Redsonic Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 (edited) Interesting article about an Australian dog bred by early settlers specifically to hunt kangaroos. Apparently, it was adopted by native Australians as well, and used as a hunter and early warning system for the camp. ABC News Edited September 20 by Redsonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 roo dogs were very much used in my Mum's time ..I will have to see if I can dig up an old photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 (edited) The link goes to an unrelated story. Meanwhile... trove.nla.gov.au the site for old newspapers etc has mentions of kangaroo dogs or kangaroo hounds going back to at least the mid 1800s. Exhibited at shows in classes for smooth or rough coated (so deerhound ancestry too) and back then a female animal was called a sl*t. Many dog encyclopedias mention them and searching kangaroo dog in in images has some interesting sites. The book "A Very Elegant Animal The Dingo" by Roland Breckwoldt has photos (from the National Library of Australia) taken around 1900 showing that aborigines still living a traditional life were using the dogs " the colonials named "kangaroo dogs" " rather than dingos. Be warned the trove site is addictive - articles, news items, court reports, advertising, photos, line drawings, dog show reports etc Edited September 20 by Mairead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsonic Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 Mairead; thanks for that. I have fixed the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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