What happens when your favourite dog beach becomes too popular?

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For many people living along coastal Australia, taking their dog for a beach walk is an important part of daily life, but on the Gold Coast the growing human and dog populations are causing problems on the sand.

She said three off-leash beaches for the entire city was not enough for those dog numbers, and she has been calling for more beaches where dogs can run free.

"We are having to employ now the police to patrol with our officers because there are a few problems," she said.and letting their dogs run free in leashed areas, to more serious problems like dogs not being controlled and dog attacks.Tugun resident Dougie Graham has witnessed the beach tension when walking his black Labrador, Barry, along the beach most days.

"I have made good friends down here due to the dogs, and just that sense of community," Mr Graham said.

 

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Our local leash free dog beach is so beautiful that its packed. Can hardly move. Or park. And the Northern Beaches of Sydney have a lot more than 66,000 dogs registered.

Thanks. I’ve been looking for an answer to the question “how to best demonstrate first world problems in 10 easy words?”.

Where do you think this whole humanity and their interaction with the planet thing is going ... I know ...do others? Pick a date ...

The council asked us if we wanted to make our local secret non official dog beach official and we were like no way then everyone will come here. Its a local beach for local dogs.

You accept mass migration has its downsides

To bad keep dogs at dog beaches only, I have dogs and others don’t like swimming with your dog!!

Solution: let people take their dogs to any beach at certain hours. Fines for those who don’t do the right thing with their dogs.

Time to buy a pet rock?

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