I'm with kjdonkers, try the Healing Touch for Animals. You may want to try a chiropractor as well. Sounds dumb, but if a nerve is placed wrong, they may be able to help. and yes, I am a breeder, I've had very limited experience with seizures though.

John Donald has been around for years, but I'm not sure he is breeding anymore. You can send him a line. Last I heard he was on Hiatus from breeding and was ballroom dancing.

Yes, Jean is about 4 hrs from you. But worth it. But you should at least contact her. don't know if she had puppies this year, but you could ask her. She is Hounds of Timar-you can google her.

Welcome Sonny and Sonnysdad!

Where in NY are you from. There are breeders in NY. 8 weeks is way, way too young. And Pat is right about the Fanconi, who has been DNA tested?

Agilebasenji is also correct in that living away from them, it probably will not be 'your' dog. And, unless it's your parents wanting the dog, it's not fair to them either.

Some basenji's shed more than others and some are more vocal than others. I have some that are very, very vocal and then I have some who don't utter anything. Just depends.

Allergies are not usually a problem.

I do know where Big Pine Key is. I've actually stayed on the Island. But that would be a long drive for me. If I do go down, I will be in painting classes from 9-5.

Robyn is near Atlanta, GA and will be going to New Smyrna, with side trips to Orlando, and surrounding area. I've travelled extensively through the US, especially FL, so am familiar with a lot of places down there. Strangely enough, I've never been to New Smyrna though! Been down through the keys (which I hated, so commercialized, reminded me of Niagara Falls, On, CA) and all the way up through the middle with side trips down the coasts.

I'm actually hoping to take a trip down this year to both see Robyn and to take some painting classes. So, you might see me! LOL

Videos and other pics are on my FB page-Dogo Habari Basenjis

Happy birthday Binti!!

Ahh, thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes that's the way the cookie crumbles. You just never know what to expect. The vet's receptionist asked me if I was done with breeding after Zina. I told her no, life happens. Zina wasn't supposed to live in the first place.

Hi all, haven't been on in a while. With Johnny's passing and then the problems with the cleft lip puppy and Zina's passing, I've been sooo busy. I did manage to breed Rose this year (Can Ch Habari's Dream a Little Dream) to Donald (Can/Am Ch Bushwacker's Cor Leonis) and have two lovely puppies. Call names are Inali (the boy and it does mean Black Fox) and Suki (the girl). Both are little butterballs and almost tripled their weight in three weeks. They are now 4 weeks old and 3 days. I may be keeping the little boy (we'll see how he turns out) and Suki has a home already. I will be doing a repeat breeding of these two this coming fall. Rose is the red (obviously), Inali is the one with the black collar on the show side and Suki has the white stripe on her face.

Sorry that should have been tripled their weight in a week!

My Johnny was a very, VERY picky eater, he would go without eating for a day or two and then just pick at the food. I always use a high end food as a base and add canned food and enough water to make a gravy and coat everything up. His girl Lizzie is getting to be just as picky as he is. She will only eat about 1/3 cup at each feeding (2 x per day), but she does eat it and doesn't seem to be too thin.

Congrats on Kimba. I'm soo glad she found a new home. She's was a cute girl caught in an unfortunate situation. Lynn and Dennis are very nice people.

Welcome to both of you!

So happy for you!

I will try to find the results I got from Johnny, it does have some suggestions for lessening the incidence of stones. You'll never completely get rid of them, but it doesn't hurt to keep them in check.

You taste good! LOL Lizzy licks a lot as well. Anywhere she can reach.

It is, however, advisable to keep an eye on the ph level. While you can't prevent the formation of more stones, you can make sure the levels are not too high. If I had known this before, I could have at least helped Johnny. The levels should stay between 5.5 and 7 with the median being 6.3.

Congrats Pat!

Poor baby. Bet he's not too comfortable. But somewhat better than the option I had. How are you feeling?