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Results - 2019 Membership Committee Survey 2

Turnout: 390 (55.8%) of 699 electors voted in this ballot.

Do you currently offer any of the services below?
Information 228
27.5%
Puppies 138
16.6%
Stud Service 136
16.4%
None 117
14.1%
Older Dogs 56
6.7%
Handling 48
5.8%
Rescue 42
5.1%
Grooming 41
4.9%
Boarding 23
2.8%
Veterinarian 1
0.1%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
In your search for good homes for your puppies/dogs do you currently encourage membership in the AMCA? if no, why not?
Not Applicable 174
44.6%
Yes 167
42.8%
Write-in 49
12.6%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
Amca Membership I Believe Has No Benefit To A Family Or Pet Home Placement. 1 (0.3%)
As We Live In Australia We Encourage Local Clubs First. 1 (0.3%)
At Large Member, Encouraging Membership Dutch Malamute Club 1 (0.3%)
At This Time I Only Have My Own Dogs, Thus I Do Not Do Any Breeding (other Than A Recent Co-breeding I Did 6 Months Ago). Due To My Location Being More Remote Now, There Is Only One Other Alaskan Mal. Within A Short Distance. I Have Encouraged That New O 1 (0.3%)
Based In Uk 1 (0.3%)
Canadian 1 (0.3%)
Completely Depends On The Individual's Interest, Reason For Aquiring A Malamute And Their Lifestyle. If The Person Would Benefit From An Amca Membership, We Absolutely Encourage Membership Or At Least Suggest They Take A Look At What The Club Has To Offer 1 (0.3%)
Depends Omg If They Are Show Homes 1 (0.3%)
Depends On Home....pet Homes Aren't Interested Unfortunately, You Can See Their Eyes Glaze Over 1 (0.3%)
Depends On Their Overall Interest And Plans For The Dog. If Only To Be A Family Pet The Answer Is No Since I Do Not See Any Value To Them Being A Member. 1 (0.3%)
Generally Sell To Existing Club Member. Have Not Offered Suggestion To Pet Homes. 1 (0.3%)
I Assumed There Would Be No Interest 1 (0.3%)
I Did When I Use To Have Pups 1 (0.3%)
I Do Although We Are Based In The Uk 1 (0.3%)
I Do Not See Any Added Value In Joining Amca. 1 (0.3%)
I Don’t Breed, But I Do Promote Amca Breeders 1 (0.3%)
I Don’t Know A Single Reason It Would Benefit Them. I Would Like To, But Don’t Know How To “sell It” 1 (0.3%)
I No Longer Breed. 1 (0.3%)
I Only Sell To Current Amca Owners Or Pet Homes With No Interest Beyond Owning A Companion Animal 1 (0.3%)
If I Have Just Sold Them A Puppy, I Probably Haven' Known Them Long Enough To Sponsor Them. I Prefer To Wait Until I See How Dedicated To The Breed They Become. 1 (0.3%)
If They Are Interested In Showing &/breeding 1 (0.3%)
In The Uk 1 (0.3%)
Info And Offer Of Ours And Another's Sponsorship Is Included In Our Puppy Packets 1 (0.3%)
Living Overses, Membership Is Not Relevant To 99% Of My Puppy Buyers 1 (0.3%)
Most Of My Puppies Are Family Companions And They Are Not Interested In Any Breed Specific Titles 1 (0.3%)
N/a At The Moment But When I Start Breeding, Absolutely !! 1 (0.3%)
No 1 (0.3%)
No Because Of How We Were Treated When We Became Members Everyone Treated Us Like Shit. 1 (0.3%)
No Longer Involved In Breeding. 1 (0.3%)
No Most Of My Pet Homes Are In Canada 1 (0.3%)
No Reason 1 (0.3%)
No, Amca Offers Little Benefits For Membership 1 (0.3%)
No. I Do Not Feel Amca Membership Would Provide Any Value To My Puppy Homes. 1 (0.3%)
No. I Don’t Feel Amca Membership Is Valuable. I Frequently Question Renewing Mine. I Don’t Feel A Per Person Would Benefit From It At All. 1 (0.3%)
No. Most Of My Puppies Remain In Pet Homes In Canada And Amca Membership Would Not Be Beneficial To Them In Any Way. 1 (0.3%)
No. The Majority Of My Great Homes Are Not Amca Members. Being A Member Doesn’t Make Them Better Owners. 1 (0.3%)
Only If They Express Interest 1 (0.3%)
People Need To Have A Stake In The Breed To Get Involved And Stay Involved And Pet People Don't Have That. People Who Potentially Vote On The Future Of The Breed Should Be Invested And Educated On Issues, The Majority Of Pet People Aren't. 1 (0.3%)
Too Expensive And New Owners Need To Own A Malamute For A Number Of Years 1 (0.3%)
Uk Based 1 (0.3%)
Uk Based So Not Really Applicable, Do Encourage Membership Of Uk Club 1 (0.3%)
Use To When I Was Breeding 1 (0.3%)
We Are From Canada 1 (0.3%)
We Talk About It But Don’t Push It 1 (0.3%)
We Used To Have Contact With Rescue In Our Area But Haven't In The Last 10 Yrs. Our County Dog Warden No Longer Contacts Rescue In The Columbus, Ohio Area Or Malamutes Aren't Being Taken In By The Dog Warden (best Case Scenario) 1 (0.3%)
We Usually Do Not Send All Over If We Have Puppies, Thus Work Of Mouth Is Very Limited. 1 (0.3%)
When Breeding Yes I Did Recommend Membership 1 (0.3%)
Why? Pet People See No Reason To Get Involved With A Breed Club. There Is No Benifit From It For Them. 1 (0.3%)
Yes, To Those Who We Feel Would Bring Them Inside And Leave Outside In A Kennel. 1 (0.3%)
If you encounter clients who are not AMCA members, do you encourage them to join the AMCA? If no, why not?
