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Dog owner: step up

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Your dog injures a cat so badly that it needs surgery. What should you do?

Caught in mid-sentence

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Pets can make plenty of noise but they can't actually, you know, talk. Sometimes, though, they look as though they can.

Those 'why bother?' moments

SIMON GOODALL

Blog: Do you just get those days with your animals when you wonder why you bother?

The difference a cat made

DONNA ACHMADI

Guest blog: I gave up on looking for a dog. Then a cat came to visit ...

Diver frees entangled orca

MICHELLE COOKE - © Fairfax NZ News

A young man rescued an exhausted and bloody orca after it was entangled in a cray pot.

Inseparable pairs

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Pets that live together often form an incredibly close bond. Here are some pet close pet pairings as caught by blog readers.

My babies and my son

MEGAN ALLEN

Guest blog: We brought our new son home to meet our previous babies - two Boxer dogs that had ruled our world.

A dog with separation anxiety

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Ever heard a dog barking all day while its owners are at work? Chances are it's separation anxiety.

May I pat your dog?

Ann's blog: When did it become okay to allow your children to pat strangers' dogs without first asking if it was all right?

The relaxed outdoor lifestyle

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Summer gives our pets more daytime hours for getting out in the sun and fresh air and doing, well, not very much.

Chimps' chompers get a checkup

A visit to the dentist can be a pain - but not if you're a chimp at Wellington Zoo.

That welcome-back gaze

NICK BARNETT

Blog: How does your pet welcome you back? With cries of joy? Or a chilly glower?

Missing pomeranian pup found

MELISSA KINEALY - © Fairfax NZ News

The owners of a South Auckland pet shop have thanked the public for helping them safely recover a stolen puppy.

Auckland Zoo welcomes baby giraffe

The wait for the latest leggy addition to the Auckland Zoo is finally over.

Designer sheep boom

Brown black with the odd splash of white, a pen of 10 dorper-cross lambs stand out from the other 5500 white-bodied sheep at the annual Tuakau lamb fair.

Fairy tern world rife with infidelity

New Zealand's most endangered birds have an intrigue-filled lifestyle that would rival any soap opera.

Cat burglar's quirky habits amaze family

Ollie the cat steals from the neighbours to give to the Hoods.

Girl meets lion video roars around the world

A Kiwi toddler's extreme close-encounter with a lion has captivated audiences around the world.

Photo essay: The life and times of Mr Magoo

Sphynx cat has travelled the country

What Mr Magoo lacks in fur, he makes up for in personality and energy. Photographer Kent Blechynden looks at this unusual breed in a summer photo essay.

Shore leave ends for Big Bill

Big Bill, the little blue penguin that made a big racket, has been released back into the neighbourhood.

Christchurch shakes spook newcomer Jackie

Most residents at Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park have adapted to life on less stable ground.

Apes go ape over apps

Orangutans are turning out to be early adopters when it comes to iPads, but gorillas are definitely luddites.

Study warns against pet cats

If you've never owned a cat before, now is not the time to start, say researchers.

Angry crocodile steals mower

A worker at an Australian reptile park has staged a daring rescue of a lawnmower that had been dragged into a lagoon by a huge crocodile.

Meerkats mob Santa for Christmas treats

Santa's arrival at Wellington Zoo saw the jolly man in red swarmed by gift-crazed critters.

Purely kittens

NICK BARNETT

Blog: For the year's final Furry Friday, let's just gaze at some pure and perfect kitten faces.

Holidaying with pets, and without

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Of course I'll spend a lot of my break with my pets. But for some of the time, I'll be having a holiday away from them.

Santa visits Sydney's zoo

All they want for Christmas is Vegemite-smeared popcorn, kangaroo blood and a backyard filled with snow.

How to contain your dog

SIMON GOODALL

Blog: You can make it impossible for your dog to even want to escape your yard.

Panda fans pelted by penguin poo

A handout photo shows panda bear Yang Guang settling into his new home at Edinburgh Zoo.

Panda fans at Edinburgh Zoo have come under fire from jealous penguins.

Tinsel Tuesday: the dogs of Xmas

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Dogs are such good sports about posing for Christmas photos, but the question on many of their puzzled faces is, "Why?"

CuteStuff photos: Sleepy pets

Take a breather from the Xmas madness and check out these photos of pets having a snooze.

Reigning cats and dogs

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Does your pet ever look at you as though it's at least two social classes above you and puzzled it's even in your company?

Seal pup drops by Tauranga home

A Tauranga woman got the shock of her life when a baby seal fumbled through her cat door.

Tinsel Tuesday: The feline edition

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Cats, Christmas Trees, baubles and Santa suits. It's the feline edition of Tinsel Tuesday.

Giant pandas make UK press debut

Tian Tian, a female giant panda, walks in her new enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo during a press view in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The first giant pandas to live in Britain in nearly two decades have made their highly anticipated UK media debut and appeared to be settling in well at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo.

Dining out with the dog

NICK BARNETT

Blog: Could our eateries be more dog-friendly? What rules should dog owners follow?

Stuff's top 10 animals of 2011

The animal kingdom has provided a series of eye-catching headlines in 2011.

Your attention is required

NICK BARNETT

Blog: You want to read that newspaper, use that laptop, finish that jigsaw, drive off in that car? Not if your pet wants otherwise.

Big man, little dog

NICK BARNETT

Blog: There are still pressures around that deter men from opening their lives to small dogs - and that's a shame.

Cat on the run for four years back home

A cheeky little ginger cat has been reunited with its owner after four years on the run.

Tinsel Tuesday: Pets v Christmas

NICK BARNETT

Blog: A lot of you sent in your "pets at Christmas" photos, so I thought, let's have an extra picture post this week.

Best not tangle with tinsel

NICK BARNETT

Blog: As we put our Christmas decorations up, we'd better think about doing it safely from our pets' point of view.

Whopping weta wows the world

American tourist claims Little Barrier Island weta, which he fed a carrot, is a record-beater.

What, you can still see me?

NICK BARNETT

Blog: There's a glimpse of quizzical pet face, silently asking, "How come you can still see me?"

For those who like their cats big

NICK BARNETT

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Connor, in police custody (briefly)

NICK BARNETT

Blog: "Are you the owner of Connor?" "Yes." "This is the police..."

Missing moggy home after three months

Cosmo reunited with tearful owner

A much-loved black fluffy cat that went missing from its north Invercargill home in suspicious circumstances three months ago has been reunited with its tearful owner.