Animal Behaviour by Ashley

15/01/2025

A fabulous video on Puppy Training by Ian Dunbar, everyone should watch 🥰

http://www.ted.com Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets'...

05/11/2024

🔥Post Operation Behavioral Plan🔥

This is a lovely tip from our Behaviour Specialist Ashley Rogers

If you have an animal that needs to recover after surgery and are required to be restricted in their movement whether that be involving respite or to be confined in one room. Here are some things that you can do to help stimulate your dog’s mind and get some well needed metal exercise which will compensate their physical demands such as walking, going to day care, playing with toys etc.

Food Delivery

Promote scatter feeding to increase the time they spend eating, this will stimulate their mind far longer compared to eating straight out of a bowl.
Use some natural yoghurt and their normal kibble, freeze it and deliver it to them frozen. This will keep them occupied and keep them entertained while they recover.

Environmental Stimulation

When you are taking them to the toilet while they recover, its important that you restrict their movement, however, in an area with grass and trees you can allow them to take in smells within the environment which entertain them as much as their routine walk would.
If you are around other dogs or in a position to leave clothes or blankets with other dogs you can use those to stimulate the dogs senses as it would if it were collected information on a normal walk.

23/10/2024

When all of your dogs are subjected to being guinea pigs for students 🤣

14/10/2024

As Holloween is approaching, there is nothing worse knowing that your dog cannot cope and will be so fearful on the day.

Some dogs are so noise phobic they require additional medical support to help them, however this doesn’t fix the problem. Your dog may require medicinal support but they also need a desensitisation and counter conditioning plan.

Here are also a number of things that you can do to make your dog comfortable.
- Crates: as dogs are den animals providing a crate is a fantastic was of making them feel comfortable. Cover the crate with lots of duvets.

-Mental stimulation: early that day take your dog on a stimulation walk, allow them to sniff the long grass, take them to a new place.

-Feeding: early that day feed them differently. Freeze their food, or provide them with frozen natural yoghurt or implements scattered feeding in your back garden.

13/10/2024

Appointments available on Tuesday

With Halloween approaching we have some availability to treat your dog with noise phobia and separation anxiety with a customised plan to manage and treat your dogs behavioural issues.

I am a qualified Animal Behaviourist and will be taking up behaviour consultations at Newry Veterinary Centre on Tuesdays. I have a BSc (Hons) in Applied Animal Behaviour and Training and a MSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare. I have significant hands on experience working with a range of dog breeds and other species including Livestock, Horses, Cats and exotic species.

I specialise in

- Noise Phobia
- Dog to dog aggression/ reactivity (outside/ within home of multi dog household)
- ⁠Integration of rescue dogs
- Aggression
- Fear Aggression
- Resource Guarding
- ⁠Puppy plans and prevention of unwanted behaviours
- ⁠Behaviour modification
- Separation anxiety
- Elimination on unwanted behaviours
- Inappropriate urination
- Sterotypical Behaviour (self mutilation, barrier frustration, excessive barking)

I also specialise in feline and equine stereotypical behaviour.

Behaviour Consultations
30 minutes consultation additional time can be added if required

- Evaluation
- Diagnosis
- Customised plan, to be reviewed and updated when required
- Treatment plan if required
- Full support throughout plan

Call Newry veterinary Centre to make your appointment.

04/08/2024

What a rare find, I’m actually smiling in the ring with a dog. No presence of the testing b.|.|t😉h face today. Over the moon with how this boy is maturing!

30/07/2024

My ying and yang

17/07/2024

Beautiful evening with the best!

20/06/2024

Where there is a boxer there is a ball 🤣

26/05/2024

Unfortunately I myself could not make it to yesterdays show but thankfully Duke and Hera made it.

Thank you to Orlaith Sleepybrook Keenan for minding and transporting them there! Thank you do David Gaffney for handling them for me.

🐾Valentino Barbarian Corso aka Duke
🌟Best Champion Male
🌟Reserve Green Star Male

🐾Zeta Barbarian Corso, aka Hera, our rising star!
🌟Very Promising Puppy
🌟Green Star Bitch

3rd Green Star at the ripe age of 7months old, your are breathtaking ❤️

Congratulations to all other exhibitors! Best of luck today ❤️

05/05/2024

Fabulous weekend with fabulous company

🤩Fermoy Canine Club International Show🤩

🐾Zeta Barbarian Corso @ Dukardee Corso

Aka Hera

🌟1st Puppy Bitch - Very Promising
🌟Best Puppy in Breed

🥳Hera goes on to take 2nd best puppy in group 2, can’t wait to see what the future holds with this fantastic girl!

🐾Yara Barbarian Corso Corso

Aka Freya

🌟1st Excellent Bitch - Junior
🌟Green Star Bitch
🌟Best Opposite S*x

🤩St Tipperary All Breed Championship Show🤩

🐾Valentino Barbarian Corso @ Dukardee Corso

Aka Duke

🌟Excellent Champion Male II

🐾Yara Barbarian Corso Dukardee Cane Corso aka Freya
🌟Excellent Junior Bitch II

🐾Zeta Barbarian Corso aka Hera Corso
🌟1st Puppy Bitch
🌟Green Star Bitch
🌟Best Opposite S*x

We have a fantastic team and couldn’t do it without the help and support by the people around us! We have come so far!

Thank you to the girls joint owner Carmen Cane Corso Pintea Barbarian Corso Kennel, FCI registered Cane Corso breeders UK for sending me these girls, couldn’t be happier! ❤️❤️

Thank you to my right hand woman Fiona Boxer Gracey for all that you give me ❤️ looking forward to the legs being ran off the pair of us! Bionic or not 🤣

04/04/2024

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The stack is terrible, yes a rookie mistake by said owner 😆. Do I care? Absolutely not, because he’s still fecking stunning!

Two fat heads out enjoying the shows and company 😁🤓

29/02/2024

Can’t get enough of his Puppichino

06/02/2024

When you and your friend go for a walk and you have to take all the essentials 😂

27/12/2023

🇮🇪 Dublin Dog Show Society 🇮🇪

Valentino Barbarian Corso @ Dukardee Corso

🌟1st Champion Dog: Excellent
🏆Best Male
🔥Best of Breed

Yara Barbarian Corso @ Dukardee Corso
🌟1st Puppy Bitch: Very Promising
🔥Reserve Green Star Bitch

Thank you so much to Kelly Lawless for thinking so highly of both my babies.

🏆On to a strong line up in group 2 and Duke was shortlisted 🏆

Thank you to Judge Noel Beggs for shortlisting Duke it made my day!

Congratulations to everyone and their achievements!