I have an alpha female basenji and brought a newborn into our family. I was in the hospital for four days (my in laws stayed with dog and horse), when we came home, we had my Mom bring her new boyfriend. He was a great distraction, but also allowed me some alone time with Cricket. When they left, she noticed the baby in the bassinet and was a bit concerned.
She adapted to the baby, but I don't leave them alone just in case. Cricket is not nearly as jealous as she was, now that he drops food for her at the table, but she did get a bit jealous for a few weeks.
While I was pregnant, I was told that 'the test' was to play baby crying videos on YouTube. How the dog reacts will tell you how they will interact with the baby. Cricket beat the crap out of my phone when I tried… So not a great test! 🙂
How do you read Basenji Forums?
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Go to the QuickLink to Today's Posts? Go straight to a topic (rescues, introductions, etc)?
I need to post a couple more questions/appeals regarding transport, 2-week fostering or kennel suggestions for a B I'm picking up from a shelter in El Paso, and was wondering if it would be better to post a Rescues thread or post in a more general category (like Basenji Talk). That got me to wondering how other members read the forums.
I tend to go to Today's Posts and scan. How about you?
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I go to New posts
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I go to anything marked "Today", and then will sometimes scan the topics for anything I may have missed in the last few days.
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I go straight to Latest Posts on the bottom right.
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I, like Pat, go to New Posts at the top.
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I click on each forum that says it has been updated that day, and then just read through all the unread posts. Just like magazines I am anal about it, and read straight through from top to bottom
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I go to new posts.
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I look at each forum, and read the new posts. I also use the search mode if I am looking for a specific topic, which I find helpful .
Anne in Tampa
