Posts made by innociv

She's alright. The dead skin was just from some infection.

And Midge says the losing color when they sleep happens with some of them, especially puppies.

Tanza, I didn't call Midge since it didn't seem urgent then, I sent her an email last week and haven't gotten a response yet.

Mac, thanks! I'm not usually around Tampa though. I live at south Orlando.

@Nemo:

Hi Innociv, your puppy and my girl, Zoni are pretty closely related through your puppy's dam. It is just some little flakes or is it something more significant? Zoni had some flakey skin on her ear once when she got a yeast infection but it went away with a little treatment. Hopefully it is nothing serious.

The dead skin on her ear I scraped off and there was blood on some parts afterwards. On her paws it is light flaking, it doesn't look serious like frostbite looks or anything, but seems odd for a puppy. She also bites at her paws.

Now she's getting dead skin on her ears and paws. I'll have to take her in again.

Serengeti Colby is the father and mother is Ch. Serengeti Hot Tip.

Yeah I'm not super concerned because she acts pretty normal(but this is my first puppy, last was a rescue).
I sent the breeder an email since it doesn't seem urgent.

I probably should go to the vet and have a blood test done..

I know pale paws/gums can mean something really bad, but she doesn't seem to show other symptoms of something bad.

The vet did check her heart with the stethoscope. She checked her hips, heart, stool, temperature and all that seemed fine.
I was scheduled to go Wednesday for one of her vaccinations, but maybe I should go tomorrow to have them do a blood test.

I got her from Midge Greenlee of Serengeti kennel.

My first guess is that maybe she has Anemia.. but I'm not sure that explains her extremities getting their color back then it disapearing.
Even when her paws/ears lose color, they're still pretty warm I think.

It's been around 68-72 degrees. But she usually sleeps on me so she's warm.

Her name is Cinnabun.
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Just remembered the Vet didn't do a blood test. The vet thought she looked fine, but her paws, gums, ears were nice and pink by the time we were at the vet. The results I'm waiting for are just stool.
I guess I should go again to have them do a blood test.

I just got a Basenji puppy this Saturday and noticed that when she sleeps that her paw pads turn white when she sleeps, ears lose their color, and gums turn a light pink.
The color comes back a bit after she's been awake.

I took her to the vet Monday morning but test results aren't back yet, and wondered if anyone had ideas..

She acts pretty much healthy besides this.

No I wouldn't think of breeding to make money. 8 puppies in a year, 800 each, is $6400 for 6 months work. That's very little money for all that work even BEFORE expenses. I would because I like them a lot, and would get to raise some puppies. I don't think they all have to be show dogs.

I talked to some breeders, and one of them I really like, but that's 8 months away.
I looked on BRAT and two that I want are both out of state and saying "pending" so I believe they're spoken for.

Thanks a ton for the very helpful response.

They breed bassats too, i'm not sure about french bulldogs. But yeah.. it does sound like you're thinking of the person. I didn't know if it's appropriate to name who they are.

And yeah, other breeders I talked to near by said they tend to have all the puppies called for before they're 10 weeks old.

And yeah, the price does seem high ($1200 for some) but if fanconi checks out and I want them, I could negotiate price.

If one parent is fanconi free, and another is a carrier, the pups will not get fanconi, right?
I think if they could potentially have Fanconi, it'd be better I get a rescue.. I can't wait 8 months.

And why is limited AKC papers good? What if I wanted to breed them at once point?

Well this time of year I've had trouble finding Basenji puppies. The only one I've found in driving distance is about 7 hours away in Georgia(so a whole day counting there and back).

I haven't called yet, but some things I noticed that are worrying is that it says Health Guaranteed but doesn't mention anything about Fanconi syndrome.
I've seen other breeders websites and they often actually have scans of their dogs papers there.
Also, this breeder I believe breeds 3 liters a year. They have 11 4-5 month olds now. It says that they are kept outside, except for their adult ones.
Are there issues with having them kept outside? Basenji's are an inside dog after all. I'm not sure how long they keep them with their mother.. I'm going to call soon.

Have you tried giving her a toy that has a carpet like texture to it instead of the soft plush?

My Basenji was sort of the same way. He loved ripping off threads and such. We got him a toy that was weird shaped but oddly enough it had something like carpet glued to the side, and instead of chewing on the toy and stuff he was fixated on ripping off the fabric part.
But he never chewed on carpet.. worst he did was rip off some strings that where at the top and bottom end of a rug until I caught him doing it and told him no.

