"The World Animal Day is celebrated on 4 October, and as part of that the largest European dog show will be held in Hungary - for the second time since 1996. The 9 Hungarian dog breeds will be on show, along with around 15 000 dogs in total.Programs will be held in a 60.000 square meter exhibition hall, and in the 50.000 square meter area around it.
Exhibitors: apart from the large number of Hungarian exhibitors dog breeders will arrive from the whole of Europe.
Trade programs:
- Europe Dog Show
- International Cat Show
- Small Animal Show (birds and rodents)
- Horse Show and Parade
Other Programs:
- Sport- and skill dog shows: dog-dancing, agility, frisbee, shepherding, guard dogs, rescue dogs, police dog show
- Club Exhibitions of the 48 breeders’ clubs of the Hungarian Kennel Club
- Special Breeds Exhibition
- World exhibitions of several breeds
- Horse shows: in the saddle or in the coach-box
- Spectacular fashion show of designer Tamás Náray with dogs
- Entertaining hobby- and game programs
- Without a lead: the written and unwritten laws of keeping animals – informative lectures for small and older animal owners in order to promote responsible ownership, with the supervision of the Animal Protection department of the Association of Hungarian Journalists
- House of Hungarian Breeds: getting to know the 9 Hungarian dog breeds and their habitats
- Close-up: pet corner and Small Animal House
- Hungaricum street: traditional Hungarian food and drink shows, tastings and fair
- Dog and small animal equipment fair, production and commercial companies from all over Europe will take part
- Entertaining shows"
Further Information: eurodogshow2008.hu
Source: Budapestinfo.hu
25.09.2008