Yes 182
46.7%
Not Applicable 163
41.8%
Write-in 45
11.5%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
Sometimes 2 (0.5%)
Again We Are From Canada So For The Average Pet Owner Here There Wouldn't Be Alot For Them. Membership Paid In U.s. Dollars Is Expensive For Those Of Us In Canada And Overseas. 1 (0.3%)
Again, I Don’t Know Why They Would Want To. I Am Friendly With New Puppy Owners From Another Amca Breeder, The New Owners Are Not Members. But I Don’t Know What To Say To Encourage Them To Join, They’re Only Pet People 1 (0.3%)
As An At Large Member First Priority Is To Get People Interested In Amcn Dutch Club 1 (0.3%)
As We Are In Australia We Encourage Local Membership. 1 (0.3%)
Based In Uk 1 (0.3%)
Depends On If They Are Show Homes 1 (0.3%)
Encourage Other Malamute Owner To Join 1 (0.3%)
For Me It Depends On The Quality Of Dog They Are Producing, If They’re Producing For The Right Reasons, And Whether Or Not They Are Active In The Akc Or Working Arenas. 1 (0.3%)
For Those Wanting Stud Services, Yes 1 (0.3%)
I Do Not Havae Clinents, But People I Know, Again Do Not Bebefit From Belongong To A Conformation Breed Club. This Club Does Not Recognized Other Registries. 1 (0.3%)
I Don't Have The Opportunity To Talk With Many People...live A Very Isolated Life 1 (0.3%)
I Live In The Uk 1 (0.3%)
I Mention It But Don't Push. 1 (0.3%)
I No Longer Breed. 1 (0.3%)
I Show In Obedience And Will Occasionally Run Into Folks With Mals Or Those Express Interest In Possibly Purchasing. At That Time, I Always Encourage Them To Look Into Amca For Information On The Breed And The Club In General. 1 (0.3%)
If/when Breedings Occur, Membership Would Be Strongly Suggested If Not Mandatory 1 (0.3%)
It Depends On The Person And Their Interests 1 (0.3%)
Many Pet Owners See No Benefit To Membership. 1 (0.3%)
Membership Is Not Relevant To Most Owners Here In Europe. 1 (0.3%)
Most Of My Clients Are Active Members Of Their Own Breed Clubs 1 (0.3%)
Never Meet Malamute Owners Where I Live 1 (0.3%)
No My Pet Homes Are In Canada 1 (0.3%)
No Reason 1 (0.3%)
No See Above 1 (0.3%)
No Sure What Is Considered A Client. If They Are Interested In Showing Or Participating In Any Akc Offered Event I Would Encourage Them. Otherwise I Don't See The Purpose Behind Them Being Members. 1 (0.3%)
No, Again There's Little Benefit 1 (0.3%)
No. I Do Not See Any Added Value In Joining Amca. 1 (0.3%)
No. I Dont Require Any Owners To Join Amca Because Block Voting Doesnt Work Unless You Are A Big Player. I Dont Find The Nl Of Interst And None Of My Pet Owners Have Interests Beyond Local Training For Obedience/ Harness Work 1 (0.3%)
No. I Don’t Feel Amca Membership Is Valuable. I Frequently Question Renewing Mine. I Don’t Feel A Per Person Would Benefit From It At All. 1 (0.3%)
No. I See Few Advantages In Being S Member But I Will Certainly Sponsor A Client Or Friend If He/she Wishes To Join. 1 (0.3%)
Not Clear On "clients". We Would Not Stud To A Bitch Whose Owners Were Not Amca. We Would Place A Puppy To A Family Who Were Not. 1 (0.3%)
Only If Mentoring 1 (0.3%)
Only If They Are More Seriously Involved With The Breed 1 (0.3%)
Only If They Express Interest 1 (0.3%)
Only If They Want To Become More Involved In Our Breed. 1 (0.3%)
Same As Previous Answer 1 (0.3%)
See Above, Online Registration Would Be Preferable We Could Add This To The New Website. 1 (0.3%)
Sometimes. If They Are More Involved In The Breed. 1 (0.3%)
This Depends. I Am Located In The Uk, So I Encourage Club Membership To Anyone Interested In Working Their Malamute (which I Always Encourage Myself) As The Working Schemes For This Club Are Well Laid Out And Highly Respected 1 (0.3%)
Uk Based 1 (0.3%)
We Are At Large Members But Would Encourage Somebody New To The Breed Who Wanted To Become Involved In Breeding Etc. 1 (0.3%)
Yes For Any Who Call For Info 1 (0.3%)
Yes If They Qualify 1 (0.3%)
If yes to the above question; Would you be willing to be the sole sponsor for your client?
Yes 182
85.8%
No 30
14.2%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Abstain 178 (45.6%)
If you do not offer any of the services in QUESTION 1, what role do you play in the AMCA?
Present/past Malamute Owner 340
57.7%
Affiliate Club member 110
18.7%
Non-Affiliate Club member 25
4.2%
Write-in 114
19.4%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
N/a 2 (0.3%)
Na 2 (0.3%)
20 Years In Rescue 1 (0.2%)
Advertiser And Tropy Sponsor 1 (0.2%)
Always Willing To Be Of Service 1 (0.2%)
Amal Secretary 1 (0.2%)
Amca Committee Chairperson 1 (0.2%)
Amca Mentor For Conformation Judges 1 (0.2%)
Amca Newsletter Columnist 1 (0.2%)
Answered Question 1 1 (0.2%)
Answered Question One But Can't Submit Without Responding Here 1 (0.2%)
Answered The Question 1 (0.2%)
Approved Mentor 1 (0.2%)
Area Nle 1 (0.2%)
Area Reporter 1 (0.2%)
Author 1 (0.2%)
Board Members 1 (0.2%)
Breed Mentor 1 (0.2%)
Breeder 1 (0.2%)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer/behavior Consultant. 1 (0.2%)
Chair A Committee 1 (0.2%)
Comitte Head Or Member 1 (0.2%)
Committe Chair Past And Present 1 (0.2%)
Committee Chair 1 (0.2%)
Committee Chairman 1 (0.2%)
Committee Member 1 (0.2%)
Currently Chief Judge For 8 Weight Pulls Each Year 1 (0.2%)
Edit The Nl 1 (0.2%)
Election Manager 1 (0.2%)
Former Affiliate Club Member 1 (0.2%)
Former Board Member 1 (0.2%)
Former Newsletter Volunteer 1 (0.2%)
Former Officer Of Amca 1 (0.2%)
Former Performance Volunteer 1 (0.2%)
Had Puppies 1 (0.2%)
