24/10/2025
Grâce à notre communication ouverte, le club membre de la WDSF en Slovénie a présenté une excellente proposition. Nous tenons à remercier sincèrement Anja Brunec et son équipe pour leur initiative et leur dévouement !
Les quatre sports (agilité, mondio, IGP et obéissance) seront accueillis dans le magnifique stade de Nova Gorica, un lieu réputé pour ses championnats du monde couronnés de succès.
Le seul défi réside dans le calendrier : en raison de facteurs locaux et logistiques, il n'est pas possible d'organiser le championnat en mai, comme c'est habituellement le cas. Par conséquent, en accord avec les membres de la WDSF, le championnat du monde WDSF 2026 aura lieu fin septembre/début octobre 2026.
𝗪𝗗𝗦𝗙 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Dear Sport Friends,
We are pleased to share an update regarding the WDSF World Championship 2026.
As you may recall, we previously informed you that it might be necessary to separate the sports, since no member club had the capacity to host all four disciplines at one event in 2026. We knew that was not an ideal solution — but we are happy to say that has now changed.
Thanks to our open communication, the WDSF member club of Slovenia has stepped forward with an excellent proposal. We extend our sincere appreciation to Anja Brunec and her team for their initiative and dedication!
All four sports — Agility, Mondio, IGP and Obedience — will be hosted at the beautiful Nova Gorica stadium, a venue well-known for its successful World Championships.
The only challenge is scheduling: due to local and logistical factors, it is not possible to hold the Championship in May, our usual timeframe. Therefore, in agreement with the WDSF membership, the WDSF World Championship 2026 will take place at the end of September / beginning of October 2026.
Please note: because of this later date, WDSF will not be able to send our IGP Champion as a wild card competitor to the FCI IGP World Championship 2026. This exception applies only to the 2026 season.
More information will follow as soon as it becomes available.
We also want to thank Next Level SDC, Cascade S.C., Dallas/Fort Worth Malinois Club (USA – IGP), Nadine Schöfer and team Herderclan Hauptquartier (Germany – Mondioring), and Kim Stacey and her team (The Netherlands – Agility) for their willingness to assist if needed.
We would like to inform you that we are also working with a country to host the WDSF World Championship 2027. Hopefully, we can also add possible hosts for the WDSF World Championships 2028 and 2029 soon.
Together, we continue to strengthen the international Dutch Shepherd community.
Thank you all for your cooperation, commitment, and shared passion for our breed and our sport!
Respectfully,
WDSF Board of Directors
