Been a rainy two days in Fl Thor has not had the normal pool side runs. it’s our rainy season here in SW Fl. USA.
His paw is looking a bit better, less red between the toe, bottom pad as well. and back to a normal gait. The rest ( lack of running on deck pavers)....seems to be helping. I am going to stay on top of this problem because I can’t keep him from running....It’s his safe run area.
Basanji paws
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I never noticed the joined/not joined thing. I'll have to look. I wonder if my Eski was joined? Too late to look now, he's been gone over a year (sniff).
I'll second the corn chip thing though, and that IS wierd, I've never noticed another dog smelling like fritos before, but my Basenji sure does!
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On the plus side, their coat is for the most part odorless. I always joke that my B smells like a stuffed animal. No scent.
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Our dog likes to eat Salsa, a connection maybe?
Now if their breath smells of Margarita and salty lips, then we have proof!
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Thanks to the B forum for answering those questions so quickly. Love the close up pic of Basenji feet.
My wife now admits that corn chips are a better description of what Ella smells like. She gets that smell from her coat. I have never tried smelling her feet.
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Fritos here too. I figure a dog that looks as yummy as ours had to smell as yummy too.
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Thanks to the B forum for answering those questions so quickly. Love the close up pic of Basenji feet.
My wife now admits that corn chips are a better description of what Ella smells like. She gets that smell from her coat. I have never tried smelling her feet.
Probably has to do with their paws resting against their coat in areas.
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I checked Tayda and Lennys paws and they are not as joined as the picture you posted, but they don't appear to be totally separate…
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I know when breeders were discussing this a while ago there seemed to be a bit of variance too. Mine are like yours Michelle. The very tops/surface of the pad isn't necessarily joined, but all along the side of the rear of the two middle pads are fused so those can't be separated as much as the outer toes, which have some skin in between them.
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hmmm…. i wonder why ours are the same...
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Yup, fritos.
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My B smells like fritos too… but only his feet. I notice it the most when he bats at me to get out of bed in the morning.
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popcorn. Our dogs feet smell like popcorn. A guy I work with is married to a vet. He called her at work one morning when we were having this convo and she confirmed that puppy feet smell like popcorn….
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I love the smell of my babies feet. I think the best description is popcorn. Warm and sweet. Do any of your Bs have tickly feet. I put my finger in between the pads and stroke the soft furr and it tickles.:rolleyes:;)
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Corn chips - fritos - peanuts - wish my dogs feet smelled like that - every time we go out she commences digging, and even after a nice bath, her feet pretty much smell like warm dirt! Her coat doesn't really smell at all, except aloe and oatmeal after her bath. I've seen pictures here on the forum of nice pink foot pads - no matter how I scrub, Shaye's feet never get that way any more.
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I know when breeders were discussing this a while ago there seemed to be a bit of variance too. Mine are like yours Michelle. The very tops/surface of the pad isn't necessarily joined, but all along the side of the rear of the two middle pads are fused so those can't be separated as much as the outer toes, which have some skin in between them.
I remember reading that post, here it is
http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=1829&highlight=joined+pads -
I just checked my B's feet and they are definitely joined but so is our Schnorkie's feet much less though, and our Doxies feet are barely joined like our hands have that skin between the fingers…and yes they do smell like fritos, yumm-o. As far as Otis' general smell, like straw or something that, very faint and pleasant.
Petra
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All B's have the web feet. Apparently this trait is uaually found in water breeds? I found a list on the internet about webbed paws when my family was picking the dog for us.
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All B's have the web feet. Apparently this trait is uaually found in water breeds? I found a list on the internet about webbed paws when my family was picking the dog for us.
Basenjis do not have web feet?
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yeah….they shouldn't have webbed feet like a water dog. Some do have the toe pads of the middle toes fused but not all.
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yeah….they shouldn't have webbed feet like a water dog. Some do have the toe pads of the middle toes fused but not all.
I've never seen webbed feet on a basenji. Of my 3, Ruby & Liyah have the middle toe pads fused, Brando does not.