Have Owned Malamutes Since 1980, Love The Breed All Are Pets. The Ouchida's Encouaged Us To Jon The Club When We Bought A Puppy In 1996. Like The News And Connection With Breeders. 1 (0.2%)
Have Stewarded In Recent Nationals 1 (0.2%)
Have Worked On National Committee 1 (0.2%)
Health Committee 1 (0.2%)
Heavily Involved In More Than One Committee 1 (0.2%)
Help Out Where I Can 1 (0.2%)
Helping With West Coast National 1 (0.2%)
Hoping To Breed; Only Litter So Far Singleton 1 (0.2%)
I Actively Show My Malamute In Obedience And Rally Events. 1 (0.2%)
I Do Offer Services In Question 1 1 (0.2%)
I Do Offer Services In Question 1 So This Question Doesn't Apply 1 (0.2%)
I Do Provide Services, And I Do Not See A "not Applicable" Option On This Answer. 1 (0.2%)
I Filled In Question 1 1 (0.2%)
I No Longer Own A Malamute 1 (0.2%)
I No Longer Perform Any Services For Amca. Did Many In The Past 40+ Years 1 (0.2%)
I Offer Many Services - See Above 1 (0.2%)
I Offer Services In Question 1 1 (0.2%)
I Offer Several Of The Services In Question 1 1 (0.2%)
I Support Our National Every Year With Trophy Donations 1 (0.2%)
I Support, To The Best Of My Ability, Any Endeavor That Promotes Our Breed &/ Seeks To Improve Their Overall Well Being. 1 (0.2%)
Iamra 1 (0.2%)
Information 1 (0.2%)
Legislative Committee 1 (0.2%)
Legislative Committee Co-chair 1 (0.2%)
Life At The Moment Does Not Allow Me Any Extra Activities 1 (0.2%)
Life Member 1 (0.2%)
Life Member Since 1964 1 (0.2%)
Life Time Member; Owning Mal's. Since 1973, Member Since 1981 1 (0.2%)
Lifetime Member 1 (0.2%)
Lifetime Member Cannot Be A Responsible Breeder Now, To Take Dogs Back At My Age 1 (0.2%)
Malamute Breeder 1 (0.2%)
Member 1 (0.2%)
Member At Large In Australia. Breeder Handler Owner. 1 (0.2%)
Member Of Multiple Committees 1 (0.2%)
Member Of The Health Committee 1 (0.2%)
Mentor For Judges Education 1 (0.2%)
Mulitple Ns Week Committee Member 1 (0.2%)
My Good Friend Participates In Many Show Activities And I Come To Help/ Support 1 (0.2%)
My Parents Business 1 (0.2%)
National Chairperson 1 (0.2%)
Not Applicable 1 (0.2%)
Not Applicable B/c I Answered Question 1 With Services 1 (0.2%)
Nothing Currently 1 (0.2%)
Ns Event Co-chair 1 (0.2%)
Our Website Offers Extensive Information On Owning & Caring For The Alaskan Malamute & Is A Wealth Of Information For Any Malamute Owner. 1 (0.2%)
Past Amca Officer 1 (0.2%)
Past Area Editor 1 (0.2%)
Past Chd Area Rep. 1 (0.2%)
Past Jec Chair 1 (0.2%)
Past Malamute Owner 1 (0.2%)
Past Officer, Current Newsletter Staff 1 (0.2%)
Past President, Sec, Board Dir 1 (0.2%)
Past Top 20 Chair 1 (0.2%)
Performance Competitor. 1 (0.2%)
Performance Title Acquisition Statistician 1 (0.2%)
Photographer 1 (0.2%)
Presenter 1 (0.2%)
Presently Doing Several Jobs For The Dutch Club, E.g. Editor Newsletter, Breed Info, Rehoming 1 (0.2%)
President Of Our Local Malamute Club Of Wisconsin 1 (0.2%)
Rescue 1 (0.2%)
Show Chair 1 (0.2%)
Show Chair, Kennel Club Of Palm Springs 1 (0.2%)
Since 1973, Amca Since 1981 1 (0.2%)
Stud Service 1 (0.2%)
Sunshine Co-chair 1 (0.2%)
Survey Demands An Answer, But I Do Offer Services From Question 1 1 (0.2%)
This Would Be Part Of The Problme. Not What Can We Do For You? But What Do You Do For Us? 1 (0.2%)
Though I No Longer Own Any Malamutes. I Have Loved Breed Raised And Trained Them For 30 Years. 1 (0.2%)
Top 20 Chairman 1 (0.2%)
Volunteer When Needed, Promote Breed And Breeders In Club 1 (0.2%)
We Do Have 3 Boxes Checked In Q1, But Survey Seems To Need A Box Clicked In This Question. 1 (0.2%)
Why Is This Required If It’s Dependent On Your Answer To Q1? 1 (0.2%)
Working Activities 1 (0.2%)
Working Dog Committee 1 (0.2%)
Wrote A Couple Of Articles 1 (0.2%)
Wt Pulling 1 (0.2%)
Young Member Looking To Get More Involved 1 (0.2%)
My Alaskan Malamute and I participate in:
Conformation 306
38.3%
Harness 153
19.1%
Performance 148
18.5%
Write-in 193
24.1%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
Backpacking 9 (1.1%)
Obedience 7 (0.9%)
Weight Pull 7 (0.9%)
Agility 5 (0.6%)
Dock Diving 4 (0.5%)
Therapy 4 (0.5%)
Weight Pulling 4 (0.5%)
Cgc 3 (0.4%)
Fast Cat 3 (0.4%)
Public Education 3 (0.4%)
Rally 3 (0.4%)
Therapy Dog 3 (0.4%)
Weightpull 3 (0.4%)
Barn Hunt 2 (0.3%)
Demos 2 (0.3%)
Limited Harness For Recreation 2 (0.3%)
None 2 (0.3%)
Scent Work 2 (0.3%)
Search And Rescue 2 (0.3%)
Therapy Visits 2 (0.3%)
Therapy Work 2 (0.3%)
Advanced Motivational Classes 1 (0.1%)
Agillty 1 (0.1%)
Akc Companion Events: Rally And Obedience 1 (0.1%)
All Of The Above At One Time Or Another 1 (0.1%)
All Working Sports (backpack, Trail/mushing, Weight Pull) 1 (0.1%)
Also, Sledding 1 (0.1%)
Back Pack 1 (0.1%)
Back Packing 1 (0.1%)
Back Packing Excursion 1 (0.1%)
Back Packing, " 1 (0.1%)
Back-packing 1 (0.1%)
Backpacking. 1 (0.1%)
Bikjorring 1 (0.1%)
Breed Info Activities 1 (0.1%)
Breed Info Demos 1 (0.1%)
Cgc Service Dog 1 (0.1%)
Chair Affiliate Club Show 1 (0.1%)
Community Awareness 1 (0.1%)
Companion House Pet 1 (0.1%)
Conformation And Obedience When I Was Active 1 (0.1%)
Currently Going Through Obedience Training With The Hope Of Getting Him Trained To Pull Sleds 1 (0.1%)
Currently None 1 (0.1%)
Demos And Presentations 1 (0.1%)
Dog Sledding 1 (0.1%)
Dry Land Mushing 1 (0.1%)
Elder Home Visitations 1 (0.1%)
Family Dog (which Might Get More Membership From The Pet Owners) 1 (0.1%)
Family Life 1 (0.1%)
Fast-cat 1 (0.1%)
Formerly Sledding 1 (0.1%)
Good Citizens, Neighbors, Ambassadors Of The Breed 1 (0.1%)
Granddaughters In Jr Handling 1 (0.1%)
Hanging Out 1 (0.1%)
He Is Only 15 Weeks Old Presently 1 (0.1%)
Help Rescue 1 (0.1%)
