Hi Hoot,
Welcome to the forum. I wanted to introduce myself to you because I too adopted a dog for the same reasons. I wanted a companion for my Golden Retriever who is also my service dog. He had gained a lot of weight during a period where I was sick with my MS. I decided to go to our local shelter and found my baby Taz. He had a great personality and got along well with my Golden "Levi" . I too did not know what kind of dog he was until my BF figured it out. All we knew was that he was hound/terrier mixed. Little did I know he was Basenji or even what a Basenji was. I learned quickly. lol.. He too likes to chew a lot and we have to put everything out of his reach, especially cell phones (from experience) He won't mess with the remote control though. He does like to table surf and will take anything from gloves to mail to cellphones off the tables. He is a very loveable dog though. He loves to be in my lap and is a leaner. You will probably find she is very cat like as it is a trait of basenji's. My Taz likes to lean up against me when i am getting ready in the bathroom or when I am standing around. He is very partial to me though he loves my BF (not sure why) but he doesn't sit with him unless I am out of the room. I have to put baby gates up to keep him from going into the kitchen or from going upstairs to table surf in the bathroom or bedrooms or keep the doors shut. You will find baby gates very helpful. Also you will find that keeping lots and lots of chew toys around will be very helpful to keep her attention off of things she shouldn't chew. We use Nylabones for powerful chewers and they love pigs ears and will take them a while to chew them. Kongs are great as well because they can chew them and not destroy them as they tend to do to other softer plastic toys. I have also found he loves tennis balls and won't destroy them as well. He is fully crate trained but will sleep in the bed with me when my BF is not here. They are very playful as well. Females do tend to try to be more dominant but being a dominant person can offset that problem. Here are some pics of my Taz and you can see they look very much alike. Taz's tail is curled but not nearly as much as a full Basenji. His ears also tip more like a terrier as well. He sheds very little though when I brought him home he was shedding very bad and I don't know if it was stress related to him being at the shelter or if it was just his diet. I feed him purina pro plan sensitve stomach and skin formula which consist of salmon, brewers rice and oatmeal which are very healty for them and keeps their fur shiney and their skin healthy as well as their stomachs. You will find though the longer you have her you will fall in love with Basenjis. I hope you enjoy her and have lots of fun.
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Does your Basenji have its own specific place in your home?
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hey, that's a good idea: a waterspray, hadn't thought of that one, will try, my invading dog doesn't know what's coming now!!(same for my cats), a happy week-end in store, will just have to keep mopping up!
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will just have to keep mopping up!
Haha.. you don't have to throw the whole bottle on their head
I do feel that your beasties have to know what's good behaviour and bad behaviour before you can 'punish' them with a spray.. but I think you have told them more than once they aren't allowed to chew things
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Haha.. you don't have to throw the whole bottle on their head
I do feel that your beasties have to know what's good behaviour and bad behaviour before you can 'punish' them with a spray.. but I think you have told them more than once they aren't allowed to chew things
Yes I have BUT…
anyway, what a shame, was looking forward to chasing them all around my house with a water spray:D , but seriously, it is a good idea, will adhere to the watertest; my cats will learn quickly and hate it, my Basenji might actually enjoy it and think it is a new game! However, was on a beach in Holland last week-end and she didn't seem to like water at all, so there is hope: will let you know soon:D -
Yes I have BUT…
anyway, what a shame, was looking forward to chasing them all around my house with a water spray:D , but seriously, it is a good idea, will adhere to the watertest; my cats will learn quickly and hate it, my Basenji might actually enjoy it and think it is a new game! However, was on a beach in Holland last week-end and she didn't seem to like water at all, so there is hope: will let you know soon:DA beach in Holland.. as in.. The Netherlands?? :eek: What was the weather like?
A lot of b's dislike water, so I have high hopes for the spray
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Yes, I went to Zeeland in the Netherlands, nice and quiet area, four hours drive from where I live. The weather was great and the beaches too and true enough my B kept walking on dry sand for most of the time but, she had a great time guarding an empty beach early morning or late at night! Kept trying to chase seagulls and play with dogs that ignored her: sad really, they obeyed their masters' orders and ran away as soon as they called them whilst my dog kept hoping they would run loose and run around on the beach with her!
