A good "safety" exercise to practice is a command that tells your dog treats are in the offing, and use it at irregular intervals when you are walking. Combine the command with a total release of pressure on the leash, preferably when your dog has firm tension on said leash. Then if something unexpected happens you have a built in reaction of the dog to look to you for a reward. This won't work if your dog is pursuing a major distraction, but should give you an edge if you have an equipment failure in otherwise neutral conditions. (you can carry this one step further by "accidentally" dropping the leash in a controlled area, or with a light line attached for safety, and practice until the dog turns to you when it feels a total release)
Lost Basenji in NC
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I have a friend who recently lost a Basenji due to his elderly mother letting her out and it was a few months ago and I am new to this forum so I thought I would try. She is about 3 years old and is Red & White and would be about 45 minutes East of Charlotte, NC.
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Oh no! I hope your friend doesn't give up, even after all this time. We had a German Shepherd returned to us after being lost for over 7 months.
I'm quite a bit further east in NC (on the coast), but I'll keep a look out in local papers, craigslist for the area, and the pound.
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oh, I sure hope they find their B..safe and sound.
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Is the B chipped or had a collar on with ID?
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Chipped but no collar. Sorry it's taken me so long to respond but she is still missing…
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Sorry to hear your friends Basenji is still missing
