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Highlights from the October 2009 meeting of the AKC Board of Directors are as follows:
- The Board reinstated the show-giving privileges of the Pekingese Club of America.
- The kennel names "Featherquest (Golden Retrievers – Rachel Page Elliott), and "Saltmeadow" (Labrador Retrievers – Carla Hyndman) were permanently retired at the request respectively of the Golden Retriever Club of America and the Labrador Retriever Club.
- The Icelandic Sheepdog will be eligible for AKC registration on June 1, 2010 and to compete in the Herding Group June 30, 2010.
- The Cane Corso will be eligible for AKC registration on June 1, 2010 and to compete in the Working Group June 30, 2010.
- The Leonberger will be eligible for AKC registration on June 1, 2010 and to compete in the Working Group June 30, 2010.
- Effective immediately, the Plott stud book will be open and eligible Plotts will be eligible for AKC registration.
- There were a number of changes to the Agility Regulations, regarding the use of Jump Height Cards. The full text appears in the minutes of this meeting.
- The Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club and the Löwchen Club of America were given permission to ballot for amendments to the breed standards.
The following Delegates were approved:
- Carol Clark, Waverly, MO, to represent Border Collie Society of America
- Gay Dunlap, Gilbert, AZ, to represent Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America
- David W. Galloway, Washington, OH, to represent Central Ohio Kennel Club
- Hon. Janet G. Harner, Pittsburgh, PA, to represent Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association
- Judy Hiller, Mentor, OH, to represent Clumber Spaniel Club of America
- Donna Kranzberg, Sarasota, FL, to represent Cornhusker Kennel Club of Lincoln, Nebraska
- Betty McDonnell, Mahwah, NJ, to represent Norwich Terrier Club of America
- Sheila Favro Marks, Lakeland, FL, to represent Lakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club
- Susan Olsen, Chicago, IL, to represent International Kennel Club of Chicago
- Shirley Sanders, Elon, NC, to represent Carolina Dog Training Club
- Gene Sisneros, O. D., Montgomery, AL, to represent American Pomeranian Club
- Diana L. Skibinski, Crown Point, IN, to represent Lake Shore Kennel Club
- Evelyn M. Van Uden, Ransomville, NY, to represent Irish Water Spaniel Club of America
- Sandee White, Boonville, IN, to represent Miniature Pinscher Club of America
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