This Q&A concerns a pet owner who is worried about the fact that her dog likes to eat raw vegetables. Is this normal, and is it healthy? Continue Reading

This Q&A concerns the question of what really happens when you cremate your dog.  Continue Reading

Susan’s two German Shepherds used to be the best of friends, but lately the female seems frightened of the male dog. Glynne gives her some valuable advice about food scarcity and how it can affect your dog’s behaviour. Continue Reading

I’ve just welcomed a furry new arrival into my dog family…and so this week’s article is all about how to help your new puppy adapt to life at home. I’m usually the proud mum of just 3 fur-kids - Holly an adult daughter, Nik, a grown up adopted son, and teenager Wez who I refer to as my biological son because he was much longed for, two years before he was even born. Yes, all my kids have been planned with precision and forethought… well almost, because last week, I had a little ooops … a tiny, blob of joy I’ve named Dex. Continue Reading

Pat’s male Labrador puppy keeps eating his brother’s faeces - a condition known as coprophagia. Click “continue reading” to see what advice Glynne offers regarding this common pet problem.  Continue Reading

Today’s article is a special food feature, giving advice on the best diet for your pets and explaining why fresh is always best.  With inflation breaking the sound barrier and the cost of food hitching along for the ride, most of us are taking a deep breath and pulling in our belts  another notch in order to keep the proverbial ol’ wolf from the door. But what about our own little wolves in sheep’s clothing, our dogs? Must they also have their collars  tightened or is there another way for them to escape the lean times ahead? Continue Reading

Just as in any other walk of life, myths about pets find their way around the world and often in our mail boxes. And a common question that is asked is whether they are indeed fact, or simply old wives’ tales. So today I thought I’d turf a  few of these well-worn myths into the Bark Ages where they rightfully belong! Continue Reading

Steve’s little Fox terrier puppy has a bad habit of chewing up the plants in his garden. How can he stop this destructive behaviour? Continue Reading

Congratulations on the arrival of your new puppy. Now the fun and games begin. Included in this article are some simple rules for raising your new furkid, so that you and your puppy can kick start your life together in the best way possible.

I read somewhere that the average new puppy will cost it’s owner approximately R13, 000.00 in the first year of it’s life … taking into account vet services, food bills, education, kenneling, injury and destruction of property. Continue Reading

Brenda is searching for some information on raw foods and the advisability of feeding chicken bones to her dogs. Continue Reading