Extreme Bootcamp Weekend
Recently there has been a lot of interest in greyhounds who can live successfully with cats, so we had some special guests in January for the Extreme Kitty Bootcamp Weekend!…
Christmas @ PI HQ
As a special gift this year, we collected new HUG foster dog Robyn on Christmas Eve! Just about small enough to fit in your stocking, she quickly proved herself able…
Black beauties
Our next foster dog came back with us after a busy weekend meeting the public with HUG at Pet Expo. Patti, a gorgeous girl with the shiniest, healthy black coat…
Scooby-dooby-do!
Next up for kitty bootcamp was a gorgeous shy little fellow named Scooby. A striking black and white boy, he was quite nervous around strangers, though he quickly came to…
A new Hope
Time for another catch-up with the latest foster greys to visit us for Kitty Bootcamp. In October, we had our first puppy foster, a little diva princess named Hope. At…
Design for the dogs
It’s been a busy few months for HUG (Homes for Unwanted Greyhounds) and we have a big promotional event coming up at the Pet Expo in Dublin in November, so…
Meet Rua
After eight foster dogs, it had to happen eventually. I picked up my latest foster on the same day as dropping off Fionn to head to his new home in…
Fionn the friendly giant!
As we don’t like to go more than a few hours around here without at least one foster greyhound, on my way home from dropping off Casper to go to…
Kitty Bootcamp catch up
The dogs have been keeping me very busy around here so I’m falling behind in my bootcamp reports! On the same day that Nicole and Callum headed for their new…
Kitty Bootcamp x2!
Since Nicole was doing so well with her bootcamp training, we decided to introduce the other dog who would potentially become her new brother in her forever home. Callum arrived…
Kitty Bootcamp: Week Two
As you can probably tell from the photo above, Nicole has passed Kitty Bootcamp with flying colours! She has been very gentle and patient with the cats, especially Sweet Pea…
Kitty Bootcamp: Week One
Nervous Nicole is my first candidate for Kitty Bootcamp for Greyhounds and is doing quite well with the cats so far, however the bigger challenge will likely be gaining her…
Kitty Bootcamp for Greyhounds!
Due to their instinct to chase and training for the racetrack, many people are surprised to learn that greyhounds can live with cats and other small creatures, if they have…
3rd Annual Walk for Greyhounds
Greyhound Rescue Association of Ireland (GRAI) are organizing their third annual Walk for Greyhounds in Dublin this coming June 16th, at Merrion Square Park. It is a great event to…
Goodbye Bella
I had intended to write a lighthearted post about places to visit and stay while traveling around Ireland with a dog, but I’m afraid that isn’t something I will be…
Kitten lovin’
Sweet Pea and Bella have grown increasingly inseparable, and the power of their combined cuteness when curled up together leads to many, many photographs, so I have compiled some of…
Arthur’s journey to a new land
My mischevious foster boy Arthur has finally gone on the next stage of his journey to find a forever home. He has been with us for five months and while…
Better late than never: meet Sweet Pea!
The car engine kitten from December has become a permanent fixture in the peternal instinct household and I’m finally getting around to introducing her properly! She recovered well from the…
Site renovation in progress
Peternal Instinct is going through some growing pains while I switch to a different version of WordPress and update the design of the site, so please bear with us while…
King of the DINOS
It has been a long two months fostering Arthur, who continues to challenge my nerves, patience and upper body strength on a daily basis, but it has also led to…
Ooops I did it again…
I may have found another homeless kitten on a cold winter night…this is getting to be a habit! There was a crying noise coming from outside the other night and…
Arthur in Action!
A photography-savvy friend helped to take some better outdoor shots of Arthur for facebook and the HUG website, since my dark, indoor mobile phone photos weren’t doing him justice! It’s…
Happy Halloween!
We’re having a low key Halloween here at home, hoping there aren’t too many firecrackers and bangers over the evening. It’s always a dangerous time for pets with strange noises…