As of July 2008 the Dogue de Bordeaux will be
an official Working Group breed within the AKC.
Congratulations to everyone for all their hard work in completing this
task! It has taken us 10 years, but it
was well worth the wait!
Dear Mr. Brown,
It is my great
pleasure to inform you that at the October 2007 Board meeting, the AKC Board of
Directors approved the Dogue de Bordeaux to be
eligible to compete in the Working Group effective
Please do not
hesitate to contact me should you have any further questions. I look forward to
working with you as the breed becomes eligible to compete in Conformation
Events.
Sincerely, Mari-Beth
O’Neill / cc: Darrell Hayes, Peter Gaeta
Thank you to all who voted on the changes to the AKC
Standard. Returns are as follows:
141 Ballots returned / 134 - Yes / 7 - No
The
AKC has been notified and they have voted on our acceptance to the Working
Group in October (see story on page 1).
August, 2007:
Ballots go out to
all members explaining the minor changes requested by the AKC. Ballots are due by
July 2007:
DDBSA
Petitions AKC for full status:
At the July 2007 AKC BOD meeting, the
DDBSA petition for full working group status was reviewed and denied. Please
see the following excerpt from their meeting minutes as to why:
“Dogue de Bordeaux:The Board reviewed a
petition from the Dogue de Bordeaux Society of
The DDBSA board has reviewed the
recommendations and made some necessary revisions to the proposed breed
standard. A copy of the reformatted standard will be mailed to each current
DDBSA member, along with a ballot for you to either approve or deny the
changes.
For general information, the reason
these changes were brought to our attention at this time is because the members
of the AKC Board are not the same people that are employed by the AKC in the
standards and breeds departments who originally approved our current breed
standard. The changes that the AKC is asking for do not affect the description
of the breed characteristics in any way. There are three items that are
addressed.
Two faults are removed because they
apply to all breeds and do not need to be specifically listed. Any reference to
another breed, has been changed to another adjective
(again something that is being applied to all breed standards).
And lastly, some of the DQ faults are being
modified to Severe Faults based on the fact that they can be subjective. The
reasoning behind this is that if a dog is disqualified three times it can never
be shown again and there is no appeals process to undo this decision with the
AKC conformation system. It would be a shame to loose a dog’s show career
because of this, especially if it were a matter of the judge not fully
understanding our breed.
All of the proposed changes will be
highlighted in the copy you will be receiving in the mail. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to ask prior to sending back your ballot.
These ballots are very important and we ask that all members participate in
this vote.
Once
the ballots are back, and pending the results our petition for full working
group status will be reviewed again at the October 2007 AKC BOD meeting. Our
proposed entrance into the working group is still set for July 2008.
March 5, 2007:
AKC January Board
Meeting Minutes:
Dogue de Bordeaux Obedience Jump Height Requirement:
Following a motion by Dr. Battaglia, seconded by Ms.
Scully, it was VOTED (unanimously; absent Dr. Haines) to amend the Obedience
Regulations, Chapter 4, Section 11 to add the Dogue
de Bordeaux to the list of breeds approved to compete at a jump height that is
three-quarters of its height at the withers. The new ¾ jump height will still
follow current regulations with jumps being set at the nearest 2 inches. The
change is effective
FSS Link: http://www.akc.org/reg/fss_details.cfm
Many people are still confused about AKC FSS and how to obtain registration in
AKC FSS. Please go to http://www.akc.org/reg/fss_details.cfm
for details. If you still have questions after reviewing this page, please feel
free to contact the DDBSA at DDBSociety@aol.com
January 21, 2007:
From the January
AKC Board Meeting Minutes:
Federación Canófila de
Puerto Rico (FCDPR).
Following a motion by Mr. Goodman, seconded by Ms. Scully, it was VOTED
(unanimously) to add Federación Canófila
de Puerto Rico to the list of registries with pedigrees acceptable for AKC
registration.
As of
April 10, 2006:
Val Barr, of
The DDBS is the Official AKC Parent Club for the Dogue de Bordeaux!
Read
the full December Meeting of the AKC BOD:
http://www.akc.org/about/board_minutes.cfm
Read
Highlights from the December Meeting of the AKC BOD: http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=2706
Authorities acknowledge that throughout the world there are several hundred
distinct breeds of purebred dogs, not all of which are AKC recognized breeds.
Those officially recognized for AKC registration appear in the Stud Book of the
American Kennel Club. The AKC provides for a regular path of development for a
new breed, which may result in that breed's full recognition and appearance in
the official Stud Book as an AKC recognized breed.
Briefly stated, the requirement for admission to the Stud Book is clear and
categorical proof that a substantial, sustained nationwide interest and
activity in the breed exists. This includes an active parent club, with serious
and expanding breeding activity over a wide geographic area.
