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Nina Ottosson

Nina Ottosson

Doggy game designer Nina Ottosson was on the Company of Animals stand at Crufts.

Britain's Smartest Dog

The Company of Animals has launched a competition to find Britain's Smartest Dog.

New competition - Britain's Smartest Dog

Now obviously I know that I live with Britain's smartest dog, but for some reason the folk at The Company of Animals aren't aware of that and are launching a competition to find the smartest dog. It may be that you also think you live with a pretty smart dog, so if you fancy entering the competition, the details are below. I've seen the Nina Ottosson games, and would love to see how Buddy and Star cope with them, so maybe we'll bump into you at the pet shop.

Do you live with Britain’s Smartest Dog?

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