Today, she’s a city dog, trotting along Melbourne pavements on a leash, but glimpses of Moana’s past life in an outback town remain.

The terrier hates being alone, says owner Paul Gosney, and won’t wear a coat. At the beach, she loves sand but not water.

But he says Moana is “an amazing soul” who is now a cherished family pet.

Moana is among 1800 unwanted “camp dogs” from Yuendumu, in the Northern Territory, that have been sent to new homes across Australia, under the not-for-profit program Aussie Desert Dogs .

Last week, program founder Gloria Morales happily reunited with Moana and Gosney in Melbourne.

Morales, who is assistant manager of Yuendumu’s renowned Warlukurlangu art centre, was exhibiting Indigenous artists’ work at the Affordable Art Fair at the Royal Exhibition Buildin

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