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About Bella - Dingo
Bella is an alpine dingo. She is great with people, outgoing and adventurous, she would be a great companion for an active family looking for a dingo who can go every where with them.
She is unphased by busy environments like cafes, markets and parks and very happy to make friends with new people/strangers.
Bella is fantastic with kids, but we recommend if she goes to a home with kids that they are over 4 years old as she will be an energetic, boisterous dingo as she gets older.
Bella is great with other dogs. She will be around 18-20kg fully grown and would love a home with a doggy or dingo friend of a similar size or bigger (over 10kg).
Bella is toilet trained/house trained, used to sleeping indoors and walks on a leash. She travels wonderfully in the car, and loves to swim/splash around in her shell pool.
Bella's favourite toys are kongs filled with frozen mince and squeaky toys!
Being a dingo Bella is not suitable to be let off leash in unfenced areas as she will not come back. Dingoes should be kept on leash outside your yard. Like all dingoes, Bella has a high prey drive and is not suitable to with cats, pocket pets or birds. Bella can not live in an apartment.
Fencing requirements:
Bella 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.
Animal rescue is considered essential. SFDR can still come to you for meet and greets, yard checks and animal adoptions. We have volunteers in Canberra and New South Wales and can come to you even if you we are not in your local government area. Distance is not an issue when we are looking for the perfect homes for our dingoes. Please note we have COVID safety measures in place.
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 Gouburn shelter or their foster carers home and let us find the right furry family member for you. We can also come to you. We drive dingoes all over NSW and the ACT to meet families interested in adoption.
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.