{"id":5338,"date":"2025-06-17T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:15:20","slug":"igp-in-sued-australien-offiziell-anerkannt-ein-wichtiger-meilenstein-fuer-die-igp-gemeinschaft-in-ganz-australien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/igp-in-sued-australien-offiziell-anerkannt-ein-wichtiger-meilenstein-fuer-die-igp-gemeinschaft-in-ganz-australien\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP officially recognized in South Australia \u2013 An important milestone for the IGP community across Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A significant day for IGP dog sport: The South Australian government has now explicitly excluded IGP from the definition of \"aggressive or attack dogs.\" This represents a crucial change in the law recognizing that IGP dogs are not aggressive or attack dogs \u2013 and this step has a signal effect for the entire sport in Australia.<\/p>

A success for education and solidarity<\/h3>

This decision is the result of many months of dedicated work, sound information, and constructive dialogue with politicians. Special thanks go to Connie Bonaros<\/strong>, who, as a strong ally of the IGP community, fought for justice and fairness. She ensured that the voices of owners, breeders, and athletes were heard.<\/p>

Ensure, instead of generalizing<\/h3>

Another crucial element of this legislative change is the recording of a dog's training history if it is involved in a biting incident. This means that an animal's behavior must now be considered based on information and evidence, rather than on assumptions. Connie Bonaros aptly pointed out that there is no evidence of an increased risk in IGP dogs\u2014now there is the tool to make informed and accountable decisions.<\/p>

A balanced compromise for safety and animal sports<\/h3>

This new regulation therefore sets an important standard for dealing with difficult issues related to dogs. On the one hand, it protects public safety by examining individual cases instead of placing entire breeds or sports under general suspicion. On the other hand, it supports the lively, performance-oriented, and responsible nature of IGP sport \u2013 as well as the well-being of dogs and owners.<\/p>

A milestone for IGP sport<\/h3>

The decision has a signal effect for Australia far beyond South Australia. It strengthens the reputation of this traditional sport, supports the training and breeding of high-performance, balanced dogs\u2014and opens up new perspectives for the IGP sport in the future.<\/p>

A heartfelt thank you<\/h3>

To all those who fought for this change, raised their voices, and showed unity, we say: THANK YOU!<\/strong> This result is the merit of a united community that stood up for the good in sport, for justice, and for the welfare of dogs and their owners.<\/p>

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A milestone for IGP sport in Australia:
\nThe government of South Australia has now explicitly excluded IGP dogs from the definition of \"aggressively trained dogs.\" This recognizes that IGP is not a form of training that increases aggression, but rather a sport that promotes work ethic, discipline, and the well-being of both dogs and owners.<\/p>\n

This decision is the result of many committed voices \u2013 especially Connie Bonaros, who fought for fairness, education, and well-founded decisions. It's an important step for the IGP sport, for animal welfare, and for the coexistence of dogs, owners, and the public.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[104,99,27,57,15,11,100,64,107,106,101],"class_list":["post-5338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-bmi","tag-fci","tag-gebrauchshunde","tag-hundeausbildung","tag-hundesport","tag-igp","tag-igp-po","tag-k9andsports","tag-tieraerzte","tag-umfrage","tag-vdh"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5338"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5358,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5338\/revisions\/5358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}