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!
Foods basenjis love
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Can we get a list of favorite foods for basenjis that is healthy and can be added to their regular food?
Mine love:
Boiled chicken
boiled eggs
pumpkin pie filling
watermellon
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Mine absolutely die for
lettuce
bananas
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Sweet potato's, skins and all
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But as I understand it, the skin is not the best thing for dogs?…. but yes, mine love Sweet Potatos too, of course all meats, 90% of all veggies.. and most fruits... and if you ever have a sick dog that needs to eat and doesn't want to... canned hash will do it every time....
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But as I understand it, the skin is not the best thing for dogs?…. but yes, mine love Sweet Potatos too, of course all meats, 90% of all veggies.. and most fruits... and if you ever have a sick dog that needs to eat and doesn't want to... canned hash will do it every time....
What is the consequence of letting them eat the skins. I never heard that.
Canned hash huh?:eek:
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are talking about raw veggies or cooked?
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They'll generally eat anything we consider gross-unedible-etc.
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are talking about raw veggies or cooked?
We cook the sweet potato, mash everything up and add it to the kibble….on occasion.......it's not a regular part of their diet......but they really do love them.
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Mine love:
tan bark (chew up)
dirt
cat poop
dead dried up birds
old food found around picnic areasNot necessarily in that order. Bon appetite!
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Mine love:
tan bark (chew up)
dirt
cat poop
dead dried up birds
old food found around picnic areasNot necessarily in that order. Bon appetite!
That's pretty funny, but just think of what the Basenji's in their native enviorment eat.:eek: :eek: :eek:
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What is the consequence of letting them eat the skins. I never heard that.
Canned hash huh?:eek:
You know, I don't remember, will have to look were I saw that.. I do skin them first and then mash them up….
Yup... canned hash....
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Please pardon my ignorance…but what the heck is "hash"???
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corned beef and hash comes in a can….it is in the spamalicious and vienna sausage family and is a camping breakfast favorite as well as some peoples' breakfast for those who enjoy salt in the morning.
a very salty meat, some variety of pork with bits of potatoe in it...heat it up and eat with eggs....
stinky salty maybe meat product that can taste really good at certain moments.....l
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Oh, by the way, I would not touch it with a ten foot pole… gggg But the smell makes my B's go totally nuts!
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I'm in hysterics, because we have always said there should be a dog food that is "cat poop" flavored.
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By the way, our little Juma will eat almost anything in front of her. However, boiled hamburger meat is fun to add a bit to her food.
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I'm in hysterics, because we have always said there should be a dog food that is "cat poop" flavored.
I'm sorry for anyone who likes canned hash-but, isn't that what it is? Canned "cat poop" flavoured sorta "meat"?
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AAAAAHHHHH Ok I do know SPAM..grew up on the stuff. Don't ask me why?? I can't even look at it now
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I'm in hysterics, because we have always said there should be a dog food that is "cat poop" flavored.
Here's my take on why dogs eat cat poop. The cat gets chased and terrorized by the dog. So the cat gets back at the dog by the poop having a magic spell on it that makes the dog hallucinate that it's a juicy steak hot off the grill. So the cat sits up on the fence having the last laugh watching the dog eat.