Dingo Discovery Centre

Some truly questionable, unjustified in current times, and even ridiculous legislation exists in Australia concerning the dingo - all the way from total ban on private ownership in Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, to total deregulation in N.S.W., N.T. and A.C.T. Pressure groups are actively engaged in changing this situation. We suggest you contact the appropriate department in your state of residence to ascertain your position – if you want to own a dingo.

In Victoria it is necessary to obtain a permit from DPI. This also requires an escape proof facility in which to safely house your dingo, which must be a minimum size of 30 sq. metres, with a fence height of 2 metres minimum. Of course appropriate shelter and care levels are also required by law, and we ourselves are selective when it comes to assessing future life carers for our precious young pure dingoes.

The optimum age to acquire your dingo is five weeks. This generally means placing an order in January before the annual breeding season commences. Puppies are ready for new homes from mid June to early October each year. Dingoes are more forward than domestic dogs, and bond best with a new family and environment early in life. Dingoes over 4 months do not transplant successfully. Constant socialization and exposure to new environmental factors is required for the first year of life for lasting success.

Dingoes need their bonded humans, other pets and familiar surroundings for their lifetime. They cannot be successfully boarded out, or re-homed. Your commitment must therefore be seriously considered, and for the life of your dingo which may well be 18 years. Consider again – long and hard – before you take on a super sensitive dingo pup. NEVER act on a whim if you intend to travel away or move around, unless you know your dingo will be secure and happy with other bonded carers.

SPONSORSHIP is a means by which you can have an interest in a specially selected dingo while it lives its life happily at our sanctuary. This form of “ownership” works well for those without the facilities or time to give constant care and attention. Contact us for details if this project is of interest to you.

Check out our Dingo Carer´s Hand book
Essential reading if you´re thinking about having a dingo.