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
Show schedule from July 1st to August 31st, 2012
Updates at http://www.fci.be/expositions.aspx

Europe

AUSTRIA
Oberwart, 14-15 Jul
Innsbruck, 11 Aug
Innsbruck, 12 Aug

BELARUS
Minsk, 25 Aug
Minsk, 26 Aug

BELGIUM
Genk, 30 Jun – 1 Jul
Liège, 21-22 Jul
Mechelen, 18-19 Aug

BULGARIA
Varna, 16 Jul
Varna, 19 Jul
Varna, 24 Jul
Bansko, 24 Aug
Bansko, 25 Aug
Bansko, 26 Aug

CROATIA
Split, 27 Jul
Split, 29 Jul

CZECH REPUBLIC
Mlada Boleslav, 25-26 Aug

DENMARK
Bornholm, 1 Jul

ESTONIA
Pärnu, 4 Aug
Pärnu, 5 Aug
Tallinn, 18-19 Aug

FINLAND
Rovaniemi, 30 Jun – 1 Jul
Kokkola, 7-8 Jul
Karjaa, 7-8 Jul
Oulu, 14-15 Jul
Kemi, 21-22 Jul
Pori, 28-29 Jul
Mikkeli, 28-29 Jul
Kuopio, 3 Aug
Kuopio, 4 Aug
Kuopio, 5 Aug
Tervakoski, 25-26 Aug

FRANCE
Auch, 1er Jul
Metz, 6-7-8 Jul
Brive, 12 Aug

GERMANY
Augsburg, 21-22 Jul
Bremen, 4 Aug
Ludwigshafen, 11-12 Aug
Leipzig, 18-19 Aug

HUNGARY
Szombathely, 14-15 jul
Debrecen, 25 Aug
Debrecen, 26 Aug

ICELAND
Reykjavik, 25-26 Aug

ITALY
Cueno, 7-8 Jul
Gorizia, 17-18 Aug

LITHUANIA
Druskininkai, 3 Aug
Druskininkai, 4 Aug

MACEDONIA
Ohrid, 27 Aug
Ohrid, 30 Aug

MOLDAVIA
Tiraspol, 11 Aug
Tiraspol, 12 Aug

MONTENEGRO
Cetinje, 24 Jul
Cetinje, 25 Jul
Nikšić, 25 Aug

THE NETHERLANDS
Rotterdam, 25-26 Aug

NORWAY
Tondheim, 30 Jun- 1 Jul
Oslo, 18-19 Aug

POLAND
Warszawa, 7-8 Jul
Sopot, 11-12 Aug
Bialystok, 25-26 Aug

PORTUGAL
Lisboa, 7 Jul
Lisboa, 8 Jul
Sintra, 29 Jul
Estoril, 26 Aug

ROMANIA
Constanta, 12 Jul
Constanta, 13 Jul
Constanta, 14 Jul
Constanta, 15 Jul

RUSSIA
Vladimir, 7 Jul
Kursk, 22 Jul
Kazan, 28-29 Jul
Pskov, 11-12 Aug
Chelyabinsk, 18-19 Aug
Velikiy Novgorod, 18-19 Aug
Ulan-Ude, 19 Aug
Rostov-Na-Donu, 25-26 Aug

SERBIA
Irig, 15 Jul
Sokobanja, 28 Jul

SLOVAKIA
Velka Ida, 21-22 Jul
Bratislava, 18 Aug
Bratislava, 19 Aug

SLOVENIA
Lendava, 1 Jul

SPAIN
Portugalete, 8 Jul

SWEDEN
Gällivare, 30 Jun – 1 Jul
Boras, 30 Jun – 1 Jul
Tvaaker, 6 Jul
Pitea, 14-15 Jul
Köping, 21-22 Jul
Ransäter, 28-29 Jul
Svenstavik, 4-5 Aug
Askersund, 11-12 Aug
Norrköping/Himmelstalund, 18- 19 Aug
Eskilstuna, 18-19 Aug
Visby, 26 Aug
Högbo/Sandviken, 31 Aug

TURKEY
Istanbul, 28 Jul
Istanbul, 29 Jul

UKRAINE
Poltava, 7 Jul
Poltava, 8 Jul
Donetsk, 12 Aug
Uzhgorod, 18 Aug
Uzhgorod, 19 Aug
Mykolayiv, 26 Aug

UZBEKISTAN
Buenos Aires, 7 Jul
Buenos Aires, 8 Jul
Cordoba, 22 Jul
Jauregui, 5 Aug
Lomas De Zamora, 26 Aug

AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro, 30 Jun-1 Jul
São José dos Campos, 30 Jun-1 Jul
Ribeirão Preto, 14-15 Jul
Confins, 21-22 Jul
Campinas, 21-22 Jul
Pelotas, 21-22 Jul
Niterói, 28-29 Jul
Joinville, 28 Jul
Blumenau, 29 Jul
Porto Alegre, 4-5 Aug
Teresina, 11-12 Aug
Uberlandia, 11-12 Aug
Petrópolis, 19-20 Aug
São Vicente, 19-20 Aug
Goiania, 19-20 Aug
Brasilia, 25-26 Aug

ECUADOR
Santo Domingo, 1 Jul
Ibarra, 11-12 Aug

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa, 28 Jul
Tegucigalpa, 29 Jul

PARAGUAY
Asunción, 24 Aug
Asunción, 25 Aug
Asunción, 26 Aug

PERU
Lima, 14 Jul
Lima, 15 Jul
Arequipa, 25 Aug
Arequipa, 26 Aug

URUGUAY
Montevideo, 1 Jul

VENEZUELA
Mérida, 21 Jul
Mérida, 23 Jul

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

PHILIPPINES
Marikina, 14 Jul
Marikina, 15 Jul
Marikina, 18 Aug
Marikina, 19 Aug

SINGAPORE
Marikina, 14 Jul
Taipei, 15 Jul
Taichung, 19 Aug

THAILAND
Bangkok, 1 Jul