Jess the tour guide dog a treat for Naseby tourists

Jess getting ready to start her daily rounds showing tourists what's what in Naseby. Photo / ODT

Meet Jess the tour guide dog. The purebred Huntaway has been living with her owners at the Ancient Briton hotel in the historic town of Naseby since they for three and a half years now.

Jess starts her rounds at 8 each morning, greeting people around the town. The journey is only around 900 metres but it takes Jess "around two hours...by the time she's seen everyone she wants to see" says Anton Hood, the son of Jess's owners.

You can watch Jess in action in the video below.

After her morning routine is completed, Jess takes visitors on tours around the local forest tracks. Although she often stops to chase rabbits on the way, she always comes back with the tourists.

Jess learned her tour guide skills from previous hotel dogs Josephine and Cameo who have both since passed away.

Jess is now the star of the show...with the exception of hotel cat Princess Briton who sometimes steals the limelight...if she can be bothered.

Jess's video was made by the Otago Daily Times with the support of NZ on Air.