Hi Hoot,
Welcome to the forum. I wanted to introduce myself to you because I too adopted a dog for the same reasons. I wanted a companion for my Golden Retriever who is also my service dog. He had gained a lot of weight during a period where I was sick with my MS. I decided to go to our local shelter and found my baby Taz. He had a great personality and got along well with my Golden "Levi" . I too did not know what kind of dog he was until my BF figured it out. All we knew was that he was hound/terrier mixed. Little did I know he was Basenji or even what a Basenji was. I learned quickly. lol.. He too likes to chew a lot and we have to put everything out of his reach, especially cell phones (from experience) He won't mess with the remote control though. He does like to table surf and will take anything from gloves to mail to cellphones off the tables. He is a very loveable dog though. He loves to be in my lap and is a leaner. You will probably find she is very cat like as it is a trait of basenji's. My Taz likes to lean up against me when i am getting ready in the bathroom or when I am standing around. He is very partial to me though he loves my BF (not sure why) but he doesn't sit with him unless I am out of the room. I have to put baby gates up to keep him from going into the kitchen or from going upstairs to table surf in the bathroom or bedrooms or keep the doors shut. You will find baby gates very helpful. Also you will find that keeping lots and lots of chew toys around will be very helpful to keep her attention off of things she shouldn't chew. We use Nylabones for powerful chewers and they love pigs ears and will take them a while to chew them. Kongs are great as well because they can chew them and not destroy them as they tend to do to other softer plastic toys. I have also found he loves tennis balls and won't destroy them as well. He is fully crate trained but will sleep in the bed with me when my BF is not here. They are very playful as well. Females do tend to try to be more dominant but being a dominant person can offset that problem. Here are some pics of my Taz and you can see they look very much alike. Taz's tail is curled but not nearly as much as a full Basenji. His ears also tip more like a terrier as well. He sheds very little though when I brought him home he was shedding very bad and I don't know if it was stress related to him being at the shelter or if it was just his diet. I feed him purina pro plan sensitve stomach and skin formula which consist of salmon, brewers rice and oatmeal which are very healty for them and keeps their fur shiney and their skin healthy as well as their stomachs. You will find though the longer you have her you will fall in love with Basenjis. I hope you enjoy her and have lots of fun.
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Proud property of a Basenji
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C'mon, we all know that's how it is. We don't choose this breed, it chooses us. My grandmother ran one of the first Basenji kennels in Oregon and it's where I learned about the breed. I never thought I would own one until AJ's original owner found herself in a position that she couldn't keep him.
AJ was five years old when I got him. I heard his story and decided to give him a chance as a truckin' dog. He has taken to it extremely well. I have had him on the truck with me for almost two years now and it hasn't been the same. It's really great to have someone greet you at the door who is genuinely happy to see you. He's a cool dude. Small enough to fit anywhere, but big enough to be taken serious. And not a lot to say. Perfect dog. -
Welcome to the forum AJ's Human! Post some pics of AJ. What's your radio call "This is Barooo over". "I'm not bark'n here but I see a smoky up ahead".
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Welcome to the forum! We love pics here!
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Welcome AJ and Human. I also use to drive a truck (flatbed) wish I had know about the B back then but I had my Schnauzer and Akita. Love to here more about AJ and see pictures. I have a Red Female be 10 months old end of this month. Perfect Jaycee may have some perect days and then there are those other days. I love her just same.
Rita Jean
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Welcome Aj and Aj's owner, we are glad you've found us..and yes we do like pictures, lots and lots of pictures..I read your thread about Aj singing along to the computer..funny. I have tried to get Otis to sing along, he is very curious, but always ends up looking at me like.."turn off that racket, I am going to bed".
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Welcome to the forum
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Welcome to our pack!
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Welcome to the forum!
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Hi! Welcome to the forum!
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welcome to the forum
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my husband is a trucker too (regional) but his company doesn't allow any animals to ride with them. if they did my girl b would be truckn' right along with him.
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GenJMar does your husband drive for co or O/O? One of the guys carried a snake crazy. I think the B in the truck would have been really cool and lots of fun.
Rita Jean
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Welcome AJ from the UK.
I know of two basenjis over here that ride the road with their basenjis and the dogs are so well socialised and never phased by any new experiences! It's ideal to be able to take your basenji to work with you!
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Well, apparently the programming is smarter than I am. I'll have to play with it and figure it out, but I tried to resize the photo to JPG and came out with a BMP. Not quite sure how that happened. I'll keep trying.:mad:
Thanks for the welcome, all.
Cheers:)
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Hmmm…Guess it worked anyway, in spite of me. Still don't know how to place it next to my name, though...some more playing with it?
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He's so handsome!
To put it next to your name, go to the top of the page and click "User CP". Once you get to that page, on the left side under "User Control Panel" and "Settings & Options" you will see "Edit Avatar". Click that. On that page, click in the circle beside "Use Custom Avatar". You will have to resize the picture (80 by 80 pixels or 19.5 KB). If you are uploading it from your computer, use "Option 2" and browse for it. Use "Option 1" to get the image from another website. Good luck!
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YAY!!! Thank you, crystalncody! Your boy is very handsome as well. Cheers!
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@AJs:
Well, apparently the programming is smarter than I am. I'll have to play with it and figure it out, but I tried to resize the photo to JPG and came out with a BMP. Not quite sure how that happened. I'll keep trying.:mad:
Thanks for the welcome, all.
Cheers:)
What a handsome B you have! I hope you have him chipped. My young sport took off Tuesday but because of the chip I got him back safely. I stupidly had his collar off when he slipped out of an open gate.
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Very handsome boy.
Rita Jean
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Aj is gorgeous..
