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Your dog is your responsibility

Dogs can be wonderful companions, bringing happiness to people’s lives.

Being a dog owner is a privilege, but it comes with a lot of responsibilities.

Sometimes even the best behaved dogs can attack or bite.

Dog owners are responsible for keeping their dogs under control. If your dog injures people or animals, or damages property, you are legally responsible.

Your dog is your responsibility.

Whatever they do, it’s not your dog’s fault.

It’s yours.

XL Bully dogs

Regulations introduced on October 1st 2024 prohibit the importing, breeding, selling and re-homing of XL Bully type dogs.

From February 1st 2025, it will be illegal to own an XL Bully without a ‘Certificate of Exemption’. More information can be found here: Ban on XL Bully dogs

Dog owners with questions about the incoming regulations can contact DogControl@drcd.gov.ie