This analysis was days in the making to include input from calls from over 50 members, Delegates, AKC Board members, all-breed show chair and others. We believe it essential that it be sent to all of our members and Delegates. As a few of our members were quick to point out this afternoon, the subject of a judges fee is still wide open. Only now, the AKC Board has agreed to their years old commitment to coordinate with the national judges groups (unfortunately some representatives from the other judges groups sitting around the table some years ago are no longer with us) to include the experience of doctors, lawyers, professors, a few military officers with command and staff experience and business owners, all of whom have years and years of judging experience all this
experience - at no cost to the American Kennel Club. We are happy that the AKC Board has taken a second look and opened the issue for further consideration. For the record, however, we must point out that the Senior Conformation Judges Association never supported an annual fee for judges. What we do think should be considered are the many other ways that money can be saved from high paid salaries and the number of field reps, and especially the tasks that they perform a move out of New York City? Under no circumstance would we contemplate any annual fee for the poor provisional judges who, in addition to all of their other expenses, don't even make travel expenses for a show.

We strongly believe at any meeting all three national judges groups should have two representatives present and hopefully two Delegate judges (lots of coordination can be effective with emails and conference calls prior to any meeting). A thanks to Ron and the AKC Board for reconsidering this issue. We are wide open for any suggestions or input.