When in the judgment of the Board of Directors such interest and activity
exists, a breed is admitted to the Miscellaneous Class. Breeds in the
Miscellaneous Class may compete and earn titles in AKC Obedience, Tracking and
Agility events. Miscellaneous breeds are also eligible to compete in Junior
Showmanship. They may also compete at conformation shows, but here are limited
to competition in the Miscellaneous Class and are not eligible for championship
points.
When the Board of Directors is satisfied that a breed is continuing a healthy,
dynamic growth in the Miscellaneous Class, it may be admitted to registration
in the Stud Book and the opportunity to compete in regular classes.
Amended to April 2005
Chapter 3: Dog Show Classifications
The regular Miscellaneous Classes for each breed shall be Puppy and Open, with
the same eligibility requirements in Sections 4 and 9 of this Chapter
respectively. These classes shall be divided by sex. All class winners within a
breed shall compete for Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex to Best of
Breed.
Each of the Miscellaneous Class Best of Breed winners shall be eligible to
compete for Best in Miscellaneous Class. All entries for Best in Miscellaneous
Class shall be made after judging of the individual Miscellaneous
breed classes and no entry fee shall be charged. In the event that the owner of
a dog designated Best of Breed shall not exhibit the dog in the Best of
Miscellaneous Class Competition, no other dog of the same breed shall be
allowed to compete. There shall be no further competition for dogs entered in
the Miscellaneous Class.
The ribbons shall conform to Chapter 5, Section 2 of these rules and shall be
the following colors:
First Prize - Rose
Second Prize - Brown
Third Prize - Light Green
Fourth Prize - Gray
Best of Breed - Orange
Best of Opposite - Lavender
Best in Miscellaneous - Pink and Green
At present, the Miscellaneous Class is open
to the following breeds:
Beauceron
Plott
Redbone Coonhound
Swedish Vallhund (as of 9/01/05)
Tibetan Mastiff
(Note from DDBS: Dogue de Bordeaux as of
From
Mari-Beth O’Neil, Vice President Special Services AKC:
I am very pleased to announce that our Membership has
overwhelmingly voted to accept the proposed Breed Standard, amended Bylaws, and
Constitution of the DDBS. This was the last step to finalize our petition for
the AKC Miscellaneous Class. The results were as follows:
Current Membership as of
Invalid Ballot: 3 (1 no boxes checked; 2 postmarked
Approved Constitution: 145
/ Not Approved Constitution: 4
Approved Amended Bylaws: 145 / Not Approved Amended Bylaws: 4
Approved AKC Standard: 142 / Not Approved AKC Standard: 6
For our petition to be accepted into the Miscellaneous Class,
it must first be presented at the November AKC Board of Directors meeting. They
will then vote Yes or No at their December Board of Directors meeting. It has
to be a two month process for their meetings. First month to
present, second month to vote. Our anticipated date of official
Miscellaneous Class status would be July 2006.
At the SADB National this year, AKC Committee person, Cindy McElderry reported the good news to SADB President, Sylviane Tompousky and Raymond Triquet. Raymond announced our news at their Annual Meeting
and Dinner that night where everyone applauded and was excited for the Dogue de Bordeaux Society and our beloved Dogue de Bordeaux breed in the
I'd like to
personally thank each and every one of you who worked so hard on the
preparation of our petition, those who spoke out in the form of their vote and
the diligence that has gotten our breed to this point in history. The results
of this vote speak loud and clearly in regard to the dedication of our members
to see our breed recognized as one with the rest of the world. This has been
long overdue. I encourage you all to continue to strive for the love of our
breed in every capacity of this beautiful dog that we love so much.
The AKC FSS
registration department has begun inputting the DDBS Database. If you submitted
pedigrees from the UKC, FCI, FIC or USBC when the DDBS was collecting them, you
should be receiving AKC FSS registration forms shortly. If you are not sure if
your dog was entered into the DDBS Database, you can email DDBSociety@aol.com with your dogs name to
inquire (phone calls will not be accepted for these inquires
at this time).
However there is a small situation, between the time
the DDBS collected pedigrees and the time the database was entered, some dogs
had already been issued FSS numbers when their owners registered the dogs on
their own. The system was supposed to catch these “duplicates” and not enter
them again, but some dogs were missed and were reissued new FSS numbers by
putting a “II” at the end of their name
If you have received such a registration form (i.e.
your dog was previously registered AKC FSS by you and already has a number, and
your new registration form has “II” at the end of your dogs name and a new FSS
number), or if you have any other corrections or errors, please submit a copy
of the registration and an explanation of the error/correction to be made to
Jennifer Roberts at
60903 Valmont Dr,.
The DDBS is very
proud to be chosen by the AKC FSS as the breed club that they will be
recommending to the AKC to be the parent club for the Dogue
de Bordeaux in AKC! This is great news for the breed and the organization. The
DDBS and all its members and Board have been working very hard for this goal
for many years.
Once the events committee and BOD of the AKC give their final vote, it will be
finalized. The breed will be presented to be accepted to the Miscellaneous
class by the end of the 2004 and will hopefully be accepted into the
Miscellaneous class in 2005.
