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About Callisto- Dingo
Good morning everyone! My name's Callisto I'm a Tropical/Northern dingo pup named after one of Jupiter's moons. The shelter volunteers say I'm so cute it's "out of this world"!
The start of my story is not the best. At the young age of 4 weeks old, I was wandering along a roadside hungry and alone without my mum. I was looking for food when I was captured and handed in to a nearby dog pound. Lucky for me, a friendly dog rescue saw my ad and noticed I needed help. They sprung me from the pound and contacted the Sydney Fox and Dingo rescue to come and bring me home to the sanctuary where I would be safe. Gathered together with some other orphaned dingo puppies also found in my area, I made the long 2500km trip down to the SFDR. Now I have all the toys in the world to chew on and my new adoptive siblings to tackle and play with.
Callisto is shy at first with new people but sweet and cheeky once he gets to know you. He would suit a household without kids or with kids over 10 years old due to his shy and quiet nature. Callisto will be around 18-20kg fully grown and would love a home with a doggy or dingo friend of a similar size or bigger.
Being a dingo Callisto is not suitable to be let off leash in unfenced areas as he will not come back. Dingoes should be kept on leash outside your yard. Like all dingoes, Callisto has a high prey drive and is not suitable to with cats, pocket pets or birds. He can not live in an apartment.
Fencing requirements:
Callisto is a high content dingo
A high content dingo typically has two dingo parents or a large amount of dingo genetics. High content dingoes are often known as “pure dingoes”. High content dingoes have much stricter fencing requirements due to their climbing ability. You will need ONE OR MORE of the follow BEFORE an adoption trial for a high content dingo can begin.
- A 2.2m colour-bond or paling fence with nothing leaning against or near the fence line
- A 1.8m fence (of any sturdy material) with a 45 degree inward facing over-hang of 60cm to prevent climbing (see here: https://sanctuarysos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cat-proof-fence-barrier-to-keep-cats-safe-in-the-garden.jpg ).
- A dog enclosure at least 1.8m high with either a full roof or 45 degree inward facing over-hang of 60cm to prevent climbing. Must be at least 25m square (for instance 5m x 5m or 8m x 3m)
- Mesh, concrete or similar around the base of the fence may also be required
Some manufacturers of pre-made dog enclosures include:
https://www.spotonpetenclosures.com.au/shop/listings/pet-enclosures/
Another option is using construction fencing style panels from Bunnings or weldedmesh sheets and posts.
Contact Sydney Dingo Rescue for a detailed guide to dingo fencing.
Adoption details
Please note at this time pending legal advice we are unable to offer fox kit adoption to private owners.
Dingo Adoption:
1. Send an email inquiry with your name and contact details outlining your current living situation, pets and family members and anything else you think might be relevant, particularly what your house and yard are like. Remember our dingoes typically require an enclosure or modified fencing.
2. We will email you back adoption information and an application form to fill out and return to us.
3. If your application is approved- Come along to meet us and our dingoes at our Camden shelter or their foster carers home and let us find the right furry family member for you.
4. Before you can pick up your new dingo you will also need to under a house/yard check and pay your adoption fee. No animals are rehomed unless their adoption fee is paid in full and a yard check has been completed.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.