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1.) The largest "dog organization" outside of North America - FCI -
2.) The largest "dog organization" outside of North America - FCI - has decided that Canadian Judges will no longer have Judging Qualifications recognized by FCI Organizations around the world.
Why were these two decisions made by FCI? Good question and the apparent answer should "blow your mind" and it did mine and many others at the Caledon Shows. Apparently a senior official with FCI has been trying repeatedly for the past two years to get some sort of response or clarification from the CKC Chief Executive Officer as to why some pedigrees of, so I am told, German dogs (sorry, don't know what breed) were declined for recognition by the CKC. It is reported that instead of engaging the FCI official in a constructive dialogue on the matter as to why the pedigrees would not be recognized, our highly paid Administrative Staff at CKC, including the CEO, chose to simply ignore the emails, letters and what not from the FCI officials. It is reported that, as a result of this inaction by CKC Staff, FCI has now made the two decisions above.
How do these decisions by FCI affect us? Simple really. If you are a breeder, or even that matter an owner of a dog that you are planning on exporting overseas to a country where FCI is the registering body, you dog is no longer registerable with FCI. It will simply become a pet that is not showable or breedable with it's progeny incapable of being registered in the country of their birth. Quite the conundrum for some of us who may have breeders overseas interested in Stud Services out of our dogs or with puppy reservations for overseas buyers.
As well, if you are CKC Licensed Judge, you will no longer be able to judge in FCI Countries at FCI Events. Unless this matter is resolved, why therefore would we or even should the CKC allow the significant number of 2007 Event that already have FCI Licensed Overseas Judges Approved move forward without replacing the FCI judges on the panel. Reciprocity of judges qualification is what makes it possible for our Judges to go there and there judges to come here. Some may think I am speaking punitively to want to remove FCI Judges from upcoming CKC Events, but the fact is that FCI is being punitive against ALL CKC Members and Breeders in their first decision and if our Judges aren't "good enough" for their events, why should we accept theirs for here?
CONTACT YOUR CKC DIRECTOR TODAY about this matter.
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AL BENNETT - CKC DIRECTOR
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CANADIAN KENNEL CLUB - ZONE 6 ONTARIO WEST 
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NOVEMBER 27, 2006On October 25th & 26th, 2006 the FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL) passed a number resolutions regarding the Canadian Kennel Club which are very, very disconcerting to myself as both a Director and Regular Member. The text of the FCI decisions can be found on the link below which contains FCI Circular #125/2006. In short, the FCI has decided that effective January 1/07 that their member countries will not be permitted to recognize the CKC Stud Book - meaning dogs bred in Canada and duly registered with the CKC will no longer be eligible for registration with the registering bodies of those member countries. Hand in hand with this, FCI member countries will not be permitted to recognize the CKC CH. title as a "title of record" at FCI competitions. And finally, FCI member countries will no longer be allowed to use Canadian Kennel Club Licensed Judges to officiate at their events. Why is all this happening? Good question that I wish the Board and I could give you an answer to. But I/We can't. FCI Officials claim that they have made repeated attempts to dialogue with the CKC CEO on a number of the issues...all with reportedly no response from the CKC Administrative Staff. I assure you that neither myself, nor any other current member of the BOD had any prior knowledge of these "attempted" communications until the matter of the resolutions summarized above came to light late last week. The BOD and Chairman Dwain MacLean have been diligently attempting to reach the FCI Executive Director since becoming aware of the matter. Unfortunately, this is proving difficult as he is presently traveling in South America on his way to the Eukanuba Invitational in California next week. However, we have managed a brief exchange with Mr. de Clerc and we are now trying to get a meeting with him while he is in California. The BOD will press on and do what is necessary to try and correct the situation and mend fences with the FCI. Once that is done, I give my constituents my personal assurance that I will not rest until there has been a full investigation as to how this situation arose and became so out of control without the BOD even being made aware of it before it was too late. The next BOD Meeting is being held on Friday December 8th & Saturday, December 9th at the CKC Head Offices. This is an issue that affects just about every facet of our dog world. From breeding to showing to judging. I urge you to make every possible effort to attend the BOD Meeting and make your feelings known. I am but one voice in that meeting. The Membership needs to stand united on this matter. Make your feelings known. Write, email, call you Zone Director. If you are in the area come to the meeting. I urge you to so, for all our sakes. Al Bennett - Zone 6 Director
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