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American Rottweiler ClubARC BOARD MOTIONS January 1, 2008–March 31, 20081/02/08 - Motion to approve the Southwestern Rottweiler
Club of San Diego's annual specialty on Friday, February 22, 2008 to
be held in conjunction with the Silver Bay Kennel Club's shows on Saturday,
February 23 and Sunday, February 24. Judges: Regular classes, Walter
Pinsker; Sweepstakes, Monika Pinsker. 1/03/08 - Motion to add Rottie Aid Rescue Group (Denver,
Colorado) to AKC rescue list. 01/03/08 - Motion to approve the attached job description
for the Legislative Committee Chairperson. 1/04/08 - Motion to create a Hero's Corner on ARC
website which will promote acts of Heroism by any Rottweiler. As a work
in progress no Rottweiler's act of heroism will be deleted from the
Hero's Corner, which will serve as an area for legislators to witness
the benefits of the Rottweiler and as a resource for individuals who
are working to fight anti-dog legislation. 01/04/08 - Motion to add www.rottnet.net
to the AKC rescue list. 01/05/08 - Motion to approve the Carting Judge's Application
of Christine C. Mann. 01/06/08 - Motion to approve the Dogwood Rottweiler
Club's application to hold a Judge's Education Seminar to be presented
by Susan C. Catlin at the Peach Blossom Cluster on April 13, 2008. 01/09/08 - Motion to approve Janet Fletcher's offer develop and produce 125 catalogs for Top Twenty Competition 2008 with the following contents: Approximately a 40 page catalog in black & white with colored cover with:
Advertisements to be limited to non-profit groups promoting the welfare
of our breed (such as ARC, RHF, BSL, etc). 2008 catalog offered at the
expense of Janet Fletcher and Nancy Graff with all sale proceeds of
the catalog that are donated to ARC to be used in for the production
of subsequent Top Twenty Competitions. 01/10/08 - Motion to add www.rottnet.net
to the AKC rescue list. 01/11/08 - Motion to approve the addition of a Best
of Breed Trophy offered by the Rottweiler Club of China for the 2008
ARC National Specialty. The trophy is a plaque with the silhouette of
a Rottweiler and will be inscribed 2008 ARC National Specialty Best
of Breed along with the date, May 25, 2008. 01/15/08 - Motion to approve the following to serve
as ARC Judges' Education Committee Members: Sue Catlin, Juan Griego,
Liz Wertz, & Pam Grant. 01/17/08 - Motion to approve the purchase of an anatomically
correct canine jaw for use in the Judges' Education Seminars. Cost not
to exceed $90 plus shipping. 01/18/08 - Motion to approve the ARC Carting Judge
applications of Valda L. Barr, El Centro, CA and Paula Cingota, Jamul,
CA, both of whom meet ARC requirements. 01/18/08 - Motion to approve an entry fee of $50 for
the ARC National Specialty Top 20 Conformation Competition to begin
with the 2009 National Specialty. 01/24/08 - Motion to approve submission of an amicus
brief to the United States Supreme Court to be written by Jeff Shaver
on ARC's behalf in support of ARC's and ACF's position in the Tellings
v. Toledo case. Jeff Shaver to donate his time and expenses in drafting
this brief. 01/ 27/08 - Motion to appoint Karen Sims as the ARC
Board liaison to the ARK Newsletter Editor for purpose of reviewing
the ARK prior to publication. Review would include, but not be limited
to, content, spelling, grammar, required information included with advertising
litters/stud services (e.g. OFA numbers, no address or phone information
for non-ARC members). 01/27/08 - Motion to allow the Rottweiler Health Foundation
and the Rottweiler Rescue Foundation 4 free pages each per calendar
year in the ARK for advertising events, fund raisers, promoting membership,
printing financials, etc. Additional advertising is offered at a 25%
discount. In addition, the RHF will be allowed 1 page per issue for
a health related article. 01/28/07 - Motion to make available a $50 stipend
for Judge's Education Presenters beginning January 1, 2008. 02/03/08 - Motion to approve the Columbia River Rottweiler
Club Independent Specialties to be held Friday June 20, 2008 and Sat
June 21, 2008. Judges on June 20th:Sweepstakes Anneliese Tschannen,
Regular Classes Josef Hedl. Judges on June 21st: Sweepstakes Laura Rosinski,
Regular Classes Catherine M Thompson. To be held a in conjunction with
the Clackamas Kennel Club All Breed Dog Shows. 02/03/08 - Motion to select the new updated letter
as written by Pam Grant to be printed on ARC letterhead one page letter
by the Presenters for insertion in the ARC Hand-outs at JED Seminars.
