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Tabitha the one year old tabby cat
Ruby has been through a difficult time in the past year: her much-loved cat, Eddie, went missing in March.
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Sherlock the 1 year old Border Collie
Emma chose Sherlock carefully as a puppy: she heard about a family in the countryside who had a litter of collie pups, and she made a point of meeting both parent dogs.
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Maggie the 11 year old Lurcher
Maggie is a Lurcher, which is not so much a specific breed as a particular type of dog. Classically, a Lurcher was an Irish poacher’s dog: a cross between a Greyhound and a Deerhound.
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Sophie the 11 year old cat
Eleven years ago, a friend of Cathy’s told her about two kittens that had been rescued: two sisters, one with a tail, and one with no tail (like a Manx cat).
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Arnie the 8 year old Bulldog
Many Bulldogs have snuffly breathing: their noses are flattened, and you can sometimes hear them coming before you see them.
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Thea the 10 year old thoroughbred horse
Today’s story from the archives is a bittersweet one: yes, it is a lovely story about the remarkable ways that animals can help humans, and about how good animals are at connecting with people, ..
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Fionn is a three year old Golden Retriever
Fionn is only three years old, but he has had more than his fair share of health issues as a young dog.
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Bubba is an 8 week old Shih Tzu cross puppy
The three sisters and their parents had originally wanted a rescued dog, but they had then decided that they’d prefer a pedigree pup, because they felt the adult version might be more predictable th ..
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Honey the thirteen year old Shih Tzu
At thirteen years of age, Honey is now an elderly dog, even though she’s still as fit and healthy as ever.
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Sasha the 12 year old cross-bred terrier
Sasha is a good example of how successful a rescued dog can be: there is no need to buy an expensive pedigree or designer breed puppy.
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Brocious the three year old Chihuahua
Brocious technically belongs to Brian’s son: she was a present to him from some friends for his twenty first birthday.
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Marloe the three year old Labrador
Marloe's saga started a few weeks ago, when Aisling noticed a strange looking area of skin on the underside of her neck.
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Djibi the twelve year old cat
Djibi may seem like an unusual name for a cat, but it has literary origins: German author, Felix Salten, who was the original author of “Bambi”, wrote a book about a kitten called Djibi.
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Animal Pain Awareness Month – video from Ireland AM | Ireland AM
This week on Ireland AM, Pete and Anton discussed the often neglected issue of pain in animals, focussing in particular on the long term pain caused by arthritis.
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Loki is a cross bred puppy
Abigail lives at home with her parents, along with their family dog, an eight year old Springer Spaniel called Daisy.
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One of the new hens
Veronica has always liked hens; her mother used to keep them in the family’s back garden in North Dublin, back in the 1950’s, and Veronica’s late husband, Chris, used to keep hens in their own b ..
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Meg is four and Archie is a young puppy
Ian married his wife Valerie fifty two years ago, and for the entire duration of their married life, they have owned West Highland White Terriers (so-called “Westies”).