BLACK DOG SYNDROME
Myth, bias or reality? For decades, shelters across the world have spoken about ‘black dog syndrome’. This is the idea […]
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FOSTERING PUPS
Georgia’s journey with Woodrock Animal Shelter Every year, animal shelters across South Africa are overwhelmed by puppies in need of
GERMAN SHEPHERDS – UNMATCHED LOYALTY AND VERSATILITY
The German Shepherd, renowned for its courage, loyalty, and guarding instincts, stands as one of the most popular and recognisable
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED SHOWS
If you’ve ever attended an all-breed dog show, you might picture a polished handler trotting a dog around a ring
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THE SHY DOG REVOLUTION
Celebrating introverted personalities rather than trying to ‘fix’ them For too long, dog culture has celebrated the confident extrovert: the
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TEARS KENNELS ARE FULL AND WINTER HAS ONLY JUST STARTED
Will you open your home this Adopt a Shelter Pet Day? There’s a dog at TEARS right now who’d really
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TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE – 25TH AND 26TH APRIL 2026
What’s on at TEARS Animal Rescue this weekend: 25 & 26 April 2026 Saturday, 25 April 2026, is Kennel Open
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THE CANINE ATHLETE’S BRAIN
How stress, routine, and training impact cognition and performance When we talk about canine athletes, whether agility dogs, working gundogs,
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THE OVERSTIMULATED DOG
Why busy isn’t always better We live in an age of activity. Our dogs go to daycare, agility, scent work,
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SEPARATION ANXIETY
Why it really happens and what science says about fixing it Few behavioural problems cause as much distress, to both
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