The Donaueschingen Sighthound Festival will take place as planned

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Dear Participants, Over the past few hours, we have received an increasing number of inquiries regarding the staging of the 2026 Sighthound Festival Donaueschingen. This follows the surprising resignation—submitted without prior consultation—of Angelika Heydrich, the individual appointed by the Board to organize the event. Indeed, we ourselves only learned of this news via social media. … Read more

Sighthound Festival August 8th & 9th 2026

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Dear Friends of the Sighthound Festival Donaueschingen, It’s official – here is the final judging list for 2026. And we are sharing it early enough, so you can start planning your summer 2026. We’re staying true to our tradition: once again, you can look forward to internationally renowned breed specialists who have bred world-famous dogs … Read more

Sighthound Festival 2026

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Dear Friends of Donaueschingen,The Sighthound Festival is coming back!  Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working closely with the representatives of the princely house and the city of Donaueschingen to set the framework for the upcoming event.And now, we are truly delighted to share the date for the 2026 Festival with you:On the weekend … Read more

Guided city walk through Donaueschingen

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Guided city walk through DonaueschingenWe offer (for you free) a walk through the park to the castle with information about the city, the Danube, the Princely House and the castle.You will see the source of the Danube, the city church, the Diana fountain and much more.Meeting point for this tour is Friday, August 9th, 2024 … Read more

Dear Sighthound friends …..

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Dear sighthound friends, dear exhibitors!A few weeks ago we were contacted by Danielle Steenkamp DVM USA.Danielle Steenkamp DVM is very well known among Borzoi owners, she researches heart diseases in the USA, especially sudden cardiac death in sighthounds and has collaborated with researchers at Texas A&M University.She asked if it would be possible for Texas … Read more

Handling class with Nicklas Eriksson

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We are very pleased to be able, offer you another attractive point as part of the Sighthound Festival.”Handling class” with Nicklas Eriksson; Friday August 9th from 11 a.m. in the stadium.If you want to learn perfect dog presentation, this is the right place.

Coursing runs on the Polo field

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For all dogs, who also wants to run, we offer from noon coursing runs on the polo field, near the show ground.Alone or in pairs, Sighthound or not – each dog can take part.Thank’s to the House Fürstenberg for kindly allowing us to use the field.

OnlineDogShows – How do I enter my dogs for the show?

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Dear friends of the Sighthound Festival Donaueschingenthis year the Festival will be held for the first time via OnlineDogShows.For those, who often take part in shows abroad, this is a well-known registration platform, for others it is completely new territory.In the “Mediterranean Newsletter” (from page 6) you will find a detailed quick guide. This quick … Read more