New update: Tika is no longer in heat! Yay! Remy got neutered and is doing great! We got a dog trainer to come in assess the situation and she thinks it is starting to improve compared to how I described it when I booked her to come. Only Maia seems to need the muzzle, she seems to be very unsure of the puppy. We are working with her to build her confidence. The puppy doesn’t seem to have any stress with Maia around and won’t start anything. The muzzle is on just in case when I am home alone as I don’t want anything bad to happen when if I can’t separate them. The puppy is getting lots of training time to help her learn how to behave properly. With 2 people here we can have the girls on short leashes and they are fine together. They did have a small altercation of snarling but no biting and no one got hurt. The older female backed down and walked away. As much as I want her to be the top dog it seems that the puppy has a much more dominant personality. If they figure out the pack hierchy hopefully everything will settle down. The trainer says there are no pack instincts in domesticated dogs, but after having 6 basenjis I can’t agree with that in regards to basenjis. We can walk the girls together without muzzles now so I think things are more positive and they seem to be improving every day. When Remy is healed from his neuter I will get the puppy spayed and hope that calms things down even further. So far there is a lot more peace in the house. Please anyone let me know if there is anything else I should be doing to keep these girls on track. Thank you for all your advice and guidance! I am so grateful for this forum as what is normal for other dogs is not so much with these guys!
Your basenji's tricks
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I'm having a second cup of morning coffee and reading all of these with a smile on my face and ideas…. What a great way to start the day!
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Mine all take a charlee bear from my lips, very gently, then sit to eat it.
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Not nice. You first blow him off as not into tricks, then list ones that put me to shame… going to go pout now.
- stand and spin.
- show him who's boss - where he shakes his stuffy viciously
- pictures! - where he will freeze right where he is
- poor poor, or are you sad? - where he will do a fake pout and make his body shiver then slowly falls over onto his back
- go, zumi go! - and that starts a B-500!!
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Dolce can give high 5 & low 5. A great rollover and will do stick em up where she stands on her hind legs and puts both front paws in the air and stumbles backwards.
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I can't even imagine! It seems like it would be so difficult or impossible to teach them some of these tricks lol…for me at least.:o
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Great thread this, Fran. It's made me smile, i love the tricks Zumi can do, especialy show him whose boss and poor, poor.
Also like the stick em up that Dolce does. Going to have to try them.
Malaika does the high five and the choosing game.
This is where i put a treat in one closed fist and show her both hands saying which one.
She places her paw on the hand she thinks it's in, if she guesses correctly she gets the treat, if i open my hand and nothings there she then places her paw on the other hand. -
Malaika does the high five and the choosing game. This is where i put a treat in one closed fist and show her both hands saying which one.
She places her paw on the hand she thinks it's in, if she guesses correctly she gets the treat, if i open my hand and nothings there she then places her paw on the other hand.I'm going to try the 'choosing' game today. Kipawa seems to have a really good nose.
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I'm going to try the 'choosing' game today. Kipawa seems to have a really good nose.
let me know how he gets on Fran
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MD, how did you teach the stick em up trick please ?
Senji, how did you teach the poor you trick please ?
I'd like to have a go at these.
My last Basenji had his own trick where he would run upstairs backwards, i think he did it so he could watch you chasing him as he knew we didn't want him up there. I do wish i'd video'd it. -
- go, zumi go! - and that starts a B-500!!
Cricket's cue for starting the B-500 is "no, no, bad Cricket! GIVE THAT BACK!!!" :rolleyes:
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Dolly's cue is somewhat like your Cricket's - but we don't have to say anything, all she has to do is see Bob with the Dremel! We then spend the next 10 minutes chasing her around the yard until she finally boxes herself into a corner.
The only reliable trick any of ours have now is "Shake" before they can get out of the bathtub - and yes, they do shake when given the request! (Notice, I did say request, as it's pretty useless to command a Basenji)Terry
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Does anyone have any videos of these lovely tricks
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Does anyone have any videos of these lovely tricks
I done one not long ago but I didn't like it and deleted it. But I do plan in making a new one in the following weeks ill share when I do