The owner of three dogs that "ripped apart" a Pomeranian in a fatal mauling says he is still shocked by the attack.
Buzz, a 13-year-old Pomeranian, was killed in late January when three dogs set upon him as his owner Peter Toscan walked him around Yerrabi Pond.
The three dogs, believed to be two bull Arabs and an American pit bull, were handed back to their owners after a "thorough" investigation by Domestic Animal Services.
"I'm a bit shaken up still thinking about it," the owner told ABC Canberra on Tuesday morning.
He said his dogs were with a dog-walker when the attack occurred.
"Going down to the area where it happened, it was a pretty horrific scene. I completely didn't expect to see what I saw. It was pretty disturbing."
The owner said he had never had any issues with the animals, although he saw them in a different light since the attack.
"I've owned the larger dog for six years. The other ones for about four years. They've played with small poodles and schitzus," he said.
"We've never had any inkling or sign to suggest that any of our dogs could do this.
"I do look at them differently. We have a young child in the house. It was so unprovoked and out of character, it does play on my mind."
He said he had been in contact with Buzz's owners after the attack and offered them his "sincerest apologies".
"We are truly devastated for them," he said.
"They have lost a family pet of 13 years, we really feel for them."
Although the dogs had not be declared "dangerous" by the ACT government, a number of restrictions had since been imposed on the owners.
"They have to be walked by a person over the age of 18 which was always the case anyway," the owner said.
"They have to be muzzled in public, which we completely agree with. And you can only walk one dog at the time."
ACT opposition urban services spokesman Steve Doszpot will put a motion to the Legislative Assembly this week calling for tighter, more effective controls for dogs involved in attacks.
"From figures given to me by the government, a person presents to hospital emergency departments in Canberra because of a dog attack every three days. This rate is increasing and it is unacceptable," he said.
"The government needs to look closely at the spike in dog attack injuries and pinpoint where the problem is and address it."