Farmer controls wild dingos with his own pack 🐶 | ABC Australia

[@jimk9314]

Watching this man and his dingos is like watching a flashback into eons ago when early man first started trying to form bonds with wild dogs. He even looks the part lol

[@asadhollow6477]

Wolf*

[@trevormerivale6882]

@@asadhollow6477 sorry, no wolves in Australia, the Dingo is also in the same category as "wild dogs" when it comes to the government and culling depending on where in Australia you are from. Try not to correct people when they are correct with what they say. Maybe in YOUR location it would be man bonding with Wolves, but that's not how it is here.

[@poopbutt6241]

@@trevormerivale6882 dingos came from wolves

[@trevormerivale6882]

@@poopbutt6241 by that logic so did all dogs, right? We don't call a chihuahua a wolf 🤔 We came from monkeys, but we don't refer to humans as monkeys, not unless you're insulting that person

[@chillidog8726]

it is unknown from what the Dingo comes the earliest known dingo corpses are from 3000 years ago and no one knows how they got there and from where nor their ancestry. For example they can't digest starch they can't bark and have other distinct Features from Dog's or Wolf's they might be thier own thing or come from a common ancestor no one knows. dingos don't hunt big prey they won't even hunt cows or pork only the baby's so as a farmer if you don't have sheep or goat or chicken you don't have to worry about dingos if you keep the baby's safe

[@akaroamale475]

Other farmers on large stations have learnt that the wild dingo is a saviour for their land by keeping the populations of goats and kangaroos under control, these animals can graze 50% of the available grass. This in turn has resulted in the growth of wild trees normally grazed out by these animals. On one station the number of goats went to zero and roo numbers dropped from 50000 to 15000. A similar thing happened in Yellowstone when the wolves were reintroduced.

[@mark6302]

those giant kangaroos are scary as hell

[@darealone4480]

Dude is living the good life

[@World4Sale]

That dingo and harmonica duo actually slap

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

Damn it sure does 😂😂

[@brettc6863]

He might be needing a flea collar soon

[@sabin97]

wow. she let him actually touch her newborns. that's an amazing level of trust.

[@cohenmelcher4310]

well he said that he had raised the mom and a few other adults from when they were pups so to the mom it would be no different than your father coming to meet his newborn grandchildren.

[@saxondunham9466]

Very nice to see people learning more about our native dingoes, for too long they have been persecuted in their own country. So many better ways to live along side dingoes instead of eradicating them. Nice story.

[@LG-nh4bs]

They're not native, rather invasive. They were brought there by men.

[@loristrode9556]

its because of dogs from other countries where brought in feeding on native wildlife. dingos just got the bad end of that situation.

[@johnmead8437]

Seems to depend on the situation. One situation being them modified by domestic dog interbreeding, and many domestic dog breeds are anything from extra aggressive to slippery intelligent. Many breed them to be aggressive and unrestrained attack weapons for both hunting wild animals and human intimidation. In some places dingoes are serious ecological pests, in others they probably contribute significant benefit by getting juvenile pigs, cats, deer etc. They don't seem threatened by hunting, it's the genetic issue that will spell the end of the dingo.

[@Bee_Bill287]

My dingo howls like that when she sees a cat but with a bit more intensity. Love what you are doing more farmers should do this it's more in balance with the Australia and they belong here more the we do.

[@esmeeisen9919]

George LFC wait... you have a dingo?

[@RubyCarrots3232]

@@esmeeisen9919 It's not that uncommon, raised right they make genuinely loyal and exceptionally intelligent pets.

[@charliepeters7122]

Reuben Caldwell where would you get one tho?

