Pets

A walk on Te Raekaihau headland provides great views

View from Te Raekaihau headland.

On a cool overcast Sunday the dogs and I explored tracks on Te Raekaihau headland on Wellington’s South Coast. The climb was steep, the little-used tracks narrow, but the views were absolutely worth the effort.

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The wrong track

Darn it! For ages now I’ve been under the clear impression that the flat park area at the top of Marjoribanks Street on Mt Victoria in Wellington was an official dog park. Today though, when I studied the City Council’s map of exercise areas I realised that I was wrong. Area #30: Charles Plimmer Park [...]

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Cat lover’s dream house

If you have cats in your life then you really should pop over to Cute Overload and take a look at one cat lover’s house in Japan: A House Optimized for Kittehs We’ve just been alerted to an epic Kitteh House in Japan. Not only is this place modern and beautiful, it’s optimized for kitteh [...]

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The muscle guys are all action

You wouldn’t want to meet these guys at night on a dark street. Heck, I’m not sure I’d be comfortable meeting them in broad daylight on a busy street. But I’d be wrong. These bikers and tattooed, muscle-guys are Rescue Ink, on the tough streets of New York: Rescue Ink™ was formed to aid in [...]

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Dog exercise lighting petition in Wellington

These winter days are tricky: being dark from around 5.30 pm to about 7 am it’s hard to fit dog walking into daylight hours. Luckily I’m able to walk the dogs in the late afternoon, but many people have to choose darkness or no walk. Although there are many official exercise areas around town, and [...]

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Does Wellington hate dogs? And walkers?

Well said, Linley! Dogs have a hard time of things in Wellington — I’ve a bone to pick with you: Let me start this column with an Alcoholics Anonymous-style confession. My name is Linley Boniface, and I am a dog owner. This is an increasingly brave admission to make in Wellington, which can now safely [...]

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