Blogs
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Dogtor Steve: Pit-falls
BlogsSOMETIMES, while speaking telephonically to puppy owners about pups that are 16 weeks or older, I tell them that the…
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Dogtor Steve: Delving into the canine mind
BlogsWHILE researching the word ‘discipline’ the following caught my attention: ‘moral or mental improvement’, ‘control obtained by enforcing compliance’, ‘punishment…
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Birding and bushwhacking
BlogsThirty years after writing my first column for the Northglen News, I was pleased to get a call last week…
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The Big Five – The B Team
BlogsEVERYBODY who visits sunny South Africa wants to see the Big Five. It's a sad fact that many of us…
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Dogtor Steve: Human behaviour
Blogs"THE worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent. That is the essence…
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Bushwhacker of the Month: The ‘F’ word – ‘Fixing’ it up
BlogsTO REBUILD an old car, one has to have enthusiasm. Will, skill, patience, a sympathetic bank manager, and a very…
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For the Birds: What’s in a name change?
BlogsI GOT lost in Durban recently, looking for a book exchange in Moore Road. "Oh, you mean Che Guevara Road?"
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No, this is not the Monty Python show
BlogsThere are times when decisions taken by those in positions of power are nonsensical and ludicrous.
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We’re having the wrong conversation
BlogsThe banning of the film Of Good Report by the Film and Publications Board has us all talking about the…
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Suffer the little children
BlogsYoung children often pay the price for the irresponsible behaviour and actions of their elders.
