{"id":5375,"date":"2025-07-14T16:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:09:45","slug":"den-hundesport-auch-kuenftig-erhalten-ein-interview-mit-patricia-knabl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k9-and-sports.com\/en\/2025\/07\/14\/den-hundesport-auch-kuenftig-erhalten-ein-interview-mit-patricia-knabl\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining dog sports in the future \u2013 An interview with Patricia Knabl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5375\" class=\"elementor elementor-5375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad80e65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad80e65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b9aee5\" data-id=\"58b9aee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9c44b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a9c44b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"822\" class=\"translation-block\">Since April 15, 2025, biting and attack training for private individuals has been officially banned in Austria. This has reignited the debate surrounding IGP sport \u2013 also in Germany. While animal welfare organizations here are raising criticism, lawyer and dog sports expert Patricia Knabl sees no legal grounds for a ban. However, she warns of another danger: Working dog sport is increasingly losing substance \u2013 not due to legal bans, but due to outdated structures, a lack of openness, and a lack of young talent.<\/p><p data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1285\" class=\"translation-block\">With her initiative K9andSports, Knabl is committed to making the sport more accessible and sustainable. She calls for modernized testing formats, more objective evaluation systems, and greater transparency. Promoting young talent is particularly important to her: With innovative projects like the \"Youngster Camp\" and free seminar places for those under 25, she aims to inspire young people to get involved in dog sports \u2013 and make it easier for them to get started.<\/p><p data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1616\">Scientific foundation also plays a central role: K9andSports supports studies aimed at dispelling common prejudices against working dogs. At the same time, the initiative advocates for stronger cooperation between dog sports, service dog organizations, and breeding\u2014across association and national borders.<\/p><p data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1894\">In an interview with SPORTHUND, Patricia Knabl speaks openly about grievances, opportunities, and necessary changes. 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