Male or Female?

[Vegas]

@Quercus:

I really don't care for the testosterony attitude that so many male dogs have.

:rolleyes:

In my opinion, there really are remarkable differences between males, and females. However, the ease, or difficulty in raising the dog is all going to be based on your training experience with basenjis, and the personality of the pup.

[Mantis]

Yeah, I agree….

Caesar was a crazy hyper puppy but never humped. Cairo who is 9 weeks is humping his playmate Caesar (6yrs old) all of the time and even is marking while peeing which seems odd for such a young pup. Caesar never did those things.

I was worried about the male dog, humping and sniffing crotches drama. I fixed Caesar at the first sign of his you know what, and he was 7 months old. He has never humped sexually or smelled crotches which I attribute to the fixing. He always has squat peed until recently at age 5 started to sometimes lift his leg ( I am guessing) to pee on other areas that have been marked by another dog.

I find it so interesting that my boy puppy is humping. Weird. Caesar was the dominant pup in his litter (no humping as a pup) and Cairo wasnt. Oh well, no biggie. It is play humping and I stop it whenever I see it.

I have found the behavior happens when one wants the other to play and the other doesnt want to participate with the boys.

Beta (my female) would hump and growl at Caesar when he was scratching on the sliding glass door. This is the only time she ever humped, and it was becuase she knew he was not to scratch on the door or had seen me tell him "no" and was trying to dominate him into stopping the behavior. Silly girl.

[annandael]

I have found that my girl is what my breeder (who did not breed this female) calls a Saint Basenji. I got a once in a lifetime special pup! I have recently gotten Lance who is just trouble. He managed to teach my girl how to scale fences…which funny, he doesn't do anymore since he got lost and it really scared him. However, Kiya finds it a good tool to get herself inside if it's cold or she's angry with me and wants me to give her attention. She climbs the fence and waits out front for me to let her in. NAUGHTY girl!

Kiya likes to play and run around the house and chew like any Basenji...but she'd rather spend time with me. If I sleep 10hrs, she sleeps in bed with me 10hrs. If I lie on the couch, she's there with me. If I want to go out...she wishes she could go.

I really wish America was more dog friendly...like Germany. cry

[Mantis]

wow, that is a special girl!!

[nomrbddgs]

@annandael:

However, Kiya finds it a good tool to get herself inside if it's cold or she's angry with me and wants me to give her attention. She climbs the fence and waits out front for me to let her in. NAUGHTY girl!QUOTE]

I wish my B's would wait for me! Mine would just run to the chicken pen (Shadow knows where they are and he would lead Sugar) and then they'd have a raw diet feast!!

[etzbseder]

I am probably getting a male and was wondering if I don't fix him, will he still try to hump everything or whill he grow out of it/ learn how useless it is for him to do? I have owned to other male dogs in the past. Only one was fixed and neither of them tried to do anything, so I'm not sure what to attribute it to.

[Quercus]

@etzbseder:

I am probably getting a male and was wondering if I don't fix him, will he still try to hump everything or whill he grow out of it/ learn how useless it is for him to do? I have owned to other male dogs in the past. Only one was fixed and neither of them tried to do anything, so I'm not sure what to attribute it to.

He might, and he might try to lift his leg in the house. Unless your breeder requests that you keep a male intact, there is no reason not to neuter the dog. IMO, it is healthier and safer for everyone involved. No chance of testicular cancer, less likelihood of him trying to escape to go find females in heat. Less likely to be growly, and pushy, and more likely to get along with other dogs.

Not to mention, if you are dealing with a responsible breeder, if she asks you to keep the dog intact so it can be shown, fine…but otherwise a responsible breeder will require that the dog be neutered between six months and one year.

We just had our seven year old male neutered because he finally finished his Canadian CH last year, and we didn't want to go thru another heat season with him being tortured by all the girls coming into heat.

[tanza]

Dogs do not just hump for "sexual" reasons, they also hump for dominance… even my bitches "hump".... and unless you are going to show your dog or there is a reason your breeder wants him in-tact... as Andrea said there is know reason not to neuter.... And as Andrea said, responsible breeders will require a spay/neuter in the contract... however if your breeder is overseas... then they do have much different outlooks on spay/neuter...
Interesting thing about Basenjis..... even when there are no in-tact bitches in the house, they know that "october" is breeding season.... my OJ was a pain in the butt every October until we had him neutered... ggg... he would whine the entire month....

[etzbseder]

The breeder I'm dealing with dosn't have a spay/netuer contract, but since I'm planning on showing when i'm done with college (2 years) i would prefer to keep him in-tact. I was just wondering if the humping is a big issue. He will be the only animal other than fish, and i would prefer him not try to hum people's legs.

[tanza]

That is great that you are planning on showing, and while Basenjis typically do not hump as general principles, nor do they mark the house… it can happen.. and if you are in an area that has lots of dogs... all you need is one bitch around in season and your boy will know it.....

