K9ARC

01/08/2026

Pop over to see us and give a Agility a go on the day 🐾

30/06/2026

Not long to go!! 🐾
Come over to say hi and give agility a try

12/03/2026

And we’ll be there offering everyone a go at agility with their pups 🐶

🐾Dog Royal 🐾 at Down Royal is back this year on the 9th of August with some amazing Vendor, Partner & Sponsorship opportunities on offer!
To find out more send us a message or e-mail [email protected]
Hope to see you all there 🤗

18/08/2025

URGENT

MISSING SINCE 15TH AUG 3.30PM WITH NO SIGHTINGS

ALL HELP IS REQUIRED

DRONE PILOTS (WE WILL TRY AND GET OURS THERE )

ON FOOT SEARCHERS

Mabel was on the track from Lough Shannagh to OTT carpark, on the Mourne Mountains.

11/03/2025

Ice 2013-2025
Yesterday, we lost a great agility dog, she was such a great dog, altho not mine, I am feeling the loss as if she was.
She was taken before her time.
You probably never noticed her, she was not spectaculary fast, wasnt in your face, but she always got a rosette at any show she went too. She was reliable and careful, and would run for anyone, she was the star at the Downpatrick Family Fun Day every year, she would have been a perfect team dog, as she rarely made mistakes, and with Claire made agility look effortless.
Her career was stunted by Covid and Claire also being “mum’s taxi’ during her early years but even at 11 she was still winning, altho last year Claire noticed her slowing and having difficulties, so she was retired from competitions.
She always came down the driveway to great me, with her big happy smiley face, something I will miss, altho she did teach Snap that trick. Even last week she did a small course having whined the whole time Claire was working Snap, the jumps were low, and she was still lovely to watch and she was so pleased with herself at the end, showing Snap she hadnt lost it, and how it should be done.
I was devastated last night when Claire told me, and she hasnt been out of my thoughts today, she is now with Fendi, who we lost a few weeks ago, at Rainbow Bridge .
Not a good year so far for Claire, hopefully Snap will fill a bit of that very big hole left by these 2 very beautiful and talented dogs.

07/09/2024

📢 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 We have a new event coming to Down Royal on Saturday 12th October - Dog Royal 🐶

Get ready for a paw-some day out 🐾

Your furry friend will be in doggy heaven with exciting agility shows, fun-filled obedience classes, and mind-boggling scent demos. Plus, there's plenty for humans too 🐕

Dog Royal is a family-friendly event where dog lovers can come together to celebrate their furry companions. Enjoy entertainment, delicious food, and a fun-filled day out for everyone 😍

✨Dogs and kids under 14 go free✨

🎟️ Snap up an early bird ticket now at: downroyal.com/tickets
📧 Want to get involved? Drop us a line at: [email protected]

22/08/2024

Looks to be a fun day out with some tips, tricks and advice to take home 🐶 🐩 🐕

08/08/2024

*APPEAL FOR INFORMATION*

While we await the post mortem results and advice regarding our next steps, we appeal for anyone who has any information about Baloo's disappearance and/or death to contact us directly, the Mid and East Antrim Animal Welfare team or the PSNI (ref 1400 01/08/24).

Somebody must have seen or heard something!

Baloo disappeared from our garden two weeks ago tonight. While we no longer search for Baloo, we still have no answers as to how he ended up dead in undergrowth in a housing estate he had never ever been to. It makes absolutely no sense for him to have been there and to have got there unnoticed.

Please, if anyone has any information, contact us Baloo Newfoundland.

UPDATE
Baloo has been discovered by a member of the public sadly deceased. Fly high over rainbow bridge 🌈 Our sincere condolences to all his family. Thank you all for sharing his post far and wide💔

Important update ⭐️

The owner of the Newfoundland seen on the ferry between Belfast and Liverpool has come forward it was not Baloo. Please keep sharing for any possible sighting of Baloo.⭐️

🚨 Newfoundland possibly Baloo, was seen with a single male on the overnight ferry Belfast-Liverpool into *Birkenhead Terminal* Stena Edda first thing this morning. NI and Merseyside police have been made aware 🚨

Please share wide and far, beautiful loved Newfoundland family pet missing since wed (31st July) night from Ballymena area, co Antrim. Chipped and not like him to wander. Family devastated please get him home

We are now convinced that baloo has been stolen, there have been zero sightings of him which would be highly unusual for a dog this size. Please keep sharing and make him too hot to handle