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Dear friends of the tracking dog sport,
After the world championships had been very difficult to hold in recent years due to the pandemic, it is now again possible to hold a world championships for tracking dogs in Poland. The geopolitical situation made it necessary to find both a new region and a new date. I would like to thank the Polish organizers for their exceptional commitment and the opportunity to hold this highest event for FCI tracking dogs. A world championship for tracking dogs requires an enormous amount of preparation. Extensive terrain is required and very strenuous days await the tracklayers. Nose work is one of the most important and most beautiful tasks for our dogs. It is always fascinating and not always understandable for us humans what dogs achieve in this work. Often an apparently easy terrain turns out to be difficult for dogs and vice versa. I would like to thank everyone involved in the preparation of this World Cup and its implementation. I wish the event a good course and all dog handlers with their dogs the desired success. Unfortunately, I cannot be present at the event in person. Our Vice President, Igor Lengvarsky, will represent the FCI Commission accordingly. Many greetings Robert Markschläger President of the FCI Utility Dog Commission |