A small dog exercise enclosure in a park at Durham, North Carolina, USA

A small dog exercise enclosure in a park at Durham, North Carolina, USA in March 2020

Painting of a small dog with a Xmas cap in Benalla, Victoria

Painting of a small dog with a Xmas cap in Benalla, Victoria in December 2018

Man checking his phone while his lovely dog waits and a passing woman looks at the dog in New York, USA

Man checking his phone while his lovely dog waits and a passing woman looks at the dog in New York, USA in March 2020

Woman walking dogs in New York, USA

Woman walking dogs in New York, USA in March 2020

Dog water bowl in Darwin, NT. Eat. Drink. Bark. Repeat

Dog water bowl in Darwin, NT in June 2019. Eat. Drink. Bark. Repeat

Mat for sale in a shop in Beechworth, Victoria. Solemate doormats. One spoiled rotten dog lives here

Mat for sale in a shop in Beechworth, Victoria in January 2018. Solemate doormats. One spoiled rotten dog lives here

Picture of a girl and a dog with caption naughty corner at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT

Picture of  a girl and a dog with caption naughty corner at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT in March 2019

Please clean up after your dog sign in Durham, North Carolina, USA

Please clean up after your dog sign in Durham, North Carolina, USA in February 2020

Two puppies playing in Roi Et, Thailand

Two puppies playing in Roi Et,Thailand in November 2019

A woman with her Labrador dog in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria

A woman with her Labrador dog  in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria in January 2019

Two dogs frolicking in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria

Two dogs frolicking in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria in January 2019

A boy with a dog who is chasing a seagull in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria

A boy with a dog who is chasing a seagull in the water at the beach at Port Fairy, Victoria in January 2019

Picture of a cute Pekingese dog on a spare tyre on a car in Darwin, Australia

Picture of a cute Pekingese dog on a spare tyre on a car in Darwin, Australia in June 2019

A poodle with little booties in Wuxi, China

A poodle with little booties in Wuxi, China in May 2019

Car sticker seen in Darwin, Australia. Dogs - caring canine companions

Car sticker seen in Darwin, Australia in March 2019. Dogs - caring canine companions

A dog in Rutherglen, Victoria

A dog in Rutherglen, Victoria in December 2018

The more people I meet the more I like my dog sign in a shop window in Rutherglen, Victoria

The more people I meet the more I like my dog sign in a shop window in Rutherglen, Victoria in December 2018

An alsatian dog with a bow tie on its collar resting outside a shop in Mansfield, Victoria

An alsatian dog with a bow tie on its collar resting outside a shop in Mansfield, Victoria in April 2018

An Irish wolfhound resting in Bright, Victoria

An Irish wolfhound resting in Bright, Victoria in May 2018

A statue of a dog with its leg cocked at Holbrook, NSW

A statue of a dog with its leg cocked at Holbrook, NSW in October 2018