Posts made by The_Red_Baron

Awesome pictures!!! Very Handsome dog! what camera are you using to shoot with?

and Happy Birthday!!!

^thanks!! he is spoiled rotten

@DebraDownSouth:

Oh GOOD! Glad he is doing better.

here are a couple of more recent pics:
http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=10279

@DebraDownSouth:

Phil, how is Baron doing. Btw, love his picture… soft spot always for the red and whites.

Baron is doing much better, thanks for asking. I switched his food and am feeding him in conjunction with EVO Redmeat some Trippett New Zealand Green Venison tripe. He seems to like it very much and am in the process of incorporating Orijen into his diet.

Scheduled feeding times helped a lot.

-Phil

@dmey:

By the way how is Baron doing??? … I am sorry I didn't mean to "steal your thread" ..:p, I just felt identified with your situation.!!!!

No worries, I'm glad that this thread has hopefully been beneficial. Baron is doing better, he still will go all day and not eat but it's less frequent and he has been eating more with the scheduled feeding times.

so we'll see.

-Phil

Pics from the dog park, our first snow of the season

-Phil

Since we have started him on a more structured feeding schedule he seems to be more interested in his food.

We have him on 100% EVO Red Meat small bites and his poo is solid

Thanks for all the recommendations!

-Phil

@DebraDownSouth:

Sayblee had lymphoma. However, she had some auto immune issue before that we treated for over a year and 3 surgeries. We did every chemo protocol, she crashed on all of them, even just steroids (4 different types). But we gave it our all for 5 mos.

That sucks, sorry for your loss. She definitely sounds like she didn't give up without a fight!

@sharronhurlbut:

I do have some foods you can fix to help your basenji put on weight.
But the free feeding is probably part of the problem.

Sure what foods do you recommend?

@curlytails:

Do you mind if I ask what his current kibble is? Aside from EVO, the other brands you mentioned aren't generally well-rated brands – sorry if that makes me sound like a dog food snob! laugh But really, Baron may benefit from a brand with more higher quality ingredients and less filler.

I agree about structured eating time. And even if you have good kibble right now, you may want to continue shopping around for other brands of pet food, maybe try a different protein source (and transition gently so the change doesn't wreak havoc on Baron's digestive system). If you find the right one, it really can make a difference. I like Taste of the Wild, Natural Balance, and Canidae for good mid-price kibbles. Orijen, Acana, Before Grain, etc. are some more expensive (but not bank-breaking) brands you can look into. However, I don't think these are generally available in the chain stores like PetCo, PetSmart. In my area, I've been so pleasantly surprised by what I've found at the locally-owned pet stores (including prices!), that I almost never shop at chain petstores anymore.

And I also support the option of raw, if you want to run with it. We've done really well with Primal Raw, a pre-made frozen option, and other grocery store-purchased meats here and there.

Our B came to us eating a really low quality brand of kibble, and only grazed lightly, sometimes not finishing her food. Her previous owner said she was always like that... and part of her slowness may have been due to the transition process. But we didn't take long to transition her to better food, and we've had zero problem with her appetite since.

Also check out:
Dog Food Advisor, Dog Food Chat, and Dog Food Analysis for some good info on choosing a good kibble.

I'm learning about all the different foods available, he never had a problem up until about three weeks ago, now he just seems very dis-interested in his food??

He's been picky from the get go with his dog food preference.

I have rotated and mixed 3 different foods to give him a little bit of variety, he has an appetite because he'll eat treats and people food, so I guess I just need to get him on a schedule, which I have started.

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^^ Sorry for your loss, if you don't mind me asking what kind of cancer did Sayblee have?

@agilebasenji:

Is he neutered? If not, sometimes if there is an inseason girl, the boys will go off their food. Otherwise it sounds like he's just holding out for better stuff. (In other words, he's doing a fine job of training you.)

He is Royalty :p that's probably what it is.

He is neutered He would have made some beautiful fur babies :p

Keep ya'll posted

Thanks for all the quick replies!

