Dogs of South Taranaki

22/02/2025

Leanne Diamond-James is ready to breed from her 2 year old Siberian Husky, and is looking for a suitable entire male of the same breed. Please contact her privately if you have the perfect partner for this to happen. Stratford based.

22/02/2025

Diamond-James from Stratford is ready to breed from her 2 year old Siberian Husky, and is looking for a suitable entire male of the same breed. Please contact her privately if you have the perfect partner for this to happen.

26/01/2025

Awesome to see the new Gathering Cafe in Hāwera is advertising they're dog friendly and welcome them with their owners on premises.

We 💚 dogs!

Your fur babies are welcome at The Gathering Tuesday to Sunday.

We have reserved Monday as a service dog only day and we ask if you do see a service dog inside that you keep your fur baby away from them please.

Otherwise they are welcome inside, warning though the staff may fuss over your fur friend and smoother them with cuddles 💓🐕‍🦺🐕

P.S we have a one bark policy, one bark is allowed, anymore and they will have to bark off 😆

20/12/2024

Some good advice in here for dog owners - we do all hope you have a lovely Christmas - from our dog and animal whanau to yours.

Please be extra vigilant about what your pets eat over the festive season. Refrain from sharing human food with your pets, and think twice about leaving food in places that might be easily accessible to pets.

17/12/2024

Great news for dogs in Eltham!

Media release about a new water tap and dog bowl installed at Taylor Dog Park, Eltham.

13/12/2024

Henry takes his work very seriously.

Henry the schnauzer has an important job, helping comfort people who have just lost someone they love.

11/12/2024

I'm sure we're much more original in the South....

While "Autobot" and "Winnifred Wolf Allen" appear on the list, a much more standard name is proving popular in New Plymouth.

08/10/2024

Here's a little sweetheart wanting to find her furever home. If you are interested in finding out more please contact the Council on 0800 111 323.

22/10/2023

17/09/2023

15 October... time to get your registration in and train - you and your doggo. A great activity you can do with your best fur friend! All the info in the link.

Finally, a running or walking event that you can take part in with your dog. Participants will enjoy the beauty of Taranaki farmland with a heart beat at their feet. With views of Mount Taranaki and the Waiwhakaiho River. Running With Paws is proud to support Gabby's Starlit Hope.

25/08/2023

No official place for our pound dog Ally, a NZ Top Dog with a Job, but she's still a winner in our hearts. It always amazes us just how quickly a dog will love and trust another human after such a sad start to life, but Ally overcame all that trauma and is rewarding us with her beautiful personality, working each day with people in our community. Shine on Ally. You're a top dog for sure.

18/08/2023

Ally is Hawera's own finalist in - read about it below.
What an encouraging story about giving a dog a new direction in life.

18 August 2023
South Taranaki District Council
MEDIA RELEASE

Ally, a finalist in New Zealand’s Top Dog with a Job, has come leaps and bounds from being an abused and mistreated one-year-old – and she needs your votes now!
Ally was picked up by Lio, a South Taranaki District Council Compliance Officer at the beginning of the year. Lio contacted Summer Heather-Stewart, a former vet nurse and qualified animal welfare inspector, to assess Ally’s condition. Summer was met by an 18-month-old rottweiler, who had just had her fourth litter of pups, was lacking muscle condition, was exceptionally timid, and who didn’t play or feel safe.
“As part of the ‘We Love Dogs Charitable Trust’ we were asked if we could help rehabilitate Ally so she could be rehomed,” said Summer. “We transferred her ownership to the Trust and, working with a Wellington Trust Practitioner, we began to address Ally’s past trauma and fears.”
Work continued over several months and the rottweiler responded to the training – changing from a shy and hesitant dog to a balanced, trusting dog, who accepted cuddles and loved people.
“Ally’s personality showed she had many of the traits necessary to become a service dog for rest homes. I fell in love with her and I officially adopted her in March 2023,” said Summer.
Summer arranged for a trial visit to an Idea Services home in Hāwera. The outing was a huge success with clients reacting positively to the new visitor – Ally was patient and accepting of the pats, played fetch when the ball was thrown and chased bubbles when they were blown. Summer said that she is intelligent and instinctively knows if clients don’t want to interact, she seems to understand non-verbal communication and responds to their needs.
With the trial a success Ally now has a regular job. She visits the Disability Hub in Hāwera, Idea residential homes and will start a new venture working with students from the special needs unit at Te Pae Pae o Aotea next week. It’s a pretty exciting journey for a dog who had a sad and traumatic start to life and a heartwarming story about the rewards for good training and a whole lot of love.
Summer entered Ally into the “Top Dog with a Job” category of NZ Top Dog, a nationwide competition run by Frog Recruitment an HR company based in Auckland. The criteria requires the top dog to make a positive difference in our society for the work they do to improve human lives on a day-to-day basis. “Ally is clearly meeting that purpose,” says Summer. “Her new friends are delighted to see her and there is a higher level of interaction occurring between clients since Ally has been visiting.”
There have been over 350 entries and Ally has just been selected as one of the 20 finalists – the judging session is later this month and the winners will be announced on 25 August.
If you’d like to vote for our Hāwera girl, please visit NZTOPDOG People's Choice - Vote now (frogrecruitment.co.nz) and type Ally into the search bar on the page.

23/07/2023

Another friendly day at Te Papa Rahui Tawai (Beech place Reserve) where we made some new friends.

28/05/2023

SINCERE thanks to the community minded person who fixed the "toy library" at the dog park recently. Looks nice and sturdy, we're very grateful. 👍

24/05/2023

If you are a dog owner in the South Taranaki district you will shortly receive your dog registration fee invoice. If we have your email, these will be emailed to you - otherwise the invoice will be posted to you as usual. However if you have your email on our file, and pay your dog registration in full before the end of business on 31 July, 2023, you will automatically go in the draw to win over $350 worth of goodies as well as your dog registration (of one dog only) refunded on your account. Find out more on our website to see what is up for grabs and if you are eligible.

22/05/2023

And now for something completely different...

Owner reveals one of the biggest contributing factors to Bobi’s longevity.