Mairead’s Pet Services

16/06/2024

https://free-5169132.webadorsite.com/blog/1877317_dopamine-detox-romanticise-the-hell-out-of-life

“Romanticise the Hell Out of Life!”

Why planning a dopamine detox for yourself and your dog is one of the best ideas you'll ever have!

16/06/2024

The National Institutes of Health reports that “studies have found that animals can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support, and boost your mood”, and any pet owner can confirm that having an animal companion is one of the most effective non-pharmaceutical antidotes to anxiety you can get.

It’s easy to get your pet designated an emotional support animal. But abuse of the system takes a toll on those with genuine needs

13/06/2024

Thank goodness for Thursday’s with your pooch

£12 group

£14 solo

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PM to get in touch!

12/06/2024

Summer lovin’

Group walk £12
Solo £14

Message to enquire

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11/06/2024

My goal as an animal manager is to encourage dogs to engage with their environment independently. So what does this look like….

The way I manage begins the process of learn long term conditioning that those that depend on me CAN trust that things will get better.

Think- I can tolerate less desirable conditions because I’ve learned to expect that good things will come, and this too shall pass,.

(Coaching).

09/06/2024

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/what-causes-animal-altruism.

09/06/2024

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0460

“This study adds to the evidence that reciprocal exchange between different tasks and commodities among animals may be a common, yet understudied phenomenon.”

Direct reciprocity can establish stable cooperation among unrelated individuals. It is a common assumption of direct reciprocity models that agents exchange like with like, but this is not necessarily true for natural interactions. It is yet unclear ...

09/06/2024

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FhTzquQx38c

Paddleboarding is so much fun and we love being able to bring our dogs with us. But we don't just want our dogs along, we want them to love it too! Here are ...

07/06/2024

Friday I’m in love 😻

Group £12
Solo £14

50% off for those on mat/pat leave .

06/06/2024

Group walks (£12)
Solo walks (£14)

Spaces available

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05/06/2024

A dog filled Wednesday 🐾🐾🐶🐶

Walks in interesting places, following your dog’s lead.

Group £12
Solo £14

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02/06/2024

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0021676

“It could be that a high-pitched voice in combination with a pointing gesture rouses the dogs, which then triggers more activity, resulting in more search behavior in general.”

Domestic dogs are skillful at using the human pointing gesture. In this study we investigated whether dogs take contextual information into account when following pointing gestures, specifically, whether they follow human pointing gestures more readily in the context in which food has been found pre...

01/06/2024

Understanding the function of a behaviour can help provide peace with the recurring behaviour . 🐾🐾

31/05/2024

50% discount for parents on mat / pat leave 🐾🐾🐶

28/05/2024

50% discount on all walks for people on mat/pat leave

27/05/2024

Happy Monday !!

26/05/2024

Spaces available, guaranteed cute pawtraits 🐾🐾

Solo £14
Group £12

24/05/2024

https://www.nature.scot/landscapes-and-habitats/habitat-types/mountains-heaths-and-bogs/blanket-bog #:~:text=Blanket%20bog%20is%20a%20type,to%208m%20aren't%20uncommon.?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabMqw6lEN_gne-GqoM_ArGQV-5sg8RDQBFmjDMmsVbKlrjkFS0BUbolOEg_aem_AY8b-iBsnJ2h5KqdSWT4UY27Ksz2465RmmxpyTRlJOVAJgRDSIfe5EoxFm_SGvxjj2fOhJJ1syOUmuJVARoe0H8k

Blanket bog is a type of peatland found in only a few parts of the world. One of our most common semi-natural habitats, it covers 23% of Scotlands land area.

23/05/2024

Group £12
Solo £14

Message to enquire

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21/05/2024

Ignoring your dog is not recommended

16/05/2024

Spaces available

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Grou p £12
Solo £14

Message to enquire
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13/05/2024

April 🐾🐾❤️❤️

10/05/2024

Spaces available

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Group £12
Solo £14

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

09/05/2024

A video from a trip in Millport 🎣

06/05/2024

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/24061084.glasgow-city-council-designates-82-hectares-nature-reserves/

An additional 82 hectares of land in Glasgow has been designated as nature reserves to for the good of wildlife and residents.

06/05/2024

May availability

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Group walks £12
Solo £14

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23/04/2024

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/12/1100

With the growth of animal-assisted interventions, the number of animals designated to work as therapy animals continues to increase. These animals participate in this work in varying capacities during life, but there will be a point in time when the animal can no longer engage in these activities. T...

17/04/2024

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159110001243

Did you know that dogs with separation anxiety live with more stress?

If you have a dog with separation anxiety you should get in touch with a qualified behaviourist, someone with a degree, or a dog trainer with specialisation in separation anxiety.

Fear and anxiety-related behaviors are common in pet dogs and are likely to cause a physiological stress response in individuals that are exposed to t…

02/03/2024

This was a schematic I drew in the summer last year. Environment includes responding to the external and internal stimuli.

Learning history
Genetics (huge)
Environment

Think in this schematic every time you are faced with a challenge.

Keep it Simple.

01/03/2024

In my van I always have…

Eye drops (have you ever gotten mud in your eye and then not been able to see?!)
Poo bags (obviously)
Vaseline (the wind hates my lips and hands)
Factor 50 sun screen. Yes, yes , yes. Start now in 25 years you’ll thank me!
A life jacket for dogs. Just in case one wants to always swim?!
HAND SANITISER for obvious reasons 💩

Tbh so much stuff. I could probably live a cosy life in my van. It’s a bit like the Mary poppins handbag.

What is your essential for working outside with animals?