Doping

It is not straight forward to list all allowed or illegal drugs. It is known from the human sports. Once rules are made, so are the ideas for loopholes. And there is always the potential danger that a list of legal and illegal drugs is three steps behind. Additionally, the possibility of testing or tracking the different drugs might not always available.

Examples

Therefore, DKK do not publish a list of illegal drugs, but will instead mention a series of examples of treatments that are unwanted in relation to all kinds of dog sports within DKK:

• Pain-easing
• Subduing of anxiety, aggression, or other mental issues
• Abatement of infections
• Treatment of so-called endocrine sufferings (imbalance in organs as thyroid gland, pancreas or adrenal gland)
• Remedial action of symptoms of skin diseases
• Treatment/prevention of cramps/epilepsy
• Remedial action of symptoms of heart diseases
• Chemical castration
• All surgical intervention that can suppress hereditary diseases or correct beauty faults (e.g. operation for entropion/ectropion, brachycephal syndrome, correction of bite or the like).

It is very different how long it takes for the different medical types to leave the body. You can, therefore, unintentionally participate with a doped dog, if it has been through some kind of treatment. To be on the safe side, you should ask the vet in charge how long the dog will be affected by the given medication.

It is possible to apply for exemption from DKK’s doping rules, if you wish to participate in a show, a trial or a Mentality Assessment with a dog that has been in operation or that is in medical treatment. To apply for this, you must fill out a form on which the vet in charge must sign that the treatment is safe. It costs 250 DKK to have an application for exemption handled. You can find the form along with other of DKK’s blank forms under ”Sundhed" (= "Health"): "Exemption from doping" (Note! The form is in Danish).

The exemption is given to specific discipline, because there is a difference of the degree in liability. You can apply for exemption in several disciplines in the same application.

In certain cases, the exemption will be conditioned by a mating ban on the dog. This would be in cases where some sorts of treatment can moderate and suppress sufferings that are considered hereditary. Beware that the ban is lifelong.

The participation of chemically castrated dogs also requires an exemption after the completion of this form.

Every application will be evaluated individually by DKK’s vet, potentially with the involvement of DKK’s Health Board and/or external consultants.

DKK approves exemptions given by other Nordic countries’ kennel clubs. If legal documentation can be presented that a dog has been given exemption for competing in Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland, then it is not necessary to apply for exemption in DKK.