Austrian Cynological Association

The Österreichischer Kynologenverband (ÖKV), or Austrian Cynological Association, is the largest umbrella organization in Austrian dog affairs. Founded in 1909, it represents Austria within the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), the international umbrella body for cynology, and is headquartered in Biedermannsdorf. The ÖKV brings together around 100 Austrian dog associations with approximately 500 affiliated clubs, covering sport, keeping, education, exhibition, training, testing, and breeding of dogs. It is the only Austrian dog umbrella association that is a member of the FCI. The organization's roots reach back to the first Austrian dog show held in 1863 in Hietzing near Vienna, organized by the k.k. Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft. In 1876 the Kynologische Gesellschaft was founded in Vienna, and from 1877 it held regular dog shows. In 1883 a dog section was established within the Erster Österreichischer Geflügelzuchtverein, and the first volume of the Austrian stud book (ÖHZB) was published. Disagreements between hunting-dog and luxury-dog interests led to the decision on 31 January 1909 to found the Österreichischer Kynologenverband, with Prince Emanuel Ypsilanti as its first president. On 22 May 1911 the ÖKV became a founding member of the FCI. The interwar period saw reorganization under Karl Witzelhuber, the establishment of a dog research center in 1920, and the founding of the Austrian Cynological Museum in 1936. By 1929 the association had about 40 breeding clubs and roughly 10,000 members. After the Anschluss in 1938, the ÖKV lost its competence as the Austrian dog umbrella organization, and its stud book was transferred to the Reichsfachgruppe Deutsches Hundewesen. After World War II, the ÖKV was re-established on 17 June 1945, with the first general assembly on 12 October 1946. Today the ÖKV organizes numerous international dog shows, club shows, and championship events across Austria, including the International Premstätten Winner Shows, International Shows Klagenfurt, International Salzburg Winner Shows, Bundessieger Tulln, and the Championship Show "Hund Wels." It also runs the Austria Loves Dogs campaign and shop, and publishes news and circulars from the FCI. The association is registered as a Verein (association) in Austria, with its office at Siegfried Marcus-Str. 7, A-2362 Biedermannsdorf.

The history of the Österreichischer Kynologenverband (ÖKV) is deeply intertwined with the development of organized cynology in Austria. The first Austrian dog show took place on 8 September 1863 in the "Neue Welt" in Hietzing near Vienna, organized by the k.k. Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft. In 1876, Albrecht Prinz zu Solms-Braunfels, Graf J. Wilczeck, and others founded the "Kynologische Gesellschaft" in Vienna, which from 1877 organized regular dog shows. In January 1883, the general assembly of the "Erster österreichischer Geflügelzuchtverein" decided to establish a dog section, named "Erster Österreichischer Geflügel- und Hundezucht-Verein in Wien." This association held an exhibition advertised as "Ausstellung von Hunden reiner Rassen aus Österreich-Ungarn und Deutschland." The committee was headed by Franz Xaver Pleban, regarded as the father of Austrian dog sport. In the same year, the first volume of the Austrian stud book (ÖHZB) was published. Divergent developments in hunting dogs and luxury dogs led to disagreements, and on 31 January 1909 the delegates' assembly decided to found the Österreichischer Kynologenverband, with Prince Emanuel Ypsilanti as its first president. Exhibition, judge, and testing regulations were revised. The police and protection dog association, founded in 1909 (today the Österreichischer Gebrauchshundesport-Verband, ÖGV), was responsible for utility dog matters, while a "Suchverband" (later the Österreichischer Jagdgebrauchshundeverband, ÖJGV) emerged for hunting dogs. On 22 May 1911, the ÖKV became a founding member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). World War I nearly brought dog activities to a standstill. Training was subordinated to the war machinery, focusing on messenger and medical dogs, but office operations and stud book management continued. After the war and the independence of the crown lands, the ÖKV's organizational structure collapsed. Under Karl Witzelhuber, the association was reorganized. To avoid friction between clubs, the spheres of general and special clubs were precisely defined, and it was determined that there could be only one specialist club per breed—a rule that still applies today. Similarly, only one club was responsible for training and testing regulations: the Österreichischer Polizei- und Schutzhundverein, which maintained contact with the executive and was responsible for all performance winner tests until 1938. A new statute was drafted, and many clubs were founded quickly. The stud book gap of 1914–1923 was filled with a collected volume. In 1920, the Hundeforschungsstelle (dog research center) was founded by Emil Hauck with Karl Witzelhuber and Rudolfine and Rudolf Menzel as the best-known collaborators. From this, the Österreichisches Kynologisches Museum emerged in 1936. According to a secret state police report in 1929, the association had 40 dog breeding clubs, including 5 foreign ones from successor states of the former monarchy, with a total membership of about 10,000. The exhibition sector was successful: on 24–25 April 1934, the largest international dog show on the continent took place in the halls of the Wiener Messepalast, with 800 dogs and nearly 20,000 visitors despite the economic crisis. The relationship with the FCI, lost during the war, was resumed in 1932. In 1937, Karl Witzelhuber, as president of the FCI, pushed through German as an equal negotiating language. With the Anschluss to Germany in 1938, the ÖKV lost its competence as the Austrian dog umbrella organization. After a transitional period in which some clubs continued as specialist groups of German associations, on 4 August 1939 the deletion of 23 ÖKV clubs was announced. The clubs' assets were designated for use within the "Ostmark." All clubs received a "uniform statute" from the Reichsfachgruppe Deutsches Hundewesen e.V. (RDH). The ÖKV's stud book management was discontinued at the end of 1938 and transferred to the RDH's collective stud book on 1 January 1939. Founding member Karl Witzelhuber withdrew from cynology. Emil Hauck took on the task of maintaining contact with the RDH. With the start of World War II, the Reichsfachgruppe Deutsches Hundewesen was separated from the Reichsverband Deutscher Kleintierzüchter and became the independent Reichsverband für Hundewesen e.V. Dog musters were conducted. From 1943, dogs were also sought for the Wehrmacht and police. Purebred dogs had to be reported. Over 200,000 dogs were in use by the military and police. Two months after the end of the war, on 17 June 1945, a group around Konrad Worall met and decided to re-establish the ÖKV. On 12 October 1946, the first general assembly took place. The association focused on purebred dog clubs and initially did not want to include training clubs. This approach later became the basis for a split... (source text truncated).

• 1946

  First general assembly on 12 October.

• 1945

  ÖKV re-established on 17 June.

• 1938

  After Anschluss, ÖKV loses competence; stud book management discontinued at year-end.

• 1936

  Österreichisches Kynologisches Museum founded.

• 1934

  Largest international dog show on the continent held in Vienna with 800 dogs and nearly 20,000 visitors.

• 1932

  Relations with FCI resumed.

• 1920

  Hundeforschungsstelle (dog research center) founded.

• 1911

  ÖKV becomes a founding member of the FCI on 22 May.

• 1909

  Österreichischer Kynologenverband founded on 31 January; Prince Emanuel Ypsilanti first president.

• 1883

  Dog section established; first volume of Austrian stud book (ÖHZB) published.

• 1876

  Kynologische Gesellschaft founded in Vienna.

• 1863

  First Austrian dog show held in Hietzing near Vienna.

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