A departmental appeal has set aside the moratorium on selling the dogs as thoroughbreds.
A German shepherd named Rumor won the Westminster Dog Show.
The ongoing furore over trade in the dogs is being compounded by claims that the agriculture department and the regulator are colluding.
An ugly online dispute has highlighted serious issues raised by international demand.
Cape Town has South Africa’s toughest rules to deal with animal behaviour, including noise limits and pooh. But do they work?