@jordandwilly - Thanks for clearing that up.... 9-5 is just fine, IMO.... I work and have always had to leave mine when I was at work, never an issue. That said, we were able to set up the house that access to the backyard (with 10 to 12' privacy fences) with a doggy door and a dog room in the house for them, Locks on the gates so there is NO access for anyone. Dogs sleep 90% of the day so being at work doesn't bother them... never have mine even when I had a litter in the house (And have been in the breed as owner/breeder for 35+ years). You can hire a dog walker to take them out mid day..which is a good solution. and give them a mid day meal depending on their age. I do not and never have used free feeding, period. Especially if you have more that one... you never know what/who is eating what. And you can set up camera's on line to watch them from "afar".... LOL. Keep in mind people that many of us need to work and have day jobs. The most important thing is the time you need to spend with them when you are home. Example would be, if you have young children and you work... when you get home you are going to spend your time with your human children... NO dog would be happy if left out... they need their time also because they are a family member and need as much time as a human child. Again in my opinion
Interesting fact i found out about my basenji
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Whenever he is sleeping his tail uncurls whenever he is awake it instantly curls and whenever he falls back asleep it doesnt curl!
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All of them are different. I have some that relax completely when sleeping, even eating. I also have some that wouldn't relax or uncurl unless you broke the tail.
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Whenever he is sleeping his tail uncurls whenever he is awake it instantly curls and whenever he falls back asleep it doesnt curl!
Mine's exactly like that, too!
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wow i guess it just depends on the individual basenji!
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My B's tail uncurls when he is completely passed-out…that's when I know I can mess with him and he won't wake up...hahaha
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My B's tail uncurls when he is completely passed-out…that's when I know I can mess with him and he won't wake up...hahaha
It is interesting that some do and some don't. The one thing I'm finding out about B's, they're very different in so many different ways!
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Whenever my Savannah gets scared, it uncurls. The other day we were at the park watching my step son play baseball and I guess she was a little unsure of her surroundings and it was uncurled. My husband picked it up and it went back on her back curled.
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Abbey's tail stays in a tight little curl when she's asleep. One day at the park she was surrounded by big dogs and she tucked her bottom down and her tail went completely limp. Curled right back up again when the dogs left!
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Jojo's tail will relax when she is stretched out relaxing or sleeping but the white tip always has a little curl to it. My favorite thing about the curled tail is her wagging it when she is happy to see someone…
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All my B's tails uncurl when sleeping… Kristii's does stay curled at the very end, but she has a very tight "kink" at that end.....
Also as they age the tails get Loose....
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The tails looses with age? Very interesting. So when people talk about they're B's tail uncurling, does it uncurl all the way? Like B-Boy Alanis would have to be broken to uncurl. It relaxes a little but the tip is always curled.
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Two have no kinks in the tail at all and can make their tail completely limp. Two have a little kink at the very end…....it's always there, but the tail can relax.
Two have kinks so tight, you couldn't straighten it......and those two just hate for you to even touch their tail. -
Yeah, Alani has a very tight kink on the tip. She relaxes that when she's deep in thought (I know I can get this apart, I know I can) or when she's sleeping. She also hate when you touch the kink. She doesn't mind the rest of the tail.
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Tana's uncurls when he's relaxed.
Funny that different basenji's un/curl in different, seemingly opposite situations- some when they're scared and some when they're relaxed.
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Corky's sometimes uncurls when he's sleeping and sometimes when he is comfortable. I can always tell if he's really OK with someone. If his tail is uncurled, they're OK by Corky!
