Bartley's Barkers

14/02/2025

Gorgeous day, great weather for dog training today.
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14/02/2025

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Essential oils are becoming increasingly popular for their use in aromatherapy products. They may also be found within cleaning products, herbal remedies, perfumes, personal care products and air fresheners. As essential oils are more frequently being found in the household, essential oil safety around pets is a hot topic that the Animal Poisons Helpline is frequently contacted about.

The safety of using essential oils around pets is dependent on a number of factors, including the type and concentration of the oil and how a pet is exposed to it. Whilst ingestion of concentrated essential oils carries the highest risk of poisoning, toxicity can also occur following skin application of concentrated products. Pets that are exposed to fumes via diffusers or oil burners are typically at lower risk, however companion animals that are exposed to high concentrations of fumes for prolonged periods can become unwell. Exposure to essential oils can result in varying signs of illness ranging from drooling and vomiting to coma, seizures, and liver injury. Some common essential oils that are considered particularly toxic include the following:

• Eucalyptus and tea tree oil – Ingestion can result in lethargy, unsteadiness on the feet, confusion, coma and seizures. Severe poisoning, including liver damage, has been reported in both cats and dogs when concentrated tea tree oil has been applied to the skin.

• Camphor – Causes stimulation of the central nervous system and seizures.

• Clove oil – Causes depression of the central nervous system and liver injury.

• Oil of wintergreen – Contains a high concentration of methyl salicylate which can result in abdominal pain, vomiting, panting, confusion, seizures, coma and potentially death.

The Animal Poisons Helpline provides free advice to pet owners in Australia and can be reached on ☎️1300 869 738 (AU), 0800 869 738 (NZ), 3106 4216 (SG), (917) 722-5958 (US) or +1917 722-5958 (CA). Don't miss the next pet poisons alert. Visit animalpoisons.com.au/stay-up-to-date to subscribe to our mailing list and receive updates and alerts directly to your inbox. If you are a member of a veterinary team you can join the Animal Poisons Centre For Vets Facebook group which is regularly updated with toxicology tidbits and poisoning trends.

13/02/2025

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05/02/2025

Omg!!!!!! Who the hell would be doing this???????
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Dettol Toxicity in pets

Did you know that Dettol (or any cleaning products with the active ingredient chloroxylenol) is toxic to pets? It can be absorbed orally, through your pets skin or breathed into the lungs!
We often see pets that have had wounds cleaned with Dettol as their owners thought it was a safe option.
Signs your animal may be poisoned include:
• Vomiting and diarrhoea
• Drooling and mouth ulcers
• Tremors, incoordination, seizures, excitability, depression, or coma
• Coughing, sneezing, difficulty breathing
• Skin signs (inflammation, swelling), liver failure (jaundice, vomiting) or kidney failure (increased drinking, inappetence and weight loss).
**Some toxins act on more than one body system, and so can produce any combination of the above signs.

If in doubt use saline or diluted iodine! It is a safe option for cleaning wounds if your unable to travel to see a vet!

Accidental poisoning can also occur when a pet walks over a wet surface recently cleaned with a Dettol product and it is absorbed into the skin or groomed off the paws by the pet! To help prevent this from happening simply let freshly cleaned surface dry before letting your pets walk on them!

26/01/2025

Keep safe and make sure your dogs have shelter, fresh water.

Mon and Tues we are heading into 40's.

Remember heatstroke can kill yr dogs.

20/01/2025

After a busy Elvis week and then closing that off. I am back at it with training and socialisation.

This year we are also looking at holding a Responsible Dog owner event.
This will include but not limited too, general training tips, walking, recall, how to engage correctly at parks in social areas etc as well as having one of the pet stores here advise on the latest items re toys, training aids, food brands etc And A rep from the vets to go over some must have basic first aid for your dog, like, rashes, bites,heatstroke,thunder/fireworks, no go foods and plants/ how to bandage limbs etc.
So look out for the date and time later in the year.

Remember this week is stinking hot, so shade, fresh water, ice blocks with maybe treats in them.

Cheers Gail

15/01/2025

Stay safe in this weather and check on your dogs!!

09/01/2025

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Gail Richardson is a mother of two, a carer for her sister, a Property Manager at Ray White Parkes, and the owner and qualified trainer of Bartley’s Barkers. Gail started Bartley’s Barkers with her first dog CJ, a Red Cloud Kelpie, approxi­mately 20 years ago. In addition to provid­ing one-on-...

