a dog on the Canning

I believe that the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation holds native title rights and interests to Martu country, including the right to control access. This includes a large portion of the CSR.

Ask them about taking the dog.

Call them on: 08 9486 9797 or email at: reception@wdlac.com.au

Hi William,

You can take your mate on the Canning and the Tanami.

My little Blue Dog has done the Canning twice and she will be going again.

You will need to train her to wear a proper muzzle, they can still take a bait with a cheap one.

Read the signs on the ground, cat and dog foot prints around you are pretty safe.

We always put her muzzle on around water and rock escarpments as baits are laid to try and save the wallabies, bilbies etc.

As long as they don't bark, enter other travellers camps and get them going to the toilet away from camp, you will have a good trip.

Just remember to watch out for dingoes, keep your dog in the vehicle at night. We had a couple of times during the day when they arrived at camp also.

Regards,
Dave

Hi William,

Just for the record, we had all the required permits, Mereenie Loop, Great Central, Heather, Gunbarrel Highways and 2 for the Canning. There was no mention of dogs on any of the permits.

The lady at Ayres Rock (the only on that wanted to see a permit) upped my old girl about the camera, saying you can't stop for photo's but said nothing about the Blue Dog eye balling her on the floor of the ute.

William, you have to get your foxy used to a muzzle, it won't think much of you at the time (look at the photo of Missy) but will still be want to be your mate tomorrow!

Regard,
Dave

The Tanami .."track"..?..its basically a maintained mining/community and travelling main road.. certainly no track like the CSR or any other routes in the centre and west.

In this countery, if we ever get our poo together, it should be a bitumen 4 lane highway from the centre to the north west, and the Donohue/Plenty to the north east.