A gorgeous little hearing dog was a special guest at the Tauranga RSA's Anzac Day Gallipoli centenary dawn service.
Olive accompanied Jason Irvine to the service, a reminder of the valuable role played by dogs in wars involving New Zealand's forces.
The toy poodle is one of only three hearing dogs in Tauranga and has been trained to alert Mr Irvine in circumstances like someone knocking at the door or when alarms go off, like cooking, fire and wake-up alarms.
![Jason Irvine's faithful dog Olive. Photo / George Novak](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N4NE7PNFVVZGST2CDEVIQKBWMY.jpg?auth=4249d0d14cd82d5130b7bf2e1b7450557e19f63e66e01c2dca0a25aa39ab6bba&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
Olive is nearly 2 and has been a huge help for the Judea resident who relies on a powerful hearing aid and lip reading to communicate.