AKC DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY

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1 AKC DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY Dear Parent Club Official, Please use this printable version of the survey to discuss the survey questions and answers with your fellow club officers. Since the survey responses should represent your club s position, we are asking you to appoint one designee to respond to the survey using the following link: Please note that questions below include skip logic and questions online may be represented by different question numbers (skips are all indicated in red, bold font). Please answer the questions that best represent your club s point of view and follow the appropriate path. If you would prefer to send your completed survey via mail, you may mail your survey to Rosario Vila, Internal Consulting Group, AKC, 5580 Centerview Drive, Raleigh, NC Please respond to the survey by Monday, December 17. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to receiving your feedback. American Kennel Club DRAFTING EVENT SURVEY QUESTIONS 1. Which Parent Club do you represent? 2. Does your Parent Club currently hold drafting/carting tests at Parent Club specialties as a special attraction? (Skip to question 12 if your answer is No.) 3. How many drafting/carting tests does your Parent Club hold each year? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5+ DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 1

2 4. In which areas does your Parent Club typically offer drafting/carting tests? Please select all that apply. a. U.S. Northeast b. U.S. Mid-Atlantic c. U.S. South d. U.S. Southeast e. U.S. Midwest f. U.S. West g. U.S. Southwest h. U.S. Northwest i. U.S. Hawaii/Alaska j. Other: 5. On average, how many entries do you receive for each of your Parent Club sponsored drafting/carting tests? a. 1 4 b. 5 8 c d e f On average, how many dogs pass or earn titles during a typical Parent Club sponsored drafting/carting test? b. 1 4 c. 5 8 d e f g What is the typical exhibitor s cost per entry for your Parent Club sponsored drafting/carting tests? a. Less than $20 b. $20 - $29 c. $30 - $39 d. $40 - $49 e. $50 - $59 f. $60 - $69 g. $70 - $79 h. $80 - $89 i. $90 - $99 j. $100 or more DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 2

3 8. How many of your regional specialty clubs hold drafting/carting tests annually? a. 1 2 b. 3 5 c. 6 8 d e. 12+ f. I don t know. g. Our Parent Club does not have regional specialty clubs. 9. On average, how many drafting/carting tests does a typical regional specialty club hold annually? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5+ f. I don t know. g. Our Parent Club does not have regional specialty clubs. 10. How many of your clubs (Parent Club and regional specialty clubs) hold all-breed drafting/carting events? a. 0 b. 1 2 c. 3 5 d. 6 8 e. 9+ f. I don t know. 11. AKC is considering offering sanctioned drafting events. The proposed regulations can be found at ( Please note that the proposed AKC rules require two AKC approved drafting judges, drafting equipment, and enough space to accommodate a ½ mile freight haul course and a 10,000 square foot ring (e.g. 100 x 100 ). Clubs that offer draft tests will be responsible for the costs associated with hiring two judges, providing the necessary equipment, procuring exhibition space and other expenses associated with hosting events. Rate your level of agreement with the following statement: Our Parent Club would be interested in holding AKC sanctioned draft tests. a. Strongly agree (Skip to Question 13) b. Agree (Skip to Question 13) c. Disagree d. Strongly disagree DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 3

