AKC DELEGATES MEETING

At the AKC’s September 9, 2008 Delegates Meeting there was a vote on the

proposed amendment to Chapter 11, Section 1 of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows,

and Chapter 7, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Beagle Field Trial Rules and Standard

Procedures for Brace, Small Pack and Small Pack Option Field Trials and Two Couple

Pack Hunting Tests; Beagle Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Large

Pack Field Trials; Field Trail Rules and Standard Procedures for Basset Hounds;

Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Dachshunds; Field Trial Rules and

Standard Procedures for Pointing Breeds; Field Trial Rules and Standard

Procedures for Retrievers; and Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Spaniels.

This amendment was requested by the Dog Shows Rules Committee and

approved by the Board of Directors. It would require that dogs be individually

AKC registered to compete in AKC licensed or member events. This change

would resolve numerous issues resulting from ineligibility caused by dogs shown on

litter numbers. The proposal was adopted to be effective January 1, 2010.