v2.8.2 – Custom K9 Fields, DogBase AI V2 & Platform Reliability

Release Date: June 15, 2026

Version 2.8.2 brings one of the most-requested capabilities to DogBase: custom fields on your K9 profiles. You can now define exactly the data points that matter to your team and track them alongside everything else in the platform. This release also delivers a meaningful upgrade to DogBase AI and a significant round of engineering work that makes the platform more consistent and dependable across the board.

✨ What's New in v2.8.2

🎨 Custom K9 Fields

You can now add custom fields to your K9 profiles to capture any information your organization needs to track beyond the standard fields DogBase provides.

• Six field types available: Text, Numeric, Long Text, Picklist, Yes/No, and Date & Time
• Create sections to group and organize your custom fields logically
• Custom fields are fully integrated with DogBase Reports for filtering and export

Whether you're tracking certification body registrations, handler assignments, equipment serial numbers, or any other operational data point, custom fields let DogBase adapt to the way your team works rather than the other way around.

✨ DogBase AI V2

DogBase AI has been upgraded to the latest generation of foundation models, and the underlying system prompts and summarization logic have been redesigned from the ground up.

• Updated to the latest Gemini foundation model
• Redesigned prompts for sharper, more focused summaries and breakdowns
• Improved suggestions tailored to K9 team workflows

The result is more precise output across AI-generated session summaries, performance breakdowns, and training suggestions.

🛡️ Improved Data Validation

This release includes a complete overhaul of the validation system that underpins Training Types, Action Types, and user-entered data across the platform.

• Stronger type validation throughout all logging workflows
• Schema standardization for Training Types and Action Types
• Reduced risk of malformed or inconsistent records entering your data

This work runs quietly in the background, but it means the records you collect are more reliable and consistent across your organization over time.

🎨 User Experience Improvements

Across the platform, you'll notice a range of visual and usability refinements.

• Improved consistency across workflows and screens
• Refined layouts and interactions throughout the app
• Better responsiveness on mobile and tablet devices

These updates continue the ongoing work to make DogBase feel polished and precise at every step.

💳 Invoice Payment Support

Organizations that require invoice-based purchasing can now complete payments through the DogBase payment portal. This is particularly relevant for enterprise customers and public agencies with procurement requirements.

⚙️ Engineering & Platform Improvements

A substantial portion of this release is foundational engineering work: validation infrastructure, data modeling improvements, schema standardization, and performance optimizations. These changes aren't visible day-to-day, but they make the platform faster, more reliable, and better positioned for what's coming next.

🐾 Summary

Version 2.8.2 is a focused release that adds meaningful new capability while investing heavily in the reliability and maintainability of the platform.

This release delivers:

• Custom K9 Fields: define and track any additional data point on your K9 profiles, with full reporting integration
• DogBase AI V2: upgraded to the latest Gemini model with redesigned summarization for better insights
• Improved Data Validation: a complete overhaul of the widget and type validation system for cleaner, more consistent records
• UX Refinements: visual consistency, layout polish, and better responsiveness across devices
• Invoice Payments: support for invoice-driven purchasing in the DogBase billing portal
• Platform Engineering: schema standardization, performance improvements, and reliability enhancements throughout

DogBase continues to evolve based on feedback from professional working dog teams to ensure the platform remains the most flexible and powerful training management system available.

Last updated: June 15, 2026