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24.01.2022 This sweet orphan is a little Pilbara trooper. Around the clock care for this little battler She come out of hospital yesterday around 5:00 pm where she had intravenous fluids but a bit naughty she chewed through her IV tubes. She was cold when I dropped her off at the vets yesterday - her temp has come back up to normal. She’s had 4 hourly injections of fluid throughout the night and managing to take fluids from a syringe. Eating a little bit of cooked chicken. ... I’m tired and way too emotional to have a rant about 1080 and what an insidious poison it is. SHAME ON AUSTRALIA The main thing here at the moment is getting this nyirdi dingo on the road to recovery. Thank you for all your support

24.01.2022 My biggest challenge is educating people not to feed the wild dingoes. Here’s why we shouldn’t feed them. I received a phone call this afternoon to rescue a dingo from a remote location in the Pilbara region. ( for the dingoes protection I’m not willing to give up the exact location for this beautiful boys safety ) my first thought when asked to rescue a dingo this time of year was mmmmm impossible the dingo would be an adult or older pup and far too wild to get close to.... Young males often get moved on from their packs as they get older, pushed out to start a life of their own, to find a female, a mate for life. Also we often find when full structured packs are fractured by culling or 1080 baiting, surviving young males can be left behind to fend for themselves, venturing onto to find a territory and a mate, especially that they are coming into breeding season. Dingoes don’t always roam in packs. Unlike dogs, Dingoes only breed once a year from late February through to June each year. It’s not unusual to come across a lone dingo in the wild, one that’s shown up out of the blue. Especially around workers accommodation camps in remote areas. The dingo hunts over a wide area, they can cover large areas travelling 15 to 20 kilometres a day to hunt. They can have a large territory that covers up to 120 square kilometres. Dingoes are very inquisitive by nature, the tempting smell of food from camps nearby as he roams his territory can attract him to investigate. Please DO NOT feed him. He is a beautiful healthy dingo that has managed to survive this long in the wild and all the odds that are stacked against him. The harsh conditions of the arid desert, 1080 baiting, steel tooth traps, Rangers and doggers that get paid to shoot dingoes. He has survived all of this, the last thing he needs is food hand outs from people. This will for sure eventually end his life. The dingo has been surviving for thousands of years on his own without humankind feeding him. He doesn’t need food, by feeding him you are reducing the size of his territory and he will not move on to his wider territory to hunt and find a mate as he should. He becomes humanised to the food hand outs. When wild dingoes become humanised it never ends well. The dingo is the one that pays the price, with his life. If you truly care about this magnificent creature. Please don’t feed him

24.01.2022 Sherlock has been placed in Foster Care. He is in excellent hands getting lots of love and attention. Big shout out to our foster Carers who do amazing work. They are the life lines of rescue services. Thank you. What happens when a dingo adoption doesn’t work out ? A dingo adoption can come to a screaming halt if the dingo doesn’t adapt well to their new home and family, sometimes situations for the dingoes carers can change dramatically and new circumstances can arise lea...ding to adoptions not working out, people can become ill, or work situations change. It’s called life and it happens to the best of us. There are many reason why adoptions don’t workout. For what ever reason, this dose not mean that people are inexperienced, or they have not done research on owning a dingo. Nor dose it imply that the rescue service is irresponsible and has placed the dingo in a bad home or in an uneducated and inexperienced environment. Just because an adoption doesn’t work out, it doesn’t mean that people are a failure. Nor dose it give Cross Roads Dingo Rescue the right to judge people and use privileged information that was shared with them in a private message, and make it public on their social media without the consent from the author. 10% of adopted pets are returned to rescue services in the first six months. Desert Dingo Rescue 100% support all our adopters. We do not sell and supply dingoes, an adoption fee is charge to cover cost of the rescue. More than often the adoption fee does NOT COVER ALL COSTS. Our contract is legal and binding part of our contract includes: * 2 week cooling down period * the dingo is returned to DDR if the new home doesn’t work out. * we assist in finding foster Carers or New home if adoption doesn’t work out. * if the dingo is mistreated or neglected we have a right to cease the dingo and return to DDR or place in foster care. We offer an ongoing support service for our dingo adopters and we also have a great supporting network with WA Dingo Association Inc. Affiliate of Pilbara Wildlife Carers Association Inc. Perth Dingo Rescue and SAFE - working together for the best outcome for our orphan dingo pups. Edit : And we are dam proud of what we have achieved !!!

