After pugalier Jake was fitted with a new sweater, he wagged his tail frantically and licked the face of the knitter, Dunedin woman Robyn Elliman.
Jake is on the ``longest walk'' expedition with his owner Stephen Brassett (34) and Chihuahua Piccolo.
Mr Brassett began pulling his ``rickshaw camper'' on a journey across New Zealand starting at SPCA Southland in Invercargill earlier this month.
He was in Dunedin yesterday visiting SPCA Otago in Opoho.
The aim of the expedition was to inspire New Zealanders to support animal welfare organisations, such as the SPCA.
``My main goal is to help people work out ways they can help,''Mr Brassett said.
He encouraged people to find an animal welfare organisation they would like to align themselves with, and contact it to find a way to work together.
Mrs Elliman knits sweaters for animals and gives them to SPCA Otago to sell.
``I wanted some way to help SPCA and the best thing I could think of was to knit something that would be popular to sell and raise money. You've got to do something.''
Mrs Elliman gave knitwear to Piccolo and Jake yesterday to help them keep warm, as cold weather continued to hit the South.
The aim of the expedition was to walk about 25km a day.
Jake was a ``bag of energy'' and walked it all, but the ``fragile'' 11-year-old Piccolo retired to the ``cosy'' rickshaw, after walking about 5km a day.