[@Jesse-B]

@faultroy Yes and no. Dingoes originally arrived with the first human inhabitants as domesticated family pets, probably during an ice age when it was possible to walk from India to Australia (there is a place in southeast India where the local dogs share key DNA with dingoes). They quickly went "feral", but over tens of thousands of years they carved a balanced niche in the ecology of the land. Since the arrival of truly domesticated dogs with the Europeans, they have slowly but surely interbred with dingoes, it is estimated that as few as 8% of wild dogs now are pure dingo. Curiously, the dingo which killed the 8-year old boy on Fraser island was absolutely pure, the island is the last stronghold of the original breed, it's remoteness and establishment as a national park in 1971 has kept domestic bloodlines out of the picture. Possibly the worst result of the hybridisation was that dingoes only come on heat once a year, but dog mixes often come into heat twice a year... twice as many mixed pups. Scientists are out there doing DNA tests which is how they arrived at the 92% mixed figure. So I suppose the answer at the guts of it is, for the most part, yes. Years ago a bushie friend of my father's raised a pup from a few weeks old, which he reckoned was a purebred, it definitely looked like all the photos, and it was the smartest, most alert canine I have ever seen, and very devoted to its master, we weren't allowed near it as only its human family was its pack, and as a male was a dangerous wild animal to anyone outside the pack. They lived on a remote property in the mountains I should add, definitely not a city pet.

[@grumpyboiinc52]

@@RubyCarrots3232 But they are illegal to own.

[@peterh5536]

Dingo pups are cute and gorgeous beyond description.

[@martinwatters2729]

Till they grow up and steal ya baby HA HA. They are cute im a CANUCK havin a laugh at ya .

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Wonderful people understanding nature and showing that we need to share this beautiful planet with animals as well as each other. 🤗🤗

[@sagrilandio]

So beautiful! thanks for posting, really loved when Dingo sings while he plays the harmonica...made me laugh in happiness, animals do love music :)

[@Saul-pf1yf]

Neatest story I have read in a long time. I love this guy, the dingos too.

[@antman2826]

This man is a legend. I want to see more about this.

[@bassomatic1871]

Outstanding video! Reminded me of the time when I played my guitar in the woods on the edge of a large cow pasture. In 10 minutes I was surrounded by the entire herd.

[@ahulaga8466]

Interesting idea, I'd like to see more on this. We had a dingo pair on our farm for many years and they didn't make problems with our live stock, they were timid and would stay away mostly, did attack the dogs on occasion but never attacked stock until a dog X dingo pack moved in on the territory... they were taking down wieners and even the horses, it was a terrible heart break. Pure wild dingoes (pairs not packs) aren't so bad but as soon as domestic dogs get in to the mix you have a larger more aggressive pack animal and that is a serious problem not just for farmers but also for the pure dingoes.

[@YogonKalisto]

absent parents

[@amanell95]

This is the most wholesome video ever. Definitely made my day so very much better. My Dingo and I are having a lazy day :)

[@mtymaus]

My Australian Cattle Dog and I both loved this. Half Dingo. Smartest and best dog I have ever had. Thanks.

[@rossclissold4108]

LOVE WHAT HE IS DOING, LOVELY ANIMALS

[@georgetheonlyporge]

The part with the harmonica was hilarious.

[@Rensune]

Dingo= Australian Husky

[@robsin2810]

What an amazing man you are. Well done, mate.

[@eeccee11]

😢❤ this is the best story. Everyone could learn from him.

[@ItchyVonScummy]

just played the harmonica for my dingo.... he loves it

[@monk071]

Fantastic that this guy had the courage to try something new. Not to mention using roadkill in a useful manor. Be well my down under friend 🖖🏾

[@russpearson9802]

very interesting idea mate. i like it, work with the dingoes natural instincts, instead of treating it like vermin.

[@blindfredy6128]

Bud Borne cats can climb Dingoes can't. They're not much of a threat to cats.

[@doug2555]

@@blindfredy6128 ...?

