Ballynote Kennels

11/07/2023

Video of the puppies today , was sending it someone else so thus the chats

29/10/2022

Peanut the Puppy !

11/06/2022

HONEY IS BOOKED FOR HER NEW HOME with a lovely family - thanks for all your inquiries- Honey is looking for a family of her own . She’s two years old . Beautiful personality, excellent with other dogs ( she really loves them) loves children . Has not meet toddler or babies yet . Is mannerly but still young so can get excited and giddy . She does know how to walk on a lead but hasn’t done it in a while . She’s not used to urban areas and would need slow introduction to traffic . She’s happiest outside and loves running in fields . She would not suit apartment living . She would suit a family the most , as she really loves children . Loves to carry a stick but won’t ever give it back to you till she ready 🤣

Text or call me on 0862270312 .

23/04/2022

I know someone asked me before if I knew of a Springer or cocker that’s need a home but I can’t remember who . ( sorry head like a sieve )

Gone to rescue

This is Holly she is a 7 month old springer mix.

Holly needs a quiet home preferably with out children as she is a very shy girl, Holly will need someone who has experience with shy dogs to build her confidence she is very loving when she can trust you she will also need training as to walk on a lead and just get her use to everyday things as she has lived in a quiet country side.
Holly is also good with other dogs and would love a confident dog to show her the ropes.

If you feel you can open your home to her please call and see her we open from 10am till 2pm there is a 45euro Adoption fee

10/12/2020

Hard to believe she’s a real puppy and not a teddy x

02/12/2020

The difference between golden retriever pups and morkies puppies - one trying to wreck the joint the others trying to watch a bit of Telly 🤣🤣

15/10/2020

Important- if anyone has ever gotten a puppy from me can you please check that your ikc paperwork is registered to you . Ive recently realized some pups ( now dogs ) are still in my name and I’ve no current contact numbers for owners .
This paperwork will look like the image and is different than your vet / Fido / microchip paperwork . It’s super important to have this in your own name incase your dog ever gets lost etc .
The form is easy to fill out . Thanks in advance.

26/08/2020

21/08/2020

Teenagers - pups 5 to 14 months

This is the age frame a lot of puppies find themselves landed in the pound or put out the back for life ..
I personally find these months are the toughest , it seems like your charming baby puppy is now a half grown gangly mess who has decided he’s forgotten all the nice manners you thought him .

He’s jumping up on you , he’s lounging at all kinds of passing people on lead , hes trying to jump straight over your fence , for no apparent reason other dogs aren’t as tolerant of his puppy play and actually he’s kinda harassing other dogs , he’s decided to demand bark at you if you too slow opening a door or giving him his dinner , he’s forgotten how to come when you call him , he’s taken a step backwards with toilet training , he’s now capable of chewing not just the chair leg but the whole couch too , he can open your front gate , he has no notion of coming back to you when he sees another dog , he’s figured out to help himself to food on the counter and he’s decided Now’s a good time to investigate the neighborhood on his own .
It’s a huge test of your patience and your love .. doesn’t look anything like the andrex add .. and €100s of euros if your stuff could get destroyed ... teenagers are a pain in the ass .

My advice -
1
Deep breaths , as with everything in life challenging times do pass
reward good behaviors, if he’s doing something good make it plain your happy , screaming about bad behavior is understandable but really achieves sweet f**k all most of the time . Rewarding the good behavior will encourage more of the good behavior.
2
DONT over exercise , it’s tempting to tire him out , but you may just end up amping him up . Regular and repeated exercise is more efficient than mammoth occasional exercise.
3
Be consistent , don’t just give in and abandon all expectations, if it’s important to you he sits before you open the door , then every single time wait till he sits till you open the door . And make sure everyone in the house is doing the same thing . No point in you training the dog to have all four legs on the ground on greetings if your 20 year old son is patti f his chest for the dog to jump up on him .
4
Watch your language , stick to short instructions. Ie “come here “ as opposed “ do you want to come in?” , be concise it will help him focus
5
Food puzzles and Kong’s - theses are amazing for helping them use up some of that’s nuts energy . Use them for a meal and you’ll have a tired dog
6
Top up on the training , it might feel like he’s forgotten some of his basic training , he’s not being stubborn or trying to spite you , he’s full of hormones and it’s frazzled his brain . A repeat of Training would be beneficial.
7
Get him to focus on you when around dogs , now is not the time for off lead play with other dogs unless with an experienced dog handler who understands dog play and dogs body language.
8
Expect them to wreck stuff and have stuff for them to wreck - you can see in the pic - this doll is hardly going to survive Honeys teenage phase .
9
Again Deep deep breaths 😂

