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FOUR already 💜💚 Wishing the happiest birthday to OGs .cockapoo 🫶🐾 where did those years go 🙈
22/07/2024

FOUR already 💜💚 Wishing the happiest birthday to OGs .cockapoo 🫶🐾 where did those years go 🙈

16/07/2024

This coming Saturday in Dunboyne Park at 9am! Puppies are invited to socialise and learn some exercises, while all of your puppy-related Qs will be answered by Naomi!

To enrol, text/whatsapp 083 165 7558.

29/03/2024

29/03/2024

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️
17/03/2024

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️

If, like me, you’ve eaten all the Mammies day chocolates wait before throwing the packaging away and instead use it as a...
17/03/2024

If, like me, you’ve eaten all the Mammies day chocolates wait before throwing the packaging away and instead use it as a slow feeder / choice bowl 🤤🐾

✨Discover your dogs high value foods✨
Dogs are not stubborn! They solely need higher motivators 🥰
I often hear people saying that they don’t want to use food in training, dogs are just like humans and very unlikely to work for free unless negatively forced which will inevitably lead to unwanted/dangerous behaviours down the line. Food motivates dogs to engage and aids to reinforce the behaviours that we want to see more of, once dogs understand the behaviours that we are looking for we can gradually reduce the amount of food that is needed (we won’t always have treats with us so this is an important part of shaping behaviours)

For his activity I’ve used dried spratt, necks, veg and tripe sticks here to offer choice - a great way to discover your Furbaby’s high value treats that can then be used in training, but it can be just has handy for enticing dogs to eat their meals when they seem a little pickier, a great addition to add mental stimulation to furbabys day or as an activity with high value foods to enjoy when we have visitors over or to add positive associations when there have been changes in their environment 🐶

Happy pancake day 🥞
13/02/2024

Happy pancake day 🥞

Happy storm day ☔️ check out our pinned posts on how to keep Furbabys safe and fun ways to keep us entertained indoors 🐾...
21/01/2024

Happy storm day ☔️ check out our pinned posts on how to keep Furbabys safe and fun ways to keep us entertained indoors 🐾

Pawfessional Pet Services 💚💚💚
19/01/2024

Pawfessional Pet Services 💚💚💚

New year same me
14/01/2024

New year same me

Two more sleeps 🙈
23/12/2023

Two more sleeps 🙈

When you find your tribe
04/12/2023

When you find your tribe

29/11/2023

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18/11/2023

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13/10/2023

UPDATE: WINTER is in foster with Olivia & Eoin. Thank you both so much ❤️

😭😭THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT 😭 😭💔
💔💔Winter is no longer wanted by her family….
Sadly she knows this, you can feel the anxiety & stress flowing from her. 💔💔

Winter needs a loving foster or forever home. She’s a sweet & gentle little soul who loves walks & adventures. At present she’s spending her days out in the garden craving human attention & is stressed to breaking point.

If you’ve ever witnessed a dog suffering from high levels of anxiety, a dog who wants nothing more than to be loved you’ll know how utterly heartbreaking it is. We are now genuinely concerned for little Winter, she needs urgent help.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can someone offer her a safe space with plenty of human attention. As she’s so upset atm we feel a home without any existing pets would suit her best & if there are children in the home it would be best if they were over 10 yrs of age.

PLEASE SHARE it could mean finding Winter a home where she’s loved & cherished. If you can offer her a foster or forever home please complete the relevant form below. Thank you 🙏

To foster Winter complete the link below ⬇️
https://dogsindistress.org/application-form-foster-rescue-dog/

To adopt Winter complete the link below ⬇️
https://dogsindistress.org/application-form-adopt-rescue-dog/

Taking time to create a safe space this week and continuing to add positive associations throughout the will aid as a ...
09/10/2023

Taking time to create a safe space this week and continuing to add positive associations throughout the will aid as a great comfort in and around halloween and ideal as having somewhere to transfer from home to home if visiting family throughout firework season and even Christmas 🎄

