We were once again overwhelmed by dogs on election day, so here are the ones that got away on us. Thanks to everyone who sent in their pups, and sorry if we missed yours.
Izzy the border terrier doing her bit in Wigram; Winnie the mini schnauzer x lowchen, who is named after her owner's nana, NOT a certain politician, in Palmy; Digby the Lakeland terrier rugged up in Tauranga; Tilly the lovely cocker spaniel in Dunedin; Pepe the miniature schnauzer makes a fluffy friend in Lyttelton; proud Pip in Picton; and Jimmy the very good labrador in Napier.Clockwise from left, Bowie the cavoodle was apprehensive in Kelburn; the triple threat of Gracie, Willa and Ruckus in Ellerslie; Remy the groodle in Kapiti; Moon in the Remutaka electorate is 'a bilingual girlie who loves democracy, te Tiriti, canned salmon, and a good puku rub'; and Pablo the Cairn terrier took time out of his busy day to vote in Aro Valley.Bailey the huntaway-bearded collie cross is all smiles in Mt Albert; Fergus the Maltese in Mt Albert; Misty (short for Artemis) the cat voting using the telephone dictation service; Oscar the greyhound in Whanganui; Starzen the foxy/chihuahua in Raumati South; Gizmo and Charlie on duty in Invercargill; Newt the whippet in Wellington; and Ganley (aka Big G) the 'cantankerous old man' in Ōwhiro Bay.Clockwise from bottom left, Nīkau (who loves balls, pigs' ears and democracy) in Wellington; Huckleberry the 'big goober' in Mākara; Hazel the bootie-clad greyhound in Greytown; Kip the border terrier with schnauzer friend Ted in Grey Lynn; Paddles the labradoodle in Dunedin; and Louis the labrador in Wellington. Clockwise from bottom left, Merv the golden retriever in Karori; Barry, Trixie, Winnie and Lucy in Dunedin; Belle the border collie/huntaway in Waikanae; Max the shih tzu/poodle on the North Shore; Juno the 'deep thinker' in Wellington; Belle the Smithfield collie in Ōwhiro Bay; and Dino the german short-haired pointer cross in Silverstream.Clockwise from bottom left, Pablo the king schnauzer in Plimmerton; Frankie the five-month-old cavoodle in rainy Wellington; Sailor the cavalier king Charles spaniel in Wellington; Liquorice the staffy cross in Grey Lynn; Vaila the Shetland sheepdog in Eastbourne; Stanley the Norwich terrier in Wellington; and Bowie the accident-prone lab/huntaway cross in Whangaparāoa.Clockwise from bottom left, Bessie the beagle of Berhampore; Linguine the excellently named greyhound in Christchurch East; on-theme Leo the German shepherd in Raumati; Vito the black lab assistance puppy in Rānui; 'dog-shaped' Ramona (her sister Würm is just out of shot) in the Maungakiekie electorate; Flo the Bernese mountain dog in Kiwitea; Rosie the staffador in Thorndon.Top row: Pilot and Frank, 'cute and unruly' poodle crosses voting in Grey Lynn; Biskit the bordie collie, who visits children in the paediatric ward at Canterbury Hospital in his spare time (legend); Olive the spoodle in Sumner. Second row: the excellently named Rākau Sax Mitchell in Remutaka; the excellently named Ramen in Wellington; Ziggy the spoodle in Ilam; Murphy the 'noodlecat dressed up as a hound' in Birkenhead; Enzo the four-month-old spanador in New Plymouth. Bottom row: Èibhneas (Evie) the Tibetan terrier in Wellington North; Kielas, who moved here from Poland (!) in Christchurch; first time at the polling booth for Coup in Nelson; Ollie the 'middle-aged' lab got into the spirit of things with an orange lei on the North Shore. Clockwise from bottom left, it's one paw up from