Nice, they are about in a few different adverts, I spot them every now and again.
Posts made by Saving
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RE: basenji sighting!
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RE: Safi is 2
OMG, nooooo! She's so good now, it's not time for terrible twos! I have noticed that she does need to be told multiple times to do things nowadays but she's very well behaved in general, we have a good understanding going on.
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RE: Vet Visit for Exam and Boosters and Anxiety
In addition to what Elbrant said, you could try valerian or st john's wort for calming. You could also try desensitising him, drive to the vet a few times (if it's practical) but don't go in, give him a reward for staying calm etc. I'd personally avoid pharmaceuticals.
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RE: Will not pee
I don't get other dogs in the yard but I do get foxes, she will sniff but isn't bothered.
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RE: Will not pee
My B won't pee or poo on my property at all or even in the vicinity, I have to take her for a walk down the road to get her to go. It started around the same sort of time, before that she used to go in the garden or drive no problem.
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RE: MidJourney play
It was actually based off this photo. I got the AI to describe the photo, then I got it to generate a new image based on its desciption:
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MidJourney play
Thought you might enjoy these, the first one was created with Adobe Firefly, the others with MidJourney, the first three are generic Basenji the last two are based on Safi:
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RE: Safi is 1 today
@elbrant Yes, she's good an patient sometimes, I've been taking pics of her from day 1 so she's used to it, I'm allowed a couple of mins and no more though.
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RE: Car crate or booster seat?
Ah ok cool thanks, I had something like that when Safi was smaller and it was the most successful for sure. She outgrew it quite quickly though
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RE: Shedding?
My 15 month old is shedding like hell at the moment, been going on for weeks.
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RE: Car crate or booster seat?
I've been using a car seat in mine but she will not settle in it at all, she will perch, stand inside, stand outside (even though she's anchored to it) and do every other combination aside from sit or lie down nicely. I've been through 3 different seats and they've all had the same effect. When she was smaller I got one which was like a box which was raised and that was probably the most successful one but she grew too big for it quickly.
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RE: Potty training nighttime
When Safi was crated at night I just put paper sheets in the crate and nothing soft as that encourages them to pee on furniture. Take her out last thing to go and make sure the crate doesn't have a lot of space, I gave her enough space to turn around comfortably using a divider which I moved as she grew. I also made sure the crate was covered at night. They don't like to toilet where they sleep or sleep in it but if there's enough space for them to have zones they happily will. At the start I used to take her out in the night regularly but I couldn't keep it up and she wouldn't go outside but then would go when we got back in! She used to fake pee too just to get me to shut up pleading with her to go
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RE: Could use some of your Basenji Love
@abonnard Pee pads got me through in the end, she would pee every 20 mins for the first months, then 40 mins, then she suddenly went to being able to hold it for many hours. One of the best purchases I got before she arrived was a small carpet washer, saved my sanity. The cleanup is so key otherwise they go back to the same spot.
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RE: Could use some of your Basenji Love
Safi was crated for the first 6 months overnight but she appealed to me to let her sleep out and I allowed it, she was restricted to the hallway and one room but got on really well. She has not been destructive except in the first couple of months when she didn't know better. I kinda mitigated it by teaching her that she had her chew toys and everything else was mine. So if I caught her nibbling something I gave her a toy of similar texture instead.
We've been together a year now and I've only just left the baby gate to the final room open, I'll take it out at the weekend, so she has the run of the house now except my bedroom which is the dog-free zone. She had quite bad separation anxiety until she realised that she was the puppy and I was the adult, adults are allowed to go hunt and leave the pups alone, whereas I think she thought she was responsible for me so when she couldn't get to me she got frantic.
I can leave her for 3 hours or so now and she's fine, I just make sure she's had a good long walk beforehand and she sleeps.
I also thought I made the biggest mistake getting her at the start as it was complete disruption to my life, which hasn't returned back completely but it's now something a bit different a happy medium. I have a very good daycare nearby who love her and she goes roughly once a week. -
RE: Could use some of your Basenji Love
The first 4 months were hell for me as Safi couldn't control her bladder and would pee really frequently. In fact, a year on we still haven't established a way for her to tell me she needs to go out, I think because I take her out often enough to cover it (3 times per day). It is totally overwhelming to begin with but gets easier as you get to know each other and also as you obsess less. Bs are cheeky, funny and smart (sometimes too smart) as you know. Drill the recall relentlessly, stop training her before she gets bored,, end on a high. I trained whistle recall too as a back up and it's helped a lot when she's ignored me or can't hear me. She has a good 90%+ recall now and only ignores me if there is too much of a temptation but I'm happy with that as she's not a robot. As Elbrant says, one of the best things is to train the separation and independence but she'll eventually find that on her own. It becomes liberating when you can leave them alone with no repercussions. Don't let her think that she's in charge though, woe betide you!
She's a real cutie and I know exactly what you mean about the yawn!
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RE: Bordatella and Canine Influenza Vaccines
@elbrant said in Bordatella and Canine Influenza Vaccines:
@Saving said in Bordatella and Canine Influenza Vaccines:
divisive
I guess I'm a dreamer.... but I believe that adults can have discussions and opinions without resorting to name calling and rude remarks. Your input is valuable.
Thanks, because it's become a religion as soon as you speak against it people get so offended. The last 3 years has shown that quite clearly
@Saving said in Bordatella and Canine Influenza Vaccines:
Another friend's dog has a swollen leg at the vaccination site of his booster which is not resolving
I"m sorry to hear about your friend's loss and understand the concern about the other friend's swollen leg. I had a similar experience, one of my dog's (not doodle) had a grossly swollen leg following a vet visit. The Vet told me it was cancer and I opted to let her go. Month's later I read online that it could have been the result of an allergic reaction. Please advise your friend to research possible answers before she makes a decision.
Will do, a lot of the medication/vaccines cause inflammatory responses so it could just be that, it's still not nice for the dog to have that experience
@Saving said in Bordatella and Canine Influenza Vaccines:
dry food ... suffering from malnutrition
omgosh! That is so scary!! I doubt the big manufacturers would ever allow a real study to see the light of day, but I would love to see one done. Just the thought makes me want to keep feeding my girl human grade foods.
Yeah the same here, her research indicated that raw chicken wings were the optimal food and contain pretty much everything needed. I guess if you think of some of the processed crap they have in supermarkets trading as food for humans you can imagine how low the bar can go for pet food.