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The truth about cats and (conservation) dogs

Kim Knight
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Senior journalist and restaurant critic·NZ Herald·
14 mins to read

Milo, the feral cat-detecting dog, is retiring after eight years in the bush. Kim Knight meets her at home in Paihia and reports on the conservation canines training to track everything from carnivorous snails to Kauri dieback disease.

She's the colour of a glossy chocolate pudding. Whip-thin, whip-smart. It hurts when her tail thwacks a shin. A blitz of energy that focuses, suddenly, on the photographer.

Milo, the German short-haired pointer, knows with certainty something nobody else in this sunny

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