In Victoria as a landlord, I was not allowed to deny a dog in my apartment for lease. I made an effort to assess the tenants for responsible pet ownership at the time of leasing. I did turn down a tenant because she had four cats, that was too much for my apartment. My last tenant though didn’t disclose his dog, but it was no big deal. But that was me.
Back to your point about the pet bond though, I don’t see the need. Your recarpeting and repainting would’ve been necessary anyway – 11 years and carpet would have been stained and threadbare in spots, paint would have scuffed, plaster chipped, effectively fully depreciated – and you def. added more than $11,000 of value to the property if you were to sell it. The damage to your apartment was surely not all because of the dog. I’m sure 11 years of human tenancy had a little to do with it! It’s just the price you pay as a landlord.