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- Meet Dobby – Our Miracle Baby
- Saving Socks
- The Story of Gandolf
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- Our Sensitive Poppy
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- Willow’s Second Chance at Life
- The Truth About Ruby and Athena
- Colorado to Cape Town – Kaia Comes Home
- Nacho and Cashew
View All
Animal Welfare Organisations
- Animal Welfare Organisation List
- The 9th Day Rescue, Rehabilitation & Rehoming Centre – Where Second Chances Begin
- DAWN: The Movement Redefining Animal Welfare in South Africa
- African Tails
- The Gem Project Sanctuary
- Let’s Spay SA
- HOWLELUJAH FOUNDATION
- Paws of Hope: Pug Rescue South Africa and the Thanda Inja Project
- TAG (The Animal Guardians)
- The BE KIND Foundation
View All
Look at me NOW!
MuttMix
- Axel – street survivor turned soulmate
- Truffle’s Transformation
- Kuta
- Bagheera – The Brave Heart With the Softest Soul
- Milly – The puppy who opened our hearts again
- Meet Dawn — the brindle beauty whose story begins with heartbreak… and ends with a family completed.
- Angelo – The Boy Who Still Believes in Tomorrow
- Pikachu: Paws-itively Adorable and Full of Surprises!
- Kiki’s Tail of a Lifetime
- The Shadow Project: Shining a Light on Shelter’s Longest Stayers
View All
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- Features
- Oneplan Pet Insurance
- Pets as Therapy (PAT)
- Holistic Hamster
- How The Epic Adventures of Dob-Bee & Oliver Began
- Not Without My Dog: Why Pets Belong With Their Families
- Rescue Beds Made With Love
- My Endless Love for Cats
- Tracy McQuarrie, first animal welfare advocate to win Woman of Stature award in Community category
- SPENCERS NATURAL PET PRODUCTS
- KITTY RELIGION
View All
- Health Matters
- Behaviour Related
- Excessive barking – it can easily be cured.
- Do Dogs Experience an Adrenaline Rush?
- Learned vs Innate Behaviour in Animals: Nature, Nurture, and Your Couch-Wolf
- What Triggers “Zoomies” in Animals?
- Nervousness in Dogs
- Muzzling Your Dog
- Why Cats Knead and What It Means
- Preventing Boredom & Frustration
- Climbing The Walls
- How to have a better-behaved cat
View All
- Vet Related
- How South African pet parents are preparing for veterinary emergencies
- Vitiligo in Dogs
- From Scratchy to Snuggly: A Guide to Calmer, Happier Skin
- Tiny Teeth, Big Drama: Surviving the Terrible Chews
- Dr Barker
- Treat your animals for ticks!
- Rickets
- Hyperthyroidism in Cats
- Mango Fly Worm
- Fear Free Care in Veterinary Practice: A Lifeline for Rescue Dogs
View All
Made With Love
DD's Blog
- Training the dog is training the human being
- The Mad Mommy Panic List
- Lessons in Doglish
- Friends with ferals
- Sniff-sniff
- Things that go bump in the night!
- Growing old... getting grumpier!
- Joined at the hip!
- Fly, fly away Mr Pigeon!
- Sheba and the shrew
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