AFGHAN HOUND CLUB OF AMERICA
INCORPORATED
Dear Applicant,
The Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc. is composed of breeders, owners and fanciers of the Afghan Hound
who are dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Afghan Hound. It is desired that all applicants are
sincerely interested in these objectives. The Club is responsible for preserving and protecting the standard for
the Afghan Hound as approved by the American Kennel Club. For this reason, Membership is restricted to
United States residents, eighteen years of age or older.
Husband and wife applicants must each prepare an individual application for membership. In addition to
completing the enclosed application and signing the certification statement, two letters of sponsorship from
AHCA members are required. Letters of sponsorship must originate from separate households. Once you have
talked with your sponsors, please contact me with their names and their contact information, including an email
address, telephone number and mailing address. I will then provide your sponsors with the Sponsor Form.
Completed Sponsor Forms must be forwarded directly to the Membership Chair by the sponsors. At least one
of these letters of sponsorship shall be written by a member who has visited your home and who will describe
and vouch for the acceptability of the facilities for housing your dogs. Sponsors should be AHCA members
who have had a long time relationship with the applicant.
Your completed application should be mailed to me, accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25) per application. The check shall be made out to the AHCA. This fee will not be
refunded even in the event you are not accepted to membership, nor is the processing fee applied to dues should
the applicant be accepted.
When all necessary materials have been received, the application will be presented by the Membership Chair to
the Board of Directors at its next regular meeting for a first reading. At the second subsequent Board meeting
after your application has been presented to the Board of Directors, a motion for acceptance is voted upon by
the Board. Acceptance to membership requires the affirmative vote of two thirds of the Board members present
at the meeting. The result of this vote will be communicated to the applicant by the President and followed up
with an email from me.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Taylor
Membership Chair