@nyoung15 My basenji was super picky when he was a puppy.... until I started to cook for him amazing recipies heheeh, but then pandemic season was over and I had to go back to work and started to give him whole barf ( raw food ) it comes with meat veggies, fruits, raw bones and vitamines.
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Robyn, I've been a Basenji owner since 1969 probably longer than most folks on here but every time I offer advice one person here says that because I'm not a breeder my opinions don't count. That's why I seldom post anymore. I always appreciate your advice. I'm so glad your guy came back and wasn't hurt. Lenora and Abbey who turned 7 on Christmas Day
Lenora, this forum does not be belong to that person. I ask that person "where does it say in the forum rules that non breeders opinions don't count"?? Exactly, there is no such rule. I hereby state that your opinion is valued!
Anyway talks about fencing and escape proofing our yards is a good thing we can all learn from. That pic of Raine on the fence is a good one to enter for next years BRAT calender. -
Escaping the yard is the main reason why I have been trying to find this dog a home for months. I hate tying up a dog but it's either tie him or let him get squashed by a car or stolen.
If we were closer to you, we'd take him since we don't have a fence to worry about! :rolleyes:
For all but 3 years of Maxx's life we were fulltime RVers, which meant we didn't have a yard with a fence…so we took him on several long walks each day.
We bought a house this past spring and now split our time between Washington State and Arizona, but still don't have a fenced yard in either place...so we're still taking our dog (a 7-month old Brussels Griffon) on long walks and will continue to do so with whatever Basenji we get (of course, the definition of "long" is different to a little Brussels Griffon than it is to a Basenji!
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The value of advice will vary. Sometimes people who have been doing it longest don't have the best advice if they haven't kept up to date with current knowledge and technology. Experience will also vary dependent on where you live, in this area of the country there are many town and counties where it is illegal to leave a dog on a tie out unsupervised. Each person must decide what the value of the advice given is. Each person must also realize that often the information given in a forum post is not a complete picture of the situation.
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Robyn, I've been a Basenji owner since 1969 probably longer than most folks on here but every time I offer advice one person here says that because I'm not a breeder my opinions don't count. That's why I seldom post anymore. I always appreciate your advice. I'm so glad your guy came back and wasn't hurt. Lenora and Abbey who turned 7 on Christmas Day
And I disagree that your opinion or ideas don't count because you are not a breeder …. it is all of us that live day to day with these "critters" that have seen all the different things they can do, get into... and ways resolved. Everyone has experiences that depending on the situation could be the solution for someone else. Breeders and Pet owners, as really, most of the breeders that are on this Forum are Pet owners too!
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Whether you are brand new or got the first basenji imported into the country, it doesn't mean you are so perfect or knowledgeable that others might not POSSIBLY have an idea you didn't think of.
Even if not one person said one thing you didn't already know or think of, your taking it personally as an insult surprises me. At the very WORSE it was a waste to read it for you, but possibly educational for others with similar issues.
I was also surprised by the picture because the possibility of it catching and choking him to death seemed obvious to me. MAYBE obvious to me since I had a friend whose dog went over a railing while on a line and choked to death. But nothing here was said as an insult to you, it was attempting to offer safer options. I have had dogs for nearly my entire life, doesn't mean I don't find GOOD advice. And sometimes from utter novices who just HAPPEN to see or think of something I didn't.
No one was attacking you. People who CARE assumed you might not have considered the danger or considered some options we thought of. I ASSUMED you simply hadn't considered it was risky. We all come from different angles, and no one here was doing more than showing concern and trying to share what we know.
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Debra, what is the name of this product? There is probably a little area in my backyard that would need something like this, near a small pond that is built up, thus making the fence height only about 4 feet.
Fran they are fence extension kits. The ones I looked at were inward leaning.
This one has ones at horizontal level but the ones I looked at 10 yrs ago were 45 degrees
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/clova.htmlThis one uses barbed wire, but you can use plain wire or fencing
http://www.inetdesign.com/wolfdunn/containment/barbarms.html -
Fran they are fence extension kits. The ones I looked at were inward leaning.
This one has ones at horizontal level but the ones I looked at 10 yrs ago were 45 degrees
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/clova.htmlThis one uses barbed wire, but you can use plain wire or fencing
http://www.inetdesign.com/wolfdunn/containment/barbarms.htmlThanks so much, Debra. Will DEFINITELY look into these.
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That sucks that Rainie got the "jumper" genes. Glad he came back in the fence. I wonder how he broke the cable.
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oooohhh, congrats robyn, looks like you've got a great agility basenji in the making.
Of course if LindaH was serious, I'd be happy to do a Colorado leg if we're interested in transport
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I did not mean to distract from Robyn's post and apologize to her for that. Pat and Ivoss, I admire both of you as much as Robyn. Wasn't referring to either of you.
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Robyn - alls well that ends well. I think that all of us that have been in Basenjis for some time have at some time had to keep one in less than ideal circumstances for a while at least.
Hopefully your thread will have resulted in finding him a home where he can't negotiate fences.
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I did not mean to distract from Robyn's post and apologize to her for that. Pat and Ivoss, I admire both of you as much as Robyn. Wasn't referring to either of you.
While I don't want to speak for Ivoss, I don't think either of us thought you were referring to us…..
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Of course if LindaH was serious, I'd be happy to do a Colorado leg if we're interested in transport
I'm currently having email conversations with a breeder in Tucson, Arizona who has puppies and adults available. We'll be going there probably sometime in January for a couple of days to meet her and her dogs.
If, for some reason, things don't work out with one of this breeder's dogs, I would be interested in talking with Robyn about placing Rainie in our home…if we could find transport at least part of the way. (We're currently at our place in Arizona for the winter, not in Washington State).
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What a lovely memorial blog you made for Maxx. It looks like he had a life to be envied by any dog. I am so sorry for your loss. The heart hurts so badly for awhile, but then the happy memories eventually take their place. And how nice that you are looking to become basenji parents again. I hope the new year finds you taking long walks again.
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Holy crap Robyn! So glad he made it back safe! Ship him to Ohio. Once he's been left out in the snow for 15 minutes, he won't be so keen on escaping anymore
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Fran they are fence extension kits. The ones I looked at were inward leaning.
This one has ones at horizontal level but the ones I looked at 10 yrs ago were 45 degrees
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/clova.htmlThis one uses barbed wire, but you can use plain wire or fencing
http://www.inetdesign.com/wolfdunn/containment/barbarms.htmlDo the barbed wire ones come with a guard tower and spot lite???? :p reminds me of the tv show (long time ago) Hogan's Heros and all the things they did to escape. B's certainly are determined little stinkers. I think I learned that the day we brought our boy home. Wouldn't have 'em any other way, right:rolleyes: Naughty and funny at the same time.
Oh my goodness Robyn, Raine is just TOO CUTE. For sure, calender material!!
