Dog ownership in Melbourne has soared, so why hasn’t the number of dog parks?

Over the past few years, dog ownership in the Melbourne CBD has increased by a staggering 36 per cent. And although I just made that statistic up, you can agree that this is a significant number. We’re certainly seeing the aftermath of the pandemic-puppy blitz: poodles are exhausted from having to breed with every other type of dog; skivvy sales have tripled to accommodate the booming adopted greyhound population; and Johnston Street Vet has splashed out on a fancy LED sign to rival Times…