of passed tests and hours of waiting ...

[scottishlass]

After two hours, one of which I had taken to actually get to the place where the test took place, I finally could do the test. It was multiple choice and I passed it with full points :)
So now I'm officially allowed to handle and own dogs bigger than 40 centimeter and/or 20 kilograms. This way, it will also be easier to be a foster dog handler.

Tadaa!!! :)

Took me an hour back even though it was about 2 1/2 kilometers, but I had to take Cenour and Chandini with me and Baby-Bear has to greet and snuffle every bushel and plant from there and back again :) I'm exhausted.

Comments

[rika-66.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

P.S. [curious] I hear about such exams for the first time.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Since 2000 we have very rigid dog owning rules concerning so-called list dogs, which include all American Bull/American Staffordshire Terriers as well as Rottweiler and other races used for dog fighting.
Equally all dogs that look like these races and/or are mixes of it. All these dog races are only allowed to be owned by being on the leash ALL the time, as well having to wear a muzzle as well as the owners have to pass the test AND have to have a clean police record.
All dogs outside these races but with the same height or weight need to have their dog owners show with the test that they are able to handle dogs with good knowledge of dogs (e.g. how they behave when they are dominant, afraid etc.) Additionally, there are questions about health, care, and ways of treating, like first aid, obedience training etc.

[rika-66.livejournal.com]

Wow! 0___o
May be this is reasonalbe, but OMG, how complicated! Poor dog owners.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Well the politicians think it is reasonable as we had a lot of Bull and Amstaff Terriers bite or kill small children. Gangsters love to have these kinds of dogs as they are easily made aggressive. :( BUT!! There are exceptions for wearing a muzzle. If you have trained your dog well, you as an owner as well as your dog are tested (Wesenstest - behaviourial test). Here the dog is getting stressed by typical situations on the street, like opening umbrellas in front of him, ppl bending over them, other dogs coming up etc. The dog has to ignore all these stressful situations to pass the test.
But if these dogs are not trained as killers they are the most tender-hearted beasts imaginable. A friend of mine has an AmStaff for 11 years now. Oskar is an absolute dear and never ever even so much as growled at anyone or anything. He passed the behaviourial test with flying colours and is allowed to go walking without a muzzle.