The Big Bark dog podcast is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. With new episodes each 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 welcome back to The Big Bark dog podcast, dog trainer Samantha Rawson. Samantha is on with us to chat all about anxiety in dogs and in particular leash anxiety. Anxiety in dogs is a huge issue that if left unhandled can...
Jun 16, 2021•28 min
The Big Bark dog podcast is Irelands Number 1 dog related podcast. With new episodes each 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 be joined by Louise Jones of Pawsitive Fitness. Something I've heard a lot about and pronounced so wrong over the years is the sport of cani-cross. (I still pronounce it wrong 5 times during the show). On this weeks epi...
Jun 10, 2021•30 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. We're back this week in our renovated studio recording on our brand new Zoom Podtrak P4. Once again we have a brand new episode of The Big Bark dog podcast and this is quite the special episode coming to you on the June Bank holiday in Ireland, right as we finally take our biggest steps toward exiting the lockdown a...
Jun 06, 2021•32 min
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 ...
Jun 04, 2021•8 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. We're back this week in our renovated studio recording on our brand new Zoom Podtrak P4. Once again we have a brand new episode of The Big Bark dog podcast and joining us to chat about Fear free and force free grooming is Dani Brady of Suds & Paws Galway. Dani discusses the various measures including relaxation,...
Jun 02, 2021•26 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. We're back this week in our renovated studio recording on our brand new Zoom Podtrak P4. Once again we have a brand new episode of The Big Bark dog podcast and joining us to chat about Summer health hazards is great friend of the show Dr. Tim Kirby from petbond.ie In this episode Tim chats about the rise in Canine C...
May 26, 2021•32 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. We're back this week with Maeve from Dogscouts.ie, a professional dog training business in the mid west, focused on games based training. Maeve is a strong believer in games based training and the benefits it offers for a dogs mental stimulation. Maeve conducts 1-1 sessions in a dogs home and trains the owner to pla...
May 13, 2021•30 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. We're back this week with Jamie from Trails & Tails, a dog walking service that runs a fantastic dog park on the outskirts of Limerick City. Throughout the show, Jamie and I chat about the stereotype around restricted breeds as well as the importance of socialisation. We chat about whats happened throughout the ...
May 06, 2021•28 min
The Big Bark dog podcast comes to you weekly from Limerick Ireland. With Host Darragh Bourke & canine co-hosts, the big bark talks about everything happening in the canine world. After an extended hiatus, we're back for a brand new season, The Big Bark kicks off once again with special guest IMDT trainer Carrie Hoade, lead dog trainer at MADRA. Today Carrie chats to us all about training your new puppy and the importance of doing the right things when it comes to house training, socialisatio...
Apr 30, 2021•35 min
The Big Bark 2020 finale: Ho Ho Ho Santa Claus is coming to town. It's Christmas time, there's lots of mistletoe and wine going around and here at The Big Bark We're getting into the festive spirit. On this weeks show we're talking about all things Christmas. We have some fantastic special guests today including none other than Santa Claus himself. Pete "The Vet" Wedderburn joins us on the show to tell us all about his amazing new site Petfixclub.com, an innovative all in one online solution to ...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min
All I Woof for Christmas is here. A 3 hour event from The Big Bark. A chance to hear from the best pet businesses from across Ireland. Featuring product demonstrations, raffles and Live music from Richard Gilpin & Stopshop Over €1510 was raised for animal charities through this event. Watch the full show on our facebook page https://facebook.com/thebigbarkpodcast Become a member of The Big Bark Podcast + By becoming a member and subscriber, you can gain access to behind the scenes videos and...
Dec 01, 2020•3 hr 30 min
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Dec 01, 2020•58 min
We're back for another episode of The Big Bark k9 Podcast This week, we're joined by Marcus Jankola from Next Life Urns & Dr. Tim Kirby from Petbond.ie to talk about the grief of losing a pet. As usual we have our Q&A for both guests and Marcus tells us about the wonderful product that Next Life Urns has created to turn the ashes of your beloved pet into a Beautiful memorial. We also have more information on All I Woof for Christmas on todays show. To find out more, go to https://christm...
