- changes for dog breeders
- growing up and training the dogs
- ban the display of torment breeding characteristics and tethering
- exemption to the hut duty
- Conclusion
If you own a dog, it is important to know about the to be aware of applicable laws. We tell you what will change in 2023.
That changes in the field of breeding
Already on January 1, 2022, the new animal welfare dog ordinance in force. This should also increase scientific knowledge about the needs of the dogs consider. Some of the changes written into the Animal Welfare Dog Ordinance have now come into effect on January 1st, 2023.
One of the new regulations concerns breeding. While in the old version of the dog ordinance the paragraph on breeding was only very scarce, now the requirements are increasing. In the old version, it was only required that commercial breeders* had to provide at least one caregiver for up to ten dogs and their puppies. They had to prove the knowledge and skills of the animals to the competent authority. From 2023, on the other hand, commercial breeders will need one caregiver for five dogs and her puppies. It may only up to three bitches with puppies at the same time are cared for.
Furthermore, it now applies to both private and commercial breeders that they bitch three days at the latest before the expected birth litter box have to provide. Alternatively, a shelter can be used to ensure the puppies neither overheat nor overcool. From January 1, 2024, a bitch with puppies must be kept in a kennel at least double the area available than otherwise required.
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Furthermore, it is obligatory for dog breeders to accept puppies from the age of 5 weeks daily outlet admit. Care must be taken to ensure that the puppies are protected from injury. In addition, dog breeders will have to have both a adequate socialization to humans and conspecifics as well as one Getting the puppies used to environmental stimuli to ensure.
If the puppies are younger than 20 weeks old, they must at least four hours have contact with a caregiver during the day. A separation from the mother animal is, as before, only from the age of 8 weeks permitted.
A new ban applies to spiked collars and animal equipment. Specifically, it says that it is forbidden to train, educate or train dogs Spiked Collars or others for the dogs to use painful means. A last minute change to the law was made for service dogs. Punishment stimuli may continue to be used for their training.
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Other new bans and regulations
From January 1st, the Tethering prohibited. Kennel keeping is still allowed, but life in a chain should no longer exist for dogs in the future. Under certain conditions, the regulation does not apply to working dogs that accompany a caregiver, for example.
Basically, it is mandatory that dogs kept outdoors are provided with a shelter. Now that is new Exception to this hut obligation for herd guard dogswho, for example, live with a herd on pasture to protect themselves from predators. A permanent hut is not mandatory, but you must still have protection against adverse weather conditions.
The current ban on showing dogs with ears or tails that have been amputated in violation of animal welfare regulations has now been extended to other events. The ban applies to all events, where dogs are compared, tested or judged. In addition, the ban also on dogs torment breeding traits expanded.
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Conclusion
The revised version effective January 1, 2023 Animal Welfare Dog Ordinance provides for some changes that dog trainers, carers and of course the owners themselves should be aware of. Whether the reform is sufficient to this extent or still falls short in some aspects will be decided by expert groups and associations discussed. Ultimately, everyone has to face the new challenges first and it remains to be seen how the regulations will change in the future.
