Where did Nala come from? Can she stay there while you're out of town?
I did not have a good experience with Rover.com. Don't do it.
Can you find and make friends with another basenji owner in your area where you can take turns pet sitting? Maybe you can find local basenji owners on Meetup or Facebook?
My heart would break to leave her at a boarding facility or a vet although she'd probably be fine. I like the idea of a pet sitter staying at your home ONLY IF you can really train the pet sitter on several visits before leaving in August (not far away!!!)
The 12 Days of Christmas Bloopers - Basenji Style!
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Yesterday's pix list "finalists" are:
"I can get myself dressed, thank you very much!" from Jo Lynne
"Look, you can have the green one, red suits me much better!" from Annechien
"I LOVE TUG OF WAR! Pull harder mom…Indy, help! She's winning!" from Kevin and Amy
"It holds more cookies if you stretch it first!" from Mike
"You can't go back up the chimney until I get my present!" from J.R.
"Changed my mind...I NEED to be coordinated!" from Lynn
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You: "Didn't you hear me? I said, on a count of three, we'll both let go."
Jigsaw: "Yes, I heard you!" from Linda
Today, Indy takes over for me. What IS it about him and elastic?! The 4th day of Christmas bloopers, basenji style!
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Love their Santa suits but it's pretty obvious they do not feel the same! B's are such funny animals.
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"This will show Santa not to leave coal in our stockings!"
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Indy: If I just lift my left paw, Jigsaw will get this right in the eye….
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I can still taste the burglar on this hat!
I was told to floss every day! -
Thanks to those of you who have been playing along.
From the pix list people, my favourite captions from yesterday are:
"It looks like spaghetti, but it sure doesn't taste like it. How is your end?" from J.R.
"Jigsaw: What happened to the guy wearing this?
Indy: That was a GUY?!
Jigsaw: Dude! You sleigh me." from Linda
"Indy: "I've got it! If we sabotage the hat, we won't have to wear it." from Kevin & Amy
"Ugh, don't like fluffy pompons, but this stuff could just be like chewing gum….... no wait.... oh ooooops, it's floss for my teeth!!"
from Annechien
"Not sure what it is, but it stretches like a chicken!" from Chris
"Watch it buster - you'll be yankin' your teeth out and possibly sending me flying across the room..." from SueToday, Indy tries to use height to his advantage. (Kind of surprising that the pom pom hadn't been decapitated yet!) The 5th day of Christmas bloopers - basenji style!
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"Are you sure this is what Mom calls a cracker?"
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If I let go right now, the pompom will hit her right in the nose! Take that!
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Finalists from the pix list yesterday are:
"Hang on, Jigsaw! I"ll pull you to safety!!" from Rose
"Jigsaw, look into my eyes…you're getting sleepy, very sleepy." from Kevin and Amy
"More goodies will fit in it if we stretch it out really well!" from Katy
Jigsaw: "L.e.t. g.o."
Indy: "N.o."
Jigsaw: "I'm telling you Indy, it's not manly to wear this kind of hat; l.e.t. g.o."
Indy: "I.AM.too.manly.....MOOOOOOOOM!" from Linda
"If you can't even pull me onto the bed, how are we ever going to go mountain climbing?" from J.R.
"Just pull the string, and out pops a pom-pom cookie." from Sam
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"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye..." from HankToday, at the half-way point, Indy needs to take a bit of a rest - this has been hard work, you know! The 6th day of Christmas bloopers, basenji-style!
With the news from Connecticut the last few days, it somehow seems a bit trite to be doing this. But it is my sincere hope that those who have been affected by this tragedy might be able to pause for at least a little smile in this horrible time. Please know that the thoughts and prayers of people around the world are with you.
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"I'm putting him in the stocking, 'cos he's all I really want, Mom…"
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Yesterday's pix list finalists were:
"Look, Mom! His get up and go got up and went!" from Dawn
"Call 9-1-1!! I think he o d 'd on sugar cookies!" from Rose
"I guess I wore him out!!!" from Sue
"Mommmm, Indy ate ALL Santa's cookies and didn't even leave one for ME!" from Katy
"Hey! This is no time to rest! We gotta think up more mischief!!!" from Rea
"Now that Jigsaw has hypnotized Indy by rubbing his belly like a crocodile,
she can easily stuff him into his very own Christmas stocking." from Sam
"Too much candy." from Susan
""Look Mom, I pinned Indy! Where's my treat?" from Kevin and Amy
"He's asleep:) now it is mine…all mine!!!!" from Judy
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"Jigsaw: "It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a wild women with a camera!"
Indy: "Oh the horror, the horror!" <he faints="">" from LindaToday's wardrobe selection was a little less than popular. Their basenji pride looks a bit shattered. Don't worry - they recovered quickly.
The 7th day of Christmas bloopers - basenji style!
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"Shameful Mom, utterly shameful…"
or
"Geez it sure is tiring being a reindog" -
Indy: "Does my nose look red and shiny in this?"
