The Australian connection
The C litter has left the Otamarakau valley for their new lives. I am very happy to have 100% working home placements for this litter,...
A dog called Nelson
It's such a good photo I had to share it with you. One of New Zealand's greats, FCH & FTCH Arddun Aladdin. Photo courtesy of T. Conner
Something old, something new
Meet Gus. While new to me, and perhaps new again to this country, Gus is really very old. Gus is a Murray River Retriever, an old...
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Last year, in a bookstall in a street in Florence, I came across a large three volume set called “Enciclopedia Caccia”, published in the...
Better late than never
What had started as a post shooting season update two months ago, ended up put on the back burner, apologies to all three readers of my...
There goes April...
As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. The Roar was a bit of a fizzer for me, missing a good 12 point red in Gisborne,...
The great March tune-up
The maize being cut here in NZ is always a good indicator that it’s time to dust off that bird dog on the porch and get some birds in...
The quest for Scott
A call to our readers – “The quest for Scott” The internet is an amazing tool – ‘SEO’ and other magical things make searching for...
Otamarakau Advocate
AKA "Star" Never stacked a dog in my life so got my wife to attempt it while I took these poor quality pictures with my phone. Aplogies...
Hello and Welcome to Otamarakau Pointers!
Welcome to our new website! We hope that this website fills a few roles. Not only a communication portal for the kennel, but to highlight...