[Mantis]

my basenji boy pup is 5months old. he humped my other basenji boy and boyfriend from 8-11 weeks for play.

he stopped humping at 11 weeks.

now he is 5months and will hump everything at the dog park. i believe it is dominance humping now and he is not gender specific, but he is looking for something.

if you plan on having a social male (IE going to dog parks etc) I would suggest fixing him

caesar is my 5yr old male basenji. I fixed him at 7 months and he has a great temperment for an indoor dog.

i find that there is a craziness with not fixing a male basenji that i personally dont prefer. the ease of personal once fixed is really what saved my sanity with them…..

good luck!!

[Quercus]

@Mantis:

my basenji boy pup is 5months old. he humped my other basenji boy and boyfriend from 8-11 weeks for play.

he stopped humping at 11 weeks.

now he is 5months and will hump everything at the dog park. i believe it is dominance humping now and he is not gender specific, but he is looking for something.

if you plan on having a social male (IE going to dog parks etc) I would suggest fixing him

caesar is my 5yr old male basenji. I fixed him at 7 months and he has a great temperment for an indoor dog.

i find that there is a craziness with not fixing a male basenji that i personally dont prefer. the ease of personal once fixed is really what saved my sanity with them…..

good luck!!

I completely agree. IMO, fixed dogs just make better pets….

[Mantis]

caesar was my first male dog. i had seen too many males pee on everything to mark, sniff crotches and hump other dogs during play. i guessed the fixing would directly relate to the behavior. caesar was also out of control at that age anyway, and i hoped the fixing would settle him down, which it did. so did obedience training.

i fixed caesar to avoid those behaviors which worked. he would squat pee until he was about 4-5 years. he now will mark territory when bored in the yard and sniffing around. when he normal pees he still squats with no reserve pee for later . he has over the years humped for play- larger dogs who are bird watching and frozen on the hunt. he wanted to play and didnt know why they didnt, and would hump them to annoy them into play.it is unacceptable behavior and stopped immediately.

caesar never humped for dominance as a puppy or as an adult. Cairo does. Caesar never humped as a puppy either. It may be differences in persona or the fact that I have 2 males.

when your boy basenji hits 6-7months, you should know if you need to fix him or not.

[myran]

My boy is 9 months and the sweetest basenji there is no humping apart from a few bitches in the dogpark that were in the first week of their heat.Doesn´t lift his leg yet and has never growled to anyone doesn´t cause havoc in the house sleeps in my bed only time I crate him is when I leave the house or in the car.People always comment what a calm and relaxed dog he is, he will not be neutered as he´s a show dog .

[porsh]

Im probly getting a female, and going to name her Porsha, I just have to get on the waiting list.

[AlaNowak]

Hi:)
Ive got male and I love him… He is my first basenji and thanks to him I love this breed :D Im going to buy female next year but... Im scared... I dont know why... I saw very agressive bitches and maybe it is reason?

[Craigh]

My male (fixed) was always the alpha dog. He never passed up an opportunity to show his dominance of our female (also fixed). Never had any marking issues with him as he was always a squat pee'er. I guess our female was unusual, but she was the most laid-back dog I'd ever seen. Always very submissive around other dogs.

[myran]

They say males are softer but i´ve met some wonderful bitches one of them being Myrans mum.When you choose a pup look at the mum if she´s sweet and friendly and the pup´s are well socialized then why not a little girl.Also ask around with other basenji owners whether the kennel you´re planning to get your dog from has had issues with bad mentality.
There´s quite a few kennels having real good litters this year in sweden one of them being Kennel Wazin who mated Myran´s dad Meisterhaus Tail of Intrigue with Myrans aunt Wazin Red Bonita the pup´s are ready for sale end of january both parents have a fantastic mentality and both are champions.

[lvoss]

I agree that it is important to meet the dogs of the breeder(s) that you are considering getting a puppy from. I have 3 females and 1 male. My male is less "intense" about things as an example if he sees a squirrel while we are on a walk he will happily chase it into a tree but if I then tell him it is time to go, he will leave it. My girls will tree a squirrel and then look for ways to climb the tree and I have had to carry them away from the tree.

My girls are also very cuddly, more so than my male who loves to snuggle but not in the same way as my girls. I love both sexes and think that a well bred, well socialized pup of either sex should be a joy.

[dmcarty]

Actually I always temperment test my puppies (when I have them). I rate them based on this test an A, B or C or D. B or C do better with inexperienced folks - are more willing to comply - D (if I get any are a risk to be fear biters and need some work to improve confidence and manners) A are alphas and I never place an alpha in a home with small children (the child will be lower in the heirarchy than the dog is - not good) I typically do find my show dogs in the Alpha pile though because they are very confident and Look at me.

I find that this is better than is a boy or girl better. And I will also say that sometimes dogs end up not what you would think so it's easy to say - oh that's not right but when they are older - you see that indeed the tests were right.