Dogs sniff out danger
Dogs in helicopters, abseiling down cliffs, or riding in tanks; no, it's not part of a world where man's best friend suddenly rules, it's the reality of life in the Explosion Detection Dog Unit.
View Article'Fearful for my life': wild dogs stalk woman
A Northern Territory woman says she was almost attacked four times by different packs of dogs while walking to work this morning.
View ArticleCall for cull after dogs try to attack woman
The Northern Territory Opposition says it supports culling camp dogs in remote Aboriginal communities.
View ArticleWorkers flee in fear of 'frightening' dogs
The large number of dogs roaming around Aboriginal communities has forced many workers to leave, a dog management expert says.
View ArticlePack of dogs stalks council workers
The Palmerston Council says Parks and Wildlife has rejected its application to remove packs of aggressive dogs.
View ArticleWild dogs kill men, body parts eaten: Coroner
The Northern Territory Coroner has found a man died of a heart attack and his body was partially eaten by a pack of wild dogs.
View ArticleCamp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous
A Northern Territory shire council says a new, more dangerous breed of camp dog has developed in remote communities around the Territory.
View ArticleNT Thunder player mauled by pack of dogs
Northern Territory Thunder defender James McNamee could spend weeks on the sideline after being mauled by a pack of dogs in Wadeye yesterday.
View ArticleCouncil to enforce microchipping of dogs
After years of debate, the Litchfield Shire Council says it has finalised draft by-laws to control the area's dog population.
View ArticleChange Azaria's death certificate: Chamberlain
Lindy Chamberlain uses the 30th anniversary of her baby Azaria's disappearance to renew calls for the death certificate to be changed to confirm a dingo was responsible.
View ArticleNT Govt agrees to probe Azaria death certificate
NT Attorney-General agrees to start an inquiry into Azaria Chamberlain's official cause of death after an appeal by the baby's mother.
View ArticleNT Government orders Chamberlain inquiry
The Territory Government has ordered a new inquiry into the controversial disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain near Uluru in 1980.
View ArticleDog attacks expected to increase over wet season
There are renewed calls for more action on animal control in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities as residents are being warned to prepare for an increase in dog attacks.
View ArticleWoman helping trapped dog attacked by others
A 54-year-old woman has been injured in an attack by a pack of dogs in Maningrida, 350 kilometres east of Darwin.
View ArticleDog attack warning
A Bayview man has described holding a dog by its throat as it bit his thigh in a viscious attack this morning.
View ArticleSuburban families can co-exist with dingoes: researcher
Darwin families have been encouraged to adapt and coexist with dingoes, using a range of tactics to protect themselves.
View ArticleCattlemen call for bounty to tackle wild dogs
The Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association says there should be a bounty on wild dogs to attempt to tackle the number of attacks on cattle.
View ArticleCall to cull wild dogs in Kakadu National Park
The operator of a business in Kakudu National Park says a culling program is needed to tackle the rising number of cross-bred dingoes in the area.
View ArticleDog baiting made easier for NT graziers
Getting your hands on 1080 baits and getting them onto your property to kill wild dogs just got a little bit easier in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleTrapper called in after wild dog attack reports
Darwin's Lord Mayor is asking residents to keep their dogs away from the Breezeway area at Fannie Bay near East Point while the council tries to trap wild dogs.
View ArticleKeeping safe around cheeky camp dogs
Camp dogs can threaten the safety of residents and visitors to Aboriginal communities. But armed with a bit of knowledge you can avoid becoming their next victim.
View ArticleGina Sherritt
Gina Sherritt uses Maremma dogs to protect the animals on her property from the ravages of wedge tail eagles and wild dogs.
View ArticleDarwin dog attack victim, bitten at car yard, calls for stricter controls on...
A Darwin woman has asked why it took a fortnight to destroy a dog that attacked her at a car yard near the city centre. Darwin resident Maureen O'Sullivan's case has exposed a gap in the regulation of...
View ArticleMartin McKenna's true story of living with street dogs
As a boy Martin fled his family home and was adopted by a pack of dogs.
View ArticleNew bylaws for dog owners in Darwin's rural area miss issue of feral dogs,...
Proposed registration rules for dog owners in Darwin's rural area miss the bigger-picture issue of out-of-control feral dogs, residents say.
View ArticleButtered bread proves the solution for improving dogs' health in remote NT...
An animal health program in remote Northern Territory communities takes a novel approach to controlling canine health problems.
View ArticlePalmerston grandmother mauled in dog attack calls for tougher council bylaws
The grandmother, who has undergone three hospital operations in the two weeks since being mauled by a neighbour's dog while walking her own, says the animal shook her arm "like a piece of meat".
View ArticleNT Government urged to toughen dog laws, as more than seven attacks alleged...
The NT Government is under pressure to crack down on dangerous dogs from a grandmother who had teeth broken, bones crushed and tendons severed during one of the 240 alleged dog attacks in the Darwin...
View ArticleOwner of eight malnourished Darwin pups ordered to pay $18,000 vet bill; last...
Blaze, a six-month-old mixed breed known as a "Darwin Special", is the last of his siblings to be adopted, months after being taken into care by animal welfare inspectors. His original owner has been...
View ArticleDog barking capped at three minutes under new Darwin council rule
Three minutes of a dog barking at night is enough to land Darwin pet owners in the crosshairs of a formal investigation, under a new rule passed this week.
View ArticleAward-winning author barred from boarding Qantas flight with disability...
Acclaimed writer Fiona Wright is told she won't be able to board a Qantas flight with her disability support dog, as the organisation she works with doesn't have the right accreditation.
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