Rotorua's Pet of the Year, Taini, with his mother Dana Mihinui. Photo/Supplied
Do not let Rotorua Pet of the Year 2018 Taini's name fool you - he is a big dog and a real smoocher.
Taini is a 70kg 2-year-old bullmastiff. His family bought him from a breeder as an 8-week-old pup.
Owner Niki Mihinui says Taini's father was an international champion
show dog called Spud.
She says Taini is their second bullmastiff, who has replaced the hole their first bullmastiff Moose left when he died.
Niki's daughter and Taini's mother, Dana Mihinui, entered him in the Rotorua Pet of the Year competition because she loves him to bits.
