Hundeführerschein - 2026

Hundeführerschein is your learning app for the theoretical knowledge test (Sachkundeprüfung) — available for North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Berlin.

• Complete questionnaire for all three federal states • Exam simulation under real conditions (number of questions, time, passing mark correctly shown for each federal state) • Error list: incorrectly answered questions are specifically repeated • Understandable explanations for each answer — in German and English • Translation of questions, answers and explanations into numerous languages • Progress indicator ("traffic light") that shows how ready you are for the exam • Can be used offline — learn even without an internet connection • Knowledge duels against other users

No matter whether you keep a 20/40 dog or a listed dog, or simply want to go into the exam well prepared: this app guides you from your first day of studying to exam day.

Note: This app is not a product of a public authority. It is not published, reviewed or approved by any authority and was not created on behalf of any government. It serves solely as private exam preparation.

SOURCES USED

The content of this app is based exclusively on the following publicly available sources. This is the complete list; no other sources are used.

North Rhine-Westphalia:

1. Landeshundegesetz NRW (LHundG NRW), official legal text: https://recht.nrw.de/lrgv/gesetz/27092016-hundegesetz-fuer-das-land-nordrhein-westfalen-landeshundegesetz-lhundg-nrw/
2. Tierärztekammer Nordrhein (Chamber of Veterinarians), certificate of competence under the LHundG: https://www.tieraerztekammer-nordrhein.de/tierhalter/sachkundebescheinigung-lhundg/

Lower Saxony: 3) Niedersächsisches Hundegesetz (NHundG), official legal text: https://voris.wolterskluwer-online.de/browse/document/b4b8c005-467c-3f85-9f69-db1d8131f083 4) Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, information on the dog law: https://www.ml.niedersachsen.de/startseite/themen/tiergesundheit_tierschutz/tierschutz_allgemein/informationen-zum-hundegesetz-93854.html

Berlin: 5) Berliner Hundegesetz (HundeG), Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection: https://www.berlin.de/sen/verbraucherschutz/aufgaben/hundehaltung/berliner-hundegesetz-1485423.php 6) Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection, dog law FAQ: https://www.berlin.de/sen/verbraucherschutz/aufgaben/hundehaltung/artikel.1485419.php

All information is provided without warranty. Only the official publications of the bodies listed above are legally binding.