Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 23 November 2022
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Nelson A&P Show saws on Bella named Tasman’s top dog KATE RUSSELL Bella is officially the most popular dog name in the Tasman District. According to the Tasman District Council, there are 155 pooches registered as Bella, and in second place is Max. This is followed by Poppy, Ruby, Molly, Tui, Jess, Jack, and Luna. The number of dog owners in Tasman grew over the year,
from 8063 in 2020/21 to 8308 in 2021/22. Urban dogs now outnumber rural with statistics showing 6212 urban dogs registered in the year to 30 June, compared with 5948 rural dogs. In 2020/21, urban dwellers accounted for 5896 of the 11,860 total registered dog population, numbering 68 fewer than rural canines.
One of Tasman’s Bellas is a nineyear-old Jack Russell cross who is “football mad” according to her owner, Lynette Sibbald. “She has been brought up around it. She loves Jubilee Park and if you even say the word football she goes berserk. She even has her own Richmond Football Club jacket.” She says her son chose the name Bella after the Disney princess,
Belle. Lynette says that Bella loves to chase the ball so much that she tore her cruciate ligament earlier this year, but she is now back to full speed. “She does love to run but she also loves to sit and cuddle on the couch.” With the popular names also comes the more random, and there are plenty of one-of-a-kind
dog names in Tasman. Some of these include Altezza, Dr Suess, Lazar Wolf, Lego, Little Rat, Please, Professor Snuggles, Maxwell Smart Phone, Slug, Peter Pan, and Richie McPaw. Food and drink-inspired names are common though, with Anchovy, Chickpea, Gherkin, Honey, Meatloaf, Waffles, Beer,
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