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Kōrero: Farm dogs

Dog, from Footrot Flats

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Dog, from Footrot Flats

Perhaps the most famous canine in New Zealand, Dog is the star of Footrot Flats, a newspaper cartoon series by Murray Ball about farm life from a dog’s viewpoint.

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by Murray Ball

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Clive Dalton, Farm dogs – Choosing a farm dog, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/15323/dog-from-footrot-flats (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Clive Dalton, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

Brooke Hannah
02 June 2011
Dog is a timeless character who is treasured forever in my heart I would love to have a dog like Dog I LOVE HIM and I'm 15 so anyone who is young READ FOOTROT FLATS you will never want to leave the house without it