dashocka1: When an animal evolves on a continent for many thousands of years and fully integrates into its ecosystems, becoming a keystone species, there's no doubt that it's by all reasonable standards "native" to the area. The idea that humans had any role in the migration of the ancestor(s) of dingoes is purely speculative and often used as anti-dingo propaganda. It's more likely that the ancestor(s) arrived via land bridges and/or floating debri islands formed by tsunamis.
jirdimaster: He's playing with me. No, I'm more nervous around domestic cats. You can't run into trouble with captive dingoes if you treat them with respect. Wild dingoes fear humans and avoid contact.
I've noticed that many visitors feel intimidated by him. He has an assertive personality... He'd jump right up and sniff your face, prodding you with his nose as if to test how you respond.
EmdrGreg: No, domestication is a very long process. Domestic dogs you see today are the result of many tens of thousands of years of selective breeding by humans and living alongside them. There are some primitive Asian dog breeds such as the Korean Jindo and Shiba Inu which are, among domestic dogs, probably some of the most closely related to dingoes... and yet they are clearly very different animals. One could say they somewhat are to dingoes what huskies and malamutes are to northern wolves.
wow, she's very tame!...did you raise her since she were a baby? i believe in preserving endangered species and believe every animal should roam their natural habitat. God placed them on earth for a reason.
Djarrah is not female. He was born in the wild and taken by people at young enough age for thorough habituation to humans. Unfortunately his carers bottle-fed him with marsupial milk only, so his eyes didn't develop properly. He can see well at day, but not as well in the dark as dingoes usually could. Eventually he ended up here at this dingo sanctuary.
Dingos are beautiful creatures! We just rescued an abandoned, abused puppy. She's the spitting image of a Dingo! She's a Chow mix. But, I think it may have been a coyote in there as well! I'm posting a vid of her soon.
lol, she's a cutie, but we're not sure exactly what she's mixed with. I hope I can get her video done this weekend. I love Dingos! They're great animals. Certainly worth preserving.:)
yep......thats a Dingo......
tweet......
createsutoo 2 years ago
love it
jurgenmanfred 3 years ago
what a pig...love it
jurgenmanfred 3 years ago
sweet
jurgenmanfred 3 years ago
Looks adorable!
kunstinflammen 4 years ago
how old is teh dog?
boysinblack 4 years ago
boysinblack: About 5 years old.
nikicd 4 years ago
very cute dingo :)
boysinblack 4 years ago
the dingo is no native to australia. it's was an introduced species.
dashocka1 4 years ago
dashocka1: When an animal evolves on a continent for many thousands of years and fully integrates into its ecosystems, becoming a keystone species, there's no doubt that it's by all reasonable standards "native" to the area. The idea that humans had any role in the migration of the ancestor(s) of dingoes is purely speculative and often used as anti-dingo propaganda. It's more likely that the ancestor(s) arrived via land bridges and/or floating debri islands formed by tsunamis.
nikicd 4 years ago
you know what? i did not know that! from what i've read and heard dingos were introduced! good to hear a different opinion though!
dashocka1 3 years ago
dog, he's flippin , biting your hand, what if he rips it off, lol
MUN7001 4 years ago
MUN7001: He's not really biting me, but faking it as part of the playing. Dingoes are gentle creatures.
nikicd 4 years ago
you`re right ^^
xypsilonx 3 years ago
What a beautiful boy. :)
Corai 4 years ago
cute lol
DDI0N 4 years ago
Simply beautiful! Look at those eyes!
-TW
tajniwolf 4 years ago
he looks like he loves you so much- he always wants to be resting on you. so cute!
illinois09 4 years ago
Was that a sneeze at 2:13?
579862BRADLEY579862 4 years ago
579862BRADLEY579862: Yep.
nikicd 4 years ago
i would be kinda nervous too but who cares it looks like u kno what ur doing and he luvs you
slatesilver105 4 years ago
I agree!
mentats2 4 years ago
what a good boy!
dearmalika 4 years ago
Oh how sweet that dingo really loves whoever its playing with but they are wild animals doesn't it make u kinda nervous to be around them.
jirdimaster 4 years ago
jirdimaster: He's playing with me. No, I'm more nervous around domestic cats. You can't run into trouble with captive dingoes if you treat them with respect. Wild dingoes fear humans and avoid contact.
nikicd 4 years ago
Well hes a cutie acts like a little puppy even though they are gentle id be a little nervous.
jirdimaster 4 years ago
I've noticed that many visitors feel intimidated by him. He has an assertive personality... He'd jump right up and sniff your face, prodding you with his nose as if to test how you respond.
nikicd 4 years ago
wow iv always wanted 2 see a dingo hes so cool
winterwolf101 4 years ago
niki, have there ever been efforts to selectively breed a strain that can be domesticated?
EmdrGreg 4 years ago
EmdrGreg: No, domestication is a very long process. Domestic dogs you see today are the result of many tens of thousands of years of selective breeding by humans and living alongside them. There are some primitive Asian dog breeds such as the Korean Jindo and Shiba Inu which are, among domestic dogs, probably some of the most closely related to dingoes... and yet they are clearly very different animals. One could say they somewhat are to dingoes what huskies and malamutes are to northern wolves.
nikicd 4 years ago
he has such a nice temperament
streetjustice90 4 years ago
what if she had bitten u accidentally while playing with ur hand like that? You'd then have to take injections!
But cute doggy.. oops.. i mean dingo! :)
subh1 4 years ago
Djarrah is not female. He's very gentle when playing like this and wouldn't be able to "accidentally" bite.
nikicd 4 years ago
i'm glad you guys are taking care of him and he has a good home.
schuyler22 4 years ago
wow, she's very tame!...did you raise her since she were a baby? i believe in preserving endangered species and believe every animal should roam their natural habitat. God placed them on earth for a reason.
schuyler22 4 years ago
Djarrah is not female. He was born in the wild and taken by people at young enough age for thorough habituation to humans. Unfortunately his carers bottle-fed him with marsupial milk only, so his eyes didn't develop properly. He can see well at day, but not as well in the dark as dingoes usually could. Eventually he ended up here at this dingo sanctuary.
nikicd 4 years ago
Dingos are beautiful creatures! We just rescued an abandoned, abused puppy. She's the spitting image of a Dingo! She's a Chow mix. But, I think it may have been a coyote in there as well! I'm posting a vid of her soon.
Nice to meet you!
wildstar1 4 years ago
Thanks, I'll be sure to check the video out. An actual chow/coyote mix should be interesting to see.
nikicd 4 years ago
lol, she's a cutie, but we're not sure exactly what she's mixed with. I hope I can get her video done this weekend. I love Dingos! They're great animals. Certainly worth preserving.:)
wildstar1 4 years ago