Podcast
The Science of Slumber: Decoding Your Pet’s Sleep Habits | East Coast Radio
It may seem like our cats and dogs do little else but snooze, but there is quite a lot going on behind those twitching whiskers and paddling paws.
Animal Behaviour
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Your Dog’s Body Language & Taking Great Selfies: 10 minute podcast | East Coast Radio
Understanding your dog's body language when taking a selfie results in great photos - you want a happy relaxed dog, not a worried or stressed one.
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10 min podcast: helping pets cope with stormy weather | East Coast Radio
Keeping Your animal family Calm: Helping Pets Through Stormy WeatherWith the wind rattling the windows and the rain coming down in sheets, it’s not just us humans who feel a bit on edge.
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10 min podcast and more: How to protect your pets during Halloween | East Coast Radio
I've been busy talking about fear of fireworks in pets this week, over at Newstalk as well on my local radio station, East Coast FM.
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10 min podcast: understanding pets by observing their behaviour | East Coast Radio
A new global veterinary initiative aims to focus more on understanding animal behaviour as a way of learning more about their needs.
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10 min podcast and article: Helping pets cope with fear of fireworks | East Coast Radio
This time of year is difficult for many pets, especially dogs, due to their high sensitivity to unexpected loud noises.
10 min podcast: do pets make better companions than humans? | Newstalk
This week, the Moncrieff Show on Newstalk picked up on my recent article in the regional Independent newspapers, and we discussed this in detail.
The Human-Animal Bond Awareness Day
The human-animal bond is the cornerstone of my work as a vet, and as a vet in the media. I was delighted to see this being the focus of a UK-based awareness day recently.
Video
10 min podcast and more: How to reduce the risk of bites from large powerful dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
After the shocking death of a young woman in Limerick last week, and another incident involving a dog attack in Cork, there has been much discussion about what should be done to reduce the risk of peo ..
Understanding animal behaviour
It's a continual challenge to understand what animals are telling us by observing their behaviour.
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Podcast: how to deal with the aftermath of dog attacks on children | East Coast Radio
The attack on a young boy in Wexford this week is clearly a tragedy, and a dreadful incident.
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Podcast: how to prevent dog bites, and what’s the story about compensation if you are bitten by a dog | East Coast Radio
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).
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Dog bites and insurance claims: compo culture or justified? Podcast from Newstalk | Pat Kenny Show
This week, a piece in the paper noted that insurance claims for dog bites were on the rise in Ireland.
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Podcast from Spirit Radio with Pete the Vet: helping dogs in the post-COVID era | Spirit Radio
This short podcast discusses the issues that have arisen at this time when COVID lockdowns are over and people are returning to work, leaving their pets at home. To listen, click on the play button be ..
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Podcast: What to do when your cute pup has become a problematic adolescent? | Spirit Radio
This week, on Spirit Radio, I discuss what to do when you are faced with a bouncy, uncontrolled, hard-to-handle young adult dog. This is a common issue today, with thousands of COVID pups have matured.
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Dog attacks – why do they happen and what should be done about them? Podcast from Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show | Newstalk
Following the tragedy of the dog attack on the baby in her crib in Co Waterford this week, I’ve been thinking a lot about the terrible grief that the family involved must be feeling, and my hear ..
Video
Dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19: vet spot on Ireland AM | Ireland AM
Watch this video from Ireland AM.
The social lives of animals during lockdown
I was a guest on Today FM's Dermot and Dave Show this week - talking about the impact of social isolation on pets, and on wild animals too.