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My husband and I just laugh at people who say basenjis are dumber than labs. They are the ignorant ones who obviously don't know much at all about the breed. Corky is the smartest dog either of us have ever known let alone owned. He knows exactly how to get away with things and he knows how to charm us when he doesn't. What lab can do that?

Thanks everyone! I'm still trying to get a picture of them playing. Corky had him around the neck last night and he was so gentle about it that Mickey was able to squirm out and run off again so Corky could chace him.

AJ, yes, that is Corky on my avatar. Thank you very much! We think he's kinda cute too.

Thanks! I will try to get some pictures. They move pretty quick so it may take me a few days. hehe

Hello Everyone

It has been a while since I've been here. I hope some people remember me a little.

Anyway, we had a baby boy 2 years ago and our basenji is great with him.

What has really impressed us is the fact that we adopted a 7 month old kitten for our son a few weeks ago and I swear our basenji thinks Mickey was intended specifically and only for him. These two are constantly playing and having a total blast together. If we would have know that a kitten would have made Corky this happy we would have gotten one right away after our previous cat passed two years ago.

We really are very proud of Corky and how gentle he is with Mickey. We were so worried it wouldn't work out and the fact that it did makes our family even more complete than it was.

Lucky!
It's gorgeous!

Congrats!!!
I know you will find fostering one of the most rewarding things you have ever done.

@basi:

They do feel it but it doesn't last long.
IMO it is much kinder for them at 3 days to have them removed rather them tear them while an adult and have them removed and try to heal.

Amen to that!

Our dog Buddy who is an all American mutt kept ripping his nails off of his dew claws and the vet finally said 'let's just remove them'. Not only were all those incidents painful for him, having them removed was very hard on him. It was painful and after the bandages came off you could tell that he was a very sad that his toes were gone.

Corky on the other hand came from a pet shop who got him from a byb, still has his.

Before anyone slams me, we are reformed and have fostered puppies and made up for our pet shop buying mistakes.

It's very easy to teach a dog not to be a door runner. Take her to the door with treats, tell her to sit, open the door and when she gets up put her in the sit possition and then tell her good and give her a treat. Do this every day for about 5 or 10 minutes and she will eventually stop running the door. None of our dogs are door runners unless one of their favorite people is at the door.

We got Corky a Puppia Harness and although he does not heel, he does not pull anymore.

I'm so sorry that you and your dog are not getting along right now and that you got bit. Corky had an addiction to my shoes for a couple of months. He ate every pair of my favorite shoes. I was furious at one point. But, looking back I know that I do not miss any of those shoes half as much as I would Corky.

He has also growled at me on a couple of occations. I just picked him up by the scruff and put him in his crate. Then, I decided to teach him to submit peacefully so that I can have a 'talk' with him. I taught him to 'show me his belly' by repeatedly putting him on his back very gently saying "Show me your belly." and then giving him massive love when he did it. Now when he's bad he rolls over, gets a talking to and then he's on his way.

It's OK to be mad for a little bit and it may take a little while for you to get over your anger. But remember, it wasn't a personal attack against you. It's just was some basenjis do. Corky is never left home alone uncrated. We barely leave him on one floor of the house alone. One good thing about this is that he has pretty good recall for a basenji. I don't think he would EVER run away unless he was chasing something.

Good luck getting over this. I promise you will and your relationship will be back to the way it was.

PS: Doesn't it just get your goat when your basenji wags his tail when he/she is in trouble????

I just saw this and was going to post it. You beat me to it!

Yay for this wonderful story about our wonderful basenjis!!!!!

And Poo Poo on those who say basenjis aren't smart!

He is so cute!!! I hope they find him a good home.

Thanks everyone!!! We are glad it all worked out too. We love Corky very much!!!

I never understood people putting a dog down for something like growling or snapping at anyone. Especially the first time. I do some rescue work and know that there are so many wonderful people out there that don't have children and have the patience to work with a dog.

My aunt's dog snaps at Charlie when she's on the couch and he goes near her. We make it a point to put her in another room or outside when we're there. She's a sweet and good dog and just because she isn't comfortable with toddlers doesn't mean she needs to go anywhere.

Again, thanks SO MUCH for all the amazing advice you gave in my first thread and for the support and congrats!!!

It's been a while since I have been here. Some of you may remember my thread about Corky snapping at our baby. Well, those days are over! Corky loves Charlie and is not allowed to sleep or be on the couch in the family room anymore.

The two of them are total buds. They chase each other around the house like brothers and Corky hangs out with Charlie all the time.

He especially likes to be by Charlie when he's eating. Corky will put his paws on the highchair now and again. Well, one time he did this and Charlie grabbed his ear. It all happened in a split second. Charlie had his ear, Corky realized it and tried sheepishly to get away. Then he decided to just pull away to get away and he let out a yelp that filled the house. During this whole split second he never even looked mad, growled or tried to snap his way out of the situation. I'm so very proud of him!!!

There should be vets in your area that will do a free or very low cost exam.

We fostered pups for about a year and a half and none of our dogs got anything from any of them. No even a flea or kennel cough. Worst case scenario would be parvo but our dogs are all vaccinated.

We feed a mixture of Evo and Purina One.

Thank you everyone! I'm assuming Corky was sleeping or almost asleep. We have decided to not let him on the couch when the baby is free ranging. Hopefully this will correct this problem.

Today is my baby's first birthday. He was playing on the floor, Corky was laying on the couch with Buddy (beagle mix) and when the baby stood up by the couch Corky growled and snapped at him. His hair was all up on his back. Buddy did nothing. I was furious and grabbed him by the collar and made him go into his cage.

My first response was "I'm calling the recue!!!" My husband is heart broken because he loves Corky. I'm not so heart broken although I do love Corky and would rather he stay with us. Honestly, I'd much rather fix this problem before my son gets even more mobil. Please help me. What can we do?

This has happened before just not a severe.

I saw the basenji question too!!! That was a thrill!!!

Please visit Free Kibble and play the dog and cat trivia games. You can visit once per day and donate 10 pieces of kibble for free. The list of shelters has been growing. With all the unfotunate financial problems Americans are going through (lack of income, high gas prices and forclosures) the shelters are becoming more and more populated. More visitors to the site equals more shelter animals fed.

Take a few minutes to read the story about the little girl who started this. She is the type of role model I want for my son.