DOG

Ever wondered by you're loveable pet Labrador never seems to take any notice of what you're trying to get it to do? Is your pooch's personality only tied to it's genetics? Or can it's upbringing shape… Audio

Echo loves rolling in the snow but he has an important job to do while he's in the white stuff. He's an avalanche rescue dog and we are out with him and his handler keeping up his finely tuned skills… Video, Audio

Graeme Tuckett talks to Jesse about Dog, It Snows in Benidorm and Night Raiders. Audio

No generation has loved animals more than us. However, no generation has kept more animals in factory farms, or pushed more of them towards extinction, writes Henry Mance in his new book, How to Love… Audio

When Monica Mathis' dog Hazel disappeared from her yard in 2017 she tried everything to find her beloved pet again, but to no avail. Three years later, thanks to the surprising intervention of a beer… Audio

Dartmouth College Professor David Blanchflower has studied data across 132 countries to measure the relationship between wellbeing and age and come up with a U-shaped happiness curve, which reaches… Audio

It is retirement day for "Mrs Consistent" after practically a life time with her nose to the grind stone.

Tui is a Foxy-Jack-Russell-cross who sniffs out rats and mice that threaten native wildlife… Video, Audio

Detector Gadget is a dog with a job. She is a conservation dog trained by her handler Sandy King to sniff out rodents on predator-free islands. Audio

Ten highly trained agents are being transported around Auckland on a new specially made wagon to hunt down pests, such as rats, stoats and skinks. Joanna MacKenzie and videographer Claire… Video, Audio

The family of a great-grandmother whose pet chihauhua, Bubbles, has been missing since being thrown from her car during an accident, say they believe her dog is still alive. Video, Audio

There is a call for Fiji to look at the "big picture" when it comes to animal welfare after a dog was found with a large knife wound in its back. Audio

Dogs are complex, social animals who are better at reading us than we are at reading them, says veterinarian and author Paul McGreevy. Audio

Security staff at Auckland Airport are being questioned on why a tranquilizer wasn't used on a security dog that escaped and ran amok and was eventually shot dead. Audio

Plant and Food Research scientist Dr David Pattemore is investigating the living habits of bumble bees so they can be used to help honey bees pollinate commercial horticultural crops. Audio