spyda62 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Whenever we hear BSL, our thoughts usually go straight to Pit-bulls. I would just like to remind people that in QLD, BSL is very much a problem for our very own Dingoes. No matter how well brought up, controlled, socialised and etc they may be, you are breaking the law by having one and your pup can be seized and destroyed. Some councils even to this day still pay a bounty for a Dingoes scalp There is no purpose for this post. It's just a rant out of sheer frustration at the unfairness of our archaic system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Yeah QLD is a wee bit off it's chops in regards to the dingo. On one hand the dingo is considered native wildlife under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and are protected on national parks, then on the other hand outside of national parks dingoes are declared as a pest species under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipup Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 It's really frustrating isn't it. I work with dingoes for the local zoo and they are beautiful amazing creatures and so gentle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 In Victoria you need a wildlife license and special fencing to keep dingoes. What are the laws in other states? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 In NSW you can keep them as pets like a normal dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfthewords Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 In NSW you can keep them as pets like a normal dog. They are not fit to be pets either A girl I know has one and he was a chronic escape artist, regularly scaling fences and getting out near a very busy road, until one day he was actually hit by a car and sustained serious damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 In NSW you can keep them as pets like a normal dog. They are not fit to be pets either A girl I know has one and he was a chronic escape artist, regularly scaling fences and getting out near a very busy road, until one day he was actually hit by a car and sustained serious damage. Plenty of domestic dogs do exactly the same thing, and plenty of Dingoes kept as pets don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I've met pet dingoes while out and about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfthewords Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 In NSW you can keep them as pets like a normal dog. They are not fit to be pets either A girl I know has one and he was a chronic escape artist, regularly scaling fences and getting out near a very busy road, until one day he was actually hit by a car and sustained serious damage. Plenty of domestic dogs do exactly the same thing, and plenty of Dingoes kept as pets don't. This dog was on another level to any domesticated breed I've ever met. It killed livestock in suburbia on multiple occasions, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 In NSW you can keep them as pets like a normal dog. They are not fit to be pets either A girl I know has one and he was a chronic escape artist, regularly scaling fences and getting out near a very busy road, until one day he was actually hit by a car and sustained serious damage. Plenty of domestic dogs do exactly the same thing, and plenty of Dingoes kept as pets don't. This dog was on another level to any domesticated breed I've ever met. It killed livestock in suburbia on multiple occasions, too. So do many domestic dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe001 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I used to have a dingo cross. She was a 'normal dog' when we lived in suburbia but when we moved to the country she turned into a dingo. Ocasionally she would bring back wallabies to eat. This was before the days when you locked dogs inside fences (ie 25 years ago). After the second wallaby I did start locking her inside at night. Apart from that she was a great pet - smart and easy to train, good in the house, clean, good with dogs and people. I don't see a problem with having them as pets as long as same rules apply as for any other dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 There is every reason to expect a lot of variation among dingos. Australia is a big place with many different ecosystems. Dingos in the wet north should differ from those in the dry interior or southern coastline. Add differences in history of association with people and differences in inbreeding with domestic dogs, and I'd expect huge differences in behavior. We had one dingo x in boarding kennel who would jump the fence to get out: she didn't especially like the other dogs. But she'd jump back in for dinner and sleeping. Another who was just a sweet and gentle dog, a little on the quiet and shy side. I'm sure there are problem pet dingos as well, but I'd guess they tend to die young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricey Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I have a "cream kelpie" who is probably a dingo; chews her nails something fierce, howls at the moon and at anything else; kills anything a tad fluffy. Not really good with humans except her own pack; a touch nervous and a bit flighty. Not that good around other unknown dogs. But really good at the dog park with the dogs she knows. ricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricey Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'd hazard a guess that most kelpies have a bucket of dingo blood in them, especially the cream kelpies. If I was a farmer that wanted a dog that could go all day in the heat back in the day, I'd have wanted a dingo cross. I'd be surprised if any modern day kelpie breeder would try to deny that dingos were not a major part of the kelpie blood line. The kelpie is recognised as the iconic Aussie dog, but it is mainly dingo, and the dingo is more iconic. ricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyda62 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks BSL. Today my Dingo died because of you. RIP my little guy. I am sorry I failed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm so sorry to hear that Spyda Where do you live and how did BSL target your dingo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyda62 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Thanks Melz. I live in QLD where Dingo's are deemed to be a pest and an illegal breed. (even though they are a native animal) Edited March 26, 2014 by spyda62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thanks Melz. I live in QLD where Dingo's are deemed to be a pest and an illegal breed. (even though they are a native animal) I'm so sorry. This must have been absolutely devastating for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabbath Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Thanks BSL. Today my Dingo died because of you. RIP my little guy. I am sorry I failed you. I'm sorry and sad to read this. Such awful, awful news. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I am sorry for your loss. There is something wrong with a country when it treats it's native animals this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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