Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Member Introductions
  3. Greetings from Russia

Greetings from Russia

Member Introductions

Suggested Topics

  • A

    Greetings!

    Member Introductions
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    2k Views
    KipawaK
    Welcome, and so glad to see you respect a dog enough to do some research before getting one. I LOVE that attitude! Stick around - there is tons of great info here and everyone cares about the breed SO much! :)
  • rcochran58R

    Greetings from Nebraska

    Member Introductions
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    2k Views
    KipawaK
    Great to have you and Gizzmo here with us. I can't wait to see some pictures! Regarding potty/pee training, do you have a command word to use to let Gizzmo know it's his pee time? We use 'hurry hurry'. Just remember that he'll need to pee after sleeping, eating and play times. In a thread awhile back, it was said that a dog at 5 months 'should' be able to hold their pee for 6 hours. The rule for that is taking their age and adding 1, hence Gizzmo could hold for 6 hours. At 5 months, I was setting the alarm for around 5:30 in the morning to get up and let Kipawa out. Eventually he was the one that let me know that he didn't want to be woken at 5:30 a.m. So, I decided to trust him, and he didn't let me down. No accidents. Gizzmo will be there in no time. Time flies when you have a basenji! :)
  • A

    Greetings from California

    Member Introductions
    13
    0 Votes
    13 Posts
    5k Views
    DebraDownSouthD
    hey, you could get your feet wet by volunteering to foster or transport Basenjis! Go to BRAT web site and sign up. ALSO, go to dog shows and meet some basenjis. We have california breeders and owners here so you can get some hands on! http://basenjirescue.org/volunteer.asp
  • Goody625G

    Greetings from NC

    Member Introductions
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    3k Views
    wizardW
    Welcome to the forum! You'll have fun sharing stories. Don't forget the pictures.
  • PujiP

    Greetings from Canada

    Member Introductions
    25
    0 Votes
    25 Posts
    14k Views
    lvossL
    @longshot: Yes, I would love to adopt him myself… but I am a first-time dog owner, and I am a little intimidated by the reputation of the Basenji --even though in this case he is 1/2 Pug which has an "easier" reputation. Are they sure he is a basenji mix or are they just guessing based on the curly tail and erect ears? He looks more like a Chi mix to me. I just found out on Monday the new "hybrid craze" is the "chug" a Chi x Pug. http://www.flickr.com/photos/troynielsen/2236562915/
  • B

    Greetings

    Member Introductions
    21
    0 Votes
    21 Posts
    5k Views
    tanzaT
    @lvoss: Even these breeds shed. Anything that has hair will shed. Anyone with long hair can tell you that. I find strands of my hair on things all the time. If it has hair then it sheds. Some breeds like poodles, bichons, etc shed much less and the hair is different so people with allergies to dog hair are less likely to react. It is a bit different then shedding and by the way, short hair falls out too :D .. the hair falls out… it is usually mostly the dander that gets people's allergies going....