[@vigneshwaransubramanian1436]

It is close relative of Indian pariah

[@sprintershepherd4359]

@@blindfredy6128 dingoes can climb not as good as cats but they are superior climbers and agile they are double jointed in their hips and limbs too , they are a threat to cats and foxes too . although there is confliction in some studies as to how effective they are . mostly because some for the studies are done by pro farming bodies and they traditionally hate dingoes

[@MarianaTrench6699]

The singing with the harmonica! Yes! I love it!❤

[@sandramorey2529]

Wonderful video. As a voice teacher, I could swear that dingo was singing. Right on key with the harmonica.

[@robosborne6514]

That's absolutely excellent & Beautiful giving our Wild Dingoes the credit they deserve. Proud of what you are doing

[@MS-qd6bm]

My dog is part dingo part keplie, beautiful nature and very smart and boy can he jump and run. Best dog I've ever owned.

[@niftytrader1499]

OMG the dog was singing wowww

[@jfs7327]

Best dog that ever adopted me. RIP ROBIN best friend ever!

[@racher4593]

I know they're wild, but man would i love a dingo in my life. Rugged, intelegent, and they're super cute as puppies. For someone who loves the outdoors and wants a medium sized canine, dingos can seem very appealing.

[@richardslawncarelandscapin7365]

Get a heeler

[@katieb8511]

@@richardslawncarelandscapin7365 absolutely! I can see heaps of dingo in my blue heeler . Heelers are awesome

[@deathtoming2201]

@@katieb8511lol because if you knew anything about your dog you’d know the “blue heeler” or if you live in Australia more commonly known as the australian cattle dog was cross bred a dingo with a blue Merle border collie in the late 1800s the settlers needed a tough hard working dog to drive cattle through the land.. and many farmers still have cattle dogs on there property doing the work of many men.

[@courtnietosana6705]

what a beautiful story

[@NC-ij9rb]

Omg SHE’S SINGING!!!!!!!

[@Mika30041975]

I ve seen an aussie Punching KANGO ROO to save his Dingo. I just see an aussie Playing harmonica to sing his Dingo,

[@chaosmorris5865]

That wasn't a dingo, at least if we're thinking of the same video. That was pitbull mix from the look of it.

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

dingoes are just dogs with extra Australian blood

[@nzpatriot2009]

Love this :) Good on ya mate :)

[@blueemerald3854]

This is a most amazing video; this guy loves animals in particular DIngos much more could and should be done in regards treatment of dingos in this country. This shows that most of the creatures reciprocate when treated with kindness and respect. Every morning I watch ABC news and wait for the bit which shows this particular singing creature. Simply AMAZING!! Keep up the good work, some humans are kind and care about Nature and Animals. Good man, five stars!

[@leongliyang6946]

caring for animal is the best thing to watch

[@inayetciftdogan8069]

What a beautiful life. We are far away from endless peace of nature. Expect for mealtime :)

[@YogonKalisto]

that is beautiful. thankyou

[@ne1273]

Wow,,, excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

[@noelfrankland9060]

Great video and very sensible dingoes have at last are being used to control pests

[@rivafussball6719]

What intelligent man what a brilliant and painstaking strategy. I love people/human beings who make efforts and are progressive in their thinking about solutions. Great video

[@mikeyjames]

I always thought dingo was just a name Australians called their dogs. I never new it was actually a bread of wild dogs there 😂

[@Frombie_01]

A dingo is the Australian native dog.

[@lindax53]

Not a dog.

[@russpearson9802]

Classified as it's own individual species now. Canis familiaris dingo or Canis lupus dingo according to Wikipedia

[@cooperbraidwood7204]

A bit different to the domesticated dog

[@bassuona1]

The singing part made my day!

[@bartetzenhouser2943]

Outstanding!!

[@ishakbey5971]

Amazing story

[@leidersammlung6955]

My blue heeler perked up at the harmonica howling, lol.

[@brianrichards782]

What a hero, not resulting to the bullet treatment and using the native wildlife to work the land in unison

[@williambrady1043]

Thanks. Nice video.

[@mollymuch2808]

What a hero

[@pyrofful]

Reminds me of my pure breed Basenji I had growing up.