Please review the following message about registration carefully. If you have
questions, please contact Jennifer at Doguestar98@msn.com
Good job everyone and congratulations!
The DDBS
advises all USA Dogue de Bordeaux owners to use the
AKC FSS as their primary registration body for domestic born Dogues de Bordeaux in the move forward with AKC
recognition.
Registration Status:
The AKC Foundation
Stock Service (FSS) currently accepts the following registries for the Dogue de Bordeaux:
1) UKC (United Kennel Club)
2) USBC (United States Bordeaux Corp)
3) FCI - from the acceptable country list (see link) and must be an EXPORT
pedigree from the dogs country of birth and in the new owners name. http://www.akc.org/rules/special_registry_services.cfm?page=5
The FSS does NOT accept the FIC (Federation of International Canines) as the
primary registry for any dog or a dog within ones three generation pedigree.
When the Dogue de Bordeaux is admitted into the Misc.
class, the above will still apply. Any dog that is issued an FSS number will be
able to compete in Misc. class conformation events as well as companion events
(obedience, agility, etc).
Once the Dogue de Bordeaux has attained full 100% AKC
recognition and is moved into the Working Group, all dogs in the FSS database
that have three generation pedigrees from approved registries (see acceptable
registry list previously noted) will automatically be issued an AKC
registration number and certificate.
** The FSS has approved the FCPR (
When the Dogue de Bordeaux is accepted for full AKC
recognition, those Dogue de Bordeaux that do not have
thee generations of approved registries (i.e. pedigrees including any FIC dogs)
will remain in the FSS database indefinitely or until (if ever) a three
generation pedigree of acceptable registries entirely, is achieved.
These dogs with the FSS numbers only may enter and compete in regular AKC
companion events only. They are not eligible to compete in any AKC conformation
events and any offspring produced by these dogs, will be ineligible for
registration with the AKC and offered the same competitions, companion events
only.
During the period that the Dogue de Bordeaux is in
the Misc. class, it is imperative that all Dogue de
Bordeaux in the
The DDBS and AKC representatives will be available to answer your questions and
concerns, as well as facilitate any problems that may arise.
The above information has been verified and approved by the AKC FSS coordinator
Patricia Lejman. Questions can be directed to
Jennifer Roberts at doguestar98@msn.com,
or 303-442-1541 (Mountain Time).
The AKCFSS has
officially chosen to recommend the DDBS as the Parent Club for the Dogue de Bordeaux going forward with recognition. We
anticipate being accepted into the Miscellaneous class
within months and the Dogue de Bordeaux will be
competing in this class in 2005.
The DDBS
advises all USA Dogue de Bordeaux owners to use the
AKC FSS as their primary registration body for domestic born Dogues de Bordeaux in the move forward with AKC
recognition.
At the 2004 National
Show, Cindy McElderry once again made a report on the
progress of the Dogue de Bordeaux and the AKC. The
AKC is ready to move forward and anticpate the Dogue de Bordeaux being accepted into the miscellaneous
class by the end of the year. The recent untimely death of our contact at the
AKC FSS, pushed back scheduled meetings, but the new person in charge is
tending to business and a new meeting will be scheduled.
At the national
show, Cindy McElderry informed the BOD that our
database has been turned over to the AKC and they are working diligently in
getting it into their new program. The DDBS database is the first database the
AKC is inputting into their new program. The AKC committee and the AKC-FSS are
still working closely together to make this a reality. We will post when the
task is complete and the next steps to be taken.
At this time the
database is closed and our goal is having it approved. The club and AKC have
been working together over the summer and fall, and we continue into the winter
months. The DDBS is no longer accepting pedigrees for the database. The DDBS
STRONGLY suggests that all new litters and dogs be registered/listed
with the AKC FSS only at this time. The DDBS will continue to update you on the
progress on this page as it is received.
Please make sure to review the following pages:
So Many Registries What Do They
Mean? and The
Road to AKC for more information
How else can you help? Be an active member of the DDBS. Let everyone know you
are a DDBS member at shows; help to educate judges, and be sure to bring the AKC judges form to shows where you
are showing and ask judges to fill out the forms for you. Send the completed
form into the address listed, these will then be sent to our AKC represenative. Be active in rescue, conformation, working
events, pet events, ask for a supported entry at shows
near you. There are many ways we can all work together to obtain the goal of
AKC recognition for our breed.
Do You Have Questions About the AKC/FSS and the Dogue de
Bordeaux?
Of course you do,
and for that reason the DDBS has an AKC Committee - put in place in 1997 - to
work closely with representatives from the AKC on the future of the breed
within AKC and the Foundation Stock Service. Cindy and Jennifer work with the
AKC and the DDBS Board of Directors everyday as liaisons between the club and
the AKC. The DDBS AKC Committee is always available to answer your questions in
a clear, concise, and upfront honest way about the ongoing developments of the
breed between the DDBS and AKC. Please contact Val Barr at Val911K9@aol.com with any questions!
