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  • Pit Bulls, as a breed, are not a problem. When the ground-work is done appropriately, puppies grow up to be wonderful companions and protectors to their families without ever becoming a liability.

    Dogtor Steve: Pit-falls

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    SOMETIMES, while speaking telephonically to puppy owners about pups that are 16 weeks or older, I tell them that the…

  • Delving into the canine mind.

    Dogtor Steve: Delving into the canine mind

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    WHILE researching the word ‘discipline’ the following caught my attention: ‘moral or mental improvement’, ‘control obtained by enforcing compliance’, ‘punishment…

  • Letter to the editor.

    Some content on free TV channels, early evening, is offensive

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    EDITOR - As a father of two young girls I am very aware of the media and all the material…

  • Letter to the editor

    Tree-felling report line is needed

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    EDITOR - Are there any likeminded people out there who want to save our trees?

  • Blacksmith Plover is named after his ‘tink, tink’ call when he flies at you to protect a nest.

    For the Birds: What’s in a name change?

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    I GOT lost in Durban recently, looking for a book exchange in Moore Road. "Oh, you mean Che Guevara Road?"

  • Gavin Dickson has what it takes, skill, will, and his son, Rorke.

    Bushwhacker of the Month: The ‘F’ word – ‘Fixing’ it up

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    TO REBUILD an old car, one has to have enthusiasm. Will, skill, patience, a sympathetic bank manager, and a very…

  • Steve van Staden

    Dogtor Steve: Human behaviour

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    "THE worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent. That is the essence…

  • You're not a lucky fish if you see the Fish Eagle on the hunt.

    The Big Five – The B Team

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    EVERYBODY who visits sunny South Africa wants to see the Big Five. It's a sad fact that many of us…

  • Me, with my wife Sharon, and my grandkids, Denham, Gabriella, and Indie, at Emdoneni Cheetah Rehabilitation Project near Hluhluwe.

    Birding and bushwhacking

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    Thirty years after writing my first column for the Northglen News, I was pleased to get a call last week…

  • Letter to the editor

    Something must be done about speeding in suburb

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    EDITOR - This is a copy of the letter written to Northern Area director of Metro Police, Ashley Dove, about…

  • The at the informal settlement in North Coast Road left a path of destruction.

    Control shack-building for access

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    On 3 August at 9.15 pm, I watched in horror as a tiny flame turned into a raging inferno. Within…

  • Tidal pool makes no sense

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    EDITOR - I have attended two of the public participation meetings for the proposed tidal pool for uMhlanga, and I…

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