Dublin Pet School

31/12/2023

To all my clients, Thank you for trusting me with your beautiful pets in 2023.
Have a wonderful 2024

11/12/2023

Thank you to eveyone who came. We made 600e between photos and on-line donations.
Thank you to eveyone who came along or donated online.
While split between 3 charities it is not much but so many need our help right now.
My Lovely Horse Rescue. Martina Kenny
Dogs Aid
The Hairy Project- Belinda Morgan

15/11/2023

ATTENTION.. Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wicklow and Dublin.

Have you got what it takes to join the Wexford K9 Search and Rescue team?�
Are you…
- Over 18
- Reasonably fit
- A dog lover
- able to commit to fortnightly training

Yes? Then we are searching for you!

Wexford K9 Search and Rescue are currently looking to expand our team of volunteers.
✅ We work the buddy system which allows team members to work alongside the k9 teams.
✅ We are also interested in hearing from people with boating and diving experience.
✅ K9 air scenting and trailing teams with sar experience.

For more information please email [email protected]

Proudly sponsored by K9 Detect and Find Ireland.

20/10/2023

Such a handsome boy.
Apollo Creed.

06/10/2023

Puppy classes, 3 wk course.
Find out the correct way.to socialise your puppy, what to watch out for, simple skills, foundation recall.
WhatsApp or email
[email protected]

01/08/2023

A wk ago today with all the commotion of moving in we had to say goodbye to an amazing little guy Judge.
Just over a wk after his stitches came out the infection came back in his leg and came back aggressively, we kept him going for a few more wks but he was sleeping more, not using the leg and just unhappy.
So we let him go and I am only able to acknowledge it now.
He was a wonderful creature, loved to snuggle in with the Rotties when we were all gathered in the front room.
I'm sorry he never got to enjoy the new house but he is buried here, under a tree a neighbour gave me from the old road.
Sleep well my little man.

05/07/2023

Are Crocs just the best toy ever.

22/06/2023

Home boarding available highly recommended

Swords area

16/06/2023

What a fantastic way to spend the wkend.
learning a new skill.

2 places left
15th & 16th of July
Pets are going missing everyday and this is a great opportunity to Learn how to trail missing pets with your own dog.

25/05/2023

Back chaining loose lead walking.
Start a few doors from home and work back.
If the dog is pulling and excited to get to the park and you get there on the back of pulling well then its very successful behaviour as far as the dog is concerned.

26/03/2023

Some of my clients just need a push in the right direction.
So proud of these guys.
Sending love ❤️

18/03/2023

Puppy classs still available. Contact Steph, details below.

🐶We’ve got another set of puppy classes coming up soon with one or two spots remaining.

Get in touch to book your place.

We’d love to see you there!

16/02/2023

Baby steps all the way.

16/02/2023

PRODUCT REVIEW. The new lead designed by Eamon Dempsey at Baumutt.

07/02/2023

It takes a community.

A massive thank you to Siobhan at Dublin Pet School for all her help with Daisy. Daisy is a wonderful rescue dog from Dundalk Dog Rescue. They have asked me to help with her, but the poor pet is in such a bad way. I got in touch with Siobhan for some help and advice, and she has been so incredibly kind with her wisdom and guidance in this case.
At Problem Paws we strive to help your dog in any way we can, but as a wise woman once said; “No- one can know it all”.
It’s wonderful to see other women in business being happy to support and help each other, as at the end of the day, our priorities should lie with the welfare of the dogs.
I would highly recommend Dublin Dog School to anyone.

06/02/2023

A massive thank you to Siobhan at Dublin Pet School for all her help with Daisy. Daisy is a wonderful rescue dog from Dundalk Dog Rescue. They have asked me to help with her, but the poor pet is in such a bad way. I got in touch with Siobhan for some help and advice, and she has been so incredibly kind with her wisdom and guidance in this case.
At Problem Paws we strive to help your dog in any way we can, but as a wise woman once said; “No- one can know it all”.
It’s wonderful to see other women in business being happy to support and help each other, as at the end of the day, our priorities should lie with the welfare of the dogs.
I would highly recommend Dublin Dog School to anyone.

