Working Dog Basenji Pups Waiting list

[GeorgiaK9]

Thank you…I have nowhere near the B litter experience that you have but of the litters I have seen, basenjis appear to me to mature far faster than than the large breeds we commonly test for work. We test all of our working stock at 7-9 weeks old for suitability traits for work. The tests take about 15 minutes per pup and there are about 15 points that we are looking for depending upon the job they may do. Maturity is a relative thing and is subjective to the individual testing; however, there is a time with puppies that their instinctual responses are free from learned behavior to a certain extent and once we get over seven weeks, we start to trend more towards learned vs. instinctual. Almost all of our Shepherds test well at seven weeks and we have never made a mistake on selection, knock on wood. The bloodhounds seem to be best around 8-9 weeks, no mistakes there yet either. With the basenjis, I actually feel that they are far more aware and adaptive at earlier ages than just about any breed we have ever tested. I remarked on this before in the BNTPP pages, hypothesizing that this may actaully be due to a genetic requirement to mature a little faster relative to the living situation the basenjis originally come from. It will be interesting to see how this litter works out...I will be watching this one more than any other in the past primarily due to all of the experience I have gained since Phoenix was born. I will Youtube the testing so folks can watch. From a precedent standpoint, I beleive Coppinger wrote on the subject of brain development at various ages and I may be wrong here, but I think he mentioned something about seven weeks being a good age to test.

Jeff

[Heidi]

This is all super neat! I'm totally in love with the BNTPP, even though I don't own a basenji. I will be very interested in seeing those youtube videos and in hearing updates!

[GeorgiaK9]

Thanks, Heidi and I have a Flicker link to all of our pups pics as we post them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgiak9/sets/72157628043348519/

Take a look when you can and let me know your thoughts.

Thanks,

Jeff

[krunzer]

Pictures of the babies please!!!!

[GeorgiaK9]

Click on the link in my last post. I will update that site regularly. Thanks!

[krunzer]

Yeah apparently I can't read….

[sharronhurlbut]

So you had 6. Sexes and colors please.

[Heidi]

basenji fever

[GeorgiaK9]

@sharronhurlbut:

So you had 6. Sexes and colors please.

Hi Sharron, We had five….three B/W boys and two dark brindle girls...

[Patty]

Congratulations - I hope Mum and babies are well. They certainly look a healthy litter.

[Heidi]

Is there anything to the fact that the males are black and white and the females are brindle? Is that just a coincidence or is there something in basenji genetics that makes it that way?

<- basneji noob

[tanza]

Just the way it goes…. color has nothing to do with genetics... but the interesting thing with multi colored litters is watching the way that that same colors will group... my first litter was 3 reds, 3 tris... the reds 2 males, 1 bitch would group and the Tris, 2 males, 1 bitch would group.. almost from day one

[lvoss]

I think Pat meant that color has nothing to do with gender though it has everything to do with genetics. The colors in basenjis are not sex-linked traits like you find in cats.

[suzee]

So excited about this!! I have thought about the Basenji being the PERFECT working dog for a long time! Good luck to you and the pups!

[DebraDownSouth]

@Heidi:

Is there anything to the fact that the males are black and white and the females are brindle? Is that just a coincidence or is there something in basenji genetics that makes it that way?

<- basneji noob

Both males and females are black and white and both males and females are brindle in general, so yes it was a coincidence.

[GeorgiaK9]

Alrighty! The B pups are two weeks old and growing like weeds! The male with the solid face is the biggest and most active and actively seeks any new odor when sleeping if it is introduced to the area. He may be a very good scent dog. He is also a squealer when mom leaves. Here is a short video with more pics to come:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c64yEQu3hCo

[GeorgiaK9]

OFA just came back on Kaden for those who have an interest:

Hips Good
Patellar-Normal
Thyroid-No abnormality

[GeorgiaK9]

We weighed the pups today at and gave them some temp names.

Black Face Boy
2 pounds 14.9 ounces

Lite Brindle Girl
2 pounds 6.4 ounces

Dark Brindle Girl
2 pounds 10.9 ounces

Black "C" Boy
2 pounds 8.9 ounces

Black Flash Boy
2 pounds 9.2 ounces

[tanza]

LOL Jeff…. Love the Priority box!!! Reminds me of a conversation that I had a few years ago with a person looking for a puppy. They wanted to know if I shipped FedX!!!!

[GeorgiaK9]

I had not thought of that when we did it! The boxes kept them contained for weighing! LOL…