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If the sydney aqis is anything like Melbourne you will usually find that they take the dogs out for 10-15 mins twice a week. Small staff, many dogs, keeping costs down. Are they actually Closing sydney down for two weeks for some reason??

An alternative to the massive amount of regular training, self regulation, dog deaths and councils turning a blind eye would be breed specific legislation BSL. However in Australia dangerous dog breeder groups and other political groups (particularly trainers) are still successfully banning most legislation that could keep dog parks and streets safe. I am writing this as a pro dog walker, who myself had my dog mauled in my old home town less than a month ago. My wife was walking in the main street around lunch time, with a todler and my social dog on lead, and this idiots 'pitbull x bulldog' looking dog was off lead and just launched onto my dog. None of the 15 witnesses tried to help (probably scared) and the owner only got his dog off mine by kicking it a few times hard. When a bite occurs in Mebourne or NSW it seems, all the authorities seem to do is casually look for the person, maybe fine them, and perhaps put the dog down. They are considering banning the person who owned the dog who attacked my dog 'from owing a dog for life', but they may not have the power to do so. There are ways around this. If a dog is created to kill large animals (particularly pig hunting) and most people would have no chance of stopping it or defending themselves if the dog decides to attack, is that a dog you want in urban areas? They are NEVER exercised enough, and no one ever checks if they are, so how can they be self regulated?? Dangerous dog breeds were all created by man, they can also be banned by man in urban areas or whole countries. The will is weak, until a politician loses a family member.

Most dog owners will be aware of this, but sometimes the excitement can take them over. As the weather warms up, staff have made suggestions to most visitors not to play too rigorously with their dogs (such as ball retrieving games). When I exercise dogs in quarantine (DISCLAIMER: as a private dog walker, not connected at all to quarantine), I sometimes have to create an opportunity for the older or more sedate dogs to run. But some dogs that are anxious or of a working dog breed need to be calmed down more than stirred up. Pent up energy in the pens will have to be released, but I also ensure that they have plenty of time outs. This means either removing the ball, giving them a drink or pat break. Regardless of how insistent they are - particularly in summer. While most owners might spend an hour with their dogs once or twice a week as allowed by aqis at the moment, (if they are lucky to be in the same city), it can be very tempting to get the dog moving a lot, but as they are in small pens for a long time, their fitness can also rapidly deteriorate. Over heating, over exertion, and torn ligaments are the main concerns. Just thought I would throw this cautionary tale out there. Very hard for excited owners and excited dogs to self regulate some times!