Basenji Talk

Hope Noel continues to yodel for you, it's such a lovely sound.

We have used 6 ft leather leads with braided ends, which were nice. Also have used nylon leads from regular stores, but they are too slippery for me and the handle/loops weren't that big for hubby's hands. So now we use Lupine leads that I have bought from vet offices or online. The handle/loops are large and padded and we like the clip end. And the feature we have had to use already that we like best: they're guaranteed even if they're chewed! Just send the leash back (don't even need the receipt) and they send you a new one. They try to even send back one in the same pattern if possible. The website also has collars, etc.

How random…Basenjis and volcanos. Thanks for sharing.

Heh. good for Tillo, but poor Job!!! :/ don't worry I'll send pics.

@Benkura: I've got Chance to walk to heel quite easily - the other Bs are a different story! I use a piece of liver cake in my right hand, loose lead in my left. I hold the liver cake by my right thigh and make sure the B knows it's there. If he moves in front or to the side, I stop and call him back to me and use the word 'heel'. After doing this a few times he got the hang of it and now I don't always use the liver cake as he just follows my hand. Sorry if my description is not all that clear - it is quite difficult to explain without showing someone how to do it! LOL! :) This is the method we have been advised to use at our first puppy class, bit tricky at the moment as she is so small and we have to bend down to show her the food. The trainer has told us never to move the dog by pulling the lead as the dog will naturaly pull against a taught (sp) lead. This is a completely new method to me and we shall have to wait and see.

Welcome to the forum Krita..I must have missed y'all when you first got on here. She is adorable..and I love her mom too.

@svdreamer: We had a Basenji when I was a child. This was in 1964 that we brought him home. He lived 13 years. Jodi cried real tears twice. Once after his pancreatic surgery and he came home after being at the vets for a week. Once after my mom came home after being in the hospital for 5 days. He had tears running down his face. He would baroo when happy to see us or we were getting ready to take him on a walk, grumble under his breath when corrected, snarl at people he did not like (almost everyone not family), howl when left alone, talk to us to get our attention, and learned to bark, once, when he saw something that really excited him. For a supposedly quiet dog, he sure made some noise! I loved that dog so much and to this day, I miss him terribly. What a lovely story, thanks for sharing.

@lvoss: It has been raining most of the day here and L'Ox has been unenthusiastic to say the least about going outside. He has been doing really well on potty training and is starting to ask to go out but you could tell every time he actually got outside he was horrified by all the wet. So his remedy was to run to the edge of the covered porch and pee and rush back in. His dilemma was how to do the rest of his business without melting in the rain? So while I was in the kitchen gathering up the dog dishes I hear a clatter and see a little puppy butt escaping into the garage through the cat door. I follow him out there only to find him pooping near the cat's litter box. I guess I should be glad that he seems to be using his brain for good rather than evil right now. My little girl was like that but got out of the habit. She realized that going in the house was naughty (she wouldn't go on the toilet training mats we got her) and even though she hated her feet wet she went on the grass anyway and when she came inside she did the basenji thing and she licked it off her feet.

Sorry Dan, I wish I HAD gotten a sketch done, but sadly did not. Only regret of the day! My guys were hot and ready to go home.

We've just slipped to 8th. :eek: PLEASE VOTE….PLEASE VOTE DAILY....We can do this.....;)

And, if they are eating moles, mice, voles, etc. They may need a regular round of the meds.

@renaultf1: Honestly, there is nothing cuter than baby yodels!! It is great that Malaika yodels. When Liyah was a pup, if the adults wouldn't play with her, she would bring stuffed animals to her reflection in the stereo cabinet and then would dance around and yodel to her reflection to try to get her to play :D:D. Liyah is the big talker of my 3 - when she wants Brando to play, she will pet him on his head and start talking to him - very comical! :D:D Oh, and we call Brando and Liyah the lovebirds because they are so enthralled with each other! That's so nice :)

Thanks Sinbaje. That's an impressive group of dogs you have. I'll keep your message for further reference. In researching basenjis, I come across a number of abbreviations. I'm the curious type and I just like knowing. :)

Yesterday I went to a local Petland to see if this store sold the dog that I recently rescued as it had a microchip but the owner never registered it and it goes back to the dealer. There was a female B pup for sale and it had its dewclaws. It told the salespeople that Bs are not supposed to have dewclaws and they are very easy to remove. The breeder was Wendy Dettbarn of IA. She is a long time commercial breeder for the petstores of Bs since at least the mid 90s. This pup also had round eyes and a longer coat. I have never seen a B pup with this type of coat. She was supposedly AKC registered but I thought this breeder was using APRI. I did not see the paperwork though and on the AKC website I did not see the supposedly sire and dam listed. Anyone familiar with Dettbarn's Buzz or Dettbarn's Penny or the Dettbarn's Bs?

Just ordered a plain black one with lead for Bella. Thanks for posting!

We need a new thread…..What I replaced because of my Basenji, and what it cost:) Kleenex and toilet paper need not be mentioned; everyone starts with an automatic $100.00 debit:D

Paco sounds like a well mannered boy :) Malaika doesn't ask, she just dives in and when Reuben snaps and chases she just comes bouncing right back for more. I can see we will have to work realy hard with her. Coincidentaly my parents have just been with Reuben (Papillon) and there was a bit of improvement although she's still to rough.

I'll show this to my niece…she has three pits and was involved in rescue until her son was born two years ago. She is a HUGE pit advocate. Sounds like something she might like.