Purpose

DogDiary is a community-driven platform designed to capture and track dog breaches across Australia. Our goal is de-escalate tensions and resolve dog breaches by providing an online dog diary that captures activity, provides tools for neighbours to communicate respectfully, and analyse dog behaviour that assists owners in making positive changes.

Traditionally, the reporting and responding to animal complaints has been adversarial, with council acting in the best interests of both parties. DogDiary takes a more contemporary approach, it seeks to mediate and communicate through the transparency of information, hoping to foster understanding and cooperation between all parties.

All contributions to the platform are anonymous and the information is freely available to all parties, without prejudice. Please be aware that the platform allows people to export data, but does not automatically feed or integrate into council systems.

By sharing information about dog behaviour and compliance, everyone can identify problem areas, dog owners can see behavioural patterns and make positive changes, therefore reducing the burden on councils.

The objective is to improve communication, resolve complaints, eliminate conflict and create a safer and more peaceful community that maintains enjoyment when at home.

"Consideration promotes tolerance"

How It Works

DogDiary is mobile friendly and currently has the following features:

• Map View: See all reported incidents on an interactive map, color-coded by category.
• Report Incidents: Single page webform with the address of the dog, incident type, and any additional comments.
• Leaflet: Print a letterbox leaflet that alerts the owner, and provides opportunity to take corrective action.
• Online Dog Diary: Residents can maintain an online diary, that is visible to the dog owner. This is strongly encouraged as it provides valuable insights to the owner, and if the matter is reported to council they will likely ask for a diary to be completed.
• Search by Address: Dog owners can search their street address, gain insight of their dog's behaviour and make proactive changes. Providing the owner with visibility of their dog's behaviour in real time is both liberating and empowering for owners. Before DogDiary, reported information was aged, often reported too late to make a difference and often inacurate.
• View Insights: Local councils and neighbours can generate and export graphs that are filtered by category, date, address, postcode, state etc.
• Export Records: Local councils and neighbours can view and download data for reporting and analysis purposes.

DogDiary does not collect video, photos or any personal information. If council requests photos or videos, it should be captured lawfully and stored securely to maintain privacy and respect.

DogDiary is not a chat platform or messaging service.

Incident Categories

DogDiary reports the following types of dog-related incidents:

• Attack: Dog has attacked a person or other animal
• Nuisance Barking: Dog is causing excessive barking or noise disturbance
• At Large: Dog is loose or wandering without supervision
• Chasing Car or Bike: Dog has chased or attempted to chase vehicles
• Rushing the Fence: Dog repeatedly rushes at fence or gate

Privacy & Data Protection

DogDiary does not capture or store any personal information. DogDiary is an open and transparent system that captures only the necessary data for incident reporting. Location data is public information that is collected only to identify problem areas.

Do not upload or include personal details like names or contact information under any circumstances.

All photos and videos should be collected and stored independently. If the matter is reported to council this media should be sent to council with your unique Dogdiary ID so they can query your diary in realtime. Alternaltively, you can export your dog diary and send as an attachment.

Getting Help

If you need to report an animal emergency or threat to safety, please contact your local council or emergency services first. DogDiary is a community resource and documentation tool - it is not a replacement for professional animal control or emergency services.

To contact DogDiary email info@woods.id.au