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  • Happy Christmas!

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    What a wonderful photo of a wonderful Basenji!!!! That picture completely captures life with a Basenji!!! It made me laugh out loud! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a bright, happy and healthy new year coming!
  • Perry retrieves!

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    @Patty: What a Star! Such a clever boy. I only know one other Basenji who can fetch any named article! I have had a couple, but Perry is the best! My girl Lady would bring me a bone on request (one of those processed white bones) and also her collar…...which she didn't like to pick up (esthetics, I think.....didn't like the feel in her mouth), but she would if I insisted. Funny story. I would send Lady to retrieve her bone from the basement. I had a treat at the ready as a reward. She would start down the stairs, get halfway down, then return to make sure I still had the treat for her. It usually took her 3 or 4 attempts to make it all the way to the basement and return with the bone! :) Sunny had a fairly good repertoire as well. I started using "pick it up" with him, because I had read Chuck Eisenmann's book. I find "pick it up" a very useful command, as you can point to pretty much anything and invoke it. Naming the object moves you towards the goal of recognizing and bringing the items you desire. Anything that increases vocabulary and understanding improves communication with your dog, IMO. Since I discovered clicker training, I have really enjoyed using it, as it speeds things up greatly, and the dog soon learns that when the clicker appears it is time to start offering behaviours. :)
  • Merry Christmas!

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    Thank you for the Christmas pictures - lovely to see them all.
  • Merry Christmas to all

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    Merry Christmas to all… and honestly.... I would love to "go" to the snow with the B's for the holidays... but glad that we don't have any here at home. That said, we could do with a bit less rain as the girls have made a "mud" track in the yard running after critters.... Safe and wonderful holidays to all
  • Merry Christmas from us too

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    Sooooo cute!!!! Your kids (human and canine) are awesome!
  • Merry Christmas from Australia

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    LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE That pic!! I dont think i could get MAverick to wear that lol KUDOS!