Clever Pets Ireland

23/08/2024

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10/08/2024

I met this cute lil fella & his family for the first time yesterday.

Milo is a 4 yr old Shih Tzu and is not happy with visitors to his home. His family would also like some help with getting Milo comfortable meeting & getting to know their friends’ dog to see if they might be able to be pals in the future.

Milo did really well during our 1st consultation and while he was enthusiastically happy to engage in some training exercises with me he wants me to know he hasn’t decided i’m a friend quite yet - and that’s okay, friendships sometimes take time!

Whenever dealing with dogs that are not good with meeting new people it’s very important to take things slowly & build the dogs’ confidence with people gradually without adding pressure. This helps the dog learn that new people are not a source of stress but instead a time where good things happen for them. This low pressure, gradual approach is also vital to maintain safety for all involved. Safety & avoiding aggression incidents is always my !!!

16/07/2024

13/07/2024

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Oppose the Ban of XL Bully dogs in Ireland

12/07/2024

Stop the Unjust Euthanising of Restricted Breed Dogs in Dublin County Shelter

05/07/2024

From today… all XL bully-typed dogs in Northern Ireland will need to wear a muzzle when they are in public.

To those of you who are in Northern Ireland and are now faced with your dog wearing a muzzle due to legislation, we want to know a few things…

You’re dog will and can live a fulfilled life, with a muzzle. They are still good dogs. A muzzle doesn’t define your dog’s worth. You are an amazing dog guardian.

Our heart goes out to the Irish XL Bully community!

We are with you. 🤍

14/06/2024

Lisbon & his mammy Josephine have done so well with their training in the last few weeks!!! 🎉👏🏆

This cute lil fella is all energy & go🌪️ and when he doesn’t get what he wants immediately he barks hysterically & constantly 📣🎧 so as you can imagine this was making life stressful at home but also out on walks and of course the neighbours were none too happy.

We’ve been working on giving Lisbon a good mix of different types of activity throughout the day and outlets for his energy & talkitiveness, as well as working on his self control, implementing some basic cues and a feeding enrichment schedule.

Lisbon still gets very excited and barks excessively with visitors in the house and we continue to work on this over the next while but such great improvements!! 👏🎉🐾🐾🐾🐾

28/05/2024

From an investigative report by the dedicated team it is clear that there's little concern for the welfare of the puppies used in these classes. The Irish based charity discovered that there’s no vetting for age, vaccination records, or the specific needs of the pups. Young puppies are often expected to participate in back-to-back classes over entire weekends. 

A yoga class is a yoga class and not a place for spending time with puppies. Instead, if you would like to spend some time making a difference to the lives of dogs in Ireland consider volunteering or donating to the amazing or one of the other fantastic rescues in Ireland who are crying out for help and resources.

24/05/2024

Trying to get a good picture of Koda with sisters Mischa & Willow!! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂🐾🐾🐾

24/05/2024

This adorable little mop is 7mth old Bailey 😍

Bailey is struggling with some resource guarding and handling issues at the moment so his family called me in to help.

24/05/2024

The beautiful Stella ❤️

I was out with this gorgeous girl & her family yesterday to help them build Stella’s confidence with meeting & getting to know new people.

Becoming wary of new people is very common during adolescence and slow, structured introductions during this sensitive time is essential for both safety and to build your dogs’ confidence & trust now & in the future.

03/05/2024

I met the lovely Millie yesterday ❤️

Millie is an 8mth old Cavilier King Charles and her family asked to to come help them with Millie’s habit of picking up pebbles as well as help build her confidence to stay home alone.

21/04/2024

Happy Weekend 🐕

06/04/2024

I met the beautiful Jess yesterday 😍🥰 dogs are one of my favourite breeds and Jess was a lovely mature lady that brought back lots of memories of my old girl Elsa!

Jess is a rescue dog that initially was fostered & then adopted by her family. It took Jess a long time to fully settle, and this can be the case with many rescue dogs, particularly if they’ve been in kennels a long time or moved through a number of homes.

Now that Jess is so well settled in every other respect her family wanted to try work on her long standing issue.

Jess did well during our consultation and even though she has likely been practicing reactive for a long time I see alot of potential in her & look forward to working with Jess & her family to overcome this issue. ♥️🐾🐾🐾

04/04/2024

I got this lovely comment today❤🥰️ after visiting 1yr old Ollie & his mum.

Ollie is a wonderful dog at home with the family & even visiting kids but is worried by unfamiliar adult visitors, especially men and is very vocal when people pass by the house.

I love helping people with because it helps everyone in the family & we can often improve things very quickly with a good management plan and training program.

04/04/2024

I had a lovely 1st consultation with 3yr old Hugo & his family today.

Hugo is doing fab with little human sister Layla who is crawling & starting to walk & while Hugo is doing really well with her directly he gets quite wound up at passersby & tv programmes with animals! 🐶🐴😸

We worked on teaching calm responses to both of these things and also planned some to help Hugo & his family while he’s learning to deal with these better!

29/03/2024

29/03/2024

Same for Dog Trainers!! 😜😂

Happy Easter Everyone 🐾🎉

08/03/2024

Pretty girl Jessie is learning that self control & good manners gets her more!!

I had my 3rd session with this lovely 5mth old and her family. Jessie’s enthusiasm is wonderful but can be a bit scary to her human siblings, whose last dog was a mellow old chap!

We’re focusing on balancing the needs of a bouncy young pup with those of the kids and adults in the family - ideally for a win-win solution for everyone!! 🐾🥰

07/03/2024

Animals live in a world of scent that us humans rarely appreciate - this video clip of a trail camera demonstrates this beautifully!

Our dogs live in that same world where scent is king - how can we allow them to embrace their natural doggy behaviour in our domestic world?

Try some of these when you can:

Breaking up the walk & pausing to allow your dog to sniff a particular place as much as they want before moving on

By letting your dogs’ powerful nose lead the walk rather than you - a ‘sniffari’

Allowing your dog to investigate where other dogs have pee’d or poo’d (i know it seems disgusting to us!)

Taking your dog into woods or wild areas for them to find exciting wild animal scents (on a long line where/if off lead may not be appropriate)

Teaching your dog to play Hide & Seek with family members

Playing ’Find It’ /Treasure Hunt with your dogs toys & food

Allowing your dog to roll in smelly things they find out & about (it’s worth the extra bathtime!)

Getting involved in scent based dog sports such as Scent Detection (teaching your dog to locate cotton swabs with specific scents) or tracking/mantrailing (where your dog follows the scent of a specific scent person)

What do you think you might give a go?

04/03/2024

I love a seminar or workshop 📖📚🐾🐾🐾 - But normally it’s an opportunity to geek out on dog behaviour and network with fellow dog-crazed people!!

So today I’m focusing on trying to to upskill as a small business owner! 😳🫣 👩🏻‍💼 I better make sure i’m free of dog hair!

Back to school I go for a day long intensive course as part of Fingal LEO EnterpriseWeek … ✏️📚

30/01/2024

How cute is Golden Retriever pup Flint!!! 😍😍😍❤️🐾🐾🐾 Though he’s giving me a bit of a look for snapping a pic while he was snoozing at the end of our session yesterday ! 😂

Most pups do a certain amount of mouthing & puppy biting but some pups can be very intense with it!

Flint’s family called me in to help them out with managing Flints mouthing and to establish a routine that allows him to settle between activities throughout the day.