LOS ANGELES – They still fight like cats and dogs in divorce court. But more and more they are fighting about cats and dogs. Steven May, left, holding his dog, Winnie, sitting with his attorney, David Pisarra, holding his dog, Dudley. In a 2006 survey by the 1,600-member American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a quarter [...]

We have almost finished with our planning for our new courses. As from the end of the term (Easter) our new courses will start running. The actual start dates, fees and course content will be announced in the next two weeks. In addition to Puppy classes and agility our courses will be: Beginner’s Obedience Intermediate Obedience (equal [...]

Best in show, that most coveted of all honors at the famed Westminster dog show, went to … how should we describe it? A fallen cloud? A hair ball? A pug stuck inside a pom pom? Let’s just call it what it is: a Pekingese named Malachy. The 4-year-old champion at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog [...]

Do you wonder if your dog could be a sheep herder? Lynda Montignies  took her Rotties to Sarah Gee to try a paw at sheep herding   Your dog initially works around a pen of sheep with you in the pen moving the sheep around. Sarah then assess the dog and will brief you as [...]

By MELISSA FAY GREENE Published: February 2, 2012   In May 1999, Donnie Kanter Winokur, 43, a writer and multimedia producer, and her husband, Rabbi Harvey Winokur, 49, beheld the son of their dreams, the child infertility denied them. Andrey, a pale dark-eyed 1-year-old in a cotton onesie, held in a standing position by a [...]

  Kyle Dyer (Right) was bitten shortly after petting Max, an Argentine mastiff who was rescued from an icy river in Dever, Colo. (KUSA-TV) DENVER – A television anchor who was bitten in the face by an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff during a live broadcast was released from a hospital on Thursday.  Kyle Dyer of KUSA-TV was [...]

No one at the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy enjoys going to meetings more than Annie. Once, she was even disciplined for attending a meeting to which she was not invited. Mary Altaffer, AP In this photo, Sally, a 4-year old beagle sits on Jamie Silverman’s lap as she works with Jared Shechtman at [...]

We will be restructuring our entire obedience side to better accommodate the changing needs of our members. After the Easter weekend, our current obedience programme will fall away to be replaced by new courses. The duration of each course will most likely be similar to a school term i.e. 8 – 10 weeks. (Don’t panic if [...]

  Animal Rescue Organisation We are in urgent need of collars for animals that are admitted to the hospital, very often they arrive with ropes or wire as make shift collars – please help us to help them and donate a collar today. For further information contact 021 396 5511 or jessica@animalrescue.org.za  Thank you so [...]

Canine bodies are designed to keep moving   By Joan Klucha, Special to North Shore News February 5, 2012 10:03 AM     WHENEVER I talk about the importance of exercising a dog I always feel like it is a redundant conversation. I mean, who doesn’t know that providing exercise for your dog is one [...]

  Cesar Millan, the self-proclaimed “Dog Whisperer” of reality-TV fame, has a bone to pick with American dog owners. People who insist on treating dogs like spoiled children don’t do their pets — or themselves — any favors, according to the star of Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan. The show, which premiered in 2004 on [...]

Beware of fraudulent scams and indiscriminate puppy farmers  The sale of puppies advertised on internet websites, has increased dramatically over the recent past. The relative anonymity that certain websites offer, is unfortunately being exploited by opportunists,  who use these websites to dupe the public into paying money into a bank account for puppies that are [...]

The Rottweiler that attacked a two-year-old girl on a Clifton beach last month has been put down. Neil Arendse, the city’s law enforcement spokesman, said the dog “D” was put down at a private vet chosen by its owner, James Lech, at 3pm on Wednesday. Lech runs a dog training and rehabilitation centre in Camps [...]

7 years old neutered male lost in Malmesbury 1/2/2012. Friendly and ball crazy. Liver with a bit of white on chest.  R1500 Reward Contact Joline van Zyl  021 807 8700 Cell: 082 372 5318 joline.vanzyl@meadowcape.co.za

THE owner of the dog that mauled a two-year-old girl on Clifton beach last month has decided to have the animal “privately euthanased” rather than city officials having to put the dog down. “I can state… that I am labouring under severe personal anguish. I understand the pain of the little girl, her family and [...]