Working Dog Sector meets K9-and-Sports
Worldwide, agencies working with dogs are facing the growing challenge of providing healthy, high-performing, and temperamentally stable working dogs. K9-and-Sports therefore brings together authorities, breeders, and experts to ensure the quality and training of these dogs in a practical, real-world context. A key highlight was the specialist event in Ennepetal, where more than 150 participants had the opportunity to listen to and exchange ideas with leading experts in genetics, breeding, and training.
The event is covered by the DPolG in their article.
Report on the K9 and Sports event – Ennepetal, January 10, 2026
In this guest article, Björn Schimanski and Björn Pansegrau report on their participation in the K9 and Sports event in Ennepetal. Representatives from breeding, sport, and working dog sectors—including the police, customs, and the German Armed Forces—exchanged information there on modern working dog breeding, selection criteria, and training. The insights gained are also of particular importance for the future of the Doberman as a high-performing working dog.
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