Posts made by sharonPA

I love your pictures! Such wonderful animals; their grace is so beautiful! You must be so proud, and the dogs are having so much fun!

I love your pictures, and the pictures on your link at the dog park are some of the best doggie action shots I've ever seen! Totally enjoyed them!
I will check back to the Lure Coursing link when it's ready! Beautiful dogs!!

How cute! Thank you for the link to your adorable pup's videos! How old is Gizmo?

Well, so far Riley is doing pretty well with the positive training-he's a darn little pro with his commands! So, as long as I get him out for a good game of ball and a nice SEMI controlled walk, he's doing somewhat better…except the problem with Uma persists. So, I am having a behavior consult on Friday. I gave her a very thorough run-down over the phone and she's going to do some research prior to her visit. It's just so weird, considering they are opposite sex.

Well, I will post updates, and I want to extend my thanks again to all of you-off to cruise the Forum!

I tried a spray bottle to keep my Riley from trying to chew up his Bulldog older sister and I guess it's the lab in him, he adjusts to the water and after a little while and a few sprays, he couldn't care less

Oh, what beautiful dogs! They look like they are really enjoying themselves-they look so content and happy!

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Welcome and thank you for joining. I have enjoyed reading your posts and always learn something new from fellow members responses.

Love the name of your home town!! I suppose the locals get a lot of "There once was a man from Nantuckett….." jokes from the tourists:D

Well, I am the one giving thanks ! I am so happy to have found some folks who understand so much about this curious breed. (BTW, all of your dog babies are beautiful! I have really enjoyed looking at all the great pix! I posted one of my boy in my other post in Basenji talk, I will try to get more, but he knew I was holding a treat and wouldn't stand still long enough for me to get a standing shot!:rolleyes:)

Ok, here's our Riley! I hope I did this right!:D
BTW, bought a clicker tonight…

Thank you all for your suggestions and insight. I thnk I could definately make things work with Riley, especially since now I know how to "get" to him! Treats are the way to go, and lots and lots of praise! He is slightly hand shy, and I am thinking that only negatives were used with his previous owners, unfortunately. Not knowing about the breed, you can make lots of mistakes, since they are so different.
Is Leslie's book recommended for owners, or specially geared to trainers?
I just wish I could have him see how much better things would be if he could leave Uma alone. I guess that's why you all are recommending a behaviorist? It IS bad, he just becomes unreachable when he can get to her, oh, and I didn't mention the mounting, which is constant with her (he mounting her, that is, although, she will mount him if he's muzzled; she senses his dissadvantage)
So, you think it sounds like he is more Basenji than Lab? Therefore train him like one, right?
I will look into clicker training; never read much into it before.
I will try to get him out more w/ excercise-he loves when the kids play Chase Me! with him! Is a Martingale collar the one of choice? He has only a regular one so far. He just chewed his Halti the other day, that seemed like it was going to work well, maybe I will just get another of those…
So many many questions! Thank you all so so much for your patience and please keep the ideas coming! OH! Is tug play advisable with a male Basenji? I know w/ some breeds it isn't...I will update after the weekend! Wish me luck!

Thank you folks for the kind welcomes! Most of you have seen my plea for insight, lol, down below in Basenji talk, and have given me some great advise, keep it coming!
I will post a pic of my boy when I can get him to stand still long enough! hehe! :rolleyes:

…actually only 25% Basenji...75% Lab (yes, I did a DNA test!) We were SO curious as to his mix, I couldn't resist doing the test. We adopted him from a private ad on Petfinder. The previous owners said he was a GSD/Chocolate Lab mix. I am the previous owner of a Shepherd who just passed on Memorial day, and there was no way when I saw this pup (he was 5 mos. almost 6 at the time) that I could believe that he was what they claimed! So, did the test-low and behold the percentages I mentioned above! OK, so I am thinking, mostly Lab, right? Except, Riley looks NOTHING like a Lab, so I start to research this other very unfamiliar breed-the Basenji. I was initially intrigued-ancient breed, sounds cool and mysterious, right? AND, when I Googled images-the resemblance was amazing! THAT'S what he looks like! OK, mystery solved! Riley looks like a Basenji!
FFW to 4 months later, and Riley is driving me crazy! Now, don't get me wrong-I trained a GSD who was the love of my life for 9 1/2 yrs, through major aggression issues, Hip Dyslasia diagnosed at 4 yrs. of age, multiple medications, and a sudden downward slide probably due to Degenerative Myelopathy. I DO NOT give up on animals!
Ok, since you all do not know me, I felt that a quick, hopefully insightful look into my motives was necessary. I DO NOT want to give this dog up, or give up on him! He is absolutely horrible w/ my female 4 yr. old English Bulldog-no amnt. of correction by her will put him in his place, and make him back down. He is so rough w/ his play, he makes her bleed, and she has eye issues, so in order for the both of them to be out and about (out of their crates) he MUST be muzzled. He has hurt her many times, and he's making her rough, too. I don't know if it's play, but it seems to be escalating...sigh...
He will not listen! And I mean at ALL! And traditional corrections do not seem to matter, or make a dent if he's into something he shouldn't be.
Sooo, it occurred to me the other day, that, even if he is only 25% Basenji, maybe, since this is such and ancient breed, MAYBE those genes are dominant over the Lab's.
Off to the internet I went, (and have remained!) to research all I could, and darned if their behavioral tendencies sound JUST like our Riley! To a tee! It goes deeper than looks! Aloof, independent, 2 second attention span, energetic, intelligent (I have him trained sit-stay-down-come, verbal AND hand signals) he's very smart! But I HAVE to BRIBE him to get anything out of him! From what I am reading, this is the way to go as Basenji's don't do anything without a "paycheck", lol... I am afraid that taking him to obedience training will be a waste of time, if traditional methods don't work well w/ this breed...oh, and I should mention that he did do well at the dog park, so it's just a problem I have with him and my Uma. I hate playing musical dogs, and I hate having to muzzle him...
WOW, for a new gal I sure did chew up a lot of forum, didn't I?:eek: Listen, I am desperate for expert advice, and I hope that my late night surfing tonight led me to you good people for a reason. I am starting to think that without us, poor Riley may have never found a family that was willing to take the time to learn about him, and his heritage, and that MAYBE we were meant to be together. Now I just need to get him to fit in more, and save my Uma! lol!
Help, and direction is SOOOO appreciated folks!
Thank you a million!
Sharon

Hello everyone, I am hoping that you good people can shed some light in my quite overwhelmed life right now!:o
I hope not to be too much of a pain, and I am not even sure if I am posting in the right place…
I will stop here and say Hello, looking forward to meeting you all, and maybe MAYBE some day, I can be of help to someone like me! LOL!:)