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You need to read this. The Board adopted a conflict of interest policy for AKC approved judges effective January 1, 2007. It would prohibit an individual with a significant interest in a dog registry or dog event-giving organization deemed by the AKC Board to be in competition with AKC from being an AKC judge. It would also prohibit AKC judges from judging non-AKC events in the United States. There are exceptions, which are included in the policy. The full policy is included in the minutes from the May meeting.

Could you please post the link to this.

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WHY CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG????????


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Jim Umbarger

Sounds to me as though they want to corner the market . It is unforunate
greed rules this world .

I read this post on the UKC board. I went to the AKC site to try to get some more info but I couldnt find anything about it in the May meeting minutes. Either I overlooked it or its just a rumor.

Opps!!!!!

I looked also and cannot find out any more on it
I would say that AKC would be hard pressed to inforce something like that how could they say its us or them?? I just dont see how they could try and control a person that way Just because i am an AKC judge i caint Judge UKC???? HOW could they stop you?
If anyone can come up with any more on this please post it here..
Soundl like something AKC would do though Our Game or NO game.....

I found it on the AKC board, its under metting minutes. I also read some of the fines and suspensions given out by them, was I ever shocked. I'll try and go back and find the places to look on their site and you be the judge.

I couldn't find the complete mintues on the board. But I did find the summary of the minutes. Do they really think they can enforce this? I hope their lawyer was present when they adopted this rule because I don't think it will stand up if someone tests it. I really do not feel like that is the way to improve AKC. There has been much talk lately of dogs finishing in AKC, ARHA, and UKC formats all. This was creating a mutual admiration among the organizations I just do not understand why AKC would try and do something like this. Somebody must be have shown a big increase in dogs ran in trials last year???? This is not the way to beat the competition make your organization the best, don't make participants choose which one they have to participate in.

This is what I have been trying to tell everybody. That AKC, is one of the worst organization. This is what I found.

Catfish:

Highlights from the May 2006 Board Meeting
[Wednesday, May 10, 2006]
New York, NY – Highlights from the May 2006 meeting of the AKC Board of Directors are as follows:

The Board adopted a conflict of interest policy for AKC approved judges effective January 1, 2007. It would prohibit an individual with a significant interest in a dog registry or dog event-giving organization deemed by the AKC Board to be in competition with AKC from being an AKC judge. It would also prohibit AKC judges from judging non-AKC events in the United States. There are exceptions, which are included in the policy. The full policy is included in the minutes from the May meeting.

here is the latest Copied from another list

Following, please find an AKC press release about a new Judging Conflict
of Interest Policy. Regards,
AKC Communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: May 12, 2006

AKC ADOPTS JUDGING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
New York, NY - The American Kennel Club(r) Board of Directors has
adopted a new Judging Conflict of Interest Policy, effective January 1,
2007. AKC(r) believes that it has the best judges in the world and
expends millions of dollars a year to administer its judging approval
system to ensure that quality remains high.

"AKC judging approval confers a certain status on an individual and with
such status comes an enormous responsibility to both AKC and the Sport
as governed by AKC," said President and CEO Dennis B. Sprung.
The policy states, with some notable exceptions, that AKC approved
judges should be focused on judging and supporting AKC events. Approved
judges should not have a significant interest in another registry that
is in direct conflict with AKC or be judging for another event-giving
organization to the possible detriment of events held by AKC member and
licensed clubs.
The complete policy is as follows:
JUDGING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

No AKC judge may have a significant interest in a dog registry or dog
event-giving organization deemed by the AKC Board to be in competition
with the American Kennel Club. Significant interest would include, but
not be limited to ownership of, employment by, a directorship in, and
holding office in.

Any AKC-approved judge, who shall judge a purebred dog event in the U.S.
not in accordance with the rules of AKC, which apply to such purebred
dog events without the express permission of the AKC, may be disciplined
even to the extent of having his or her AKC judging approval revoked.

An AKC-approved judge may judge breeds that are not AKC registrable
and/or that they have not been approved for by AKC at non-AKC events.
The AKC Board has also given permission for the judging of certain other
events based upon the following criteria:

1. AKC has no comparable events in place.

2. While AKC has a program in place, AKC judges have officiated
at events under the aegis of the other organization for years before the
AKC program was initiated.

3. The type of event is not or would not be perceived as being
contrary to the best interest of AKC and the sport of purebred dogs.

4. The event is a breed or type of breed-specific performance
activity.

No AKC approval is needed to judge versatility or performance activities
developed by AKC Parent Clubs and sponsored by such clubs.

Events held by the following organizations meet the above criteria, and
AKC-approved judges may continue to judge them:

* American Sighthound Field Association Coursing Events

* American Working Terrier Association Earthdog Events

* American Herding Breed Association Events

* North American Versatility Dog Association Pointing Breed
Hunting Tests

* American Field Pointing Breed Field Trials

* United Kennel Club Coonhound Events

* Professional Kennel Club Coonhound Events

* Any of the various organizations sponsoring Agility Trials

Other activities may be added to this list at the discretion of the AKC
Board.

Typical AKC.

Like I said before. The AKC, thinks it SH*T doesn't stink. I just wish people would quit thinking that if the dog doesn't have AKC. pappers that it is not a good dog. Well a lot of people needs to wake up and smell the coffee, and take a long look at what the AKC. is trying to do to the people that help get them were they are now.

The AKC. is a BIG JOKE. They are supporting a lot of different groups, that are trying to stop us from enjoying the outdoors. Everytime I talk to some one about dogs all you here about if it is not a AKC. dog they don't want it because it is not a pure breed. or they cannot sell the dogs. Well money is not everything.

Let me tell you AKC. nuts something. there is a lot of AKC. reg. dogs out there that has AKC. papers on them that are not even of that blood line. So if you think that the AKC. is so great, just sit back and take a long look at the AKC., because it is no more than a piece of SH*T. Sorry if I tick some people off. I just needed to Vent.

Catfish:

I wonder if they are allowing the judges to continue judging UKC and PKC Coonhound events has anything to do with Steve Fielder, and the fact that until Steve went to work for them, AKC didn't HAVE a Coonhound program...

Seems I remember something about AKC suddenly accepting UKC Coonhound registrations when they won't accept UKC "anything elses."

This whole thing seems silly to me. I don't see where this policy will help anything, and I don't see where they would be hurt without it.