Australians are keen animal lovers — 73 per cent of households have some sort of pet, and almost half have a dog in the home.

Since the pandemic, the shift towards working from home has meant many dog owners got used to spending lots of time with their pets, and now they're looking for more ways to do that outside the house. Like taking dogs to the pub, or to work.

But not everyone's on board, and in councils across the country there are ongoing tussles about where you should be allowed to bring a pet along with you, and where you shouldn't.