Two unregistered Labradors turned themselves in at the Wanganui District Council offices earlier this month.
The dogs wandered into the council's Guyton St offices and were looked after by staff while the owner, who had microchipped the dogs but not registered them, came to collect them. He had not realised the dogs had left his property and promptly paid their registrations before taking them home.
The dog registration deadline for this year closed last month.