@elbrant - Thanks for the update, this Basenji was also posted on FB...
Diesel
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Looks like a happy family and a happy begining to me.
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Love the video, Pipet met really like him a lot. He is a lucky by to have landed in a good basenji home (thanks of many helpers).
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Yeah Dave! Finally, and of course Bless those who helped! (We) are happy for all of you; loved the video and the description of how Diesel's hackles were up until he saw his own kind! Pipet will be a good little helper in the transition to his final home!
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Barooooo and best wishes!
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I love happy endings! Especially when so many care and folks who can pitch in.
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Glad to hear Diesel found a happy forever home– and made it there safely! It's heartwarming to hear about people taking time to help. Made my day!
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They have both been checked and all is well. Pip was cleared as a pup 5 year's ago and after a test strip on Diesel I went the extra step just so I could avoid doing the test, and yup, he's clear! We are in week 4 or 5, I honestly have lost track as once Diesel settled in we just got back into the rhythm of life in Basenji-Land. He got all his shots and will be fixed in a few day's as I postponed his surgery so he would be completely at ease in going to the vet after feeling well established at home….I did not want him to ever feel like he might be getting traded off again, so we waited.
The two of them are pretty much inseparable and he is learning as much from Pipet as he is from me. He is still a bit aloof about his name and any orders I give, but that's OK as I fully expected him to take up to 18 months to become fully responsive and at ease with our command structures. He is no longer tugging on the leash or dragging me like a bobsled on our evening walks and the two of them are absolutely majestic walking together. My neighborhood is loaded with rabbits so he is being tested constantly to try and stay calm and collected when he spots them and he spots them in the blackest of night streets from a block away, he could be a fighter pilot with those eyeballs!
When he came to us he was pretty lean in that his ribs were sticking out a bit more than normal, though he was certainly fed enough, he was not being fed the right stuff by and large so upon adding chicken and beef, pumpkin (for firming) and fruits, veggies, fresh fish and more...he is putting on a little weight and filling the rows between his ribs, he just looks amazing! So all in all things just could not be better!! The maniacs get in a good four hours of Big Time Basenji Wrestling in every day and into the wee hours depending on our schedule.....and Diesel makes it clearer with each passing day that he is that much more certain that he made the right choice and that his path was always meant to bring him here. Life is good!
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Perhaps you need to change his name! I wait to have surgery for my rescue dogs especially after getting vaccines, deworming, travel, new home, etc. I think it is too much stress on their system. Since he needed to gain weight, I definitely would wait before having surgery.
Jennifer
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Great news. Very happy for your whole family!!!!!
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Diesel looks like he is where he belongs. Happy endings are always so nice to see.
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I'm happy he's in a place where he's obviously appreciated every day.
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I am so happy this boy is enjoying settling into his forever home
