Crimebusting dogs show patient side

You might think Blade has a better idea than most dogs what it is like for the sick children at Wellington Hospital.

Recovering from cancer himself, the retired police dog and his colleagues Asco and Utah, the national police dog champion, paid a visit to the children yesterday.

Six-year-old Kenneth Nielsen, who is being treated for cancer, had a huge smile as Blade padded into his bedroom.

Kenneth has been travelling to Wellington Hospital from his home in Feilding for the past year. MORE>>