Posts made by hansfingas

where abouts is this park? Im always looking for new places to venture with the fur kids

Innova and tripe:eek:

What about it is harsh though? I dont see him neing forceful, physical ( besides his little shhhh that he does ).

Hi all ,
Im a very big "Dog Whisperer" fan and wanted to see if all the more experienced basenji owners have an opinion on how he handles his situations with dogs and if they can be applied to Bs as well or if a different tactic is needed.:o

second thought, I have 2 A.D.D Basenjis who have become increasingly difficult to walk on leash together. Each one wanting to go every which way that you arent. Wil this clicker training help me with that? I see it being done on youtube with 1 dog, but not 2. Seems they are always competing to be in front of each other. When another dog comes into site, its like we are running the iditarod. Advice on what to try would be greatly appreciated

HI there, Im a little confused about the whole "clicker" training idea. Does that mean everywhere you go you take a clicker with you and the dog only responds to the clicker?

I live in New Westminster and would love to know of a trainer, a good trainer, that is out my way. Sounds almost too good to have one in my own back yard. Ive read too much about these dogs being "untrainable" and "too wild/instinctual" its quite irritating. Anything and anyone can be trained, given a correct method and amount of time ( the time part is basically for life, as the training could never be complete, always something to tweak ):D

Will definitely look into this thanks…...

Ok,so maybe "basenji" specific trainers is a huge push, but people with decent experience. I find everyone I run into or talk has had no experience with this breed at all.

Does anyone know of any "basenji specific" trainers in Vancouver BC, well I guess thats wishful thinking,how about lower mainland BC (Vancouver and all the nearby cities ). Thanks:)

My wife is also expecting, due in about 2 months. Is there any tips for the actual introduction day? Anythign to do rather then just showing up with a baby in arms? When we got uor 2nd basenji, she was flown in and I picked her up at 2am at teh airport and my wife carried her straight in, right in front of our male. He ignored my wife for weeks, dont want anything like that to happen again…..any tips wold be great thanks!!!

Thanks everyone for the responses….very good to hear from other owners. Reagrdless of whether or not its what I want to hear, its usually what you need to hear. I'll clarify a few things.
1. I wouldnt say its "aggressive" ( an intent to hurt )
2. Typically "OVER" excited ADHD type dogs
3. Doesnt happen often, 1 out of 10 trips maybe
4. 2 types of behaviour going on,
1 chasing and nipping doing laps of the park behind other dogs nipping at the butt, other dogs usually dont pay attention to it, owners on the other do
2 and also with smaller dogs that are usually timid and dont leave owners side, if excited( anxious ) my guys will run up to them and forcibly sniff and bump ( bully ) the other dog and that dog usually ends up being picked up by the owner within seconds ( chihuahas,or dogs of that type )
5. I am entering the park with over excited dogs, as of late they have been whinning on the car ride there, dont know why...but i let them in over excited ( my fault....that will stop now....side note.....how do I get them to stop whinning? )
6. They go to daycare, a good one as far as I am aware, no issues for the most part, they arent a fan of overly excited dogs and the daycare knows this, and act accordingly

Hope that helps shed a bit more light on my situation, I dont feel its a terrible one, but maybe one that has potential to escalate just wanted to get some info on how to go about it. E-collar not an option, never was, just a recommendation. Wow, I feel ike a bad owner, all these questions, issues. Hmmmm, where to start. Guess I'll start a new thread and go from there. Thanks again

Hi all, have an issue with my two Baenjis, one more than the other chasing and nipping other dogs. Not too sure how to correct this behaviour as when it is happening its off in the distance where im out of arms reach. Someone reccommended an "e collar" to combat the distance issue. Im not a fan of that route and was wondering if anyone had any pointers. They for the most part are good with recall, but when they really want to go after something or have there little minds set on something that goes out the door. Yesterday at the dog park had 2 seperate, very embarassing, and stressful run ins where one was an overly excited boston terrier and they were on it like none other nipping and chasing. My one female will even run after a dog that is stationary and nip the butt, without , from what I can see the other dog provoking anything. Usually happens with over excited and or very timid dogs….please help before I get into trouble or even worse my dogs do. Thanks

we are in New West. 1 of my basenjis came from Delta ( co bred byTerrarust/Beaubri ) the other came from Beabri alone. Ya id love to hear what people have to say. As the prey drive increases the ability to recall may decrease which would be a turn off for myself

Hi there, I have 2 basenjis and am interested in lure coursing possibly with my dogs and just wondering whether or not it affects the dogs behaviour prey drive when not coursing?

Hi there, I have 2 Basenjis ( 1 male 1 female ) and they like to pull…..especially when they see another dog. It seems to come and go as an issue. My wife is 6 months pregnant and she will sometimes have to walk the dogs alone with the little one and having dogs that get crazy when another one shows its face is not good. Pulling in general isnt good. Another thing, its usually one that is super excited/anxious/crazy to see the new dogs and when they start pulling the other usually lashes out at the puller. Im assuming trying to correct it. You im sure know the noises basenjis make and this creates a big scene as well. Just looking foradvice as to how others have handled it. I know patience and being calm are an asset or must, but it is trying at times. Thanks in advance, sorry for the ramble.