ANSWER: One of the main reasons why Americans think of the Carolina-American Dingo as a beloved pet is that Americans raised Cattle while Australians raised sheep. The poor Dingo reputation propagated by Australia came mainly from the 'Sheep Ranchers' who lobbied to have them hunted. Because of the fragile nature of the sheep, and the sheep being a favorite food among the Asia Pacific wolf-dogs (dingos), Australian sheep ranchers were often terrified of losing a whole herd in a single night. The USA Ranchers focused largely on Cattle and Horse raising, and the American Dingo became a strong ally when it came to the bigger animal stocks. The American Dingo is known to be the greatest Cattle dog in the west, able to easily herd a bull, bear, or a spooked cow. A Carolina Dog-Dingo's close cousin was featured in the movie "Old Yeller" 1956 made by Disney and became an American movie family classic, the most popular family Dog film for 35 years running.
The American Carolina Dog isn't just a good looking dog, but has an American History behind it in the Old West and was chosen in the movie for it's breed, or mixture of breed in this movie, for being a true blue Cattle Ranchers Dog. A Texan's best friend.