diff --git a/backend/static/js/pages/onboarding.js b/backend/static/js/pages/onboarding.js
index c292f03..746dc63 100644
--- a/backend/static/js/pages/onboarding.js
+++ b/backend/static/js/pages/onboarding.js
@@ -15,6 +15,28 @@ window.Page_onboarding = (() => {
   async function init(container, appState) {
     _container = container;
     _appState  = appState;
+
+    // Hunde frisch laden — der appState kann veraltet sein (z.B. nach
+    // Anlage in mobiler App). Wenn schon ein Hund da ist, Wizard
+    // komplett überspringen.
+    try {
+      const dogs = await API.dogs.list();
+      _appState.dogs = dogs;
+      if (dogs.length > 0) {
+        _appState.activeDog = dogs[0];
+        localStorage.setItem('by_active_dog', String(dogs[0].id));
+        localStorage.setItem('by_onboarding_done', '1');
+        App.renderDogSwitcher?.();
+        if (window.Worlds) window.Worlds.init(_appState);
+        else App.navigate('diary');
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Lieber Wizard zeigen als komplett blockieren — wenn API down ist,
+      // landet der User halt im Standard-Flow.
+      console.warn('Onboarding: dog-list refresh failed', e);
+    }
+
     _step = 1;
     _render();
   }
@@ -422,6 +444,24 @@ window.Page_onboarding = (() => {
       _render();
 
     } catch (err) {
+      // 403 „schon einen Hund" → kein Stuck-State, weiter zu Schritt 3
+      const isAlreadyHas = err?.status === 403
+        || /Pro-Feature|schon|already|maximal/i.test(err?.message || '');
+      if (isAlreadyHas) {
+        try {
+          const dogs = await API.dogs.list();
+          _appState.dogs = dogs;
+          if (dogs.length > 0) {
+            _appState.activeDog = dogs[0];
+            localStorage.setItem('by_active_dog', String(dogs[0].id));
+            App.renderDogSwitcher?.();
+          }
+        } catch {}
+        UI.toast.info?.('Du hast bereits einen Hund — geht direkt weiter.');
+        _step = 3;
+        _render();
+        return;
+      }
       UI.toast.error(err.message || 'Hund konnte nicht angelegt werden.');
     } finally {
       if (saveBtn) {