Meet Frankie The Soundhound

Meet Frankie The Soundhound

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Meet Frankie The Soundhound

Meet Frankie The Soundhound

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Meet Frankie The Soundhound

Breed: Blue Healer X

Barking from: Wainuiomata

What's up dog?

Frankie started his career as a rescue dog in Ngawha Prison where he was trained by a man behind the wire. He then went on grace the halls of parliament following around his owner with great zeal. He worked there approx five years, helping his owner do sound checks of the press gallery and being a presence at events while a stress release for MPs and visitors. While not an offical working dog, Frankie the Soundhound did have a professional working diary while at the Beehive. This diary was dedicated to school groups including sensory-needs groups. He would come out and let the kiddies pat him. By the time he finished at Parliament he made it onto mainstream media (just search for Frankie, dog, and NZ Parliament or Beehive to see quite a number of news items). He now works at Kordia, the national agency looking after transmitter towers and he remains to be a dog of the office both in the office but also at transmitter sites throughout the lower North Island. He continues to be recognised on the beach and loves to teach families, that a dog might start life in prison, but can be truly reformed and will transform you in return. He is one office pooch for a moment of his life impacted a nation and has never stopped loving his owners - x4.

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