About MPI's Detector Dog Programme | NZ Government MPI's Detector Dog Programme ensures that dogs are trained to detect and stop biosecurity risk items coming into New Zealand. Find out about the dogs' work and how the programme came about.

🐶 Day 12 of ̲𝗕̲𝗶̲𝗼̲𝘀̲𝗲̲𝗰̲𝘂̲𝗿̲𝗶̲𝘁̲𝘆̲ ̲𝗔̲𝘄̲𝗮̲𝗿̲𝗲̲𝗻̲𝗲̲𝘀̲𝘀̲ ̲𝗠̲𝗼̲𝗻̲𝘁̲𝗵̲: Meet the real heroes at the border: MPI’s detector dogs! 🐶🧳 These clever pups sniff out risky plants, foods, and animal products at airports, ports, and even cruise ships, keeping Aotearoa safe from pests and diseases.
#Biosecurity #NZDogs #ProtectNZ

Image of a deerhound with legs outstretched asleep on his bed on the floor.

Morning light on lawn. Picture taken from inside house towards a weatherboard outbuilding. There’s grass, a hose reel and a big wild rabbit. 🐇 those damned things are major pests.

Success! Hound moved, parents still asleep, partner back in bed and I’m wide awake. The birds have started to sing, the sun is rising & it will be a glorious day.

Sighthound oblivious to the rabbit on the lawn. End #nzpets #nzdogs