LOL! I was just reading a post on identifying a basenji mix…

So when I saw this thread I immediately thought the basenji was crossed with a horse... or some big-as-a-horse canine.

Anyway, beautiful photos! And thanks for the [unintentional] chuckle!

She is a beautiful Heinz dog!!

(You know… 57 Varieties...)

I was just revisiting this old thread I posted a while back. I haven't been on this forum much, but looking at a picture of my Mr. Calvin made me cry a little.

We had to help Mr. Calvin cross over the Rainbow Bridge last year. He was 18 years old. We miss him a lot.

No thyroid testing yet. I will check into that.

But I am really interested in what you said about the vision. He has Pannus, so maybe it's worse that I thought. He gets daily drops, but maybe it's progressing more. I won't say "Eureka! That's it!", but if that is part of the puzzle, it's good to know!

He gets lots of treats, but I think I need to start carrying them around in the pocket as more immediate rewards for good behavior.

Hi! I am having a really hard time lately with my basenji boy.

I have two basenjis. One is 17 years old, one is about 6 years old.

The older one is really on his last leg, to be honest. He is incontinent, he wanders around in circles a lot, and does a lot of sleeping. He stares into corners. He falls into his food and water bowls at every meal… I am ok with all this - he's 17 years old, after all! Let him do whatever he wants, know what I mean? My hope is that he lasts as long as he lasts, and has a good home until his last days.

The problem is that the younger one, who really is the dominant of the pair, is starting to get snippy and growly. When younger b is in his little bed, and the old foggy comes wandering by, he will just growl and go for him! Completely inprovoked. Sometimes there is some food aggression. Often he will steal the senior's treats if he doesn't eat fast enough...

We have tried to get younger b out of the habit, but it's not working. We make him come to us and sit, behave, stay. But this is not working, and it's not right. I don't know why this is all happening all of a sudden.

To add another level of concern, I am 8 months pregnant with out first. I am terrified of younger B becoming a danger to the baby. I'd hate to have to rehome him - honestly, he's my first baby, and it would break both of our hearts to be separated.

We are trying to give the younger one the same amount of attention as before, since he probably can sense I am pregnant. We try to keep the routine the same. But there are of course some changes...

We asked our vet at his last check up 3 weeks ago. She says he's a very alpha dog (he has snapped at her during a shot). I am not happy with the lack of explanation, but at least it's not some medical change, as far as she thinks...

Anyway, any advice about this recent behavior change would be helpful.

Thanks for the welcome!

This is our Mr. Calvin, sleeping in his bed…

Hi! A new forum member here, although I've been a basenji mom for over 6 years.

I adopted 2 BRATs - Mr. Calvin and Momma Rosalyn - back in 2003. Roz is gone now, but Mr. Calvin is still around at 17 years old. Senile, but still around. My younger b-boy is Bashir, and he is now going on 7 years old.

Just wanted to post and say hi!