New update: Tika is no longer in heat! Yay! Remy got neutered and is doing great! We got a dog trainer to come in assess the situation and she thinks it is starting to improve compared to how I described it when I booked her to come. Only Maia seems to need the muzzle, she seems to be very unsure of the puppy. We are working with her to build her confidence. The puppy doesn’t seem to have any stress with Maia around and won’t start anything. The muzzle is on just in case when I am home alone as I don’t want anything bad to happen when if I can’t separate them. The puppy is getting lots of training time to help her learn how to behave properly. With 2 people here we can have the girls on short leashes and they are fine together. They did have a small altercation of snarling but no biting and no one got hurt. The older female backed down and walked away. As much as I want her to be the top dog it seems that the puppy has a much more dominant personality. If they figure out the pack hierchy hopefully everything will settle down. The trainer says there are no pack instincts in domesticated dogs, but after having 6 basenjis I can’t agree with that in regards to basenjis. We can walk the girls together without muzzles now so I think things are more positive and they seem to be improving every day. When Remy is healed from his neuter I will get the puppy spayed and hope that calms things down even further. So far there is a lot more peace in the house. Please anyone let me know if there is anything else I should be doing to keep these girls on track. Thank you for all your advice and guidance! I am so grateful for this forum as what is normal for other dogs is not so much with these guys!
What does your basenji like to 'sing' to?
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My B's stand in front of the TV and listen when the Law & Order music comes on..
Also any of the Harry Potter openning….and when I listen to Jethro Tull that really interest them.....I have a mixed bag of B's -
Right now - the last few days - Brando loves to sing to his girls Aaliyah and Ruby. Aaliyah is in heat, and he is singing up a storm. :D:eek: I have a bunch of videos and voice recordings of him…he's too much.
We're only on day 8 of Liyah's season...not that I'm counting. :D:rolleyes::eek:
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Was just looking at the Basenji vids on youtube again. AJ started to sing, but I raised my arm to put it behind my head and AJ ducked and flinched hard like I was going to clop him! DURN!!! DOUBLE DURN!!! Thought I got him over that!
He thought he was going to get hit for singing! I've always praised him and given him cookies for singing… Guess I still have more work to do.:(
Sure is hard to erase 5 years of past. Now I'm bummed
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Soory to hear about AJ's flinching.. I guess I would praise him as much as I could and maybe sing along in a silly basenji way to encourage and let him know that it is OK and that you want him to sing..poor baby..it is hard to erase the past..
I wish Otis would sing, he just doesn't.
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Poor AJ, it breaks your heart to think there are people who would hit a Dog for singing
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AJsHuman…just keep at it. The trust must be earned and, despite the appearance of it, it may not be there just yet. All you can do is keep at it. Years come to mind, but, push come to shove, right now, you've got a dog that would protect you and your property from any interloper, human or otherwise. I.E. he loves you but is being a dog/animal, protecting himself when there is even the slightest of doubt. That's how they survive in the wild. And, let's face it, Basenjis don't have the centuries of domestication (modern world) that other breeds do.
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Poor AJ, it breaks your heart to think there are people who would hit a Dog for singing
I second that. I just don't understand some people (not that I'd want to). :mad:
But it's great that he has someone like you now.
Rocco is not only a singer, I have discovered that he is a 'smiler' too.
I have noticed a lot of head turning to the 'Mazuma Mobile' advert, but no howling as of yet. -
YAY!!!!!!:D
I put the vid back up and he started singing as soon as it started!!!
Wagging his tail with his back feet on the passenger seat and his front feet on the driver seat sining in my face!!! YAY!!!
What I'm happiest about is I think he finally knows he's not going to get whacked:)
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How wonderful! You and AJ are definitely developing a wonderful loving bond that will last a lifetime!
Here's to much joyful singing while you are running on down the road
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Awesome news.. I am glad he knows he can trust you won't hurt him..great feeling..:)
