Behavioral Issues

Although it is not very common, puppies can sometimes get swollen glands during teething. When the leashes get tangled, the collar puts pressure on the inflamed glands causing the puppy pain. The pup can associate pain with the situation it was in when it experienced the pain and this can lead to behavioral problems. I would get the pup to the vet and if the glands are the problem, use a harness instead of a collar until the problem clears up.

Haha! This reminds of a comic strip I have on the fridge! It shows the layout of the house and everywhere is a 'secret' bathroom, hiding spot, etc.

Clover makes that sound too, but it's sort of a high pitched sound. I once was lucky enough to catch her and the other two dogs here in a talking yawn chain, proving once and for all, to me at least, that yawns are contagious, even among other species.

Cory and Jayden loathe wet grass….especially Jayden. Cory will at least get off the patio long enough to pee. Jayden uses the patio. And he thinks the flower bed next to the patio with its nice dry pine straw is his personal potty! That is where I have to do most of my pooper-scooping. Pat

Our previous dog, a psychotic Lab, hated most, if not all, non-family members. Cassie was a definite biter and had attacked and bitten one of our Vet's techs while being boarded. Thank goodness they didn't ban Cassie from being boarded there. This is how they handled it: When I would take Cassie, I would give her a tranquilizer to make her a tiny bit less anxious. If she was just there for a check up, I was required to put a muzzle on her before the Vet would touch her. If I boarded her: They had ME take her back and put her in her cage/run. The cage also had a door that opened to the outside run and they had a way to open it without someone entering her cage. They would release her to the outside run and do anything and everything that had to be done in her cage while she was out. Then they would let her back in. That's also when they put her food in her cage. When we returned from our trip, I took care of all the business transactions and then they would take me to the back and I took her out of her cage and got her leash on her. And then everyone stood back because I'm not a big person and she was a big Lab…..I was like the tail on the kite when we left the building! My point is: If they would put some thought into it, they could find a workable way to board your dogs. They kept a "Bad Dog" sign on Cassies cage and no one was ever allowed to enter it while she was in it. It was doable! God Bless them...our Vet and his techs put up with this for over 10 years! You need to see if they could work out an arrangement similar to the one we had or find a Vet who will work with you. Pat

Did I miss something? why was Zoe adopted into a new home? Hope everything is ok… As for the howling... not sure... tayda used to do that when i first got her and she was getting used to the place... then lenny came along and the rest is history!

I don't know if all petsmart locations are like this, but I went to an obediance class at one, and our trainer gave us about 10 minutes at the beginning of class to let the dogs play with each other and get it pretty much out of their system. I used to go early and we would see the dogs as they left the class before ours. By the time we got down to some actual work, Jack was ready to pay attention.

They do always act up a little when he leaves but usually settle down. They usually just fight more, like they're trying to rework the pack order. This is the longest he has ever been gone. I guess we just hang in there and hope he comes home early…it's tough on all of us. Thanks for the help!!!!!

@basenji_fan: She's stay hiden for days sometimes, and wouldn't come out to eat or use the litter box (she'd just hold it), and not eating or pottying is really not good for cats I see, yes, it is important for them to eat and eliminate, for sure.

Feed them separately and then remove all food. Food aggression is quite normal in dogs. My GF has an Old English Sheepdog and she is very food aggressive and eats like a pig. She'll eat Tuckers food if he's not guarding it constantly. I have a gate on my kitchen and I feed Tucker in the kitchen, gated, and feed Maggie (the OES dog) on the balcony. After they eat, we recombine them. There are still a few 'toy issues', but Tucker just gets up high and eats his rawhide where Maggie can't reach him. Proper management typically can resolve most problems. Her dog is allergic to pretty much everything. The meds makes her dog constatly thirsty and Maggie will drink until the bowl is empty (if allowed to do so) and then puke everywhere. (It's actually kinda funny…) We keep the water gated in the kitchen and only allow her short visits to the water. Either that, or we put her on the balcony with all the water she wants and let her drink and puke to her hearts content. ;) Yes, it's kinda weird, but what can you do?