07/01/2025

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🐾 Attention all Hound Dog fans!

There’s been a small error in the printed Pocket Guide regarding the Ray White Hound Dog Competition. But don’t worry, we’ve got the correct details for you here! 🐕🎶

📅Friday 10 January
🕙10am
📍Ray White Parkes, lower Clarinda St
🎟️ $10 per dog

This pawsome event is the perfect opportunity for your furry friend to strut their stuff and channel their inner Elvis! Whether they’re a barkin’ ballad star or a hip-shakin’ hound, it’s all about fun and fur-tastic memories.

📢 For the latest and most accurate event info, pick up the Official Souvenir Program or check the online program here: bit.ly/PEFprogram

Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll see you and your four-legged superstars there! 🐶

31/12/2024

Wishing you all a wonderful New Years.
Stay safe tonight.
Have a plan in place for your pets so they can't run off if scared of fireworks.
Inside with TV or music on not overly loud😳.
Talk normally to your pet, don't over feed it treats.
Do some training with them if u are home.

🐕🐕🐕 Gail

26/12/2024

At the Parkes Elvis Festival:-
Fri at 10am the Hound Dog event.

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone.
Stay safe.
No feeding yr dogs Christmas food😳.
Please watch the weather and make sure your dogs are safe.
Cheers Gail🥂

17/12/2024

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As today going to be a very hot one, please keep your dogs in doors.

15/12/2024

A very good idea.
Great for all year round when you have big families and lots of noise etc.
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13/12/2024

Hi all, the next few days in Parkes!!!!
We are getting heatwave warning.
Please do not exercise your dog(s) they will be ok if they miss a couple of days.
Watch for heat stroke.
Supply shelter from the heat/sun
Have plenty of water on hand.
Stay safe
Gail-trainer.

11/12/2024

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🕷 Ehrlichiosis: a deadly threat to Australian Dogs 🕷

Ehrlichiosis is an infectious disease transmitted by Brown Dog Ticks carrying bacteria in the Ehrlichia genus. The bacteria infects white blood cells and impacts blood platelets. The disease appears to be particularly severe in Doberman pinschers, German shepherds, Belgium Malinois and Siberian huskies.

Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis in dogs present in three phases: acute, subclinical and chronic.

Acute Phase
- Fever
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Loss of appetite
- Lethargy
- Respiratory distress
- Bleeding disorders (including nosebleeds)

Subclinical Phase
If not treated or eliminated by the dog’s immune system, the illness will pass into the subclinical phase. This phase is considered the most dangerous phase as the disease does not present any symptoms, making it undetectable and able to progress without treatment.

Chronic Phase
If the infection remains untreated, it will enter the chronic phase. In this phase symptoms will become more intense and more difficult to treat. These symptoms include:
- Anemia
- Lameness
- Bleeding episodes
- Swollen limbs
- Vision loss

PREVENTION:
Year-round tick-prevention treatment is the best way to protect your dog from ehrlichiosis and other tick-borne illnesses. But because no tick prevention method is 100% effective, it’s important to physically check for ticks after being in areas where ticks are known to live, including yourself and belongings as they can be transported back to areas where they have yet to be discovered!
Remember: Seresto stops ticks from biting and ticks die after contact. ALL other tick products (including oral, spot-ons and injections) ticks must bite to be killed, allowing disease transmission!

Want to read more on Ehrlichiosis and its spread across Australia?
https://www.vetpracticemag.com.au/breaking-the-cycle/
https://mypetandi.elanco.com/au/our-products/seresto/seresto-dogs
https://nexgard.com.au/dog-parasites/ticks/brown-dog-tick
https://www.vetshopaustralia.com.au/blog/post/new-disease-warning-ehrlichiosis
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-06/how-to-protect-your-dogs-against-tickborne-disease/101733560

10/12/2024

Christmas/New Year period re training sessions and playgroups.

That time of year is upon us again.

Training sessions will be held Sat 14th Sun 15th and Sat 21st and Sun 22nd Dec.
Weather permitting.

Little dog play/social group will be held Sat 21st at 9am (you need to let me know if you are coming so I know numbers)
Also weather permitting.

All sessions are weather permitting.

Sessions for the New Year will start from Sat 18th Jan.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
Be mindful of the weather and heat stroke!!
Also your dogs should not be fed any of your Christmas food😳 yes I'm talking to you😉.

Stay safe .
Cheers Gail🐕🐕🐕