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European Dog Show 2019 144 HOTdog send it to Facebook. Within 1-2 / 2019
minutes it was shared with
traffic arrives via the smaller lots of ugly comments. Again area was boarding the city
city roads. Facebook proved how danger- park where it was nice walk-
ous it can be if something is ing in the shade of the trees.
The results were there, traf- posted, without explanation, The Traun river, boarding the
fic obstructions in the morn- taken out of its context, giv- outside of the halls, was an-
ing, and that creates a lot ing an impression as if the other option for refreshment,
of stress from the start on whole showwas one big ca- but unfortunately, it was also
because people start won- tastrophe. outside the fences of the
dering if they will arrive in expo area. Indeed, distances
time for the show. And as if But was this what the show were very short and those
this was not enough, a con- was like? Certainly not, in- we stayed in motorhomes or
tinental heat wave struck the side the main and new halls caravans, were not isolated
city. And it was hot, really where the European Dog like on many showgrounds,
hot, with temperatures rising Show took place tempera- far from shopping areas, etc.
quickly up to over 30°C. That tures were tolerable. The Here, within 500m, you were
was not what the OKV had old halls where the Austrian in the middle of the old town
wished for. All this together Winner was judged were less and market square for a cool
brought certain exhibitors comfortable but I heard very drink, a dinner in the open or
literally to the cooking point few complaints, probably be- a delicious ice cream.
when they had to queue at cause people understood very
the gates to come in and find well that the temperature was The Rotaxhall, where the
shade. This is always one exceptional. There was even main ring was situated, was
of the weakest points of a trade stand holder who opposite the two new halls
a show of this size. Usu- stressed that it was cooler in with a service road in be-
ally, last year students of the the old halls where he was, tween, and thus, no long dis-
Veterinary faculty are asked then in the new ones, not- tances to walk. In fact, all the
to do the checking of papers withstanding the lower ceil- halls were within easy reach
and dogs and they often take ings there. It was, however, of each other, very conveni-
it too seriously, going too strange that the new recently ent. The main ring itself was
far into details. They are not build halls were not equipped covered with grey carpet
aware that this creates long with Air conditioning and the with, in the middle, a lighter
rows of upset people, anxious Rotaxhall, where the main grey stroke, supposed to let
to get in. ring was situated, in particu- the selected dogs run and to
lar! I was told that the cost prevent that the judges to-
Parking was no problem, for it was not in relation to choseas they liked to let the
there was enough space avail- the few days a year that it dogs run, what can cause a
able, but getting there meant would be useful. chaotic impression? This was
queuing and as many did not much better, and except for 1
want to queue in the streets, We have been spoiled lately judge, all did as prescribed.
they parked their cars in the by lots of space and walkways It can be as simple as that.
city where they found a place around the rings, like was the The long side, on the left,
and went on foot to the halls. case in Poland and Germany. when facing the podium, was
Here is was more the normal, reserved for the VIP’s and
It is always a bad situation usual space to walk and sit. A judges. The right side was for
to face from the start on. pity that like in Helsinki there the Press and the public. The
Enough entrances should be were no walkways indicated. short side facing the podium
available so that this could Especially when space is not had several rows with chairs
be prevented. A good first abundant this is very useful but they were hardly used as
impression makes it easier and safe in case of an emer- were the places on the first
to forgive small faults during gency. The trade stands were floor on top of the VIP area.
the rest of the day. Of course, all over but mostly against In fact, I did not have the
there was the coincidence the walls. Stand holders still impression that the show at-
with the heath and this took talk about Brussels with its tracted many visitors at least
on for all the 3 days of the shopping road straight in the not when in relation to the
show. On Sunday, a few ex- middle of the halls so that number of spectators in the
cited exhibitors forced a door exhibitors and visitors had main ring. Logical if you keep
and the security had to push to walk through in order to the extreme temperatures in
them back. That went along go to the rings. But in gen- mind. You had to have a good
with pushing, screaming and eral Wels was fairly good, reason to spend the day in
shouting, but security had no but not a topper. The expo a warm hall while there are
other choice as to push them plenty of other recreational
back. Imagine what it would options to go for, another un-
be if they could not lock the
door again. Someone filmed
this incident and immediately
Main Topic • EDS 2019. Wels
