Our Changing World: The science behind dog welfare
Dr Mia Cobb and her dog Luna.
Photo: Mia Cobb / Supplied.
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"Every day they make me laugh with their antics and their companionship," says Dr Mia Cobb of her two dogs Rudy and Luna.
Rudy is a 10-year-old stag hound. "He looks like a womble cross with a muppet. He's a very big, grey, shaggy creature with long legs." Luna is a four-year-old German shorthaired pointer. "She's very, very energetic, even considering that the breed is known to be active. She's extra."
Both ended up in SPCA. Rudy was picked up as a stray dog in a regional farming area, while Luna was someone's "pandemic puppy" - bought when Melbourne was in lockdown, but far too active for her first home.
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