Right across NSW and other parts of the country, families are being forced by the major drought to make decisions about affected livestock and their own future working on the land.

But little has been mentioned about one of the most misunderstood members of the family... The Working Dog - also severely affected due to the lack of food available.

But one very clever animal related business, the Erina Heights Veterinary Hospital on the NSW Central Coast has come up with a great initiative we can all get involved in - and on the line to tell us all about it is Vet Nurse Tanya Middleton....