I've hunted deer with my basenji in emergency situations during archery season. She has helped me find several wounded deer in the woods after dark. Basenjis are easily distracted by other trails and other deer scents so you need to make them associate the smell of deer blood with getting a raw venison treat. My basenji found a deer for me the first time I tried it with her. Most dogs need extensive training for this but she picked it up in 10 minutes. She has helped me a great deal. If there is no blood on the ground however it'd be tough depending on the wind direction, and they usually get distracted by diverging deer trails if there is no blood to follow.
Hi from London, England
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We have our first Basenji - Tyler who is going to celebrate his second birthday on December 2nd. He is a wonderful member of our family and is really playful and social with other dogs as well. I wanted to join this forum because I would love to meet other basenji owners.
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Welcome, please post photos in Show off your dog category.
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Welcome to the forum. I am very sad to see a 3 mo old post just appearing. No idea if you are still checking in, but welcome and please know the old forum had been having major issues in not showing new posts-- it isn't that we aren't friendly.
