Posts Tagged ‘dogs’

Freddy - Photo by Louwuselchen, Ireland

If you have a dog then you will of course want to do everything that you can to keep them fit, healthy, and happy.

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"Lucy on the Beach" - Photo by Blue Sky 4691

An interesting article in the Irish Times today by Rosita Boland brings up the point of just how hard it is to find dog friendly accommodation in Ireland.

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Lucy looks towards Black rock and Ballyheige - Photo by Blue Sky 4691

We thought we would compile some of our favourite dog pictures at the moment from photographers in Ireland.

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A report in the Irish Medical Times featuring information from a new Japanese study states that dogs have the ability to detect bowel cancer by scent.

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A lucky little Jack Russell puppy called Nutty owes it’s life to the fast thinking of it’s Co Wicklow owner.

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First up is this super-cute video of a cat and a dog playing in the Dublin snow from Youtube user Irishtankgod. There is a trampoline involved. Cat goes flying. Brilliant.

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Anyone that has ever lived in Dublin, or one of the big cities in Ireland, will know that Hallowe’en is a loud experience to say the least. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists from Edinburgh University, are investigating how diet and exercise influences a Labrador’s susceptibility to illness.

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Rather than buying a dog from a pet shop or breeder, many people choose to adopt a dog from a sanctuary.

Sanctuaries are often at stretching point: full of dogs, critically short of money, staff and resources.

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Every year people buy dogs as Christmas presents, and just months later animal shelters are filled with the same dogs. Above 10,000 dogs were destroyed in Ireland in 2008. That’s the equivalent of 27 dogs every day.
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