Thank you for your advice, it seems that it is working!!! I hope it continues that way, she pulls just a little bit now and it is getting much better. Thank you very much.

Thank you for the suggestions, I will use the same techinques, hopefully with consistency and lots of patience it will get better…hopefully!

Your pictures are wonderful, great proof of children-pet fine friendship. Congrats!

@Kipawa:

Not sure if you have searched the forum, but under 'heel' there are a number of threads. This one is quite good.

http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=9134&highlight=heel

Thank you, I will try to apply the advice given on that post. Yes, I use Martingale collar (6ft) and treats. I am now trying to do as I read on a basenji book, when she is walking by me, not pulling, I give her a reward and I say 'Yes! Good dog" at the same time, but that works at the beginning, soon after she does not show any interest in the treat, she is much more interested in whatever is around, and then she starts pulling.

@Nemo:

I believe that's Renee Wise? I might be wrong.

You are right, Renee Wise is Imani's breeder.
Her complete name is Songwe Bushes Chanting To Imani.
Sire: CH Calypso N'Kiru's Night Out
Dam: Mibre's Songwe Betty Boo

Any basenjis related?

We live in South Florida, I wish I could find more basenji lovers and owners around but I have not yet, but thank you MacPack for letting me know and if I go to your area in Western FL, I will let you know.

Hello,
I have been reading a lot of different techiques to train a basenji to walk 'properly' on the lead, to heel instead of pulling, I am confused and I do not want to get my puppy confused trying different ways everyday.

Does anyone have a video link where I could SEE exactly what to do and show step by step how to train the basenji, for example what to do when the puppy forges ahead, I just stop and wait until she stops pulling around my perimeter, obviuosly not pulling back, but I have so many doubts about what to really do! I would love to watch a video of how you did that worked well and all the stages you have to go through to get your basenji used to walking with you.

I tried searching on Youtube, but all that is shown is how to train an 'already trained' dog…:(

Thanks!

Thank you all! I got her from Songwe Basenjis in FL, is there any brothers, sisters or cousins related to her in the forum?

Hello everybody!
This is Imani, our female basenji. She is four months now. Hope you like the pictures.