02/04/08 - Motion to approve the following specialties
requested by the Carolina Rottweiler Club: 02/05/08 - Motion to appoint the following members
to Breeders Education Committee: Ann Callahan, Ann Felske Jackman, BJ
Thompson and Elaine Starry. 02/06/08 - Motion to rescind the following motion
passed on 4/20/07: "motion to mail COD, due to escalating postage
cost, any certificates/medallions or plaques that are not picked up
at annual meeting." 02/08/08 - Motion to develop a standard Judges contract
for all Rottweiler clubs under the auspices of the American Rottweiler
Club (ARC). 02/09/08 - Motion to approve an ARC Carting test to
be held by Mile High Rottweiler Club on April 11, 2008 at the Boulder
County Fair Grounds. Judge: Christine Mann 02/10/08 - Motion to accept one point for a Herding
Instinct Certification; to be used towards a V/VX certification. 02/10/08 - Motion to accept the original wording of
Judge's Education insert letter #1: #1 (as written) As stated in past
AKC Judges Newsletters and in the AKC Gazette, it is completely up to
the judge whether to judge or excuse and AKC will support either decision.
Should you chose to excuse the exhibit, you would mark your judge's
book "Excused, tail not in accordance with the breed standard". 02/10/08 - Motion to accept the original wording of
the second Judge's Education insert letter #2: #2 (Altered) As stated
in past AKC Judges Newsletters and in the AKC Gazette, it is completely
up to the judge whether to judge or excuse and AKC will support either
decision. While it is understood that you as judge have a choice, the
American Rottweiler Club prefers that you mark your judge's book "Excused,
tail not in accordance with the breed standard". 02/12/08 - Motion to discontinue 6" armetale
plates to judges. 02/12/08 - Motion to order membership pins: 300 pins
for 10 year members @ $585 and 200 pins for 35 year members for $540. 02/12/08 - Motion for ordering of armetale: 100 9"
plates @ $2300 and 250 7" plates @$3800 Plus shipping. 02/13/08 - Motion to amend the motion passed on 10/5/06
to read: The American Rottweiler Club accepts Elfi Rice's offer to release
the Freeger Trophy previously retired by Ch. Cannon River's Oil Tanker
and return it to ARC with the following conditions: 1] Elfi Rice is
to keep the plaque that accompanied the original trophy. 2] This is
not to be a challenge trophy that can be won three times and retired,
but will be maintained by ARC as a permanent record of the Best Of Breed
Winners at the National Specialty from 2008 forward and will be displayed
at the National Specialty. It will now be known as the Freeger-Cannon
River Statue rather than the Freeger Trophy. Muriel Freeman originally
had this trophy commissioned and offered for BOB, and it carries a great
deal of club history and tradition. 3] ARC will have a new base made
for the Freeger-Cannon River Statue, add each winning dog's name to
the statue annually, maintain, and store the statue. 4] ARC will provide
one plaque for permanent possession for the Best of Breed winner which
commemorates the winner's name being added to the American Rottweiler
Club Best of Breed Challenge Trophy and the Freeger-Cannon River Statue.