24.01.2022 Meeka and Marlee are starting to settle in. I put together a short video of their first few days here at DDR. Donations : Machelle Vaughan-Cartner... Macquarie Bank BSB 182-182 ACC 536938 Thank you so much.

24.01.2022 Sarabi A wave of grief still weighs heavy on Sarabi. She has lost two matriarch dingoes in a short period. Since Zera and Elsa passed away, she's lost and seems sad without them. More so since Elsa passed ( Sarabi and Elsa were full siblings ). ... On top of this, she has lost the friendship of Jannali, where they were once close and playful friends. Their friendship has failed to the instinctive traits to fight for the alpha position. They now have to be separated. There doesn’t seem to be any order. When Zera was alive, there was always peace and harmony; all dingoes respected her. I used to call her the peacemaker. Zera never allowed any disgruntlement or squabbles. Once Zera passed, the dynamics of the family group have changed dramatically. Since losing the two matriarch dingoes, our bond has become closer. Sarabi doesn’t leave my side.

24.01.2022 This is Millie the hybrid wild born from the Kimberley’s. One of our rescues from last puppy season. Rescue work is no easy feat. When it gets crazy it’s like a balancing act on a tightrope. These dingoes have taught me a lot on how to live in the moment and stay focused. The most rewarding part of rescue is watching our orphan rescues settle into their new family, happy and enjoying life. ... Doug Sent these photos to me last night saying that Millie is awesome. She is such a great addition to my family Thank you Doug for sharing. It’s these moments that remind me of our purpose ! Giving our orphaned wild borns a second chance to life.

23.01.2022 Just the smile alone on Basil’s face tells me he’ll settle into his new home with no problems

22.01.2022 Imagine having an Outback veterinary hospital. The first veterinary outback hospital of its kind in Australia. With the facilities to travel remotely and treat injured wildlife including injured dingoes in the Pilbara region. Recently I received a phone call from a minesite near Newman WA to rescue a young male dingo approximately 18 months old. The young dingo had injured one of his front legs, possibly a severe infection I was told. You would think by calling a rescue ser...vice by the name of Desert Dingo Rescue, we should be able to assist this young dingo. Feeling helpless and frustrated I knew there was nothing that could be done for this young male. There was no chance of anyone getting remotely close to him unless he was darted by a vet, examine and treated accordingly. We don’t have the equipment nor anyone qualified to dart injured dingoes. Desert Dingo Rescue is proudly Affiliated with Pilbara Wildlife Carers Association Inc. We need your help to make this Vision possible for an outback veterinarian hospital. Help save injured wildlife including the injured dingoes in the Pilbara Outback. Check out this link it’s all about PWCA Vision for the Outback veterinary Hospital. Let’s get the word out there and share like crazy or donate if you can. www.pwca.org.au/vision

22.01.2022 Did you know that Dingoes eat Boab Nuts and Mangoes as part of their Natural diet in the wild ? We often talk about the healthy raw diet we need to feed our dingoes. Have you ever wandered what some of the foods the dingo actually eats in the wild ? It’s not always high energy chase for the dingo to hunt down a meal. For the far Northern Desert and Tropical Dingo of Western Australia dingoes often forage for fruits and nuts as part of their diet. ... The Boab nut is highly nutritious and with its delicious citrus flavour it’s often sourced by the Western Australian desert and tropical dingo. The husk like outer shell of the boab nut is often chewed by the dingo and helps to maintain healthy gums and acts like a tooth brush, keeping their teeth clean and healthy. Boab nuts are: High in fibre, natural pectin, prebiotics, super phytonutrients, super antioxidants, high in vitamin C, hydrating electrolytes, high in B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, potassium, potassium, iron and alkalinising minerals. The Boab tree is in abundance, along with the Mango tree in Northern WA. We are lucky here at DDR that we can offer our Residents Orphan Dingoes natural fruits and nuts that they would have sourced in their geographical areas. Mangoes are another source of natural foods for the far Northern Western dingo. Our dingoes often sit, waiting patiently, under our mango tree when the Corella’s and bats are most active in the tree. Waiting for the mangoes that are knocked to the ground by the bats or Corella’s.

