diff --git a/octodns/record.py b/octodns/record.py
index 665ceba..2395cf0 100644
--- a/octodns/record.py
+++ b/octodns/record.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class _ValuesMixin(object):
             except KeyError:
                 values = []
 
-        reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(values))
+        reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(values, cls))
 
         return reasons
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class _GeoMixin(_ValuesMixin):
             # TODO: validate legal codes
             for code, values in geo.items():
                 reasons.extend(GeoValue._validate_geo(code))
-                reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(values))
+                reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(values, cls))
         except KeyError:
             pass
         return reasons
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class _DynamicMixin(object):
             reasons.append('missing pools')
         else:
             for pool in sorted(pools.values()):
-                reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(pool))
+                reasons.extend(cls._value_type.validate(pool, cls))
 
         try:
             rules = data['dynamic']['rules']
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class _DynamicMixin(object):
 class Ipv4List(object):
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         if len(data) == 0:
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ class Ipv4List(object):
 class Ipv6List(object):
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         if len(data) == 0:
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class ARecord(_DynamicMixin, _GeoMixin, Record):
     _value_type = Ipv4List
 
 
-class AaaaRecord(_GeoMixin, Record):
+class AaaaRecord(_DynamicMixin, _GeoMixin, Record):
     _type = 'AAAA'
     _value_type = Ipv6List
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ class CaaValue(object):
     # https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6844#page-5
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         reasons = []
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class CaaRecord(_ValuesMixin, Record):
     _value_type = CaaValue
 
 
-class CnameRecord(_ValueMixin, Record):
+class CnameRecord(_DynamicMixin, _ValueMixin, Record):
     _type = 'CNAME'
     _value_type = CnameValue
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ class CnameRecord(_ValueMixin, Record):
 class MxValue(object):
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         reasons = []
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class NaptrValue(object):
     VALID_FLAGS = ('S', 'A', 'U', 'P')
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         reasons = []
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class NaptrRecord(_ValuesMixin, Record):
 class _NsValue(object):
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not data:
             return ['missing value(s)']
         elif not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class SshfpValue(object):
     VALID_FINGERPRINT_TYPES = (1, 2)
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         reasons = []
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ class _ChunkedValue(object):
     _unescaped_semicolon_re = re.compile(r'\w;')
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not data:
             return ['missing value(s)']
         elif not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ class SpfRecord(_ChunkedValuesMixin, Record):
 class SrvValue(object):
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, data):
+    def validate(cls, data, record_cls):
         if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = (data,)
         reasons = []
diff --git a/tests/config/dynamic.tests.yaml b/tests/config/dynamic.tests.yaml
index 18db9c9..3b9632d 100644
--- a/tests/config/dynamic.tests.yaml
+++ b/tests/config/dynamic.tests.yaml
@@ -32,14 +32,10 @@ a:
 cname:
   dynamic:
     pools:
-      ams:
-        value: target-ams.unit.tests.
-      iad:
-        value: target-iad.unit.tests.
-      lax:
-        value: target-lax.unit.tests.
-      sea:
-        value: target-sea.unit.tests.
+      ams: target-ams.unit.tests.
+      iad: target-iad.unit.tests.
+      lax: target-lax.unit.tests.
+      sea: target-sea.unit.tests.
     rules:
       - geo: EU-UK
         pools:
@@ -63,10 +59,8 @@ cname:
 simple-weighted:
   dynamic:
     pools:
-      one:
-        value: one.unit.tests.
-      two:
-        value: two.unit.tests.
+      one: one.unit.tests.
+      two: two.unit.tests.
     rules:
       - pools:
           100: one