@tahj1024:
what % of basenjis always want to sleep in the bed? and how does that work play out on nights when their owners want to be "romantic". will they flip out because you locked them out the room and try to ruin the moment. that might sound like a joke but im dead serious haha. im trying to get full understanding of what im getting in to if i get one. Just by reading all these stories it make me think they are smart enough to try ruining the moment
uh…100% of our basenjis ALWAYS want to sleep in the bed...but unfortunately for them, only 33% - 50% of them do on any given night
You can definitely train them to sleep in the crate occasionally or always...most basenjis do fine with crate training at night. Or you can just work around them when you are feeling romantic...though, IME, you really can't work around more than two or you can shove them off the bed...or you could be romantic in the bathtub (basenjis won't follow you there!)
I suppose it might be different if it was a dating situation, rather than a married situation. Might be hard to impress a possible mate with dogs lounging around on the bed, and turning into little statues impossible to be moved.
Basenjis aren't so impossible to live with that you have to change your whole life...YOU just have to decide what works for you..and then find a way for the dogs to be happy too. Most of us find it is easier to change our habits, than to change the habits of the dogs...but if you are dedicated and energetic you CAN train these dogs