Nov 15, 2020•36 min
The Big Bark returns with another brand new episode and a new topic. Presented by Darragh Bourke & joined by his canine co-host Bruno & Milly - The Big Bark is the K9 podcast where we are barking mad about your dog. This week we talk about pet injuries and how the various treatments of Canine physiotherapy can be used to treat muscle and joint pain and prevent suffering within your beloved pet. To do this, we're joined by Karen Kennedy of Limerick Canine Physiotherapy. As always our show...
Nov 09, 2020•48 min
The Big Bark - Season 2: Episode 1 (The Big Bark #018) It's a brand new season of The Big Bark - the podcast for all you canine lovers. Here at The Big Bark we're barking mad about your beautiful fur babies. For our new season, we're changing things up a bit and taking a more educational and knowledge based approach for the show. While we will still meet with dog owners and their dogs, the show will focus on the work that canine professionals do and the new format offers a virtual Q&A sessio...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This is The Big Bark, the show for dog lovers that brings you the latest news from the canine world. Each episode we meet with different pet professionals from across the canine industry from pet shop owners to groomers behaviour specialists and vets. We also chat with dog owners to find out more about the bonds that make a dog mans best friend. I’m your host Darragh Bourke and I'm joined today as always by my canine cohosts Bruno & Milly my wonderful companions who are never too far away an...
Aug 26, 2020•24 min
This is The Big Bark, the show for dog lovers that brings you the latest news from the canine world. Each episode we meet with different pet professionals from across the canine industry from pet shop owners to groomers behaviour specialists and vets. We also chat with dog owners to find out more about the bonds that make a dog mans best friend. I’m your host Darragh Bourke and I'm joined today as always by my canine cohosts Bruno & Milly my wonderful companions who are never too far away an...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The Big Bark Episode 15 THIS WEEK IT’S ALL ABOUT THE NOSE OF TRALEE. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT BEFORE THE NOSE IS CROWNED AND WE’RE MEETING AS MANY PARTICIPANTS AS WE CAN. THIS WEEK ON FRIDAY WE MEET WITH THE CORK NOSE AND WE’RE MEETING 4 MORE NOSES FROM KERRY, OFFALY KILDARE AND CAVAN ON SATURDAYS SHOW. TODAY WE MEET THE CORK NOSE ROBERT THE GREYHOUND WHO TALKS ABOUT LIFE AS A RESCUE GREYHOUND AND AN AMBASSADOR WHO IS IN A BID TO END GREYHOUND RACING IN IRELAND AND WITH IT BRING AN END TO ...
Aug 21, 2020•28 min
Episode 14 of the Big Bark We're back for another episode of The Big bark This episode was recorded Live on Facebook & Twitter. In this weeks special series of episodes, we're meeting some of the PAWSOME Participants in this years Nose of Tralee a competition in its 7th year run by Petsitters Ireland and sponsored by Tesco Ireland. Each doggy that we meet is aiming to do their county proud and win the coveted title of Nose of Tralee. These are truly my favourite episodes to do. Today we're c...
Aug 16, 2020•23 min
Episode 13 of the Big Bark We're back for another episode of The Big bark This episode was recorded Live on Facebook & Twitter. In this weeks special series of episodes, we're meeting some of the PAWSOME Participants in this years Nose of Tralee a competition in its 7th year run by Petsitters Ireland and sponsored by Tesco Ireland. Each doggy that we meet is aiming to do their county proud and win the coveted title of Nose of Tralee. These are truly my favourite episodes to do. Today we're c...
Aug 16, 2020•24 min
Episode 12 of the Big Bark is part 2 of a special series on Dog thefts in Ireland We have a brand new panel of guests this week. Joining us on the panel are Samantha rawson from The canine college dog training school who will be chatting about what dog owners need to do to keep their dogs safe. We’re joined on the panel also by Dr. Sharon Alston, who is working closely with TD James Browne on the who is bringing forth a proposal to introduce an offence called theft of the companion animal We're ...
