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HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN ZUM 26. WINDHUND FESTIVAL DONAUESCHINGEN<br />
IN THE BEGINNING<br />
THERE WAS A DREAM...<br />
...and since keen dreams are allowed, they sometimes come true.<br />
26 years ago pioneers of the sighthound<br />
family created an event in<br />
Donaueschingen that meanwhile<br />
has become famous the world over.<br />
The two main names to mention<br />
are Brigitte Schwab and Eckhard<br />
Schritt – they are the ones whom<br />
we owe this sighthound festival.<br />
Sighthound owners from the whole<br />
of Europe, from the USA, South<br />
America, Australia, Russia and Africa<br />
travel thousands of kilometers to<br />
show their dogs – many of them<br />
great winners – to top judges.<br />
It is tradition that in Donaueschingen<br />
the judges are internationally<br />
highly renowned breed specialists<br />
who have bred world famous dogs<br />
themselves.<br />
We are delighted that this year<br />
again we have found a high quality<br />
board that has not been working<br />
together at one show before:<br />
Ms Gael Morison (Atlantis Afghan<br />
Hounds) from South Africa, Ms Karin<br />
Juto Hedberg (Kashmanis Salukis)<br />
from Sweden, Ms Evelyn Kirsch<br />
(Ischyma Borzois) from Germany<br />
and the gentlemen Jon Titus Steel<br />
(Auroral Borzois), Aaron Todd Miller<br />
(of Jomyr Whippets) and D. Scott<br />
Pfeil (Wynsyr Afghan Hounds and<br />
Salukis) fromthe USA, Mr Gabriel<br />
Valdez (Da Vinci’s Italian Greyhounds)<br />
from Brazil, Dr. Francis<br />
McEvoy (Tirowen Irish Wolfhounds)<br />
from Australia and last but not least<br />
Mr Roger Stock (Courthill Whipets)<br />
from Great Britain.<br />
When we invited Roger Stock last<br />
year to judge here he accepted with<br />
great pleasure and said that judging<br />
in Donaueschingen would be the<br />
crowning highlight of his judging<br />
career and would be his final judging<br />
engagement. We wish Roger<br />
Stock a pleasant judging retirement<br />
in, hopefully, the best of health.<br />
What is the secret of the success of<br />
this Sighthound Festival?<br />
The Sighthound Festival is more<br />
than a show where you “go, unpack,<br />
show your dog, and go home immediately”.<br />
Over the years international<br />
friendships have developed,<br />
you meet friends that you only see<br />
once a year, in Donaueschingen,<br />
that brings enthusiasm, and you<br />
meet new people who become<br />
friends.<br />
It is remarkable how easy-going<br />
people are, almost as if on holiday.<br />
Of course everyone is happy<br />
when they win but they also don’t<br />
begrudge their competitors their<br />
success.<br />
And, of course, the wonderful<br />
grounds must be mentioned. The<br />
showground within the baronial<br />
park is unique and enables us to allow<br />
for generously large rings where<br />
the dogs can present themselves<br />
in their beauty and their distinctive<br />
movement. The ancient trees give<br />
shade and the lawn is of golf course<br />
quality. The grounds provide optimal<br />
conditions for our event. The<br />
fact that Donaueschingen is situated<br />
at the historical spring of the<br />
river Danube makes it unique.<br />
From the very beginning the representatives<br />
of the city of Donaueschingen,<br />
the department for<br />
culture and tourism, and also the<br />
owner of these lovely grounds beside<br />
the palace park, the baronial<br />
family of Fürstenberg, have been reliable<br />
partners of the German Sighthound<br />
Breeding and Sports Association<br />
(DWZRV). A great ‘THANK<br />
YOU’ to all sponsors, patrons and<br />
members of the team. Without you<br />
an event of such a size would not<br />
be possible.<br />
Our special thanks go to you: all the<br />
exhibitors, visitors and the judging<br />
team. You are the people who have<br />
been responsible for the success of<br />
this event.<br />
The passion for sighthounds that<br />
we have in common is the centre of<br />
the Sighthound Festival. And that is<br />
the reason why we ask you to make<br />
sure that the dogs are well cared<br />
for at all times. Please provide them<br />
with sufficient water and fresh air.<br />
We love our dogs, they make our<br />
lives worth living – and we should<br />
show them that.<br />
We wish you a memorable time<br />
at the Sighthound Festival. We<br />
will continue to pursue our aim to<br />
promote international sighthound<br />
friendship with great passion. With<br />
you at our side we have taken another<br />
step in this direction.<br />
Let’s celebrate – let us spend an unforgettable<br />
weekend together.<br />
Angelika Heydrich<br />
for the organizing team<br />
Sighthound Festival Donaueschingen<br />
PREMIUMPARTNER<br />
Editorial: Angelika Heydrich | Cooperation team: Martin & Jessica von Falkenhayn | Layout: Birgitt Nebe (vidiArt GmbH) | Druckerei Lanzinger | All rights reserved.<br />
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