Our guide dogs and assistance dogs usually «retire» between the ages of 9 and 11. The exact date of retirement varies from dog to dog, depending on your mental and physical health. The school and the dog owner decide together whether the dog can remain with him for its retirement, or can spend the retirement in a personal environment. If that’s not possible, the school will – with the dog owner – find a suitable person with whom the dog can enjoy the rest of its days. The school invites interested persons to an interview. We can then check whether we could provide them with a retired dog.
The pre-conditions for keeping a retired dog
- The carer should be aware of the need to adapt everyday life to the ageing dog.
- The housing situation must be suitable for the medical needs of an aging dog.
- The awareness of the need for more elaborate body and health care.
- The house owner must have given his permission for keepig a dog.
- Any children who live within the same household are ideally at least 5 years old.
Please note that there is a waiting list for retired dogs.
Because the interest in our «pensioner» dogs is so strong, we cannot accept any new names onto the waiting list right now. Thank you very much for your understanding.
We will be pleased to provide you with more information by phone at +41 61 487 95 95.