Dingoes: Great Animals, Terrible Pets

Between 1998, when the government of Australia allowed the dingo to be classified as a pet (prior to that, owning a dingo was illegal) and 2001, with the killing by a dingo of a small boy, Australia’s indigenous canine transformed its image from pest, to pet, to predator.
Comments on article "Dingoes: Great Animals, Terrible Pets"
Name Views and CommentsDate
sam well i think them people should have kept the dingoes as pets then the 2 boys woodent have died
4/14/2007
sam.lowe i think its cool but will we ever be able to have them as a pet again? 4/14/2007
Linh I think it was... OK 2/27/2007
Le Jeannic hello,
I have to contact Barry Oakman for a reportage, do you have his email?
thanks very much!

Anaïs, ethologue
10/17/2006
Mel The domestication of dingoes is going to be their saviour. They are becoming extinct through cross breeding in the wild. If they become pets, the purity will be saved. They also make great pets for the right people!!!! 5/14/2006
Stephanie how long does it take for a dingo pup untill its borne?
because I need it for a project!
8/31/2004
Jimmy Stop wasting your time 8/30/2004
kayla Dingoes are great pets don't diss em mate! 5/5/2004
Maggie hi 4/15/2004
Jenpenguin Thats terrible! i hope they did something about it, like give the parents compensasion or something! 11/11/2003
gaywad it's ok 11/7/2003
Racheal it doesnt tell u when a baby dingo becomes indopendant of its mum 10/28/2003
kelly hey your site is great but can you do me a favour and out more stuff in about the dingoes like there features (eg their mammy glands) anyways please do this 10/28/2003
Tessa Cleary You could put it in a more interesting way.
sorry if i affented you.
10/22/2003
Jazmine Diaz How sad that is so horrafying
Im sorry that you had to go thourgh that it must have been terriable to lose you child from nothing that you would even think about worring
10/22/2003
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