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The search is on for Australia’s Most Talented, Oldest, Everday Heroes, Sporting Legends, and Hardest Working dogs! 🐕 🎥 📺

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Some of Australia's most talented canine celebrities are coming to the Dog Lovers Festival!⁠
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Join TV presenter and dog trainer Lara Shannon as she brings her four-legged stars to The Outback Arena, from incredible trick performers to dog sporting legends and familiar faces from Pooches at Play and The Dog Down Under!⁠
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🐾 Swipe through to meet some of the stars!⁠
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📍 The Outback Arena⁠
🕧 12:30pm daily⁠
📅 Sat 17 & Sun 18 October⁠
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Tickets are limited. Fetch yours now! 💙 by @thedogdownunderoz

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3 days ago

Today is World Animal Day 🐾🌏

A day to celebrate the animals who bring so much joy, companionship and unconditional love into our lives — and to remember the responsibility we have to protect them in return.

Every animal deserves to feel safe, loved and respected. They deserve good food, proper care, enrichment, kindness and a life free from fear and suffering.

And while we may not be able to help every animal ourselves, every choice we make matters — adopting or fostering, supporting rescue and conservation organisations, speaking up against cruelty, choosing more ethically and simply being the best guardian we can be to the animals already in our lives.

Because they give us so much. The least we can do is make their world a little better too. 💙

Happy World Animal Day from all of us at Pooches at Play. 🐶🐾🌏

#WorldAnimalDay #PoochesAtPlay #AnimalWelfare #Dogs #DogLovers by @thedogdownunderoz

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12 days ago

Foxy is receiving her very first title as an Australian Agility Team Dog! 🏆🦊💙

But this wouldn’t have happened without the team runs that were simply about having fun. So we want to give a very special thank you to our amazing teammates, @lindamichel899 & @hey_hey_its_ziggylou , for being part of this journey with us! 🥰🐾

Agility competitions can feel a little overwhelming when you’re new, but honestly… how fun are team runs?! 😍 They’re a little more relaxed, a bit shorter, and all about enjoying the experience together.

Maybe they’re actually a pretty great way to start competing — and a good reminder that we don’t always have to take competition so seriously.

We’re here to run, laugh, cheer for each other… and most importantly, **have fun!** 💙🦊✨

#Australianagility #DogAgility #AgilityTeam #AgilityDog #agilityisfun taken in Douglas Park, New South Wales by @thedogdownunderoz

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a month ago

Proving that our Most Talented & Sporting Legends are the real deal, some of our Top Ten Finalists took to the stage with our Host @larashannon at the Sydney @thedogloversfestival on the weekend to show off their Su-paw-star talents. ⭐️✨

We even had a spot on weekend Sunrise!

It was such a fun time to be had and thank you for taking the time to be part of the fun on stage and helping to keep The Dog Down Under top of mind. 🙏

@lorettasdancingpoodles
@demd123
@myboycinnamon
@cleverest_corgwyn
@giotto_skateboarding_bulldog

#thedogdownunder #tvsupawstars #talenteddogs #sportinglegends by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

So I actually forgot to share these the other day, but in line with international dog day; here are Lacie and Cricket’s 5 seconds of fame from @thedogloversfestival 🐩🥰

I love just how different every single one of my dogs are, and wouldn’t change them for the world 😍

Could you tell that Lacie hadn’t done much agility that week, and she also really likes her @wildhundeau toy 🫠🫣 by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

Come along with Foxy as she checks out her favourite shows at the VITAPet Arena @larashannon

From Rally and agility to skateboarding Bulldogs and dancing dogs — there was SO much to watch.

#dogsofinstagram #dogloversfestival #dogloversfestivalsydney #doglovers #sportdog

Meet some of our stars:
@lyncoleman4444
@demd123
@giotto_skateboarding_bulldog

Which show would your dog love most? taken in Dog Lovers Festival by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

So incredibly proud of these guys 🥰

What may not be obvious in this clip is the following:
- Cricket is very content with @larashannon and not looking back at me constantly 🦗
- Lottie is focused in a very distracting environment and engaged in toy play 👹
- Lacie is weaving away from me, while I’m sitting on the ground holding her favourite toy, and is actually practicing her newly trained directionals 🐩

Thank you so much to @thedogloversfestival and @larashannon for providing this awesome training opportunity. This takes proofing to a totally new level - and is one of the many reasons as to why I love doing these kinds of events 😇 by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

Paws up if you love dogs! 🙌

If you’re in Sydney this weekend, join me and my TV Su-paw-stars at the Sydney Dog Lovers Festival. 🐕

Sydney Showground
9:30am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday

Fetch your tickets now! 🐕

#doglovers #tvsupawstars #talenteddogs

@thedogloversfestival by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

Paws up if you love dogs! 🙌

If you’re in Sydney this weekend, join me and my TV Su-paw-stars at the Sydney Dog Lovers Festival. 🐕

Sydney Showground
9:30am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday

Fetch your tickets now! 🐕

#doglovers #tvsupawstars #talenteddogs

@thedogloversfestival by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

The countdown is on, Sydney 🐶💙⁠
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Your ultimate dog-loving weekend is almost here.⁠
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Meet beautiful dogs, catch live demos, hear from the experts and enjoy non-stop tail-wagging fun.⁠
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📅 Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August⁠
📍 Sydney Showground⁠
🎟️ Tickets are limited. Fetch yours now. taken in Sydney Showground by @thedogdownunderoz

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Meet some of Australia’s most talented canine celebrities! 📺🐾⁠
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TV presenter, dog trainer and behaviourist Lara Shannon is bringing some of the incredible four-legged stars featured across The Dog Down Under and Pooches at Play to the VitaPet Arena.⁠
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Meet dancing poodles, sporting legends, a skateboarding bulldog, a Connect 4 champion, an Instagram sensation and more in “pawson”!⁠
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📅 Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August⁠
⏰ 10:30am daily⁠
📍 VitaPet Arena⁠
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Tickets are limited. Fetch yours now! 🎟️ taken in Sydney Showground by @thedogdownunderoz

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2 months ago

Animal abusers shouldn’t be able to slip through the cracks, yet so many are.

In NSW, convicted animal abusers can now receive lifetime bans from owning animals. But without an Animal Abusers Register, how are vets, rescue groups, breeders, shelters and pet shops supposed to know who is legally banned?

Sadly, a recent animal cruelty case showed that banned offenders were able to continue keeping animals. A register could help prevent this from happening again by giving those responsible for rehoming and caring for animals the information they need to protect them.

If you believe animal welfare should come before the privacy of convicted animal abusers, please consider signing the NSW petition and sharing it with others. If we can get it past in one state, then we may have a chance to encourage other states or the federal government to follow suit.

Together, we can help protect vulnerable animals from preventable cruelty. 🐾💙

Sign the petition (link also in bio):
https://www.emmahurstmp.com/petition_animal_abuse_register

#AnimalWelfare #ProtectAnimals #StopAnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuseRegister by @thedogdownunderoz

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