News, Bulletins & Updates
From Clare Dog Training Ireland – Founded 2025
The Canine Report is Clare Dog Training Ireland’s official news and bulletin platform, delivering professional updates, behavioural discussions, and on-the-ground reports from across Ireland and Europe. This page covers the full canine landscape — the realities of pet ownership and evolving pet-dog culture, the heritage and traditions of the working-dog world, training methods, behaviour management, rest routines, and environmental socialising. You’ll also find coverage of European canine events, professional gatherings, and the ever-changing rules, dog laws, and welfare regulations. With perspectives from fellow canine professionals across Ireland and Europe, The Canine Report brings a complete, practical view of modern canine life for owners, trainers, and enthusiasts.
Wolfdogs — animals bred from domestic dogs and wolves — continue to attract attention across Europe and beyond, often surrounded...
Planning permission has been granted for County Clare’s first officially designated dog park, marking a significant development in how canine...
Scotland has moved to treat dog theft as its own distinct criminal offence, reflecting a growing public and political view...
A serious livestock worrying incident in Cheshire, England, in which a dog killed 23 sheep on a working farm, has...
The Dachshund is one of the most recognisable dogs in the modern pet world — small, confident, expressive, and often...
The Canine Report — Nutrition, Behaviour & Industry Feature Dog nutrition is one of the most talked-about topics among owners,...
Every New Year’s Eve, skies across Germany erupt with fireworks as part of the traditional Silvester celebrations. While festive for...
From 1 January 2026, Switzerland’s national dog database, Amicus, will no longer issue physical PetCards for dogs. Instead, dog owners...
As the year comes to a close and households across Ireland celebrate New Year’s Eve, another quiet transition has already...
New figures reported in Irish media indicate that 114 XL Bully dogs have been euthanised since the XL Bully restrictions...
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, dog breeding regulation returned to the centre of national discussion in Ireland as a Social...
Cockapoos have become one of the most popular companion dogs across Ireland, the UK, and wider Europe. Marketed as friendly,...
Across Ireland, throughout Europe, and increasingly on a worldwide scale, the dog-training profession is undergoing a transformation that warrants serious...
Recent public debate around fox hunting has reignited confusion about the relationship between foxes and domestic dogs. While both belong...
This week, a proposed bill seeking to restrict and effectively ban organised fox hunting in Ireland was rejected in Dáil...
Behaviour medication has become an increasingly common response to anxiety and behavioural struggles in pet dogs. While medication has a...
The use of medication to manage behavioural issues in pet dogs is increasingly being questioned across Ireland and Europe, as...
In December 2025, the Irish Government announced a record €6.4 million allocation to animal welfare charities across the country, recognising...
Across Ireland, Christmas is one of the busiest and most disruptive times of year for dogs. From a professional dog...