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Puppy school

Puppy classes are much more than an opportunity to mix with other pups. Effective puppy classes are structured to give your dog the skills to deal with all the challenges of life as well as the correct foundations for future training. What it’s all about In order to build your puppy’s confidence, you will have

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World Spay Day

On the last Tuesday of February, World Spay Day shines a spotlight on the lifesaving power of spay/neuter and the need for affordable services, particularly in low income communities. Did you know? – An unspayed female dog, her mate and all of her puppies and their puppies’ puppies, if none are ever neutered or spayed

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Case update on Husky beaten to death

Press release from NSPCA The National Council of SPCAs reports with disappointment that the case relating to the beating to death of Max, the husky, has been withdrawn after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) mediated the matter. This was communicated to the NSPCA by Senior Public Prosecutor, Ms C Mortlock. Max was beaten to death

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Digging – Part 1

Why do dogs dig? Confinement stress and lack of mental and physical stimulation Dogs who are confined to a yard, rarely taken off the premises, and provided with little or inadequate mental stimulation, are far more likely to dig and be destructive. For yard dogs, often the only way that they can express their frustration and

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Heroes carry 40kg dog down mountain

These wonderful heroes carried a 40kg dog down a mountain to safety. #AnimaltalkNews January 13 2015 at 07:36am By Staff Writer Cape Town – Bella, a golden retriever from Newlands, often goes up Table Mountain with her mate Blue and her master Peter Shrimpton. But on Sunday she walked on what must have been broken glass

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