At Monday night's council meeting, Cr Vicki Curran tried unsuccessfully to enter a late motion to increase the number of animal control rangers working over summer.

Cr Curran wanted two rangers, instead of just the one, working over seven days a week throughout summer to ensure dogs were suitably restrained on beaches, pathways and parks.

She also wanted a media blitz to remind dog owners of their responsibilities under the law.

Cr Curran said the reason for her action was "so that families don't have that fear or are not feeling they can't take their young children there because of the high risk of dog attacks".

According to Cr Curran there was only one ranger working a nine-day fortnight, which she said meant there was no-one patrolling at weekends.

"If you've got a budget that puts in place only one ranger for normal hours, that means there is no ranger currently budgeted for weekend work," Cr Curran said.

"So during peak time of weekends you're looking at no animal control presence."

Cr Curran said it was important to do something because Wollongong had a level of dog ownership higher than the state average and "we have a very high rate of dogs that are considered dangerous".

"Over summer we do not have the budget in place to ensure that on weekends our beaches, our shared pathways and public parks are being adequately patrolled," Cr Curran said.

A council spokesman said it was not correct there was only one animal control officer working at present.

"Council has two rangers who are involved in animal management," the spokesman said.

"In addition council has used the services of a contractor for animal management. These staff and contractor have provided animal control on all days of the week."

The spokesman said animal control officers did work at weekends.