Posts made by sarahmiri

Do you think it helps to carry him when he gets scared?

I watched him closely today. It's always humans that scare him. When one appears he just looks (interesting enough to pull on the leash). When it's two or more in different directions he is overwhelmed and looks panicky from one to the other. Sometimes he walks a bow and sometimes he pulls to them. How should I behave when he panics?

I talk to him with a calm voice but it doesn't help. I think he needs to built up his selfesteem. Any tips?

@eeeefarm said in Scared of people / crowds:

Fastest way to know if your Basenji has a hearing problem, in my experience, is to drop some kibble into the dog's bowl when they are elsewhere in the house.

He does hear when I prepare his food even when doors are closed he seems to hear everything and his ears are constantly turning when we are outside. I think he is just very sensitive when it comes to people. He also gets startled easily. And it's not a problem of noise because he has no problem with cars driving by. Just a bus or motorcycle scares him sometimes. I tested it with noisy videos from YouTube. He can sleep on the couch while a jigsaw runs in TV. But outside would be a problem I guess. Apparently he is a very sensitive little guy.

Thanks for your answers!

I tried out the things you wrote but maybe not long enough. And maybe I force the boy too much into the scary situations.

When it comes to people want to pet him I always say they should get done on his level and let him first sniff a bit. He is also very curious so it's not so much of a problem. It's more men that walk by or behind us. He wants to escape and run away. If he still walks nicely he gets a treat.

We also have to work on leash walking again since puberty hit hard. When he is overwhelmed by the stimuli he pulls very strongly. When I stop it takes forever until he looks at me because he is staring at something. I always wonder if should let him stare so he can process everything or if I should get him to walk because I'm the leader. Any ideas?

Hello there,

my boy (12 months) is scared of people, especially men, when they walk towards him. He also freaks out when we come near the market place, looks in every direction and pulls on the leash like he's running for his life. He is with us since he was 16 weeks old and we socialized him very well. When he was little the crowds were no problem, we could take the subway and walk downtown. He was always shy with men until he got to know them. Our male friends were going in and out but he never got used to men in general. And I don't know what to do with the crowed places. We have been walking nearly every day to the market place and the shopping center, sitting on a bench, giving him treats, to get him used to people but it hasn't been successful yet. And now in the puberty it's even worse. Does anybody have tips how to desensitize him? I'm really getting desperate...

Thanks in advance!

@Zande @tanza thank God I watched him closely after work and it also appears to me that his bone only comes out when he bends like this. But he still looks skinny to me even though he is heavy for his age. Do you think I should feed more?

There he is! His rib bone suddenly came out a few days ago...

Hey guys, a have a similar question. My male puppy is 19 weeks old, 7.2 kg heavy and has 38 cm at the withers (if I got the right point). But since a few days he looks skinny. I'll try to upload a picture. Do I have to change anything or is the ratio okay for his age? I would love to get some answers, I'm totally new with basenjis!!

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