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NZ award for thriving dog equipment business

NZ award for thriving dog equipment business

From small beginnings making equipment for her own dogs, Rose Voice has successfully developed a business which exports to dog handlers around the world.

Red-eared slider bails up neighbour's shepherd

Red-eared slider bails up neighbour's shepherd

Boris the teenage turtle might only be the size of a small dinner plate, but he enjoys chasing dogs, and has quite a record for escaping custody - albeit, not exactly at a sprint.

Lumley up close to furry friends

Lumley up close to furry friends

British actress and animal lover Joanna Lumley turns cat detective in this two-part series beginning on TV One on Sunday.

Ring ring, wing wing

Ring ring, wing wing

With five felines living on the family's Abbotsford farmlet, Ulli Graham is used to seeing the result of their hunting expeditions - mice, rats, lizards, baby rabbits, birds and weta.

A third of women say pets listen better than husbands

A third of women say pets listen better than husbands

Husbands, if you end up in the doghouse, consider it a promotion.

Study asks: Do dogs know how we feel?

Study asks: Do dogs know how we feel?

Ask any dog owner whether their canine companion understands them and the answer will likely be yes.

Sheep dogs new status symbol for China's ultra-rich

Sheep dogs new status symbol for China's ultra-rich

China's latest must-have luxury for the ultra-rich, to go with mansions and sports cars, is a large, slobbery dog with massive amounts of hair best known for herding sheep in Tibet.

Doc asks dog owners to respect moulting penguins

Dog owners are being asked to take extra care with their animals on the Otago coastline over the next two months as penguins come ashore to moult.

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