Meet the world's 'Spoiled Rotten Pets'
- 18 Apr 2013 18:42 - Reuters
- Pigs that go to spas and dogs with psychics are just some of the hopelessly spoiled pets on a new Nat Geo Wild TV show.
Every dog has its day: Gauteng muzzles Cape Town barking law
- 11 Dec 2012 09:40 - Sapa
- Gauteng authorities have dismissed the idea of introducing municipal bylaws to curb dogs barking - similar to those in Cape Town.
Dogs able to detect lung cancer, study suggests
- 05 Dec 2012 17:52 - Sapa-AFP
- Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria have suggested.
Street View: A dog diptych
- 13 Nov 2012 13:54 - Percy Zvomuya
- From a multi-storey compound to the buzzing streets of Jo'burg, man's best friend occupies an almost divine presence, writes Percy Zvomuya.
Barking mad laws keep pet owners on a tight leash
- 09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Sean O'Toole
- Cape Town has South Africa's toughest rules to deal with animal behaviour, including noise limits and pooh. But do they work?
A dog's life in black and white
- 25 Mar 2011 16:51 - Staff Reporter
- On any given morning on the suburban streets of SA, you may see a black man or a black woman walking a pack of pure-bred dogs along the pavement.
Basic respect has gone to the dogs
- 08 Nov 2010 05:00 - Nikiwe Bikitsha
- Apartheid may be dead and buried, but cultural faux pas are alive and unleashed in the suburbs.
No bull, life's the pits in the 'burbs
- 22 Oct 2010 06:00 - Percy Zvomuya
- It's all going to the dogs, as pit bulls become the latest fashion accessory for hipsters on the hop.
The mystery of the rattling Labrador
- 05 Sep 2008 16:44 - Staff Reporter
- A black Labrador who became known as the "rattling dog" had 13 golf balls removed from its stomach.
Puppy doing well after being speared, buried alive
- 05 Aug 2008 08:13 - Staff Reporter
- A puppy that had been buried alive in a shallow grave with two black spears driven into its tiny body is recovering well.
Man's best friend can scupper your home deal
- 04 Aug 2008 10:25 - Staff Reporter
- Overpowering doggy smells are the biggest turn-off for prospective buyers viewing a home, according to an online poll.
Every mongrel has his day
- 25 Jun 2008 06:00 - Niren Tolsi
- Township mutts pretend to be pampered pooches while strutting their stuff to win Best in Show
