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Keoki's weekend.

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  • JazzysMomJ

    3rd of 6 yesterday; 1st of 2 today. Not a bad weekend for his first time out there!

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  • sekoS

    Well done Keoki. :cool:
    I love the last picture, he is stacking like a pro.

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  • YodelDogsY

    I love those pics! Keoki is a nice boy. I'm glad that you decided to show him.

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • QuercusQ

    What a beauty!

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • MaxBooBooBearM

    Very handsome. I love his face.

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  • jys1011J

    WOO HOO GO KEOKI!!! We've got nothing but winners on this forum :D :D

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • B

    Very handsome indeed, well done by all.:cool:

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  • nomrbddgsN

    He is a very nice boy-love the colour, stack. Way to go!!

    Arlene, the Basenji Brats with the Boxenji![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • nala121498N

    Congrats! He's so cute! I love the expression on his face in the first photo. He's really beautiful!

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  • youngandtiredY

    To me that expression in the first pic looks like he is saying, "What's up everyone this is a piece of Cake! I love these pictures, and I can't believe how he has grown, seems like just yesterday you were posting pictures of your new puppy. He is very handsome, and I love the stacking. How do you teach them to do that!!!!! I would love to teach Sahara that only b/c I love the look, not to show her, I just think it looks so cool.

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  • JazzysMomJ

    @youngandtired:

    To me that expression in the first pic looks like he is saying, "What's up everyone this is a piece of Cake! I love these pictures, and I can't believe how he has grown, seems like just yesterday you were posting pictures of your new puppy. He is very handsome, and I love the stacking. How do you teach them to do that!!!!! I would love to teach Sahara that only b/c I love the look, not to show her, I just think it looks so cool.

    Thanks, and yes – it does seem like just yesterday dh had that weak moment and let me bring another B home. ;)

    Stacking w/mine has been pretty easy. I do it just like I teach them to sit, etc. I hold a treat and tell them to "stand", and put my hand under the belly to keep them from sitting, tell them "good stand" and give the treat.
    Once they "get" that, I tell them to "hold" and keep them at a stand for a few seconds -- if they move their legs, I move the legs back and say "hold" again. Once they "get" that, I tell them "hold" and move their legs back a bit into position, telling them "hold".
    Really, only takes about twenty minutes total to get them to understand "hold".

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