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A Great Dane plays at the dog park at Trinity Belwoods Park in Toronto in this May 25, 2007 file photo.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is warning dog owners to keep their pets on leashes or face getting a ticket.

Mr. Ford says there will be a blitz against owners who let their dogs off the leash in non-designated areas.

The mayor says he has received complaints about people letting their dogs off the leash during the recent warm weather.

Mr. Ford says he has been told a couple of kids have been bitten by off-leash dogs.

He says he loves dogs but they can't be "running wild."

The mayor says owners can consider themselves warned.

"So if a bylaw officer comes up and hands you a ticket for a few hundred dollars, I'm giving you the heads up."

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