It is with deep regret that the Union has learned of the passing of Michaela Wolf, the long time President of the Austrian Leonberger Club. Michaela was a true friend and staunch supporter of the Union. She will be sorely missed. The Union offers condolences to Michaela's family.

Following the Delegates meeting in January the IULH is pleased to announce that membership of the Polish Leonberger Club has now been formally approved. The board and member clubs welcome our new friends from Poland.

https://leonbergerklub.pl/en/home/

Following the resignation of Guido Perosini, the board and club delegates discussed arrangements for the election of a new president.

With the agreement of the club delegates the board has appointed Daniela Lutz as President of the Union. Daniela has accepted the position and will serve until a full election for the position of president is held at the next Annual Meeting in September. The board and members congratulate Daniela and thank her for taking on this role.

Update 

 
The Decatur Hotel & Convention Center is unable to host our National Specialty so the venue has been moved
 
Dates have not changed and remain as April 25th to 29th  
 
New Location:  QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island, IL. This city is along the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities area of Rock Island, Moline,Davenport, and Bettendorf. More to see and more to do!
https://visitquadcities.com/
https://www.quadcities.com/

There are room blocks set for hotels and those will be announced shortly. The Dog Show will be held at the Expo Center with some other events at the hotels. Updates and links will be posted on the LCA Specialty Show website
 
The full Schedule with locations will be announced and on the specialty web site when finalized. 
 
For overseas visitors Chicago O’Hare airport is the closest major international airport. Quad Cities airport has connections to all major US airline hubs and is served by United, AA, Delta and Allegiant

 
 
Hope to see you in Rock Island!

The third Leonberger IULH World Championship Show will be organized by the Norwegian Leonberger Club on Saturday,  the 24th of June 2023, in Kristiansand,

https://leonberger-championship.com/
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Kristiansand is in the south of Norway, close to the ferry terminal to Denmark and Holland.
The show will be organized under the auspices of the International Leonberger Union.

It is with deep regret that the Board must inform you that we have received a letter of resignation from the President of the IULH, Mr Guido Perosino.
 
The board would like to thank Guido for his service and leadership. It has been a pleasure to work with him and we all express our deep sadness at the decision which he has had to make. Although Guido will no longer hold a formal position on the ILU board, the Leonberger world is a small one and we look forward to continue enjoying his friendship, knowledge, skills and participation in the community. We wish Guido good fortune for the future.

Guido has resigned due to personal circumstances and the board respects his privacy at this time.

The Leonberger Club of Ireland has advised the ILU that they are no longer affiliated with the National Kennel Club of Ireland. As a result, the club is not eligible to remain a full member of the ILU at this time.

At the September Delegates Meeting, the member clubs voted unanimously to offer Observer Status to the Leonberger Club of Ireland, and this offer has been accepted. This will mean that the club is able to attend meetings and remain in full contact with the IULH. We very much hope that the Leonberger Club of ireland is able to regain membership of the Irish Kennel Club soon and we look forward to welcoming them back as full members of the IULH.

The Polish Leonberger Club (Polski Klub Leonbergera) has made a Formal  Application for Membership of the International Leonberger Union.

A vote on membership will be taken at the next meeting of Delegates in January. In the interim, the Polish Leonberger Club was granted Observer Status by a unanimous vote of the delegates at the Annual Meeting in Leonberg. The board and members welcome our new friends to the Union.