Quiet Riot
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Hello everyone, this is a great forum! We love our little boy Quiet Riot (breeder named) or Rye for short. He's 13 weeks and our first Basenji. He's doing great, even with the snow and -10F temps that we have had today. Hope he remembers it next year! He has had 2 weeks of clicker training and doing well. Has anyone had luck with clicker training and Basenji's? Glad to be part of this forum.
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Welcome to another New Englander…he's adorable! Keep sending those great pictures!
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My response to the clicker question is this - my basenji caught on to the clicker faster than my lab, but she gets bored and distracted quickly, so sessions are usually 5 minutes maximum. For the general obedience-type command like sit, I used the basenji's "what's in it for me" trait and taught her that if she wants in or out of the door she must sit first. If she wants to eat, she must sit AND give me space while prepping the food. She is smart with the clicker and offers so many behaviors that it is a chalenge for me, the trainer, to focus on one behavior to reward. That being said, any trouble I may be having could be due to novice clicker abilities. Good Luck
