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The Big Bark Dog podcast

By: The Big Bark Dog podcast - Darragh Bourke
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  • The Big Bark is the number 1 canine podcast in Ireland. Each week, we talk to different professionals working in the canine industry across Ireland, such as dog trainers, nutritionists, groomers, behaviour specialists and vets. We will be discussing hot topics with our awesome guests, reviewing the best products, food and treats, the best places to take your dog on a day out and most dog friendly venues in Ireland. We will get out and about to meet with some of the coolest dog owners around and get to chat with their doggies too and we find out about the pawsome bonds they share. We meet some interesting and funny folks along the way who are sure to liven the show up a bit and share their own stories about why they love our four legged friends more than humans. We'll be asking every dog we meet along the way "Who's a good boy/girl" - yes the new season is going to be absolutely wild.

    Are you ready to bark? We are! The best kind of people are dog people after all.

    Become a member of The Big Bark Podcast + By becoming a member and subscriber, you can gain access to behind the scenes videos and interviews, bloopers and see what our wonderful puppies get up to. https://plus.acast.com/s/the-big-bark-dog-podcast.


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Episodes
  • The Big Bark - S05E01 Episode #78 - A brand new day - Consent, Scooping the poop and a hike in the wilderness

    The Big Bark - S05E01 Episode #78 - A brand new day - Consent, Scooping the poop and a hike in the wilderness
    Apr 24 2024
    The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by dogs.ie is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bringing all the canine stories to you, with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.This week, we launched our brand new campaign around Consent and the importance of asking an owner if its ok to pet their dog. The campaign was launched in response to a new ISPCA campaign which solely puts the blame of dog bites to children on dog owners. While unprovoked attacks by dogs which are not under effective control are the responsibility of the dog owner, statistics show that most dog bites occur due to the behaviour of a child and in many cases adults also. This comes down to 3 issues. 1) Neither children or parents ask a dog owner for permission before rubbing or greeting a dog, and end up scaring that dog to the point where they are forced to retaliate and defend themselves by biting the child or adult. 2) Many people, both dog owners and non dog owners, fail to understand the body language - commonly known as calming signals that a dog displays to them, which in essence is telling said individual to back off and in the dogs words "leave me alone - I don't want you near me"3) Hugging, close contact and being too rough with a dog - Dogs generally don't like to be hugged, particularly by strangers. Many dogs don't want to be hugged outright but children in particular fail to see this and their parents often blatantly ignore this due to the fact they think "its cute that theyre hugging". The reality is that if a dog does not want to be hugged, it will make them anxious by doing so and this anxiety if ignored will escalate ultimately to growling and eventually biting.We also discuss Scoop the Poop week this week with Ciaran Sheehan from Mutt Mitts Ireland and the importance of picking up after your dog. Be sure to visit https://muttmittsireland.ie this week and get 15% off all orders with the code bigbarkLastly we also discuss how hiking and trekking to Glen of Aherlow and Knocknafierna is making a big difference to mine, Jen's and Roxy's well being and how this new challenge is getting us fit and active on a weekly basis.Links:https://www.facebook.com/thebigbarkpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/thebigbarkpodcasthttps://www.twitter.com/bigbarkpodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/thebigbarkpodcasthttps://thebigbark.ieGuest Linkshttps://dogs.iehttps://www.facebook.com/irishdogshttps://www.treatyveterinaryclinic.com/https://www.instagram.com/treatyvets/https://www.facebook.com/Treatyvets/https://muttmittsireland.ie Become a member of The Big Bark Podcast + By becoming a member and subscriber, you can gain access to behind the scenes videos and interviews, bloopers and see what our wonderful puppies get up to. https://plus.acast.com/s/the-big-bark-dog-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    51 mins
  • The Big Bark - S04E17 Episode #77 - Here comes the Sunny Summer (or at least we hope so)

    The Big Bark - S04E17 Episode #77 - Here comes the Sunny Summer (or at least we hope so)
    Mar 29 2024

    The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by dogs.ie is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bringing all the canine stories to you, with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.


    This week, we're chatting about Springtime and Easter and all the ways you need to protect your dogs from both the spring hazards. To do that, we welcome Dr. Ashleigh Bugler back from Treaty Vets to chat to us all about the hazards of Spring and Easter in particular.


    Next week, we'll be chatting all about the new changes to the show going forward and introducing you to some of our new team too in addition to all the changes coming on our social platforms too.




    Links:

    https://www.facebook.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://www.instagram.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://www.twitter.com/bigbarkpodcast

    https://www.patreon.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://thebigbark.ie




    Guest Links

    https://dogs.ie

    https://www.facebook.com/irishdogs

    https://www.treatyveterinaryclinic.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/treatyvets/

    https://www.facebook.com/Treatyvets/

    Become a member of The Big Bark Podcast + By becoming a member and subscriber, you can gain access to behind the scenes videos and interviews, bloopers and see what our wonderful puppies get up to. https://plus.acast.com/s/the-big-bark-dog-podcast.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    34 mins
  • The Big Bark - S04E16 Episode #76 - Barks, Treats & birthday wishes

    The Big Bark - S04E16 Episode #76 - Barks, Treats & birthday wishes
    Feb 18 2024

    The Big Bark dog podcast sponsored by dogs.ie is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. Each episode, Darragh and his trusty sidekick pups Bruno, Milly & Roxy bringing all the canine stories to you, with the biggest interviews with pet professionals.


    This week, we celebrated Roxy's birthday so today, we're chatting about birthday celebrations and how to have a safe and fun birthday. We chat about Why dog parents celebrate their dog's birthday and we also chat about good presents to buy your dogs, what Roxy's favourite pressies were and we also touch on the importance of not only giving the birthday dog some extra attention but also ensuring that, when you have a multi-dog household, all of your dogs are included in the celebrations too. We recap on Roxy's first year and in particular, the 9 months she has been with us.


    No special guests today, so we also tell you what's to come on the show over the next few weeks.



    Links:

    https://www.facebook.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://www.instagram.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://www.twitter.com/bigbarkpodcast

    https://www.patreon.com/thebigbarkpodcast

    https://thebigbark.ie




    Guest Links

    https://dogs.ie

    https://www.facebook.com/irishdogs

    https://www.treatyveterinaryclinic.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/treatyvets/

    https://www.facebook.com/Treatyvets/

    Become a member of The Big Bark Podcast + By becoming a member and subscriber, you can gain access to behind the scenes videos and interviews, bloopers and see what our wonderful puppies get up to. https://plus.acast.com/s/the-big-bark-dog-podcast.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    26 mins
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