[@ExamineeNumber0052]

Is there an English subtitle of this video ?

[@leighchinnery4162]

Amazing

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Respect!!

[@jade4r4]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ much love from London 🍀🍀🍀🍀💘💝💘

[@wismar3630]

That Dingo can carry a tune!

[@theoriginaltylerdurden]

A follow up story in 2019 would be great

[@tfriend9133]

This is the best strategy, fighting fire with fire,

[@dustinfisher29]

......... Interresting concept.... Didn't see any lifestock though 😜

[@juhaszsc]

BEST COMMENT ON THE THREAD.

[@domingonavarro1288]

That’s awesome.

[@jrbass62]

Excellent...

[@kielchapman5255]

you absolute legend

[@eternity68]

Dogs always howls to when one plays the harmonica.

[@kathleenrayner1234]

Fantastic.

[@aflaz171]

Haha, all dogs howl if you play the harmonica, it hurts their ears my dad use to say, maybe!

[@whisperingthylacine]

Those yowling noises make me miss my wolf hybrid.

[@thecatsarse]

I loved this video!

[@Leopard_Lover]

Omg this is next level !! Xxx

[@1suitcasesal]

Great video! I love Dingo's. The closest dog you can have to a Dingo in the USA is a Jindo which comes from Jindo island in Korea. They are a cousin of the Dingo. I had a Jindo crossed with a Wiemereimer and he was an awesome dog.

[@boogieloo1831]

Janet Wells - exactly about Jindos. Dingos are a primitive breed and all of these breeds like Jindos, Carolina Dog, etc are similar in look, size, vocalizations and overall behavior (digging etc).

[@kendrasteinhauer9176]

We have the Carolina Dingo here in our southern mountains.

[@catto-m]

To the untrained eye they look similar, but Jindo and Dingoes are very different in body shape, temperament, and their lineage.

[@skyislands8887]

My big part dingo joined with a few bars of his own song while I was watching. 💕 He is my trained assistance dog. While personally I would prefer a pure dingo, having that 30% red healer is the part that devolops the social inclusion and interaction. While some people are genuinely interested in dingo's, most are accepting but a little stand offish or insure, other people still carry the extreme ignorance of historical perceptions.

[@raghuramjanamanchi9893]

Is it possible to tame wild dingoes....? How it became possible...? Really super...!!👌

[@davlor86]

Lol i would never guess how wild this animal is

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

"Wild dingoes" umm yes of course dingoes are wild.

[@deepakjoshi823]

My dog Jimmy looks exactly like this. His mother was a cross between an Indian street dog and a spitz and He's a cross between her mother and again a street dog. 😅

[@karenfulton8795]

Loved the video. Would like to know more about the dingos and your experiiences with them. I suspect my own dog maybe part dingo. I've had dogs all my life but she is different. l have had to train and approach her differently to all the other breeds lve had. She is 4 years old now, had her since she was a pup

[@chookinathunderstorm3446]

I saw a documentary about a study into wild dingo behaviour where those studies had established that dingo packs regularly patrolled around and within the borders of their own territory and ate from the abundance ( if the abundance existed ) of their traditional native fauna prey. Also introduced species of feral cats, foxes, goats and rabbits. Dingos do a good job in keeping the ferals, which destroy the natural native fauna and flora that supports the naturally intended biodiverse ecology of their region, down. Domestic animals are only killed, rarely if they stray or, if the dingos are starved to the point of hunting for anything they can find anywhere they can find it. Also an aboriginal elder told how their traditional stories tell of how dingos came to be closely acquainted with humans. Dingo packs would watch tribal people hunting and would join in the chase and sometimes bring down prey before it was speared and hang around as the men chased them off to a short distance and moved in on the kill, or the dingos would hang around after joining in the chase and watching the spearing of an animal. In both instances the hunters would thank the dingos by tossing them parts of the kill. That is how they came to trust and appreciate each other and work together with no training or ownership of the dingos by the people. Life went on, sometimes the dingos would be present, sometimes not. Both the people and the dingos were quite capable of hunting sufficiently and independently of each other. It was the dingos that chose to interact according their own whims and the people who decided to accept, respect and reward their interaction.