Whether you have large or small decorations, changes in the home can be very unsettling for dogs, if you don’t have deco...
05/10/2023

Whether you have large or small decorations, changes in the home can be very unsettling for dogs, if you don’t have decorations but pass a house that does and your dog goes to sniff, let them sniff for a few seconds and then call their attention back to you (great challenge on the way to teach this and aid loose lead 🧡) the second they look back give them a treat just for looking and head on your way. Aim to keep all interactions positive, and note that even if your dog doesn’t seem to react to new decor when they first see it, watch for their behaviour within the five minutes after, do they bark or scratch or do anything out of character? This can be a sign of displacement and means that they may need a day or two of adding positive associations to the changes(decor) practiced in short bursts throughout the day, (this can be similar at Christmas)
Remember to include plenty of high value food along with introductions (if able to then simply scatter on and around the item) *if your dog is reluctant to take the food, engage with the decor or at any stage seems fearful then rethink having seasonal decor for this year 👻 🦇

01/10/2023


If a dog doesn’t like being dressed up their stress hormone (cortisol) rises during the initial process. They are then s...
01/10/2023

If a dog doesn’t like being dressed up their stress hormone (cortisol) rises during the initial process. They are then still in the clothes. Externally they can seem calm (shutdown) whereas internally they feel they have no escape meaning that stress hormones spike, this can induce validated fear as their body feels under threat, once the clothes are off they will do a shake-off similar to getting out of the bath, if the internal stress has been significant for the dog they can stay deregulated for days meaning that you may not see behaviour changes until later in the week (barking, jumping, chewing, guarding, chewing paws, licking, sensitivity on lead, etc...) the clothing could have been on all day or for a few moments, each dog is different and experiences the world differently and some may even enjoy the process of the one on one dress up time. We will do intro videos this week as part of our challenges to help you prepare your Furbaby’s in the best way and learn how to make this Halloween season the calmest one yet 👻🐾

🦇The spooky season is here 🦇
01/10/2023

🦇The spooky season is here 🦇

Full moon week 🌕
28/09/2023

Full moon week 🌕

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Fionn helping with a tutorial for todays Giveaway Loose Lead Game Challenge 🐾 (with hype girl Queenie) This is done in 4 parts, our trainers can help you with the follow on pieces during our socialisation stroll tomorrow in aid of @a_lust_for_life - meeting at 11am in Summerhill Woods Meath to Rise Up for Youth Mental Health To enter our giveaway, donate to link in our bio & share your challenges either privately with us or to stories / grid remembering to tag @caninetherapyireland & @furbabysireland so we can add you to the raffle Best of luck and enjoy this time with your furbaby 🐾 #patterngames #pavlov #doodle #giveaway #supportmentalhealth #dogs #dogtraining @nichaoimhc

The main ingredient that we’ve used in our nutrient boosting frozen goodies is Stool-rite, co-formulated by top canine nutritionist & author of Feeding Dogs, Dr Conor Brady. StoolRite is a unique, highly effective natural solution to anal gland issues in dogs, it also has anti-inflammatory effects & boosts gut health and nutrient absorption. For more information pls see @dogsfirstireland where you can also purchase this awesome supplement 🌿 We wanted to pack an extra nutritious punch so also added : Mackerel which contains high levels of essential omega-3 fatty acids such as EPA which aid cognitive ability, healthy digestion and joint health. Due to unique sensory features that we lack dogs taste foods through their sense of smell and texture thus adding fish to these treats to entice our Furbaby’s to enjoy the veg 🥦 - if using tinned fish avoid oils and aim for spring water or tomatoe Natural probiotic kefir/yogurt, the added cultures aid digestion and also combats yeast within the body that can be a leading cause of ear issues Broccoli contains calcium, potassium & Vitamin K which promotes strong bones and higher bone density making it ideal for both our older girl and pup Spinach is packed with nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, vits &E, fibre and folic acid, you don’t need much to offer a healthy boost, a great addition but as it is high in oxalic acid, which blocks the body’s ability to absorb calcium, it should be offered sparingly in dogs diets and avoided if your furbaby has kidney or bladder issues. #nutrientboosters #frozensupplements #drconorbrady #supportirishbusiness #frozentreats #nutrition #doglife #dogsupplements #feedingfresh #stoolrite #feedingdogs #analglands #caninenutrition #supplementsfordogs #doganalglands #understandingdogs

