DOG TRAINER GUILTY OF ATTACKING PET
Update 30/04/2026: After further research into Christopher Mcivor, 29, it's been discovered that he is a convicted sex offender who had been fined after 'forgetting' to notify police of his new address back in 2022.The then 25-year-old of Yorkhill was ordered to pay a £320 fine at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He admitted not complying with his notification requirements in September 2020 after previously committing a sexual offence.
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A dog trainer was caught brutally attacking his own pet in a park.
Christopher McIvor, 29, pounced on Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Etho in Glasgow's Yorkhill on June 29, 2025.
McIvor - a trainer of seven years - repeatedly struck Etho to the body and attempted to choke the dog.
The violence was overseen by a couple from their apartment window who contacted the authorities.
McIvor - who runs Christopher's Canines - claimed that he was trying to prevent Etho from attacking another dog.
However, he was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of causing unnecessary suffering to Etho.
The court heard that Kerr McLaren and partner Kathleen Fearns, 23, heard yelping coming from outside their flat and went to their window.
Mr McLaren saw McIvor "strike" Etho with his hands and kicked him "once or twice." The witness described the scene as "highly unnecessary," and Miss Fearns saw Mr McIvor kicking the dog multiple times.
McIvor claimed he lifted the dog for no more than five seconds to stop an attack, and Sheriff Kevin McCarron described McIvor's behavior as "inhumane and unnecessary," noting that his actions appeared more like punishment.
Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month.
