Episode 2
In this episode, seasoned dog-shower Robert from Kilkenny is no stranger to presenting his precious pooches, but little Chinese Crested Elmo’s sensitive skin needs vet Ellen’s expert eyes. Paula takes teacher Róisín to task about her mischievous puppy Mo, and his penchant for chewing furniture! And groomer Paul gets a lesson in preening a prize-winning….chicken! Meanwhile, Tessa meets the Quinn family from Castlwellan and their support dog Skye, and Ellen opens a restaurant for a hungry Hermann’s tortoise!
SERIES 2 OVERVIEW
How do you take care of a hairless dog? What happens if a tarantula loses a leg? And…how do you groom a chicken? Just SOME of the questions you’ll find answered on Peataí! – a new 6 part series trotting onto our screens this Autumn!
Welcoming Gaelgeóirí and their pets from the four provinces, Presenter Tessa Fleming is joined by Vet Ellen Hegarty, Groomer Paul Ó Gallachóir and Behaviourist Paula Doohan at the Ark Farm in Newtownards, Co.Down – where our experts have a packed roster of cases to solve, and they’re dying to get stuck in!
While groomer Paul gets down and dirty with an Irish Wolfhound and a recent rescue dog, vet Ellen gets to grips with overweight pony Báinín and naughty goat Sir Lancelot! Meanwhile, behaviourist Paula has some advice for a restless retired racehorse and a few tips for the fierce Wee Brí – a Chihuahua…who thinks she’s a lion! Elsewhere Tessa meets Goujon the one-eyed hamster, Polly the show-stopping Silkie and Stormi, the bald Guinea pig who’s changed owner Liath’s life, for the better.
With a rise in pet ownership in the last year, Peataí! showcases all that is weird and wonderful about sharing your life with an animal – the highs, the lows, the challenges and the….chewed-up furniture?! (Puppies, eh?!) Be sure to tune in to soak up all our experts’ knowledge and paw-some advice when it comes to caring for our precious pets!