8 Feb 2025

Off leash - dog trainer Flip Calkoen

From Saturday Morning, 8:50 am on 8 February 2025
A German Shepherd dog being petted.

A German Shepherd dog being petted. Photo: UnSplash - James Kovin

A proposed shake-up of dog rules in Auckland has caused sharp backlash amongst some in the community

Auckland Council has been accused of overreacting after proposing to change some off-leash areas and limit the number of dogs being walked by a person at any one time to six.

Flip Calkoen has been training dogs since 1978 and shares whether Auckland Council has got the balance right.

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