Dingo control,

[Sir John]

Komrade peter garret, presently Minister for Conservation, (but not for long) addressed farmers on the sheep killing Dingo problem.

The Dingo is our native dog.

The meeting went like this,






Peter Garrett is definitely a can short of a slab.

The Australian government and the new South Wales forestry service were presenting an alternative for the NSW sheep farmers for controlling the dingo population.

It seem years of the sheep farmers using tried and true methods like shooting them and trapping them, Peter Garrett environmental minister and NSW forestry service and other tree hugging greenies had a more humane solution.

They proposed the animals be captured alive and the males be castrated and wait for it let loose again.

Therefore the dingo population would be controlled.

This was actually proposed to the NSW sheep farmers association.

Finally one of the old boys at the back stood up and tipped his hat back and said "Son i don't think you understand our problem, the dingos aren't F@#king our sheep they are eating them!!!!"

There was a roar of laughter as Garrett, NSW forestry service and Green tree huggers left the room "Very Sheepishly"


You couldn't make this up.

[Swampy]

I know about dingos and brumbies, because I was down under, and I read some young-adult novels when I was at that age. But why haven't your dingos gone after the rabbits?

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Wild dogs, many crossed with the native Dingo dog, are the worst problem for sheep and cattle men, many are larger and heavier. The domestic dogs gone feral.

A friend in Queensland keeps several Great Dane/Bull Mastiff cross breed dogs for pig hunting, one afternoon he let them loose from their enclosures to run around and exercise on his country property. They raced to the front gates onto the road and away, running past a young neighbour and mother with baby in a pram and jumped a fence. When my friend reached them they had killed 3 wild dogs that had been stalking the mother and baby.

The mother was at first shocked and angry and called the council ranger but when he told her what she had been saved from she extremely grateful to the dogs that saved her and her child.

Goes to show, never pre judge animals you see but do not know.

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Jul 25, 2013 0:54:00 GMT -5 Swampy said:

I know about dingos and brumbies, because I was down under, and I read some young-adult novels when I was at that age. But why haven't your dingos gone after the rabbits?

They do eat Rabbits Swampy but also like newborn Lambs and Sheep that are easy to bring down. And they try to get Calves and chase the Cattle by biting at their hind legs. And they eat many other creatures, they are opportunist killers and have even taken small children.

[Swampy]

I wonder if the dingos can be tamed - they are descendants of the dogs that ran away, so that should be possible. I presume the odd dingo has gone to a campfire, hoping for scraps, and, after a while, followed the campers home.

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Swampy the Dingo has been domesticated, the Australian Aborigines had them around camp for protection, mutual assistance protection for food, and there was a bond. But most Dingo prefer to be wild.

There are domesticated pet Dingo and breeders, but they are still being developed by breeders to get a more gentle nature.

Early white settlers used to breed imported dogs with Dingo to obtain the stamina and qualities the Dingo has suited to Australian harsh conditions, the Australian Cattle Dog, blue and red variety, are part Dingo. Known also as Blue Heelers for their ability to nip but not to bite cattle's rear legs to get them moving. They have to be able to duck quickly to avoid being kicked.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Cattle_Dog