Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Basenji Talk
  3. Dumb question…

Dumb question…

Basenji Talk

15/15

29 Jan 2008, 22:48

Suggested Topics

  • A

    Collar questions

    Basenji Talk
    15 26 Jan 2012, 02:09
    26 Jan 2012, 02:09
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    5k Views
    M
    Mine are naked in the house, but they are older and not inclined to leave, even if a gate is left open. We wear Nick Russell Safety-choke, similar in theory to martingale in that it snugs up when the dog pulls. We walk in harnesses, it is safer for their old necks and spines.
  • Q

    A couple of questions

    Basenji Talk
    15 5 Sept 2010, 05:35
    5 Sept 2010, 05:35
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    3k Views
    S
    My boyfriend and I got our Basenji in February, and he's 9 months now. We did our research, used positive reinforcement training, crated him at night until he was potty trained and then let him sleep in the bed with us, and we had extensive play sessions with him in the mornings and walked him until he (or we!) got tired in the afternoon/evening. He's crated for a few hours during the day when both of us are at work; we live in a small apartment with no room for an x-pen, and are considering doing some test runs with leaving him free in the apartment, because he hasn't been destructive the few times that he has escaped his crate. Result: he sticks to us like glue. Though we rarely get to let him off-leash anywhere, he likes to keep us in sight and keeps a watchful eye on strangers who come near us both in and out of the house. We still have playtime with him in the morning (anywhere between 30 mins and 1 and a half hours of fetch, tug-o-war, chasing, and the Basenji500), and we try our hardest to give him a good long walk before we go to bed. He's okay with the crate, though he doesn't hang out in it of his own free will, but he tolerates it for when we're gone. His most destructive times are in the morning when he wakes up before us and decides to see if we were silly enough to leave any clothing or paper in his reach to shred up (we've lost money, a deck of cards, shoes, underwear, shirts, bookbags, etc.), and in the afternoon when one or both of us happens to be home but not paying attention to him, so he starts tugging on drapes, bedding, even the carpet - but more to get our attention than actually ruin anything. It's work, but Paco makes it worth it in the end with cuddles, doggy-smiles, and never-ending enthusiasm!
  • M

    Question

    Basenji Talk
    15 29 May 2009, 13:24
    29 May 2009, 13:24
    0 Votes
    14 Posts
    4k Views
    T
    @saralars: This is off the subject of crate escape… I was told growing up that turkey and chicken bones were very dangerous for dogs. Are Basenjis different in this way too? Or am I missing something... Raw, uncooked bones are fine for any dog, not just Basenjis… it is "cooked" bones that are the problems
  • T

    Question…

    Basenji Talk
    15 8 Apr 2009, 21:52
    8 Apr 2009, 21:52
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    3k Views
    B
    Home is a dog's "territory" and sometimes they will protect it as such (especially against other dogs)… Possibly the breeder is concerned this would be an issue. Maybe she would consider meeting somewhere "neutral" with you and some of the dogs...
  • S

    Socializing Question

    Basenji Talk
    15 17 Nov 2006, 23:34
    17 Nov 2006, 23:34
    0 Votes
    18 Posts
    9k Views
    K
    Thanks Linda and Nemo - got it! Lots of great info there.
  • T

    Questions?

    Basenji Talk
    15 8 Oct 2006, 00:50
    8 Oct 2006, 00:50
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    2k Views
    L
    On tv this morning they showed some dogs that were to be adopted at Petsmart from the Humane Society. One of them they said was a basenji/terrier mix. That dog was huge and he didn't look anything like a basenji to me. No batwing ears but the tail was curled.