and 5] Elfi Rice, a founding member of Northstar, will present the Best
of Breed commemorative plaque to the winner at the 2008 ARC National. 02/17/08 - Motion to include the following in the
Standing Rules: All AKC correspondence addressed to the American Rottweiler
Club that is of general interest to the membership will be published
in the ARK and place on the appropriate section of the ARC Website. 02/21/08 - Motion to approve the Colonial Rottweiler
Club Annual Specialty Carting Test on Monday, April 28, 2008 Judge Tommy
Caisango. 02/22/08 - Motion to instruct Judges Education chair
to submit to the ARC Board a proposal of necessary equipment needed
by Judges Education Committee, along with costs, for the purpose of
JED seminar presentations. Dollar amount to be approved by Board. 02/22/08 - Motion to approve the attached
job description for ARC Board of Directors. 02/27/08 - Motion to send $500 to LKC Legislative
Fund to support efforts in Kentucky to battle anti-canine legislation. 02/27/08 - Motion for an ARC Measurement Survey to
be conducted at the Colonial Rottweiler Club Specialty in Lancaster,
PA on April 28, 2008. Survey will be presented by Steve Wolfson. 02/29/08 - Motion to purchase CD with Rottweiler Artwork
from Jeanne Flora for ARC to produce its own certificates. Cost not
to exceed $60. 03/02/08 - Motion to develop a website for the American
Rottweiler Club's Judge's Education Program which will attach to the
official ARC website. The cost will not exceed $1500. 03/05/08 - Motion to donate the Rottweiler VHS Cassettes
donated by The American Kennel Club as follows: one to each member of
the breeder’s education committee (5) and the remaining 44 to be donated
to the 2008 National Specialty Trophy Committee, Northstar Rottweiler
Club, to be given as trophies at this year’s national. Bob Busby will
ship to Northstar. 03/05/08 - Motion to have Jeanne Flora do art work
and create templates for all award certificates. (Certificates will
be similar to the one sample presented to us by Carolyn Day.) Cost not
to exceed $500.00. 03/05/08 - Motion to approve Lester Cerena as the
individual responsible for Junior Statistics beginning January 2008. 03/05/08 - Motion to approve the CCRC independent
specialty in June 2008. Information regarding our reasoning for initially
denying and subsequently approving it will be posted on the ARC website
and in the next edition of the ARK Newsletter. 03/07/08 - Motion to grant Judges Education Committee
a lap top computer, for the purpose of conducting parent club approved
breed study groups/seminars. Computer to be purchased by Judges Ed Committee
chair. Amount not to exceed $800.00. 03/07/08 - Motion to approve Violet Wales filming
excerpts of 2008 ARC National. The tape will be used for a CD Ms. Wales
is producing on Rottweilers. 03/08/08 - Motion to require a copy of signed conformation
judge's contract be sent simultaneously with a request for an ARC Regional
or an Independent Specialty. 03/10/08 - Motion to permit Marilyn Piusz, policy/procedure
coordinator, to review the final bylaw document (official 2/25/2008)
that will be sent to AKC, membership and placed on ARC website, and
to correct non-substantive errors such as spelling, grammar and typographical
errors, formatting etc. 03/11/08 - Motion to approve and make complete changes
and additions to the Junior Program Procedure as suggested by Marilyn
Piusz. Sections to be changed include 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, Soliciting of Applications
and Junior Fund 3. Sections to be added include 10, 11 and Junior Fund
4 as follows: 1. Under KRB Scholarship - i. delete last sentence - "Application
will also be printed yearly in the 3rd or 4th Quarter ARK." and
add to previous sentence "or from the ARC Policies & Procedures
Chairperson." We no longer do this. It is printed on the web and
is listed among the items that members can contact me if they want a
hard copy. 2. Under KRB Scholarship - last paragraph - after "ARK"
add "and on the ARC website." We are already doing this. 3.
Under Junior Liaison - delete last paragraph completely. When we approved
this program, AKC was not able to provide us with this information and
we had to search thru catalogs, etc. to try to find addresses. Now,
in the beginning of they year, AKC provides me with the names &
addresses of all Juniors who handled Rottweilers the previous year.
4. Under ARC National Specialty - 5th paragraph - change”award a trophy"
to "offer a prize" and then add ", as well as to any
Junior with a dog passing a Tracking Test." "prize" is
better, as a "trophy", to me anyways, brings to mind an actual
statue of some kind. And since there are no scores in Tracking, this
should be added, since it was our intent to include all performance
events. 5. Under KRB Top Junior Handler Award - lat paragraph - add
to end of sentence “and on the ARC web site." We are already doing
this. 6. Under Jr. Handlers in Companion Events Award - delete last
sentence completely. When we approved this program, AKC was not able
to provide us with the names of any Juniors participating in this program
with a Rottweiler, so the only way we had of knowing was if the Junior
applied. This is no longer the case; AKC now gives me this information.
