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Meet 'Mr. April' - Zac the vineyard dog |
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 00:00 |
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Meet Zac, a two year old Kelpie who hails from Lismore (he's a 'stud' puppy...). Zac is the constant companion of our Vineyard Manager, Stuart Sissins, and has spent the majority of his short but eventful life at TarraWarra Estate.
When not riding around on the back of Stu's ute, Zac can be found sprawled out on the office floor where it's warm and cozy in winter and lovely and cool in summer.
While Stu practices 'tough love' with young Zac in an effort to teach him to be self-sufficient and level-headed, it's another story when Zac is left alone in the office. Pampered by all who enter, Zac's often seen being given left over lunches, playing with point-of-sale-material or chewing on barrel bungs.
Zac is a dog of many talents, most recently he was named 'Mr. April' in the Wine Dogs Australia 2009 Calendar. Stu's hoping he doesn't turn all precious on us and start making demands like 'no riding in the back of the ute if it's under 12 degrees', or 'I want my own office, personal groomer, a flat screen TV and 12 bottles of Bling H2O everyday'.
Time will tell but for now he seems happy to just chase rabbits and hang with Stu and the rest of the TarraWarra Estate crew.
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