4 12. What is the primary reason your Parent Club wouldn t be interested in holding AKC sanctioned draft tests? a. Our club prefers drafting to remain a Special Attraction at breed specialties. b. Our club prefers our regulations to proposed AKC regulations. c. There may not be enough AKC drafting tests to earn titles in a reasonable time period. d. My club does not have the resources, equipment, or space to hold AKC sanctioned draft tests. e. Other (Skip to question 28 for all answers) 13. AKC is considering offering sanctioned drafting events. The proposed regulations can be found at ( The proposed AKC draft test would evaluate a working dog s ability to pull and maneuver a cart over a prescribed course. Courses are designed to simulate the path from farm to market and would include obstacles that increase in difficulty as the title level increases. If approved, the pass/fail AKC draft test would require the dog to demonstrate basic obedience commands, the dog's willingness to be harnessed, and the dog's maneuverability with the cart. Clubs holding AKC sanctioned draft tests must have enough space to accommodate a 1/2 mile course and a 10,000 square foot ring (e.g. 100 x 100 ), and are required to hire two approved AKC drafting judges. Clubs that offer draft tests will be responsible for the costs associated with hiring two judges, providing the necessary equipment, procuring exhibition space, and other expenses associated with hosting events. Rate your level of agreement with the following statement: Our Parent Club would be interested in holding AKC sanctioned draft tests. a. Strongly agree b. Agree c. Disagree (Skip to question 28) d. Strongly disagree (Skip to question 28) e. No opinion 14. Would your Parent Club have volunteers available to serve as Draft Test Chair and Draft Test Secretary? DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 4

5 15. Does your Parent Club own (or have access to) the equipment needed to hold draft tests, including removable obstacles? 16. Does your Parent Club show site(s) have sufficient space to hold the ½ mile freight haul course and 10,000 square foot ring (e.g. 100 x 100 ) required for draft tests? 17. Would your regional specialty clubs have volunteers available to serve as Draft Test Chair and Draft Test Secretary? d. Our Parent Club does not have regional specialty clubs. 18. Do your regional specialty clubs own (or have access to) the equipment needed to hold draft tests, including removable obstacles? d. Our Parent Club does not have regional specialty clubs. 19. Can your regional specialty clubs accommodate the ½ mile freight haul course and 10,000 square foot ring (e.g. 100 x 100 ) required for draft tests? d. Our Parent Club does not have regional specialty clubs. 20. Please rate your level of agreement of the following statement: My Parent Club and regional specialty clubs have the resources to hold multiple drafting tests each year to meet the needs of potential exhibitors in their efforts to gain AKC draft titles. a. Strongly agree b. Agree c. Disagree d. Strongly disagree e. No opinion 21. If AKC developed a drafting program, would your Parent Club and regional specialty clubs consider holding all-breed draft tests for eligible drafting breeds? DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 5

6 22. If AKC developed a drafting program, how many AKC sanctioned draft tests per year would you estimate that your Parent Club and regional specialty clubs would hold in years 1 3? b. 1 5 c d e f. 20+ g. I don t know. 23. If AKC developed a drafting program, how many AKC sanctioned draft tests per year would you estimate that your Parent Club and regional specialty clubs would hold in years 4 6? b. 1 5 c d e f. 20+ g. I don t know. 24. If AKC developed a drafting program, how many AKC sanctioned draft tests per year would you estimate that your Parent Club and regional specialty clubs would hold in years 7 9? b. 1 5 c d e f. 20+ g. I don t know. 25. If AKC developed a drafting program, how many entries would you estimate per AKC sanctioned draft test hosted by your club? b. 1 4 c. 5 8 d e f g. 21+ h. I don t know. DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 6

7 26. If AKC developed a drafting program, how many dogs do you estimate that would pass or earn titles per AKC sanctioned draft test at your club s events? b. 1 4 c. 5 8 d e f g. 21+ h. I don t know. 27. In 2008, the event service fee (fee club pays to AKC for each entry) for most existing AKC events will be $3.00 per entry. It will likely be necessary to charge a higher event service fee for all newly added AKC events to offset costs associated with developing the sport, and recording entries for the sport, particularly if the number of events/entries is anticipated to be low. If drafting becomes an AKC sanctioned sport, how much would your club be willing to pay for an event service fee per entry? 28. Please share with us any other thoughts or ideas you have concerning drafting tests or the proposed AKC drafting regulations If your response does not fit in the field below, please send your complete response to drafting@akc.org. 29. To track Parent Club responses, please provide your contact information. Name: Parent Club: Address: City: State: Zip: address: Thank you for completing this survey. DRAFTING PARENT CLUB SURVEY 7