Herding 1 (0.1%)
Hiking 1 (0.1%)
I Don't Currently Have Any Dogs 1 (0.1%)
I Have Retired From Showing & So Have My Mals 1 (0.1%)
I Haven't Participated For Several Years. 1 (0.1%)
I No Longer Have Any Malamutes 1 (0.1%)
I No Longer Own An Alaskan Malamute 1 (0.1%)
I Used To Do Conformation Obedience Harnesses 1 (0.1%)
In The Past 1 (0.1%)
Iused To Do Obedience And Sledding/weight Pulling. 1 (0.1%)
Judges Ed 1 (0.1%)
Local Malamute Club Events 1 (0.1%)
Looking To Become A Breeder 1 (0.1%)
Love Agility 1 (0.1%)
Lure Coursing 1 (0.1%)
Meet The Breed 1 (0.1%)
Multi-mal Household (which Might Get More Membership) 1 (0.1%)
N/a 1 (0.1%)
No Dog At This Time 1 (0.1%)
No Longer Breeding, I Offer Advice 1 (0.1%)
No Longer Have Dogs 1 (0.1%)
No Longer Own A Malamute 1 (0.1%)
No Longer Participate As Dogs Now Too Old 1 (0.1%)
No Mals In This House 1 (0.1%)
Nose Work Soon As He Passes Odor Recognition 1 (0.1%)
Nosework 1 (0.1%)
Not Presently 1 (0.1%)
Nothing At The Moment 1 (0.1%)
Nothing At This Time 1 (0.1%)
Nothing Currently 1 (0.1%)
Nursing Home Visits 1 (0.1%)
Obedience Classes 1 (0.1%)
Obedience Club Activities 1 (0.1%)
Obedience, " 1 (0.1%)
Our Current Mal Isn't Ready For Prime Time Yet. We Will Be (hopefully) Competing In Future In Rally, Obedience, Agility, Nosework 1 (0.1%)
Packing 1 (0.1%)
Packing (past Years) 1 (0.1%)
Participated In Conformation In The Past. 1 (0.1%)
Past Owner 1 (0.1%)
Pet Expo 1 (0.1%)
Pet Therapy 1 (0.1%)
Pets 1 (0.1%)
Pile Of Puppies Organization 1 (0.1%)
Previous Confirmation 1 (0.1%)
Programs 1 (0.1%)
Public Demonstrations With The Local Kennel Club 1 (0.1%)
Public Service, School Visits, Therapy, Meet The Breed, Dogsledding And Weight Pull Demonstrations 1 (0.1%)
Rally Obedience 1 (0.1%)
Reading Education (laesehunde) 1 (0.1%)
Relaxing In North Georgia 1 (0.1%)
Rescue Only 1 (0.1%)
Retired 1 (0.1%)
Scent 1 (0.1%)
School Demos 1 (0.1%)
Service 1 (0.1%)
Setting A Good Example In Responsible Pet Ownership 1 (0.1%)
Show In Conformation 1 (0.1%)
Sledding 1 (0.1%)
Sledding (bred Team Dogs Owned By A Client). 1 (0.1%)
Sledding And Carting 1 (0.1%)
Sledding Excursion 1 (0.1%)
Some Public Events 1 (0.1%)
Still A Pup, Maybe Later 1 (0.1%)
Theraphy Dog Work 1 (0.1%)
Therapy Dog International 1 (0.1%)
Therapy Dog(trygfonden Besoegshunde) 1 (0.1%)
Too Old Now, Both Me And My Mal 1 (0.1%)
Tracking/any Nosework 1 (0.1%)
Tricks, Cgc 1 (0.1%)
Visit Nursing Home 1 (0.1%)
We Did All Of The Above 1 (0.1%)
We're Retired 1 (0.1%)
Weight Pull And Back Packing 1 (0.1%)
Weight Pull, Packing, Sledding, Carting 1 (0.1%)
Weight Pull, When Old Enough 1 (0.1%)
Weight Pulls 1 (0.1%)
Weight Pulls And Fast Cat, Rally And Obedience 1 (0.1%)
When I Had Malamutes--all My Dogs Were Sled Dogs First And Show Dogs Second 1 (0.1%)
When We Had Dogs 1 (0.1%)
While We Have Dabbled In Conformation, The Focus In On Working And Performance. Including But Not Limited To Obedience, Rally, Agility, Scent Work, Lure Coursing, Tricks, Carting/urban Mushing, Backpacking, Weight Pull. 1 (0.1%)
Wpd 1 (0.1%)
Wt Pulling 1 (0.1%)
Wt.pulls 1 (0.1%)
Wwpd 1 (0.1%)
Have you ever encouraged another Alaskan Malamute owner to belong to the AMCA?
Yes 334
85.6%
Write-in 56
14.4%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
No 15 (3.8%)
All The Mal People I Know Are Already Members 1 (0.3%)
All The Owners I Know Are Members 1 (0.3%)
As We Are In Australia We Tend To Encourage Only Local Clubs. 1 (0.3%)
Because It Is Primarily Focused On Conformation And Does A Poor Job Of Supporting Performance 1 (0.3%)
Because Of The Above. If You Don't Show You Are Not Counted 1 (0.3%)
Do Not Encounter Many Malamute Owners Or Don’t Think To Ask 1 (0.3%)
Don't Know Any Others 1 (0.3%)
Don’t Know Any Malamute Owners Who Aren’t Members 1 (0.3%)
Everyone I Know Is A Member Already 1 (0.3%)
Everyone I Know Who Shows/competes Is A Member. See No Reason A Pet Owner Would Be Interested. 1 (0.3%)
Everyone I Meet, Does Belong 1 (0.3%)
Hasn't Come Up 1 (0.3%)
Have Never Really Encountered Anyone Not A Member Already 1 (0.3%)
Have Not Met A Malamute Owner; Only Huskies. 1 (0.3%)
Haven't Encountered Anyone Who Is Not A Member 1 (0.3%)
I Do Nt Own Malamutes At This Time 1 (0.3%)
I Don’t Know What To Say To Encourage Them. Maybe If The Public Ed Committee Can Provide A List Of Benefits It Would Be Easier To Pass On 1 (0.3%)
I Have In The Past But They Have Declined 1 (0.3%)
I Know No Other Owners 1 (0.3%)
I Live In The Uk 1 (0.3%)
Most Of The People I Know Are Already Members 1 (0.3%)
My Wife Probably Does, And We Include Info To Our New Puppy Owners 1 (0.3%)
Never Met One Not Already A Member 1 (0.3%)
New Junior Member 1 (0.3%)
Newer Member 1 (0.3%)
No As We Are Canadian 1 (0.3%)
No Oppirtunity 1 (0.3%)
No Reason To Join 1 (0.3%)
No, I Get Nothing From The Amca 1 (0.3%)
No, It Really Does Not Offer Much For The Pet People 1 (0.3%)
No, Little Advantage 1 (0.3%)
No, Mostly Because Of Language Barrier 1 (0.3%)
No. 1 (0.3%)
No. Dont Meet Mal Owners In My Area 1 (0.3%)
No. I Don’t Feel Amca Membership Is Valuable. I Frequently Question Renewing Mine. I Don’t Feel A Per Person Would Benefit From It At All. 1 (0.3%)
Not In America 1 (0.3%)
Not In The Past 15 Years 1 (0.3%)
Not Really 1 (0.3%)
Only If They Wanted To Show Because That Seems The Main Focus Of The Club In The Past 1 (0.3%)
Why? What Does The Normal Pet Owner Get Out Of It. 1 (0.3%)
Yes To Get Starting Malamute Owners To Learn More About The Breed 1 (0.3%)
What would be an added incentive for you to encourage membership in the AMCA?
