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Today was the annual Dogs’ Day Out at Lake Ginninderra in Canberra which is organised by the Department of Territory & Municipal Services. It seemed to be a very well-attended event with lots of well-behaved pooches and their owners.

Dogs enjoying a swim at the Dogs’ Day Out.

We went along to check out the new dog park, but despite the promo material suggesting that the official opening of the park would be occuring at the event, the gates remained locked. There was a sign on the fence which explained that the park would be open in mid-November as they were waiting for the new grass to grow.

Some pics of the park (from outside the fence) are below if you’d like a sneak peek….

The new park has lots of shade trees and heaps of space for doggies to run around.

Double-gated entry with concreted pathway (which should prevent it from becoming a muddy mess in winter!)

6ft secure fencing all the way around the park

Now that the warm weather is here and it’s less than 9 weeks until Christmas - it’s time to think about summer holidays! We picked up a ‘Pets on holiday in Eurobodalla‘ brochure at the Canberra Home Show this weekend and are really impressed with the range of pet-friendly accommodation and Eurobodalla Shire Council’s efforts to promote dog-friendly tourism.

Have you and your pooch tried out any of the listed accommodation providers in Eurobodalla? Or do you have a favourite dog-friendly holiday spot? Share it here….

We’ve updated Doggo to reflect the changes to off-lead park arrangements in the City of Sydney that were agreed earlier this year. The City of Sydney now has 33 full-time off-leash parks out of the City’s 350 parks.

Sydney dog-park users can now add reviews and ratings of their favourite parks. And if you’ve got any pics of your pooches enjoying one of the off-lead areas we’d love for you to send them to us at contact [at] doggo.com.au.

The Dog’s Breakfast will be held on Saturday 25 October from 10am-2pm at the off-leash park in Amy Ackman St, Forde, ACT.

There will be a BBQ, veterinarian talks and displays from local pet shops. Plus, there’ll be a jumping castle and face painting for the pups.

RSVPs are required as the park has limited space. For more information see www.forde.com.au.

We’d love to see any photos from the day, so send them through to us at contact [at] doggo.com.au