Highlights from the May 11 &12 AKC Board of Directors Meeting are as follows:

• The Board adopted a number of changes recommended by the Retriever Advisory Committee as follows:
  • Advice on amateurs judging a professional with whom they have a training relationship.
  • Changing “should” to “shall” in a number of the Standard Procedures.
  • An amendment to Chapter 8, Section 9, of the Retriever Field Trial Rules regarding dogs with contagious communicable diseases.

This will be read at the June 2009 Delegate meeting, with a VOTE in September 2009.