Putting on the dog at new expo

Ann Bennett's dogs are no ordinary canines. Koru the labrador and Timba the curly coated retriever surf the waves and ride on jetskis at Waihi Beach on summer weekends.
"The dogs just love the water. They even have their own little doggy lifejackets," the Papatoetoe kindergarten owner says.

The canny canines put their water skills to the test this weekend in the Purina SplashDog competition at the Greenlane Pet Expo.

Dogs compete in a long jump into water during the event.
"I've seen the American event on Sky Sport and I've thought I'd so love for my dogs to be part of that," Mrs Bennett says.

SplashDogs is big in the United States and this weekend's event is its debut in New Zealand. MORE>>