Can we keep Dingo or wolf as a pets?

@butchi74 (810)
Indonesia
February 18, 2007 8:45am CST
recently my friend want to give me dingo as a pet, i wonder..dingo is a wild dog right?? can dingo be a pet?? i kinda afraid, someday it will turn wild...what to do now??
3 responses
blackbriar
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
20 Feb 07
Not sure about dingos but I know it's illegal in some states to own a wolf or wolf hybrid cause it's a wild animal. Wolves are unpredictable and can turn on anyone/thing in a heartbeat.
butchi74
@butchi74 (810)
• Indonesia
25 Feb 07
so, u mean, once a wild animal, always a wild animal right...too bad ehh, i really want one as a pet..:(
Calais
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
Are you sure its a Dingo, where did they get it from ? You can have a Dingo but you MUST have a special liscence to do so from National Parks and Wildlife, considering the situation in how you came to get this dog.
butchi74
@butchi74 (810)
• Indonesia
25 Feb 07
it's a dingo allright, i don't know how he got it, but he want to give me this one, it's still a puppy..brown color
cassidy22
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
18 Feb 07
Hardly a wolf anymore, but a tame domesticated Hus - This is a female Husky. They look like wolves, but are smaller, and safer to own as pets.
You need to check your local laws. I know in the US, wolves and wolf hybrids are illegal, because these are wild animals and not domesticated. It's dangerous because they may NOT be trainable. Their isntincts are strong and it may not be safe to keep them as a pet. The same is probably true for a dingo, but check the laws in your area to see if it's even legal.
butchi74
@butchi74 (810)
• Indonesia
25 Feb 07
yup, i heard about the law, but can we teach it to act like a common dog, because it's so cute...and it's still a pup