Six years of dog customer: 20,000 Viennese owners well trained!

Six years of dog customer: 20,000 Viennese owners well trained!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna introduced a mandatory certificate of expertise for dog owners on July 1, 2019. Six years after the beginning of this important program, it can be seen that the "dog customer" model has proven itself. According to the dog-kunde.at . The course costs 40 euros, which go completely to the lecturers.

It is important that the certificate of expertise is mandatory for all Viennese who want to register a dog and have not kept a dog in the two years before. However, exceptions apply to dogs in officially approved animal shelters, animal hospitals or the federal service dogs who do not need the expertise exam. People with certain legal convictions, including those due to cruelty to animals, are excluded from admission to the certificate of expertise to ensure the quality of the program.

expanded educational offers

In addition to the expertise, which are specifically geared towards dog keeping, the Deutsche Tierchutzbund also seminars, which are with legal foundations in animal, nature and Employ species protection. These seminars offer deeper training in the care of animal shelter animals by conveying knowledge of nutrition, hygiene measures, behavioral science and the detection of animal diseases.

The combination of these educational opportunities helps future dog owners to be well prepared for responsibility that is associated with the keeping of a dog. Overall, it turns out that sensitization for dog keeping and animal welfare in Vienna is on a promising path.