Tails of Joy

28/05/2026

We are now taking bookings for August,(Apart from 1st - 4th).
We have a few days left for June and July, but space is very limited.
Contact us, if interested. Because we only take a few dogs at any one time, places book up quickly. 🐶🐶
Looking forward to a great summer, meeting all your beautiful dogs ♥️

23/05/2026

22/05/2026

Hello!🐶🐶
We are booking up quickly for the summer months. If you are thinking of going away, please don’t leave it to the last minute.
Looking forward to a happy, waggy and barky summer 🥰🐶🥰

22/05/2026

14/05/2026

Peaceful Paws Pet Crematorium, Ennis, Co. Clare
Thanks so much to Aimee at Peaceful Paws in Ennis, for her kindness and understanding as we said our final goodbye to our beautiful Jenny.
Aimee had a warm welcome for us into her lovely little remembrance room and we got to talk and share our stories of Jenny, before choosing how we wanted her ashes to be presented. Thank you, Aimee, for everything.

10/05/2026

when you are unraveling
the kind of unraveling
that involves sitting on the kitchen floor
wondering how you became
someone who owns three reusable grocery bags
and no inner peace

a dog will sit beside you
like a small breathing monk
they will not offer advice
they will not quote Rumi

they will place a paw
on your knee
as if to say
“Yes. This is hard.
Also, you dropped cheese.”

people love conditionally
with clauses
with footnotes
with quiet exit strategies

dogs love like evangelists
who have already seen heaven
and it smells like you

they forgive in real time
you step on their tail
they limp for half a second
then return with a toy
as though pain is simply
an clerical error

a dog does not care
about your job status
your debt
your failed marriage
or the fact that you sometimes
eat raw cookie dough
from the tube

they care that you are here
that your heart is beating
that your hand is available
for resting their chin upon

and maybe that is the quiet miracle

to be loved
not for your usefulness
or your wit
or your carefully managed charm
but because you are warm
and you are you
and you are here
*************
Poem © Angi Sullins -

09/05/2026

Our amazing girl, Jenny, passed over the rainbow bridge today. We are all heartbroken. She was the meet and greeter here at Tails of Joy, for so many nervous and unsure little dogs, telling them that they would be safe and cared for. Thank you for bringing your never ending joy to every minute of our life. Thank you for choosing us. Thank you for giving us your whole heart♥️
We will see you again, on the other side, I’ve no doubt.

The hardest part of life with a dog isn’t what you think. It’s not bundling up to go outside with them in the pouring rain, in the freezing dark, when you’re exhausted, in pain, or your soul is restless. It’s not giving up trips or turning down invitations because you won’t leave them behind. It’s not the hair—on your sheets, your lips, your food. It’s not mopping the floor again, fully aware it’ll be dirty thirty minutes later. It’s not the vet bills, or the constant worry you might miss something important. It’s not the loss of freedom—because now freedom means “us.” And it’s not even that your heart no longer fully belongs to you.

All of that is love. All of that is life. All of that is a choice you made.

The hardest part comes slowly, like an old ache in broken bones. Like the kind of cold that seeps through you without warning and settles deep inside. One day, you just notice it—your dog can’t do what they used to. They try, they always try, but it’s not the same. They run to you like they always have, but slower. Their eyes are the same, but now there’s something in them—a quiet, tired “I’m still here, but it’s getting harder.”

And you remember who they were. And you look at who they’ve become—still yours, completely, trusting you with every ounce of their soul. They’ve always believed you’d be there, that you’d help, that you’d save them. And you were. But now you can’t save them from time.

The hardest part is knowing that while they were your comfort, your light, your safe place… you were their entire world. Their everything. Their sky. Their hope. And you’re not ready. Not ready to let go. Not ready to watch the one who taught you how to live slowly fade away.

Bringing a dog into your life is like letting a small flame into your soul. A flame that will warm you forever—even after it’s gone.
A dog has one purpose in life: to give you their whole heart.♥️

— J.R. Ackerley

08/05/2026

Our beautiful Judy ♥️ A much deserved pamper with Dani @ Suds & Paws
She has a new energy today and loves her pink bandana . 🥰