Adopted a 2nd Basenji, a little worried
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@castoinde said in Adopted a 2nd Basenji, a little worried:
All good signs I hope.
It seems you are doing really well ! I never worry when my two boys snarl at each other, its when they are obviously annoyed but silent that I start to worry -
And your list of their differences just emphasises how very different Basenjis can be - Never a dull moment, figuring them out !
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@zande I was so so nervous at first when they started to play, because they were totally silent, no growling at all. They still are mostly silent apart from their scampering/slamming/sliding/knocking-things-over sounds lol. Not worried at all now and rewarding them for sharing spaces seems to have helped significantly more than the whole "let them figure it out for themselves" idea.
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Little update :)
He's up to 8.5kg and is definitely comfortable walking now, a little too much for my liking 😂 pulling towards all of the smells if I don't have treats and showing a little bit of frustration when he can't pull to meet another dog. He's a boisterous boy.
Thanks all for your advice. In hindsight I can't believe he was so skinny compared to now, but he's definitely going to be on the small side. We met a female who was 13kg! and dwarfed him.
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@castoinde What a great looking dog! I love his coat in the sun. Stunning!
