This is a Special request submitted by the Dalmatian Club of America. No special attraction can be held
without written approval from the Event Operations Department (Chapter 11, Section 10, Rules Applying to Dog
Shows). All clubs holding a Special Attractions and participants in theses events are governed by the same
rules and regulations as that apply at all AKC® events. The Event Committee has the same responsibilities to
see that all AKC Rules Regulations and Policies are adhered.
Your Special Attraction must be restricted to participants that are purebred and at least 6 months of age.
If dogs other than those eligible for AKC registration are to be included, a list and or description of the
dogs must be provided to the American Kennel Club® with the request. Exceptions to this would include well-known
dogs with celebrity status, such as television or movie stars.
Un-entered dogs may participate in these special attractions, but must be at least six months of age.
An approval is given with the conditions that the special attraction cannot interfere with the orderly conduct
of judging at the approved AKC event. It should be held during a break in judging, at the conclusion of the
judging, or in an area far enough removed from the judging so as not to disturb the participants in the show.
These dogs must be held in an area that would keep them separated from the regular AKC registered entrants in the
event. There must be no intermingling of these special attraction participants (dogs) with the regular AKC
registered dogs at any time on the grounds where the event is conducted. There can be no competition whereby these
special attraction dogs would compete against any of the regular AKC registered dogs at this event. There will be
no competitive Judging of these dogs between each other; they are on the premises for display only. This applies to
any demonstrations; these dogs may be used for evaluation purposes only.
There must be a complete description submitted for approval as inclusion in the premium list. All dogs that
participate must be at least six months of age.
- Educational Seminars, with dogs used other than AKC registered dogs. It is recommended that this be
conducted in an area removed from the regular AKC competition, if held on the same days as the regular AKC judging
occurs.
- Booths, If dogs used other than AKC registered dogs, they must be confined in the booth area, with an
entrance an exit readily accessible so that intermingling with the regular participants, AKC Registered Dogs, are
not mistaken for the exhibits.
There will be no Judging of special attractions or demonstrations.
Announcement of the event, which includes detailed information on eligibility and/or performance requirements,
must be included in the premium list.
