Need advice

[RedVelvetLynx]

Wow - I never realized things got that ugly, esp. between litter sisters! That's depressing. AC~Akeyla - my advice, consider carefully that almost everyone is telling you the same thing…I waited a while (and yes, it seemed like FOREVER!) before I finally found Denver & it was worth it. And if you do decide to give it a whirl, I sincerely hope it all works out for everyone. Even though Denver tends to be a bit lazy, Trinity still is so much happier with a chum.

[Elscodobermann]

I have to agree with the majority of the posts - keeping litter sisters is not generally a good idea - i know from experience! And is taking a pup for a trial run really in the pups best interest? surely it is better to wait and let it get placed in a forever home, rather than have it getting passed from pillar to post just so you can try it out?

[Maya]

Well, i hope things work out whatever you decide to do. I tend to agree with the above post, it will only confuse the pup more to go for a "trial" with you that doesnt work out then be sent on somewhere else… I think you really need to give it some thought.

And just as an interesting addition, its not just basenjis that are like this! My two female pugs (not littersisters) cannot be in the same room as each other. They cant even be crated together. You wouldnt think pugs could do much damage but having been accidentally bitten whilst trying to split them up i can assure you they do - they drew blood and half my hand was very badly bruised! It got so bad that one now has to live with my mum. And these two were inseperable as pups, the best of friends! Until the youngest got to about 18 months. And they are both very friendly with other dogs, its just each other they dont like..

So, even if you did do the trial and all went well, theres no saying that in a few months time you wont have problems.

[ACAkeyla]

Thank you everyone!! I guess since all the bad news, we won't even try it out. I would hate to have to remove one female from our home. Like I said we were really looking for a male puppy but we will not have time to care for a puppy like we did for Akeyla. We hope to find a male within the next few months. If anyone knows of any puppies for sell please let me know. Thanks again.

[noodle]

What about mother/daughter relationships? Can the same thing happen?

[Shaye's Mom]

What about separate breeds? Can a female Basenji get along with a female of another type, like one with the same energy level, a Jack Russell for instance?

[Rita Jean]

Our Basenji gets along very well with our Shiba. Yes they both are females.

Rita Jean

[lvoss]

@noodle:

What about mother/daughter relationships? Can the same thing happen?

It can happen but I think it happens less often. I think it is important to watch how the dam interacts with the pups. Rio and Rally get along wonderfully, but Rio was always very attached to both her mom and Nicky as a puppy and really always seemed like she was the right one to keep. Sophie and Rio also get along well, but Rally pretty much gave Sophie to Rio to raise at about 5 weeks old.

[Basenjimamma]

We have our foster Bana and our female schnauzer mix and they play like the best of friends..they might snark every now and then while playing but so does the males while playing with either each other or between the sexes.

[noodle]

Thanks for the advice Ivoss.
I have been watching them very closely. The 'pups' are 6 months old now. Elsa (mum) is a typical female in many ways, but has surprised us all by being quite a laid back mum. I also have a female lurcher (who was allowed to babysit the puppies) a staffie x and Dora's litter brother and everyone gets along fine at the moment. Fortunately, Dora (daughter) is submissive to Elsa and as I will not be breeding from her I shall be having her spayed.

[Patty]

I don't think that there is ever a hard and fast rule about mothers and daughters. Two of mine got on very well and were extremely loving until the older one tried to rescue her daughter's puppy when it was screaming because it had been separated from its mother. The daughter attacked the mother and they never got on again and eventually had to be separated.
The younger bitch now has a long lasting and loving relationship with her own daughter - so much so that the younger used to comfort suckle until she was three years old!!! They are now 12 and 9 and absolutely unseparable.
The older bitch now15, has a similar loving relationship with another granddaughter (Nakura's sister) which she raised when the mother died shortly after giving birth.

[MacPack]

As Quercus said, it works until it doesn't. We have had 2 females (unrelated) who got on very well, and were able to recover from minor "issues", but I would rather have 2 males any day than 2 females. As we fondly say, there is a reason they call them bitches. Male fights can be bad (we had 2 brothers that had 'real' fights a few times) but they stop and are licking each other's wounds the next day. Girls seem to hold a grudge.

[ACAkeyla]

What if both females are spayed??? Any difference?

[tanza]

@AC~Akeyla:

What if both females are spayed??? Any difference?

Usually No… IMO