36 dog trainers in the canton of Lucerne

Spread across 24 municipalities. 11 offer the mandatory course.

Is the dog course mandatory in the canton of Lucerne?

Mandatory for people getting a dog for the first time.

For first-time owners, yes. Since 1 January 2023, anyone keeping a dog for the first time must pass the practical exam of the National Dog Owner Certificate.

The 11 educators who offer them

Veterinary Service of the Canton of Lucerne, as of September 2026.

If in doubt, the official page prevails.

The most complete profiles

Ingrid Blum

Hundeschule Fee – gewaltfrei erzogen

Hitzkirch

Mandatory courses

Marlène Cuche

Hundeschule Marlène Cuche

Geuensee

Behaviour rehabilitation

By municipality

Elsewhere in the canton

14 trainers in municipalities without their own page.

Aesch

Büron

Grossdietwil

Patrick Picavet

Hakuco-Mensch-Hund-Schule Patrick Picavet

Grossdietwil

Mandatory courses

Grosswangen

Hochdorf

Hohenrain