Barks 'n' Bubbles Pet Store Bray & Greystones

23/05/2026

Anyone recognise this girl?
Please share so we can find her owner 🐾

17/05/2026

Do you feed Select Gold?

This is a common food we make swaps from weekly.
First (largest quantity) ingredient - Potato flakes, 46%
Followed by Salmon meal, 23%. (Meal is a concentrated dry powder, made from ground, rendered meat)
12kg €64.95

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Sully's Choice Super Premium
First ingredient - 44% Salmon (23% freshly prepared, 13% dried salmon) 24% potato.
12kg €69.95.

Meat content should be the first ingredient you see in your pet's food, and the list should be short.
Speak to us in store about the options for your pet. 🐾❤️

17/05/2026

16/05/2026

This is so important 👇

16/05/2026

11/05/2026

Puppy farms... how are we still in this situation that we as humans are funding them?

These images were both posted by a large scale breeding farm... cute, right? But we need to look past that at the suffering we are paying for and perpetuating. (Side note - if puppies are posed, ie in flower pots, this is an indication they are really trying their best to sell them and this is all that matters)

In the last number of weeks I've visited two families with puppies from similar places, both very nervous and displaying concerning behaviour as young as 12 weeks old. I've looked in to one place of origin to see what start in life we are working against & a simple google search tells me this particular place,Rathrush Kennels is licensed for 100 breeding bi***es. 100 breeding bi***es. Let that sink in. 100 mums living in sheds (most likely filthy) to give birth to babies to be sold for money. Everything looks great on social media of course!
The thing is, even if morally this doesn't stop us handing over cash to these people, you are most likely setting yourself up for great difficulty and stress with a puppy that is chronically under-handled, under-socialised, and with a high chance of developing behavioural issues.

People will say they won't rescue because they want to know the puppy's background.
The ironic thing is so many litters of puppies are born in rescue and raised in rescue with wonderful, kind, experienced, gentle people, where they are socialised, handled lovingly, exposed to other dogs, children and other stimuli in the correct ways.
A wonderful start in life versus an isolated, dark, scary introduction to our world, deprived of loving interactions.

Don't pay for beautiful animals to be kept in these conditions. The Irish government, even Revenue, aren't ever going to go after these awful people, it seems, so the only way to stop this is us as people refusing to fund this and standing up for our rescues.

If you see 'cockapoo' 'cavapoo' or any other poodle hybrid, 'Wexford,' 'Carlow' or 'Cavan', amongst so many others, be alarmed.
We need to do better. Dogs are beautiful animals we are lucky to have in our lives, not commodities to be exploited.

10/05/2026

Why we recommend raw food immediately for kidney or bladder stones?

Any health issue is best supported with fresh, whole food ingredients.
When it comes to kidney or bladder stones, most dogs and cats develop these when on dry food.
Moisture content matters hugely in keeping the urinary tract clear and functioning optimally - dry food is typically 8% moisture while a raw diet is 80%.
This change is beneficial immediately and then we further support the correct pH by selecting meat sources and vegetables based on the type of stones present. We offer filtered water, and add cranberries and other supportive ingredients to aid recovery.

There is no reason to feed ultra-processed dry foods that will harm your dog's health.
Refined carbohydrates should be absolutely minimal in any dog or cat's diet, especially when it comes to urinary tract health - wheat, maize corn and rice should be avoided - however they make up the bulk of most veterinary recommended foods.

Talk to us in store to see how we can help. 🐾❤️

23/04/2026

We have another baby we need to help find a forever home 🏡💙🐾
Nico is an 18 month old Olde English Bulldogge.
Due to his family's circumstances and no fault of his own he needs to find a new family. Nico is great with other dogs and people. Not cat tested.
*Homecheck, adoption fee & vet references will apply*

Please share to help us help Nico 🐾

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17/04/2026

We are so delighted to say that Sky has sailed through settling in and found herself the most wonderful home and family. 🏠♥️🐾

The luckiest girl landing on all four paws, we couldn't be happier for them all.

15/04/2026

Puss proudly showing off her collar from our Greystones store 😍

Handmade, plastic free and supporting another lovely small Irish business ☘️🇮🇪♥️