Jess in Māngere Bridge; Meg the huntaway/lab in Timaru; Ruby, who growls at the Orange Guy on TV but enjoyed voting, in Ōmokoroa; besties May and Bee in Waikanae; Pukapuka the 'grumpy bearded lady' on the North Shore; Chilli Milli Vanilli the spoodle also on the North Shore; Rufus the wheaten terrier ready to step up in Balmoral.Clockwise from bottom left, rainy Ruby the lab in Brooklyn; Lox and Latke (yum) the papillon mixes in Banks Peninsula); Maisy the cavoodle in Lyall Bay; Hutiwai the mini schnauzer, looking the other way in Hobsonville Point; Daffodil Gingerbread Forsyth in Pukekohe; and Bailey the husky/border collie cross in Mosgiel.Clockwise from bottom left, Skipper the mini schnauzer in Parnell; Daisy the ‘old and deaf’ border terrier in Grey Lynn; Basil the ‘rescue special’ at Onslow College; Franke the ‘especially mini’ mini schnauzer in Newtown; Flora the schnoodle in Wadestown; Bear the ‘exotic mix’ in Napier; Indie the miniature schnauzer in Wadestown; and Freddie the basset hound in Mt Albert. Clockwise from bottom left, Chica the pointer cross (from Spain!) in Ōtautahi Christchurch; Toby the cavoodle in Upper Hutt; Griffin and Archie, an uncle and nephew in Hutt South; Jet in Mangawhai; Alfie the bordoodle in Berhampore; and Sia in Akaroa.Clockwise from bottom left, Nuku the bearded collie in Nelson; Val the lab in Tauranga; Luna the lab in Ponsonby; Wilbur the cavoodle in Hataitai; Maple the spoodle casting a special vote in Martinborough; Pi the rescue dog in Matakana (excellent hat); Buddy the lab-staffy cross in Avonhead; and Stevie the schnauzer in Kilbine (human censored).Clockwise from bottom left, Tane knows the way in Christchurch; Carter and Molly the jack russell and labradoodle in Mt Eden; Disco the London lab casting an overseas vote; Sushi the democracy sausage dog in the Rangitata electorate; lovely Ziggy in Papakōwhai; Charlie the shih tzu cross in Kenepuru; and Ru the Smithfield collie in Clevedon. Top row: Sol the border collie, a ‘crocodile at heart’, in Richmond; Comet the shih tzu-Maltese in Berhampore; Tinto and Indo, a mini schnauzer and cairn terrier on Waiheke Island; and Mac the sausage in Murrays Bay. Second row: Holly and Phoebe the lovely labs in Hataitai; Kora the border collie gets a lift in Featherston; and Maisie the hot-chip-loving whippet in Blockhouse Bay.Top row: Lottie the ‘Lower Hutt special’ who never misses Gone By Lunchtime, in Hutt South; Rocky the lab in New Lynn; and Lucky and Kassie in Warkworth. Bottom row: Mokki the beagle cross and Ella the lab in Queenstown; Maple the spoodle in Ellerslie; and Rufus the golden retriever in East Coast Bays.Top row: Yogi and Lucy in Hutt South; Gizmo and Scarlet in Henderson; and Teddy the ‘grumpy old man’ in Whitford. Bottom row: Scout the mini schnauzer cross in Ngaio; Twinkle the labrador in Epsom; Harley the labraspoodle cross in Island Bay; and Dougie and Maggie in Upper Moutere. Top row: Cora the ‘miscellaneous collie-whippet-ish mutt’ in New Plymouth; Barney the schnoodle in Karori; Maxy the cavachon in Onehunga, and Hazel the collie cross in Little River. Bottom Row: Ruby the huntaway cross in Upper Hutt; Cosmo the mini schnauzer on the North Shore; and Pepa and her friend Lady Penelope in Te Tai Tokerau. Top row: Toby in Upper Hutt; Obi in Mt Albert; and Frankie in Remutaka. Bottom row: Wesley in Point Chev; Indy in Dunedin; another Toby in Napier; and Darcy in Tawa.
Apologies if we misidentified any dogs, they all look the same after a while.
