The Great Dane, who died 80 years ago this week, was the first dog in the world to receive an official Royal Navy rank.
Those who didn’t know about the city’s animal by-laws might be shocked to hear that any dog that barks continuously for three minutes in a 30-minute period is considered a problem and the owner may get a R500 fine.
The confused moment a hard-working border collie attempted to herd a giant sheep statue after thinking it was part of her flock is enthralling the internet.
The sickness, and how it spreads, is a mystery.
The trend has been fuelled by Americans’ obsession with home-improvement shows and social media glory.
After about four hours of begging the woman to open a window or release the dogs, the SPCA officers became gatvol of her idiocy and decided to smash the windows.
Bizarrely enough, the addition of the canine instrumentalists is not a new adjustment to the piece but was written into the music in the 1700’s.
[imagesource:twitter/@HaloCollar] “Hello? Yes, this is dog speaking,” is how a smartphone for dogs manifests in my imagination, but the reality is less fantastical and more a technological feat of great minds. In the ever-evolving world of pet tech, the Halo Collar, which harnesses the power of the internet of things (IoT) with Wi-Fi and GPS […]
When Timothy Shaddock quit his corporate job and moved to Mexico to pursue his dream of sailing solo across the ocean, he probably didn’t quite realise what the big blue had in store for him.
The world’s oldest dog, Bobi, has celebrated his 31st birthday and secured himself a nice bone by becoming the oldest dog in the world. That’s 217 in doggie years.
Dog read backwards is god, after all.
The SPCA is completely overwhelmed with the “unprecedented” (yep, that word is rearing its ugly head again) amount of pit bulls being surrendered in SA.
For those who plan on heading to St Francis Bay this December, and especially those taking their dogs along, there’s a change worth taking note of.
I know it’s cute and guaranteed to score a few extra likes on the ‘Gram, but maybe that’s not the most important thing here.
SA pit bull pet ban. Massive sales for Elon’s perfume. Drunk fans in Qatar will go to ‘special zones’. Scarlett J’s awkward scene with Joaquin Phoenix.
It’s well-known that dogs release tears as an eye-cleaning mechanism, but it is the first time that a study has linked emotion to the release of tears in any non-human animal.
The title of ‘Good Boy’ must be bestowed upon a dog in Durban for chasing four would-be robbers off of its property.
A new study has found that dogs’ sense of smell and sense of vision are closely linked in their brains, which means that they can basically “see” with their noses.
The dogs we love may look freakin’ cute, but under the surface, those characteristics, or the inbreeding needed to create them, make for a host of high-risk health problems.
The 17-year-old Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix was crowned at the contest on Saturday in Petaluma, California.
The UK’s Royal Veterinary College analysed data from more than 30 000 dogs in Britain that died between 2016 and the middle of 2020 and calculated the life expectancy of various breeds at birth.
One report estimated that in the UK, 3,5 million dogs were purchased during the pandemic, bringing the total number of dogs owned to 12,5 million in 2021.
Gerhardt Thiart is making history as the first South African to race in the world’s premier sled dog race.
We love our hounds in this country. Those who train certain breeds to track down crooks are fine-tuning the methods used to get the best results.
Cape dogfight bust. BoJo’s strange song choice. SA terror twins cut a deal. Inside Dresden’s infamous heist. Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke controversy.
Titan is usually just a happy canine passenger. This time, he found himself behind the wheel.
Lisette Lombard’s Jack Russel went missing after a run on Table Mountain this past Saturday and now she is warning everyone that there might be a “syndicate of dog kidnappers operating in the area”.
Six pooches mastered a series of live-streamed experiments known as the Genius Dog Challenge, showing an extraordinary grasp of human language.
Tom Hanks, a trusty dog, and a robot that he built to protect them all team up for a new end of the world movie.
Besides those taking to the skies in private planes, more travellers have also started taking their pets with them on board.