Write-in 89
100.0%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Abstain 301 (77.2%)
Write-ins
Option Votes
Don't Know 2 (2.2%)
1 (1.1%)
1st Year Discounted Membership 1 (1.1%)
A Reason For Joining. Or Honestly, A Reason For Maintaining Membership. 1 (1.1%)
All I Require Is Someone Who Loves Our Breed And Is An Honorable Ethical Person 1 (1.1%)
Amca Overhaul To Include Pet Owners 1 (1.1%)
Amca To Actually Offer Value To Its Members. 1 (1.1%)
Any Advantage To Being A Member Would Help 1 (1.1%)
Anything The Club Could Offer Companion Animal Owners. Right Now There Just Isn’t Much Of A Role. 1 (1.1%)
Better Electronic/print Communication Among Board, Committees And Members 1 (1.1%)
Breed Information For Pet Owners. 1 (1.1%)
Bringing The Working Malamute To The Fore Front Instead Of Conformation 1 (1.1%)
Cheaper Or Free Working Title Application As An Incentive To Join Seems You Can Get Them Even When Not A Member. Or Members Only, Or A Cheaper Joining Fee To Other Countries. I Only Flick Through The Newsletter And That's All I Get From The Fee. 1 (1.1%)
Discounted Membership For The First Year And Better/more Info In The Newsletter 1 (1.1%)
Don't Need An Incentive 1 (1.1%)
Easier For People To Join If They Live In An Area With Few Members To Sponsor Them. 1 (1.1%)
Education To Current Members And As An Incentive To Potential Members, Support, History, Future 1 (1.1%)
Educational Info For New Mal Owners. Mentoring Program For New Members. 1 (1.1%)
Engagement 1 (1.1%)
For All Members To Be More Open For Discussions Rather Than Against Each Other Or Pointing Fingers. Current Behavior Among Members And Non-members Is Not Helping Our Breed. 1 (1.1%)
For All Members To Be More Supportive Of One Another. This Is Not Happening And As A Direct Result The Membership Becomes Less And Less. 1 (1.1%)
Friendship 1 (1.1%)
Genuine Statements From The Top Of The Food Chain 1 (1.1%)
Health And Testing Information 1 (1.1%)
I Would Appreciate The Akc Making A Point Of Supporting National Brees Club Breeders Over Byb 1 (1.1%)
If Amca Were More Relevant To The Times And Not Just Focused On "awards". 1 (1.1%)
If I Meet Someone With A Mal, I Would Encourage Them. 1 (1.1%)
If The Newsletter Had More Articles Of General Interest To Pet Owners, Such As Vet Information, Junior Information In Showing And Workingand Performance, Interviews Of Older Members Who Establiished Bloodlines, Etc. 1 (1.1%)
If Their Were Offerings Which Benefit To The General, Non-competative Pet Owner. 1 (1.1%)
If There Were Any Real Benefits To Be A Member Of Amca--as Of Now There Are No Benefits A Non Member Can Do And Get The Same. 1 (1.1%)
If They Are Intetested In Breeding 1 (1.1%)
Information 1 (1.1%)
Introductory Newsletter For Viewing 1 (1.1%)
It Would Be Nice To Have An Amca Puppy Packet To Go Home With New Owners When They Pick Up Their Puppy 1 (1.1%)
It's Not All About Conformation, This Is A Working Breed And Should Offer That To The New Owners. 1 (1.1%)
Just Encourage Them To Be A Parent Club Member 1 (1.1%)
Learn About The Breed 1 (1.1%)
Less Emaphasis On Conformation Showing And More Emphasis On Other Activities 1 (1.1%)
Members Of The Amca Will Have To Change Their Attitude Towards New Members & After 27 Years In The Breed I Do Not See That Happening. 1 (1.1%)
Mentors That Help 1 (1.1%)
More Activities For The Non-conformation Show Household 1 (1.1%)
More Activity On A Facebook Page, That Seems To Be Where Everyone Looks For Information. 1 (1.1%)
More Amca Events 1 (1.1%)
More Articles In The Newsletter Of General Interest. More Activities For None Show Owners; Information On Health Issues And The Club Showing More Interest In Solving Them 1 (1.1%)
More Care,feeding,and Training (behaver) 1 (1.1%)
More Evidence That Club Membership Has A Value. I Don't Think We Need More Members. We Need To Be More Proactive About Involving The Ones We Already Have. What's The Point In Adding New Members To The Club If They're Not Going To Be Involved? 1 (1.1%)
More Opportunity To Be Involved In Club Committees Rather Than Things Appearing To Be Controlled By The Same People Over And Over Again. 1 (1.1%)
More Options For Titles 1 (1.1%)
More Participant 1 (1.1%)
More Relevance, Less Back Stabbing And A Welcome Attitude 1 (1.1%)
More Weight Pull Competitions In Great Lakes Area. 1 (1.1%)
More Work In Health That Is Easily Accessible To 1 (1.1%)
Most Of Our Owners Are Families Who Want Info And Fun Things To Do With Their Kids And Dogs; The Local Clubs Don't And It Does Not Seem That Amca Does Much In That Area, So The Question Would Have To Be What Will The Family Owners Get From Membership? 1 (1.1%)
New Members Can Meet Long Time Breeders And See Other Malamutes 1 (1.1%)
No Added Incentive Needed! 1 (1.1%)
No Incentive Necessary, Always Looking To Help Educate The Public, Owners, And Breeders For The Benefit Of The Individual Dogs, The Breed The Club And The Sport Itself. 1 (1.1%)
None 1 (1.1%)
None Necessary 1 (1.1%)
None, Members Should Encourage Membership Without Added Incentives. 1 (1.1%)
Not Sure 1 (1.1%)
Not Sure - However Anything The Club Offered Which Would Incentivise Working With Your Dog In An Informed And Safe Way Would Lead Me To Encourage Membership In More Owners 1 (1.1%)
Nothing, I Encourage Membership Now. 1 (1.1%)
One Free Fee Waiver For An Event. 1 (1.1%)
Online Application 1 (1.1%)
Online Enrollment 1 (1.1%)
Perpetuation Of The Breed And Club 1 (1.1%)
Please See Answers Below For Ideas 1 (1.1%)
Providing Local Training, Grooming Certifcations So Owners Have A Resource. 1 (1.1%)
Real Support For Performance Sports 1 (1.1%)
Reduced Rate Or Receive A Newsletter Or Two 1 (1.1%)
Right Now I Have No Idea What The Club Could Do To Encourage More Members. Its Really A Very Tight Nit Group Of Malamute Owners And Amca Does Offer Working Titles To Nonmembers But Really Does Nothing Else Really Except For Our National Shows. 1 (1.1%)
Since There Is More Encouragement For Non-conformation Participation, I Would Encourage Them To Join Amca 1 (1.1%)
Some Benefit That They Don't Already Have As In Special Events Only For Amca Members, An Enhanced Newsletter, 1 (1.1%)
Sounds Awesome. $5 Discount On Renewal? 1 (1.1%)
Term Limits For Board And Commetee Members 1 (1.1%)
That Amca In Some Areas Acted More Like A World Club. 1 (1.1%)
That Family Dog Owners Would Get Something Out Of It; Feel Connected. 1 (1.1%)
That They Accept All Registries, Not Just Akc 1 (1.1%)
The History, Info , Mentoring, Facts . 1 (1.1%)
The Opportunity To Participate In Discussions Regarding Club Issues And Solutions. 1 (1.1%)
There Are Not Many Malamute Owners That I Have Seen In General. The Only Ones Have Only Been In The Shows. 1 (1.1%)
There Doesn't Need To Be One. We Encourage Those Who Are More Involved Beyond Just Owning A Dog. 1 (1.1%)
There Needs To Be A Des Moines Chapter If Enough Members Exist. 1 (1.1%)
To Get To Know Other Malamute Owners 1 (1.1%)
To Have Been Treated With Respect And Dignity By Varied Board Members As Well As Show Chairs Over The Years And To Have Been Responded To With A Level Of Interest Other Than Political Interest. 1 (1.1%)
We Don't Need New Members, We Need The Members We Have To Become More Active. It's The Same 30 People Doing Everything. 1 (1.1%)
We Should Not Needed Added Incentive, Do It For The Love Of It! 1 (1.1%)
While Clubs Need Volunteers, Most People Look For Some Other Benefit. We Do Not Do Enough To Support The Non-conformation Sports. 1 (1.1%)
What services would you want the AMCA to offer to someone like you?
