Listen up dog haters! You re barking up the wrong tree if you think you can intimidate us dog owners into cowering at home because you don t like seeing us and our mutts at the local shops or cafes. I m afraid the genie is out of the bottle now ⦠we re out (in numbers) and we re proud and expect to see more of us and our furry friends in future. I firmly believe dogs should be welcome in shops and cafes and even hotels. Maybe cinemas too eventually but let s not get ahead of ourselves. Australia is still playing catch-up on the issue of dog emancipation.
Listen up dog haters! You re barking up the wrong tree if you think you can intimidate us dog owners into cowering at home because you don t like seeing us and our mutts at the local shops or cafes. I m afraid the genie is out of the bottle now ⦠we re out (in numbers) and we re proud and expect to see more of us and our furry friends in future. I firmly believe dogs should be welcome in shops and cafes and even hotels. Maybe cinemas too eventually but let s not get ahead of ourselves. Australia is still playing catch-up on the issue of dog emancipation.
News by Kirstin Payne
Premium Content  A GOLD COAST pensioner has been left with nothing after her best friend, a 14 year old fox terrier, was violently mauled by a pack of stray dogs in front of her on New Year s Day. The 60 year old Nerang woman Annette was collecting the mail with her pet of over a decade Roxy at 4.30pm when three roaming dogs came on to her property at Yarrayne Road. Two of the animals allegedly turned on the elderly dog fatally crushing her ribs and slashing her stomach. Roxy the foxy was killed after she was mauled by three dogs who entered her ownerâs property.