The team behind the next instalment of the smash-hit Australian movie Red Dog, is searching for Pilbara puppies for the film. Listen Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds 6 m Listen Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hear from Blue Dog producer Nelson Woss ( Lucie Bell ) Download 3.2 MB

Blue Dog will tell another tale of the life of the Kelpie, made famous for his travels around the iconic West Australian mining region during the 1970s.

"This is another chapter of the legendary Red Dog's story," said the film's producer Nelson Woss.

"It's all about the Pilbara, what a terrific place it is to live and work and it's about our hero, Red Dog."

Filming is expected to start from May and members of the crew have already been scouting for locations across the north-west.

A dog is also being trained for the lead role, after the star of the original film, Koko, died in 2012.

Mr Woss said his team was also on the hunt for a number of red kelpie pups for one particular scene.

"We are looking for red-cloud kelpie puppies that were born in the month of March," he said.

"It won't require any auditioning or any big, what we would call in the business, 'animal action'.

"We just need a number of little puppies to tell a very interesting part of the story.

"They have to be red, not red and tan."

Mr Woss said puppies from the Pilbara would be the best fit for the role.

"Obviously a litter needs to be close to its mum and we wouldn't want to travel long, vast distances with a litter," he said.

"So it makes it logistically easier if the puppies are local and I know what terrific support we got from the local community last time around."

The crew is also searching for iconic vehicles from the late 1960s or early 1970s.

"Series one or two Landrovers or Holdens and Fords or trucks and motorbikes, if you have got something in the shed, I want to know about it," Mr Woss said. This red kelpie pup is what Blue Dog film producers are looking for. ( Supplied: Woss Group Film Productions )

Budding actors will also have the chance to put their hands up for roles as extras, when the production company establishes a local Karratha office in coming months.

Mr Woss said his team would be on location for about three months, significantly longer than their Pilbara stint last time.

"The majority of the first film was shot in South Australia, with only three weeks shot in the Pilbara," he said.

"This time around we've done it so that the majority of the shoot is going to take place in your region, the majority of the production spend is going take place in your region and the positive impacts will flow back into the Pilbara.

"The first film just would not have had the success or impact, without the help of the local community.

"It's our way to say thank you by bringing the second film back."

Local working dog breeder Aticia Grey, from Glenflorrie Station, said she had been contacted by the film crew.

"They got in touch about a month ago," she said.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any straight red pups at the moment.

"I do have one that's red and white, but I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground, should any come up."

Mr Woss said if you have a Pilbara red cloud kelpie puppy, born in March, the film crew wanted to hear from you via email, bluedogpuppies@gmail.com .