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Yesterday's pix list captions included:
"O dear, are we meant to be a cross between a moose, a sheep, a bear and a reindeer????? What is she doing to us…. are we now basooses, or sheepbaaaaas, babearenjis or senjideers??? Let's think it over and have a good nap" from Annechien (my spell check is having a coronary)
"Indy: "Oooooooo, what was in that egg nog?" Jigsaw: " I don't know, but I'm going to stick with toilet water". from Rose
"Indy: "I can't believe she dressed us like this...and then took PICTURES"
Jigsaw: "Not only that, she sent them to all of her friends!!!" from Hank
"The dangers of dog club Christmas parties - it's all fun & games til someone ends up in a reindeer suit." from Jo Lynne
"Well, she's FINALLY lost it - she thinks we're reindeer!!!!!" from Sue
"Shut your eyes and pretend to sleep ? and as soon as she leaves, the cookie jar is ours!!" from Mike
"Jigsaw and Indy lulled into submission by their radio controlled vibrating
stereophonic red nosed reindeer head heaters." from Sam (WHERE do you come up with these things?!)
"Jigsaw: "Ok, I get the curly fawn coat color and the dark brown antlers representing Santa's reindeer but what's up with the Bindi?"
Indy: "'Shh, I'm channeling Mahtma Ghandi;come in Ghandi!" from Linda (ditto)
"Indy, with the Santa hat we got cookies like Santa eats. Do dogs with reindeer hats have to eat straw?" from J.R.
and, how could I NOT use this one:
""Definitely embarassing, but a small price we have to pay for having the best mom!" from Cathy (their breeder - ok, maybe she's biased!)Today, Jigsaw had had enough of Indy's shenanigans. (Note the foot at bottom of pic.) The 8th day of Christmas bloopers - basenji style!
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"With all the sugar in those cookies, I'm off to do the B500!"
I just noticed that the stocking says "I've been a good dog…....for a basenji." Good call on that one Marie!
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"With all the sugar in those cookies, I'm off to do the B500!"
I just noticed that the stocking says "I've been a good dog…....for a basenji." Good call on that one Marie!
OMG, you are right! Story: Many, many years ago when I had my first basenji, we went to an obedience class. The last night I believe we had some sort of "graduation test" type thing. A classmate told me "Oh, she did very well [pause], for a basenji." True.
so, the "for a basenji" is sort of a running joke around my house.
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At my house, Jigsaw and Indy's behaviour is always being compared to my old shepherd mix, Sassy, who has been gone for a couple of years now. Sassy was known as "The Good Dog". That explains my addition to the stocking. The one that Indy's chewing on actually says "Spoiled".
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Yesterday's pix list "finalists" were:
"Grab the end, Jigsaw, and I'll pull you up before the Roomba comes around again!" from Rose
"Jigsaw: PeeU Indy! You could knock over Santa you're so noxious. What is Mom feeding you?
Indy: The usual … elastic string, felt hats, stuffed stockings, pompoms, reindeer pelts from India, the backside of a fat old man's red pajamas ..." from Linda
"See that sign? I've really got her fooled, of course, she didn't see me chewing on this stocking!!!" from Sue
"Where are the goodies in that stocking?! Hey - come back, you sneaky thief!!!!" from Rea
"As the last Frito's Corn Chips "foot cookie" falls from his now empty
stocking, Indy tries to squeeze out any remaining crumbs with his bionic
jaws of steel." from Sam
"Why doesn't this darn megaphone work? I need to tell Santa what I want for Xmas." from J.R.
"Wait! What? I win! I win! Jigsaw ran away! Mwahahaha.." from Kevin and AmyToday, it might appear at first glance that Jigsaw has won the tug-o-war. What you can't see, though, is that Indy's got the pom pom in his mouth. The coveted prize. The 9th day of Christmas bloopers, basenji-style! Posting a bit later than normal 'cause I am now on Christmas holidays.
Thanks to the people on the forum who have been playing along and posting captions. Considering the pix list response I receive, I had expected this to be a bit more popular here than it's turned out to be, but I will finish it out since I see that folks are looking at them, anyway. It'd be more fun, though, if more of you would put up some captions!
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oooppps! there goes the 'pull the puppy like a sled' idea-you done gone and broke it!!!!!!!!!!
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Here are yesterday's finalists:
Santa (voice-over): Use the force, Luke .. er Indy.
Indy: HELLO? WHO'S THERE?
Santa (voice-over): Use the force, Indy. Force the hat to our side.
Indy: HUH?! WHAT?!
Santa (exasperatingly voiced-over): Oh, never mind.
Santa (voice-over): Use the force, Jigsaw (not sure where Linda comes up with this stuff!!)Jigsaw: No, it does NOT smell like chicken, Indy.
Indy: Well, ok, but it tastes like pom pom flavored chicken. Nyum nyum nyum from SamIndy "I've got him by the foot, you pull his hat off. Invisible? Ha! He didn't figure on Basenji XRay vision!" from Hank
Now for my next magic trick. My exotic, invisible cord and my intense concentration will pull my resisting, assistant, Indy, toward the enchanted hat.
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Jigsaw, if we are going to do the Mexican Hat Dance, you have to put the hat on the floor! both from J.R. (I couldn't decide between these 2)Today, Indy can't BELIEVE that Jigsaw would actually fall asleep in the middle of the photo shoot. The 10th day of Christmas, basenji style!
On another note, Jigsaw and Indy have a photo contest entry in a webpage contest run by a dachshund breeder client of mine. The page is at
http://www.heavenlyhund.com/xmascontest2012.htm You can vote for us by sending an email to heavenlyhund@yahoo.ca with "vote for Marie" in the subject line. One email per day until Dec 24th. We would appreciate any votes - it's turning out to be a tight race!
