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We had a lovely afternoon snack yesterday at King House Tea Rooms in Boyle. If you're passing through or just out for a bit of sightseeing & shopping then grab a bite to eat there, it was delicious. They also have dog friendly eating areas! 🥰
What an absolute joy and privilege it is working with these two and being part of their evolution. Newfoundlands, rapidly becoming one of my very favourite breeds 🥰
A very quick demonstration of recall using only a whistle, as I have mentioned before on my videos. No repeat calling, no shouting, no screaming, just a whistle just the once.
Of course, it takes time to get to this stage and continued dedication. If this is how you want your dog to react then let me know, I can help.
Happy Easter Update!
I do believe now, thanks to the caring and sharing we managed to get the gentleman someone to look after his dog. Plus a back-up option too! Great stuff and thank you to everyone for sharing my post, we made it happen :)
Wednesday Update.
After speaking to the man this morning it would seem that he does not as yet have a specific date of admission, only that it 'could' be as early as Thursday. It could also quite easily be in 4 weeks time. He's just trying to get prepared and everything organised in case he get's little notice.
I've had an interesting conversation this evening with a gentleman asking about my services. Unfortunately I cannot not help with what he requires and normally I would wish people well in their continued enquiries. However, in this particular instance I'm going to make an exception and put a shout out to see if there's anyone that can help as this dog has a special place in my heart. The gentleman in question has to go into hospital maybe later this week for an as yet undetermined quantity of days, but hopefully just a few, and he needs someone to look after his guide dog. The IGDB (Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind) does not allow their dogs (guide dogs are 'leased'for 10 years) to be kennelled, so he needs someone that can offer it a friendly, homely environment. The dog is a 6 year old neutered, fully vac'd Lab X and is good with all other animals, as you would expect a highly trained guide dog, but a fairly tranquil household would be preferred. So, is there anyone that could possibly help this man out, please? Obviously time is of the essence, can you help?
So I have been asked several times about my logo, is that a real dog? The answer is YES (drawn by my lovely wife Jojo Rosa 1111). Her name is Pebbles, a Spanish Mastin X. She was one of our very first dogs we saved at our rescue centre in Spain. Her and 4 siblings were dumped in a box at 6 weeks old in an industrial estate :( She was so poorly that she had a prolapse and had to remain on an IV in the vet's for 48hours. We thought she'd never recover. But low and behold this 'bomb proof' girl is still going strong and showing exactly what Mastin's were bred to be, livestock guardians to protect against Bear, Wolf and Boar attacks. When she's free-styling with our chickens we know they're safe from predators.
Don't forget, it's not only cats & dogs I take care of, it's 'all creatures great & small'. This gorgeous flock were delightful, especially Mouse Hunter Cordilia! If you've never seen a chicken hunt and eat a mouse just think back to the Sci-Fi series 'V', where Lydia quaffs down a large rodent, you'll get the picture :D
I've been pretty busy lately so have not been keeping up with uploads, sorry! I will start to get the pics and videos done over the next week or so, but for now I'm going to give this handsome chap his very own upload day.
The training video below, which was all focused on recall, shows how he learnt to wait in one place for his recall command whilst the distance AND time delay for recall was extended bit by bit. One video doesn't fully do him justice to the progress he made, as initially we had to start at just a couple of metres distance with a 5-10 second pause (as with most dogs) and unfortunately the ultimate video showing an even further distance and longer wait was really poor quality due to the weather, but you can safely add additional 5m and 15 seconds.
As with all of my recall training I use a whistle with a voice command, along with a hand signal. Once the dog associates the commands together the vocal can then be eliminated and just a whistle used, or eventually even just a hand gesture (line of sight allowing). This is really beneficial to the owner as the sound of a whistle can travel further than a 'shout'. Perfect for rural open spaces. An owner can then 'tailor make' their own longer whistle tones to something unique that only their dog will respond to. This is especially useful in dense wooded areas, vast open spaces or places where there may be other dogs running free. So, something like a Naval Bosun call, for example.
Owner found
This lovely dog is straying in a garden in Kilmovee. No collar. Does anyone recognise? Proof of ownership required
The Jays Petsitting would like to wish all of our client's past, present & future a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year :) 🥰
THE Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue have launched a Responsible Dog Ownership leaflet, designed to raise awareness about the responsibilities of dog owners.
Well, that's our Christmas markets done and dusted for the year (maybe!). All of my bird and hedgehog houses SOLD OUT! Many comments throughout today about the amount of work that must have gone into them, particularly the hedgehog house. I know, I was there :) But it's still nice to hear these things, as sometimes people really don't understand how much time goes into crafting these bespoke items. Many people also asking me for Owl boxes too! So they will be my next wildlife project once the order book is cleared. I will start with external Barn Owl boxes that will be suitable for tree, pole mount etc (A.C.R.E.S approved sizes) Contact me if you wish to place an advanced order for one or more of them.
