City Paws South Africa

02/01/2026

Enroll now and take advantage of our 15% discount for January & February!

02/01/2026

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23/11/2025

While you take a well-earned break this December, your pups can enjoy their own little holiday at City Paws. 🎄🐶

Safe, caring, joyful, and full of love, our boarding facilities are built to give your dog the comfort of home with the fun of a getaway.

Every stay includes:
🐕‍🦺 Daily walks
🎾 Play sessions to keep their minds and bodies active
🏅 Training and enrichment opportunities
💛 Skilled, attentive carers who treat your pup like their own

Book their December stay now so you can travel with total peace of mind.

Your holiday, their adventure.

Limited spaces for the festive season, enquire today.

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12/11/2025

Get those boarding bookings in ASAP to ensure the best care for your furkid while you’re away!

11/11/2025

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15/07/2025

03/07/2025

To anyone who regularly works with both show-line and working-line German Shepherds, it will come as no surprise that a 2019 study (Sarviaho R, Hakosalo O, Tiira K, et al.) analyzing over 173,000 genetic markers across 330 German Shepherd Dogs confirmed that show lines and working lines are in fact genetically distinct populations.

Working lines have been selectively bred for traits like nerve, drive, aggression, and functional performance, whereas show lines shifted their focus to appearance, conformation, and movement for the show ring. Over time, this prioritization of looks over ability has significantly reduced the working capacity and temperament of show-line dogs.

Despite these genetic and functional differences, kennel clubs still register both lines as the same breed. As a consequence, the standards and judging of the breed survey have been progressively watered down to ensure show-line dogs can continue to pass. Similarly, IGP has gradually lowered its standards at least in part to allow show-line dogs to remain competitive.

But this erosion of standards doesn’t just impact show lines. It ultimately harms working lines, too. By continually making it easier for dogs bred without true working temperament to participate, the incentive to maintain real, breed-specific working traits diminishes.

This is not intended to be an attack on show line dogs or breeders. I own a show line GSD and I love her to death. But we must speak honestly about what is happening to our breed as the traits beloved by working dog handlers are set aside in favour of traits that make for better pets or better performance in the show ring. Breeds don’t lose their identity overnight. They lose it through a cycle of lowered expectations.

24/06/2025

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24/06/2025

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08/06/2025

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02/05/2025

Being well-groomed never looked so cute!
Call or WhatsApp us today to book your pet's grooming appointment. 🐾🧼🐾
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Contact The Million Hairs Club on 083 325 9584