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February 13, 2009

Dove and blind dog find love

Doris the dove and Tekau-Fota the alsatian-labrador cross make unlikely companions but owner Gordon Blair says the pair have been inseparable for nearly two months.

Tekau-Fota is 11 and starred in a Qantas advertisement as a young pup. He has cancer which has led to recent blindness.

As the canine learns to feel his way his feathered friend stays right beside him.

Mr Blair guides Tekau-Fota around his Dairy Flat property to help the dog to avoid crashing into things, and Doris is never far away as she flies to various points along the route.

"The sound of her guides him to where he is going," Mr Blair says. MORE>>

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