Samantha, and the other dogs, sleep in the dining room where the dog door is. We have it gated off so they can't roam the house. They each have a crate and there is one large dog bed they can choose from. I don't know exact times they wake but usually when I come downstairs (around 9am) they are outside sun bathing. On weekends when my husband gets up before me and lets them roam the house she will come upstairs and let me know that I have had enough sleep by pawing me in the face. During cold weather or rain all the dogs like to stay asleep inside. Oh and Samantha snores when she is in a deep sleep.

Angelica

I have not been on the forum since last summer but I recently learned something that I thought I should share. To recap my basenji Samantha has Fanconi and as of her last visit she is in perfect health. All her numbers came back normal which makes our household very happy! Samantha takes Potassium Gluconate and she was taking 6 pills a day (3am and 3pm). I was purchasing the generic through her vet for 29.99 for a two week supply. Then I was told that the vet would no longer be carrying the generic and the name brand was 59.99 for the same amount. Well, her vet told us that she could talk to the vendor of the medication to see if they could compact the 6 pills into 2 pills a day since Samantha takes so many. So with her help I now order from the vendor and she takes 2 large pills instead of 6 pills a day. Best of all a month supply is $30 and it is delivered to my home.

Angelica

I have been laid up in bed sick today. I got up to get some water and came back to Samantha making herself comfortable on my pillow. She is always on the hunt for a new warm spot All I have to do to get her to move is blow on her head. She hates that!

Angelica

Everything around here has been crazy lately. Samantha had her second vet visit and is now on bicarbonates. I have been taking care of our new dog Winston who was just neutered so I am trying to keep him from running and jumping all over the place. This feels impossible when Samantha is constantly trying to get him to play. Anyways, the point of this post is I was organizing all the vet paperwork for my dogs and I came across the paper that lists Samantha's breeder information.

The sire is Haynie's Mystic Inferno and the dam is Haynie's Delightful Delilah. The owner at the time was listed as Glenda and Samantha was born in 2006. Has anyone heard of these dogs or the breeder? I posted in my introduction that my husband and I bought Samantha from a pet store in Willowbrook Mall.

Angelica

He had no microchip.

On July 5th my husband opened the front door to leave for work and a dog ran into our house. We called shelters but none had room so in the evening we went around the subdivision to see if he belonged to anyone. We made flyers, posted a found dog ad on the HSPCA website and no one replied. In the mean time he made himself at home and began trying to win over our dogs. Our dogs were not to happy with him in the beginning but eventually his persistence won out and they began playing with him. We decided to keep him and named him Winston. I am not sure what he is. Some say Jack Russell mix others say Rat Terrier. All I know is he is between 1-2 years old, 12 lbs. and has such a cute face!

Angelica

$544 for a collar! Considering I once got a cute Christmas collar with bells on it for Sam and she ate the bells about an hour later I think I will pass. Plus, $544 for a collar!

Angelica

Buddy (basenji/lab) will fetch for a little while. He will bring his toys to me when he wants to fetch. Samantha (basenji) will bring her little tennis ball and drop it at my feet every now and then. She will also toss her ball around and run after it herself sometimes. They both don't play fetch when I decide to initiate the game so I just wait for them to feel like it and let me know.

Angelica

I finally got an appointment for Sam to have her tests redone and see how everything is going so far. It seems all the doctors have split for the holiday and the residents and doctors still around are swamped. Anyways she will be rechecked and we will discuss further treatment.

@tanza:

Any update with your Vet? Let us know how it is going.

I have been getting the run around with the vet. I keep calling and being reassured someone will call me back but no one does. I requested a different vet to contact me today so hopefully I will hear something back.