The extinguishing of the Olympic flame recently signalled the end of the 30th Modern Olympic Games, which will be remembered for a long time by a lot of people in many respects. The British surpassed themselves, so to speak, with the organisation and running of the games. They proved just how important careful and detailed preparation is for every event. And this is no different for canine events, although even our biggest events can nowhere near match the participation and response levels of the Olympics, of course. You have to wonder why even little known sports can lure so many viewers to the TV screens while our major events, which undoubtedly exist, are mostly well and truly ignored by the TV stations. This topic was dealt with to some extent during the scientific symposium held last year, at which ways were demonstrated in which this aspect can be improved. It is now up to us to analyse and improve this situation. The likely answer to this question is “action”. Nowadays, this requirement would appear to be best met by the Agility discipline, which can usually also attract large numbers of spectators.

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Hans W. Müller
FCI President
Show schedule from September 1st to October 31st, 2012
Updates at http://www.fci.be/expositions.aspx

Europe

AUSTRIA
Tulln, 29-30 Sep

AZERBAIJAN
Baku, 20 Oct
Baku, 21 Oct

BELGIUM
Leuven, 27-28 Oct

BULGARIA
Varna, 7 Sep
Varna, 8 Sep
Varna, 9 Sep
Bansko, 1 Oct
Bansko, 2 Oct
Pleven, 27 Oct
Pleven, 28 Oct

CROATIA
Osijek, 15 Sep
Osijek, 16 Sep

CYPRUS
Nicosia, 22 Sep
Nicosia, 23 Sep

CZECH REPUBLIC
Ceske Budejovice, 13-14 Oct

DENMARK
Vejen, 15 Sep
Vejen, 16 Sep

FINLAND
Eckerö, 29-30 Sep
Turku, 20-21 Oct
Seinäjoki, 27-28 Oct

FRANCE
Macon, 1er-2 Sep
Pontoise, 8-9 Sep
Beauvais, 15-16 Sep
Orléans, 13-14 Oct
Poitiers, 20-21 Oct

GEORGIA
Tbilisi, 27 Oct
Tbilisi, 28 Oct

GERMANY
Giessen, 1-2 Sep
Rostock, 29-30 Sep
Dortmund, 12-14 Oct
Hannover, 27-28 Oct

GIBRALTAR (BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY)
Gibraltar, 22 Sep
Gibraltar, 23 Sep

GREECE
Székesfehérvár, 8 Sep
Székesfehérvár, 9 Sep
Komáron, 20 Oct
Komáron, 21 Oct

IRELAND
Dublin, 22 Sep

ISRAEL
Arad, 13 Oct

ITALY
Palermo, 2 Sep
Sora, 8 Sep
Sora, 9 Sep
Chieti, 15 Sep
Chieti, 16 Sep
Latina, 22 Sep
Latina, 23 Sep
Bergamo, 30 Sep
Trieste, 13-14 Oct
Bastia Umbra, 20-21 Oct
Reggio Calabria, 27 Oct
Messina, 28 Oct

KAZAKHSTAN
Karaganda, 16 Sep
Almaty, 14 Oct

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek, 21 Oct

LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg, 1-2 Sep

MACEDONIA
Ohrid, 1 Sep
Skopje, 13 Oct
Skopje, 14 Oct

MOLDAVIA
Chisinau, 13 Oct
Chisinau, 14 Oct

MONTENEGRO
Golubovci, 22 Sep
Pljevlja, 27 Oct

THE NETHERLANDS
Maastricht, 29-30 Sep
Zwolle, 29-30 Sep
Utrecht, 20-21 Oct

NORWAY
Tromso, 2 Sep
Rogaland, 15-16 Sep
Hamar, 13-14 Oct

POLAND
Wroclaw, 29-30 Sep
Poznań, 20 Oct
Poznań, 21 Oct

PORTUGAL
Aveiro, 9 Sep
Ponta Delgada, 23 Sep

ROMANIA
Arad, 1 Sep
Arad, 2 Sep
Targu Mures, 29 Sep
Targu Mures, 30 Sep
Ploiesti, 2 Oct
Bucharest 4 Oct - (European Section Show) 5-6-7 Oct

