They say dogs are man's best friend. But on Middle Island in Victoria dogs and penguins are even closer than that. Some specially trained Maremma dogs have the job of protecting local penguins from foxes there. We caught up with them as a new puppy recruit joined the team.

NAME THE PUPPY COMPETITION
The penguin protecting puppy in this story needs a name! Warrnambool council is running a competition to select his name but you’d better get in quick, entries close on Friday. http://bit.ly/BTNpuppyname

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