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Expecting a new addition to the family and it won’t have 4 legs and a tail? While you prepare for the arrival of your baby, don’t forget that your dog needs to get ready for the new addition too. When should I Start? As soon as you know that you are pregnant, begin preparing your [...]

You have a new puppy and you know that at some point, you are going to need to take it to training. When should you start? Do you need to wait until the puppy has had all his shots?  Maybe you won’t need training at all – seeing as you’ve had dogs before or perhaps [...]

  Congratulations to Ashyln and Clare on the birth of their human baby, Samual Ray Wagner. Born at 2.28pm weighing 3.5kg.  Mom and baby both well!   

May 15 2012 at 10:26am By Tina George   Dogs are the highlight this week when dancers gather to put their feet and bodies to use in love for the animals. A dance teacher and choreographer for 31 years, Brigitte Reeve-Taylor is the driving force behind Dancers Love Dogs, a show in aid of the [...]

Click on pic to view Pudsey’ s winning routine!   Visit www.dancingwithdogs.co.za to learn how to tearn your dog into a Pudsey!

In December, some naughty kids hit Lady with a cricket bat, breaking her leg. She lived with the damaged leg until February, when she was rescued. She is now in foster with her life long friend Topsy. They are balanced, friendly dogs without issues. Contact  Rosa Pheiffer, Tel: (021) 975-6397, Cell: 083 227 3488, e-mail  rosap@telkomsa.net

    Choose a simple, two syllable name for your puppy e.g. Nemo, Lexi, Chichi.    Decide what food you will feed your puppy. Discuss feeding with your puppy’s breeder and do as much research as possible about various ways of feeding a dog. (Complete processed dry dog food, mixed feeding, home cooking or raw food)   Decide [...]

Click on pic below to see this incredible perfomance!

 Please note that we have postponed the start of the Roadworx course until next term. Is your dog really good when in a class on the field but easily distracted when out on walks?  Our first Roadworx Course is starting on Saturday 12 May at 4.30pm. Are you wondering if this is for you?  Here is [...]

When your dog gazes up at you adoringly, what does it see? A best friend? A pack leader? A can opener? Many dog lovers make all kinds of inferences about how their pets feel about them, but no one has captured images of actual canine thought processes — until now.   Emory University researchers have [...]

    The online search begins for most-loved Mutt and Meow of the Year. Your pet could be just what the judges are looking for in the SPCA Royal Canin Mutt & Meow of the Year online pet photo competition, which runs from 10 April to 21 May 2012 and aims to help hundreds of [...]

Minnie and her Great Dane Watson         Zandra with Dice and Panda - 1st Place!    For more info find Cape Town Sledding on Facebook

    Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua Tinkerbell may be more than just a purse accessory. According to new research, the breed of dog you choose can reflect your personality. Owners of toy dogs, like Hilton and — believe it or not — Sir Isaac Newton, score high on a personality trait called openness, a measure of [...]

 Date: 12/13th May 2012 (Sat & Sun) Closing Date: 27th April 2012 Time: 08h00 each day. Allow aprox 45 mins per dog Venue: Groot Fisantekraal Farm, Durbanville (R302) Cost: R200.00 per dog Test Leader: Mr Mike Eisler KZN Judges: Mrs E Gallant (KZN), Ms Lulu Maree, Mrs Marlien Heystek, Miss Sarah Gee & Mr Selvin [...]

Visitors to the Mill Valley Dog Park on Saturday were perplexed to see a statistically improbable number of three-legged dogs. But it was no violation of the laws of probability; it was simply the monthly meeting of the Northern California contingent of Tripawds, an online community for canine amputees — and their owners. Ralph Kanz [...]

  Trish with her trophy for winning Class B Obedience with her Border collie Sherri, Suzy with her rosette for 2nd place in Class A Obedience with her GSD Troy and Patsy with her trophy for winning Class A with her Yorkie, Joey. Tessa and Cujo came 3rd in Novice Class and Angela and Pip came [...]

5 Rescued Ridgeback/Rotti cross pups need homes urgently. About 8 weeks old. Call Wendy 079 140 4284 or Jackie on 083 468 3802.