If all else fails, you could get balls, some carpet, and ingestion-safe glue to be sure and cut up the carpet and glue it tight to the balls. She obviously likes carpet so he can have toys with it that she doesn't get scolded for chewing on, while you can spray something bitter on the carpet.

I think a lot of Basenji's have this sort of fixation with tearing off fibers. Maybe it has something to do with in the wild/africa with tearing off fur and feathers before eating something.

I don't mind a 4-7 month old Basenji. In fact, I could tell what kind of personality they have more at that age.. It doesn't need to be 10 weeks, or 13 weeks, or whatever.

But with one that is older and needs to be rehomed, he might already have bad habits.. The only thing I didn't like about Chopper is that he was hard to train (took twp months I think to teach him to lay down on command and I couldn't teach him to roll over.) and I think he was hit a lot by his previous owner. While I loved him and he was nearly perfect, I'd like a dog that has only been with a breeder so I can train him correctly.

I was hoping some breeders might of had ones they couldn't sell. Doesn't seem the case in Florida, though.

@lvoss:

You need to ask for the registered names of the parents. Then go to the OFA website, http://www.offa.org and do a search on the parents names. If they have been tested their results will be listed in the database.

As an example if you were to search for Sherwood's In The Nick of Time, you would get back this page as the results, http://www.offa.org/results.html?all=sherwood%27s+in+the&x=18&y=0

If you then click on his name you will see his page with all his health testing results summarized, http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=789239#animal

You can see that he has been tested for Hips, Patellas, Thyroid, Fanconi, and CERF and see the results. At minimum breeders should be testing Hips, Eyes, and Fanconi status. BCOA recommends Hips, Eyes, Thyroid, and Fanconi which if done and public will give the dog the CHIC designation that you see for Sherwood's In The Nick of Time.

Thanks. I see now.

I'm having trouble finding a young Basenji though. Since they breed once a year, I have to wait 8 months or get one out of state..
There are some in Georgia so I might ahve to drive there since I want to see one in person.

Yeah, that's the site I mentioned in my last post. I've read about it and I know I need to ask if they are tested. I'm not sure what proof I'm supposed to get that they don't have it, though.

Thanks guys.

I found 2 breeders in Ocala on Basenji.org and 1 in Tittusville on breeders.net
I'm going to give them calls tomorrow.

To me it looks like part boston terrier. They have those markings, short tail..

I'm new here. I just joined since now that I lost mine, I'm reading up since I want a puppy.

When I was 11 years old I was told by my dad that I was going to get a dog for christmas, much to the dismay of my mom.

Before this, I wasn't really a dog person. My mom never had pets she liked either (In fact she had to give away a puppy when she was a college student because it would keep her up at night. She had cats but never really liked them and ended up giving them away before they where old enough).

So we went to the animal shelter. Then more animal shelters. We called up more of them to say what we were looking for.
It was about 10 visits to other shelters when we got a call to visit one about 45 minutes away. Well, I hadn't seen a dog that really "spoke" to me yet, so it was worth the drive to check out a new one. I didn't really like the dog they called about. He was cute, but didn't have that personality. I looked around at all the dogs though, and saw one I really loved.

Unlike the other dogs there, he didn't bark at me. He didn't just lay there. He came up to the cage wagging his tail so hard his whole butt moved and his tail was just a blur. I leaned down and put my knuckles against the chainlink cage door and he kept licking them until I pulled away. After a little bit I stood up to see the other dogs to make sure, and he made a cute whine and watched me as I walked away. I only went a few cages down at other dogs, seeing another I liked second most to all the dogs I've seen then, and went to the staff to take my first choice for a walk
He was really excited, sniffing everything, and not very good on the leash. But I noticed he was really smart, as when his leash would get wrapped around a pole he knew to go back around it to untangle instead of keep trying to pull against.
So I put in an application for him and was called later to come pick him up.

The pound didn't know what he was, nor did I. I finally found out when I went to the vet and then looked up what he said online and then I knew that was it. He was just some mystery dog for a while. He was about 3 years old at the time.
Soon he became known as Chopper, and he got me through lots of hard times. (My dad died a year later.) He was always there at the door when he heard me coming home. He always snuggled me and would lick my tears when I was sad. He loved other people.

Despite being 3 years old, I was able to teach him just about every trick except roll over(he hated being on his back) and play dead. He only knew "sit" and "come" when I got him. He was perfectly obediant in doors. He never begged for food. He didn't bother my allergies. He loved other people and they loved him.

