Need some information about PPP dogs in Spain

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DWF002 Member

Member since 08 January 2024

DWF002Member16 January 2024 12:02:03

Hello there. I am hoping to move to Alicante or nearby by the end of Feb or early March. I'm a psychotherapist, but initally will be studying Spanish. I am coming with my dog. She is a Staffy / Bully cross. She technically fits what was the perros potentialmente peligrosos (PPP) or dangerous dogs list but I am getting a lot of conflicting information. I am told either that the list still exists, I will have to get a licence and that she will have to wear a muzzle in public, that the list no longer exists and as long as I have a licence she won't have to wear a muzzle and that, even though you have to have a licence and even though PPP dogs officially have to be muzzled, no one in Spain actually muzzles their dogs anyway. Can anyone shed any light on this please?

Lmflmf1 Serial expat

Member since 18 September 2020

Lmflmf1Serial expat16 January 2024 18:35:05

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@DWF002

To be on the safe side,聽 muzzle your dog in public areas.聽 All you need (as a foreigner) is to have your dog injure someone and get arrested for not having a muzzle, damages for injury, hospital stays,聽 etc鈥�.i wouldn't take that kind of risk鈥� cheers

lmf

NomadWriter Member

Member since 25 November 2022

NomadWriterMember17 January 2024 03:53:04

I found these articles from late last year:

Hope that helps!

NomadWriter Member

Member since 25 November 2022

NomadWriterMember17 January 2024 03:56:02

And this article from 7 days ago (but I couldn't read it without paying for a subscription to the online paper)

DWF002 Member

Member since 08 January 2024

DWF002Member17 January 2024 08:03:11

@Lmflmf1 Thank you for the advice. I hear what you are saying. My dog is very well socialised but accidents happen, but they can be caused by another dog and still get you in to trouble. I don't like the idea of muzzling, especially in the heat. But, it is what it is I guess.

DWF002 Member

Member since 08 January 2024

DWF002Member17 January 2024 08:30:07

@NomadWriter Very helpful thank you. I guess there's lots of skulking around out of the way places to get dogs exercised properly. LOL

DWF002 Member

Member since 08 January 2024

DWF002Member17 January 2024 08:30:56

@NomadWriter I managed to open that one up for free the other day. Don't know how I escaped the subscription but, yay

segurcoworking Member

Member since 11 December 2022

segurcoworkingMember20 January 2024 11:00:45

@DWF002 Good morning

I indicate. In September 2023 an animal welfare law partially came into force, which is the reason why you are receiving this contradictory information.

Currently it is still mandatory for PPPs to obtain a license, pass the psycho-technical tests and take out liability insurance for PPP dogs.

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