Basenji Puppy Pen

Great news, Kim. I hope your little girl pup is born soon

Robyn posted on a Facebook today, so perhaps she is just busy with other things.

@lvoss: Well, I know how at least one of the Moon names was picked because she is my girl. Rally is Sherwood's Shadow of the Moon. She is the black and white daughter of Red Moon Rising so it seemed fitting that she would be the Shadow of the Moon. Her siblings are Sherwood's Spirit of The Moon and Sherwood's Eclipse of the Moon. Nicky is from Robyn's Time litter, Sherwood's In The Nick of Time, and he picked his own name, all his kids have Time in their names. Very interesting. Thank you guys for being so participant in this forum. Its so very interesting to me to see and hear of the different ideas and names that people come up with. Its always intrigued me. Thanks again you guys!

Wow! Unusual in a Basenji…....they are usually really happy to earn food. My BC wouldn't even look at food if there was anything else of interest around. Fortunately, like most Border Collies, he would work his heart out for my approval. It is possible to get around this problem. I would suggest learning a little bit about clicker training, then work with him at home, free of distractions. Make sure your rewards are particularly yummy. (Food is the best answer here, simply because it is quick. Playing with toys, etc, takes too much time and interrupts the flow of training) Many dogs get into the "game" of figuring out what will earn them a reward. Eventually the click itself becomes positive reinforcement, a la "I got it!". Hopefully he will get into the spirit of it, and then you can begin challenging him a bit more. I would suggest putting "watch me" on cue. Practice a lot. Then try to make it a behavior you require when he sees another dog, to the point where seeing another dog becomes the cue.

Funny! Actually he has the most gentle mouth I have ever seen. He has so many freckles on his chest, belly and legs that after he has been swimming he looks very speckled, I call him 'Chocolate Chips'. Tonight after a beach romp with some other dogs, he actually jumped into the bathtub for his little warm bath. And yes, he IS a basenji.

Rojer, wth? fipronil and methoprene (the ingredients in FRONTLINE, btw) are to kill fleas, it is not a FOOD for dogs and does not help hair and nourish the bones of the dog.

I sa this news on T.V. that mentions about a certain cat food which is basically suspected with salmonella contamination. In the news, they have mentioned that Nestle Purina PetCare Co. has recalled 870 sacks of dry kitten food Monday due to potential salmonella infection. The animal food was distributed in three states. The company warns, however, that it may were dispersed further. The pets are not the only ones possibly facing risk. The disease could be moved to humans dealing with the food or infected animals. The proof is here: Purina recalls cat food for possible salmonella contamination

Thanks for the information. I may look into this a bit as it seems workable. Once I adopt, it is for life no matter what the situation I just want to try and avoid a problem by this research. I know that it isn't great but truthfully I have never had a dog that does not kill iquanas and yet those same dogs have been totally safe around even the smallest bottle fed kittens. Poor iquanas, they must taste really good. Every once an a while a sleeping iquana falls off his branch and lands on my deck. We have about five minutes of chaos as I try to catch any dogs and put them away before…:eek:

is there any chance someone could post me the link please

Socialization and puppy training are of utmost importance as puppyhood is the most important and critical time in your dog's development. What you do and do not do right now will affect your dog's behavior forever.

I definitely will. I'm so excited. Athena got her cone of shame removed today and so we are ready to go pick up this puppy soon.

btw no onions or too much garlic… have ingredients that adversely affect the blood.

I agree, I wait to be around a pup for a bit and then often pick a name that ties to the registered name; FoPaw's Designated Driver "Sober" FoPaw's Little Bit of Luck "Clover" FoPaw's Oh My God "Odin" FoPaw's Makes U Wonder "Stevie" FoPaw's Lead Singer "Diva" there are many more but these are a couple that come to mind, owners have picked similar matches. Jordan Reed has chosen some very clever names as well. Atarasi D'Lucks Edition "Eddie" (Clover's brother) Atarasi About Face "Sarge" Atarasi All About Me "Mimi" I love playing with names like this. I like Oakley myself but I think you'll be surprised to know exactly what his name is when you get him home. Good luck with the new baby. Therese

Quercus answered your other post, and said that he is a good breeder and nice man.

Debra, although I'm not in favour of overlegislating I applaud this law. If only it could be brought in here.

I used Orijen for a few months. Our boy seemed to like it, but sometimes he would skip a meal. But then we switched to Nature's Variety and he seems to like it even better, hasn't missed a meal in over a year! Both great dog foods though!

@YodelDogs: We have already established that Dexter's "breeder" was disreputable. How many litters did this person have? If she had more than one litter then it is entirely possible that the papers that were supplied with Dexter may not have even been from the litter he was in. Very True Robyn

Lovely boy !!!!!

Hi Nicole! I just signed up here. I'm looking forward to seeing the Kita x Willow pups in 3 weeks! Kirsten

We used to feed ours Blue Buffalo until we realized they were not eating the little nutritional things in there. We now feed Nutro's Natural Choice and they are doing very well on it, coats shiny, no problems digesting, etc. We vary the type occasionally, but they seem to love the Chicken, Oatmeal and Rice formula the best.