In fact.. One of my aunts and uncles got a dog because chopper made them so happy (my aunt is manic depressive), though they like chopper so much more. Many of my school friends at the time begged their parents for dogs because they loved Chopper so much, only to not like their dogs nearly as much.
Chopper would always do things to make you laugh. People laughing seemed to be his favorite thing. He found out he got lots of laughs when there was a bunch of people over to climb up onto the back of the couch and put his butt against someones head or shoulders, so he'd do it all the time whenever there was a party and wags his tail to the laughs. He'd spaz out and run all around the house tearing up the carpet until we stopped laughing.

Despite them known for chewing.. He would never take anything without permission. He loved to chew, but only when I handed something to him. If he wanted something, like the flashlight to chase the light or a toy on the table, he would just sit and look at it. We could leave anything on the floor or up and he wouldn't touch them unless it was handed to him. (But once it was given to him he knew it was his to play with whenever he wanted)

He was an escapist for the first 3 years.. but after that he was a bit more mellow and could go outside leashless even with other dogs and animals around as long as I was with him. (But going out alone with others he would run off to explore and chase)

He was an amazing dog.. perfect except for not being as obediant outside. The vet said he's a mix, but I'm not sure. He looks exactly like a basenji, except he was leaner(but I've seen other basenji's as lean as him), 22 lbs, and had a mole on his cheek with 2 whiskers coming out of it. Also his tail stuck out and curled some, but made a sort of cresent shape. But I've seen other basenji's that have close tails. No one can figure out what else is in him. Maybe one parent was half basenji and the other full basenji, making 3/4 basenji. That might explain it, but would be very very rare to happen. I think he might of been purebred basenji. I've been trying to figure out what else he can be, but I can't, he looks too basenji except for the mole and lightly curled tail.

Well.. 3 years ago we were told he had cancer after getting him tested when a lump was growing on his neck. They said he'd have 6-12 months to life.
Well, for the next year, still happy amazing Chopper.
A year ago we were told he probably had weeks or at the most a few months.
They said he'd slowly gain weight, but then suddenly go off the deepend and rapidly lose it and be in pain. That never happened though. I guess he was a fighter, I know he loved me a lot.. Even when he'd lost half his weight he would come up the stairs, despite taking a minute to get up them, barely able to get up. He'd put his paws up on my bed to show he wanted to be picked up, since he didn't have the strength to jump anymore, because he wanted to cuddle with me in bed at least six nights a week. He was such a good dog that even when he could barely come up the stairs he'd do so to tell me had had to go out..
I kept waiting and waiting for when he'd be in pain and be miserable.. but it never came. He was just getting so weak he couldn't do anything.

The past two weeks he was sometimes getting stuck on the stairs (just collapsing there and unable to get up, and he'd whine for me to come help him), he didn't want to get up when I called and needed help getting off the bed. I'd carry him up the stairs whenever I knew he wanted up, but he was such a quiet dog that he'd always be trying to come to my room on his own. He would just lay there with his eyes open most of the time and had stopped wagging his tail which used to wag almost every waking moment..
I wish it wasn't like that. It seems like such a bad way to go. I wish he could of died in his sleep, you know?.. but the cancer was going so slowly. It wasn't malignant cancer, but it was making it where he couldn't gain any weight. He was slowly losing it to where he couldn't do anything and couldn't enjoy life, so we had to help him pass..

He died at 13 years old. He was amazingly healthy until the cancer.

Sorry that was so long winded.. I miss him a lot. Hopefully I'll find a young Basenji to fill the void. It'll be hard to find a dog as good as him. If anyone knows a good breeder in central florida that would be nice..

I just lost him thursday, and I keep looking around expecting him to be there when he's not. I'll look back while at my computer thinking he's on my bed but he's not..

Aww that's cute.

That's why I wondered. I've kind of noticed it seems it's harder for them to wag when it's tightly curled. The ones with less curl more often seem to be waggers. But sometimes they still try either way, or they'll uncurl it some when they wag to wag it easier.

Thanks for the responses!

Well I wondered because I don't think not wagging their tail doesn't mean they aren't happy. But I like lots of tail wagging showing their happiness..

Thanks though!

Just being in someones house that has a dog for 10 mines would upset my allergies, even if the dog isn't around. But my basenji mix slept in my bed with me and I had no problems with him.

I'm allergic to the dogs dander and all the smelliness they get. Since my dog licked up his dander and never smelled, he never bothered me. I never needed allergy medicine.

They aren't hypoallergenic. They're just usually very clean.

If you have allergies I think they're the best dog, but they aren't magical.