Two by Two Professional Dog Walking and Pet Sitting

03/09/2025

It’s not just dogs we walk you know…. 😂

02/09/2025

They say ‘let sleeping dogs Lye’ ❤️

16/08/2025

08/08/2025

Beautiful Bailey, enjoying his extended break here at Two by Two ❤️

26/07/2025

For 198 days, Charlie waited.

He didn’t bark for attention. He didn’t jump. He just sat there — eyes quietly searching, heart silently hoping.

Every day, families came and went. They smiled at the puppies. They cooed at the tiny ones. But Charlie? He was always “too big,” “too shy,” or “just not the right fit.”

He watched them all leave — one by one — and with every goodbye that wasn’t his, his spark grew dimmer.
He stopped rushing to the front of the kennel.
He stopped dreaming out loud.
Instead, he curled into the same corner, on the same old blanket, holding onto a sliver of hope like a secret only he believed in.

And then, on day 198... she came.

Not with excitement or noise — but with stillness, and a softness in her eyes that said she understood. She walked past every cage, every cute, wagging tail, until she reached his.

She didn’t ask questions.

She just knelt down, looked into his tired, searching eyes, and said:

“Hey, buddy... I see you. Let’s go home.”

Charlie didn’t move at first. He was afraid to believe it. But when the kennel door opened, and the leash gently clipped on, he followed. Not out of trust — not yet — but out of the tiniest flicker of something he hadn’t felt in months:

Maybe. Just maybe.

The car ride was quiet. He sat beside her, unsure of what this meant. But halfway down the highway, she reached over and held his face in her hand — gently, lovingly — like he was already hers.

That’s when his tail moved.
Just once. Then again.
Then his whole body softened into her.

Because for the first time in 198 days, Charlie wasn’t invisible.
He wasn’t “too much.”
He was chosen.

And this ride? It wasn’t just to a house.
It was to the end of being overlooked.
The end of silence.
The end of waiting.

And the beginning of what every soul longs for:

A place to belong.
A person to trust.
A reason to wag again.

He’s not just going home.
He finally has one. 🐾❤️

14/07/2025

Every day across Ireland, rescue organisations respond to calls no one else will: abandoned litters in sheds, elderly dogs dumped at the gates of shelters, once-loved pets surrendered because of housing, behaviour, or cost. The work is essential. The people behind it are extraordinary. But we have to ask, is rescue solving the problem? Or simply responding to it?

Rehoming a dog feels like a solution. It feels like progress. But in truth, rescue is a reactive measure, not a proactive one. It treats the symptoms of a much deeper and more systemic failure: a national dog welfare system that has yet to prioritise prevention.

According to the Department of Rural and Community Development, over 10,000 dogs passed through Irish dog pounds in 2023. Rehoming organisations absorb the overflow, but they are stretched to breaking point. And for every dog placed, more are waiting. The numbers do not drop, they shift.

Rescue saves individual lives. But it does not stop the flow of dogs into the system. In fact, it can unintentionally enable poor systems to continue giving the illusion that the problem is being "handled" when it is, in fact, growing.

To be clear: rescue is not the problem. The lack of state-level action is. Rescue work, carried largely by underfunded charities, exists because of political inaction not in partnership with the government but in place of it.

What Ireland Needs:

- Independent regulation and transparency in breeding operations
- Mandatory, evidence-based dog welfare education at national and school levels
- A unified dog welfare strategy, backed by data, not guesswork
- Subsidised behavioural support and veterinary care for owners at risk of surrender
- A cultural shift, led by government, that reframes dogs as lifelong companions, not commodities

We must stop viewing rescue as a solution to Ireland’s dog welfare crisis. It is an emergency response, not a cure. Until we commit to tackling the root causes of unethical breeding, lack of support, poor education, and housing inequality dogs in Ireland will continue to suffer, and rescue organisations will continue to drown.

Kindness isn’t enough. Policy must follow.

12/07/2025

🥵 Dog walk hot weather awareness 🥵

With our (hopeful) "heat wave" coming up this weekend we wanted to share some advice on how hot is too hot for a dog walk 🐶

❗️ Skipping a walk is ok ❗️

Each dog is different, for example Brachycephalic (flat faced), elderly or young, excitable dogs are more at risk of heat stroke, but the below shows a general rule of thumb in terms of care needed when walking your dog in hot weather.

Remember, your dog missing a walk or an event is not the end of the world, if it could save their life.
If in doubt- don't go out!

06/06/2025

If you see swallows or swifts lying on the ground with their wings stretched out, don't be afraid, just help! They are not sick, they find it very difficult to take off from flat surfaces. If you could so kindly help by gently picking them up and let them go from your out stretched hands, they should then be able to fly on their own
💙🐾

01/05/2025

17/03/2025

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MICROCHIP SCAM. We are posting this as a warning to pet owners, please. On 16th of March we heard from a client that they received an email notification from PETCHIP saying their dog's microchip had expired. The email had his correct name, breed and microchip number plus her own name and phone number so she had no reason to doubt it. Thank fully she didn't pay the £29, realising that she had never used PETCHIP! We checked with her legitimate Microchip provider who confirmed that PETCHIP is a scam. I hope this post serves as a reminder to other pet owners to check carefully any request to renew an expired microchip and save themselves from an unnecessary fee.

08/03/2025

Took the gang to Castlewellan this morning ❤️

26/02/2025

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