@debradownsouth your post rings true and though I hate that this has to be the solution- unfortunately if I lock her in any sort of room she instantly scratches frantically at the carpet, ripping it from the tacks in 5-10 minutes. I’d love to give her free roam of my place- as I did my last place- but she’s not comfortable enough yet and will destroy the carpet and maybe the couch as well.
She is odd in the way she acts. She has plenty ability to get away from the kids and loud noises but does not move away from them. She will just give a short protest growl as they walk by.
Giving her treats in the crate doesn’t work. She’s still to frantic to even think about them while in there. She goes nicely into the crate and doesn’t have to be forced, but has now taken a step backwards since she got out the one time.
We go to the dog park frenquently and she gets long walks everyday as we live in a town that’s easily walk-able. I even have the 6 year old wall her.
The Prozac, thus far, has helped her to not be so frantic during the day when the kids are under toe.
Basenjis are hard (as we all know) and this is not my first by far.
Random yelps when grooming/licking
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My girl has done this a few times now , sometimes she'll randomly
Yelp when she's grooming herself or licking her self , something a miss?
Should I go to the vet ?, could it be an issue from her spay ?? It's was done April 20th -
My boy does the same thing. Not sure why.
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Sounds pretty bad of a second then nothing the matter , feel all over waiting for a reaction and nothing she's totally fine
really wonder why she does it , I thought maybe something was wrong but at the same time
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My guys do that ever so often while grooming; and if you watch a dog grooming they will often nibble at their skin with their incisors, and I think sometimes they pinch themselves.
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Yeah, ours will do it too. I have seen our Tigger sit and let Lion lick his eyes for several minutes. She will even bite stray hairs or something off his eyebrows or lashes and he has shook his head and made a light welp, but leaned right back in for more.
I have also had them scratch themselves occasionally and hit a spot that caused them to cry out but would not be able to stop scratching either.
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Thank you everyone for the re assuring that it's norhing to worry about
She did do it the other day , becuase she sat right on her elk antler that she has chewed enough
Quite funny actually , then she "dug" and hid her potato raw hide into the seats of the couch lol -
She now did this after getting up from a loong long 2 or 3 hr nap , after doing her downward dog and cat stretch , stretching down then back into a normal position she whined and turned to her left hind side , muscle cramp ?, stifle stuck?, is really weird I've squeezed every place it might be and nothing , she does go into a sit when I'm around her back end and squeeze her back end ? Could that be an issue ??
