Posts made by dash

Great Suggestion IMBJ. I did that and found a Melinda Ebel at IL southern University which is 7 miles from DeSoto. Fingers crossed it is hers or she knows something about it.

Here is some more info….Please contact BRAT if you have any info and they can get you in touch with the woman who is housing her.

Hi to all -

I was contacted this evening by a groomer named Laura, who lives just outside of Cleveland, OH. A Basenji wandered into her neighborhood late last week and she and her husband managed to coral her. She is microchipped. Originally, this FOURTEEN year old gal (does not look or act her age!) hails from DeSoto, IL. Her original owner was Melinda (from the vet who put in the chip). Melinda's contact info with her vet and the chip mfgr. and no longer current and a personal records check shows she has moved from the DeSoto area - but we do know Melinda owned at least THREE other Basenjis. We do not know if Effy has been rehomed, was lost in transit or on vacation, etc.

I've given Laura contact info for breeders in the DeSoto, IL area and also for rescue (both in OH, and nationally). Effy is (per Laura) sweet, biddable, good in the car, but has some separation anxiety. When found she was sporting a relatively new collar of a distinctive color (albeit slightly ill-fitting). Effy has several readily identifiable traits that make her pretty easy to identify. She is not thin and does not look like she's been "on the street" for any significant period of time. Laura has contacted all area vets and shelters - so far, no leads or contacts.

If you have information about Effy's original owner, or ANY information that might lead to reuniting Effy with her owner - please contact me at my email address. It would be nice to put this old, somewhat disoriented 14 yr. old girl back where she belongs! Laura can keep her until the end of May - but her family has a trip planned ot AZ at that time, and one of her own four dogs does not like Effy... So Effy needs to go "somewhere" on or before June 1, 2010.

Sorry to hear about Gizmo, my thoughts are with you. We had to decrease our park visits because Dash was posturing a little too much. We still hit the small dog section, so he is not as defensive.

That owner should not be allowwed to use the dog park. If you know your dog would "kill" another dog. what are you thinking. What an ass.

Hi kdubs518, I am the DC for OH. I didn't see your volunteer info but welcome. I most likely missed it. Did anyone contact you? We actually have quite a bit around OH.

Jen

I emailed with the owner. Someone is going to come and see the pup tonight. I gave my info if they have any questions. Otherwise, I will pick it up.

This post was here yesterday. I tried to email but it was not working. I will try again today. BRAT is aware.

i got the same response from Nivea. I am impressed I got a message that didn't seem canned. I may buy Nivea now. What do they sell?

I agree with you on this one. I think this has gone too far. I sent messages to the below advertisers. thanks for posting this.

BRAT will not turn any dog away for lack of breeder info. We are more concerned with what his temperment is. Here is a link to rehome your B. We will not pay for him though. If you are interested in finding a home, and the breeder will not take him back, then please consider surrendering him to BRAT. we do our best to find the best home for every B.

http://www.basenjirescue.org/post.htm

This is difficult. I guess I have learned to watch posturing and reaction from the 2 involved. I rarely get involved. If one would scream, I tend to watch more closely for the other's reaction. If he backs off, ok just play. If not, and he actually becomes more aggressive, then I would step in. However, 2 dogs really fighting is very hard to break up. They shut out everything. When Dash and Ansel, now Hansel, when at it, my husband had to pick up both dogs and pull them apart. He still has the scars.

The cool down period is a good idea.

We saw a TV show about them. My husband loves husky's but they are so big. This would be more my size. I am not sure if they fall under "designer" or not. Was it a husky that was bred smaller?

Whatever they are, they are adorable.

Welcome to the forum. I work with BRAT and we have few volunteers in your area. If you are able to help in any way it would be much appreciated. Please check out www.basenjirescue.org

I agree with RenaultF1. I would also have her feed the dog by hand and have the dog do something for the food. And before your girlfriend sits on the bed or the couch, have the dog get up and move to the floor first and then she can have her sit and then invite her up.

as an added note, do not strike the dog for biting. I realize it may be a reaction, but Basenji's do not take well to being hit. Staying ahead of the aggression is key and praise and attention for doing what she is supposed to will help.

Good Luck

I can see if the shelter contacted us. Sometimes the shelters would prefer to place them themselves. They need the money. I will let BRAT know though.

Yes, welcome to the forum. I saw your BRAT form and can assure you we have quite a few dogs in foster care right now. Hopefully you will find a buddy for Wilder soon.

I have worked in a large research facility for app 11 years now. Never, EVER have we used anything but purpose bred dogs, cats, rodents. We have to have the complete background to assure the research is not compromised by some genetic defect. There is only a few other research facilities around Ohio. And really, I would rather the animals are used to help other animals in the future than be euthanized for nothing.

Another thing I find annoying about this article. It says: "Our pets have no voice." The owner surrendered the animal and did not care what happened to them. If people are so concerned about these animals they need to go adopt one instead of expecting the shelter to just "make it work" with their limited resources. I realize you are saying that it should not be mandated and I don't disagree completely. I just think people have a very dark and dreary view of what the laboratory facilities are like. It is incorrect. As someone who works there, I assure you I took that job very seriously. My dogs were treated as best as they could and when they completed their job they were humanely euthanized or adopted. There so many rules to working in a research facility in order to keep your accredidation and continue to do business. YOU MUST treat these animals with the utmost care and love. They deserve that.

Keith is in Indy and BEAR is in Dayton, OH

Did Fox news just hijack the basenji site?? It is interesting that the dark skinned guy is the bad guy. Typical. And, all african americans do not look alike and this guy looked nothing like Obama. Also interesting that the automobile industry was, hence the word was, employing 1 million people. Silliness. That is all I will say since I come here to get away from this political crap.

@JazzysMom:

This IS a touchy subject; another topic on which there will be disagreement.

I ALWAYS declaw my cats. Always. Although we keep them indoors, they do on occasion get out. My cats have always been very able to defend themselves against other cats, dogs, skunks or anything else they've encountered, and we live next to a forest…there has never been an issue or an instance in which our cats were ever unable to defend themselves. They can still climb trees.

I have yet to see a cat in any way acting as it it were in any way hindered by a declaw procedure - they are jumping up and on and off of furniture,etc the same day, with no appearance of discomfort as there is in case of injury.

I'm not going to get into a debate about this, except to say.... seriously, when people state opinions they need to be aware that not everyone shares your opinion nor has everyone had the same experiences, and not everyone believes everything they read esp. when it runs contrary to actual experience.

I think we have enough REAL forms of abuse to address with laws, and am always reluctant to let the government enter the homes of citizens.

I agree with you Jazzysmom. I worked in a vet clinic for several years and we did hundreds of declaws. It is not barbaric and the procedure has improved over the years. As long as it is done young. I don't think it should be done on a cat that is older. It is not in any way comparable to dog fighting. The animals are asleep and do fine afterwards. There will always be horror stories but some of these cats would have been given up due to their destruction of furniture or other things. Currently I have 2 cats both rescued in their older days so they still have their claws but my old boy that died a couple of years ago was declawed and it was very nice to cuddle without being scratched. It is a personal opinion and as long as it is legal it should stay that way. And for those that do not like government intervention, make a decision you can't have it both ways, you either want them interfering or you don't.

Just trying to keep this in the new posts. If you can or know anyone who can foster these guys. Please contact BRAT or send me a PM and I will get you the info.