Living in New Zealand: Dog Friendly Mini Break in Peel Forest

It's handy to have friends with holiday homes. We spent a weekend in one in Peel Forest. Our friends have a lovely big dog called Fred who tolerated Molly very well. Molly made herself quite at home.

Because there is a lot of agriculture in the area, you can't swim in the rivers. It's a shame as there is a beautiful river walk in Geraldine, but even the dogs aren't supposed to drink the water.

Geraldine river walk

At least there are a lot of dog friendly walks and Molly and Fred had a great time. Well, Molly did for sure.

The best part of the trip was going to see friends of our friends who have built a house in the woods. There is a QEII covenant on the land and we walked through a forest with lots of old native trees (checking trap lines that had caught hedgehogs and a feral cat). It was beautiful and Molly preferred it to swimming in the river

Molly, me, Fred and a kahikatea

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Homebound puppy was exhausted