Highlights from the August 2009 meeting of the AKC Board of Directors are as follows:

• The Board appointed the Nominating Committee that is to select candidates for the vacancies that are to be filled at the March 2010 Delegate Meeting:

  • Constance B. Vanacore, Irish Setter Club of America, Chair
  • Karen J. Burgess, Greater Clark County Kennel Club
  • Ruth W. Crumb, Mount Vernon Dog Training Club
  • Martha Feltenstein, American Tibetan Mastiff Association
  • David H. Hopkins, English Springer Field Trial Club of Illinois
  Alternates:
  
  • Harold Miller, American Foxhound Club
  • James Efron, Nashville Kennel Club

• The Cyprus Kennel Club and Asociacion Canofila Guatemalteca Acangua, were added to the list of registries with pedigrees acceptable for AKC registration.

• At the request of the Irish Wolfhound Club of America, the Large Gazehound Racing Association was added to the list of organizations with non-AKC events that may be held by AKC clubs.

• Revisions to the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier breed standard as published in the AKC GAZETTE were approved, effective September 30, 2009.

• The Chow Chow, Pug, Scottish Terriers, and Swedish Vallhund were added to the list of breeds required to jump three-quarters of their height at the withers at AKC Obedience Events, effective January 1, 2010.

• Chapter 1, Section 16, of the Obedience Regulations was amended, effective January 1, 2010 to allow a dog or handler ineligible to be entered in an "A" Class to be moved to the "B" Class at the same level.

• The Pointing Breed Hunting Test Regulations were amended to permit a dog to enter a lower class until such time as it has received a title in a more advanced class.

• The Coonhound Regulations were amended deleting a section on hearing devices to minimize confusion.

The following Delegates were approved:

• Katherine A. W. Coxwell, Monroeville, AL, Bearded Collie Club of America
• William E. Ellis, Larkspur, CO, Plum Creek Kennel Club of Colorado
• Richard E. Grant, Foster, RI, South County Kennel Club
• Karen Luckey, Old Brookville, NY, Spinone Club of America
• Dr. Gregory Paveza, Hamden, CT, Elm City Kennel Club
• Virginia Rowland, Templeton, MA, New England Dog Training Club
• Larry L. Sorenson, Clayton, NC, Dachshund Club of America
• Marcy L. Zingler, Ringwood, NJ, Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno