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A recent dog poisoning following an aerial pest control operation in the Taupo region highlights the importance of complying with warning signs and taking steps to protect pets, says OSPRI.

Often people are lost for words when they ring about a dog for sale, so here is a checklist I have compiled to help you before you set foot in the ute to drive off on a wild goose chase.

Twenty-four new biosecurity detector dog teams graduated from their training last week — the biggest ever boost to MPI's sniffing force.

Remember this article next time you are buying a dog; it might save you a wasted trip or, worse, wasted money.

I had an email recently from a woman whose father was looking to get a dog to help him on his small block. 

Many a time I have wished I was driving a police car. I’d love to turn on a siren and pull over the drivers whose dogs are travelling loose and unprotected on the back of vehicles.

A common mistake people make is ‘waffling’ to their pups and dogs in sentences or by repeating a command over and over again. In a dog’s mind the command is lost in the burble. 

Summertime brings its own demands on hard-working King Country dogs that work the hills and valleys for their bosses, day in and day out.

A Marlborough vet is urging farmers to treat their dogs as they would any good worker during the mustering season, reports animal remedy firm Zoetis New Zealand.

It is very important when you rear a pup to start as you mean to go on.