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22/10/2026

It was Phils turn to catch today, so both he and his father in law have caught nice fish so far on their holiday.

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20/10/2026

First fishing trip of my holiday and I'm so happy for Herman and Phil for catching this daga salmon.

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16/10/2026

He Bark for Mark friends - I will be on leave from now till 1st November for some much needed fishing time. My friend Phil from Pretoria is down in Durban to fish with me on Mike Sierra Fishing. This is what he caught with me on his last trip. Hopefully I will have some new pics to share.

16/10/2026

Bath time 😃 Biscuit time! Little Bengi and big Marshall of Westville enjoying their Bark for Mark spa day with Beeno treats. Ive been bathing these dogs every month for a good few years now and we always enjoy our bath hour together ❤️
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16/10/2026

This is Bailey of Westville after her Bark for Mark cool bath this very hot 🔥 Friday morning. I think this was her 3rd or 4th bath with me and she has settled in well to the routine and now enjoys bath days. She has one of the softest coats I've ever encountered in my 6 years of dog washing.
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16/10/2026

15/10/2026

Did a dog write this?

Turns out, your dog might not be the one keeping you up at night.

A new study from the University of Toronto, published October 7 in PLOS ONE, examined the nighttime activity of 25 people and 38 dogs over four weeks.

Using wearable activity trackers, researchers discovered that humans and dogs frequently moved around the same time during the night. But when one moved before the other, humans were more likely to move first.

Among pairs with correlated nighttime activity, humans moved first 45% of the time, compared to just 18% for dogs.

Researchers also found that sharing a bed with a dog did not significantly affect the owner’s measured sleep duration or efficiency.

While the findings don’t prove who woke whom, they suggest our dogs might not deserve all the blame for restless nights.

So, who’s really the problem at bedtime? You or your dog?

15/10/2026

Only 3 people in Africa held this qualification in 2018. I was one of them.

16 years ago, Chelsea walked in as a kennel cleaner.
Today, she's our National Operations Director. 🇿🇦

No shortcuts. No handouts. Just 16 years of showing up, learning and putting in the work.

Along the way:
🇳🇱 Handler and trainer courses in Holland
🇺🇸 Handler and trainer courses in the USA
🐕 In 2018, one of only 3 V***r Wake handlers on the African continent

Many operations later, she's still in the field with her K9 partners.
The dogs. The handlers The mission.

15/10/2026

Dog wisdom - follow Bark for Mark and let the dogs bring you joy everyday

12/10/2026