21.01.2022 This beautiful boy Sherlock has been adopted. Sherlock is about to embark on his journey to start a life with his new loving family. Good luck Sherlock you are so loveable So many excellent applications for Sherlock with many years of dingo experience, making our final decision difficult. The response was awesome. Thank you to everyone that applied to adopt Sherlock and happy to say we have added many of you to our pre approved waitlist. ... Rose Best thank you for your help and support with Sherlock

21.01.2022 Update on Sassy ( our latest little orphan ) First of all I’d like to give a BIG shout out to Pets and Vets South Hedland and all the staff. Can’t thank them enough They are so supportive of our dingoes. It was sad to hear that Tamarra no longer works here. For many years Tamara ( Vet ) looked after our dingoes with nothing but the best care. Dorothy has been our Vet for our dingoes for the last 12 months and she is amazing with them. Sassy had a follow up appointment at... the vets this morning. She has been eating and drinking on her own now for the last two days and now weighs 1.48 kilos. Gaining .38 of a kilo which is excellent news. ( I had my first full night sleep last night ) She’s bright and playful but gets tied very easily. There’s bit of an issue with Sassy’s back legs she’s not walking properly and topples easily. She has no muscle at the top of her back legs. In time this should sort its self out once she’s up and running around. Little Sassy has been named by a Banjima lady ( Tammie Feehan) Tammie chose the name because she is wild, strong and bold. She has had a lot of hands on experience with dingoes and knows all to well how cheeky they can be. Thank you Tammie. Photo of Sassy taken this morning at Pets and Vets. Remarkable difference from her last photo taken with Dorothy.

21.01.2022 Lean muscle machines ! Djalu and Jannali full siblings from the Kimberley region and Nyirdi our beautiful 3 legged boy is a Pilbara Desert Dingo. All three pure dingo. Every muscle perfectly developed for high stamina, climbing rock faces and trees. I really admire the amount of energy these beautiful dingoes have. It’s important for them to exercise and burn up that energy on a daily basis. On average they get at least 6 hours a day of exercise. Nyirdi constantly amazing... me, having only 3 legs he manages to keep up with Jannali and Djalu. A correct raw diet, high in protein is also important for dingoes to maintain healthy muscle development. See more

21.01.2022 Our little orphans Meeka and Marlee are doing well. With 7 dingoes now to give love and attention to is keeping us a bit busy. I haven’t had much time to do many update posts. So I put together another short video to show their progress. Meeka and Marlee are starting to feel secure and safe. Baby steps to gain their trust, many hours of just sitting waiting for them to make the moves to gain their trust. They are both healthy, eating and drinking like like little horses !... Watching them come out of their shell and start trusting is beautiful you’ll see the difference from day 3 to 5 in this short video Donations : Machelle Vaughan-Cartner Macquarie Bank BSB 182-182 ACC 536938 Thank you so much.

19.01.2022 Both Meeka and Marlee using their best manners while their breakfast is being prepared. these two girls are so eager to please and a pair of little sweet hearts Yesterday I approved an adoption application for Marlee and prepared her Adoption agreement and conditions. Bitter sweet - While it was very exciting knowing that Marlee will be going to a safe, secure and loving home with 19 years wild born dingo experience. At the same time I was sad that our journey with Marlee will be ending very soon.

19.01.2022 Precious cargo arrived safely to Desert Dingo Rescue this morning. My top priority is these two sweet little orphans. It’s been a mammoth and heart warming rescue. They are both absolutely terrified. I’ll will share their story with you as soon as I get them settled in and thank all those that were involved. First up this afternoon is the Vets .... here’s a little sneak peak for now.... Donations : Machelle Vaughan-Cartner Macquarie Bank BSB 182-182 ACC 536938 Thank you so much.

18.01.2022 You can’t buy this. Why ? Because dingo breeders will never perfect or even come close to breeding what nature intended. This is pure instinctive behaviour that has been evolving over thousands and thousands of years. Instincts that have been passed down through the genome of the wild dingo, generation after generation. Jannali is one of our matriarch dingoes, she is also an orphan wild born, from the Kimberley Region ( her DNA results - pure North Western dingo ) her hard ...wired instincts play a vital role in nurturing and teaching a social behaviour of domestic living to our orphans. This teaching is important part of our rehabilitation for Meeka and Marlee that will help take their transition from wild to domestic life to that next level. Meeka and Marlee will watch and observe taking in everything of how our Resident dingoes behave in social life and interact with people. The first stages of puppies socialisation begin in the home.