06/02/2023

It takes a community!.
Always glad to help.

A massive thank you to Siobhan at Dublin Pet School for all her help with Daisy. Daisy is a wonderful rescue dog from Dundalk Dog Rescue. They have asked me to help with her, but the poor pet is in such a bad way. I got in touch with Siobhan for some help and advice, and she has been so incredibly kind with her wisdom and guidance in this case.
At Problem Paws we strive to help your dog in any way we can, but as a wise woman once said; “No- one can know it all”.
It’s wonderful to see other women in business being happy to support and help each other, as at the end of the day, our priorities should lie with the welfare of the dogs.
I would highly recommend Dublin Dog School to anyone.

04/01/2023

Don't worry about spoiling the dog we have all been there.

24/12/2022

Dublin Pet School would like to wish all our clients a wonderful Christmas, Thank you for Choosing to work with me, stay safe, love the moments and madness our furry friends bring. See you i 2023❤ 🐕

17/12/2022

FANTASTIC Article by Suzi Walsh, dog trainer and colleague

Suzi Walsh looks at the controversial Christmas puppy market and says it should be avoided at all costs.

17/11/2022

Reduce your heating bills the natural way 😂😂

26/10/2022

An amazing collaboration with fantastic colleagues. Its not to late to get stuck in and do some work befor Halloween.

4 dog pros chat about top tips for this year's fireworks season.Monica Allaire McMahan+1 603-978-2991barringtonbarksandbehavior@gmail.combarringtonbarksandbe...

22/10/2022

Working with deaf and partially sighted dogs can be hard but when you learn to communicate then life gets a lot easier.

14/10/2022

Absolutely amazing activity to do with your dog and teenager.

I am delighted to introduce teen mantrailing classes to Wexford..
I'm a great believer that children are our future..

1st class starting November 6th 2.15 to 4.15

Learn...believe...achieve

Meet new friends..

Both fun scent detection and teen mantrailing classes are open to children with disabilites and autism..
Groups can also pre book and dates and times will be allocated..
It's fantastic fun..
All welcome

Puppies can start as young as 16 weeks of age..

21/04/2021

This group of behavioural scientists used both biological and behavioural measures of welfare to understand how dogs trained in different ways were affected by the training.

The 3 groups of a combined total of 92 dogs were trained using either "aversive-based" (training based on use of physical punishment as primary motivator for learning), "mixed" (a mix of punishment and reward), and "reward" (with rewards as the primary motivator for learning).

Training sessions were filmed, and behaviours which are understood to indicate stress levels or negative emotional state were measured.
Immediately before and after training, a sample of saliva was taken in order to measure Cortisol (a hormone released in response to stress).

Additionally, dogs were exposed to a scenario to understand their optimism vs. pessimism - the latter being understood to be more likely when you expect a greater chance of loss over probable reward,

It was found that the dogs in the "Aversive" group showed more instances of panting and negative behavioural state than either the "mixed" or "reward" groups, but that even the "mixed group" showed the same inclination for low welfare measures.
The same was true in the non-training scenario, where dogs in the "aversive" and "mixed" groups showed poorer measures of welfare than the "reward" trained dogs.

Negative state behaviours included:
- tense & low body posture
- moving away from the handler

Cortisol measures found significant increases in cortisol levels for dogs in the "Aversive" group, compared to the "reward" group.

Interestingly, only the "mixed" group used pinch/prong, and Ecollar, whereas the "aversive" groups used check chains.
However, it was also seen that no matter the group, the higher a proportion of punishment was used, the more stressed the dog.

The implications of the study suggest that rather than pain from physical punishment being the reason that dogs find this style of training so stressful (yelping was rare, and whining found no differences between groups - both common signals of pain in dogs). Dogs find the use of physical punishment, especially when in high proportion, emotionally damaging.

The use of physical punishment seems to have far-reaching effects into a dogs life, even affecting its cognitive bias (optimism vs. pessimism) when facing a new situation.

There are numerous other studies suggesting the use of physical punishment can increase the likelihood of a dog showing aggression - simply go into Google Scholar, and search "aggression punishment dog".

Link to the study I am referencing:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225023