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Podcast: International Dog Day and Pups in the Park | East Coast Radio
Today is International Dog Day, a time to celebrate the canines in our culture.
Pete in the Media
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Podcast: Nutritional supplements: does your pet really need something extra? | East Coast Radio
Nutritional supplements are given to around 20% of pets every day. But are they really necessary?Listen to this ten minute podcast to find out more. Click on the play button below.
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Podcast: helping dogs cope in the heat (plus how small dogs make men more appealing) | East Coast Radio
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.
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Podcast: Parvovirus is still a threat to unvaccinated dogs | East Coast Radio
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.
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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.
Dogs banned from Blue Flag beaches in Ireland: read more in this podcast | Spirit Radio
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.
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Podcast: helping dogs cope in the summer heat | East Coast Radio
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.
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Podcast: animal welfare in Ireland | East Coast Radio
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.
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Podcast: Pugs can no longer be considered “typical dogs” due to ill health linked to conformation | East Coast Radio
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".
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Podcast from Newstalk. Dogs vs cats: which make the best pets? | Pat Kenny Show
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.
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Podcast: the debate over the proposed swan-trapping bridge in Bray | East Coast Radio
In my home town of Bray, Co Wicklow, a new bridge over a local river has been proposed.
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Podcast: 600 pets from Ukraine arriving in Ireland | East Coast Radio
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.
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Podcast: the essentials of chocolate poisoning in dogs | Spirit Radio
With thanks to Spirit Radio, here's a short podcast outlining the essentials behind the serious issue of chocolate poisoning in dogs.
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Podcast: Puppy farms, Chocolate poisoning and more | East Coast Radio
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 ..
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Podcast: the ban on breeding Bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in Norway | East Coast Radio
I have written about this topic in today's Irish Examiner, and to hear me discuss the topic in more detail, listen to my weekly East Coast FM podcast by clicking on the play button below.
“A Vet’s Calling”: interview with Pete the Vet and Ana Isabel
Ana Isabel, and her dog Teddy, create a regular Youtube podcast looking at different aspects of life with animals. She interviewed me for 40 mins, and you can watch the video here.
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Podcast: asthma in dogs and cats | East Coast Radio
My weekly podcast from East Coast FM this week featured the common problems of asthma and chronic bronchitis in cats and dogs.