@eeeefarm - Totally agree with both of you, while I don't do the "restrain the pup", but if it works great and in a pinch it does work for me if really needed. When we have pups (babies) and Mom is tired of them and puts herself in a position that they can't reach her, they turn to the next adult in the house.... same thing will happen if they get over excited and yes, I have seen Basenji Moms, pin the pup to the ground and/or other adults in the home.... so it is something that a pup understands. Walking away works for me... or I try to change up the "game" by turning to working their minds and getting them to think about other things. In the Basenji Breed this is another way of teaching them that the prior behavior is not acceptable. They learn pretty quickly. Thanks for posting this thread eeeefarm... well needed...
Cooler weather at last
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Our first day under 106 degrees in weeks, still fairly hot, so only took the pups our for a few minutes of bunny time but they certainly enjoyed it.
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Dang, I was just saying in another post that I don't think my B is really toy-motivated, but that's because I've never tried a toy like THAT!
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Great videos! Had to laugh at Trog (?) holding on to it Tillo would love something like this, did you make it yourself?
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Great videos - too cute Trog preferring to get dragged on the ground than letting go of the bunny!
Does that fox tail have a clip on the end that hooks to the line on the pole? If so, did you make it yourself or did you buy it like that?
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I buy cheap lunge whips at our feed store, generally about $14 and tie on either a fur tail, or a piece of rabbit skin. The rabbit skin is cheaper and lasts longer, you can get rabbit side pelts from Heather Minnich at furs for lures for $3 or so. Fox tails are a bit more fragile, but as long as you put the lure out of their reach when you are not using it they will last. This one is over 2 yrs old. I just tied a piece of ribbon around the end of the tail and threaded it thru the loop on the end of the whip and it works great. I have been adding the coyote masks and rabbit skins to the raffle baskets I donate to our various club events and they are very popular. Heather also sells home made dehyrated treats and lots of other items. She does not have a web site yet, but her FB page is http://www.facebook.com/FursForLures?ref=ts or you can email her at hlm@wyoming.com for a list of her products.
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Excellent - thanks for the info Lisa!