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How we got through the first years of "whacko dog" and some tips for you

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  • tanzaT

    @antigone said in How we got through the first years of "whacko dog" and some tips for you:

    @debradownsouth I am not ambushing posts. Basenjis are being slaughtered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. THAT is a valid topic for this Forum. I am working to stop it but you prefer to ignore the reality. No breed is immune from being eaten. ISIL is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and they are eating the Basenjis.

    @Antigone, please start your own thread if you want to talk about this, valid or not it DOES NOT BELONG on someone else's thread.

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • AntigoneA

    @tanza I guess I will never understand why the ways these Dogs, and all Dogs, being eaten is not a valid topic. I am disgusted at the thought and am working with others to stop it. I guess even if I gave a link to a petition that nobody here would sign it. That is just sad.

    Antigone

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  • N

    Harold is one lucky pup to have found you and your wife!! Sounds like a wonderful family. Thanks for sharing the story with us!!!!

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  • tanzaT

    @antigone - Seriously? No one said that it was not a valid topic... just don't hijack someone's post. Start your own

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • K

    @patty and others that reference a responsible breeder: I got my Jessey (my friend dubbed him the Jester because of his loveable zaniness) - who is my second Basenji - from a responsible breeder and he was well socialized by her and then me. I took him to the dog park which he loved at first, but then after many visits, he became scared. He used to walk the neighborhood, but then became scared. Any boom/bang/bounce - he bolts home. My other Basenji was nothing like this. Jessey has his pack of BFF's but is usually snarky to other dogs (typical B!). My point is, it's not always the breeder. Dogs - like humans - can develop "head issues". It has been very frustrating for me having a neurotic dog, but I've come to accept that's him and would never love him any less! The vet gave me Solliquin to try, but I've been hesitant. Anyone out there tried it?

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