World championships in obedience and freestyle & heelwork to music start on Wednesday
06.08.2014
The World championships in obedience and freestyle & HTM are held in connection with the World Dog Show. The championships in freestyle & HTM take place on 6–7 August and in obedience on 6–8 August. The final competition in obedience is arranged in the Energia Areena in Vantaa, but the rest of the competitions are held in Messukeskus, the Expo and Convention Centre in Helsinki.
Today, on Wednesday, the qualification and the finals for both individual and team competitions are held in HTM ie. Heelwork to Music. Tomorrow, on Thursday, both individuals and teams compete in the qualification and the finals of Freestyle.
The World championship competition in obedience starts on Wednesday with the first qualification. On Wednesday there are 50 dogs competing, of which 20 are qualified for the final competition on Friday. The obedience trial is streamed on-line and the results can be viewed in real time on the Internet. Watch the live stream here. The results are found here.
It is also possible to view the competitions at the venue in Messukeskus, the Expo and Convention Centre in Helsinki. Tickets are sold at entrance 5.6 to hall 5.