Hello from Canada

Member Introductions
Log in to reply
  • nobarkusN

    Welcome to the forum. You will be able to learn much here looking over the health and behavior topics. On another note. I hike with my B a lot on nature trails and take him to the dog park occasionally and the only breed of dog that Buddy has trouble with are Golden Retrievers. They snap at him. He was bitten once last summer by one at the park, luckily just a little of the hair on his neck got pulled out. Buddy is very friendly type of Basenji. Just yesterday 2 snapped at him walking on a trail luckily all dogs are leashed.

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

    0
  • L

    Thanks for the warning, by the time i get a basenji my Goldens will be 14 and 12. They probbably won't have any teeth left. LOL

    0
  • nobarkusN

    @Larissa:

    Thanks for the warning, by the time i get a basenji my Goldens will be 14 and 12. They probbably won't have any teeth left. LOL

    Are they usually like that or have do I just run into the bad ones?

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

    0
  • irenaI

    @nobarkus:

    Welcome to the forum. You will be able to learn much here looking over the health and behavior topics. On another note. I hike with my B a lot on nature trails and take him to the dog park occasionally and the only breed of dog that Buddy has trouble with are Golden Retrievers. They snap at him. He was bitten once last summer by one at the park, luckily just a little of the hair on his neck got pulled out. Buddy is very friendly type of Basenji. Just yesterday 2 snapped at him walking on a trail luckily all dogs are leashed.

    Our Geasy also doesn't like Golden R. and another shaggy breeds.
    Once at show in honour ring he stood behind the Samoyed and Geasy snapped at him and had full mouth of Samoyed's hairs :confused::D. Due to this Geasy gained "only" 4th place Best In Group :D.

    Asthenia Basenjis

    www.astheniabasenji.com

    0
  • irenaI

    And welcome to the forum.

    Asthenia Basenjis

    www.astheniabasenji.com

    0
  • P

    I must admit my old boy (recently deceased) loved to try and pull the hair from long coated dogs (with the exception of his own Border Collies and Karabash that is)!

    0
  • M

    Hi Larissa, welcome to the forum! I live in Alberta as well, and don't have any basenjis yet, either. :)

    0
  • KipawaK

    Hi Larissa, welcome to the forum - you'll find lots of great information here. I am from the Vancouver area, and ALSO don't have a basenji yet, but am learning tons and KNOW that I will be buying from a responsible breeder.

    Fran Harder, BAB

    With Barney in my heart

    0
  • nomrbddgsN

    Welcome to the forum.

    Arlene, the Basenji Brats with the Boxenji![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

    0
  • thunderbird8588T

    Welcome to the forum Larissa

    Shelley

    Basenji Malaika

    Basenji Malaika
    Basenji Kwame

    0

Suggested Topics

  • R

    Hello

    Member Introductions
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    3k Views
    tanzaT
    Welcome and so sorry to hear about the health issues of your two B's…. Thank you for opening up your home to them... And Thank Goodness we now have DNA tests for Fanconi so that no Basenji ever has to suffer with this horrible affliction.
  • R

    Hello from Sorel-Tracy QUEBEC Canada

    Member Introductions
    17
    0 Votes
    17 Posts
    6k Views
    eeeefarmE
    @ElfinSailor: eeeefarm I assume you went tilt at my opening statement and were unable to read anything else I said fallowing that. No, I read everything you wrote. Most people I know consider a dog that follows directions and obeys commands a trained animal. The definition of biddable, if not playing cards, is following directions or obeying commands. Something you agree is is not particularly Basenji like. With which I totally agree. However, saying they are untrainable is a different thing. Positive Punishment? Now that is a curious phrase. I am certain if you try using it on my very Alpha partner JaBok You would be unable to be in the same county with him unless you kept him tied up. Positive punishment, in the Operant vocabulary, simply means something added that tends to diminish the unwanted behaviour. It doesn't have to be severe to be effective, and definitely will work with Basenjis if…...and it is an important "if"......they are absolutely convinced that this consequence will occur every single time they perform the unwanted action. Think horses and electric fence, and you get the picture. I do agree with the cat in a dogs body analogy. Cats are also pretty much un-trainable. There are videos on line of cats doing agility obstacles on command. Again, this is using positive reinforcement and will work well for cats…..and Basenjis......if the reinforcement is salient enough. Most people seem seem to think that a dog that learns to do everything you tell it is smart. I have always felt that dogs that do everything you tell it are kinda dumb and are unable to think for themselves. There is "smart" (intelligent) and there is "biddable", and it doesn't have to be one or the other. Some dogs…...Border Collies would be a good example......are definitely both. Eager to work with the handler, but capable of working on their own. A good sheepdog is amazing to watch, particularly in a "silent gather', where no help is offered by the handler and the dog must make his own decisions. Basenjis, while not usually biddable, can certainly demonstrate they are intelligent, often while outsmarting their owners! :) When JaBok and I go out to move the horses from one pasture to another He is right there and knows just what to do. He once saw what I was doing and because of his bond with me he wants to engage and assist. I never taught him any of it. He sounds like an unusual Basenji. None of mine have been the least bit interested in herding, although I believe we have another member on here who does have Basenjis with such an inclination. Than I am unable to stop him when he sees a deer and he will chase it until it disappears That is instinct and he does not understand why I don't help him catch it. I would really like it if I could train him not to chase them. It has been ten years now and I have had no success. Doable but not easy, and would definitely involve consistent positive punishment. If chasing them doesn't put him at risk, why bother? I am 70 And have worked with lots of dogs and horses with a reasonable degree of success. JaBok is a different story. We do everything together he comes when I call him he usually gets into the truck when I tell him. If he does not want to go he won't get in. I am completely unable to catch him if he really does not want to be caught. He will run to the house though and that tells me he wants to stay home so I let him in. Does he have me trained? If you re-read my previous statement I think you will see that I was attempting to explain how to get that which is Basenji to live in co-existence with you. Yes, I do understand that. I am not a lot younger than you, and have had 5 Basenjis over a span of 40 plus years. My first was the most like your JaBok. She was the most biddable Basenji I have owned. She would come when called quite reliably, and seemed to care about pleasing me. I wrote about her here: http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?11775-quot-You-can-t-do-that-with-a-Basenji!-quot&highlight=
  • M

    Hello

    Member Introductions
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    4k Views
    BuanaB
    Welcome to the forum!
  • A

    Hello

    Member Introductions
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    2k Views
    P
    Ahmet, welcome to the forum - I do hope you'll get your pup.
  • mbourreM

    Hello from Tillsonburg Ontario Canada

    Member Introductions
    13
    0 Votes
    13 Posts
    3k Views
    P
    Welcome to the forum from the UK.
  • L

    Hello

    Member Introductions
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    2k Views
    thunderbird8588T
    Welcome to the forum, I am so sorry for the loss of Bayley, i joined when i lost Benji and it did help.