Aug 05, 2020•57 min
The Big Bark Series 1 Episode 11: Dog thefts in Ireland In Todays show, we’re chatting about the sharp increase in dog thefts across Ireland over the last few months, and we’ll be detailing how you can keep your pets safe and prevent the heartache of losing your beloved companion to opportunist thieves as well as what to watch out for. To do this we’re delighted to be joined by our panel of guests. We’re thrilled to once again be joined by Dr. Tim Kirby from petbond.ie. Tim will be chatting to u...
Jul 24, 2020•40 min
The Big Bark Series 1 Episode 10: Life under lockdown and supporting irish businesses during covid19 Welcome back to another episode of The Big Bark. As the COVID-19 Pandemic and associated lockdown continues throughout Ireland, we speak to some awesome dog owners and business owners to find out how they're coping with life during these crazy times. First up, we're joined by Edwyn from Hot Doggos Official - a new company based in County Laois, manufacturing dog collars from upcycled bicycle tube...
May 09, 2020•40 min
The Big Bark Series 1 Episode 9 We’re bringing you a very special episode today under lockdown due to covid19 we’ll be chatting to you about the latest restrictions in place and how they affect your dog. We talk about the latest advice offered by the World health organisation and we’re gonna give you some tips of how you can entertain your pooch during a time when their routine has been completely upset and We’ll tell you all about how your dog can be so beneficial to your mental health during t...
Apr 01, 2020•46 min
The Big bark - Series 1 Episode 9 You’re listening to The Big Bark: the dog centric podcast that brings you the latest news from the canine world. I’m your host Darragh Bourke and each episode I meet with professionals from across the Canine industry, from pet shop owners, to groomers, behavior specialists and vets. Along the way we catch up with dog owners to find out more about those special bonds that make a dog mans best friend. I’m joined in our Barking Mad studio each episode by my amazing...
Feb 12, 2020•29 min
The Big bark Series 1 Episode 7: It's a new series of The Big Bark for 2020 and in our first episode, we're chatting about all things birthday related. It was our boy Brunos birthday today so we are asking what you do to spoil your dogs. We also chat with Emma Cansdale, trainee dog groomer from Cork to find out all about a life as a dog groomer, the joys and challenges involved in this embark on a career as a dog groomer. We take a look at the dogs available for rehoming, introduce our firsr dog...
Jan 19, 2020•34 min
The Big Bark Christmas Special - Ho Ho Ho and a basket of dog treats, toys and festive cheer Welcome to the Big Bark Christmas Special. In this episode we welcome back many of the wonderful guests weve had on throughout the year. We chat with Dr. Tim Kirby about why a dog is for life and not just for Christmas. We catch up with Sarah from Ri Raw healthy pet treats about all thats to come for Ri Raw in 2020. We're also joined by Michael & instagram senation Burlybearpom and we have Santa Clau...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 2 min
You're listening to The Big Bark Episode 5: More than a Man's best friend - How our dogs impact our mental healthIt's World Mental Health day 2019. In this episode we focus on how our dogs positively impact and affect our mental health. We meet with Dr. Tim Kirby to chat about Petbond.ie - a new website helping people to source a happy and healthy pet from approved breeders or rescue centre options. Tim will be telling us all about petbond.ie and will be offering his experience as a vet of the a...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min
In Episode 4 of The Big Bark: We chat to Ciaran from Mutt Mitts Ireland about one of the biggest issues facing us in the country when it comes to our dogs - irresponsible dog owners who fail to clean up after our dogs. We look at the changes that are needed to enforce the laws more effectively and as always we find out more about Ciaran's dog pepperoni. We chat to our Puppy Panel as always. This week we feature Emma - owner of Polo a Boxer who was Limerick's entrant in the Nose of Tralee competi...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Coming up in Episode 3:We've listened to your feedback, we have changed the format and we're bringing you the new and improved Big Bark.This week, it's all about the doggies - we meet 2 dog owners. Kelly & Michael.Kelly lives in Dublin with her Collie X Lab Marley, a beautiful dog who likes to keep Kelly active and has become a wonderful companion for her.Michael lives in London with Burly, a Pom who has met and cuddled with Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), hung out with Daenerys from Game o...
Aug 28, 2019•44 min
