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International Working Dog Practices Have Been Designated as UNESCO Cultural Heritage.
Thanks to the significant efforts of Mathias Dögel 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—lived and nurtured for over 120 years—has received high-level recognition from an official body.
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—and now, for a few days, it has officially been recognized as UNESCO Cultural Heritage.
Let’s work together to continue raising awareness and appreciation for working dog practices and our sport within society and politics!
Details 👉 https://www.unesco.de/staette/gebrauchshundewesen
Quick Notes
The IGP Youngstars Camp AND Helper Camp are a big hit!
The spots with dogs for Youngstars as well as the helper spots in the Helper Camp were filled immediately. We’ve expanded the Helper Camp from 20 to 60 participants – with more space and more trainers, of course. BUT – there are still a few spots without dogs available!
Details 👉 https://igp-youngstars.de/
Registration: https://igp-youngstars.de/anmeldung-2/
🔜 It’s almost time! We’re launching our very own online shop with awesome K9andSports merchandise! 🎉
Every purchase supports us and our sport directly – because the profits from each item sold go straight into key activities like youth training, camps, PR efforts, and image campaigns. 💪🐾 More info coming in the next newsletter.
Working Dogs in Schools. No joke.
Check out this exciting project by Anna and Carmen:
https://k9-and-sports.com/2025/03/06/der-gebrauchshund-als-schulhund/
👉 Here’s the link to our current fundraising campaign, which aims to finance an image campaign:
https://gofund.me/64ffe180
Our goal with this campaign: Break out of the working dog sport bubble!
We want to show the public why working dog sports matter – and we need your help to do it. 🙏
Support us with a donation and by sharing, sharing, sharing. Together, we can make a difference.
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