diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/__tests__/route.test.ts b/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/__tests__/route.test.ts
index 1b5cf794..06fd673b 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/__tests__/route.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -71,4 +71,26 @@ describe("public dog trials api route", () => {
       error: "Dog profile not found.",
     });
   });
+
+  it("returns structured errors when the service throws", async () => {
+    getBeagleDogTrialsMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error("boom"));
+
+    const { GET } = await import("../route");
+    const request = new NextRequest(
+      "http://localhost/api/beagle/dogs/dog_1/trials",
+      {
+        headers: { origin: "http://localhost:3000" },
+      },
+    );
+    const response = await GET(request, {
+      params: Promise.resolve({ dogId: "dog_1" }),
+    });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+    await expect(response.json()).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: "Failed to load dog trials.",
+      code: "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/route.ts
index e83c5926..1fa3e610 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/beagle/dogs/[dogId]/trials/route.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,26 @@ export async function OPTIONS(request: NextRequest) {
 }
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: RouteParams) {
-  const { dogId } = await params;
-  const result = await dogsService.getBeagleDogTrials(dogId);
-  return jsonResponse(result.body, {
-    status: result.status,
-    methods: "GET,OPTIONS",
-    origin: request.headers.get("origin"),
-  });
+  try {
+    const { dogId } = await params;
+    const result = await dogsService.getBeagleDogTrials(dogId);
+    return jsonResponse(result.body, {
+      status: result.status,
+      methods: "GET,OPTIONS",
+      origin: request.headers.get("origin"),
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return jsonResponse(
+      {
+        ok: false,
+        error: "Failed to load dog trials.",
+        code: "INTERNAL_ERROR",
+      },
+      {
+        status: 500,
+        methods: "GET,OPTIONS",
+        origin: request.headers.get("origin"),
+      },
+    );
+  }
 }