Compulsory dog courses in Zurich and Basel-Stadt at a glance
What the cantons of Zurich and Basel-Stadt require of dog keepers and what it means for a dog school: lessons, deadlines, permit, AMICUS and the Kursrapport form.
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Dog school
Your dog school's courses, passes and weather cancellations in one place
A week plan for group lessons and courses, a booking page for your clients, passes with an expiry date and payment at the field: a web app for dog trainers and small dog schools in Switzerland.
For now, it is an idea.
The problem
A dog school runs on appointments that keep changing: the puppy group on Saturday morning, the course on Tuesday evening, a private lesson at someone's home. Who comes is on a list, who holds a ten-pass is in a notebook, and when a thunderstorm stops a lesson, the trainer phones everyone one by one. In the evening she still has to work out who has paid.
Our approach
We are building a web app that mirrors the everyday work of a dog school and nothing more: lessons, week plan, booking, passes and plans, attendance, payment and the courses some cantons prescribe. It will calculate in CHF, create QR-bills and work in German, French, Italian and English. Data will be stored on infrastructure in Switzerland. Simple on purpose, so the time stays with the dogs.
Who it is for
For independent dog trainers and small dog schools in Switzerland, whether with a rented field and a few meeting points or with several trainers.
What is planned
A week plan for group lessons, courses and private lessons
You will repeat open groups every week, set up courses with fixed dates and place private lessons in free slots, at the field or at clients' homes. For every lesson the plan is meant to show the place, the trainer and the free places.
A booking page for your clients, with no account
Dog keepers will book lessons and courses on your page without creating an account. Age groups such as puppies, juniors and everyday should be visible, and the cancellation rules are shown before anyone books.
Passes and plans with an expiry date
Single lesson, ten-pass or monthly plan: the app will keep count of how many lessons are left and until when they are valid. Payment will be by cash, TWINT, QR-bill or online, and unpaid amounts should be visible at a glance.
Weather cancellation in one tap
For a thunderstorm, ice or heat, one tap will do: the app is meant to cancel the lesson, put the lesson back on the pass for open groups and set a new date for courses. Everyone who booked gets an e-mail straight away.
Attendance at the field, with a file for the person and the dog
On your phone you will mark attendance with a tap. For every dog and keeper the app will hold a file with date of birth, chip number and a short note that only the team sees.
Compulsory courses of the cantons of Zurich and Basel-Stadt
For schools with a cantonal permit, the app is meant to prepare the courses that Zurich and Basel-Stadt prescribe: counted lessons, deadline, checklist and certificate. It will prepare what the authority receives; there is no connection to AMICUS.
Your data in Dog school
The same commitments apply to every app that grows out of our ideas.
Data in Switzerland
Our apps store your data on infrastructure in Switzerland. Where exactly is stated on one page – not spread across several documents.
Your data is not for sale
We do not sell, rent or pass on your data. We earn from the app, not from what you entrust to it.
No AI training on your data
Your data is not used to train AI models. Not ours, and not anyone else’s.
Swiss data-protection law as the standard
We design to the Swiss Data Protection Act and build privacy in from the start – not as an adjustment at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Is your question not answered here? Write to us – we read every message.
ContactWhere will my dog school's data be stored?
The app will store the timetable, clients, dogs, passes and invoices on infrastructure in Switzerland. Sending e-mails will need a service provider; which one we use, we will disclose before launch. What applies to this website is in the privacy policy.
Will my clients' data be sold or used to train AI?
No. We do not sell, rent or pass on data, and we do not use it to train AI models. The booking page will work without advertising and without tracking.
For which cantons will the compulsory-course tools exist?
Templates are planned for the courses of the cantons of Zurich and Basel-Stadt. They are aids: which of your lessons count and what applies is for you and the canton to decide. There is no template for other cantons yet.
Does the app suit me if I work alone or offer no cantonal courses?
Yes. The sections for cantonal courses are meant to appear only once a trainer has entered a permit. If you work alone, you use one calendar and one field; further trainers are meant to be addable with their own login.
When will the app be available?
There is no date yet. We are working on this idea; at launch we will tell you once, if you wish. How many people are waiting for an idea helps us decide the order in which we build.
What will it cost?
The price is not set yet. It will be shown in CHF and be clear enough for a small dog school to decide without long deliberation. We will name a figure only when it is right.
Does signing up commit me to anything?
No, signing up is non-binding. You will receive a single message once this idea becomes an app, and nothing else. We use your e-mail address only for that; what we store is described in the privacy policy.
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