It was also lovely to see several of my petsitting & dog training client's at the fair today too and of course, speak to several new ones. It's just great when they mention they've heard of you through the grapevine!
I have my own shop! There are some glitches to iron out and some products to upload, but I'm up and live, whoop whoop 😍 Take a look and please share, link here... 🤓
https://www.shopinireland.ie/sellers/jojo-rosa-artist
Training is an on going thing, consistency is key :) 🥰
It's 2 weeks today until Lisacul Christmas market - my wife and I will be having a stall there selling her beautiful artwork and some of my reclaimed woodwork and we're super excited. It's been a busy time in our workshop but great fun with the whole family helping out. 🥰
Here is the bulk of what we've produced - mostly animal based of course 😁: Christmas decorations, tree decorations, commissionable portraits, Christmas cards - all hand painted, and handmade reclaimed wood bird boxes and hedgehog houses. If anything tickles your fancy, please message me.
And if you're local, pop in to the market at Liscaul Community Centre F45 VY24 on Saturday 25th November, there will be loads of wonderful stalls and we'd love to see you!
It's been an absolute pleasure working with this young Retriever over the last two weeks. Lots of basic training and walking manners all culminating in some really excellent recall ability.
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And here we are, Christmas project number 1, an original series of humorous watercolour Christmas cards, designed and painted with love by Jojo Rosa 1111 (my wife) and printed on premium stock. Size is 148mm x 148mm. All subjects are either ours (or were ours), or are our neighbours. 😊
Please message me to place an order. 😘
Hi - can you see if anyone's lost a cat in the Lisacul area please?
Turned up on Friday morning in my barns - seems happy enough but hungry and a bit worse for it's adventures ... we're trying to find out what s*x it is (it looks like it might have been a TNR as it's got a bit of a wobbly cut on it's ear but that could be anything!) and trying to put gel on it's various injuries etc.
It's happy enough if it's been abandoned etc - but if it's lost, it'd be nice to reunite with it's owners 🙂
This goes for dogs too.
DOG FOUND. Chocolate Lab hanging around our gates and wouldn't leave, Kilmovee. Dog is safe a secured in one of our stables and he's had a bit of food a water. Do you know who the owner is? Please contact me asap.
Proof of ownership WILL be required.
Meet the newest family members, a British Blue and a stunning Maine C**n & her kittens 🥰
A little Sunday humour :) Substitute squirrel for dead slug/fox poo/random patch of decomposing matter etc etc!! 🤣
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A very quick demonstration of recall using only a whistle, as I have mentioned before on my videos. No repeat calling, no shouting, no screaming, just a whistle just the once. Of course, it takes time to get to this stage and continued dedication. If this is how you want your dog to react then let me know, I can help.
So I have been asked several times about my logo, is that a real dog? The answer is YES (drawn by my lovely wife Jojo Rosa 1111). Her name is Pebbles, a Spanish Mastin X. She was one of our very first dogs we saved at our rescue centre in Spain. Her and 4 siblings were dumped in a box at 6 weeks old in an industrial estate :( She was so poorly that she had a prolapse and had to remain on an IV in the vet's for 48hours. We thought she'd never recover. But low and behold this 'bomb proof' girl is still going strong and showing exactly what Mastin's were bred to be, livestock guardians to protect against Bear, Wolf and Boar attacks. When she's free-styling with our chickens we know they're safe from predators.
I've been pretty busy lately so have not been keeping up with uploads, sorry! I will start to get the pics and videos done over the next week or so, but for now I'm going to give this handsome chap his very own upload day. The training video below, which was all focused on recall, shows how he learnt to wait in one place for his recall command whilst the distance AND time delay for recall was extended bit by bit. One video doesn't fully do him justice to the progress he made, as initially we had to start at just a couple of metres distance with a 5-10 second pause (as with most dogs) and unfortunately the ultimate video showing an even further distance and longer wait was really poor quality due to the weather, but you can safely add additional 5m and 15 seconds. As with all of my recall training I use a whistle with a voice command, along with a hand signal. Once the dog associates the commands together the vocal can then be eliminated and just a whistle used, or eventually even just a hand gesture (line of sight allowing). This is really beneficial to the owner as the sound of a whistle can travel further than a 'shout'. Perfect for rural open spaces. An owner can then 'tailor make' their own longer whistle tones to something unique that only their dog will respond to. This is especially useful in dense wooded areas, vast open spaces or places where there may be other dogs running free. So, something like a Naval Bosun call, for example.
Training is an on going thing, consistency is key :) 🥰
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