Puppy love: Dingo duo melt hearts at Australian Reptile Park

Eight-week-old dingo pups Muffin and Rusty are winning over crowds at the Australian Reptile Park with their playful antics - and leaving some wishing they could take one home.

Dingo puppies Muffin and Rusty with Lily Gabriel, River Craig and Wyatt Craig at the Australian Reptile Park. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Thanks to a pair of adorable dingo puppies, the current top security risk at the Australian Reptile Park is thieving visitors.

Head mammals keeper Seleena de Gelder said visitors to the park had told her “if one of the puppies goes missing, you’ll know where to find them”.

“Thankfully, all our puppies are accounted for,” Ms de Gelder said.

Eight-week-old pups Muffin and Rusty have been a hit with visitors who love watching their playtime, with some asking if they’re able to get one to take home.

Lily Gabriel, River Craig, and Wyatt Craig, with dingo puppies, Muffin and Rusty at the Australian Reptile Park. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

The Australian Reptile Park’s dingo puppies, Rusty and Muffin. Picture: Supplied.

“Rusty is a soft gentle little boy, while Muffin is a bit more cheeky,” Ms de Gelder said.

“They grow a lot quicker than normal dogs so these guys are eight weeks old now and probably like double the size of a normal eight-week-old puppy.”

However, Ms de Gelder warned that while you can legally have a dingo as a pet in NSW, “that doesn’t mean everybody should”.

“I would definitely recommend most people to get domestic dogs over dingoes, mainly just for the dingo’s sake,” she said,

Originally published as Puppy love: Dingo duo melt hearts at Australian Reptile Park