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Smokes a waste of time
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Smokes dilutes??? unworthy as a color
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Judging all in one color class
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Mis-identifying the breed
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Egyptian Mau is a brown desert cat
 | Need to educate when appropriate, but do no initiate
discussion unless warranted and there is an opening after the final. Best to
not make a big deal about it. Wait for the opportunity and make yourself
available. If judge asks, then respond |
| If there is a problem that concerns you, one avenue is
to contact BCS and let them address it through Breeds and Standards |
| Request made for official form for chain of
communication will bring it up with Breeds and Standards at next meeting,
but in the meantime, the chain of communication is via the written contact |
| Use with discretion but remember, there are
intended consequences and unintended and we need to be careful to not cause
unexpected problems |
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| Common Color Description project
| Designed to identify common colors among all breeds.
Project underway. When complete all common colors will be referenced at
front of standards rather than in each individual standard. Cheryl Coleman
coordinating, Melanie Morgan assisting |
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| Outcross extensions
| Some want permanent outcross need for rationale
stressed
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| Joan Miller discussed that times have changed. In
past, outcrosses were only options for expanding genepool, now we have
Internatioinal connections as well as other registries |
| Kitty Angell discussed that we often concentrate on
the positives of outcrosses, but there are also often negative and that all
outcross opportunities carry potential risk that must be addressed with
care. |
| Definition of HHP discussed at length |
| Paul Patton asked why registration policies were not
available. B&S chair promised to look into the issue and forward to BCS
Will forward when they are available |
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| Breed Standard Changes
| Frequency use common sense. Every time a change is
passed, 100+ judges need to assimilate new information |
| Alternate years for LH/SH discussed |
| Intended and untended effects discussed and the need
to be extremely careful |
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| AOV
| Need to clarify what AOV means in each breed |
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Different objectives for each breed
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Advancement to Championship status
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Tracking
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Info/education for judges (straight eared folds)
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Melanie Morgan to head committee to compile specific breed
definitions
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Egyptian Mau AOV
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Originally the smoke introduced as AOV with goal of introducing for
advancement
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Black implemented so that they could be used in breeding programs
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Dilute versions introduced for tracking purposes only
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Question asked if the intention was to eliminate the dilutes from
genepool answer that it was breeder discretion, but that we all need to be
careful about limiting our already small genepool
| Essence of a Breed
 | Project to produce a soundbite that defines the
essence of each breed for use with P.R., shelters, public, lobbyists etc
. |
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Joan Miller to forward draft to BCS
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BCS to put together overall vision/description
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Will forward draft from Joan for brainstorming once available
| Mentorship program
| Needs point person who will screen and then forward
protιgι applicants as appropriate Egyptian Mau point person: Melanie
Morgan |
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| Breeder Referral List CFA
| Classified ad anyone can particpipate |
| Concerns about implied CFA endorsement |
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Qualifications show 2 times, Breed Council members no Board
support at this time
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Discussed procedures for dealing with frequent complaints. There
is a method for filing protests for complaints from public who have contacted
people supplied by CFA
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Discussion regarding the only thing we can do is to be very
careful about where and how we sell our cats
| Breeder Assistance Program
| BC website should include information on retirees,
rescue |
| B&S to forward Program details to BCS |
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Import policy
| Passed in diluted version which was dictated by Central
office |
| Board members assure us that if we want to modify for
the future, that they will be receptive |
| Good start well received |
| Guidelines actually designed from the original proposal
and specified by the BCS. Designed to clarify process. |
| Concern about taking out the generational requirements,
and the requirement that the cat should be picked up in person by importer |
Egyptian Mau Rescue
| Concerns over EMRO program discussed |
| Article has had some significant impact |
| Not an Egyptian Mau rescue group should be promoted as
an Egyptian Cat Rescue group which is very different |
| Many people who are not Breed Council members and who do
not have a sufficient knowledge base are the ones who are integrating cats not
properly screened |
Next meeting: San Mateo November 2006
Adjourn for awards presentations from GEMS, EMBFC
