Covid Lockdown - How to entertain a dingo

Gavin and Jesse Dingo demonstrate a great way to avoid canine cabin-fever. 'Ball-In-The-Hall' is squash for dogs - fast and furious. But don't try this without first consulting your spouse and removing fragile family heirlooms from the general vicinity! Not suitable for great danes and other large breeds.

[@brucewilliams8714]

Great. Jesse knows how to read you, and you him. How purebred is he? Best wishes from over the Murray.

[@possm1]

Thanks. I reckon J is the real deal. Got him from death row at West Wyalong pound nine years ago when he was just 1. Various bits of evidence point to his having come from a remote Aboriginal community in the NT. He has all the right distinctive dingo behaviours and sings pretty well if asked. Took him 4 years to learn to bark. A real gentleman. People are always commenting on his good manners. You'll find him in bit parts in various videos on this channel.

[@brucewilliams8714]

@@possm1 Many thanks. A few weeks ago I had to say farewell to my 17.5 yrs Jack Russell. He too, just loved ball games, until eye cataracts spoiled his aim.

[@alanbstard4]

lovely dog

[@Megabattie]

Why don't you train him to bring the ball back to you? I won't do fetch with the dogs unless they bring the ball back to my foot.

[@possm1]

He will not bring a ball back as a kelpie, for example, would. He knows how to do it, mind, but he just won't do it. He places the ball to indicate where he wants it thrown. Very manipulative. I suspect it's a dingo thing. And you know how most human-developed breeds are so obsessed with ball that they'll get anyone who's willing to throw for them? Well Jesse will only let humans he regards as superior in rank to him from his human "pack" throw the ball. If anyone else, tries to throw it, he grabs it off the ground and takes it away. There are quite a few other interesting behavioural traits.

[@Megabattie]

@@possm1 Haha. I suspect I would never play ball with a dingo then. My requirements are that the ball is brought back to me so I don't exercise. I never play reverse fetch.

[@possm1]

@@Megabattie When we're walking in the bush I throw a rubber stick for him (as seen in 'Shipwreck of Natural Theology') and he'll bring that back but sometimes he walks it back into the bush and stands beside it. I interpret that as him wanting ME to have a go at the fun of going into the bush to find it.

[@Megabattie]

@@possm1 I guess I'm not enough of a dog person to play swapsies with a dingo. But if it was a bat - maybe yes. I guess I'm a batty tragic