The following motion to change the Breed Standard was submitted by petition of members
and was voted upon by the entire membership. To be counted, ballots must have been
delivered to the Secretary by Oct. 31, 2000:
The Current ABTC Standard
[strikethrough wording denotes proposed deletions] (link to full text)
Color
Body rich fawn to russet mahogany with black overlay. The coat is characteristically
double pigmented wherein the tip of each fawn hair is blackened. Belgian Tervuren
characteristically become darker with age. On mature males, this blackening is
especially pronounced on the shoulders, back and rib section. Blackening in patches
is undesirable. Although allowance should be made for females and young males,
absence of blackening in mature dogs is a serious fault. Washed out, predominant
color, such as cream or gray is to be severely
penalized.
The Proposed Standard Revision Voted Upon [underlined
wording denotes proposed additions]
Color
Body rich fawn to russet mahogany with black overlay is preferred. Body
gray with black overlay is acceptable. The coat is characteristically double pigmented
wherein the tip of each hair is blackened. Belgian Tervuren characteristically
become darker with age. On mature males, the blackening is especially pronounced on
the shoulders, back and rib section. Blackening in patches is undesirable.
Although allowance should be made for females and young males, absence of
blackening in mature dogs is a serious fault. Washed out, predominant color is to be
penalized.
Any change to the Breed Standard must receive a vote of two-thirds of the voting
members, and then also receive approval by the AKC.
The results of the ballot are:
FOR the Proposed Standard Revision: 326, which is 41%
AGAINST the Proposed Standard Revision: 471, which is 59%
The proposed change fails. The current Standard remains in effect.