17/08/2020

Some thoughts on A child’s responsibility

For a child and pup to grow up , in love with each other is a life enhancing experience. For both pup and child - to know each other and experience all the fun and merriment of childhood together can’t be replicated by too many other relationships.
So for every child dog relationship their are different responsibilities and approaches , some people will expect their children to take full responsibility for all the pups needs , watering , feeding , cleaning , exercise.

Even though I believe that’s a great way to get a child to learn responsibility, even though there’s no right or wrong , I personally take a different route .
I’m literally the dogs body , doing the feeding / cleaning and the vast majority of the exercise ( especially when it’s raining ) . I don’t want my pups to feel discomfort from late breakfasts or Akward lead walking , I definitely don’t trust that the children will be any help cleaning up Pooh 😂 and I want to have those fundamental routines set in stone for my young pup .

For my children I’ve focused that they learn kindness and unconditional love for a pup , that they are involved in the training , and the grooming . That they spend time playing gently or cuddling on the couch . I find these are really very bonding experiences , I know my dogs will bond fully with me as I’m main provider of bacon 🥓 and I’m around them all day , but I want these pups with their mouths full of teeth to really really love my children .

The take away for my children is they understand unconditional love , they’ve developed an incredible empathetic attitude towards animals , they are in tune with a dogs needs and routine , they’ve learned a god deal of basic puppy training and that they will hopefully use if they grow up to have companion animals in their life’s . All the feeding and cleaning comes in time but the beginning is just love 💗

15/08/2020

Not a hope she’s going out in that weather 🤣 her reaction when I asked if she wanted to go out !

04/08/2020

A scam - I don’t even know what PTSB is .. be aware

01/08/2020

Puppy problems ( biting and chewing )

Any Puppies that are over 7 weeks old are the most wonderful beautiful adorable cuddly bundles of love , for about 5 mins a day .
The rest of day they are trouble making biting machines , there’s no sock or toe safe . Every floating skirt is a target to be lounged at and swung off . When we were children my mother said pups were constantly getting their teeth caught in those holy white knee high socks ( my dad breed German Shepard’s) . Every chair leg is under threat of being chewed to the point of being destroyed . Some important cable in the house is going to come to a bad end . Plastic toys are all slightly punctured with tiny pin holes . Barbies have no toes or fingers , don’t even start me on flip flops .

So what’s the cause and what’s the Solution...
These are most common Causes
1 teething
2 boredom
3 stress
4 access
5 over tiredness
6 bite inhibition
7 habit
8 over excitement
9 pain
10 hunger ( resource guarding )

And here’s my list of go to Solutions

1 teething - provide things to chew , bones , chew toys , frozen chew items . Have them through out the house where he can find them there’s no point having one toy in a room he can’t access .

2 boredom - idle minds get into trouble - again the list of chew toys and spending a bit of time with him will help here . And a little bit of exercise .

3 stress - has he had a rough couple days maybe if he has a fright or a move or an injury he could be stressed . Let him have plenty of quiet time and relaxing with a chewy thing .

4 access - he’s allowed the run of the house and is able to access anything he wants - make his world small contain him in one indoor area that you’ve puppy proofed . If he can’t access the kids toys he won’t ruin them .

5 over tired - I can’t stress this enough - you now have a BABY puppy - they need lots and lots of sleep !

