Desert Dog Toy

A beautiful, durable playmate that gives back. Each Desert Dog toy features vibrant Indigenous artwork and helps support the Aussie Desert Dog Rescue in remote Central Australia.

Stuffed with eco-friendly jute, double-stitched for extra strength and finished with a built-in squeaker, it’s designed for hours of safe, playful fun. Coloured using non-toxic, azo-free dyes and compostable at the end of its life (excl. the squeaker), this toy is as kind to the earth as it is to your dog.

A meaningful, feel-good choice for conscious pet parents and playful pups alike.

Aussie Desert Dogs is a heartfelt, hands‑on rescue and welfare program grounded in the remote Aboriginal community of Warlukurlangu Artists in Yuendumu (and surrounding areas including Nyirripi, Yuelamu, Mt Allan), Northern Territory. The program was born out of a deep love for the many dogs that walk alongside community life - dogs who are often more than pets: companions, protectors, and part of the cultural fabric of desert life. At the helm is Gloria - known affectionately in the community as "The Dog Lady of Yuendumu" - whose dedication extends far beyond a job. Working as the assistant manager of Warlukurlangu Artists, she has committed herself to rescuing, nurturing, treating, and rehoming dogs and other animals in need. Learn more about the program here.

10% of the sale of this item is donated to this charity.

Risharna Nakamarra Dickson

Risharna Nakamarra Dickson was born in Alice Springs and grew up in Yuendumu, where she began painting with Warlukurlangu Artists in 2010. Since 2020, she has been painting full-time, and shares her father’s Warna Jukurrpa (Snake Dreaming) ancestral stories passed down through generations. Her work uses traditional motifs to depict the journey of the ancestral snake across country, as well as women hunting for bush foods. 10% of the sale of this item is donated back to Risharna Nakamarra Dickson.

Pauline Napangardi Gallagher

Pauline Napangardi Gallagher was born in 1952 in Yuendumu, and lived in Nyirripi, in the NT. Pauline loved colour and used an unrestricted palette with acrylics on canvas to develop a modern interpretation of her traditional Aboriginal culture.

Patricia Nakamarra Oldfield

Patricia Nakamarra Olfield was born in 1982 in Alice Springs Hospital. She has lived in Yuendumu most of her life. She is the daughter of two Warlukurlangu painters. She paints stories that are closely associated with her traditional country. Her main story is Warna Jukurrpa (Snake Dreaming), Dreamings that have been passed down to her from her father and his father’s father for millennia. 10% of the sale of this item is donated back to Patricia.