ÖGV Bad Vöslau

About ÖGV Bad Vöslau

ÖGV Bad Vöslau is the local branch of the Österreichischer Gebrauchshundesport-Verband (Austrian working dog sports association), with a training ground on Flugfeldstraße, right by the Bad Vöslau motorway exit. Courses are free for members, from puppy classes and the companion dog test to rally obedience, Stöbern (search work), agility and discdogging.

Courses for every age

• Puppy course: for puppies up to about six months, which play here with others of the same age and learn their first exercises.
• Young dog course: for dogs from six to twelve months, with the first basics of obedience.
• Companion dog course: from about ten months, in several levels from the BH test to IBGH 3, the international companion dog test.
• Rally obedience: a course with signs that indicate the next exercise; according to the club, suitable for almost any dog.
• Stöbern: the dog searches for hidden objects in an open field. For beginners, a passed BH test is required.
• Agility and discdogging: obstacle courses and dog sport with a flying disc. According to the course plan, the beginners' agility course is currently fully booked.

Course times autumn 2026

According to the course plan, starting 31 August 2026:

• Puppies: Thursday 18 to 18:45, Saturday 9 to 10 h
• Young dogs: Monday 17 to 18 h, Thursday 16 to 17 h and 18:45 to 19:30
• Companion dogs, beginners: Monday 18 to 19 h, Thursday 17 to 18 h and 19:30 to 20:15, Saturday 10:15 to 11 h as test preparation
• Rally obedience: Saturday 14 to 16 h, further groups by arrangement
• Stöbern: Saturday 12:15 to 13:15 for beginners, 16 to 17 h for advanced

There are also groups for IBGH, tournament dogs, discdogging and agility, most of them only by arrangement.

Membership and costs

If you want to attend the courses, you become a member. According to the website, the one-off registration fee in 2026 is 72 euros and the annual membership fee 43 euros. The trainers work on a voluntary basis.

Proficiency talk for the Lower Austrian dog licence

Several times a year the club holds the talk on general proficiency under the NÖ Hundehaltegesetz (Lower Austrian Dog Keeping Act). It lasts around three hours: one hour with the vet Dr. Rejana Schnabl from the Tiermedizinisches Zentrum Teesdorf and two hours with the ÖKV dog trainer Gerhard Streimetweger. The talk costs 80 euros, and advance registration is required. In 2026 there were dates in March, May and September; new ones are posted on the website and Facebook.

Tests and tournaments

At the end of the course semester there are the puppy final and the local branch test, in autumn on 21 and 28 November 2026. The club also organises tournaments, in 2026 the Großer Preis von Bad Vöslau in three competitions and the Harzbergturnier on 31 October 2026.

Getting there and contact

The ground has no postal address. From the A2 exit Bad Vöslau, head towards Kottingbrunn, take the first exit at the roundabout towards Bad Vöslau; after the Mirage venue, turn right onto the tarmac farm track, and after 100 metres you are there. Phone: 0650 3305005.

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.