ALICE Springs’ very own superstar, Dinky the singing dingo, has passed away after a courageous battle with arthritis.

Dinky, a 14-year-old purebred dingo, was internationally renowned for his harmonic tunes and friendly nature, even being included in the recent 20th anniversary special edition of Trivial Pursuit.

Owner Jim Cotterill told of his pooch’s incredible journey, summing up Dinky’s life achievements with a heavy heart.

“He was a great ambassador for tourism, but he was also a wonderful ambassador for dingoes,” he said.

“He really knew what he was doing, and that was his thing in life. He gave so many people so much pleasure.

WATCH a video of Dinky singing here

“We would have a couple hundred people in the room at some stages, and we would have people coming from all over the world to see him.

“But, the arthritis took over his hips and he started lingering. We saw him deteriorating ... so we had to make the decision. He died peacefully.

“I called the new owners of the roadhouse, Peter and Judy Murphy, and asked if they had any objections to Dinky being buried out there.

“When we went out, Peter had already dug the hole and prepared the site so we put him to rest down there – back in the country where he came from, where he grew up and where he entertained.”