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Alpha Omega Canine University, -26. 062939, 27. 948559, Johannesburg (2025)

03/05/2025

I truly believe that if your childhood left you hurting, the universe sends you a pet who mirrors your heart.

They have your same spark, your deep emotions, your quiet longing for love.

You’ll see them hesitate in ways you once did—shy, unsure, or too afraid to trust. You’ll recognize that flicker of hope when they finally lean into your touch, just like you once wished someone would hold space for you.

But this time, you’ll respond with patience. With tenderness. With the kind of love you always needed.

You’ll speak in soft tones when they’re scared, the way you wish someone had soothed you. You’ll show up for them when no one showed up for you. You’ll cherish their quirks instead of dismissing them.

And by loving them through what once broke you, you’ll start to heal that younger version of yourself too.

You get to break the cycle.

You get to rewrite the story.

And this time, love wins—one paw, one purr, one quiet moment at a time.

08/04/2025

I am a 21st century dog….
-I'm a Malinois...Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work. But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.
-I am an Akita Inu...My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.
-I am a Beagle...When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.
-I am a Yorkshire Terrier...I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines. Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.
-I'm a Labrador Retriever...My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master. Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.
-I am a Jack Russell...I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den. Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.
-I am a Siberian Husky...Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds. Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.
-I am a border collie...I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd. Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.
I am a 21st century dog...I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
Written by *unknown*

11/03/2025

Retribution...

11/03/2025

Retribution... 😉

10/03/2025

This how it's done... results, well done

10/03/2025

This is how it's done... results, well done Keshlin Naicker

10/03/2025

Worth a read...

05/03/2025

The Old Man and His Loyal Shadow

In the quiet warmth of the afternoon sun, He stood with an easy smile, the kind that carried years of laughter and wisdom. His silver hair, tousled by the breeze, framed a weathered face etched with the lines of time, each one a story, a lesson, a moment lived fully. His eyes, twinkling like the last embers of a well established fire, held the key of a man who had seen much but still found joy in the simplest things.

By his side stood his ever watchful companion, a black dog with a powerful build and an intensity that contrasted the man’s presence. The dog, lean and strong, bore a patch of white on its chest, a mark like a badge of honor. Its ears stood alert, eyes locked on something unseen, as though always ready to protect, always ready to serve. The two were a picture of quiet understanding one weathered by time, the other by instinct.

02/03/2025

The difference between a "purebred dog" and a "well-bred dog".

Why does it matter?

Because Buck (L) looks like he can barely stand up straight. He has more medical issues than I could count and far more than I prepared for. He is not miserable to be standing in a photo, he has back pain. He has tendon pain along his front legs because he's a dog who was designed to be active, who NEEDS to be active to be happy and yet, his body is failing him. The skin on his midline is too tight from multiple surgeries when he was young to repair congenital defects. He was neutered at 5.5 weeks old thanks to advice from an under-informed veterinarian and owner (me). He is covered in lipomas. I could go on.

Does that mean I love him less? No. He's my first-born child. He is the light of my life. He is my heart and soul and I would choose him time and time again knowing how much we would love each other.

The only reason it matters is because some selfish person thought they would make this wonderful personality, but rob him of the opportunity for a healthy, pain-free, long life simply because they chose to be irresponsible and unethical. They wanted their wonderful dog to make babies, but they did not get the health clearances needed. They bred two dogs purchased from Petland which supplied puppies from Amish puppy mills and they bred a litter of puppies riddled with health issues to pass onto the next family to have their hearts broken. When those families couldn't afford those health issues, those dogs wound up in rescue, needing homes that would see past their health concerns and their "breeder" was in no position to help. In fact, they were bringing Buck into my clinic at 5 weeks old to be euthanized for an umbilical hernia because his "buyers backed out".

These are not traumatic injuries, this is lack of appropriate genetics. This is selfish. This is unethical. This is NOT responsible breeding. Responsible breeding is confirming that your wonderful dog is going to make sound, healthy babies to become members of families for years and years to come. Being a responsible breeder is having your heart broken by a dog that you put years into, but they just aren't the best of the best and so they don't pass on those genetics. And it's doing it all over again because you're dedicated to healthy animals.

Boomerang on the R is well-bred. You can see it in the way he moves, the way he stands... it's heartbreaking to see the two together and understand the difference in their quality of life.

This is an important subject right now. We're facing legislative changes that would end dog sporting events, make being a responsible breeder more difficult, and allow the over-population of animals with genetic defects until the population of dogs we have to choose from are unstable and sickly. Sounds ridiculous, but it's the direction we're going.

And before preaching "adopt, don't shop" consider this: as much as every dog deserves a home, the future of dogs does not have to mean a poor quality of life. Spay and neuter our shelter animals, enforce existing legislation regarding puppy mills and backyard breeders, and shut down retail rescues.

Support your ethical breeders, ensure they're holding to the appropriate standards.

Get passionate, get involved - push for changes in breeds that will make them healthier with careful planning.

And go enjoy a dog sport. See these animals move and work as a team with their handlers. Consider the differences between how the rescued dogs move vs how the well-bred dogs move. I'm not talking about their enthusiasm for the sport or their handler, but consider how one might be built differently and how it could contribute to their longevity.

Get out and meet the people participating... it might shut down your idea of what "terrible" lives these active animals enjoy.

Above all, love your babies. Well-bred or not. But don't judge others for where they choose to find their family members and consider the future.

14/02/2025

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