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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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,
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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BAD BREATH IN DOGS IS A WARNING SIGN
Many of us have been guilty of treating ‘doggy breath’ as a normal part of life with a dog. It
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WINTER SKIN CARE
Helping your dog through the dry, cold months Winter on the Highveld, in particular, brings dry air, frosty mornings, and
DONATE FLEECE BLANKETS TO ‘GIVE WARMTH’ WITH TEARS THIS WINTER
TEARS Animal Rescue needs your help keeping all the dogs and cats in their care warm this winter. Please consider
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NOSEWORK BASICS
Introduction to scent work activities for mental enrichment A dog’s sense of smell is between 10,000 and 100,000 times more
ASKDQ: BRUSHING A RELUCTANT DOG’S TEETH
ASKDQ: I’ve been told I should be brushing my dog’s teeth, but he absolutely won’t let me near his mouth.
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ASKDQ: POLYDIPSIA AND POLYURIA
ASKDQ: My Golden Retriever is eight years old and has started drinking a lot more water than usual and needing
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