Good dogs rewarded - but not with buns

Jim MacKenzie spent Sunday morning eating a giant chelsea bun, all in aid of testing 12 Timaru dogs' behaviour.

Mr MacKenzie's bun was one of a number of distractions the dogs had to ignore in order to gain their Canine Good Citizen foundation certificate.

"I had to break off bits of it and then when the dog was stopped in front of me I had to put it down to see if the dog would go for it."

While only five of the dogs passed all the tests yesterday, most handled the food distraction well. MORE>>