I've hunted deer with my basenji in emergency situations during archery season. She has helped me find several wounded deer in the woods after dark. Basenjis are easily distracted by other trails and other deer scents so you need to make them associate the smell of deer blood with getting a raw venison treat. My basenji found a deer for me the first time I tried it with her. Most dogs need extensive training for this but she picked it up in 10 minutes. She has helped me a great deal. If there is no blood on the ground however it'd be tough depending on the wind direction, and they usually get distracted by diverging deer trails if there is no blood to follow.
Hi from Jumoke
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Thought I should sign-up, since I seem to be a topic of discussion.
I’ll plan to post a few discussions later this week.
Bryan
Bryan and Laurie Gregory
Jumoke Basenjis
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Only good things Bryan, only good things.
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LOL. Definitely, only good things.
Sheesh – brings back feelings from when I was a kid, talking about a teacher and then realizing they're standing right behind you!
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Oh- but as long as you're here…I'd like to meet Sharron, so next time we're at a show and she is there, can you point her out to me?
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Come to the EBC specality show.
I will be. Coming Fri afternoon and staying thru sun.
Hubby is bring my 2 b's over for the blood draw on sat, so you can, hopefully, meet them as well.
It will be fun.
We will all be members of the "I have a Bryan G" dog fan club.
Laugh!
