AKC Board of Directors - October 2007 Performance Events Doug Ljungren, AKC Staff, participated via video conference for this portion of the meeting. CHAPTER 5, Section 1 of the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Spaniels The Board reviewed recommended changes to the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Spaniels.  The recommendation, made by the English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association, is to prohibit professional dog trainers from being allowed to judge their cliens.  Following a motion from Ms Scully, seconded by Dr. Garvin, it was VOTED (unanimously) to add new paragraphs 4 and 5 to Chapter 5, Section 1 of the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Spaniels. The new sections will read as follows: CHAPTER 5 Section 1.  Paragraph 4.  A professioal dog trainer with an ongoing business relationship should not be allowed to judge his client within one year of their relationship.  Paragraph 5.  The definition of a professional relationship is one where the professional dog trainer, or a member of the trainer's household, is compensated for the training of a client's dog for field trials or hunting, or the handling of a client's dog in a field trial or hunting test.  It would not include the purchase or sale of a dog, attendance at a seminar or the purchase of dog training equipment, or other business transactions that may occur, to related to the training of dogs. Supplied by Connie Keickhefer per Lisa Carroll 11/27/07 to go into effect 1/1/08