A new report highlights that pugs are 54 times more likely to suffer from breathing issues compared to other types of dog. The report authors say that Pugs can "no longer be considered typical dogs".
Maeve has owned Golden Retrievers before and she knew about the importance of choosing a high quality animal from a genuine breeder.
Emma bought Millie when she was just six weeks of age, and one of the first things she did was to bring her to see me.
When Rob noticed a tiny red lump on the inside of Poppy’s foreleg, he didn’t worry too much. Maybe she had bumped herself, or been bitten by an insect.
One of Rachel’s earliest memories is going to collect Beau when he was a puppy. She was just three years old when her family drove to a breeder in the countryside to see the litter of pups.
Danielle and her boyfriend, Brian, had just come back from work and at 6pm, Brian opened the back door to let Angel back into the house after going out to the garden.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESLorraine rescued Johnny Hobo as an adult dog when he was six years old: he was in the pound after being picked up by the dog warden as a stray.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESAnn Marie adopted Cleo from the DSPCA as a young adult dog and she settled well into the family household: she’s a gentle, good-natured animal, getting on well with everyone.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESWhen Ann decided to get her first family dog, she chose carefully. Her son, Jack, suffers from mild asthma, so she wanted a non-shed dog.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSuki is an exceptionally thin skinned dog. This doesn’t matter much in her usual day to day activities of lounging around the house and going for walks on the leash.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSally adopted Pippa from Sharpeshill Animal Sanctuary in County Wicklow.
My weekly podcast from East Coast FM this week featured the common problems of asthma and chronic bronchitis in cats and dogs.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSmudge is a fit, healthy young dog, and when he began to cough occasionally, Robyn didn’t worry too much.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESRebecca’s family used to have two dogs, but they both died of old age in 2013.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSuki is a healthy thirteen year old dog, with the usual minor problems that are common in old age.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESThis family have kept large and giant breed dogs for many years, including a Rough Collie and Bernese Mountain Dogs.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESPepsi started to itch last week. He was using his hind leg to scratch the back of his neck, and he nibbled at his lower back with his teeth.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESA couple of months ago, Lilly started limping on her right fore leg.
