As 2025 wraps up, the Dunedin Metropolis Council has launched what names town’s residents are shelling out to man’s greatest mates.
A council spokeswoman stated the identify Bella got here in at No1, with 192 canine within the metropolis claiming the identify.
Bella is a long-standing favorite for canine house owners and has taken the highest spot a number of instances over the previous eight years.
Luna and Charlie got here in at Nos2 and three respectively — with 179 and 177 every.
Rounding out the remainder of the checklist have been Ruby, Poppy, Daisy, Molly, Max, Buddy and Millie.
When it comes to canine breeds, Dunedinites love their labrador retrievers, which take first place, town being house to 2351 of them.
A distant second is the trusty border collie with 1549, and third place goes to the Staffordshire bull terrier with 922 canine registered.
The remainder of the checklist, so as, consisted of huntaways, shih tzus, cocker spaniels, Jack Russell terriers, golden retrievers, Malteses and miniature schnauzers.
This 12 months proved to be a busy 12 months for the council animal companies workforce, who helped discover houses for 30 canine who discovered themselves on the pound.
They have been helped by Canine Rescue Dunedin to rehome them.
Their spotlight nevertheless, was holding 105 canine security periods in Dunedin faculties and kindergartens — up from 96 periods in 2024.
“[The sessions give] youngsters an incredible likelihood to study canine physique language, what to do in the event that they see a canine out, learn how to ask an proprietor earlier than patting, and what to do if a canine is aggressive,” the spokeswoman stated.
laine.priestley@odt.co.nz