6 bite inhibitions- he left his Mammy and siblings too early - you should seek help with this from a experienced trainer or breeder with this .

7 habit - you let him nibble your fingers for a week and now he’s hurting you and you don’t want it . If you start a habit of letting him chew the rug or your jackets on the coat stand - well how is he going to realize he’s now not allowed to as he’s gotten better at chewing and is wrecking all your clothes now . Same as giving him an old shoe - how’s he going to realize you don’t want him chewing you new red high heels . Don’t start bad habits .

8 over excitement- you’ve played rough and ready , the kids are screaming and running around pulling him , your wrestling him into the ground and now he’s so amped up he’s gonna latch down hard during play . Always Keep things calm , rubs and gentleness are enough with a small puppy . If you want do a little bit of tug play with a specific toy that’s fine but no rough and tumble .

9 pain - run your hands all over his body is there somewhere he’s got pain and his snapping because your hurting him . Also it’s a good idea to handle all parts of his body regularly to get him used to that for vets or groomers handling

10 hunger - keep on top of the recommending amount of food ( it’s usually printing on the back of packet ) pups are growing rapidly and need the nutrients. A hungry puppy is a cross puppy .
If you find their resource guarding ie growling when they are eating or near their food , again that’s a job to contact a trainer or your breeder .

And always remember no matter what your going to do that the pup does not know better and you are going to undoubtedly lose some belongings , but long term it’s going to be worth it , your adding unconditional love to your life by having a dog .

29/07/2020

Getting your puppy ready for the kids going back to school

So anyone’s who’s been lucky enough to get a puppy or a rescue during our lockdown is going to have to get that dog ready for another change of their life’s .

Those lucky little puppies and rescues were able to spend a lot of time with their new families and really get settled in their family life’s but As life slowly returns to some form of normal we are all getting a little busier , and some of us are actually leaving the house a little more , our now young teenage dogs now need to get used to being on their own .

Now might be a good time to introduce some alone time . If you’ve a secure garden a little alone time in the garden , or maybe you might introduce a crate or an exercise pen , for an hour or two every day into their day time routine . Giving your puppy a bone or a Kong or a food puzzle during these alone times might make the transition a little easier .
Maybe by delaying their meal by an hour or so they will be eager for food and giving them a kong / bone / food trail outside you’ll make the outside or exercise pen an exciting time .

Also when you come back , no need to make a big fuss of them , a nice calm introduction will keep them from stressing . We don’t want your return to be the most exciting thing in their day . That can lead to anxiety when your not around . Maybe let them back into the kitchen and kinda of ignore them while your putting away the shopping or make yourself a cup of coffee when your home after a few minutes and the pups stopped running around with excitement then give them a little rub and a chat , while they are nice and calm .

Your puppy might not be thrilled at first to be on his own but you’ve got to remember the kids will be going back to school in a few weeks , some of us will be returning to work and the house will be very different , if you start now you’ll have your young dog well prepared .

If you hear a few little whines remind yourself , Your not being a bad owner by leaving your puppy on its own for a couple hours , We need our puppies and rescues to be a little more independent it stops them from having separation anxiety as they get older .

06/07/2020

Lady little tap when you stop rubbing her ❤️

27/06/2020

*******+Looks like bear has a possible new home - thanks for all the inquiries. *******

Bear is a an affectionate 4 year old golden retriever , he’s neutered , toilet trained and lead trained , who is looking for a new home , he’s used to their 11 month old baby , sitting for rubs etc and has good manners . Bear does NOT like other dogs and needs to be the only dog in a household, no exceptions . He will walk past them on lead but does not want them near him at all . He’s not used to cats either . Bear likes to spends a good deal of time out side but does sleeps indoors at nighttime so will need a very secure garden or a isolated location . Based in Kildare . There will be a small rehoming fee .
If your interested please Contact Mairead on 0857486456

22/06/2020

Tip on preventing separation anxiety ( and making life just a little easier for yourself too )