@TwinDogsDifferentMothers:
Stating the facts, which were posts by the owner is not stirring up trouble. Anyone who has read through the posts knows what the original poster has typed, so whats your problem with it.
The impression you have is not what the owner said in the thread. In her first post the owner says the dog has started biting. Further on the owner says the dog is biting harder. Which one of those posts did you miss.
To post this dog on Craig's list and represent this dog as good with children when there is a known and admitted problem with nipping and biting is irresponsible and in the end can possibly get a child or someone else hurt.
This quote is out of post 13:
"He started out nipping my little brothers and now whenever I show dominance he bites me."
This one from post 21:
"If I Ignore him when he gets nippy he does it harder and more and I cannot have this since there is children in the house. "
And this last quote from post 38:
"Agh, Diesel has now taken on biting(hard) at all times. I can be sitting down doing nothing and he just runs up and clamps down."
From what the owner has written in this forum, the biting and force behind it has progressed.
Thing's kind of speak for themselves here.
This owner has also mentioned that prior to owning this Basenji she has owned to Pitbull Mixes. What happened to those dogs?
I talked to her for a while in that thread…
I agree that posting the dog on craigs list is not the best place place to advertise a dog that needs the right kind of home...
I do think rehoming him is the best thing for him, as long as she does it responsibly! I feel with some of the things she mentioned that they simply don't seem to have a handle on owning a basenji. A poster here who is aware of the other thread and the dog proclivities has expressed an interest.
I would just hate to see a barely one year old dog end up without a chance... Neither you nor I actually have seen the dogs behavior we only have the owners interpretation. He is basically still and adolescent which makes for sometimes pushy and unacceptable, but correctable behavior. If you look at the thread several people have counseled seeing a trainer/behaviorist (including myself). If the owner does not feel up to taking that step it may be best for Diesel to be placed with someone that does. If you look back you will also see that I suggested she contact BRAT instead.
So yes I have read the thread.
It just seems to me that you only post when you have something adverse to say...but we are all entitled to our opinions.
