Cutie Pie the Pug loving her paddock and bush runs again. Luke’s shadow Wolfie helping out all over the farm. Lots of cleaning, because the motorised cleaning devices are a lot of fun.
Kids learning about trees struck by lightning, and loving all the animals at the farm even the tiny tiny ones; turtles, spiders, birds, grasshoppers …
A few moments from our week here at the farm.
Cruiser the Dingo is learning every day a little more about doggie language. Just a quick repeat, because there has been a few comments, Dingoes are not protected as they should be in Australia. In the wild they’re killed, in the most horrible inhumane ways. If they’re taken from the wild it is our law that they cannot be returned. Most states it’s illegal to own them. And the funding for sanctuaries and rescues is pittance, if even that. Many are going under and all have stopped taking in more Dingoes. They’re completely overwhelmed. Many Dingo loving advocates are moving Dingoes on the quiet into the very few states that allow them to be homed as pets. Even so, the criteria to own a Dingo is not your normal dog requirements (rightly so) but it means hardly anyone is willing to adopt knowingly. Some rescues like in our state are adopting them out as domestic breeds to unknowing people who are getting a real surprise when they don’t behave like a dog. It’s a mess all round. Hence why the commitment to Cruiser from our perspective is “we’ll figure out a way to make this work, no matter how long it takes”. We don’t think pet ownership of Dingoes is right, they should only be in the wild and protected accordingly, but the situation for Dingoes in Australia is far from that. And a Dingo like Cruiser who was born in the wild has next to no options.
Just wanted to share that info again for those that are not sure how it is here in Australia. On top of all that, our government has not helped in fostering a love from our nation for our native species the Dingo, quite the opposite. They’re perceived by many as a pest. It is sad and very hard for the Dingo rescues and advocates that have been trying for many years to spread the word and change perception and laws.
We’re just sharing our personal journey, an honest look at having a wild born Dingo in a domestic situation. Maybe it will help a few people to see that they are a beautiful species that deserve our protection, but also that we should be doing everything we can to keep them in the wild where they have been for thousands of years.
Hope you all don’t mind me sharing this now and then for those that are not aware or might think the situation is far better than it is.