18.01.2022 This precious little orphan came in this morning barely alive. Found on a haul road near a mine site in the Hedland area. A truck driver noticed her laying on the side of the road, stopped and picked her up. She only weighs 1.1 kilograms. She is in the hospital on intravenous fluids. Tested negative for Parvo and no secondary 1080 poisoning. ... Her parents most likely killed by 1080 baiting.

18.01.2022 Desert Dingo Rescue received a generous donation last night from the workers of the mine site near Laverton WA where Meeka and Marlee were left orphaned. Not only did these amazing people help rescue Meeka and Marlee Ken Fairless and his work mates have done a money collection for Meeka and Marlee raising $650. Thank you Ken and Kerry Fairless, Dom and Sue, Paul Hayden, Jordan, Drew, Taffy, Katie, John, Mark and Stacey, David and Chris for your generous gift to Desert Dingo... Rescue for Meeka and Marlee. We are thrilled to have your support throughout their rescue. Through your donation we will be able to accomplish the best care and continue working towards our goals to keep rescuing orphaned dingoes from the wild. You truly make the difference for us, and we are extremely grateful. Edit : A further donation of $100 from Skye Fanderlinden and Karen Fanderlinden taking the total money raised by mine site workers to $750 Thank you so much for your kindness Edit: An extended big THANK YOU to Nerallie Hay and her partner kindly donating $100 also Jezza and Todd donating $50. Taking the total raised by the mine site workers to $900

18.01.2022 Miss Sassy has learnt another basic command today. First time she has followed through with the command wait. One of the first commands we teach along with sit is to wait, especially where there is food involved. This is an import part of their learning. Dingoes have a natural survival instinct to gorge and compete for food. Part of pups rehabilitation is to learn to eat differently to what they would in the wild. While they are puppies we teach them to wait, sit and not... to compete for or snatch food. Dingoes are extremely intelligent and can be tamed. Given the chance and taught from young pups the boundaries of domestic life will go a long way for their future. In the wild pups are taught boundaries by their parents and other pack members. Dingoes are not dogs and behave differently, however they still need to have that stimulation of learning, discipline and to respect boundaries.

17.01.2022 #ban1080 This sweet orphan dingo from the Pilbara has been fighting for her life last few days. The big 1080 baiting dropped last week on the Pilbara Region will leave many of our dingo pups behind to die of starvation after their parents die from a long painful, inhuman death.

17.01.2022 Behind the scenes at DDR. We are very fortunate and have a great community where people often donate all types of linen. Having five resident dingoes and especially in puppy season we are always grateful for the donations. We go through a lot of beds for the dingoes they seem to have a habit of self combusting most of the time !!!! So I’m always looking for the cheaper alternative. ... I’m a crazy seamstress and love sewing Waste not want not !! I use every bit of the donations to keep our dingoes in bedding. https://www.facebook.com/matchabellie/ ( I sell most of my work and the proceeds go to our rescue orphan dingoes ) Keeping all my off cuts of fabric from my projects, throwing them into a basket underneath my sewing table makes excellent filling for their beds. Here I’ve used two cushion covers ( from a donation ) sewn them together and filled it with the fabric off cuts to make a new bed for Jannali ! This cost me about 15 minutes of my time. All our dingoes are crate trained and have their own designated crate. The doors are left open so they can pop in and out at their own leisure. This makes life so much easier if we do have any reason to close their doors, they don’t stress out !

17.01.2022 The Kleptomaniac Dingo Dingoes and hoarding items. What does it mean and why do they do it? For many dingo carers out there, I’m sure many of you have come across this instinctive behaviour. ... It’s not uncommon for dingoes to have a pile of his own toys stashed away in their favourite hiding place, so what about when they grab and hide our personal items ? This hoarding behaviour has fascinated me for years. Most of our dingoes have had or have a secret stash spot. It’s usually the first place we make a bee line to when any of our personal items disappear! Most often our missing items show up in the dingo’s den of stolen items!!! Nyirdi is the most fun when it comes to stealing our stuff. Sometimes he will let us see that he is stealing something that is important to us. His game is to hope that we will chase him to get it back from him !! We’ve had some hilarious moments trying to catch the fastest 3-legged dingo in history, to retrieve our stuff ! Daisy has been squirreling items away under the coffee table in the corner of our living room. So, just out of curiosity I let her collect whatever she wanted for 7 days without cleaning up after her. Just to see how far she would go with her kleptomania! With all these items she has stashed away we never caught her once in the act of squirreling! Nyirdi has claimed the tractor tyre as he’s place of squirreling. On many occasions we have found our precious personal items hidden away in his tractor tyre. When our old Girl Zera was alive her stash spot was behind the lounge. This hoarding behaviour in dingoes is instinctive, the opportunistic dingo always planning ahead with food instincts manifesting themselves as kleptomaniacs with the need to take anything and everything. Perhaps it is the dingo’s way of securing and identifying their den/ territory.

