't very big. So our emphasis now is the quality of the registration procedures and the integrity of the registry. Also they must issue three-generation certified pedigrees.

I would like to also report that the Board has decided to review and re-evaluate the guidelines for discipline at dog shows and trials.

The present guidelines have evolved after they were first put in table form perhaps 10 years ago. The purpose of the guidelines are several. They attempt to give more specific meaning to the offense of conduct prejudicial to the sport and thus give notice to all participants in the sport. Uniformity of treatment is a goal of any good discipline system and the guidelines help us to accomplish that. The flexibility provided by the standard mitigated and aggravated penalties attempts to make, in the words of Gilbert and Sullivan, the punishment fit the crime.

The Board believes that it is time to review the levels and extent of punishment imposed for specific misconduct. It is important that the most severe punishment be imposed only for the most severe misconduct. The appropriate level of punishment is of prime interest to the Board.

A frequent factor in punishment is suspension of all AKC privileges. We know that if a person is suspended for many years, they are effectively removed from the sport forever, sort of a capital punishment approach. Your Board has a concern that such severe punishment be imposed only when necessary. If lesser penalties can be effective in correcting misconduct, they should be considered.

AKC seeks a disciplinary system which is fair and effective. It should be a system which recognizes the traditions of the sport and encourages fair and vigorous competition. Your input on this subject is encouraged. Please contact either Bob Slay or myself with your suggestions, and it is best if you submit them to us in writing.

Thank you. Have a pleasant day.

Mr. Cheauré: Next on the agenda is the President's report. It is always a pleasure to welcome you to New York and to this fall 1999 Delegates Meeting.

I would like to bring up two subjects that I believe will have a major impact in our future. Since the last Delegates Meeting, we introduced the new registration form. As we all know, the old form had many problems, the blue slip. It evolved over the years, had additions and minor changes, became crowded and to many was confusing, requiring AKC's personal attention and sometimes rejection of the form.

In fact, over 40 percent of all blue forms submitted to AKC for processing had errors or omissions. And truly you cannot run a production facility or provide any customer service when that is the case. It made it difficult for staff to provide customer service that we all expect. It was inefficient for processing and oftentimes frustrated those registering their dogs. The new form was developed specifically to deal with these problems. We tested a variety of form options for several years before settling on one that was submitted by the way by a customer service employee who put together all those complaints that came in and said, this is what I'm dealing with and this is what the form needs to do.

In fact, empowering employees to help find a solution worked very well for us in this case. However, once we resolved the difficult question of format, we had to turn to a more fundamental and compelling problem with registrations that were not being addressed, the declining dog registrations since 1992 and a declining percent of those dogs being registered. In other words, blue slips going out and how many coming back, the percent could no longer be ignored.

We feel that one reason for the decline is the simple fact that our pet puppy buyers had no idea as to the benefits of an AKC dog registration in their own name. We were not providing our breeders with information to hand out to the buyers. We were missing the opportunity to reach out to the new owner and to convey the message of pride in owning an AKC dog, of being part of a historical archive of that breed, of being eligible for various AKC events. Frankly, we were doing nothing to toot our own horn. Our services are our benefits. In truth, we are the leading information resource for all purebred dogs. We believe that the new form which includes the AKC message is indeed the needed missing link to communicate who and what we are to the puppy buyer. As we get feedback from you, from the buyers, and others, we will vary the message as part of our forward-looking communications strategy.

Something else is exciting at AKC, and I want to share with you the collective staff enthusiasm over our new AKC Web site that will launch on September 20th. The date was selected to coincide with AKC's 115th birthday and the start of National Pet Week. We intend to have a national media campaign to honor purebred dogs. The new Web site, its news and information features, combined with the capability to download information reports from the AKC database, that is truly revolutionary and nothing short of phenomenal. The possibilities that this new Web site brings to AKC are endless. They include image enhancement, logo recognition, leadership on the Internet and substantial revenues. For the staff, this is our showcase for the new millennium. It will enhance and improve all that we do for the love of purebred dogs.

