Mustard & Pepper Winter 2022

AKC Delegate Report

K.C., and involved in the creation of the PPB; Dan Smith, delegate for Burlington K.C., 30 - year delegate. Eduardo Fujiwara, delegate for Twin Cities K.C. and long - time owner of Irish terriers is also running. He is on the ballot by petition signed by over 50 delegates. There are three seats available at the March election. A committee has been formed to encourage the breed clubs to interview their legacy breeders to collect their knowledge before it is too late. They have come up with suggested questions that may be helpful. It has been suggested that the interview be in video form. We look forward to receiving the questions and getting on with this project as soon as possible. The good news from Norway is that they have lifted the ban on breeding bull dogs. They agree that the breed cannot be improved without allowing breeding. They are still banning the breeding of King Charles Spaniels. Breathing testing is going on with French Bull Dogs and Old English Bull Dogs. The breathing is measured standing still and then again evaluated after a 3 - minute brisk walk. Success is rewarded with a CHIC number. It was noted that many of the dogs did better than their owners. The AKC is working with virtual programs about purebred dogs at the vet schools. Then students are invited to see the dogs at a local show. They are often surprised to see breeds moving beautifully around the ring that they were told were cripples. AKC offers $65,000 to vet students in scholarships. Twenty - three vet schools were involved. Canine Health Foundation will be holding their conference in St. Louis on August 11 - 13, 2023. Vet students will be sponsored by AKC, and clubs are encouraged to send a member. Have you ever wanted to be a ring steward? It is a good way to help at a dog show and earn some money as well. AKC is offering no cost stewarding classes on Canine College. These are found on the AKC website. Many dog show clubs are having difficulty in finding enough well - trained ring stewards. The Chairman praised the staff for increased revenue and creating a digital library for our archives. There were 9,395 entries this year. That is the highest ever. Showing

Purebred Preservation Bank Moves Forward by Karen Dorn The AKC will start taking semen for storage in the new year. Most of 2022 was spent on legal matters to set up storage of semen donations. Parent clubs, such as DDTCA, were all notified and invited to take part by having a committee to set up parameters for storage and distribution of semen in their respective breeds. Some breeds may wish to create their own storage. AKC respects that and realizes that many of the low entry breeds may not have the resources to go through the legal means to create such a bank. The board of DDTCA has indicated an interest to participate in this storage and

created a committee to work with the PPB (Purebred Presentation Bank). The Otter Hound club has developed guidelines for preserving and distributing semen. They are willing to share their guidelines with others. Our committee will look at these guidelines in developing our own. Their guidelines can be found on their website. A white paper written by Dr. Bell gives an extensive explanation of the goals and

reason for the creating of the PPB. This white paper may be found on the AKC website. Our sport is aging and many of the developed bloodlines are not wanted by the heirs of the estate, if there are heirs. The parents ’ stored semen is looked at as a burden and expense rather than an asset. Valued semen may be dumped after the owner ’ s death. This semen could be donated to the PPB for future use for the good of the breed. Much of the semen collected may be used in the far future when most of us involved now may be gone. The use of the semen is to have no strings attached other that the ones that are designed by the parent club. Semen storage is not to compete with living studs. We need to take todays political issues off the table and look at the benefit of our breed in the future. AKC is also working on DNA testing. The goal is to have a test that is reliable and inexpensive to detect multiple diseases and physical disorders that are in dogs that are going to be used for future breeding. This may be a few years in the future. The candidates that are running for seats on the AKC board spoke to the delegate body. They are the incumbents: Steven Hamil, delegate for the Pekinese K.C.; Dr. Charles Garvin, delegate for the Dalmatian

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