Posts made by RugosaB

@eeeefarm
That's why my dogs never got the Lepto shot

Years ago I had a family come to 'meet basenjis.' They had a 5 yr old son, and one that was 3. The 5 yr old was fine with the whole experience. The 3 yr old ran around like 3 yr olds will. My poor Ibis - I was sitting on the couch and she was behind me, peeking around to see what that 'thing was.' It looked like a human, only small, but it acted like a puppy? !???!!!!
She did exactly what a dog with her temperament would do - observe from afar! I have no doubt that if I had let things get to that point, she would have nipped the boy - not a good experience for either!

These folks decided, with a bit of educatioin, that their home was not quite ready for a basenji

I used the next size bigger Med/L (at the time I bought them, the med was not available in this area.)

The only thing I can add is that Leroy should NEVER be alone with your son. He is being a normal 3 yr old.
I have 3 children (adults now) and could never understand why people said 'the terrible twos.' To me, threes were the worst, and need constant supervision.

Your son is acting like a 3 year old should, Leroy is acting like a basenji will act, you just have to be there and supervise. Don't give Leroy even one chance to get rough with your son. he will never forget that it can get to that point.

Best of luck to you all (and have fun with your 3 yr old son!)

When I bred and sold puppies, people contacted me up to a year before the pups were due.
For months we discussed what made a good basenji owner, and what made a good Rugosa basenji owner. If they got a spot on my 'waiting list' it was because I approved of them AND they approved of me.

What I'm trying to say is that you need to contact breeders expecting to have litter in the fall, and get on the waiting list.

(Getting on my waiting list usually involved paying a bit of the eventual cost to 'reserve' that spot. If someone later decided they did not want one of mine, the money was returned when that spot on the list was again filled by another - the money was always returned)

I had a dog like her - IBIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When she was not quite a year old, we went to a dog show, outside with concrete floors in the show area.
She pounced for a dark circle on the floor (looked to her like a piece of kibble) and she immediately spit it out. It was a turd! Did that teach her - no, she never changed.

Throughout her life, she seemed to act fast, think later. All the other dogs knew you don't follow a skunk too close. One climbed our fence, and Ibis tried to get it as it climbed, getting its spray all in her face.

She was easy to train, being so food motivated. Everything about her was 10X.
When loving, she was very loving, when happy, she was very happy, when mad she was a VERY loud mad!

Have fun with your pup, you may never have a dull moment!

I fed all the dogs in their crates, so they didn't have access to the others. But you describing how you pup licks an empty food bowl, was Ibis!

When I types about Ibis, I use lots of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first girl, Rosa always had a spring heat, and I decided to breed her on one of them. It was her last litter, a litter of one (I had been told that spring heats often resulted in small litters.
All of her heats were normal.
Has nothing to do with the question-
This heat resulted in one male puppy. When he was 2 weeks old, I SAW him boss her around, not unusual, but what was unusual is that she LET him! From that point, she continued to let him boss her around!
I named him Captain, giving orders. If I'd known my son was going to join the Navy, I would have named him Chief (Navy equivalent)

IMO, part basenji. He's so handsome!

I knew this was going to happen, but I am STRONG!
This little guy looks just like my Freida, the last basenji I helped go over the rainbow bridge.
I agree, this boy is all basenji

I remember yelling "Let's do the toes!" and they ran!
(the other way)

I think that sometimes they just have extra energy, and digging for nothing gets rid of some (just a little though)

What a sweet face! He looks very happy - wishing you many years together!

I had 2 intact males that NEVER got along, and were kept separate from each other, always.
I didn't see it mentioned anywhere, but make sure these 2 have been neutered. (not seeing it mentioned may be MY lack of 'seeing it,' not that it wasn't here)

That's hilarious!
I've been in the basenji world since 1995 and this is probably the funniest photo I've seen

I can't add to what has already been suggested, but I was told this is VERY common in basenjis. It kind of from their African past - if you're a dog over there, it's best to wake up ready to fight

All I have to say:
Don't you just love 'em?

Experience:
I had 2 female basenjis that had to be separated - ALWAYS.
One was easy, but in my mind I had to be fair and give each equal time not in the dog room (a sunroom on most house plans).
On nice days, the troublemaker could be left outside if we knew we'd be home in a few hours. In our case, the garage was not an option. it was dark, no windows in the area where we would have her, and it was just so not welcoming to any beast to be in. I would never put a toddler in there, so certainly not my basenji. She was meant to be with her people, or other dogs.
Our next idea was a pen we made in the dog room. It was 4' x 4', but before we left her in that, she showed us she could climb out of it! It was 4 ' high. So, we put a lid on it - 2 ex pens. The first night we let her scream. She went to each space on the side panels and bit them together - every one! Then, she did it so much, the next day I had to take her to the vet. She had worn down every tooth in her mouth, except 3, that he had to pull them out - all but 3! We couldn't leave her loose in the dog room because , unless she had access to her people, she was destructive.

To be honest, I can't remember exactly what we did. I think it was a bit more time with us than the other girl - who didn't seem to mind that much and was rather embarrassed for the breed because of the way the other acted.

The trouble maker was so much work, but I really cried when she was put down, at 17. I think she had a bit of OCD and other psychological problems - seriously, I do think that. I know no one would have given her the accommodating life we gave her.

lesson - be able to go to plan B, C, D ,E, because these beautiful creatures will test to see how creative you are!

I told people, when I placed a puppy with them, I don't place puppies with dumb people, you have to be able to admit that idea won't work, let's try plan B

(the trouble maker girl was crate trained until she was 2, and then NO WAY)

I wish you luck, and I suppose if it's only 2 times a week, it MIGHT be okay. You'll have to watch for any effect of not being able to see people at all for 8 hrs, will have.

@elbrant The first time I took Ibis lure coursing: I let go, and she ran straight to the lunch stand! It was in the opposite direction of the field.
I don't think she could figure out why a dog would run after an empty bag, when everyone knows, they're much more interesting when heavy!

My Ibis did that, so when she had 'episodes', we just took her and sat with her on the rocking chair. (Like we did when she was a puppy). She still loved attention, so when she was back to normal, we put her back down. Sometimes we did this 3-4 times a day.

I'm just hoping someone will do that for me when I act the same.

You know, when you said that, I remembered. When ever our dogs got bit, like even a mosquito, we'd get the one loud shriek.
Ok, another gross story: My daughter had long hair, and once in awhile, the dogs would eat one. (we tried our best to prevent this from happening) When they had to poop, sometimes out would come 'poop on a hair chain. At times like this, and the mosquito bite, I think the shriek was more in surprise than pain, but we still tried to prevent the hair eating.

@jkent said in 4 month old basenji makes single high intensity squeak/shriek:

@tanza thanks, will bear that in mind. It doesn't happen often enough with no obvious reason that we've been concerned, but will keep an eye on it. We wondered at one point whether she was getting bitten by something but skin looks normal and she's not overly scratching.