AKC is moving ahead in a positive direction. We are looking forward to embracing the challenges of the millennium with a renewed vigor, sense of purpose and dedication to the dogs that we all love.

One more announcement. I think it is appropriate with that great storm that is heading off the coast of Florida to make this following announcement on Hurricane Floyd. In the event of damage by Hurricane Floyd, AKC will, as it has done in the past, serve as a networking center to assist with dog rescue. Our Canine Legislation Department at area code 919-233-3720 will work with clubs and federation contacts in the affected and surrounding areas to determine specific needs for food, shelter and medical supplies. We will work with humane organizations near the affected sites and with their national representatives as well as the dog food and supply companies who will ship emergency provisions to the affected areas. We will post daily updates on our Web site, www.akc.org, to relay all this information and post details about where the fancy can direct funds or shipments of needed provisions.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Florida Animal Disaster Coordination Center at 800-597-2987.

Thank you.

For your information, the December 14, 1999, meeting will also be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue. Sleeping rooms are across the street at the Sheraton Manhattan Hotel at West 52nd and Seventh. Because of the holiday season, please make your reservations early. If you need assistance with overnight accommodations, you may contact AKC's Conference and Travel department, Paula Spector.

The March 2000 meeting will also be in New York at a location to be determined. The June 2000 meeting will be held in San Diego, California. We will be providing further details as far in advance as possible.

There are information packets available as you leave. Among the information contained in them is the report of the future direction of Show Event Committee and a summary of the policies adopted by the Board.

The organizational meetings of the newly elected standing committees will take place immediately upon adjournment. All committees will be meeting in the Liberty 4/5 Rooms, which are on this floor. There will be AKC staff available to direct committee members to their meeting place.

The Chair requests that all Delegates serving on committees go directly to your meetings. AKC staff will collect your badges and have your information packets at your committee meeting.

Is there any other business to come before the Delegate body?

Mrs. Schaefer: Speaking on behalf of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, now that we will have a new printing of our Constitution and Bylaws, we would like to request that at the end of that you would print the new special standing rule and the standing rules as well.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

Dr. Brown: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make an announcement for the nominating committee. There will be a short meeting in the same rooms as the Delegate Committees following the Delegate Committee Meeting.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., Delegate for the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America, who spoke as follows:
As you all should be aware from a mailing you received from the American Dog Owners Association, unfortunately the issue of breed-discriminatory legislation is not dead in this country today. About 18 years ago I first brought this issue to the attention of this Delegate Body, and in the ensuing years the AKC, working with organizations like the United Kennel Club, Dog Owners Association and others, have had a number of successes in preventing and overturning bad laws on the books, Lynn, Massachusetts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and others. Unfortunately there are still places like Denver, Colorado, where you cannot drive through the city with an American Staffordshire Terrier unless you have previously called the Health Department and got a pit bull pass. You can bring your American Staffordshire to an all-breed show in the city with such a pass but you have to have it out the next day or you can go to jail and they can take your dog.

This isn't the only city. Toledo, Ohio, is coming into this kind of situation. We have Cleveland, Ohio; Miami, Florida, and Cincinnati, Ohio, although there is some hope that that may get overturned.

I would like to suggest that there seems to be a lack of the kind of coordination and communication growing in the movement to combat this kind of legislation and in that kind of climate it is easy for people like those in my club who own American Staffordshire Terriers to feel that there is very little light at the end of the tunnel. So in the interest of increasing communication and coordinating both interests in combatting this legislation and preventing more of it, I would like to suggest that both within and between groups that we increase this communication and would therefore like to request that this matter be referred to the Delegates Standing Committee for Parent Clubs for further discussion and study with a report back to the Delegates Body and the Board in the next six months.

Mr. Chairman, I thank you for your consideration of this request.

Mr. Cheauré: We will work with the Parent Club Committee with our staff to help any way we can. The Chair recognized Alexander Draper, Delegate for the St. Louis Collie Club, who spoke as follows: To pick up on David Merriam's comment this morning, I plan to introduce an amendment to Chapter 11, Section 3 of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows substituting $1.50 in the first sentence so that it will read, "At every dog show held under the rules of the American Kennel Club, a recording fee not to exceed $1.50 may be required for every dog entered."

