As Canberra's population is projected to grow, so will its pet population. How will it evolve to take care of these citizens?
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00:00I started bringing her in because I wanted to socialise her.
00:15It's really important to socialise dogs from a really young age, otherwise that's how you
00:19get dogs that are quite reactive.
00:21I strongly believe that there are no bad dogs, just bad owners.
00:26And so with that, no matter how big or how small, you want to start training them from
00:30a really young age and making sure that you get the behaviours in right.
00:34So I knew the studio would be a place that I would go to really often, and I wanted to
00:38make sure that she would feel comfortable here and not react at any kind of noise or
00:42scuffle.
00:43Spoons is so quiet that we just kind of kept bringing her in and it's been, yeah, now she's
00:48here almost every week.
00:50I think Canberra is a lot more dog friendly than other cities, so I grew up in Sydney
00:54Canberra is definitely a lot more accepting of it, there's a lot more dog friendly spaces,
00:58there's a lot more dog friendly cafes, for example, where you can kind of still meet
01:03up with your friends, but also bring your dog along and everyone kind of gets the best
01:06of both worlds there.
01:08My workplaces have been quite dog friendly.
01:11I am 100% more likely to go into the office if I can bring Spoons in with me.
01:15Since we moved over to the Barton offices, it's a great large office space, but because
01:19I can't bring her with me, I have been working from home a bit more than probably discussed.
01:39It would be very convenient, and especially if I couldn't drive the car, and also just
01:46the fact that it would be much cheaper than driving around, and I wouldn't be using
01:51apples, petrol, just driving wasn't my best, you know.
02:00He is in roots as to whether he wants to play with things.