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Outdoor Dogs
Short Film (Full Length) – 1953
Practically all game in New Zealand has been imported. But through the good work and control of the Acclimatisation Societies it has flourished and there’s good shooting.– Narrator
The dog is surely an indispensable companion in man’s ceaseless efforts to gather food and prosperity from the land.– Narrator
Undoubtedly the most important breed in New Zealand is the sheep dog. These border collies, true Scots by birth, are now owned by Mr R. Fortune, a sheep farmer of Timaru, who demonstrates the perfect understanding that exists between himself and his dogs.– Narrator
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