If your child wants to use DOGSY
DOGSY is a platform for dog people: walks, dog sitting, exchange, dog events. Teenagers can join too. Here you'll find from what age, what applies, and what you can control yourselves.
From what age DOGSY is allowed
The minimum age depends on the country of the account and ranges from 13 to 18 years; in most countries it is 16. During registration the date of birth is requested and checked against this minimum age – anyone below it cannot open an account.
Under 18 only with parental consent
Anyone who is not yet of age must explicitly confirm during registration that their parents agree; DOGSY records the moment of that confirmation. To be honest: it is a checkbox in a form, not an ID check. DOGSY cannot verify whether you were really asked – which is why the conversation at home matters.
What happens on DOGSY
People create a profile, add their dog, message each other, arrange walks and dog sitting, share photos and short videos on DOGSYgram, and report poisoned bait or missing dogs. It is about real encounters: a contact in the app turns into a meeting outdoors – often with adults your child does not yet know.
What DOGSY does to protect
Photos and videos are automatically checked for offensive content before publication; if the result is unclear, the post does not appear automatically but goes to people for review. Profiles, posts and comments can be reported with one tap, and anyone who bothers you can be blocked. To send messages, you must first provide a real address. DOGSY shows only its own advertising – no external ad network, and no data passed to advertisers or data brokers.
What you can set yourselves
In the settings the profile can be hidden so strangers no longer find it. A dog's name and photos are not public from the start and only appear once explicitly released. Blocked people are kept in their own list, and which notifications arrive can be chosen individually. An account can be deleted at any time – in the settings or via dogsy.ch/konto-loeschen, even without logging in.
What DOGSY is not
DOGSY replaces neither a vet nor an authority. The knowledge articles are general explanations, not diagnoses. Reports about poisoned bait and missing dogs come from users and are not verified – in an emergency, the vet or the responsible local authority is what counts.
Questions? Write to us
If something is unclear or you notice something, reach us at info@dogsy.ch. Content that worries you can also be reported directly in the app.