Wow, I am surprised to see so many posts regarding the aggression thing. I have a 3 yr. old who thinks she is the queen of the universe, and is totally the alpha with her b-mix sister, but she plays well with others at dog parks and elsewhere, with the exception that there are certain B's she will get snarky with. We've never been able to figure out what it is she doesn't like in some of her own kind. It doesn't happen every time but it makes the other owners nervous when it does happen, so I have stopped going to the dog park where the B's she has trouble with go. There are very rare situations with other type dogs. The only time she will start to "hair up" in a park is when she is tired from running and resting behind my legs at a picnic bench. If a dog comes up to get to her by going around my legs then, she will growl and threaten; I believe this is "go away I'm resting and get away from my person" because she doesn't come out fighting but sounds very serious about the whole thing. Also, if another dog tries to "mate," she will quickly sit down, turn around and snarl her displeasure, but won't push it any further. I do think basenjis may not have much patience with dogs they consider their inferiors.
Things to do with your dog
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I like to be active in the lives of my pets
Duo, my cat, doesn't like to do much but we have our time at night, before bed
she happily cuddles up with me, we share our feelings for each other and curl up to sleepI was looking for things I'd like to do with Bindi, see what we can and can not do
a few years back I saw a show on Animal Planet, K9 Karma and I want to get in shape, make my life healthier I also thought of Lure
I love to run with her and we have a 2 mile trail around a lake near by
I figured we could run therewhat does everyone hear do with their dogs/animals?
(here's the link to the K9 Karma show http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/k9karma/k9karma.html)
~Kat
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Lure coursing is a wonderful activity for your Basenji… they love it....
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Things I do with my dogs:
Lure Coursing
Agility
Rally Obedience
Straight Racing
Oval Racing -
We take our kids as many places as we can…
hiking
swimming
running/jogging- nature trails
parks
doggie events (like ours!! www.firstgiving.org/bdawg)
I've taken Lexi to do lure coursing a few years ago- it was fun, but she wasn't as in to it as I thought she might be; our dobie was FAR superior! lol