RUSSIA
Khabarovsk, 1 Sep
Vladivostok, 22-23 Sep
Sochi, 22-23 Sep
Nizhny Novgorod, 20 Oct
Nizhny Novgorod, 21 Oct

SERBIA
Obrenovac, 2 Sep
Leskovac, 9 Sep
Požarevac, 22 Sep
Bačka Topola, 23 Sep
Novisad, 30 Sep
Kruševac, 14 Oct

SLOVENIA
Maribor, 22 Sep
Pohorje, 23 Sep
Koper, 13 Oct
Koper, 14 Oct

SPAIN
Cantabria, 2 Sep
Pamplona, 9 Sep
Lalin (Pontevedra) 15-16 Sep
León, 30 Sep
Talavera de la Reina, 14 Oct
Málaga, 21 Oct

SWEDEN
Högbo/Sandviken, 1 Sep
Högbo/Sandviken, 2 Sep
Sofiero/Helsingborg, 8-9 Sep
Sundsvall, 13-14 Oct

TURKEY
Istanbul, 23 Sep
Izmir, 30 Sep

UKRAINE
Dnipropetrovsk, 1 Sep
Dnipropetrovsk, 2 Sep
Simferopol, 8 Sep
Simferopol, 9 Sep
Zhitomyr, 9 Sep
Zaporizhia, 15 Sep
Zaporizhia, 16 Sep
Odessa, 22 Sep
Vinnytsia, 23 Sep
Odessa, 13 Oct
Kharkiv, 21 Oct
Lviv, 28 Oct

AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

ARGENTINA
Sante Fe, 9 Sep
Bahía Blanca, 16 Sep
Tandil, 23 Sep
Rosario, 7 Oct
Mendoza, 28 Oct

BOLIVIA
Santa Cruz, 15-16 Sep

BRAZIL
Fortaleza, 1-2 Sep
Lavras, 1-2 Sep
Marília, 8-9 Sep
Itajaí, 8-9 Sep
Vitória, 15-16 Sep
São Bernardo dos Campos, 15-16 Sep
Foz do Iguaçu, 15-16 Sep
Campinas, 22-23 Sep
Rio de Janeiro, 22-23 Sep
Santana do Livramento, 22-23 Sep
Volda Redonda, 29-30 Sep
Niterói, 6-7 Oct
Ribeirão Preto, 6-7 Oct
Caxias do Sul, 13-14 Oct
Manaus, 13-14 Oct
São Paulo, 20-21 Oct
Aracaju, 27-28 Oct
Brasilia, 27-28 Oct
Londrina, 27-28 Oct
Presidente Prudente, 27-28 Oct

CHILE
Santiago, 7-8 Sep
Santiago, 9 Sep

ECUADOR
Quito, 8-9 Sep

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador, 22 Sep
San Salvador, 23 Sep

MEXICO
Mexico, 13 Sep
Mexico, 14 Sep
Mexico, 15 Sep
Mexico, 16 Sep

NICARAGUA
Managua, 1 Sep
Managua, 2 Sep

PERU
Lima, 15 Sep
Lima, 16 Sep

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Santo Domingo, 11 Oct
Santo Domingo, 12 Oct
Santo Domingo, 13 Oct
Santo Domingo, 14 Oct

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

CHINA
Zheng Zhou, 15-16 Sep
Lang Fang, 19-20 Oct
Lang Fang, 21 Oct
Hangzhou, 27-28 Oct

HONG KONG
Kitec, 2 Sep

JAPAN
Saitama, 7 Oct
Okayama, 21 Oct

MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur, 15 Sep
Kuala Lumpur, 16 Sep

REP. KOREA
Seoul, 1-2 Sep
Gyeonggi-do, 23 Sep
Iksan, 14 Oct

SINGAPORE
Singapore, 14 Oct

TAIWAN
Taiinan, 16 Sep
Taipei, 14 Oct

THAILAND
Bangkok, 20 Oct
Bangkok, 21 Oct

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA
Pretoria, 5 Oct
Cape town, 16-17 Oct