Dingos

There are regular reports about pet dogs attacking children in the UK. Some of these dogs are not species designated as a dangerous dog although the press do concentrate on reporting attacks by breeds designated as a dangerous dog (e.g. Pitbull Terrier etc)

In the case of the recent dingo attack on Fraser Island what sort of responsibility for the attack was laid at the responsible adult/s doorstep? Was a young child left unsupervised in an area well know that was inhabited by dingos?

Lets hope that the child makes a full recovery and that no needless culling of dingos take place


Regards

Brendan

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Sadly, another dingo attack on a child, on Fraser reported on the news just tonight :(.

Dunno that I agree with the dingo fences on Fraser...what an eyesore they are.
Dunno what the solution is, but I do like dingos :D

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I spent a lot of time on Fraser island in the late sixty's & early 70;s,my father worked on the island(those were the days):)

We saw hardly any dingoes,and the ones we did see were very weary of us,they wouldnt come near you ,as with any wild animal.
I think now ,the dingos associate people,campsites & houses with food,and this is causing the problems.

The extra food around has probably helped increase the dingo population,and this has added to the problem.

dunno what can be done either,its very difficult to get a wild animal to live in harmony with people.

On another note,havent been back for many years,as i like to remember the place as it was ,not as it is today.

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Sadly, another dingo attack on a child, on Fraser reported on the news just tonight :(.

Dunno that I agree with the dingo fences on Fraser...what an eyesore they are.
Dunno what the solution is, but I do like dingos :D

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No offense to those with kids, but its a national park. Dingos are meant to be there, fences are not. If you're worried about your kids, we are lucky enough to have hundreds of other national parks to choose from.

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by JamesH

CraigE and BKMal, what sort of personality did they have? Ive heard they bond with a single person (pack leader) and don't have a lot of time for anybody else. Also heard they do things their way and on their terms (a bit like cats). Was that your experience?

We had dingoes come almost into camp when we were up north and we were always thrilled to see them. We had no children with us and didn't feel threatened.

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I've never seen them bonding with anyone in the mining camps, but some of them, particularly the younger ones, would come in quite close if you remained seated and reasonably still. Would usually take off pretty quickly though if you stood up or made any sudden movements.

Some of the younger ones were very playful - would run alongside you (at a safe distance) if you were driving slowly around the lease or particularly along the tailings dam wall (they often hang around the rubbish tip which, at the Granites, was located next to one wall of the tailings dam for easy burial). We were encouraged not to feed them, but I think that quite a few people did. The dingoes at the Granites were a very pure-bred and healthy looking dog, obviously not contaminated in their breeding by feral domestic dogs, and it was a pleasure to have them around the camp.

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Originally Posted by JamesH

CraigE and BKMal, what sort of personality did they have? Ive heard they bond with a single person (pack leader) and don't have a lot of time for anybody else. Also heard they do things their way and on their terms (a bit like cats). Was that your experience?

We had dingoes come almost into camp when we were up north and we were always thrilled to see them. We had no children with us and didn't feel threatened.

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As a pet they have a fantastic nature. Absolutely fantastic with the kids and when they were young would take having her tail and ears pulled when the staffy would growl. Could be every timid at times and near the end even more so. If she got out and led astray by the staffy, the dingo would always come home quickly. Very affecionate dog with people she new and a bit shy with strangers.