7. Add New Section 9. - bestjunior.com Recognition Program. Motion was
past with the last Board to do this yearly. 8. Add New Section 10. Junior
Packets. We have been doing this since the program started, so we should
have actually added to procedure. 9. Under Scholarship Operating Procedure/Soliciting
of Applications - change sentence to read "The application form
may be obtained thru the ARC Junior Showmanship Committee, downloaded
from the ARC website or from the ARC Policies & Procedures Chairperson.
It will also be included in the Junior Packets." Same reason as
# 1. 10. Under Junior Fund/Junior Trophy Fund - end of last sentence
change "and trophies awarded each year on the Rottweiler Only/Armetale
Day to the Highest Scoring Junior in each performance event at the ARC
National Specialty" to "and prizes offered in each performance
event at the ARC National Specialty.” Same reason as #4 - don't really
think we need to include entire wording on HS Jr etc.; this should be
sufficient. 11. Under Junior Fund - add new section 4. Miscellaneous.
It should be stated where these funds are coming from, so there is no
confusion. 03/11/08- Motion to appoint Karen Perry as the alternate to the Junior
Scholarship Committee. Members include Chairperson Lew Olson, Connie
Fountain, & Cindy Leibert. 03/12/08 - Motion to accept changes to membership
application submitted 3/12/2008. 03/12/08 – Motion: Any member of the Board and/or
Committee who will incur more than $75 in expenses in a given month
must receive prior approval of the Board. Exempt from this ruling are
those whose job descriptions/committee procedures/standing rules specify
a different amount and those who are appointed to do a specific job;
e.g. printing & postage costs for Top Dog Chairman; printing &
postage costs of mailing annual Junior Packets, etc. Original receipts
must be in included with all reimbursement forms sent to the Treasurer
and should be sent monthly or quarterly. 03/14/08 - Motion to approve Western Rottweiler Owners
club as host of an ARC Region VI in Pleasanton, California on Friday
10/17/08. The conformation judge is Ms. Faye Strauss, Sweepstakes is
Ms. Connie Fountain-Hinz and Obedience & Rally is Mr. Pat Alvarez. 03/16/08 - Motion to send to the membership for their
review and comments the attached proposed changes to the Mandatory Practices. 03/17/08 - Motion to accept bid from the Colonial
Rottweiler Club to host the 2011 ARC National. The specialty will be
in conjunction with the 2011 Colonial Rottweiler Club's specialty. Specific
dates will follow once acceptance is given. 03/17/08 - Motion to accept bid from the Dogwood
Rottweiler Club of Atlanta to host the 2012 American Rottweiler Club
Specialty in Perry, Georgia. Specific dates will follow once acceptance
is given. 03/22/08 - Motion to remove new section 2.7 from Mandatory
Practices before mailing to membership. Temperament is covered in Introduction;
Sec. 1.4; Sec. 2.1; and Sec 2.2 or the current and proposed Mandatory
Practices. 03/22/08 - Motion not to publish the OFA reports that
members had previously purchased with their renewal forms (2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006). Instead a link will be included on the ARC web site
to the OFA Quarterly Reports page (www.offa.org/reports.html).
Those who purchased the list(s) and who are no longer ARC members will
be sent a refund check by the Membership Chairman; those who are still
members will be sent a credit along with their renewal form in May that
can be applied to their renewal/contributions. At that time, if for
some reason the member does not want the credit, he/she may opt to receive
a renewal check instead. Cite for the on line OFA Quarterly Reports
to also be printed in ARK. 03/26/08 - Motion to rescind original motion "03/20/08
- Motion to send a memoriam in honor of Mrs. Bernard Freeman to the
University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in the amount of $500,
to acknowledge her contribution to the health and well being of her
beloved breed, the Rottweiler." 03/26/08 - Motion to put a 2.25" X 1.00"
block ad in Dog Fancy for one year at the cost of $5232.60. This money
would come from BSL fund. This ad would run monthly in Dog Fancy. The
purpose and goal is to draw immediate attention to the words "PAWS4LAWS.COM"
and stimulate the desire to check it out. 03/28/08 - Motion to accept the letter to AKC judge's
that will be inserted in ARC Judge's Education folders beginning April
2008. 03/30/08 - Motion to authorize the JED CORD to send
the letter to Judging Applicants approved by AKC to all Working Dog
Judges here and in Canada. The letter would be addressed to all Working
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