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My 3 go wherever they wish, and we find enough places to sit or sleep with them. They love to sleep right next to us, so no matter how large the bed, we don't take up much room. There is no where they are not allowed. My boys are good about my shoes, purses, etc, but my 10 year old girl Nicky gets urges at times and eats a shoe or purse (never cheap ones). We live as loving house-mates!
Anne in Tampa
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Janneke, that picture is wonderful!!! I thought my 2 kooks were the only ones that sat like that!! Always butt on one step and the front paws on a lower step. Is this common do you suppose??:rolleyes:
Also, the water spray bottle worked wonders in our home. Having older dogs now, we haven't used it much in recent years. But all it takes now is for us to walk into the kitchen and get the empty spray bottle and show it to them:). The bad behavior ceases immediately.
That said, we also tried many techniques before incorporating the spray bottle (hate to have them afraid of water because of me). My older male already hated water before we started the spray bottle, and my younger female (now 6) took it all in stride and to this day tolerates (disclaimer: doesn't like, just tolerates) water. She'll even go for a short swim if there are no waves, this includes the tiniest ripples:D
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Janneke, that picture is wonderful!!! I thought my 2 kooks were the only ones that sat like that!! Always butt on one step and the front paws on a lower step. Is this common do you suppose??:rolleyes:
Also, the water spray bottle worked wonders in our home. Having older dogs now, we haven't used it much in recent years. But all it takes now is for us to walk into the kitchen and get the empty spray bottle and show it to them:). The bad behavior ceases immediately.
That said, we also tried many techniques before incorporating the spray bottle (hate to have them afraid of water because of me). My older male already hated water before we started the spray bottle, and my younger female (now 6) took it all in stride and to this day tolerates (disclaimer: doesn't like, just tolerates) water. She'll even go for a short swim if there are no waves, this includes the tiniest ripples:D
I don't know why they sit like that.. It's really weird and doesn't look comfi to me! :rolleyes:
Here it also helps to just show the bottle. When we're having dinner, we put the water bottle next to us.. Mirtillo only has to look at it and he's like.. ok.. you won
Mirtillo hates water as well. When he has to take a bath, he cries when we make him wet and stops immediatly when we stop.. It's a really funny game.. (for us :eek:
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Magnum isn't too fond of water either. You should have heard him scream when we were trying to get the paint off him (see http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=4384 for the story).
I wouldn't have been surprised to see squad cars come roarin' up our driveway, sirens screechin', lights flashin':
"Who ya torturin' up here, M'am?"
"Umm…no one, sir, that's just my dog gettin' a bath."
"Yeah...right. Up against the wall, lady. And you, buddy, put down that hose."Magnum has also learned the function of a spray bottle...doesn't like them either and stops whatever behavior he's engaged in when he sees one.
Oh, yeah, he does have favorite places...on top of the couch, in my son's very smelly bedroom, anywhere somebody just got up from. He's allowed to be pretty much wherever he wants to be, unless everyone is gone. Then he's in his indoor/outdoor kennel 'til we get back--as he has very mild SA, he needs space and distractions to help him work off his anxiety.
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Well, tested the water spray today (twice) and YES, it works and no need to insist too much but don't have the heart to stop her lying on my sofa! Thanks for these replies, they have been very helpful and yes, Basenjis don't seem to like water, at least no need to worry about mine jumping into rivers to chase an innocent duckling and drowning and me trying to rescue her when I can't swim either!
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So you think…ggg... mine where if raining it is quite a challenge to get them to go out to potty or an even bigger challenge to bathe... if there is a critter, cat, rabbitt in the yard... they could not care less about the rain...
We have one show grounds were there is a really big duck pond.... besides all the "yummy" stuff to roll in.. the lure of those ducks can be quite distracting when trying to show!
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Jack sits like that on the stairs too!
Jack has a couple of places that he has claimed. Top of the couch, center cushion of the couch, under the dining room table, on DHs pillow (when he isn't around). Every once in a while he tries to test me by sitting in my spot on the couch, and he gets a little growly and snarky, so I poke him a little bit until he decides to move on his own
