It's a slow process, be patient and consistent with her. We adopted Bolt 6 years ago, he's 12 y/o and 3/4 Africain. We don't know his history, but at some point he got into a dog fight. He has the scars to prove it. When we walk, there are certain dogs that will trigger a violent reaction from him. Over the years I've gotten very good at reading other people, and how they walk their dogs, plus reading their dog's body language. A high straight up tail tightly wagging will send him off the rails. I've worked extensively with him to the point that he is manageable when he sees other dogs. I usually make him sit, or give as wide a distance as I can allow. BUT, he is a biter, so I'm extremely cautious when I'm around other people. All bets are off if that other dog is not leashed!! It does get better, and yes you can teach an older dog new behaviors, I certainly did.
New Dog Sport
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This sounds like it may be a fun activity to try with basenjis, it is Nosework.
http://www.funnosework.com/home.html
I would love to attend a seminar or workshop on how to get started with this. I think my dogs would have fun with it.
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That definitively would good fun for a B. They're pretty good smelling things out. They love to track I know that and they can smell a cookie crumb from across the street.
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how intersting and fun. Otis would be a natural at this as most other B's.
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how intersting and fun. Otis would be a natural at this as most other B's.
I could see the headlines now."Brindle Beast sniffs out hidden cinnamon buns in attempted smuggling across Mexican/US border".
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Well if it is food related he will be the champ sniffer..yesterday he managed to eat a whole package of bacon…not cooked, so he is still following his raw diet, which the kids found very interesting..:rolleyes: Boy he pais the price for it today..bad diarrhea..
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Well if it is food related he will be the champ sniffer..yesterday he managed to eat a whole package of bacon…not cooked, so he is still following his raw diet, which the kids found very interesting..:rolleyes: Boy he pais the price for it today..bad diarrhea..
A whole package of bacon!!! My god all that fat.
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I know. I freaked out as well..so he has been eating very lean since then..to make up for it..
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I know. I freaked out as well..so he has been eating very lean since then..to make up for it..
Otis never seizes to amaze me with the things he eats and it's not just one it's the whole package of course. "I never get any bacon so I'm going to eat the whole package and make up for it".
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Sounds neat Lisa, let us know how it goes if you try!
