We discovered a 2nd dog park within 20 minutes of our apartment…but this place is an extra 77 acres more than our closest dog park which is 3 acres! I don't know how nice or big dog parks are outside of the USA but I can say that this place may be the nicest dog park in the nation. It's on a national park with a reservoir fed by a creek. The dog park portion is fenced off and has bags, trash cans, water fountains, and people potties conveniently located. The main attraction is a half mile strip of creek bed with a running creek and usually a dozen or so wile water dogs...a conflicting situation for a playful Basenji that treats water like she's a cat! On the weekends there could be as many as 100 dogs there!
Here's a video I made of our adventures so far at the two nearby dog parks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk3LyT9aw6M
My new brindle bundle of joy…
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Life is funny sometimes.. and I agree, who would have thunk it! Tad loved the story….
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ownedbyspencer- any new names pop out at you recently?
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Good thing you told her what you named your puppy, we could have had three Kaia's!
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Lol…I would be going to play the lottery or something if that happened! And then rethinking what I consider "uncommon" names...
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I had a friend suggest this really pretty and unusual name to me last night– Kaya. Must be one of those stealth trends!
Still no name. I have backburnered it a bit, since I'm dealing with crate training issues. She panics in her crate and has explosive diarrhea the minute I leave her. It's been that way from the trip home. She had never been in a crate before and just went ballistic. So I spent the past week feeding her in the crate, giving her treats and playing with her in there with the door open, trying to erase the negative experience. She's fine with the door open and will go in to eat or get a treat. I can even shut the door for a minute, if I'm right there with her, though you can see her get anxious. Today I shut the door and walked into the other room. The panic started immediately and you wouldn't believe the mess! Any words of advice? TMartin, has Kaia been okay in the crate?
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So, where is she sleeping at night?
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Stealth trend indeed!
Kaia has been fine in the crate. She had the other puppy on the ride home from Kentucky and apparently had no problems then. She's been fed in there since she got home and will go sit in there when she's hungry or thinks she should get food/treats.
Loki on the other hand hated anything restricting from day one. He was fed in there and I always kept the door open, throwing treats in when he wasn't looking so if he passed by and smelled it, he'd have to go in to find it. Really high value stuff was given only in the crate (ie raw bones). For a time, just to get him to stay in longer and be ok, while feeding I'd close the door and feed a small amount of kibble through the bars, that took quite some time but it helped him get used to being in there longer than he would have had he eaten from a bowl. I haven't had to deal with that degree of panic, so others will have to fill in there.
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I had a friend suggest this really pretty and unusual name to me last night– Kaya. Must be one of those stealth trends!
Still no name. I have backburnered it a bit, since I'm dealing with crate training issues. She panics in her crate and has explosive diarrhea the minute I leave her. It's been that way from the trip home. She had never been in a crate before and just went ballistic. So I spent the past week feeding her in the crate, giving her treats and playing with her in there with the door open, trying to erase the negative experience. She's fine with the door open and will go in to eat or get a treat. I can even shut the door for a minute, if I'm right there with her, though you can see her get anxious. Today I shut the door and walked into the other room. The panic started immediately and you wouldn't believe the mess! Any words of advice? TMartin, has Kaia been okay in the crate?
Call me, my phone number is on my website….
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So, where is she sleeping at night?
She sleeps in the bed with me. I get up and take her out around 4 or 5.
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Stealth trend indeed!
Kaia has been fine in the crate. She had the other puppy on the ride home from Kentucky and apparently had no problems then. She's been fed in there since she got home and will go sit in there when she's hungry or thinks she should get food/treats.
That's great… and so cute and clever that Kaia will sit in there to tell you to feed her or dispense treats! I'm glad she's doing so well.
My Spencer was like Loki-- he hated the crate, but he would tolerate it begrudgingly. He grumbled and sometimes wet in there, but no panic. Poor little sweetie-- she'll be going to the vet for her shots, so I'll have her checked out. But her tummy isn't upset any other time...
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So, names. How about "Vice Versa", call name "Viva"
Good luck with the crate issue. I have had two that won't tolerate crates, but the pups I raised were O.K. with them, although the crate stage never lasted long with us…..
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Congratulations! She is so adorable and I LOVE her markings!
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Hi, I have toagree with everyone else, sheis adorable. Our third rescue is a brindle boy,who we had to call Buddy, as he and Mr Baroo bonded instantly. As for a Z name I'm pretty sure you aren't old enough to remember an old Hollywood character actress, Zazu Pitts.
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Oakley had such a high degree of panic and sounds like your girl…unfortunately, the only thing that solved it for me was his trip to the hospital for xylitol poisoning. He spent three days there with anxiety meds and chewed through IV sets quicker than the vet could re-administer! When he finally got home he decided all by himself that being in his crate for a little while was way better than being alone without mom for three days. Blessed disguise that was for me! Positive associations, not rushing it and possibly trying an expen if the crate is too confining for her? Oakley had separation anxiety AND confinement anxiety...important to distinguish between them and plan accordingly
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Yes, she may be like Oakley. I think she is showing signs of both separation anxiety and confinement anxiety. Did Oakley have the diarrhea issue? Normally, she does not– only when left alone in the crate with the door shut.
She is going to meet the vet this week, but I can tell it's going to be a slow process. She got off to a bad start in the crate, so it has been back to square one to try and establish a positive association. Baby steps. Thank goodness the housetraining and clicker training are going well!
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Thanks for all the compliments and naming ideas, everyone! Poor little no-name puppy at last has a name. Her name is Ava. We've tried it on for size and it seems to fit.
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Very nice! Look forawrd to more photos of (Ta-da) Ava!
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Welcome Ava!!!! Is crate training going any better?
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I used to have to clean diarrhea off the ceiling of the crate! Not only would he have diarrhea but he didn't care if in his panic he got covered in it..especially in the car. One time I remember handing him off to my best friend when I arrived at her house..she immediately took my little black and white (and brown) bundle of mess to the kitchen sink while I opened a bottle a of jack daniels to calm my own nerves! Oh the days of puppyhood- Oakley broke me in for sure!! I'm sure Ava will learn to readjust…persistence, consistency, and calm.
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Yes, that is exactly what she is doing– diarrhea everywhere, on the top, bottom and sides of the crate and all over the bars. Chealsie, you are the first person I've talked to that has experienced this level of panic. Ava did it from Day 1, within minutes of being shut in the crate. It's the only time she has diarrhea or shows anxiety and wow, does she go berserk! I'm glad Oakley got past it. I'm taking it slow and only shutting her in for short periods of time, building a little every day. I hear you about the Jack Daniels-- it's as hard on us as it is on them-- maybe worse!
I'm putting the towel over the sides of the crate, Pat, and that is containing the mess, but it's slow going. Tad said both of her parents were easily crate trained, so I'm not sure what's up with Little Miss Ava. I sure hope she can get past it soon!
