Posts made by ziko88

Beautiful!
I'm officially jealous

awesome picture!

Here are couple of pictures of Jerusalem!
One is taken from my balcony and the other is of an old windmill just 5 minutes away from my house

Dmey!
I plan on starting my pups crate training as soon as he walks in the house, more over I plan on having him (later) fenced into my room before eventually being allowed to roam the house.(my room also has a balcony which he would be allowed to go on.)
other then that I don't travel very often at all so I don't think it'll post to big of a problem, but thanks a million for the info!
I just have one question.
My nephew had a dog(half lab half German-Shepherd) that was very well trained and we would walk it without a leash all over town and he would never stray too far. would that be impossible to achieve with a B?

I have heard a lot about clicker training and also tried it with my friends dogs (the younger mutt loved it) and I intend to use a clicker with my B once I get him. I watched a lot of videos on youtube by a guy called David-The-Dog-Trainer and he uses a clicker all the time, I find his approach very interesting.
I will love to upload some pictures of my home town for you guys, though it is getting a bit late here (12:00pm)
I'll try to take some nice once tomorrow
good night\day and thanks again

I did say that I'm a control freak with a very dominant personality but I said it half jokingly
I love knowing as much as possible and having things ready a long time before anything happens(that would be the control freak) and I am dominant but I don't think it'll get to the point of frustration with my "B to be" (that made me laugh when I wrote it). Also I've been watching a pretty huge amount of videos about dog training and I think I'm starting to "get" how dogs think.
I even spend some time with my best friends dogs (I used to avoid them cause they usually give me bad allergies, but since I'm taking a antihistamine on a daily bases I was able to hang out with them) she has a white golden-retriever and a small rescue mutt, and within maybe 10 minutes they were doing anything I asked them too and ignoring her (she didn't like it so much hehe) and the small mutt even cried a bit when I left the house.
so I'll keep reading and keep learning about B's and also keep you guys updated
thanks so much for the warm and informative welcome

I've read and seen a few things about the terrorism you speak of and I must of taken it to heat seeing as I already started planning everything for the (hopeful) arrival of the pup… even though he hasn't even been conceived yet (yes I am a control freak with a very dominant personality )
In any-case I'm always whiling and wishing to listen to any and all tips regarding B's, even-more-so as it'll be my first dog.
Thanks a lot
Zack B.

Hello everybody!
My name is Zack I'm a soon to be 24 years old personal trainer and I lived my whole life in the beautiful capital of Israel, Jerusalem.
I never owned a dog before (for many reasons) but I've always wanted one.
So one day, about 3 months ago or more, I decided that I was going to at least look for the right dog for me.
Having slight allergies to a handful of things including dogs I started to look online for a dog that doesn't shed much and keeps itself clean,
Low and behold I came across this amazing breed of dogs.
It was pretty much love at first sight for me with Basenjis, So I immediately started looking for for a breeder here in Israel.
After 3+ months of looking I found one… the only one! yes there is only one guy here in the whole country that owns a male and female purebred Basenji! Insane if you ask me.
anyway, I still don't own a dog and on this gentlemen's waiting list for a puppy which I hope will be born next fall (fingers crossed)
So after this "short" Introduction you guys know a little bit about me and I hope to visit this forum often and learn a little bit each time as
I do my homework about owning one of this little devils
Thanks so much for your time
Zack B.