I'm the sister referred to in the posts. My name is Cathy and I'm new to the Basenji world. I rescued a 4 yr old Male at the end of May and he is the most wonderful addition to my family. He came to me with no history but is so very loving and gentle. As you know my 2nd attempt to rescue didn't go so well.
@khaipan âWe are considering bringing in a female companion around the same age.... he does well at daycare (has lotsa girlfriends) after getting over the fact that his pack member has just deserted him for a few hours.
He goes 4-6 hours at a time usually.â
Both my first two had problems alone. In fact my first male hated the crate no matter what I did, so I got my second to keep him company. It worked and as long as she was in the crate next to him (two crates side by side), he didnât scream and would walk In the crate himself. Basenjis just donât like to be alone for the most part. My first boy chewed his way out of a metal 2âx1â crate, which is when I decided get him a companion. They used to make a kennel air crate which was 1â mesh but I donât think they make them now. I was lucky he did not hurt himself.
When my second passed recently, we hooked up a phone with Skype and put my third B in his cage, then went and drove down the road. We parked up and watched him for 20 mins and he was fine, just sat and looked at the door, no doubt he was still stressed.
I am all for medication but only as a last resort, there is always a side effect.
