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Jan 31, 2012 by Tanya

Some Veterinary info on NUTRITION

How a dog’s nutritional needs differ from ours? In a study of homemade pet foods, more than 90 percent of foods were found to be nutritionally unbalanced and incomplete for pets. It is extremely difficult to make sure that a diet is balanced for a dog. It has been proven that feeding an unbalanced diet for as little as 2 weeks, can compromise your...

Jan 27, 2012 by Tanya

Goodbye Rebel

We received some very sad news this week… one of our very few veteran beagles in the Gauteng Club is no longer with us Rebel, you were such a sweet gentle lady… that soft white face always had a smile! You may have been elderly, but you didn’t seem to think so – you always complained when you were held back at the hunts – all you...

Jan 23, 2012 by Tanya

Stats on the website

Since we revamped the website for the new year, we were curious to see what sort of stats the site got in 2011 and we thought you guys might be interested to see… we certainly were! Crunchy numbers The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This website was viewed about 48,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera...

Jan 23, 2012 by Tanya

18 March – Orientation Day for new beagles!

We have decided to have an “Orientation Day” for new beagles of 2012! This will be held at our Hunt Venue at the usual time of a hunt. So, please diarise: Sunday 18 March 2012 at 7am. The purpose of this day is to introduce new people and their beagles to the club and the existing people and beagles. We will take a walk around the venue, let the...

Jan 23, 2012 by Tanya

Some changes and/or info for existing members and new members to the GAUTENG CLUB… we had a meeting to discuss the 2012 season – please take note of the items below: 1. Bibs/Numbers The club does have bibs to lend out to new people. Numbers – if you have a number from last year, please continue to use the same...

Jan 17, 2012 by Tanya

5 year old Male needs forever home (Vereeniging)

REHOMED TO BEVERLY!! Beautiful Pure Breed Beagle Male – 5 yrs old. Part of a Breeding pair surrendered unwanted to Vereeniging SPCA (they have served their purpose). The female has found a home – and the male is now pining terribly for her – having never been separated before. Please call (016) 422 1505 for more info. Adoption fee includes vac, deworm...

Jan 11, 2012 by Tanya

Vet’s Corner – what do you want to see?

You may have noticed we have a “Vet’s Corner” on our new site… there are some articles written by a vet and a beagle-mom! We already have 4 articles in this section, including an explanation about what age your beagle can start participating in the hunts, and why. Take a look at the articles, and let us know what articles you would like...

Jan 10, 2012 by Tanya

GAUTENG 2012 DATES

The dates for 2012 Gauteng hunts have been set! Please take note of the below dates… we will start at 7am sharp … but we ALL need to be there BEFORE 7am so that we are ready to go at 7am. Remember, the sooner we start, the sooner we can go home for that glorious nap! If it is your first time, please ensure you are at the hunt venue at least...

Jan 10, 2012 by Tanya

Male Beagle looking for forever home (Boksburg)

REHOMED!! Snoofy is a male beagle, born June 2009. He has been neutered. He is not registered or micro-chipped. All his vaccinations etc are up to date. We got him as a family dog. He is a lovely sweet natured dog. The reason for rehoming is that I am a single mother and I work long hours and because of this Snoofy is lonely and frustrated. He lives...