Posts made by Marty

Hi. Fellow Ontario basenji owner here. Once you get to know basenji's and all their quirks you won't look at other dogs the same way. You are smart to go to some shows to meet with breeders and learn more about the breed. That way you can also find a breeder you're comfortable with. If you have questions you can always reach out to me. Depending where you are we might be able to meet up. Robin

Our B girl Sophie turned 14 in Nov. People always ask if she's a puppy. She still jumps up on the back of the couch to sleep in her favourite spot. No signs of her slowing down!

Basenji's can be obsessive about grooming especially their paws. Gotta keep the white socks clean. As long as they're not causing interdigital irritation or pulling out hair it should be fine.

She is a cutie but not sure about the basenji aspect based on her colouring, ears, tail and coat. I'm seeing some lab in her but as was mentioned a dna test is the best idea. All that said she looks like a real sweetheart and deserves all the belly rubs!!

My purebred basenji girl loves to cuddle with her head stuffed in my underarm. No worries, they'll surface if they need air.

So because you possibly can't get a basenji this year, a year during which you're getting married an already stressful situation, you're looking at potentially having a dog shipped overseas? Are you paying for it have its own seat? Anyone who truly cares about their dog would not ship it in cargo especially overseas. Please do not get a dog this year or until you've settled into your marriage. One major life change at a time!

@debradownsouth - Just an fyi, the vet did try everything possible with this dog but nothing worked and ultimately it was the owners choice to euthanize not ours. Unfortunately, we are bound by what our clients wishes are and what they can afford.

Can I ask what brought you to feel basenji's would be for you? Have you been around them? I certainly love my b's but generally don't recommend them for most people especially if you work long hours. Basenji's are trainable but aren't like golden's who come when called. Basenji's take a message unless there's something in it for them.

Not a great idea to feed 'people' food. They will come to expect it and won't eat what they're supposed t. As for raw food, please don't. Unless you go to a reputable butcher, not grocery store, you can run into parasitic issues. I work for a vet and our hearts broke when we had to euthanize a 3 yr old who had chronic diarrhoeas due to raw diet. Best to put food down, 10 mins then pick it up. A healthy dog won't starve themselves.

Hi,
My name is Robin but post under Marty (our first Basenji). We currently have 3 Basenjis, Darbi, Sophie and Lilia. Darbi and Lily are mom and daughter while Soph is the 'crazy aunt". Sophie doesn't look like a typical Basenji: her tail doesn't curl very much, isn't bushy and her face is half black/half white but we loved her on sight.

In March of this year we discovered that Lily has Fanconis so there has been a lot of adjustments made to her life (and ours). I posted in the health section regarding this very picky girl who is refusing her supplements so any help people can offer would be great.

I look forward to hearing and sharing many stories!

Robin

Hi, Our 5yr old basenji, Lily, was diagnosed with Fanconi's in Mar 2012. Since then we've adjusted pretty well and the vet is convinced that Lily, is reading the text book she's doing so well. We discovered early on that the only way we could get her to take her 23 supplements a day was to make pill pockets out of Kraft singles. Then she didn't want that so we switched to Kraft mozza singles. Now she won't take that either. We've tried hot dogs, pb etc but if she catches even a whiff of the pills she refuses to eat it.

I'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions on how to get these pills into her. Or if you have a recipes for a homemade pill 'pocket' please pass it on!

Also, when she was first diagnosed my husband was working in the US so was able to get the Pet-tabs & Pet-cal supplements(Not available in Canada that I can find). However when he went down in Oct he went to 3 pet stores and no one had any and it sounds like they may not make them anymore. Does anyone know of similar supplements that we can substitute or if they are still in production how we can source them in Canada?

Any help would be appreciated!!

Robin