17.01.2022 You gotz some treats ???

17.01.2022 I really should be promoting my Creative Moments by Matchabelli more often. Because all proceeds sold from my work go to our orphan rescues. https://www.facebook.com/181898885483404/posts/1404726966533917/?d=n

15.01.2022 Update on Sassy: 11 days ago Sassy came to Desert Dingo Rescue barley alive. Approximately 4 weeks old this tiny little orphan Desert Dingo pup from the Pilbara region WA is a true Aussie Battler ! Today she is strong and healthy, the issue with the muscle wastage in her back legs ( caused by severe starvation ) is improving every day. She is walking, running and almost has the full use of her back legs. ... She is so tiny but full of Sass, personality and way cheeky ! Her weight today is 1.7 kilograms gaining 0.6 kilograms since her arrival. Sassy’s strength and courage to fight for life is one that will stay with me forever.

15.01.2022 Sassy is doing great ! She actually has a fat belly now. She still has the issue of not using her back legs correctly hopefully it’s just muscle wastage from starvation. Have a great weekend !

12.01.2022 Here’s a short video of some rehabilitation work we do with our wild born orphans. After the pups transition from the wild to home life and they start getting used to all the different clings and clangs of domestic life. We start rehabilitation, teaching them the boundaries of living in the home, manners, walking on lead, recall to their name, sit stay and wait. All the basic commands. ... Dingoes are extremely intelligent and always eager to learn.

11.01.2022 I always struggle to understand why our dingo is constantly persecuted. Especially when I’m holding one of these precious babies that struggle and fight for life. Up date on our latest little orphan. This sweet little orphan comes from sacred Bamjiman and Nyiparli Aboriginal land. She doesn’t have a name yet. So we thought it would be good to get a name from one of those language groups and have the Bamjiman and Nyiparli people name her. She deserves to have a name that is ...so meaningful as the dingo is to the people of this land. She is still very sick with a severe bacterial gastro infection. Tested 3 times for parvo and all tests came back negative. Not out of the woods yet but tiny improvements everyday. It’s been 4 days of intense care, 24 hours a day for this little one, so sleeping hasn’t been much on my agenda ! Intravenous fluids and syringe feeding throughout the day and night. Late last night she started eating cooked chicken and all day today. All good signs. Today the vets have taken her off intravenous fluids. She has been taking Orlade from the syringe like a champion. She is the tiniest little dingo weighing only 1.1 kilos but she has the fight of a lion to live.

11.01.2022 What a beautiful journey it’s been so far, to watch Meeka and Marlee go from being absolutely terrified to bouncing playful pups, full of confidence in just over 2 weeks

11.01.2022 Dingo Facts and Fallacy By Australian Dingo Foundation Some good information here from ADF on facts and fallacy of our dingoes. ... There's a lot of good educational information available these days about our dingo, but unfortunately, there is also a lot of misconceptions and confusion. ADF has put together this informative pamphlet clarifying some of these fallacies.

11.01.2022 Morning walks on the beach. Taking this mob out is an absolute pleasure they are so well behaved which makes it easy for us to be able to walk all 5 at one time.

11.01.2022 Rusty is needing a home but he has special needs. (his name was Sherlock, however we have gone back to Rusty) Rusty is a wild born dingo from Gascoyne area. Rusty has more than likely witnessed a dogger shoot all members of his family group. With this shocking trauma he suffered watching his family murdered, he was then taken along with his siblings by the dogger to be sold on for $1000 each. No screening for dingo knowledgeable homes. He was sold to a family that dearly lov...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Pilbara born Pilbara tuff ! Sassy had her first Vaccinations and Microchip today. Lots of cuddles and Puparazzi moments with all the staff at Vets and Pets South Hedland. They were all amazed and happy to see Sassy is doing so well. ... From the tiny little orphan dingo that arrived here 2 and half weeks ago barely alive, malnourished from starvation - severely dehydrated - bacterial gut infection and weighing only 1.1 kilograms, today she weighs 2.7 kilograms. The muscles in her back legs have improved a lot but we still have a little ways to go with that, but way way better than she was a few weeks ago. Sassy couldn’t walk a few steps without toppling over, now she bounces around and runs a muck with with Meeka and Marlee.

