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Animaltalk Top Dog Awards – meet the agility winners! (Part 2)

A new addition to the prestigious Animaltalk Top Dog Awards this year was an agility category, sponsored by Bravecto South Africa. These super-quick canine achievers were recognised in three categories: small, medium and large. Second place: small Alett Reed and her beloved Shetland Sheepdog Volt, ran into second position in the small category. Alett describes […]

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Should dogs sleep outside?

Where does your dog sleep? It is really a personal choice – some of us enjoy having them cuddled up in bed with us, others feel that their dogs should sleep outside. No matter where your dog sleeps, it is up to you as responsible pet owner to make sure that he has sufficient shelter.

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Your crazy critters!

Please drop some food! Sent in by Caroline Nel. The short and the tall of it … Sent in by Christine Riley What are you looking at? Sent in by Marisca Engelbrecht Mako is wondering why his mommy had his beard shaved. Sent in by Andri Graham Jackie-Chan relaxing after a hard day of catching

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Disaster! My dog is a digger!

Have you ever arrived home from work, only to doubt whether you came home to the correct address? Your usually well-cared-for garden has had a make-over, and not the good kind. Next thing Fluffy enthusiastically comes to greet you – his face covered in soil. Turns out, Fluffy is what happened to your garden. Why

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South African Guide-Dogs Association for the blind introduces new logo

South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind would like to announce the introduction of a new logo. The previous logo depicted a Guide Dog and Guide Dog owner walking in profile along with their registered name, South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind. This much-loved logo did not represent all of the services that they

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Celeb cats: Rolanda Marais

Rolanda Marais is a much-loved South African actress who has starred in a variety of movies and TV soaps. These include: Wolwedans in die Skemer Ballade vir ‘n Enkeling Binneland High Rollers on SABC3 She also dearly loves her two Siamese cats, and took the time to tell Animaltalk more about them. “I love cats.

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Animaltalk TOP DOG Awards

 The Animaltalk TOP DOG Awards, honouring excellence and dedication in canine achievements for the past 20 years, celebrated its coming of age with the 21st award ceremony held on 21 March 2016. The Animaltalk Top Dog 100 Ratings are hugely popular with dog show enthusiasts, and the coveted title of Top Dog is highly sought

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Give a little love …

We love to show our pets we love them, but did you know some animals might not enjoy the way in which we show affection? These are a few alternatives. Ways to show affection to pets Wendy Wilson, a lecturer and tutor for the COAPE Diploma in South Africa, provides some additional ways to show

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