WOW what a story…I am so glad your B's health returned...thanks for the important info..my husband and I have an RV and we were just talking about taking our B on a little camping trip...thanks again...

Oh and by the way…. my Kristii knows quite a few swear words... ggg We often say... "I don't think I want to know what that is in English"....

My basenjis are very well known at my vet's office. Since we are in so much when we have a litter everyone in the office knows my dogs. When I call, I just give my dog's name and they know who they are talking to. I always know when there is a new vet tech when they dogn't know my dogs when I call. Everyone there loves my dogs. When we first started there we were the "good basenjis" now I think we must have set the standard for basenjis since we are now "the basenjis".

This is what dogs do, I wouldn't be embarassed in the least, I am sure they are use to this. It would be worse if you took your kid to the doctor and they peed on them. haha!!!!

Caesar started doing this around 4yrs old, or I started noticing it then….the chewing licking air after dinner for a while?

I massage his jaw at the back and it loosens the food. He was officially ready for a teeth cleaning (big bucks) at age 5 and probably had that problem all of his life. Teeth were all fine.

Now, after dinner, he comes to me to rub the back area of his jaw to get the food out. He must feel a real difference now that his teeth are clean. I dont ever stick my fingers inside his mouth, just rub the outside and it is good enough.

I feed Caesar Innova Evo and Natural Balance Duck and Potato back and forth.

Corky's sometimes uncurls when he's sleeping and sometimes when he is comfortable. I can always tell if he's really OK with someone. If his tail is uncurled, they're OK by Corky!

Thanks Everyone!!!
It took me about a month to teach him that (he was about a year and a half old). I started off by sititng on the floor with him, rolling him over gently, rubbing his belly and softly saying "Show me your belly". Then I would roll him over, say it then rub. Little by littly he started to get it. Believe me though, he is still a basenji and does not do it every time. 😃 I would say he does is once out of maybe 3 times.

Mine have cruddy teeth too… and it could be the hard, hard water... or in the case of OJ it is genetic as all the dogs from his Dam have terrible teeth... and he would always have extractions and so to the point that they just fell out by themselves....

By the way, I tried the oxyfresh... no real help.... And OJ too, after a teeth cleaning, he was like a baby pup again, which told me that his teeth were bothering him....

Shadow also used to 'pick' at his food. He started expanding so I cut back the food at each feeding and now he is eating normally and finishes his bowl when the others do.

What a GREAT trip…love the pix...beautiful fur babies...

that is great news!!

will look into this, thanks

Singing??? I have never heard Jojo sing. She woowoo's alot and boy does she ever whine but I would like to hear her sing…can all Bs do it I wonder?

BDAWG– this is an awesome story. It totally restores one's faith in mankind!! And to hdterry - the hide a squirrels can be found here in knoxville at the agri feed on middlebrook pike. I now buy hollies food there and have seen the hide a squirrel!

That's funny. I can picture you and myself doing this. Hey extra 500 calories burned for the time..just in time for summer. Gotto look at the brighter side or we would all be BONKERS!!! I love these stories, reminds me I'm not alone. HAHAHA

Love your story and love your title, too!!

If he has only just started itching you may have caught it early. It would be better to have it checked out before starting to put things in his ears that could make the situation worse. Yeast loves damp dark environments.

A B that can think outside of the box, thats great! Mine has a little yellow raincoat.

Sanitized bone should be fine… however like you said, these days I would not trust the "goo"... .... especially now that they have found that for many of the foods that "claimed" they didn't have rice, wheat, corn as the protein source, they really did.... or on the package it was listed as "protein source" that turned to be one of the above glutens...

LOL…my B hides her rawhide chew everyday...she doesn't chew on it just hides it...what is she waiting for?? I have a bag full of them for her...silly girl.