  Well done to all our handlers who did so well at the Agility Regional Trials last weekend. Thanks to Shannen for sharing the pics.Here are the results as supplied by Yolande:Margaret and Yolande ran Beemer… -1st in contact agility with first qualification WPRT 178 Margaret Beemer-2nd in non-contact with 10 faults WPRT 179 Yolande-2nd [...]

Anne Fereday’s Collie JJ has been acing it at the agility and dog jumping shows lately! Check these results:KUSA:5 Feb. Cape Town Kennel Club — JJ 1st Grade 2 Contact- speed 4.224 (moves up to A/Contact Grade 3)3 March – Australian Shepherd – JJ 1st Dog Jumping (top grade 1) – see attached (first championship [...]

  Novice – Claire Lai Lam / Peanut – 1st Qualification   Class A – Suzie Bauerrichter / Troy – 2nd   Class C – Trish Gates / Sheri – 8th D

  The Magazine from Cesar Millan The Dog Whisperer Cesar’s Way is a lifestyle magazine for dog owners that goes beyond the dog behavior focus of the Dog Whisperer television series. Created in response to the growing consumer interest in Cesar Millan the man, the father, the husband and the teacher. Cesar’s Way joins Cesar [...]

  Our first Anger Management Course – for dogs with aggression problems with other dogs or people,  is scheduled to start in the first week of April. We have three bookings but need four to make it worthwhile. Dogs need to have completed at least Beginner’s Obedience or Puppy Class 3 or have done some basic [...]

Pssst!!! This is Cape Town’s best kept secret! Unlike the other charity dog walks, these Bilton walks are very poorly attended. No more than 100 dogs in total!  Don’t tell a soul…. you get to explore the paths on the most beautiful wine farm with breathtaking views of the mountains. The dogs get to run off-lead [...]

We have had some complaints about pricing for handlers who want to do more than one discipline. (obedience/agility/flyball).  We will be re-looking at the fees and will keep you posted on the changes!

Visit out Training Course Page to see what courses and classes we have planned. You can apply now for any of the courses on offer. Click here to learn more

  Our first Anger Management Course – for dogs with issues with other dogs or people,  is scheduled to start in the first week of April. We have two bookings but need four to make it worthwhile. Dogs need to have completed at least Beginner’s Obedience or Puppy Class 3.  The cost is R500 Classes [...]

The star of the cable TV show, now filming its ninth season, continues to chase his dreams. He created a new series in Spain last year that he owns and says his next goal is ‘to educate humans.’   “Dog Whisperer” star Cesar Millan at his Dog Psychology Center in Santa Clarita. The cable TV [...]

  Good news is that Western Cape Working Trials have a new website! Click here to enter  

Asics and Tara performing with our Demo Team at the Monte Vista Primary School Carnival on Saturday 10 March. This is the 13th year, we have been invited to perform at their carnival.  Pics by Carel Stander pdmconsulting@telkomsa.net  0827744398

CITY OF CAPE TOWN  MEDIA RELEASE  9 MARCH 2012  City appeals to pet owners to register their dogs and cats  In line with the City of Cape Town’s Animal Bylaw 2010, pet owners are required to register all dogs and cats kept on their property.  There are maximum numbers of pets allowable depending on the size of [...]

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW – 3 MARCH 2012  OBEDIENCE RESULTS  NOVICE  - Claire Lai Lam / Peanut – 3RD  CLASS A – Patsy Miller / Joey – 1ST                     – Suzie Bauerrichter / Troy – 3rd  CLASS C – Trish Gates / Sheri – 5TH  

Another tragic dog attack here in Cape Town. A heart breaking story for child and dog – a child maimed, a dog dead! You are sure it couldn’t be your dog! This Rotti was kept as a security dog, he wasn’t a loved, socialised, cared for pet. I regard my dogs as under control but [...]

Until recently, she was friendly, outgoing and trustworthy. But now it’s like a shadow comes over her, and she gets spooky and snappy. She pants a lot, gets sweaty and seems possessed. She also scratches more than she used to. I thought of obedience school after the vet couldn’t find anything wrong with her. He [...]

FAIRLADY has introduced Best Pet Products (toys and grooming) as a new category in this years annual Consumer Awards. The call to enter the 2012 FAIRLADY Consumer Awards has been announced in the March issue of the magazine, which is currently on shelf. The powerful punch factor of the awards, renowned for their fairness, accuracy [...]

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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 [...]