Charlee Hazlett and Ellavetta are not your usual pair of best friends.
One is a 5-year-old girl, and the other is a Southdown sheep.
But nothing will stand in the way of the bond these two share.
The pair were glued at the hip as they wandered through the Palmerston Waihemo A&P Show — where Ellavetta won first prize in the large pet section — on Saturday.
Charlee Hazlett, of Hokonui, won best large pet with her Southdown sheep Ellavetta at the Palmerston Waihemo A&P Show on Saturday. PHOTOS: KAYLA HODGE
Charlee was over the moon with her prized sheep’s victory, and said her favourite thing about her pet was the way “she follows me around”.
Her trick to getting Ellavetta into shape was simple.
“I just give her some nuts,” Charlee said.
They travelled from Hokonui to take part in the show, and would venture around other Otago and Southland A&P shows in the coming months.