This week's podcast starts with a light piece about some recent research which shows that a man is more appealing to women if he is accompanied by a small dog.
Bubba is one of those dogs who is a part of the family. Last Saturday morning, he had a lie-in, as he always does on Saturdays.
I recently recorded a 30 minute video interview with Wolfgang Dohne, a vet who has been a leader of the European veterinary profession (FECAVA - the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations).
After a new outbreak of Parvovirus in the Dublin area, dog owners have been warned to keep their pets up to date with their vaccinations to ensure that they stay safe.
If a dog bites a person, the dog's owner is usually legally liable for damages, and sometimes they may be covered for this by insurance (either pet insurance or home insurance).
This week, a piece in the paper noted that insurance claims for dog bites were on the rise in Ireland.
I was interviewed by Spirit radio recently, and you can listen to the podcast here. We discussed the reason why dogs are not allowed on Blue Flag beaches.
The saga of a national wildlife hospital for Ireland continues, and your help is still needed to attain this goal on a permanent basis.
This week, Pete discusses the common summer problem of heatstroke in pets: how can it be prevented, and what to do if your pet is affected. Click on the link below to listen.
It was very unusual for Jade not to eat her breakfast, and even more unusual when she didn't want to go for her walk. What was going on?
This week, I was delighted to be interviewed by Andrea Hayes on East Coast Fm. I have worked with Andrea previously in a television series called Animal A&E.
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".
There's an age old debate about which is the ideal pet: a dog or a cat?I wrote a piece about this recently in The Examiner, and the idea was taken up by Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show.
In my home town of Bray, Co Wicklow, a new bridge over a local river has been proposed.
An anti-wildlife bridge is being planned in my home town of Bray.
Over 600 pets have been imported into Ireland in recent weeks as companions for refugees from Ukraine. To hear more about the details of how this is being organised, listen to this podcast.
With thanks to Spirit Radio, here's a short podcast outlining the essentials behind the serious issue of chocolate poisoning in dogs.
In this week’s podcast, we discuss puppy farms and online advertising of pets, the risk of dogs being poisoned by chocolate over Easter, and the background to the pets of Ukrainian refugees arri ..
