Lines from Linda BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR Candid Candidates—AKC Board of Directors Class of 2023 Questionnaire
D ecember is a month of meaningful celebrations. Our American Kennel Club and Royal Canin come together in Orlando for our Nation’s largest celebra- tion of dogs. The AKC National Championship Dog Show presented by Roy- al Canin takes place at the Orange County Convention Center on December 15 and 16 this year. AKC Delegates meetings will take place two days before the Canine Extravanganza begins. With candidates for the AKC Board of Directors Class of 2023 recently named, political campaigning will be in full swing. Last year we published photos and interviews for each candidate in our November and December issues. The December issue devoted 17 pages to candidate’s credentials and views. Response was tremendous from the grateful candidates for having the early opportunity to be heard, from the AKC Delegates who could then follow up on the details, from the club’s and from our readers.
I was hoping for you to learn here how those vying for a seat at the big table respond- ed to the questions I posed to them this year. However, late on the evening before the requested deadline I received an email from Dr. Thomas M. Davies stating that the candidates had decided together not to participate. “We feel that we will have ample time to present our individual messages to the fancy as election time approaches.” Davies, said and signed the names of each candidate.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CANDIDATES NOT PARTICIPATING AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE PRESENTED TO EACH OF THEM.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATES Dr. Thomas M. Davies, Springfield Kennel Club, Inc. Dr. Charles Garvin, Dalmatian Club of America Daniel J. Smyth, Esq., Burlington County Kennel Club, Inc.
PETITION CANDIDATES Karen J. Burgess, Greater Clark County Kennel Club, Inc. Steven Hamblin, Pekingese Club of America
“DECEMBER IS A MONTH OF MEANINGFUL CELEBRATIONS. OUR AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB AND ROYAL CANIN COME TOGETHER IN ORLANDO FOR OUR NATION’S LARGEST CELEBRATION OF DOGS. THE AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY ROYAL CANIN TAKES PLACE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER ON DECEMBER 15 AND 16 THIS YEAR.”
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