It's been my experience that sometimes my basenji just gets it in her head that she doesn't like another dog, and for seemingly no good reason. I have been able to mitigate her behavior, but this is not a cure….
First, an excited basenji is a biting basenji. Make sure he's calm. Make him sit. Exert your dominance. Stand over your dog, look him in the eye. You need to snap him out of his mindset and remind him that you're in charge and he doesn't need to be aggressive.
It will take time and patience, but he can be made more comfortable...
I've also found that walking together as a "pack" helps. The two humans in the middle, the dogs held on a very short leash to either side, and you ignore your dog's aggression, focusing them on the walk itself. After a short while, they should just about forget one another. But this also acclimates them to each other. Good luck!
Things to do with your dog
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I like to be active in the lives of my pets
Duo, my cat, doesn't like to do much but we have our time at night, before bed
she happily cuddles up with me, we share our feelings for each other and curl up to sleepI was looking for things I'd like to do with Bindi, see what we can and can not do
a few years back I saw a show on Animal Planet, K9 Karma and I want to get in shape, make my life healthier I also thought of Lure
I love to run with her and we have a 2 mile trail around a lake near by
I figured we could run there
what does everyone hear do with their dogs/animals?
(here's the link to the K9 Karma show http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/k9karma/k9karma.html)
~Kat
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Lure coursing is a wonderful activity for your Basenji… they love it....
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Things I do with my dogs:
Lure Coursing
Agility
Rally Obedience
Straight Racing
Oval Racing -
We take our kids as many places as we can…
hiking
swimming
running/jogging- nature trails
parks
doggie events (like ours!! www.firstgiving.org/bdawg)
I've taken Lexi to do lure coursing a few years ago- it was fun, but she wasn't as in to it as I thought she might be; our dobie was FAR superior! lol