Mr. Skin and Bones

@tanza:

The fact that you let him be a "grazer" is the first clue, IMO… have set meal times... feed him and give him "X" number of minutes to eat... He eats or he doesn't... if he doesn't, you take it away till the next time to feed them. Unless they are sick.... they will not starve themselves.....

My OJ until he was 4 had horrible eating habits... sometimes he would eat, sometimes not... but I never varied in my approach... here is your meal.. you eat or wait till the next time... and I tried most of the time to never add things to try and get him to eat... you eat what everyone else eats... When he turned 4, whatever the reason.. he turned into a chow hound... before that he was always on the thin side.. but he was healthy

He's definitely healthy no doubt, I guess I'm just over concerned. We started to remove his dish and we're going to give him set feeding times. It's just weird, never had an issue till now. He just seems very dis-interested in dog food.

Unamused

@lvoss:

Sometimes we create picky eaters by catering to them. What is meal time routine for Baron? Does he have fixed mealtimes? What happens if he hasn't finished his meal after 15 minutes? Do you give between meal snacks of treats?

He is a grazer, and a messy one at that. food everywhere, he'll pick up a mouthful and drop it down and then eat the pieces he wants.

@nobarkus:

Just curious, How much activity does Baron get?

he could get more, I was involved in a car accident and have a messed up back that prevents me from doing a lot of walking so 3-4 10min walks a day. He usually gets to go to the dog park, but weather dictating. I make sure he does the B500 in the house at least twice a day.

@Patty:

As the previous post my first thought was Buddy's teeth. Do get him checked for that. Sometimes a Basenji is picky because he has a digestive problem and is not being fussy - I would also get that checked. What is his poo like, texture etc.?

Have you tried him on raw meat?

He's not due for the vet till May, but he's gonna go in a couple weeks if this keeps up.

Haven't tried raw meat yet.

poo is solid, no blood, could be more of it I suppose. Don't get me wrong he eats, but it's definitely not the amount he used to.

I don't get it.

maybe he not getting enough exercise and not requiring that many calories.

has anyone had issues where their dog will only eat sparingly? he'll eat treats no problem, but dog food forget it. I have tried everything, grain free EVO, Iams, nutro, petsmarts brand, he'll eat table food no problem. I don't know what his deal is?

I have to crush up treats and mix them with his food and then he'll eat but not as much as he should.

The vet is the next step.

Good looking Tri! and welcome to the forum.

@agilebasenji:

What is Baron's registered name? We like to know who we're related to via our dogs. It's like some sort of crazy family reunion. But it's kinda fun.

I'm not quite sure I understand what your asking me?

If he is registered with the AKC? If so the answer is no.

Thanks everyone, we did rescue Scarlett through BRAT. When we got her she and Baron got along very well.

She had some issues before we had adopted her with growths inside of her mouth on her gums, and before we got her she had oral surgery under her previous fosters care.

About four months into our adoption she started to develop the growths again, so we took her to the vet and they decided that removal of her tooth would hopefully solve the problem for good. After she had surgery her and Baron never got along, she was real grouchy and just wanted to be left alone.

Since we have found her a new home we have gone and visited her and she seams very happy. She remembered us right away which was amazing, I wish we could have kept her because she was an angel! Perfect Basenji, not house destructive, potty trained, listened better than Baron and we were able to teach her how to shake and speak while we had her in the six months. I've been trying to get Baron to speak for almost three years!

He can sit, lay down, shake, and rollover but he will NOT speak.

any who here's a pic of our carved pumpkins from this year lit up, thanks for all the kind words.

-Phil

here is a pic from Barons first Halloween 2007

Hello,

I would like to introduce myself and my almost 3 year old Red and White male Basenji, "Baron"

I have cruised the forums for a while but haven't registered till now.

So you'll see me lurking around here from time to time.

Here are a couple pics of Lisa and I with Baron. I also put a pic of our old foster Scarlett, we fostered her for 6 months, we had adopted her but Baron and her did not get along and we had to put her back up for adoption
We miss her very much, but she's with a great couple now who spoiler her rotten Her new family took her for pictures and forwarded us the one with her in the scarf

-Phil