10.01.2022 Our surrogate Mumma Dingo Jannali is out of action until we can get her to the vets tomorrow. She’s torn her foot open right between her last two toes. ( nasty cut ) Don’t think my bandage will last long she’s already pulled it half way off. So it’s quiet crate time for little miss.

10.01.2022 Happy New Year Miss Millie with her newly adopted family. This photo says it all ! Thank you Doug for giving her a loving family and home. ( Doug has had 16 years experience with dingo cross )

09.01.2022 Family and Domestic Violence often include the family pet. With the family pet being used as a weapon of abuse by the perpetrator.

08.01.2022 Deliberately left behind to starve to death. Two little orphan baby dingoes from a remote mine site, made a journey of their life time this week. Their parents and the arid desert of WA outback will be just a memory for them as their future now starts in our care for their continued rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing...Continue reading

08.01.2022 A rising sun sets on the Port, its the best time to take the wild borns out. Sassy got to ride on the back of the Ute and pee in the ocean for the first time yesterday. She handled that ride on the Ute like she’s done that a 1000 times already !!! Mumma Jannali teaches Sassy to walk on lead. Our 3 legged boy Nyirdi always keeps up well with Djalu on the beach, no problems. ... They all love a ride around town just as the suns setting, little sticky beaks, love it. Setting up the Ute for them was the best thing we ever done. Taking them out is important, stimulating and helps take that fear of the unknown away and gives them so much more confidence. There’s no hiding or cringing in the corner of their cage, they are very confident and so very well behaved to take out. We only took 4 of the wild kids out yesterday. Normally we take 5 but teaching Sassy lead work is better with walking 2 dingoes each. Plus the Alpines don’t like the heat, best to take them first thing in the Morning.

07.01.2022 We‘ve named her Daisy Kimberley Smith’s daughter’s idea to name her after a flower inspired me to think about the famous Jigalong Sisters that walked the Rabbit Proof fence. Daisy is very timid, so timid it breaks my heart. Because in reality and instinctively Daisy should fear people and surrounds of domestic life. Daisy will be staying with us for a while. Her rehabilitation will take as long as Daisy wants it to be. We don’t force her to socialise with us or the ot...her dingoes. We will let her come around in her own time. We’ve made slow and steady progress with her, yesterday she started taking treats from my hand. We’ve taught her to sit and use manners while we are preparing the dingoes meals - she feels comfortable doing this with the other dingoes around her. Daisy can have as many hiding places as she wants throughout the home, this will help her feel secure as she adjusts.

07.01.2022 The most important thing right now is finding Basil the right family/ furever home. Basil is approximately 5 months old and booked in to be desexed next Wednesday morning. He has had the first 3 puppy vaccinations and will be microchipped. Basil is a wild born hybrid dingo from the Kimberley Region WA. He was found in Broome WA with 4 of his siblings, their mother more than likely killed by 1080 baiting. A very caring lady took in the litter of 5 tiny little wild borns, hand... raising all 5. She homed 3 and asked DDR to assist in finding homes for Basil and his sister Millie. ( Millie has been homed ) While we are not sure what type of dog his wild mother dingo bred with. We feel that his father could have been an Irish Wolf hound. While Basil is very lay back, at times he can be aloof in nature. He is very sweet, super gentle and clumsy. Basil is very well behaved, he is an absolute pleasure to take out and to be with. Basil loves the beach and water. He is very easy going and just goes with the flow. Basil has been at DDR for 6 weeks now and has shown no signs of escaping/jumping fences and no signs of aggression. He is very social with people, other dingoes and dogs. However I would still recommend escape proof fencing. Walks well on lead, no aggression around food, good recall to his name, he knows the command down and stay. Very social when meeting people for the first time. Basil is a character and has a HUGE personality. He is still very aloof on the sit command ( more work needed here ) but we are getting there. Please no negative comments on Basil being desexed. As a rescue service we are responsible and have a duty of care for making sure our orphan pups are desexed. Basil is a prime example of why our domestic pets should be desexed. If the owners of Basil’s father were responsible pet owners and had him desexed and our GOV did not 1080 areal bait, resulting in fracturing full stable dingo packs, our wild dingoes would NOT be breeding with dogs. Please PM or email for adoption application. [email protected]

