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Dogs.ie was built on three main pillars:
- Trust,
- Safety,
- Transparency
We often get asked for comments on pieces in the news around pet care in Ireland, dog breeding statistics or animal health and welfare cases. While we try to answer all questions, it's not always possible to do deep data or legal analysis due to our limited team size. For all media requests please contact us on [email protected].
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🐶 Dogs.ie in the news (last 2 years, latest first)
| # | Date | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06.07.2026 | Dogs.ie featured in The Irish Times: "Dogs for sale website complains to Seanad clerk over puppy farm link allegations". | Irishtimes.com |
| 2 | 23.06.2026 | Dogs.ie mentioned in The Irish Times about statements in the Seanad on the 2026 Dog Breeding Establishments bill. | Irishtimes.com |
| 3 | 07.06.2025 | Dogs.ie mentioned in The Irish Sunday Times in regards to "How Ireland became the puppy farm capital of the world" | TheTimes.com |
| 4 | 26.01.2025 | Vet issues warning for anyone thinking of getting a Cockapoo. | IrishMirror.ie |
| 5 | 06.01.2025 | The 2024 list of most popular dogs in Ireland has been released. | Link |
| 6 | 20.11.2024 | Interview with Dogs.ie CEO, Paul Savage, about the VeriPet system by Four Paws International. | Link |
| 7 | 01.10.2024 | Ireland XL Bully ban: What happens now as ban comes into effect? ~ by Chloe O'Keeffe | Extra.ie |
| 8 | 15.07.2024 | Dogs.ie launches bantheban.ie to support the rights of XL bully owners. | Link |
- 05.06.2024 - Dogs.ie mentioned by Sergeant Ber Leetch on restricted dogs list and the tragic dog attack in Limerick - IrishTimes.com
- 19.01.2024 - Dogs.ie's submission on Use of Shock Collars in Ireland to the Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine's working group - Link
- 03.10.2023 - Dogs.ie partakes in the International Companion Animal Welfare Conference (ICAWC) in Nicosia, Cyprus - Link
- 18.09.2023 - Dogs.ie's founder, Paul Savage, talks about privacy first analytics and why he chose SimpleAnalytics - SimpleAnalytics.com
- 17.09.2023 - Dogs.ie referenced in "'Dangerous' American Bully XL dogs for sale in Ireland as ban urged in UK after latest death" - Independent.ie & TheJournal.ie
- 23.05.2023 - Dogs.ie takes part in the Purina Unleashed panel on "Let's talk about Pet Acquisition!" - Event Summary
- 26.02.2023 - Dogs.ie mentioned in The Irish Sunday Times in regards to "Inside Ireland's €120m puppy farm industry — where designer dogs sell to Singapore for €5,000" - Link (Paywall)
- 25.01.2023 - Dogs.ie presents at the Permanent Representative of Ireland in Brussels at the workshop "Pet Breeding, Trade and Traceability: Challenges and the way ahead" - Link
- 18.01.2023 - Dogs.ie mentioned in regards to Dog Breeding Establishments by DSPCA's Education Officer Gillian Bird - Link
- 06.12.2022 - Dogs.ie referenced by media outlets on the topic of restricted dog breeds in Ireland - NewsWeek.com, MSN.com, Irish Mirror & RSVPLive.ie
- 05.10.2022 - Dogs.ie partakes in International Companion Animal Welfare Conference (ICAWC) in Sophia, Bulgaria.
- 14.07.2022 - Dogs.ie referenced in the research study "Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?" by Simon J. More, et al. - Link
- 30.03.2022 - Oireachtas Committee - Regulations and Verification systems of online sales of Pets, part of the Committee's Post-Enactment Scrutiny of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. Paul Savage, Founder of dogs.ie presenting - Link
- 26.08.2021 - Online Puppy Trade made safer in Ireland - Four Paws International & Dogs.ie show the first implementation of VeriPet, the Model Solution for selling pets online - Link
- 06.09.2020 - Eoghan McDermott duped by 'friendly grandmother' who sold dog from puppy farm - Extra.ie
- 22.12.2015 - 'People are getting rid of dogs before Christmas' - Irish Times
- 15.11.2015 - Dogs.ie mentioned on IrishExaminer.com
- 20.12.2014 - Dogs.ie referenced - Cyber Christmas puppies face New Year on death row
What people say about dogs.ie
Dogs.ie is the bussiest dogs themed website in Ireland, with over 260,000 registered customers. Our customer reviews can be seen at www.dogs.ie/reviews and we have an average rating of 4.5/5 stars. Number of reviews > 2,250. Dogs.ie regularly shares information about what dog breeds are popular in Ireland.
Quick facts about dogs.ie
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder / CEO | Paul Savage |
| Members | > 265,000+ |
| Daily Visitors | ≈ 25,000 |
| Daily Pages Viewed | ≈ 100,000 |
| Annual dogs rehomed | ≈ 25,000 (24,299 in 2025, 25,770 in 2024, 31,903 in 2023, 33,682 in 2022) |
| Breeds listed | > 140 |
| Staff | 6 |
| Network websites | dog.ie - Dog Walking Jobs help.dogs.ie - Articles about dog care and laws. pedigree.ie - pedigree dogs & pedigreed stud dogs (IKC Registered). stud.ie - stud dogs, sire and dams for litters. adultdogs.ie - older dogs for sale, over 2 years of age. puppies.ie - puppies for sale, dogs under 3 months of age. Irish.dog - Irish native breeds of dogs for sale. UK.dog - UK Dog website - Facts & advice about dogs. kitten.ie - Cats & kittens for sale in Ireland horses.ie - 2nd hand horse tack ~ coming soon
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