Informational Brochures 198
56.1%
AMCA Business Cards 89
25.2%
Write-in 66
18.7%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Abstain 151 (38.7%)
Write-ins
Option Votes
A Handout Or Similar That Can Be Included In A Puppy Packet That Is Enticing To Non-members And People Who May Not Be Familiar With Showing. 1 (0.3%)
Actually Fund More Research On Health Than Worry About Money Donations For The National 1 (0.3%)
Add More Different Type Of Preformance Venues For The Malamutes 1 (0.3%)
Allowing All Weight Pull Events To Count. 1 (0.3%)
At This Time Amca Offers Very Little To It's Members Thus, What Would Be The Selling Point To Encourage New Members? 1 (0.3%)
Been In Mals 50 Years, Ok As Is. 1 (0.3%)
Benefits Of Belonging To This Org. 1 (0.3%)
Better Electronic/print Communication Among Board, Committees And Members 1 (0.3%)
Breed Advice In General Like Prey Drive, Socialization, What To Feed, Owning A Senior Malamute 1 (0.3%)
Breed Information/care Brochures For Puppy Packs 1 (0.3%)
Club Related/sponsored Activities 1 (0.3%)
Comradery 1 (0.3%)
Different Registries With Pedigrees, Show Result, Working Result, Hips & Eyes & Pn Results 1 (0.3%)
Directions To Reading Material Lists And Information Sites Belonging To Club Or Other Groups Or Sites 1 (0.3%)
Dvds 1 (0.3%)
Easier Accessibility For An At Large Top Twenty System Ie: Copy Of Point Certificates Won. 1 (0.3%)
Easy Membership Renewal On Fb Page 1 (0.3%)
Education 1 (0.3%)
Email Subscription Notification Of Upcoming Events, Groups And Educational Opportunities 1 (0.3%)
Even In Weight Pull, It's Amca, Or Iwpa That's It. 1 (0.3%)
Example--you Could Not Participate In The Top Twenty Unless You Were A Amca Member 1 (0.3%)
Get Working Titles Approved By The Akc To Add To Their Names 1 (0.3%)
Good Color Pdfs Online That I Could Print For Puppy Buyers And Public Education Events 1 (0.3%)
Group Functions/events 1 (0.3%)
Have Brochures. More Mentorship Opportunities 1 (0.3%)
Health 1 (0.3%)
Health Info Concerning Our Breed 1 (0.3%)
Health Updates On Research In Breed Issues 1 (0.3%)
I Am Adequately Informed Through The Newsletter. 1 (0.3%)
I Am Fairly New. I Would Like More Explaination Of The Benefits The Amca Provides. I Dont Really Know How Much You Can Help Me As A Newer Owner 1 (0.3%)
I Try To Be Helpful & Informative To New Owners. 1 (0.3%)
I Would Like To See More Fun Events All Over And All The Time. More Things For Members To Do And Work Towards. Not Just Conformation Events. More Social Gatherings. 1 (0.3%)
I'm Informative To Prospective Judges. 1 (0.3%)
Informational Brochures Should Include Information About The Breed, Which Includes History, Training Tips - Targets Non-competition Owners 1 (0.3%)
Informational Webinars 1 (0.3%)
Interested Phone Calls From People At The Top 1 (0.3%)
List Of Recommended Health Tests 1 (0.3%)
Local Chapter Meetups 1 (0.3%)
Local Networking Events To Meet Other Members 1 (0.3%)
Local Seminars On Weight Pulling, Backpacking, Etc. Actual Events The Dogs Were Bred To Do, But How Do You Find Out Where To Begin? 1 (0.3%)
Members Serve The Club, Not The Other Way Around 1 (0.3%)
Mentors In The Different Areas 1 (0.3%)
Mentorship 1 (0.3%)
More Health Studies 1 (0.3%)
More Info On What The Club Can Offer Families...history, Training Tips, Things To Engage The Kids Of These Families? 1 (0.3%)
More Networking On Available Puppies For Showing 1 (0.3%)
More Working 1 (0.3%)
More Working Schemes/titles/events/options 1 (0.3%)
National Pet Store Discounts Via Being A Amca Member 1 (0.3%)
New Member Packages To Encourage Puppy Buyers To Join The Amca. 1 (0.3%)
New Puppy Package 1 (0.3%)
Official Mentor 1 (0.3%)
Opportunity To Be Of Service To The Club In Any Role For Which I Am Qualified. 1 (0.3%)
Participation In Health Related Programs And Research 1 (0.3%)
Personal Amca Business Cards 1 (0.3%)
Personal Growth And Guidance 1 (0.3%)
Pet Insurance Discounts Via Amca Membership 1 (0.3%)
Posters/visuals For "meet The Breed" Type Events. 1 (0.3%)
Recognition For Success In Venies Other Than Akc. 1 (0.3%)
Resource For Health, Behavioral And Training Issues 1 (0.3%)
Resource For Pet Puppies 1 (0.3%)
Should Be Delighted To Accept My Offer Of A Significant Contribution For This Years Best Of Breed In Honor Of Harold. No Response Other Than Show Chair- We Already Took Money From An Affilaite Club. 1 (0.3%)
Should Have Been Given Consideration To Serve On The Judges Ed Committee As I Have More Experience And A Longer Membership Than Most. 1 (0.3%)
Show Grooming Instructions 1 (0.3%)
Somehow Eliminate The Block Voting For Judges. Just Looking At Past Years The Same People Or Group Always Win And Have Their Judges Hired. 1 (0.3%)
There Are A Lot Of Peopl In Ne Showing, But Amca Will Not Accept It. 1 (0.3%)
If you are/were a breeder of Alaskan Malamutes, would you be willing to be interviewed for the AMCA newsletter and be able to provide photos of your dogs of the past?
