• Somewhere in 2021, at a time when the third wave still lay in the zone of speculation, did the Madras Canine Club entertain the idea of having an in-person dog show in January, 2022?
  • Jaishima KB, committee member of the Madras Canine Club, has this to say: “We had a schedule ready for the first week of January, and then we all took a prudent decision as a committee saying that we would postpone it. If we had to have the show in January, we would have to intimate the Kennel Club of India, three months ahead of time, as it has to be published in the Indian Kennel Gazette. We did all the planning, and in October, we requested for the dates and they were awarded. And then, as a committee we got together and discussed the pros and cons of going ahead with the plan. We asked ourselves whether we were going to allow spectators to witness the event, and how would we ensure the safety of the spectators and exhibitors, and how would we enforce all the regulations. As we looked into these things, we decided to postpone, and not cancel the event, and see if we can have it organised in September 2022. At the time, the third wave was a question of speculation. We though let us not take a chance — and eventually, the third wave came.”
  • Most probably, our event should happen around September.