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! 🙂
Basenji nose color
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Does anyone know if the nose has pink on it, if that means it is not a well-bred dog?
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Does anyone know if the nose has pink on it, if that means it is not a well-bred dog?
Not an indicator of responsible breeding at all. It happens sometimes.
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Also, if its a puppy it could just be the pigment hasn't come through??
I know in the pictures the breeders sent of Maya's litter, they all were born with pink noses and the pigment started to come through gradually until they were 8 weeks old when it had mostly come through
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Does anyone know if the nose has pink on it, if that means it is not a well-bred dog?
And sometimes the more white in the face the nose might be a lighter or pink color. Some pedigrees carry a "pinky" nose too… not an indication of poor breeding at all... even though we all would prefer the nice black nose. Same goes for light eyes... some lines carry a light eye...
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Dallas had a little "lightening bolt" of pink across his nose when he was a pup.
He's the one on the left obviously:
However, it has disappeared as he has grown.
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Lexi used to have a lot of pink on her nose when she was younger. It eventually filled in- maybe after the first year or so? But sometimes when she sleeps… some of it comes back.
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Also Basenjis get "winter nose" and their nose sometimes lightens up a little in the winter. It doesn't go totally pinkish like a puppy though.
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Sugar gets the 'winter nose' thing. It does get a pinkish black, but in summer goes straight back to black. All puppies are born with the pink noses and they later fill in. Talker still has a little bit of pink which I expect will fill in.