The Dog Club
The Dog Club demo team on parade with their dogs

Turffontein, Johannesburg — since 1995

Passionate animal professionals

Behaviourist-led dog training, grooming, daycare and a pet hotel — plus the trained animal stars you’ve seen in South African film and TV.

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  • Est. 1995
  • SABCAP executive member
  • Licensed animal wranglers
  • Tsotsi & Frank & Fearless

What we do

Nine services. One standard of care.

Everything under one roof in Johannesburg South — run hands-on by the same family since 1995.

Animal casting

You’ve already seen our animals on screen.

For three decades our trained animal actors have worked across South African cinema, series and commercials — cast, handled and wrangled by three licensed wranglers.

  • Tsotsi Raine the Rottweiler — hero dog of the Oscar-winning film
  • Frank & Fearless Adam the Rottweiler
  • Toyota Buddy, the talking Boxer
  • Against The Wild II Yoshi the Malamute
  • District 9 · Winnie · The Bang Bang Club farm animals & more
See our casting work
A trained dog beside an actor in police uniform on set
On set — trained police-unit dogs
Horses and riders in a misty forest during a commercial shoot
Horses & riders for a commercial
A wrangler holding a rooster on a studio set
Chickens for a local drama series
Thor the dog performing a table scene in a music video
Thor in Elvis Blue’s “Werner”

Who we are

Owner-run since 1995.

The Dog Club was established by accredited animal behaviour consultant Julie Bezuidenhout, and is run hands-on with co-owner Janneque Bezuidenhout.

Julie Bezuidenhout with Adam the Rottweiler in a cinema at the Frank & Fearless premiere
Julie and Adam at the Sandton premiere of Frank & Fearless
Founder · Senior head trainer & handler

Julie Bezuidenhout

Julie studied ethology at Onderstepoort’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, with further studies in Animal Assisted Activities, Pet Grooming (cum laude) and Advanced Canine Behaviour under the late Professor Johannes Odendaal. She specialises in canine, feline and avian behaviour, domestic obedience and personal protection.

She owns, trained and wrangled Raine — the hero dog of the Oscar-winning Tsotsi — Buddy the talking Boxer of the Toyota commercials, and Adam of Frank & Fearless. She also breeds KUSA-registered Rottweilers at Lefa LaRio.

  • Accredited Animal Behaviour Consultant (ABC of SA)
  • SABCAP executive member
  • Licensed wrangler — Performing Animals Protection Act
  • Canine Zone editorial panel
Janneque grooming a small white dog at a Dog Club demonstration, in a branded Dog Club shirt
Janneque at a live grooming demonstration
Co-owner · Senior dog trainer

Janneque Bezuidenhout

Janneque is passionate about the pet industry and animal welfare. She studied Basic Animal Behaviour in Dogs and Birds and Animal Assisted Activities at The Ethology Academy in Pretoria, and as a licensed animal wrangler has handled numerous pets for the media.

A devoted advocate of the Pit Bull breed, she is involved with the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa, which is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the American Pit Bull Terrier — and to educating the South African public about the breed.

  • Licensed animal wrangler
  • The Ethology Academy, Pretoria
  • Pit Bull Federation of SA

We run on passion and a love and concern for the well being of animals

Our mission: promoting better relationships between owners and their animals through grooming, training and education.

Come and say hello

Ready when you are.

Call, WhatsApp or pop in — we’d love to meet your dog.

Contact us +27 82 922 3725

Visit us

The Dog Club — Haddon
1 Bellavista Rd, Cnr Rifle Range
Haddon, Turffontein 2190
Johannesburg, South Africa

Randhart branch
72 Michelle Ave, Randhart
060 845 5461

Hours & contact

Mon & Sat: 8:00–15:00
Tue–Fri: 8:00–17:00

Cell: +27 82 922 3725
Tel: +27 11 433 1442

juliebdogs@gmail.com