I’ve noticed when down in the city there are more and more dogs in large shopping centres , and no I don’t believe they are assistance dogs as they usually wear a brightly coloured harness.
Many of the dogs are in shopping trolleys …I’m not sure if rules are changed regarding health and hygiene partially in supermarkets.
Bunnings is a very large hardware chain shop that only recently introduced a “a huge pets department“
https://www.bunnings.com.au/product...MIy6zewNLaigMV_xGDAx1zfgnaEAAYASAAEgJoW_D_BwE it’s full of dogs in trolleys on weekends…… ( mainly designer breeds ) I’ve even been restricted from using the toilet in Bunnings beacuse its being used by owners to pamper dogs