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Hundreds of Golden Retrievers gather for Gold Rush in Myrniong.

Golden rule: Dazzling day out for 1000 smiling dogs (and their devotees)

Gold fever has returned to a Victorian goldfields town, but this time in the name of love for a breed that continues to win hearts.

  • Carolyn Webb

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Rental reforms will come into effect from May.

Explained: The laws that will prevent landlords from saying no to pets

NSW Premier Chris Minns left some confused when he tried to explain the rental reforms about pets. We explain what the law actually says.

  • Frances Howe
Spending time at the dog park can be great for socialising and exercising your pet, as long as you can abide by a few simple rules.

Why you might want to think twice about visiting the dog park

Bad behaviour at the dog park isn’t always limited to playful pups getting overexcited. Ensuring owners understand the ground rules is key to making the most of this popular morning ritual.

  • Abby Seaman

I want to talk to my neighbour’s dog. Do I have to address the human?

As a dog-owner myself, I’m fully aware that my dog is the more interesting one, writes our Modern Guru.

  • Danny Katz
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An alternating current affair

It’s the measure of Nik and Mick.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancée Jodie Haydon plant to have their cavoodle Toto at their wedding.

Albanese and fiancee join the couples saying ‘I do’ with pet dogs in tow

First dog Toto will feature in the wedding of the prime minister and his fiancee Jodie Haydon, part of a trend where pets are part of the family - especially on the big day.

  • Robyn Willis
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Emma became a vet like her dad – then rethought how to treat dying pets

Veterinarian Emma Whiston took childhood inspiration to rethink pet euthanasia.

  • Dani Valent
It’s no yolk: Becky Faulkner with one of the hens she trains.

It’s no yolk: you can train chickens, says seasoned animal trainer

A Daylesford animal trainer says chooks are smart, but will eggs-it lessons if they’re bored.

  • Carolyn Webb
This old dog knows the secrets to growing old.

Be kind and keep going: A dog’s guide to growing older

Sometimes, the older humans in my circle go all weird when confessing to a quick snooze in the early afternoon. Why the embarrassment?

  • Richard Glover
Brendan Foster and Sabrina the cat. Pictures: Brendan Foster

Psst, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve become a cat person

When our 15-year-old blue heeler died in May, I just assumed once the gut-wrenching grief lessoned, I would get another hound.

  • Brendan Foster

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