2023 NZ Top Dog with a Job Winner - 1st Place
Wink
Breed: Heading Dog
Barking from: Invercargill
What's up dog?
Wink is a pest detection dog. He’s an expert at sniffing out Spartina grass. Spartina is a grassy weed that grows in the bare intertidal zone. It forms dense clumps and traps sediment which raises the level of the ground above the high tide mark, destroying the habitat for native wildlife such as shellfish and wading birds.
After missing out on a job as a heading dog due to an eye problem, Wink’s story is a reminder of the hidden potential in all things. He moved on and his new career has taken off in leaps and bounds! After intensive training and certification, Wink and his owner, John, have spent the last 4 years working across NZ from Invercargill to Whangarei, protecting our unique environment in Aotearoa.
2023 #NZTOPDOG Awards Ceremony
New Zealand, the search is on. For its 8th consecutive year, Frog Recruitment, along with our headline sponsors Jet Park Hotels and Indeed, are proud to have brought you the return of 2023 #NZTOPDOG.
On behalf of our TOPDOG team at Frog Recruitment, Jet Park Hotels, and Indeed, thank you to everyone for entering the 2023 edition of NZTOPDOG.
This year's campaign has been an absolute treat to watch, and we are thrilled to have shone the spotlight on the postitive impact dogs can make on our mental health, in and our of the workplace.
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