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Singing the new Pet Blues

Getting a pet is a joyful, exciting, and fulfilling experience. So why do you feel like you’ve made the biggest mistake of your life, and want nothing more than to take the animal back from where it came? Emotions of doubt, anxiety, regret, sadness, panic, and simply being overwhelmed can overshadow the anticipated happiness of having a new furry, feathered or scaled companion, leaving you feeling guilty and desperate. Many

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PETS NEED A Break too!

BY BRIAN BERKMAN Luxury travel writer, Brian Berkman, searches out the fabulous and often affordable options available to you and your pets. Julie, his rescued

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Fascinating Flamingo Facts

Flamingos belong to the bird family known as Phoenicopteridae, which includes all six recognized species. There are six main species of flamingos found across the

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From RUFF to Radiant

By Jenni Davies A glossy mane, supple skin, shiny eyes, sparkling smiles… SA’s next top model? Guess again. Whether your pet has long, luscious locks

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Fur-Friendly Finds

Top 10 Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Cape Town Image credit: The Farm Village THE FOODBARN One of the standout features of The Foodbarn is how warmly

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Fascinating Dung Beetle Facts

Dung beetles are part of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Most species fall within the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, which are part of the scarab beetle family,

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THE KUSA CONUNDRUM

By Jenni Davies From scruffy scrappy-doos to glossy champions, dogs come in all shapes and sizes – and we adore them all. But, behind the

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Bringing Balance Back

By Jenni Davies One minute, your dog is winning at being World’s Best Couch Potato. The next – kaboom! – thunder in the distance, and

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