Posts made by Irenafarm

Everyone here knows, "lick-lick" and then "nice.". Nice was acreal challenge with Jetta! I had to be SO fast getting my hand shut if she snatched. And she was veryveryveryvery persistantly. Shed lick and nibble and paw for five minutes straight!

Jetta has a lot more self control now but it's still hilarious how shell push right to the limit. I just finished a bowl of radishes and had her sitting behing me with her head OVER my shoulder, watching every bite.

Of course, for her restraint, she got all the leftover pieces.

Having jetta has been a bit of an adjustment. The BCs can survive just knowing the routine and hanging with us. Jetta really does need a few sessions of focused attention every day or she gets weird. But it doesn't take much and then she's completely happy.

But still, she doesn't just GO from one place to another. If she's moving, she's HURLING herself from point a to point b. I'm a sheepdog trainer so apparent chaos doesn't bother me. but I can see where it could be disconcerting.

I play active games with her. Then we also play lots of games designed to develop her imulse control. She's still a baby at eighteen months old so I don't expect the world of her. Just to back off when asked, not snatch things from my hand willy Billy, and don't hurl herself through the door just because it's open.

Hey Agilebasenji! Um, Mighty Mites maybe? Or idog? I'm all over the place, LOL! Or used to be anyway until kids and hubby took over the computer.

This really doesn't look comfy. But she either does this or stretches between me and DH so her back is smooshed against me and her paws are braced against him. I call it the Twofer Snuggle.

Sitting pretty. Is the paw crossing a Basenji thing? Jetta does it ALL the time.

Hanging with Daddy. Literally.

Jetta does this. I have a BC who does it too. I call it their "Comfy noise." Mostly cause it makes me feel comfy too.

I forgot to post a pic. I hope this comes out.

I'm hoping that joining here is okay since I only have half a Basenji. I'm here to find out more since from my research I'm pretty sure that Jetta is firmly in touch with her Basenji side!

Jetta ended up in a shelter Christmas Eve 2008, a little over a year ago. I did Border Collie rescue at the time and a volunteer down there posted her as being purebred BC. Um, not so much.

Several months passed during which I just couldn't place her with any of my usual outlets. Meanwhile, we'd started really enjoying Jetta's unique qualities. It was clear that she has some terrier in her, but she has very little terrier 'tude. She's full of fun, but takes physical contact very seriously. Not just curling up, but constantly smooshing up as close as possible.

Jetta jumps on stuff for fun. Jump isn't the right word. She levitates. Actually, she rarely walks/trots/runs/jumps at all. She teleports. Like the Cheshire cat, but faster. Remember I work with Border Collies so athletic dogs aren't new to me. Jetta takes it to a whole new plane of reality.

Jetta is in lots of ways totally fearless. I have a farm and Jetta is my go-to girl to scare the sheep off feed if needed. She loves to explore and is so curious! But she really needs to go to her Happy Place for a few minutes when she meets someone new. The weird thing is that there's not really any middle ground for her between, "Dude! Back off!!" and "BFF!!!!" it's one of the little quirks about her I'm wondering about and here to explore. There's lots more, so I'll get to reading now!