Dogs of New Brighton

Is poo a problem in New Brighton? It depends who you ask. Today, Michele and Jess find out how much poo they can pick up on their daily walk, then Michele investigates why Jess eats poo - a behaviour technically known as coprophagia.

Celebrates the dogs in our beachside community and their humans

Feature interview with a Massey University veterinary virologist plus a brief chat with the CCC Animal Management team leader

When you bump into a stranger and his dog on the beach, what do you learn? Something new, something unexpected, something delightful. In this episode, Michele and Jess meet Honey, an energetic foxy, and her human, Pete, who is patiently sweeping the high tide mark with a metal detector. Celebrates the dogs in our beachside community and their humans

Dogs, bikes, beach, and coffee: Michele talks to Mandy of Green Bear Coffee about the ups and downs of life that have led them to set up a container cafe in South Brighton, and how much she misses their old dog. Celebrates the dogs in our beachside community and their humans

Tone Western has two gorgeous Bassett Hounds called Barney and Lilly. We talk to her about the dogs, moving all the way from Norway to New Brighton, and her profession as an "animal communicator". Celebrates the dogs in our beachside community and their humans

Vivienne Fitzgerald has a rescue dog, two rabbits, a husband, two daughters, a full-time job, and a hallway overflowing with donated material. She has been coordinating dedicated craftspeople in the eastern suburbs to sew and knit for animals rescued from bushfires across Australia.

Nikki Griffin, owner of Bin Inn New Brighton, talks about her dog Wilson and what New Brighton does with 50 kilos of Epsom Salts every week. Celebrates the dogs in our beachside community and their humans

Part Two of Michele's chat with canine massage and rehabilitation therapist Kathleen Crisley ranges far and wide.

Jess gets pampered then snores her way through a chat with canine massage and rehabilitation therapist Kathleen Crisley (www.balanceddog.co.nz). Kathleen was previously an environmental scientist, and has been caring for the dogs of Christchurch for the past ten years.