Hallo,
Ich bin Besitzer einer gemischten Hund (wahrscheinlich ein australischer Schäferhund-Mischling), der plant, nach Kopenhagen zu ziehen, um ein weiterführendes Studium zu absolvieren. Ich verstehe, dass es ein Verbot für 13 bestimmte Rassen und Mischlinge gibt, die eine dieser Rassen enthalten.
Ich habe vor, einen DNA-Test an meinem Hund durchführen zu lassen, konnte jedoch keine Informationen darüber finden, wie viel Prozent einer (oder mehrerer) dieser Rassen zu Einschränkungen bei der Mitnahme meines Hundes nach Dänemark führen würden. Hat das schon jemand durchgemacht?
Für jede Information wären wir sehr dankbar.
Edit: Foto meines Hundes
Banned dog breeds – how does the legislation apply to mixed dogs?
byu/Str8d8 inDenmark
Von Str8d8
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I don’t believe the law is based on DNA. Mixes are not allowed.
If it’s mixed with any one of the banned 13 races it’s not allowed here, no matter the percentage
If it looks like an Australian shepherd you’re probably fine. From what I know it’s possible to have an illegal dog as long as no one notices or reports you but it’s a different story when legally importing it I imagine. You might be required to provide documentation or some sort of testimony that the mixed dog hasn’t been crossbred with an illegal breed.
The law is (from what I can read) very unclear on if documentation is mandatory (it states the police *could* require documentation if there is doubt whether it’s an illegal breed) and it says that there is no official requirement to the kind of documentation. It’s basically about proving it does not contain any illegal traits through whatever means and doesn’t even necessarily have to be provided by a licensed vet.
You don’t need to worry too much, generally. The thing to know is that the burden of proof falls on you to pay for and provide proof that your dog does not contain any % of a banned breed, if required.
So if someone reports you for some reason, say if your dog attacks another dog, and the police actually responds to the complaint and then suspects a mix of a banned breed is involved, then the police may take your dog into custody, and then you will have to prove to them that a banned mix was not involved, if you want your dog back alive eventually
So, on a 3rd hand rumor basis, I have a friend who go into a dispute with their neighbour about their down. They had to get it tested and the vet said that if there was any trace (even 1% was the wording) of one of the banned dog breeds, the dog would have to be put down..
It’s not clear from your post if your dog actually resembles any of those breeds to make you worried.
There is leeway in what documentation you can decide to provide. Different countries will have different traditions for how lineage is recorded so it would be burdensome to accept only one type of documentation, but it’s up to you to actually document it. This is not a rubber stamping exercise and the documentation can be rejected.
For what it’s worth, I used to have an acquaintance who represented the state in court cases where owners challenged the order to have the dog put down. Last time I heard (some years ago) the state never lost a case.
If your dog is the product of an unplanned passionate encounter, looks like one of the banned breeds could be mixed in, and you don’t have documentation for what the mix is comprised of, you might be better of rehoming it with some of your family at home before you move.
Don’t do the test. List your dog as an Australian shepherd mix and make sure it’s consistent in all paperwork. If you don’t suspect and your dog doesn’t have a strong resemblance to a banned breed, there’s no need to be concerned. There’s no checking in the airport or anything of the sort, unless your dog obviously is in part one of the banned breeds or if you list a banned breed on its paperwork.
What a pretty dog. I can’t imagine any issues should arise from this one.
Don’t worry about it I think.
Ended up reading up on this, and it kinda made me wonder; does anybody know a list or source explaining why each of specific species were banned?
Your dog kind of looks like a Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix I met a couple of weeks ago, and I doubt anyone will think that he/she is of one of the banned breeds. You can try and google terms like “muskelhund” (muscle-dog) or “kamphund” (fighting-dog) – that is probably how most people would imagine that dogs of the banned breeds look, more of less.
Don’t get into dog-related trouble with the police or harass your neighbors, and I very much doubt anyone is going to care. There are plenty of dogs in Denmark that don’t have a pedigree, so I wouldn’t necessarily worry too much about it.