[@titanyumlazer]

Çok iyi ve başarılı bir ehlileştirme

[@orlandog1979]

One day he'll be the dinner jajajajajajajaj

[@kaylalove871]

Claro que sí... Pero ellos no lo creen... Pendejos

[@kingsjoker2046]

Part 2 please

[@fishnchips8132]

You've got a responsibility to control your weeds too!

[@BluntForceTraumaGamingYT]

ive had my dog from the day she was born, she is 11 now, and i think once i heal from her leaving me i will get a dingo

[@thewingedringer]

my guy went ahead and raises a dingo pack.

[@halbertoo20122]

Wonderful and lovely video!!

[@ZombieChimpanzee]

I wonder at what age did he find the pups when he took them? there's gotta be a point when they're still young but also too old to want to stay with him.

[@dingodancer]

You raise a valuable point here my friend. I have raised wild born orphaned dingo pups for 34 years. Whenever I have been contacted about a pup that has been found the first question is how many week old does it appear. It has been my experience that a pup over 6 or 7 weeks is a lot harder to settle into a domestic situation than a pup of 4 - 5 weeks. And this is where a lot of people who catch wild born pups get into trouble with the animal when they take it into a domestic situation.

[@ZombieChimpanzee]

that's interesting. I was also wondering, do you think this type of process could work with coyotes too? because in some parts of the states people have serious problems with them and their livestock.

[@dingodancer]

Carl Deaton It possibly could Carl, however I know absolutely nothing about the Coyote or it's pack dynamics. I would be curious about similarities with the Carolina Dog in your country, given they are direct cousins of the Australian Dingo.

[@ebonyroundass]

wondering do you also have experience of raising young african wild dog pups?

[@peterh5536]

+dingodancer Mate keep them coming. Wonderful stuff. Thank you.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

Seems like a righteous brother doing the Lord's work. Keep it up!

[@GlenKimpton]

I want to hear more about how the control of wild dingos and dogs turned out?

[@zacforster9046]

Dingoes are naturally territorial and they respect the boundaries. So because he has a stable family group of Dingoes they regularly scent mark the boundaries which keeps rogue animals out.

[@AJ-yl1qi]

This is amazing. He is the chosen one.

[@mycolliesandme268]

Love it

[@paulsouth4794]

Makes.alot of sence .

[@MollyGrue1]

Thats one clever approach. While his own pack occupies his piece of land, and leaves his cattle or sheep alone, other packs won't push in. When you just kill them off, Mother Nature quickly does all to fill the gap and more killing seems necessary.

[@evarwilliams]

Now I want dingo.

[@NotLRK]

Dingos are Australian shibu inus

[@neoniahazelwood9263]

Great video.

[@Verdigris.]

From this video it seems the dingos can be domesticated? Is this true? Could the same wild dog protection be achieved with a domesticated breed such as the Maremma? I applaud your innovative things and trying a new approach to an old problem. We didn’t see it in the story but assume you have stock, and have you had trouble with your neighbours?

[@troycassidy6177]

That was why they came to Australia with Indonesian traders for hunting and security.

[@MOEMUGGY]

@@troycassidy6177 If you don't know, then why respond?

[@alisalauzon9291]

Any more vidios ??!!

[@marschlosser4540]

Beautiful dogs. The same 'breed' is found around the world in tropics dry and wet, and subtropics. Mine is a mountain xolo or techichi, depending on who you talk to. But, most dog attacks in Mexico are from their wild cousins. But, as well, when they're around, no coyotes are. Coyote is called eater-of-souls for a good reason.

[@therickpound]

Good thinking bro.

[@beastmaster0934]

The Dingo Whisperer.

[@SquigglyCarton8]

Dingos like the blues