I’m going to tell you a story. Perhaps even a story within a story. It was back in my school days. I recall going to my mother one day and telling her, in a very excited tone, that I had heard about a place in town that trains dogs, and I asked her if I may go there. Well, my mother answered, “Yes,” which was followed by a moment
Meet Sniffels (now called Marie): The rescue: On 21 November 2017, at the Lucky Lucy Foundation in Cape Town, our head caregiver, Bonile, received a phone call from a distressed owner in one of our Outreach areas. Her dog had been kicked by a horse and needed immediate medical care. When Bonile arrived on the scene, he attended to the injured dog first, but spotted another dog, a female puppy,
Thinking back, I never imagined how being a vet would take me on a journey of both miles and mindset. After qualifying from Onderstepoort in
Dr John “Mac” McMullen arrived in Cape Town on his way to America. Fifty years later, the young Irish veterinarian who promised not to let
BY TRACY MCQUARRIE One of the biggest misconceptions about dog behaviour is that dogs do things because they’re being stubborn, dominant or “naughty.” The truth
BY ZANI KOEN As my dog, Soda, and I follow yet another set of markers on a trail we’ve never been on, my brain starts
BY TANRI DE LANGE – SAVC Registered Veterinary Physiotherapist There is something incredibly special about growing old alongside our dogs. The grey hairs around their
BY BRYONY VAN NIEKERK When it comes to estate planning, we all know to make provisions for our assets; houses, cars, inheritance for the kids,
THE GREY WOLF’S SCIENTIFIC NAME IS CANIS LUPUS, AND IT BELONGS TO THE CANIDAE FAMILY ALONGSIDE DOMESTIC DOGS, FOXES AND OTHERCANIDS The Grey Wolf is
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“Behind every healthy pet is a caring vet with a heart full of compassion.” I’ve been a veterinarian for 29 years. If you hadtold me
On a beautiful afternoon at Klein Kaap Boutique Hotel in Centurion, a group of rescue puppies stole the show. They tumbled across the lawns, explored
Your pets spend majority of their lives at home, soit is important to ensure their home environment issupportive. By making small changes to their everydayliving,
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By: Jenni Davies Every home has a heartbeat. For Marié de Klerk, that heartbeat has a glossy caramel coat, four paws, and enough energy to
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There is something incredibly special about the relationship between humans and their pets. Long before science confirmed the emotional and psychological benefits of companion animals,
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By: Jenni Davies Our furry family members don’t all enter our lives at the same stage. We welcome some as roly-poly babies or gangly juveniles;
