Travelling with Pets

Heading to Darwin from where?

Hi. We visited NT and WA a couple of years ago, and took our spaniel with us. The biggest worry was ticks, and we had lots of trouble checking her out, removing the blighters etc. We travelled in May/July, and we were still finding ticks on Lexie when we got back to SA via the Nullarbor. OK, they weren't the paralysis ticks, but still, they are disease carriers.
Another issue to to keep your dog well away from baits, bearing in mind that people say birds can pick up baits and drop them well away from the original drop area.
We had no wish to leave Lexie behind, but, well, we felt by the end it was a bit hard on us, and her.
There are some kennels, which allowed us to venture into National Parks, etc., but not too many. And most caravan parks are non-dog.
If you want more specific info on these things, by all means email me via the member channel.
Haven't got much to say about magpies, however!!

as a wildlife carer ,i would suggest quarantine would not allow the magpie over certain borders. i would try and find a carer to look after the magpie.1080 baits when spread from the air are not covered and are left around animal tracks, they would be easily picked up by your dog. but then again you are not supposed to take dogs into national parks, where the baiting occurs.

If your dog is old and well trained she is not likely to stray away from camp and pick up a bait. We have been to Darwin and WA from Brisbane with our dog and had no problems. In baited areas (they are signed) we kept a close eye on her, but she is getting on a bit and is not interested interested in going too far from the van. We walk her on a lead unless we know we are in a safe area.
We have had no problems finding kennels occasionally when places like Katherine Gorge or Kakadu do not allow dogs. The A1 Kennels near Darwin were excellent and our dog was happy there. The Katherine vet did day care, as did a lot of other kennels and vets eg in Albany WA. Always carry your dog's vacination cert etc and keep up the flea/tick treatment and you should have no problems. In five years of travel we have always been able to find a dog friendly caravan park when we have wanted one! Of course, travelling with a dog is a bit like having a toddler on board. She gives us a lot of fun and makes us walk and meet people and places we would otherwise miss but we sometimes get "are we there yet?". We don't do huge distances in a day, give her plenty of drinks and give her and us lots of breaks.
I don't know about laws for magpies but we have met plenty of people travelling happily with parrots! Just go and enjoy your trip! Lynne

hi guys we live in darwin rural area and we have a massive dingo/feral dog problem at the moment. they are cunning creatures and like to prey on domestic animals such as dogs and even cattle, be aware they are around and try not to let your animals to far out of you sight especially at night. Hawks are very numerous up here and would easily take a magpie even if you were 5 metres away a cage would be advisable while the bird was outside. regular inspection for ticks and fleas is recommended and cattle dip a solution if they become a problem. remember to keep your dog away from water courses as crocs can be any where.

its safe for dogs we use it on our two border collies and use-to on our jack russel it is poisonous to cats though so i recommend reading the instructions. flea treatments such as frontline are useless up here as they are to watered down to make them safer to handle.

with your magpie on special needs i would certainly be seeking a wildlife carer that would understand her needs. some years back i trained a peregrine falcon for a specific purpose, Cclearance work to keep unwanted animals, (birds) from cerain places ie stadiums, jetties, vineyards,) i took it upon myself to drive her and myself to a market where her skills could be shown. i made it to vic . she was a rehab bird in wa . the authorities in vic euthanased her on site

I know these a lot of mention about ticks, baits and dingoes in the posts above.
I know nothing about travelling with maggies, but as for dogs, I've traveled everywhere in W.A. , I've lived in 1080 baited forests and now live in a town surrounded by native dingoes. Neither have been an issue for me or my dog. The only time i worry about ticks is when we take the dog to QLD (they have parasitic ticks there).
Your biggest challenge in W.A. will be finding caravan parks which allow dogs. Broome is probably the most difficult for this during peak season. It greatly improves as you move south.

Have fun.