“Need to be far more transparent with the bump ad fee. Dogs.ie make the seller conform to alot of requirements before publishing but the potential buyer (nuisance calls included)does not. If the buyer is interested they should have to register their phone no and email with dogs.ie before they can make contact”
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for review, and I'm sorry you were not happier.
You can set your ad to be contactable with 3 different options :
1) phone number public
2) phone number available for people logged in
3) no phone number, and they have to use the messaging system.
If you select 2 or 3 they do have to verify their phone number and have an account. More information can be seen here https://help.dogs.ie/knowledge-base/phone-number-in-ads/
Hi Richard,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. While I'm glad you think it's a great service, I am sorry you are not happier.
The cost of placing an ad is clear before you pay for it, so there shouldn't be any surprises.
If you are not happy with the price, there are other websites for advertising your dogs for sale, we even list them here to help you https://help.dogs.ie/knowledge-base/selling-your-dog/#dogs-ie-alternatives
Hi Ger,
Thanks for your review. I'm sorry you are not happy about the pricing, the cost of placing an ad is clear before you pay for it, so there shouldn't be any surprises.
If you are not happy with the price, there are other websites for advertising your dogs for sale, we even list them here to help you https://help.dogs.ie/knowledge-base/selling-your-dog/#dogs-ie-alternatives
“This site is for large dog breeding establishment 50€ for one dog and very little interest, the kerry beagle will soon become so scarse due to design bred dogs
Surely native Irish breeds should be treated differently.
Regards Michael”
Hi Michael
Thanks for the feedback. We sat down as a team and decided to make some changes to help support and promote Irish native breeds. It's something we feel is important and should be promoted more, and we can do some small part. We have put together a mini-website , www.irish.dog where we will list these breeds and show any ads for dogs that are one of the 9 Irish native breeds.
We are also going to add in individial categories, like for the Kerry Beagle, to give them their own space on dogs.ie too.
Hi Lynda
Thanks for your review.
It appears you did get contacts through the ad (you didn’t reply to the person who had messaged you).The ad was seen 600 times while published for the four days.
Hi Paul,
Sorry about this issue. We don't accept Revolut cards due to higher levels of fraud. Credit cards from AIB / Bank of Ireland for example should work.
“I think there should be more dog categories on the home page as a menu !! Including a category for Native Irish Breeds !!! All the mixed breeds are diluting the genetic pool and true pure breeds are on the decline, in particular the Irish Breeds that have a far greater presence in countries such as Germany and America.”
Hi Clara,
Thanks for your feedback and we at sorry you are not happier with your advert. It is possible to get to all the breeds in the search bar at the top. The other popular breeds section is based on the number of dogs in the category in the last 30 days, this is generated automatically.
Is there a particular breed that you feel is missing ? Some breeds are better suited in a more general category like “Terrier” or “Hound” rather than their own category that may only get 1-2 ads a year.
We agree about promoting Irish breeds. We even have a dedicated site for it, it’s https://irish.dog/ which brings you to a page about the 9 native Irish breeds.
Hi Tara
Thanks for your review and I’m sorry you have not gotten any calls.
Looking at the ad I think it’s probably priced too high for the current market of dogs, espically for cross breed German Shepehrds. Your had has been seen over 400 times in the last four days.
Hi Noel, I'm sorry there hasn't been much interest in your dogs. It could be because of the age, them being 2.5 years old, and the price may be higher than people are willing to pay too. You did set that the price is negotiable which is good. Your ad has been seen over 200 times, and we do also feature the dogs on adultdogs.ie , hopefully you'll get some more interest towards the end of the week.
Hi Christina,
Thanks for your review. Your had has been seen over 300 times since it was published 5 days ago. Older dogs are a little tougher to rehome, as many buyers are focused on younger puppies. It could also be that the price is a little high at €1000, even if it’s a pedigree IKC registered dog. You do have the price set to negotiable which is good. We would also suggest adding more than 3 images to your ad, you can have up to 10.
“I thought that the 3 ad bumps were included in the €50 price to post the ad, was disappointed to discover that there’s an additional charge to bump up your advert and which only stays up online for 4 weeks too. Also realised I had made a mistake after I posted the ad and was unable to edit it when I logged back in”
“Generally a positive experience. The website is easy to use. It's a little bit slow and manual when working through messages but it gets the job done. I would definitely recommend the site to anyone.”
Hi Aengus
Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback. Our messaging system just got a speed upgrade 2 days ago and now it loads three times faster, so hopefully this will help going forward. It’s a fair comment and we have some more improvements for it coming in the next week too, like a search feature.