No 61
29.8%
Write-in 144
70.2%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Abstain 185 (47.4%)
Write-ins
Option Votes
Yes 48 (23.4%)
Sure 3 (1.5%)
Malamust@aol.com 2 (1.0%)
Not Applicable 2 (1.0%)
Possibly 2 (1.0%)
Rmontee@live.com 2 (1.0%)
Agilitymals@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Alepifferi@live.it 1 (0.5%)
Already Have :) 1 (0.5%)
Arcticdawn@comcast.net 1 (0.5%)
Awanuna@centurylink.net 1 (0.5%)
Don't Have Much Past 1 (0.5%)
Dorothyunterholzner@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Earthwind@yourlink.ca 1 (0.5%)
Gothicmal@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
I Don't Breed Often Enough; Not An Established Kennel Name. 1 (0.5%)
I Have 47 Years Of Information 1 (0.5%)
I Have Not Bred Enough Puppies To Warrant An Interview 1 (0.5%)
I Never Bred Malamutes. Just Owned A Couple 1 (0.5%)
Info@alaskanmalamute.pl 1 (0.5%)
I’m Not A Breeder 1 (0.5%)
Jbrowne519@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Karismaamw22@yahoo.com 1 (0.5%)
Kataku@bigpond.net.au 1 (0.5%)
Kaviakmals@yahoo.com 1 (0.5%)
Kettleck@xplornet.ca 1 (0.5%)
Kloudburst@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Laurie@windriftmals.com 1 (0.5%)
Leesalt@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Malamuteranchllc@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Mallvr@comcast.net 1 (0.5%)
Malmo@charter.net 1 (0.5%)
Maybe 1 (0.5%)
Mbouchard@xplornet.com 1 (0.5%)
Mrw843@hotmail.com 1 (0.5%)
My First Malamute Was In The 60's Sired By Ch. Eldors Little Bo He Was Owned By D. E. And My Tarr 1 (0.5%)
Nancystormkloud@ Gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
No. I Was Rescue. Never A Breeder 1 (0.5%)
Not A Breeder, But If I Were I Would 1 (0.5%)
Not A Breeder...yet 1 (0.5%)
Nyrakym@comcast.net 1 (0.5%)
Of Course 1 (0.5%)
Onakalmal@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Photos With Limited Interview 1 (0.5%)
Powderhoundmals@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Randycorr@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Regine.michaudon@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Sandis@uw.edu 1 (0.5%)
Shilon@tds.net 1 (0.5%)
Showmal@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Submit Photos With Limited Interview 1 (0.5%)
Sunstramals@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Sure, Why No 1 (0.5%)
Sure. In More Than 50 Years We Were Never Asked. 1 (0.5%)
Suzanne@kumatamals.com 1 (0.5%)
Swami114@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Tansa@colton.com 1 (0.5%)
Taolanquest@xplornet.com And Taolan@xplornet.com 1 (0.5%)
Terciapelo@msn.com 1 (0.5%)
Tes 1 (0.5%)
Themagiciankennel@hotmail.it 1 (0.5%)
Tolistari@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Triciatill@yahoo.com 1 (0.5%)
Twoheartsasone@att.net 1 (0.5%)
Valhallamals@falconbroadband.net 1 (0.5%)
Wahkeen1@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
We Are In Comparison To Most Breeders New To The Breed 1 (0.5%)
We Have Everything In Storage Right Now But Could Do It After Move To Fl. 1 (0.5%)
We Only Bred 5 Litters On 25 Years. Not Enough For An Interview. 1 (0.5%)
Wells81@yahoo.com 1 (0.5%)
Whe We Get To Our New Home In Fl. 1 (0.5%)
When We Were Showing & Winning No One Wanted To Interview Us. When I Tried To Send In Posts Of Our Wins They Rarely If Ever Got Posted. My Wife Cindy Had Many Articles Published In The Malamute Quarterly & All It Did Was Make People Jealous. 1 (0.5%)
Why Only Breeders? 1 (0.5%)
Wintukmals@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Wnterchl@mymts.net 1 (0.5%)
Yes - Jazzmals@frontier.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes Absolutely! Edgemere@bellaliant.net 1 (0.5%)
Yes Anytime 1 (0.5%)
Yes Jowade@btinternet.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes Karinadburger@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes Malkr8@teleport.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes Sue.chayo@gmail.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes Sure, As A Founding Member Of The Dutch Malamute Club And 43 Years Of Experience, Sure Want To Share. Marijkebaas@kpnmail.nl 1 (0.5%)
Yes Though I Have Been In The Breed 6 Years And Own Three Dogs I Am Planning My First Litter This Year 1 (0.5%)
Yes, Of Course. 1 (0.5%)
Yes, Of Course; I Was A One-time Breeder Last Year And The Experience Was Wonderful. 1 (0.5%)
Yes, When I Get To That Point 1 (0.5%)
Yes. Sounds Like Fun. Frntline@ix.netcom.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes. Terraglo@aol.com 1 (0.5%)
Yes. Vykon@att.net 1 (0.5%)
Yes..on A Limited Basis 1 (0.5%)
If you are a veterinarian, would you be willing to write an article or be interviewed for the AMCA newsletter?
No 27
67.5%
Write-in 13
32.5%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Abstain 350 (89.7%)
Write-ins
Option Votes
Not A Vet 2 (5.0%)
Not A Vet. 2 (5.0%)
Not Applicable 2 (5.0%)
I Am Not A Veterinarian. 1 (2.5%)
Maybe. Depends On Subject Requested. 1 (2.5%)
N/a 1 (2.5%)
Not A Vet, But If I Were I Would. 1 (2.5%)
Not A Veterinarian. 1 (2.5%)
Yes 1 (2.5%)
Yes Email Is Above 1 (2.5%)
How frequently have you attended the AMCA National Specialty?
1-5 years 129
33.1%
6-10 years 70
17.9%
11-15 years 48
12.3%
Never 36
9.2%
16-20 years 34
8.7%
30+ years 32
8.2%
26-30 years 22
5.6%
21-25 years 19
4.9%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
What issues, if any, prevent you from attending the AMCA National Specialty?
Distance 304
43.6%
Expenses 229
32.8%
Write-in 165
23.6%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
Write-ins
Option Votes
Judges 13 (1.9%)
Time 5 (0.7%)
Time Off Work 4 (0.6%)
Work 3 (0.4%)
Health 2 (0.3%)
Location 2 (0.3%)
None 2 (0.3%)
Politics In Judging 2 (0.3%)
Poor Judges 2 (0.3%)
Sickness 2 (0.3%)
2019 Will Be The First 1 (0.1%)
Able To Get Time Off Work 1 (0.1%)
Amount Of Time Involved And Life Outside Of Dog Events Is Very Busy. 1 (0.1%)
Bad Choice Of Location 1 (0.1%)
Bad Judges 1 (0.1%)
Bitch In Season 1 (0.1%)
Breeder Judges 1 (0.1%)
Busy Life With Child 1 (0.1%)
Can't Take A Break From Work 1 (0.1%)
Care Of Family Members 1 (0.1%)
Climate. I Do Not Believe Malamutes Should Live Or Be Shown In Hot, Humid Climates Such As Many Parts Of Florida And Texas. 1 (0.1%)
Coats 1 (0.1%)
Conflict With Work In Earlier Years 1 (0.1%)
