He does only poop in his crate, no urine usually.
I am trying to gradually get him to like his crate, but I do think it might be a lost cause. But yesterday I left for about three hours and left him in the kitchen. When I got back, I opened the door and looked down to see not only my cat waiting for me but my dog as well… He found a way to get out of the kitchen and have the run on my apartment. I now know why basenjis are called escape artists. I was happy to find that although he had an accident in the living room, he didn't destroy anything. But I won't count on one time to trust him alone.
I am going to stick with the kitchen and try to make sure he can't get out.
Training videos and books
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Does anyone have experience with a home self training using books, videos. If so please help us out find good sources.
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Tool Box for Remodeling your Problem Dog, by Terry Ryan
So Your Dog is Not Lassie, by Betty Fisher
Anything by Patricia McConnell PhD, or Brenda Aloff, or Terry Ryan. I haven't read it, but I have heard good things about Parenting your Dog, by Trish King.
Also, anything by Ian Dunbar PhD -
Check out www.dogwise.com
Anything by Patricia McConnell PhD, or Brenda Aloff, or Terry Ryan.
I was going to recommend the same thing. These are great & knowledgeable authors.
I also like Turid Rugaas…she's got great cheap pamphlets on the basics that for me was absolutely priceless. Her method for resolving the pulling problem seems to be working for my dogs. I will be forever indebted to this woman if I manage to have any success with this.
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thank you thank you thank you..