{"id":5289,"date":"2025-03-28T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/?page_id=5289"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:50:38","slug":"k9andsports-newsletter-3-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/k9andsports-newsletter-3-english\/","title":{"rendered":"K9andSports Newsletter 3 &#8211; English"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOP NEWS<\/strong><br>International Working Dog Practices Have Been Designated as UNESCO Cultural Heritage.<br>Thanks to the significant efforts of Mathias D\u00f6gel and the Association for the Promotion of Working Dog Practices, a major milestone has been achieved during a challenging time for the working dog sport. Finally, this practice\u2014lived and nurtured for over 120 years\u2014has received high-level recognition from an official body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For generations, the bond between humans and dogs, the shared work, training, and living together, has been central to working dog culture. It is a tradition, a mindset, a deep mutual understanding\u2014and now, for a few days, it has officially been recognized as UNESCO Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s work together to continue raising awareness and appreciation for working dog practices and our sport within society and politics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details \ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.de\/staette\/gebrauchshundewesen\">https:\/\/www.unesco.de\/staette\/gebrauchshundewesen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Notes<\/strong><br>The IGP Youngstars Camp AND Helper Camp are a big hit!<br>The spots <em>with dogs<\/em> for Youngstars as well as the <em>helper<\/em> spots in the Helper Camp were filled immediately. We&#8217;ve expanded the Helper Camp from 20 to 60 participants \u2013 with more space and more trainers, of course. BUT \u2013 there are still a few spots <em>without dogs<\/em> available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details \ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/igp-youngstars.de\/\">https:\/\/igp-youngstars.de\/<\/a><br>Registration: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/igp-youngstars.de\/anmeldung-2\/\">https:\/\/igp-youngstars.de\/anmeldung-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd1c It\u2019s almost time! We&#8217;re launching our very own <strong>online shop<\/strong> with awesome K9andSports merchandise! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every purchase supports us and our sport directly \u2013 because the profits from each item sold go straight into key activities like youth training, camps, PR efforts, and image campaigns. \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udc3e More info coming in the next newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Working Dogs in Schools. No joke.<\/strong><br>Check out this exciting project by Anna and Carmen:<br><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/2025\/03\/06\/der-gebrauchshund-als-schulhund\/\">https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/2025\/03\/06\/der-gebrauchshund-als-schulhund\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Here\u2019s the link to our <strong>current fundraising campaign<\/strong>, which aims to finance an image campaign:<br><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/64ffe180\">https:\/\/gofund.me\/64ffe180<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our goal with this campaign:<\/strong> Break out of the working dog sport bubble!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to show the public why working dog sports matter \u2013 and we need your help to do it. \ud83d\ude4f<br>Support us with a donation and by sharing, sharing, sharing. 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