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The Big Bark – S04 EO6 – Episode #66 – Saved by the Bell – The canine years

August 31, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by Mutt Mitts Ireland is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals. The Big Bark is back again this week – and today we’re chatting all about back to school time, good places to take your dogs in Ireland for scenic walks and dogs singing to Mozart.

We welcome Samantha Rawson back to the show this week to chat about going back to school and how to prepare your dog for the absense of people in the home in addition to how to help children and dogs to behave around each other.

We touch on the best places to take your dog for scenic walks throughout Ireland and we also chat about an orchestra in Denmark that is featuring dogs singing along with songs by Mozart.

All this and more on this week’s episode of The Big Bark podcast – bringing all the canine stories to you.

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The Big Bark – Episode #65 (S04E05 – Eat Seatbelts, Pray she’ll behave, Love them always

August 24, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by Mutt Mitts Ireland is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals. The Big Bark is back again this week – and today we’re chatting all about bold little Roxy and what she has done including the chewing of seatbelts and the stealing of Naan bread.

We welcome Samantha Rawson back to the show this week to chat all about my very bold puppy Roxy, Samantha offers me some helpful tips on dealing with Roxy’s behaviour

With Bruno having recently being diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia and arthritis, I chatted this week with Dr. Ashleigh Bugler on the health hub to find out what causes these conditions and how to help your dog as well as treatments for these conditions.

We have no mental health segment this week but we will have this back again real soon

All this and more on this week’s episode of The Big Bark podcast – bringing all the canine stories to you.

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The Big Bark – Episode #64 (S04 E04) – Dog days of Summer with Crazy Bow Wows

August 7, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by Mutt Mitts Ireland is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals. The Big Bark is back again this week – and today we’re chatting all about the Dog days of Summer, the preparations needed when going on your holidays as well as the hazards of Summer.

We welcome Samantha Rawson back to the show this week to chat about holiday preparations, what you need to remember if you’re taking your dog abroad and in particular what you need to do if travelling to the UK – something which has changed a lot since Brexit.

With the very high growth of grass this summer due to the constant downpours, we chat with Dr. Ashleigh Bugler of Treaty Vets about the parasites dogs can pick up outdoors such as your pesky mites, fleas and ticks and internal parasites like worms, how to prevent them and how to treat them.

We have no mental health segment this week but we will have this back again next week.

All this and more on this week’s episode of The Big Bark podcast – bringing all the canine stories to you.

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The Big Bark Trailer

July 18, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

Trailer for The Big Bark podcast

The Big Bark dog podcast is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.

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The Big Bark – Episode #63 (S04 E03) – Slippery when wet & Muddy

July 18, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark is back again this week – a bit later today than usual due to some editing that was needed in post production. This week we chat about the progress of Roxy’s hole digging to Australia and we share a story of how Milly pawsomely helped my dad after a bad fall this past week.

Today we welcome back longtime supporter – dog trainer and behaviourist Samantha Rawson from The Canine College to chat all about the dynamics of a multi dog household, how to integrate your new pup with older dogs, respecting each dogs individuality and some training tips to help you through those first weeks and months of adding a new dog to your home.

Following on from Alanna’s story last week We’re continuing our mental health segment this week and have Mark Kelly of Dudes & Dogs on to tell us his story and how dogs have helped him through hard times.

All this and more on this week’s episode of The Big Bark podcast – bringing all the canine stories to you.

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https://www.holistichound.ie/

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The Big Bark – S04 E01 Episode #61 – My personal Story of the unbreakable Human Canine bond – How dogs can help you through times of heartache and tragedy

July 3, 2023/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

Welcome to Season 4 of The Big Bark Canine Podcast

It’s a brand new season and We’ve been away for quite a while so this week Darragh explains what is to come on this season. First up, I introduce the rogue known as Roxy and give you just a brief insight into the crazy things she has got up to since she arrived, how she has brought life back to our home and how she is just absolutely crazy and full of life. I chat about the impact she has had on Bruno and Milly and I tell how Grey my hair has gone since she arrived.

Focusing on mental wellbeing and the benefits that our dogs have for our mental health, this season will see a much more academic and research based format. While still focusing on all the happy dog stories, we will be diving into how dogs help us, how we help them and how they help each other. This season, we will be chatting to more dog owners, more dog business owners, trainers, vets, nutritionists and other canine professionals. We not only want to know about what makes these people love dogs so much, we want to know how dogs help their wellbeing.

The best place to start by telling how dogs help our mental health and wellbeing is by telling you my own story. I chat about why it’s taken so long for The Big Bark to come back on the air and talk about how my dogs were there for me during the most devastating time that I have ever gone through, how they helped me and my partner to get through tough times and how equally we helped them when they were coping with their own heartache and loss. The first time i’ve spoken publicly about the personal bond that I experience with my dogs and how they helped me with the loss of my brother.

With much more content coming straight from the hearts of owners and dogs alike, get ready for a season that may pull a few heartstrings but will help us all to connect with our canine partners on a much deeper level.

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The Big Bark – Episode #60 – Happy Halloween – The last dog house on the left

October 29, 2022/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark dog podcast is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno & Milly bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.

This week is spooky season and we have some scary stories to fill you in on. We have one story thats gonna give you a yawn (because its not scary at all) but then one story that might give you the absolute chills too.

We have Samantha Rawson of The Canine College on this week to tell us how to prep your dog for Halloween and we have Dr. Ashleigh Bugler from Treaty Veterinary clinic who tells us all the tips to care for your dog in spooky season from a health perspective.

We also fill you in on how you can get your hands on our Christmas cards and Calendars in the weeks ahead.

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https://santapaws.thebigbark.ie

I believe in Santa Paws 2022

The Canine College – Samantha Rawson

https://www.facebook.com/dogtrainingexpert

https://thecaninecollege.ie

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The Big Bark Episode #59 – Importance of Puppy play and Kim saved at last

October 17, 2022/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

The Big Bark dog podcast is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. after a mid-season break we return with a brand new episode this week. Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno & Milly bring you the latest news from the canine world with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.

This week, We’re delighted to give you an amazing update on the Save Kim campaign who has been saved after a triumphant day in court for Donal Rodgers

We also welcome back Samantha Rawson from The Canine College on Clever Canines who chats to us about the importance of playing with your pup and how that can build an amazing bond and build a wonderful trust between you and your dog.

We also tell you about our Halloween competition and how you can enter your pup in our fancy dress contest

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The Canine College – Samantha Rawson

https://www.facebook.com/dogtrainingexpert

https://thecaninecollege.ie

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The Big Bark – Episode #58 – Dealing with Toxic Substances, nasty smells and a frightened dog

October 3, 2022/in Episodes/by Darragh Bourke

Coming up on this weeks show we chat on our health hub with Dr. Siobhan O Neill from Treaty Vets about toxic substances and what to do if your dog swallows or enhales toxic substances, the different types of substances that are toxic for dogs and when to seek emergency care.

We also welcome back Samantha Rawson from The Canine College on Clever Canines who chats to us about her recent trip to Pups in the Park and how her own dog had a nervous and frightening experience, and the importance of taking your time, letting your dog stop and sniff and making sure not to ruin your dog. Samantha also chats about the importance of building a bond with your dog.

We also tell you about Milly’s farts and how changing her food to a much higher quality food has helped to improve the smell that comes from Millys rear end. All this and more on this weeks episode.

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Treaty Veterinary Clinic:

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The Canine College – Samantha Rawson