Conflict With Work Schedule 1 (0.1%)
Conflicts 1 (0.1%)
Cost Of Hotel! 1 (0.1%)
Depends On Dog's Coat 1 (0.1%)
Disabled Spouse Who Can't Travel 1 (0.1%)
Distance Especially If I Live On The East Coast And Have To Travel To The West Coast. 1 (0.1%)
Do Not Compete In Conformation, Only Performance. Dog Neutered. We Also Do Publuc Events. 1 (0.1%)
Do Not Currently Have A Malamute 1 (0.1%)
Do Not Wish To Send My Dogs On A Plane Unless Very Neccessary 1 (0.1%)
Dog Out Of Coat 1 (0.1%)
Dogs In Coat To Show. 1 (0.1%)
Dogs Not In Coat 1 (0.1%)
Dogs Not In Coat In Early October 1 (0.1%)
Don't Currently Own A Malamute 1 (0.1%)
Don't Like The Factions In Our Club 1 (0.1%)
Don't Travel With Old Dogs 1 (0.1%)
Don't Travel With Really Old Dogs 1 (0.1%)
Family Commitments 1 (0.1%)
Family Obligations 1 (0.1%)
Family Responsablities 1 (0.1%)
Getting Kennel Help 1 (0.1%)
Getting Older 1 (0.1%)
Getting Time Off Work 1 (0.1%)
Getting To Darn Old 1 (0.1%)
Getting Too Old 1 (0.1%)
Grrrr!! Same Week As The Shca Nat'l 1 (0.1%)
Having A Litter 1 (0.1%)
Hotel Prices 1 (0.1%)
I Am Living In France 1 (0.1%)
I Can't Always Be Away From Work. 1 (0.1%)
I Cannot Take Off Work That Time Of Year Easily Because I Am A Teacher. 1 (0.1%)
I Currently Do Not A Dog To Show Or Participate With 1 (0.1%)
I Don’t Breed Or Show 1 (0.1%)
I Have No Issues. 1 (0.1%)
I Have Not Missed One Since 2001. 1 (0.1%)
I Have To Stay Home And Watch The Dogs 1 (0.1%)
I Is Usually Held At A Bad Time For Me As The Owner Of A Small Business To Attend. 1 (0.1%)
I Live In The Uk 1 (0.1%)
I Think Amca Needs To Try To Locate The National In The Central Area Every Year To Prevent The Poor Attendance When It Goes From One Coast Extreme To Another. Not Because I Live In The Central Area Just Where We Tend To Have A Larger Entry Because Of Loc 1 (0.1%)
I Try To Attend When The Nationals Are Within Driving Distance And Have Help With My Dogs At Home. 1 (0.1%)
I Would Have To Leave My Own Dogs At Home In The Uk And Dont Have Anyone To Take Care Of Them During The Day 1 (0.1%)
I'm Not Interested In Conformation, Only Working In Harness 1 (0.1%)
I've Stopped By When They Are In Our Region 1 (0.1%)
Illness 1 (0.1%)
Intimidating For Newcomers 1 (0.1%)
Judge Chosen 1 (0.1%)
Judge Selection 1 (0.1%)
Judges - Especially Breeder Judges 1 (0.1%)
Judging And You Already Know Who Will Win 1 (0.1%)
Judging Panels 1 (0.1%)
Keep Grandkids Monday-friday And It's Hard For My Daughter To Take Off Since She Teaches School. 1 (0.1%)
Lack Of Dogs To Compete 1 (0.1%)
Lack Of Events To Participate In While There 1 (0.1%)
Lack Of Vacation Time (takes Too Much Travel Time When It's Located In The Far Corners Of The Country). 1 (0.1%)
Litters On The Ground At Home (priorities). 1 (0.1%)
Living In Australia 1 (0.1%)
Living In South Africa 1 (0.1%)
Location - Not Taking Dogs To Florida 1 (0.1%)
Need A House/dogsitter For Those At Home 1 (0.1%)
Need Rv Parking With Hook Up 1 (0.1%)
New Member; Never Heard Of This Event 1 (0.1%)
No Dog Ready To Show 1 (0.1%)
No Longer Have Any Malamutes 1 (0.1%)
Non 1 (0.1%)
None - I Loved Going To The Nationals 1 (0.1%)
None. I Can Afford To Go To Any One Of Them 1 (0.1%)
None. We Go To The Nationals 1 (0.1%)
Not Able To Take Off Work 1 (0.1%)
Not Enough Time Off From Work 1 (0.1%)
Not Getting Time-off At Work 1 (0.1%)
Not Ready To Compete In Obedience Event. 1 (0.1%)
Number Of Dogs To Transport 1 (0.1%)
Offer Of Performance Events 1 (0.1%)
Other Animals At Home To Take Care Of 1 (0.1%)
Performance Events Offered 1 (0.1%)
Political Judging! 1 (0.1%)
Poor Judge 1 (0.1%)
Questo 2019 Sono In Corsa Con Marcello Top Dog Italy , E Royal Top Dog Young Of Italy. 1 (0.1%)
Retired Now 1 (0.1%)
Rv Parking With Hook Up 1 (0.1%)
Same People Seem To Win 1 (0.1%)
Schedule Conflict, Will Attend In 2020 1 (0.1%)
Schedule Conflicts 1 (0.1%)
Schedule Conflicts With Business 1 (0.1%)
School 1 (0.1%)
School Age Child 1 (0.1%)
Schudule 1 (0.1%)
Snarkiness 1 (0.1%)
Some Breeders Look At None Show People Like They Don’t Belong. 1 (0.1%)
Someone To Care For Dogs 1 (0.1%)
Sometimes Illness Or Caregiver Duties 1 (0.1%)
Stopped Showing 1 (0.1%)
Taking Care Of Elderly Family 1 (0.1%)
Taking Time Off From Work 1 (0.1%)
The Nationals Always Fall During My Busiest Time Of Year At Work. 1 (0.1%)
Time / I Don't Fly 1 (0.1%)
Time Of Year--i'm A Teacher. 1 (0.1%)
Time Off To Attend...and Would Like To Get A Championship On My Dog Before I Attend A Specialty 1 (0.1%)
Time Off Work - Using It For Other Purposes 1 (0.1%)
Timing Work 1 (0.1%)
Timing/weather 1 (0.1%)
Uninspiring Judging Panels. 1 (0.1%)
Vacation Time 1 (0.1%)
We Always Attend. Admittedly The Extra Expenses And Distance Due To Our Own Location Are An Added Burden Some Years Because Of Distance An Directly Affect Our Own Number Of Entries Sometimes As Well As What We Donate For The National That Particular Year. 1 (0.1%)
We Do Travel From The Uk Every Other Year 1 (0.1%)
We Were Told Who The Winner Was Going To Be The Day We Arrived At Our First National - Although We Worked Our Local (sacramento) National We Had No Interest In Particiapting Again 1 (0.1%)
What Events Are Offered And When 1 (0.1%)
When The Board Chooses A Location That They Know Will Not Draw A Large Entry-like Orlando-there Were Virtually No Amca Members In Florida 1 (0.1%)
When You Cant Fly A Dog Due To Airlines Not Accepting The Size Crate Needed, Kind Of Difficult To Fly To These Areas . Nationals Should Be Held In A Centrally Located Area Every Year. 1 (0.1%)
Will No Longer Fly With Dogs, So Distance Is Main Issue. 1 (0.1%)
Work Commitments 1 (0.1%)
Work Commitments In The Past. 1 (0.1%)
Work Conflict 1 (0.1%)
Work Schedule 1 (0.1%)
Work, Family Obligations 1 (0.1%)
How many years have you belonged to the AMCA?
Lifetime Member 89
22.8%
6-10 years 76
19.5%
0-5 years 61
15.6%
21-25 years 44
11.3%
26-30 years 43
11.0%
16-20 years 42
10.8%
11 to 15 years 35
9.0%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
In which AMCA are do you live?
Great Lakes 63
16.2%
Rocky Mountain 48
12.3%
Southern 45
11.5%
Mid West 42
10.8%
At-Large 36
9.2%
West Coast 35
9.0%
Illinois/Wisconsin 32
8.2%
Mid-East 28
7.2%
Pacific Northwest 24
6.2%
NY/NJ 22
5.6%
New England 15
3.8%
Voter Summary
Total Voters 390
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