The reasons for this amendment are as follows:
1. Every sport should support itself in a businesslike way.
2. The sport of purebred dogs is a great one and with appropriate support will be able to meet the challenges of preserving its integrity, history and meeting the legal and health challenges we currently face.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Margaret Pough, Delegate for the Finger Lakes Kennel Club, who spoke as follows:
This is my annual canine brucellosis update. Please, if you do anything with rescue dogs get this message back. This is from Dr. Sang Shin at the Veterinary Data Diagnostic Lab and myself. The Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at Cornell University reminds breeders that testing for canine brucellosis should be done as soon as the bitch show signs of coming into estrus, so that there is time for confirmatory testing if needed. Stud dogs should be tested before breeding and at least every six months thereafter depending on their breeding history.

The Diagnostic Lab at Corneal is an AAVLD-recognized laboratory for canine brucellosis, and gets referrals from other testing laboratories for confirmation. From 1996 to 1999, there has been a significant increase in the number and percentage of dogs that tested AGID-positive (using our cytoplasmic antigen) compared with years prior to 1995. The geographical distribution of the submissions has also increased. In 1994, AGID-positive samples were submitted from 18 states. To date in 1999, we have received positive submissions from 24 states.

AGID-positive dogs are considered infected and should not be bred. A disturbing trend is the increase in the number and percentage of dogs that tested negative on the slide screening test but AGID-positive. This can occur when dogs have been treated with antibiotics which usually cause the slide test to become negative while the dog is still truly infected. Confirmation by blood culture is recommended. At Cornell, the number of false positives (slide positive, AGID-negative) dropped from 10 percent in 1994 to 6 percent in 1999. It is important that the history on these dogs is honestly evaluated to know if they need further testing, if a second negative test has been received. Canine brucellosis has the potential for infecting humans, particularly those that are immuno-compromised.

People handling rescue dogs should isolate all rescue animals until proven brucellosis-negative by AGID. Blood culture positive dogs may shed organisms in the urine even after neutering. Treatment is long-term and the best antibiotic of choice is no longer available in the United States. Three negative blood cultures at monthly intervals following treatment are the only way to assure that a neutered canine brucellosis positive dog has been cured. There is a need for funding of well-controlled studies for the treatment of canine brucellosis. This disease will be devastating if it enters the canine population of the show/performance/hobby breeder.

Thank you.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Blackie Nygood, Delegate for the Mispillion Kennel Club, who spoke as follows:
I will be very fast because I know everyone wants to catch their train, plane and bus. There has been a proposal to have a U.S. postage stamp issued encouraging the spaying and neutering of dogs. I will give a copy of the letter to Jim Crowley. I would like the address particularly of the Postmaster General to be printed in the minutes of this meeting and I would like it to be featured prominently in the AKC GAZETTE because this is a very good way to help meet the message across. I would encourage all of you, I have written on behalf of the Mispillion Kennel Club, my husband and myself, I would encourage all of you to write individually and on behalf of your kennel clubs in support of a stamp that will feature spay or neuter your dog.

Write to:
William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, c/o Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 4474E, Washington, D.C. 20260-2437.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

The Chair recognized Sue Goldberg, Delegate for the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, who spoke as follows:
With regard to your announcement of the new AKC Web site that is about to be launched, we would hope that we will not miss a wonderful opportunity to reach out to not only the purebred dog fancy but to those people who have not yet purchased their purebred dog and are looking for information to make sure that an explanation is included in there exactly what the AKC is and it is not, and what it does and does not do, specifically that it does not engage in the sale of dogs or puppies, that the AKC is a club of clubs, not a club of individual members or breeders, and most importantly, that AKC registration is similar to a birth certificate. It is not a testimony to the health or the quality of any animal. Let us not miss that opportunity to tell that to the public.

Mr. Cheauré: Thank you.

Any other new business?

Thank you. If there is no further business, the meeting stands adjourned.

Adjournment at 2:35 p.m.