#GRWM MANDALA EDITION Available at @pdtdublin #foodprep #sodapup #sodapupmandala #sodapupdogtoys #sodapupgram #mandala #enrichment #canineenrichment #foodenrichment #dogtoys #slowfeeder #everythingiscontent #demure #cutesy Recipe : mindfully cooked turkey and beef mince on a low heat with carrots, topped with live Greek yoghurt and @holistichoundireland supplements, frozen

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With lawnmower season upon us it’s natural for our dogs to react to the unusual loud sound, especially if they can hear it from their garden or strangely see you pushing the loud machine that is making changes to their environment and filling the air with new smells... your dog may bark at the lawnmower or even from the house when they hear the neighbours mowing, this is extremely common and a sign that your dog feels uneasy and even fearful of this threatening noise... Here @ruby_and_ronjas_adventures awesome Mom is reintroducing positive associations to the summer sound through creating an opportunity for Ruby to practice a skill that she is already confident with in a controlled environment enabling her confidence to grow as we did something predictable that she enjoys at a distance. Similar to firework sounds, introducing mower sounds (found online) on LOW whilst your furbaby enjoys a meal / enrichment or a game with you (their fave) can begin to build positive associations to the sound. If your dog is irritated by the sound of a lawnmower close by, bring them to a room away from the sound, turn on some reggae (studies show that reggae calms dogs) and offer them a chew to enjoy(releases dopamine regulating heightened stress hormones) while they chill with you 🐾 #summersounds #soundsocialisation #barkingdog #dogtraining #lawnmowing #lawnmowersanddogs #understandingdogs #lawnmower #fearfuldog #failtopreparepreparetofail #supportyourfurbaby

Obsessed with our Paddy’s day @wave.and.wiggle 💚🤍🧡 Have you heard that you’re not supposed to let your furbaby win at TUG? Luckily this is a MYTH as it doesn’t sound like much fun for our dogs 🐾 Play helps to develop social learning skills and communication, we can use games such as tug to build confidence, self-esteem and even to practise focus skills. As much as they are our furbabys, dogs are a different species & in understanding their differences and natural abilities we can set them up to win by incorporating elements of activities that all dogs are hard wired to do through play 🐾 Tips on playing TUG Have multiple toys available to hand for swaps, this helps to keep excitement low as when it gets too high it limits a pup/dog’s ability to listen & triggers natural instincts that’s why rather than tiring a pup out with a game of tug or fetch it leads to them nipping more, they simply can’t think for themselves so what we thought was going to be a fun game shifts towards more selfish possession and ‘killing’ practise as they go into their doggy brain. Playing in this way isn’t constructive or fun for either party and doesn’t add anything positive to your relationship. Instead, we can keep arousal low whilst allowing for them to shake-kill through using multiple toys, play for a moment then throw the toy and when they retrieve it to you play tug, when they shake-kill, drop the toy and move to another, if they don’t follow begin singing or whistling to distract them to you, then show your furbaby the new toy, ask for a sit, wait, throw it, “go get it” (release cue) begin again 🐾 Enjoy the game but be sensible, you’re playing with a dog not a velociraptor. Keep your own body soft, relaxed and enjoy this time quality time together 😊 #tug #tugofwar #doggames #supportirishbusiness

Thinking of Claire, Tiger, family, friends and all who’s lives have been touched by Charlie Bird. Go Raibh Suaimhneas Síoraí Air #charliebird

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