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Availability Reminder: October 16th – November 01st

Hi all – a quick reminder that Friday 16th October is our last day this week of services before we head on two weeks annual holidays. We are unavailable from Saturday 17th October through to Sunday 01st November. Services will…

Event: Howl-O-Ween at Dogs Trust 2015!

Dogs Trust Ireland are holding a spook-tacular Howl-O-Ween bash for you (…not doggies!) on Friday 30th in their Dublin centre!! See the details in the poster below:

 

Here’s a little blurb from Dogs Trust….

You can find our more via the Dogs…

Video: Some Dog Walking Photos from October!

We complied a quick video of some of our favourite photos from our dog walks over the last few weeks!! Hope you enjoy!

Do join us over on Ollie’s Petcare’s Youtube page for more videos!…

Halloween – Tips to keep your pets safe during October!

Unfortunately this time of year can be very distressing for our pets. We’re coming up to Halloween at the end of the month, which means firework season. We’ve put together some points to help pet owners through this period.

 

First up…

Let’s Celebrate over on our Boutique!

We’re celebrating over on store for the next few days – we’ve reach a lovely round 1,300 fabulous followers on twitter – so to say thank you we’ve given you all a massive 20% OFF everything on store until midnight…

Availability Update: October 2015 – Incl Festive Holidays

Welcome to October everyone! We love this time of year – parks are getting quieter and the leaves are falling – now if we could just keep the rain away it would be fantastic!! This also means it’s time for…

Top 10 Most Dangerous Pet Parasites!

Not a very nice topic but a very important one for all pet owners know to about! Below is a list of worms or parasites that your dog or pet may pick up during their lifetime. We should all…

How to Pet a Kitty

We love The Oatmeal – their cartoons are just sooo funny. Here is their take on ‘how to pet a kitty’. You better be careful – those kitties are unpredictable!

Visit The Oatmeals website here!…

Event: Bark in the Park, Ballincollig, Cork!

 

The charity Bark in the Park (by Corks Dog Action Welfare Group) is happening this weekend – little short notice but if your in the Cork/Ballincollig area on Sunday with your pooch then this is where all the fun will…

10 Hilarious Signs That Every Dog Owner Needs To See!

We all know or have seen the classic ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs – well here are some very clever alternatives that we have gathered from the world of the web. We hope they give you a giggle like they…

Event: Pet Expo 2015 in the RDS Dublin!

The annual Pet Expo is on this year in the RDS from the 07th – 08th November 2015! All the usual attractions will be there – including the dog breed village, world of cats and  world of birds!

 

There will be…

7 Reasons Why You Need To Have A Dog!

Dogs are amazing creatures and everyone, who has a dog knows that well! They are funny, entertaining and loveable in every way. They follow us through life and teach us many things.

If anyone needs a little reminder of why dogs…

New Irish Microchipping Regulations – pet owner info!

Are you aware the Irish government has introduced new Irish Microchipping Regulations for all dog owners from the start of September this year.

This means that all dogs have to be microchipped and registered with a government recognised database – such…

Event: Dublin SPCA’s Great Irish Dog Walk 2015!

Dublin’s SPCA will be hosting this years annual ‘Great Irish Dog Walk’ on September 26th – and this year it will be on their own grounds in the DSPCA’s complex in Rathfarnam in Dublin!
Here’s a bit more information from the…

Updated Client Terms of Service – September 01st 2015

Notice to all our clients that our terms of service has been updated today 01st September 2015 – coming into effect from the 28th of September 2015.

We’ve updated our terms of service for clients. Our terms haven’t been looked at…

UCD Woodland Walkies – September 06th – UCD Campus!

Looking for a lovely day out for you and your pooch plus your doggie loving friends? Did you answer yes? Then we have the paw-fect event for you!! UCD are holding a guided Woodland Walkies for you and your dog…

Do the ‘Doggie Do’ on September 12th!

The Doggie Do is coming! Dublin’s first festival for dogs is happening on September 12th in Merrion Square in Dublin 2! Have you got your ticket? More importantly has your pooch got their outfit picked?!

 

Let’s here a bit about what…

Availability Reminder: August 20th – 25th

Hi all – a quick reminder that today is our last day this week of services. We are unavailable from tomorrow August 20th to August 25th inclusive. You can bookmark our blog page:http://www.olliespetcare.com/blog/category/availability/to make it easier to full all our…

Dogs in Distress do a fantastic job!

We first became aware of the brilliant work done by Dogs in Distress (DID) through one of our clients, Yvonne (mammy to Goldie and Tio). Yvonne has been a DID fosterer for a number of years now and in this…

What a great idea! ‘My Dog/Pet is home alone’ card!

We found this floating around on Facebook today an thought what a great idea!! We always worry when we leave our pets home alone or even not even alone – with pet sitters or in kennels. But this card could…