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24 Jan 2008, 17:38

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  • Naming my Basenji

    Basenji Talk 17 Nov 2018, 20:08
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    My undergraduate degree was in geophysics with a minor in applied math. I name all my Basenjis after Indian mathematicians. My current Basenjis are Madhava of Sangamagrama (Madhava for short) and Bramagupta (Bramagupta for short). They do respond to their "short" names.
  • Update on Basil

    Basenji Talk 17 Jul 2011, 13:51
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    @tanza: You are correct, accidents happen even with responsible breeders, but that doesn't mean that health testing of those pups should be any different than a pure bred litter. Mix breeds can have eye problems just as much as pure breds. That is correct, those mixed pups got the exact same treatment as our purebloods, and the buyers, got the complete Basenji handbook that I had put together years and years ago. And you are correct any dog, pure or mixed, needs to be vetted yearly.
  • Update on our girl…

    Basenji Talk 26 Oct 2009, 01:12
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    @lvoss: Have you been counting days since she went in? Also, Walmart has $4 fleece throw blankets that you can use on your furniture for her to lay on as a compromise to britches. If you are really lucky you may be able to find them at Big Lots for as low as $2.50 I'd second what lvoss says about fleece - my pup is in heat as well although we're 10 days further in (Liyah started on the 8th) than you are :D. I found a bolt of fleece in Walmart's remnants section this week - cut 3 throws from it - actually thicker than the pre-made throws. The bolt cost 2.84 - quite a deal!
  • Mowgli (Update)

    Basenji Talk 13 Sept 2009, 17:06
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    Good job pulling him from a very bad place, and fostering him till he could find a better arrangement! Now, back to normal!
  • Fostering

    Basenji Talk 6 Sept 2007, 20:01
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    @Vegas: Many people fail "fostering-101". That's not anything new. To be a good foster, you have to send them on their ways. If you keep the dogs, then you will have too many to be a foster. It is hard sometimes. After you foster a bagillion basenjis, you look back, and can remember that you had a few that were just exemplary dogs. Like Mantis says, it takes a lot of effort to be a good foster, and to provide them the socialization that they might need. You need the ability to segregate your house if one doesn't get along with your own dogs. Then, you have to have time for each group individually. All the comments herein from experienced fosters are consistent with my wife's and my experiences with fostering. We wondered to ourselves the first time how we would not get attached to our fosters. However, when you remind yourself how your resident Bs own the house, the fact that there are other very deserving families/people who are ready and willing to provide a good home, and also in many cases how the foster B sometimes feels like a 3rd wheel to the resident B's, makes it a bit easier emotionally to let them go to their forever homes when they are ready. Best of all is getting email updates on their new lives with their families and how they are so happy and blessed with each other. Bottom line: If you are a clean freak, fostering is not for you. If you are always pressed for time on other priorities, fostering is not for you. If you have a hard time managing your own B's behaviors, fostering is not for you. If one or more of your resident B's are incorrigibly territorial, fostering is not for you. If any family members do not care for the unique aspects of Bs, fostering is not for your family, because it truly becomes a family affair whether or not it's intended.
  • Updated website

    Basenji Talk 20 Aug 2007, 22:34
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    @MacPack: Very nice! Puppies page is still blank….... Anne in Tampa Thanks Anne….I know....I know....hmmm....what to do....