06.01.2022 Bazil is another one of our orphan rescue pups from last puppy season. He's a hybrid wild born dingo from the Kimberly Region. Bazil is Millie’s Brother Bazil is living the dream life in the Pilbara with his Mum and Dad. He's living life in the fast lane busy stepping out on adventures exploring the Pilbara and goes to work with his mum. ... Thanks Gail and Guy for sharing

06.01.2022 Basil has been adopted ! We have had many applications for Basil and decided on a local couple for Basil’s new Mum and Dad. Basil will be living a life filled with love and adventure with his new Mum and Dad ( Gail and Guy ) His new family are very enthusiastic campers and love the out doors and their priority is to include Basil on their camping trips. Thank you to everyone that applied to adopt Basil. For those that are willing to wait we will be keeping a wait list for a...ny future orphans. I’m going to miss this beautiful boy. Thank you Gail and Guy for giving Basil a loving home.

05.01.2022 Glancing back over the years. We have and will always give our dingoes nothing but the best life possible. Looking back over the last 20 years living with dingoes, we have no regrets at all, one stage for a long time, we had six resident dingoes living with us and still managed to give them all nothing but the best life. And still today with 5 dingoes, we are very devoted and love the life we live. They are a huge part of our family and everyday life. Couldn't imagine life ...any other way. We’ve learnt a lot about dingoes over the years and often had to learn the hard way. Starting out with our first dingo, it wasn’t easy, there was nothing much on education, not many books published on dingoes to educate, no social media, no dingo awareness or dingo groups to join. It's been chiefly trials and blunders along the way; most of our knowledge has come from living with our dingoes. Our life with dingoes has been significantly enriching, and they have taught us valuable lessons along the way and most of what we know today. Very grateful for the life we live with Sarabi, Nyirdi, Djalu, Jannali and our sweetest little Sassy Rose

05.01.2022 I was so thrilled to receive a parcel today in the post. A Christmas present from Jennifer Two signed copies of Jennifer Parkhurst’s book Vanishing Icon The Fraser Island Dingo I’m touched beyond words to have such a beautiful gift from a very special friend and to be able to gift the other copy to DDR supporter makes me feel even more grateful. ... We will be giving the other copy to some very special people that have continued to support DDR. Ken and Kerry Fairless thank you for your ongoing support throughout the year. With their love of our native Wildlife and in general all animals. I know Ken and Kerry will love the book Vanishing Icon signed by our famous Jennifer Parkhurst. I wish I had a copy to send to all our supporters. So I’m going to take this opportunity to say how much we appreciate everyone’s support. Your donations, following us on social media and to those that have given our orphans a safe, secure loving home. Sometimes the simplest things mean the most. Without you these little orphan dingo babies wouldn’t be alive today and living amazing lives that they deserve. Jen, your thoughtfulness is a gift I will always treasure. Thank you

04.01.2022 Meeka and Marlee are just too cute ! They have their second lot of Vacs next week and they are healthy, happy bouncing dingo pups ! Have a great weekend

01.01.2022 Early this morning while everyone else is out playing and exercising before the heat of the day. It’s just Daisy and me inside ! She made her first move towards me this morning on her own terms. Understanding these beautiful creatures is key and this is a huge step forward for our shy and wise Daisy girl

01.01.2022 Meeka and Marlee are adjusting very well with their transition from the wild to domestic life. Both pups are sitting on command at meal time and wait for me to put their plates down in front of them. They are both robust and healthy and no longer in isolation. They have been socialising and playing with Nyirdi and Jannali ( two of our resident wild borns) both pups are very confident and exploring all the new experiences of home life. ... The skin infection left by the mite infestation has almost cleared up. They lost a little bit of fur around the back of their ears, Meeka lost chunks of fur on her back but in time this should grow back. Both pups are having a surgical scrub once a week until completely cleared up. Donations : Machelle Vaughan-Cartner Macquarie Bank BSB 182-182 ACC 536938 Thank you so much.