Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, Hardwood dog sculpture in Fairfield, Melbourne, Australia

The Fairfield Industrial Dog Object is a 5.5-metre-tall, 8-metre-long dog sculpture built from recycled hardwood beside Fairfield railway station. Created by Ian Sinclair, Jackie Staude, David Davies and Alistair Knox, it was erected in April 2000 at the corner of Wingrove Avenue and Station Streets.

FIDO was announced in 1999 as a project of the Darebin City Council's public art program, and about 400 local residents were surveyed by a shop owner, with 90% of respondents opposed. The sculpture was completed in April 2000 at a cost of $50,000, a figure critics cited as money better spent on essential services. It is one of more than 150 objects on the list of Australia's Big Things.

The sculpture serves as a local landmark that people reference when giving directions and meeting others in the area. It reflects how Australians enjoy placing large, unexpected artworks throughout their communities.

The sculpture is easily accessible on foot and can be photographed from multiple viewpoints throughout the day. The surrounding area provides plenty of space to walk around and view the work from different angles.

FIDO was built from recycled hardwood, not metal, and originally responded to passers-by: sensors made it wag its tail, wiggle its ears and light up at night. The interactive mechanism stopped working before 2006, when the council considered upgrading it. In 2003 a group calling itself the Revolutionary Council for the Removal of Bad Art in Public Places named it one of Australia's six worst public artworks and threatened to set it alight.