As you are reading this issue of the FCI Newsletter, the summer dog-show season is at its peak. The biggest event - a feast for all eager exhibitors – of this year was the FCI World Dog Show 2012 in Salzburg, Austria.
I would like to congratulate the Austrian kennel Club (ÖKV) and everybody who contributed to this outstanding canine event.

This issue contains a report and evaluation of this show. I would like to point out that unfortunately, abandoned dogs in closed vehicles at shows are a remaining issue. The speakers continually encouraged people to come to their vehicles and take their dogs out, even announcing particular license plate numbers of these vehicles, asking the owners to release their dogs immediately from the heat. Despite the joint effort of the police and paramedics, there was one dog who, sadly, didn‘t make it.Unfortunately, this has been a recurring scenario, even at the most prestigous shows. I am asking everybody to keep an eye on this problem and to look for ways to deal with it. Dogs hardly deserve to be treated like that.

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Stefan Stefik
FCI Treasurer
5 Questions for a Show: interview with the president of the organising committee of the Shenyang (CN) on 12-13 May, Mr Zhang Boyu
M. Zhang Boyu

When was the first edition of the show held and how dit it develop ?

First CKU Shenyang CACIB show and CAC show was held in 2009.

As CKU has been growing stronger and stronger, for better service to our members in the northeast part of China, the CKU began holding dog shows in that area.


Are you happy about this year’s edition?

The entry was nearly 400 this year, which is relatively satisfactory. The only regret is that there were no exhibitors from the RKF (Russian Kennel Club). In 2004, they participated in our Harbin show.


How “international” can this event be considered (judges, exhibitors, etc.)?

I define the show as "international" not only regarding judges and exhibitors. The CKU does not have any judges by its own: since its foundation all the judges officiating at our dog shows are invited from abroad under FCI recommendation and with the help from other FCI national canine organisations. There is a lot of foreign exhibitors taking part in CKU dog shows: we have entries from Japan, Korea, Thailand in nearly every dog show. Therefore, I hope all the exhibitors understand international breeding standards, breeding trends and their development through this kind of international dog shows. Meanwhile, I wish our members can compete with international exhibitors and get more help under foreign judges. The CKU can also provide better service to our members, this is the meaning of "international" dog shows.


What is your strategy (if any) to attract more exhibitors, public and medias’ attention?

The CKU has its own fixed dog show promotion. We convey precise information to our members through the website, the magazine and our cooperation with the media. We also hold local activities for our members and help them to take part in our dog shows. We also carry our promotion in local newspapers for local amateurs.


Did you have to take into consideration specific circumstances (social, economical, country-specific, etc.) when preparing and organising this big event?)

I always check whether CKU dog shows are environment friendly, including weather conditions and other elements. These are factors which must be considered because China is a large country and the pace of development is different from one region to the other, as climate also is. Another important factor which needs to be taken into account is force majeure such as natural disasters, show venue expropriations by the government and so on.