Journal Donau 2018
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HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN ZUM 25. JUBILÄUM DES WINDHUND FESTIVALS DONAUESCHINGEN<br />
"SOMETIMES DREAMS COME TRUE"<br />
25<br />
Jahre<br />
Sighthound Festival<br />
<strong>Donau</strong>eschingen<br />
Dear friends, exhibitors, guests and fans<br />
of noble sighthounds and ancient Mediterranean sighthound breeds,<br />
Welcome to the great anniversary<br />
of 25 years Sighthound<br />
Festival <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen. – Without<br />
any doubt that is a reason<br />
to celebrate.<br />
The greatest present to the organisers<br />
was given by the exhibitors.<br />
With a new record of<br />
more than 1.600 entries coming<br />
from 25 nations our continuously<br />
growing event is making history<br />
– not only at the German<br />
Sighthound Association.<br />
Fanciers and breeders of noble<br />
sighthounds are travelling from<br />
all parts of Germany and continental<br />
Europe, Scandinavia,<br />
Russia, the UK and Ireland as<br />
well as from the United States,<br />
Southern America and Australia<br />
to take part at Europe’s greatest<br />
specialty at <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen.<br />
Bo Bengtson, editor at large of<br />
the prestigious Sigthound Review<br />
(USA) titled even years ago:<br />
What other show in the world<br />
should beat the record entries<br />
of <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen?<br />
The originally called “<strong>Donau</strong>eschinger<br />
Windhundtage” developed<br />
during the years to become<br />
the meeting point of the<br />
sighthound scene worldwide<br />
into a truly Sighthound Festival.<br />
Big names of specialists with a<br />
worldwide reputation, famous<br />
sighthound breeders and renowned<br />
personalities are part of<br />
the international judges panel.<br />
That’s what the event stands for.<br />
The common passion for sighthounds<br />
is celebrated. A cosmopolitan<br />
attitude – embedded in<br />
a fantastically beautiful landscapes<br />
at the historical source of<br />
the Danube river – combined<br />
with an almost perfect show<br />
ground makes it unique.<br />
25 years ago pioneers of sighthounds<br />
in Germany started to<br />
create a central international<br />
meeting point for fanciers of all<br />
sighthound breeds. When reporting<br />
about the first edition of<br />
the show the Swiss sighthound<br />
magazine “Windhundfreund”<br />
titled at the time: “It should be<br />
allowed to have dreams.” – No<br />
one ever believed that a world<br />
leading sighthound event<br />
would be hosted one day by the<br />
German Sighthound Association.<br />
While celebrating the 25th<br />
anniversary of this paramount<br />
sighthound specialty it shows<br />
that sometimes dreams come<br />
true!<br />
Besides local and international<br />
partners and sponsors we particulary<br />
would like to thank you<br />
– our exhibitors, visitors and the<br />
members of the international<br />
judges board: It’s you making<br />
the success of this sighthound<br />
event with your unstoppable<br />
passion and your attendance<br />
to the show!<br />
Let’s celebrate 25 years Sighthound<br />
Festival <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen<br />
together!<br />
Olaf Knauber<br />
– on behalf of the teamSighthound<br />
Festival <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen<br />
PREMIUMPARTNER<br />
Chief editor: Olaf Knauber | Event Management <strong>Donau</strong>eschingen <strong>2018</strong><br />
Editorial team: Ina Koulermou | Julie Hübner | Angelika Heydrich<br />
Cooperation team: Martin & Jessica von Falkenhayn | Anna Szabó<br />
Layout: Birgitt Nebe (vidiArt GmbH) | Druckerei Lanzinger | All rights reserved.<br />
Photographers: Kate Grishakova Photography (grishakova.com) |<br />
Anna Szabó (electraextra@gmail.com) |<br />
Gabór Photography (gabordogphoto@gmail.com) |<br />
Nathalie Jaklewicz (PL)<br />
www.sighthound-festival.com |<br />
www.windhundtage. de |<br />
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