BIG HEAD, LITTLE DOG: WHEN A ROUNDED SKULL IS NORMAL
If you share your home with a Chihuahua, a Pomeranian, a Brussels Griffon or a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, you
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THE WORKING DOGS GUARDING SOUTH AFRICA’S WILD SPECIES
From rhino horn at reserve gates to rare tortoises hidden in the veld, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s dogs do some
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READY FOR THE WEATHER WE ARE GETTING
It has been a strange and difficult stretch of weather, from the severe storms and flooding that have battered the
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WHY A GROWL IS GOOD INFORMATION
The instinct to tell a growling dog off is understandable but almost always wrong. Here is what the growl is
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WHY A ‘DOODLE’ ISN’T AUTOMATICALLY AN EASY DOG
Crossbreeds like the cockapoo and cavapoo are often sold on a promise of the best of both breeds, but new
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RABIES – A VACCINE NO SOUTH AFRICAN DOG SHOULD MISS
In much of the world, rabies vaccination is a travel-document formality, but here, in South Africa, the disease is endemic,
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CATARACTS IN DOGS
What’s really going on behind a cloudy eye Not every cloudy eye is a cataract, not every cataract needs surgery,
WHY SOME LABRADORS CAN’T HELP BEING HUNGRY
Owners of overweight dogs are often blamed for it. New genetics gives some of them a fairer hearing, while still
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THE BOERBOEL
South Africa’s own farm guardian The Boerboel is one of the few breeds developed here at home, shaped on South
THAT GUILTY LOOK ISN’T GUILT
You come home, find the bin tipped over, and there is your dog: ears flat, head low, eyes sliding away
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