New update: Tika is no longer in heat! Yay! Remy got neutered and is doing great! We got a dog trainer to come in assess the situation and she thinks it is starting to improve compared to how I described it when I booked her to come. Only Maia seems to need the muzzle, she seems to be very unsure of the puppy. We are working with her to build her confidence. The puppy doesn’t seem to have any stress with Maia around and won’t start anything. The muzzle is on just in case when I am home alone as I don’t want anything bad to happen when if I can’t separate them. The puppy is getting lots of training time to help her learn how to behave properly. With 2 people here we can have the girls on short leashes and they are fine together. They did have a small altercation of snarling but no biting and no one got hurt. The older female backed down and walked away. As much as I want her to be the top dog it seems that the puppy has a much more dominant personality. If they figure out the pack hierchy hopefully everything will settle down. The trainer says there are no pack instincts in domesticated dogs, but after having 6 basenjis I can’t agree with that in regards to basenjis. We can walk the girls together without muzzles now so I think things are more positive and they seem to be improving every day. When Remy is healed from his neuter I will get the puppy spayed and hope that calms things down even further. So far there is a lot more peace in the house. Please anyone let me know if there is anything else I should be doing to keep these girls on track. Thank you for all your advice and guidance! I am so grateful for this forum as what is normal for other dogs is not so much with these guys!
Is this a basenji?
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Luzmery- I'm sorry! I didn't realize when I started this post that it would become a situation where you would become upset. Am I just naive? Or do I just want to believe that a "no kill" shelter, really means that. Transferring them to another shelter to do "whatever" is not the same as a "no kill" shelter. I so want to believe that this patient got the facts wrong. I don't know why I even bother looking at this website as it breaks my heart to see all these dogs waiting for homes. Again, I am so sorry if I upset you.
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No please Jodie you did not upset me. I am on basically a daily basis looking through pics of dogs in shelters. I didn't mean to make you feel bad. We went looking in hopes that she was a basenji and we could bring her home. I do wish the patient was wrong but that's the way it is. When we fond our Champ he was on the list to be put down and thanks to his foster mom, well you know the rest. We now have him. It's just so heart breaking not to be able to bring all those sweet dogs home. On the way home we just tried to think of Champ and how lucky we all were we found him. It's life what are you going to do….just makes you appreciate the luck that some dogs have had to be adopted.
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Thank you. Instead of thinking about the sad stories, I will also concentrate how lucky and blessed we were to have found Lillie and how she has become a part of our family. It's still hard for me to believe. Do I live in a fantasy world? Sometimes, I just think (actually hope) there will always be a happy ending for these dogs. Whenever I talk to someone who wants a dog…I tell them please to check out shelters first. My nephew adopted a long haired dachschund from a shelter in Bayonne, NJ. He is now considering another dog to keep "Snoopy" company. I hope you find another special dog.
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thanks we hope so too.
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I not only am a BRAT person, but work for a all breed dog rescue.
The shelter checkers are angels!
They go in with a clipboard and write down dogs and mixes we can help.
Then they leave.
We save lots of doggie lives with their help, but I know they leave the shelters with tears.
Hugs for anyone who can put themselves out to help all dogs in need. -
Sharon-
I second that!
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I third that. I felt like an idiot with tears in my eyes but I'm sure I'm not the first.
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I worked at a "No Kill Shelter' and that is what they where was a no kill they didn't ship there dogs off to get put down we had many cats and dogs that either didn't find a forever home or just had some learning issues and people brought them back for one reason or another anyways we had one dog that went to training quite a few times but didn't find a forever home for a lonnnngg time {almost 2 yrs} they never once would think of putting him down he became more of a in house dog he would sit with us and we would play with him quite a bit he was such a cute little ham loved his pic taken lol but not to say maybe shelters around u might say something and do different but i can say the shelters in Mass if they say they are a "No kill shelter" they must be by law .
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That is great news. I don't know first hand about this. I was just stating what I was told as a reason why going to these shelters saddens me.
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I volunteer at my county's animal shelter and though they are not "No Kill" they do not euthanize adoptable dogs as long as they have room in the shelter. They work hard with foster homes and rescue to do everything they can so that they are below capacity. When we first started volunteering there, there were dogs who had already been in the shelter for over 3 months. Now we only have 1 dog there that has been there since the first week we started.
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That's so sad. I mean the part of them not having a home but luckily I'm sure they get lots of love and affection from those working there.
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Us working there has been a good thing for the dogs. They are getting adopted and their new owners have someone to contact if they are having problems. The reason why I volunteer is to help the dogs to be more adoptable and the adoptions to work out so the dogs have forever homes. Some of the dogs we have worked with and helped to get adopted are now in the obedience classes that I take my own dogs to so I get to see how they are doing in their new homes.
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very nice. You r doing a great thing.
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Well North Shore contacted me with a generic message stating that the pets listed are a representation of the dogs and may or may not be available. The best way to find out is to go to the shelter personally. Not very helpful but what can you do. Good way to get ppl down there though.
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Luzmery-That is exactly what they told me. I am disappointed. The whole idea is to get these animals adopted into loving homes. They really should be more considerate. Especially the fact that there are plenty of people who do not live nearby or have their heart set on one particular animal. Have you been looking at the petfinder website? Is your heart set on another basenji?
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Yes I Look Everywhere. Unfortunantly We Have Become Spoiled And Do Only Want A Basenji. Plus Our Landlord Did Say It Was O.k For Us To Get Another Dog As Long As He Is Quiet Too. Honestly We Took Care Of Another Dog For A Weekend And That Barking Had Us Going Nuts. Champ Has Ruined It For Any Other Breed. They Really Are Remarkable Dogs.
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I agree wholeheartedly. I had a lab mix from North Shore for 11 years. I loved Lucy dearly..she was a phenomenal dog, however, her barking drove us crazy. I will keep my ears and eyes open with all the local animal shelters in Staten Island. Again, good luck!
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thanks. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will happen sooner than later.
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Looks like a B to me but i think more of a B mix he looks like he has corse hair Maybe be has the size of a cattledog body and a basenji head
My Aspen is a cattledog/ terrier mix he has the body of a cattledog {the colors} and the height and face of a terrier heres a pic so u can see the colors of the cattledog well one color anyways
phoenix3 - this is Aspen? I'm so amazed at her spots, because my Daisy has spots like Aspens. We know her mother is pure R/W Basenji and she is thought her other half Beagle. One of her other litter mate moms thought Blue Healer (cattledog). But I subscribed to the Beagle. Daisy could be … Cattle Dog I suppose. She's bigger than Duke now at almost 9 months old. I will show her off soon on "Show Off" forum soon.
