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Odie, a 3 year old terrier who was attacked by another dog.
The local park has been carefully planned to enable dogs to enjoy the facility as much as humans.
Dogs
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Valentine’s Day with your dog! | East Coast Radio
On this weeks show, Pete began by answering a question about a mature housetrained dog who has started soiling in the house. This was following by a discussion on Valentine's Day with your dog.
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Dogs in pubs & pets losing their voices | Pat Kenny Show
Do you mind dogs in pubs? A Dublin pub has been told to stop letting dogs inThe source of this latest issue seems to be the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, who say this:"This isn’t new legislation.
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The subject of eyes in relation to dogs. | East Coast Radio
On this week's show, we discussed the subject of eyes in relation to dogs.
Pet magazines have moved into the 21st Century – have a look for yourself at Pets Magazine
I used to write for a number of pets magazines: glossy paper, full colour photos, and interesting stories about animals. While a few of these have survived, many of them have stopped publishing.
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More discussion of veganism & Veganuary | Pat Kenny Show
On this week's Pat Kenny Show vet spot, first I discussed my experiences of veganism in Veganuary. Pat asked some challenging questions - difficult enough to answer quickly on live national radio.
Case Study
Victor, a Greyhound who is being treated with acupuncture.
Denis qualified as a vet over twenty years ago, and for most of this time, he's had a particular interest in treating greyhounds. In 2004, he established the Canine Sports Medicine Clinic.
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Proof that dogs understand human emotions | Pat Kenny Show
Do dogs understand human emotions? Science says “yes” Dogs are able to combine information from a number of senses to recognise human emotion, an ability that has never been seen in an ..
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From dog vaccines to itchy cats and more | Pat Kenny Show
This week on Newstalk, we answered a range of questions from pet owners. I have two toy Jack Russells aged 7 which I inherited 18 months ago. I had them checked by the vet and all is good.
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Assistance dogs | Pat Kenny Show
On this week's show, Pete started by mentioning the recent death of his mother, B, who passed away on January 10th after a long journey with Alzheimers.
Case Study
Vico, a three year old Labradoodle Guide Dog
A Guide Dog has a surprisingly short working life: a typical animal is around two years old by the time he’s trained, retiring at around ten years of age.
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Hector, a 9 year old West Highland Terrier who was attacked by a dog.
Hector is a male terrier, but he has never shown aggression to humans or other dogs. When other dogs pass by, he usually ignores them.
Eleven pet experts expose the most common pet myth that they encounter: Creature Clinic
A pet myth is a commonly held view about pet care that is untrue. Joanna Paul, an Australian vet who writes an excellent blog at CreatureClinic.
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Don’t give pets as presents at Christmas. | East Coast Radio
On this week's show, we discussed why Santa is reluctant to give pets as presents. Also, Pete told us about a Christmas crisis he had to face the evening before.
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Important Christmas tips for pets | TV3
This week on Ireland AM, Pete told the story of Kiko stealing Christmas pudding the previous evening.
Christmas presents for pets and pet lovers- some last minute ideas and tips
Christmas presents for pets and owners? Why not? This week Ireland AM featured a woman who spent €7000 on her new dog, between purchase price of pup and a range of pet accessories including a doggy ..
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Puppies as presents? No, No, No! | Pat Kenny Show
A social media storm has been raging since Sunday, when the Independent newspaper published an account of a journalist buying a Christmas puppy as a present for her husband.
Case Study
Sally, a cross bred female whippet who had nine puppies.
One day, Helen found Sally wandering around a supermarket car park.