@BittysDad: Having shared our bed with 2 dogs and 3 cats for the last 8 years it was no inconvience the first night we had Bitty when she informed me that she was sleeping under the covers against my hip. Since the weather has started to warm up she does move up and pokes her head out from under the covers next to my shoulder. The only problem I have with her is the fact that she always sleeps facing me and I have those 4 feet pushing me all night. And your point is???…:D (about the feet pushing!)

And don't forget, now you have a second B in the house… and he will and can begin to think he needs to "guard" her... Aussie's are very intense... totally... just look at the picture you posted and the look in that dogs eyes... I also agree, you do not want to find out and yes, they can and would hurt other dogs....

My Jack always gets really excited when playing and tends to nip and bite a little, but really only Me and DH (not guests or anything) what has been working for me is putting my hands on either side of his face and saying in a really low growling voice "no biting." He usually stops. If he is really wound up and won't stop after this, I give him a time out in his crate. Yeah, I know he isn't a kid, but I kinda feel that if he keeps going I might just lose it on him, you know, yelling….and I know he doesn't respond to that- he just looks at me like I have lost it. I don't really know if this is "right" or not, but it works for me. I tried the "Ouch" really loud, and redirecting and stuff, but it hasn't been working.

Honestly, I think that all dogs require having someone in the leadership role, setting the rules, boundaries and gaining their respect… I also believe that all humans in the pack should be "above" the dog in that pack pecking order. I really don't think that it applies to just our Breed.... Even in Basenjis you have different personalities ranging from dominate, shy and everything in between...

Hey we had the same thing happen to us on this past Sat. We have taken Trixie for over a month one to two times per week. All of a sudden on Sat. Trixie got an attitude with a dog that was under our table and I had to scoop her up, she was trying to fight the dog and of course once that happened all the other dogs came over to see what was going on. I had Trixie picked up and we left quickly. She would not not stop making her lovely growling and devil noises. It scared a lot of people who were looking at me like what the HECK lady? I could not tell you what happened but we will be taking a little break from the dog park!!

Mine do the same….visitors get the full "treatment" , Tail wagging, low growling, yipping, the works. I tell ya.......:rolleyes:

I have called and left her a message & sent her an email.

@rheidt: No I do not feed her in her crate, mainly because her crate is located in the basement and she would not have access to it at all times. I do walk her when weather permits, she won't walk if it's too cold, as of late the sub zero temperatures have made it next to impossible to walk her. And when I do walk, it is for around 40 minutes. Hi Rheidt, I was reading all of your posts about your basenji's crate and anxiety problems. Did you ever get things resolved? If so, kinds of things did you do that worked?

Jack does that when he is sunbathing. He finds the biggest patch of sun he can find, and lays down crossways with his legs poking straight out and his head thrown back. He also likes to sleep with his head propped up on something, like a pillow….or my legs!

@JazzysMom: Let me ask you this, Pat {and all}….. I've always fed my dogs separately, esp. since Keoki came into the picture because he will scarf his food and run to see if he can get what the others have. I don't crate them, but they are fed in separate rooms which puts them about ten feet away from one another. Keoki has learned NOT to hover over the other dogs, but he does kind of watch and wait for either of them to finish and then he runs over to lick their bowls. I don't have a problem with that, as they all run from bowl to bowl at the end of the meals, licking whatever {icky} they can find there. It's funny because they all get the same food. Lately, in the mornings only, Jazz won't eat UNTIL Keoki finishes and and then she will growl and ruuuuun for her bowl. So, the last few days I have put her bowl near his {as an experiment}-- w/in maybe 2 feet -- and she will immediately eat while he does. He eats faster, and it's almost as if she slows down when she knows he's finished. She picks up one piece of food at a time to carefully chew it, with the occasional quiet growl to remind him that it is hers. What is up with that? Honestly…sounds like a fight in the making to me. Eating faster is the first level of resource (in this case food) guarding. She may be eating slower for any number of reasons...the first one I thought of was a calming signal to him? I doubt she is trying to tease him...but she may be trying to make a point...mine, calm down, mine, calm down... These kind of things tend to escalate, so IMO, I wouldn't even experiment with it. Why not feed them separately, like with doors in between? It has got to be less stressful for the dogs if they don't have to worry if the other dog is going to bully them for their food...or on the other hand, if they can bully the other dog.