A fair dinkum dog's life

Sunday, May 3, 2009

<strong>Puppy love:</strong> Head Rainforestation keeper Kate Coughlan with three-month-old dingo Tan.

Puppy love: Head Rainforestation keeper Kate Coughlan with three-month-old dingo Tan.

TAN the dingo has that natural Aussie charm.

He is always happy and gets on with pretty much everyone.

No wonder he’s a hit with visitors and fellow residents at the Rainforestation near Kuranda.

Already he’s proved popular with fellow dingo Bindi.

Head keeper Kate Coughlan said Bindi was recovering from a broken heart after the death of her long-term partner, Fella.

“Tan is outside all the time, which makes him popular with visitors here,” Ms Coughlan told cairns.com.au.

“He’s from a very big pack so he likes company.

“Tan is very tolerant of Bindi who is older but they like playing and walking together.”

Tan and Bindi now enjoy morning exercise together when they are taken for walks by wildlife keepers.

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