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Hello new basenji owner in Wisconsin

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  • Welcome they are a blast and yes I do think they are thinking enjoy. Thank you both for caring enough to take this guy in your home. I second Pat about looking at web sites on there health. Post some pictures and let us know the name. Good Luck.

    Rita Jean

  • Welcome to the forums, you can learn a lot about Basenjis here! I would love to see some pictures of him… might make it easier to suggest names.:D

  • Welcome! Post pictures of the little darling!!!

  • Welcome to the forum! :)

  • Welcome, and thank you and your fiance for taking in an abused little guy. I guarantee he knows that his life has changed for the better!

  • Shannon,
    welcome to the forum, what a lovely story, it is lovely to hear. Please post some pics of your Basenji when you can.

  • Hi Jinxed,

    Yet another WI basenji person. Wahoo! What part of the state are you in? And thanks for taking in an abused little boy. I hope he makes a happy addition to your family.

  • Welcome to our pack (from neighboring MN) - there really is a wealth of info here as well as great stories - we've collectively experienced it all with these little beasties!

    I would ditto the comment about checking out the health website already mentioned and look through that section on this forum - Fanconi's is a nasty genetic disease but one that can be controlled so well worth having the test done.

  • Hi there,
    Welcome, I am fairly new on here myself and I'm sure you'll find this forum and these lovely people on here as friendly, helpful and genuine as I have.
    Was good of you to take your little boy in, I would love to see some pics if you want to put any on.
    Hope to chat to you soon
    Kat, Gavin and our little Eesha

  • Welcome to the forums, from another wisconite. glad to hear you opened up you home and heart.

  • Hi we decided to name him Beau. It seems to suit him lol. My uncle thinks he is about 6 months old. Im in milwaukee, Wi. And I finally managed to post some pics of him at first the site was saying i didnt have a security token, but eventually it let me post anyhow. Everyone in this forum is so nice and helpful already thank you guys so much I'm sure I will need the help if B's are as naughty as people are telling me they can be lol.

  • Welcome Jinxed. Beau sure is a cutie. Thanks ever so much for taking him in. Learning about Basenji ways is a lifelong experience:)

  • Welcome to the forum!

    Great you gave him a permanent home!

  • He is so pretty. I can't believe how deep those scars look on his poor face. You might, with the vets approval, I guess, want to try some scar cream on the scars and see if they blend/heal better/less visible…if you think his scars are bothersome.

  • Welcome! Beau looks like such a sweetie.

  • There's a basenji club in the Milwaukee area (I think it's called Southeastern Wisconsin Basenji Club or something similar - too bad they're not in SW Wis. or I'd go) that has all kinds of activities - get-togethers, training tips, rescues, etc. etc. You might want ot check them out.

  • I never realized there were so many Basenji owners around here I am so going to check out that basenji club Wizard thanks I didnt even know there was one.
    Does anyone have any ideas about how to get him to quit begging and taking food off the table? He will even put his little feet up on the edge to see if there is anything good to go for on the kitchen table. When telling him no didn't work we tryed to lay boundries by useing our body to force him out of the area (like on the dog whisperer) He doesn't care so we closed him in the kitchen with the baby gate. How high can basenjis jump cuz he is very impressive. He already jumped the baby gate at my mother in laws house, mine is taller so he hasn't yet. He even puts his nose into the babys lap in the high chair and when i take her out of the chair he is up on his hind legs looking for left overs. He doesn't like water… do you think nailing him with a water gun or spray bottle would be too mean? Never had a beggar b4 need help lol

  • I feel your pain…we are dealing with Otis doing that too, and my husband is sick of it..We use a babygate and lock the dogs in the litchen while we eat, taht way they see us, buty won't bother us. In Otis' obedience cass the trainer said that you could use a spray bottle for all unwanted behavior, but I haven't tried it yet..might work wonders.

  • One of the great advantages to crate training… put them in their crates when you are eating dinner, especially when they are babies... give them something to chew/play with... let them out when you are done.

  • @jinxed_1980:

    I never realized there were so many Basenji owners around here I am so going to check out that basenji club Wizard thanks I didnt even know there was one.
    Does anyone have any ideas about how to get him to quit begging and taking food off the table? He will even put his little feet up on the edge to see if there is anything good to go for on the kitchen table. When telling him no didn't work we tryed to lay boundries by useing our body to force him out of the area (like on the dog whisperer) He doesn't care so we closed him in the kitchen with the baby gate. How high can basenjis jump cuz he is very impressive. He already jumped the baby gate at my mother in laws house, mine is taller so he hasn't yet. He even puts his nose into the babys lap in the high chair and when i take her out of the chair he is up on his hind legs looking for left overs. He doesn't like water… do you think nailing him with a water gun or spray bottle would be too mean? Never had a beggar b4 need help lol

    The website is www.bcosw.org. It's a good group of people. If you go to the events page you can see all of the different activities. Hope to see you at one!

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