FCI World Dog Show 2014 – Helsinki (FI), 8-10 August

The FCI main conformation event of the year is over and will remain in everybody’s mind as the symbol of what a perfectly well-organised dog show should be.

Year 2014 was for Finland the 125th anniversary of their creation. It was a superb reason for the Finns to apply for hosting the 2014 FCI World Dog Show, 16 years after having had the pleasure to meet the dog scene on the occasion of the 1998 FCI World Dog Show, with an interesting entry of 15,300 dogs.

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Y. De Clercq
FCI Executive Director
Portuguese dog breeds standards

More than a book with updated standards of the Portuguese breeds, this bilingual book, edited by the Clube Português de Canicultura, constitutes a fundamental work in the prestigious Portuguese dog breeding; it is dedicated to the dog breeders who make up its indelible history.
This magnificent edition is the result of an excellent work of a large team led by Carla Molinari, President of the Clube Português de Canicultura since 1985, currently also Treasurer of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), from which she has been a member of honour since 2011.
The presentation of the book took place on 15.07.2014 in the presence of the CPC Board, the President of the FCI, Mr Rafael de Santiago, the State Secretary, Prof. Dr Nuno Vieira e Brito, relatives of deceased Portuguese breeders who through their passion and dedication left their legacy to the Portuguese dog breeding, as well as some of the most renowned Portuguese breeders of purebred dogs.

Pedro Costa Macedo
Portuguese canine organsation (CPC)