Dogs that were fine in crates with other dogs crated next to them are not always happy to be crated on their own. My current boy had been very good in his crate for three years, but with 4 or 5 other breathing bodies close to him. In new surroundings at our house, he found the crate intolerable and ripped up everything inside it, while working himself into a frenzy. Even with a nice meaty bone, we found it impossible to leave him for any length of time. (we did not crate him when we were home) We weren't long working on leaving him loose, and except for a very few incidents he has not abused our trust….....in fact, he is the best Basenji I have had in terms of not destroying things. Interestingly, he is fine if we go out for a few hours, giving him a roller ball with treats as we exit. He is less happy if we are outside where he can see us. He wants to be where we are, which is not always possible, e.g. if one is mowing the lawn, blowing snow, etc.
Free to a good… no... free to a home. Any home.
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My B's don't care what the yarn is made of. If Momma is crocheting, she had better keep only the ball of yarn being used and the others in a closed & latched top box. I did get a neat thing for Christmas. It holds up to 8 rolls of yarn, each strand comes up thru a hole in the top, eight holes on top. I have not started a crocheting project since I received it, but am interested in how the Bs will try to get the yarn out of it. I have lost count of the number of skeins of yarn that I have had to rewind into usable balls, with lots of tie offs to reconnect the yarn. You just have to laugh.
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So glad to know that I'm not the only crazy basenji owner who tries to knit & crochet. There is actually a basenji owner group on ravelry.
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Hahahahahaha! This story just made my day!