Thuin, Canine Capital of the World!

In 1954 the General Secretariat of the FCI settled in Thuin. It is curious to note that dog lovers throughout the world know the name of the town in which the FCI operates and offers the services that its 13 employees provide on a daily basis. Thuin now figures on the world map in the hearts of all dog enthusiasts on all continents! This is a reality that, although not on a grand scale, has not escaped the town’s elected representatives, who have on several occasions expressed their delight in counting an international organisation celebrating its centenary amongst their population of 14,650 inhabitants!

Conscious of the role that the FCI plays as an ambassador for Thuin, Philippe Blanchart – Acting Mayor – and the Town Council have named the city “Canine Capital of the World”. In this centenary year, this designation crowns the good relations between the FCI and the town that welcomes the Federation by focusing attention on Thuin, which would become a Mecca for dog fanciers, providing a positive window to the world by displaying knowledge, projects, initiatives and other breakthroughs concerning an animal that in this day and age has an important place in our society.

What could therefore be more natural than this designation knowing that Saint Roch, the Patron Saint of Thuin, is also the protector of animals and frequently portrayed with his dog?

Marie Luna Durán
FCI Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Show schedule from June 31st to July 31st, 2011
EUROPE

AUSTRIA
Klagenfurt, 18 Jun
Klagenfurt, 19 Jun
Oberwart, 16-17 Jul

BELARUS
Minsk, 4 Jun
Minsk, 5 Jun

BELGIUM
Genk, 25-26 Jun
Liège, 23-24 Jul

BULGARIA
Shkorpilovtzi, 06 Jun
Shkorpilovtzi, 08 Jun
Shkorpilovtzi, 10 Jun

CROATIA
Umag, 4 Jun
Umag, 5 Jun
Split, 22 Jul
Split, 24 Jul

CZECH REPUBLIC
Brno, 25-26 Jun

DENMARK
Valby (Copenhagen), 18-19 Jun
Vejen, 28 Jul
Vejen, 29 Jul
Vejen, 30 Jul
Vejen, 31 Jul

ESTONIA
Tallinn, 4-5 Jun
Parnu, 18 Jun
Parnu, 19 Jun

FINLAND
Kotka, 18-19 Jun
Rovaniemi, 25-26 Jun
Kokkola, 2-3 Jul
Oulu, 16 Jul
Oulu, 17 Jul
Helsinki, 23-24 Jul
Tornio, 23-24 Jul
Pori, 30-31 Jul

FRANCE
Lyon, 5 Jun
Douai, 12 Jun
PARIS, 7-10 JUL (FCI Centenary World Dog Show)

GERMANY
Neumünster, 4-5 Jun
Saarbrücken, 12 Jun
Erfurt, 19 Jun
Augsburg, 23-24 Jul
Bremen, 30 Jul

GREECE
Athens, 25 Jun
Athens, 26 Jun

HUNGARY
Komárom, 11 Jun
Komárom, 12 Jun
Szombathely, 16-17 Jul

ITALY
Viterbo, 2 Jun
Torino, 4 Jun
Pisa, 11 Jun
Bari, 12 Jun
Orvieto, 18-19 Jun
Rieti, 3 Jul

LATVIA
Riga, 11 Jun
Riga, 12 Jun

MALTE
Chisinau, 11 Jun
Chisinau, 12 Jun.

MONTENEGRO
Podgorica, 04 Jun
Cetinje, 19 Jul

THE NETHERLANDS
Arnhem, 11-12-13 Jun
Echt, 2-3 Jul

NORWAY
Drammen, 4-5 Jun
Trondheim, 2-3 Jul

POLAND
Leszno, 4-5 Jun
Szczecin, 18-19 Jun
Krakow, 25-26 Jun
Warszawa, 16-17 Jul

PORTUGAL
Lisboa, 16 Jul
Lisboa, 17 Jul
Sintra, 31 Jul

ROMANIA
Cluj Napoca, 4 Jun
Cluj Napoca, 5 Jun
Sibiu, 25 Jun
Sibiu, 26 Jun
Constanta, 30 Jul
Constanta, 31 Jul

RUSSIA
Irkutsk, 04 Jun
Novorossijsk, 05 Jun
Tyumen, 11-12 Jun
Smolensk, 19 Jun
St-Petersburg, 25 Jun
St-Petersburg, 26 Jun
Kursk, 24 Jul
Kaliningrad, 31 Jul

SERBIA
Ada, 05 Jun
Šabac, 12 Jun
Irig, 17 Jul
Sokobanja, 30 Jul

SLOVAKIA
Nitra, 4 Jun
Nitra, 5 Jun
Kosice, 23-24 Jul

SLOVENIA
Bled, 11 Jun
Bled, 12 Jun

SPAIN
Castellón, 12 Jun
Medina de Pomar, 19 Jun
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 18-19 Jun
Portugalete, 3 Jul

SWEDEN
Vänersborg, 4-5 Jun
Vännäs, 11-12 Jun
Gällivare, 18-19 Jun
Tvaaker, 15 Jul
Pitea, 16-17 Jul
Köping, 23-24 Jul
Ransäter, 29 Jul
Ransäter, 30 Jul
Ransäter, 31 Jul

UKRAINE
Ternopil, 12 Jun
Poltava, 2 Jul
Poltava, 3 Jul
Donetsk, 16 Jul

AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

ARGENTINA
San Luis, 5 Jun
Buenos Aires, 25 Jun
Buenos Aires, 26 Jun
Escobar, 17 Jul
Bahía Blanca, 31 Jul

BRAZIL
Araçatuba, 4-5 Jun
Porto Alegre, 4-5 Jun
Barbacena, 11-12 Jun
Presidente Prudente, 11-12 Jun
Sao Paulo, 18-19 Jun
Santa Catarina, 18-19 Jun
Gurupi, 25-26 Jun
Joinville, 25 Jun
Aracaju, 2-3 Jul
Belo Horizonte, 2-3 Jul
Sao José dos Campos, 2-3 Jul
Pelotas, 9-10 Jul
Ribeirao Preto, 9-10 Jul
Crato, 15-16 Jul
Florianopolis, 16 Jul
Florianopolis, 17 Jul
Volta Redonda, 23-24 Jul
Bauru, 23-24 Jul
Sorocaba, 30-31 Jul
Uberlandia, 30-31 Jul

CHILE
Santiago, 11-12 Jun

ECUADOR
Santo Domingo, 2 Jul
Santo Domingo, 3 Jul

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa, 30 Jul
Tegucigalpa, 31 Jul

MEXICO
Mexico, 18 Jun
Mexico, 16 Jul

NICARAGUA
Managua, 12 Jun

PANAMA
Panama, 11 Jun

PERU
Lima, 16 Jul
Lima, 17 Jul

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

INDONESIA
Subang, 10 Jul

JAPAN
Nagano, 19 Jun

TAIWAN
Taiinan, 12 Jun
Taipei, 17 Jul

THAILAND
Bangkok, 3 Jul