Everyone needs to talk about a spay/neuter... while in Europe it is not the "norm" to do so... however in the US it is.... that said waiting till the pup is mature is the best... but in the US we have issues with puppymills and Backyard breeders that breed/sell pups for profit... My contracts say that the pup needs to be spayed/neutered... and we talk about the age. Again, I will say that my puppy people are "Vetted" before getting a puppy, but many Puppymiller puppies and/or Backyard Breeders could not care if those pups were bred or not... nor are they health tested... so as they say "buyer beware". Responsible breeders stay in touch with the pups they place... the others... NOT... could not care less... OK I said my 2cents... And many in the US are not ready to keep a female that is in season... a short story about a friend that had 2 German Shepards... Male/Female in tact.... female came in season, so they locked to male in the backyard, female in their garage... the male "ate down the door to the garage to get to the female..".... puppies happened... no health testing either... IT HAPPENS... DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL NOT! And I can tell you stories about males coming through windows in the home to get to a bitch in season....years ago we had a 12yr in-tact male lab 3 blocks over, he knew exactly when my Basenji bitches were in season... thankfully we had 12ft fences... but he was there every single day... not so for many homes that have fences this big... and if this boy was younger... I can bet he would have found a way over the fence
A day of firsts…
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Day three with Cricket:
Cricket had her first walk with us. It was short, cold, and windy.
She tried her first rabbit poop… she likes it...
She killed her first stuffy. It was a fuzzy heart that had "Puppy Love" written on it.
And she just outsmarted me with my own training technique.
Yes, I have fallen prey to the old bait and switch. I was lying all cuddled up on couch with my trusty Kleenix (watching a sappy show). She approaches me with the carcus of her stuffy kill and big brown puppy eyes. I petted her, then grabbed her stuffy.She grabbed my kleenix and ran!
I was completely duped! and she was SO proud of herself! :rolleyes:
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Next Tuesday is my first day at a new job. I will be a municipal budget analyst, so I'm sure I'll be introduced to almost everybody from all of the departments. How do some of you handle "first days?" Should I thank my new boss for giving me the job? (HR gave me the job offer, so I haven't spoken with him since the interview) How would you word that? What are some good first day first impression tips?
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ah well, get used to being outsmarted.
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How funny…jepp they train us fast don't they?
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HA! Kleenexes and paper towels are the Holy Grail to a basenji. They will resort to anything to get one.
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I watched a show on TV a few days back, and this girl was addicted to eating toilet paper. I bet basenjis would love to meet her.
(no disrespect intended to the girl).
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Fran, are you sure she wasn't a Basenji in disguise!!!!!
