Yes, dingoes are different from pet dogs. They behave differently, need special enclosures and will bond quickly with their owners but seldom with other people. It is recommended that prior to purchasing a dingo you carefully consider the responsibility required to care for a dingo.
For hybrid or otherwise non-pure dingoes it is necessary to register with your local council. The optimum age to acquire your dingo is between five and sixteen weeks. This generally means placing an order in January before the annual breeding season commences.
The Dingo is Australia's wild dog. It is an ancient breed of domestic dog that was introduced to Australia, probably by Asian seafarers, about 4,000 years ago. Its origins have been traced back to early breeds of domestic dogs in south east Asia (Jackson et al. 2017).
Dingoes can make loving and loyal companions if cared for in the right way. However, it is common for people to underestimate what it takes to properly care for a pet dingo. It is more time consuming, expensive and harder than caring for a dog. Because of this, many owners end up surrendering their dingoes.
You'll never hear a Dingo bark! The call of Australia's wild dog is a howling noise. It's more high pitched than that of domestic dogs. In the cooler months Dingoes howl more than at other times.
The dingo is a category 3, 4, 5 and 6 restricted invasive animal under the Biosecurity Act 2014. You must not move, keep, feed, give away, sell, or release into the environment. Penalties may apply.
Puppies cost from $500 -$1000 Australian. A Dingo Farm in Australia has over 100 dingoes and is breeding the dog to ensure it is around for prosperity in the 'pure bloodline.
The relationship between canids and Indigenous Australians is intricate, but unique in that these peoples never domesticated the wild dingo. Neither were dingoes and dogs seen as a source of food nor in many cases considered practical hunting assistants, yet they were highly prized.
If one wishes to hold a belief that a dingo is a domestic dog, then the breed is by far the oldest and purest breed in the world, but it is a naturally evolved one and not man-made. Pure dingoes can never become “domesticated” while they remain pure. They are genetically locked into their primitiveness.
Yes, dingoes are different from pet dogs. They behave differently, need special enclosures and will bond quickly with their owners but seldom with other people. It is recommended that prior to purchasing a dingo you carefully consider the responsibility required to care for a dingo.
Since the early days of European settlement of Australia, domestic dogs have been interbreeding with 'pure' dingoes to create hybrids or crossbreds.
While dingoes have the potential to be dangerous to humans, in reality the incidence of attacks on humans is relatively rare. The risk of dangerous behaviour is greatly increased in dingoes that have become familiar and habituated to humans through feeding or other encouragement. Be dingo-safe!
Dingoes in the wild live 3–5 years with few living past 7–8 years. Some have been recorded living up to 10 years. In captivity, they live for 14–16 years.
Never approach a dingo. It is also an offence and penalties apply. It is an offence to feed a dingo, attract it using food or food waste, or disturb it anywhere on K'gari, whether on public or private land.
Currently only dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and selected species of birds from approved countries may be imported as pets and only when strict conditions are met. No other vertebrate animals are approved for import into Australia as pets.
The word Dingo comes from the Dharawal language that is spoken in the coastal Sydney area. It is also believed there are separate names for both male and females. In the case of Dharawal speakers, the male is called a Dingo while the female is called a Tingo.
Dingoes are highly individualistic animals, each with their own personality and tendencies. They are naturally very cautious and easily frightened, preferring to avoid unfamiliar threats than be exposed to confrontation. Dingoes are extremely sensitive to their surroundings and will take note of small changes.
Dingo threats or attacks
Unhabituated dingoes have a natural fear of people and shy away. From time to time, dingoes may come close and some encounters can turn to tragedy. Stay alert and stay calm.
Outside of breeding seasons all dingoes tend to be calmer and will socialise more successfully with other dingoes or dogs. It is advised to limit interactions with new dogs during breeding season.
Myth 1: dingoes don't bark
This is not the case with dingoes. They will generally bark only when alarmed – such as when researchers trap them to fit a radio tracking collar, or if you stumble across one in the bush. Dingoes can also bark if they get very excited (about food, for example) but this is quite uncommon.
The dingo is a highly intelligent and intuitive animal that has a high capacity to problem solve and plan. With this high intelligence and foresight comes a strong sense of self-awareness and independence.
You can't outrun one, the dingo will reach you before you have reached anywhere near safety. Stand confidently at full height with your arms crossed, and travel in a group if you can. If one of you spots a dingo it's best to stand back to back in case there is another behind.
The Carolina dog looks an awful lot like the Australian dingo, and is sometimes called the “American Dingo” or “Dixie Dingo” because of its Southern roots.
Hybrids of dingoes and other domestic dogs are considered to exist in all populations worldwide today. Their proportion is regarded as increasing and completely "pure" populations may no longer exist. However, the exact extent of this interbreeding is unknown.
Detailed autopsies were performed on 17 of the dead kangaroos: primary predation was the only significant gross patho- logical finding; the dingoes had eaten portions from about half the kangaroos killed. The daily rate of killing was estimated to be about 0.38 kg prey per kg predator.