Durban — Meet the winner and finalists in the July Independent on Saturday Pet of the Month competition, with cute Codi snatching the title and winning a R500 voucher from Petzone.

How to enter: Snap a photo of your pet showing its unique personality, with a sentence telling us why he or she is so special to you. Add your name, your pet’s name, breed, age and area. Email it to sinethemba.hlela@ corporateservice.co.za Winners get a R500 voucher from Petzone.

Competition rules: The competition is open to all pets and only one picture may be submitted. Employees of Independent Media, the sponsor, their advertising agencies and their immediate families may not enter. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Independent on Saturday Pet of the Month page will appear on the last Saturday of every month. Entries for the August 31 competition close on Monday, August 26. The competition will run until February 2025.

An independent panel of judges will select the Pet of the Month. Because of space constraints, not all pictures will be published in the newspaper. However, every pet will be considered and all entries will be published on our Facebook page.

Cody is a feral cat who lives in the Morningside area where she is kept in gorgeous shape by caring feeders.

Oddy Dorasamy is an 11-month-old Pekinese dachshund mix from Merebank.

Zoey is a chill 3-year-old Australian Shepherd who lives in Umbilo.

Fudge is a laid-back 5-year-old Pekinese from Umtentweni, Port Shepstone.

Spotty, a border collie cross Jack Russell, is 2 years old and lives in Redhill.

Bruno is an Africanis who is 5 years old and lives in Redhill.

Ganapathy Pillay is a cool 6-year-old short hair domestic from Merebank.

Lilly is a 7-year-old Yorkie who lives in Merebank

Bubbles is a 4-month-old chow chow from Isipingo.

Milkshake is a 1-year-old goldendoodle, from Phoenix.

Loki is a 5-year-old Rottweiler smiling for mom in Scottburgh.

Independent on Saturday