Getting our first basenji soon!
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Welcome..we are all excited to see your new arrival.
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@Family:
All of the chemicals for cleaning have been put into containers with locking lids and my husband is going to design a basenji proof wastebasket for the bathroom since I have not been able to find one. Has anyone here had success with pedal operated lids? I think they may be smart enough to figure that out!
We have a stainless steel pedal operated trashcan in our kitchen. :) Our Basenjis can open it.:mad:
I'm not entirely certain, but I believe they use their noses to lift the lid.
We even tried putting heavy magnets on top, which make it difficult to open using the pedal, but Keoki manages to lift the lid quite easily.
We got this can in September and it only took a couple of weeks before they were able to get into it…..and into trouble!
So, we're back to the drawing board.We keep our bathroom doors closed, which works beautifully, except when guests come and leave them open :rolleyes: {Personally, I prefer the bathroom doors to be shut, dogs or no dogs. It's just not a room whose odors I need to have wafting through the house anyway, :p}
Oh! And Welcome!
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Welcome to the forum, bet you can't wait :D
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Welcome to the forum!!!
@Family:
…..my husband is going to design a basenji proof wastebasket for the bathroom since I have not been able to find one. Has anyone here had success with pedal operated lids? I think they may be smart enough to figure that out!
You are right. My b figured it out the first day. Ours is also one of the metal pedal operated trash cans, but it's in the bathroom, so he can only get in it if someone accidentally leaves the door open… then he has a field day!
Our kitchen trash can is a Rubbermaid Liner Lock trash can. It has a band that locks around the rim to hold the bag in place and the lid slips under a small lip in the front of the band. He still hasn't figured out how to open the lid and we've had it since December. If he was to knock it over, he could probably get the lid off, but when we leave (he is uncrated), we set it on a high counter. I think I bought it at Walmart.
Good luck!!!
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Hey What breeder in CT are you getting your pup from? I'm in CT also!
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That's too funny…I just emailed Cindy at C-Quest Basenji in CT this morning asking for information!
What a small world! :p
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Welcome to the forums..nice to have you and yours here..I can't wait to see that little bundle of yours. Have fun visiting and take pictures..
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:)It is great to be prepared although I am sure the pup will think of something I missed! Yes, it is Cindy at C-Quest. She is awesome and her pups are wonderful! We are very excited! How did you people guess? It is a very small world indeed! My husband bought me a new mini camcorder/ camera for Valentines so the pics and videos will be coming as soon as we get our bundle of cuteness! Thanks to all for the trash receptacle info! There may be a market for a basenji-proof can!
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@Family:
:)It is great to be prepared although I am sure the pup will think of something I missed! Yes, it is Cindy at C-Quest. She is awesome and her pups are wonderful! We are very excited! How did you people guess? It is a very small world indeed! My husband bought me a new mini camcorder/ camera for Valentines so the pics and videos will be coming as soon as we get our bundle of cuteness! Thanks to all for the trash receptacle info! There may be a market for a basenji-proof can!
It is not such a small world when people go to responsible breeders because you find that we all know each other, regardless of where we live…. it is a breath of fresh air.... and it is a small world for those that are not responsible breeders, because as breeders they are not known for responsible breeding and/or heath testing.
And the Basenji proof can.. is the Trash Compactor.. been through more the 20 Basenjis and none have ever figured out how to open...gggg
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And the Basenji proof can.. is the Trash Compactor.. been through more the 20 Basenjis and none have ever figured out how to open…gggg
Live in a rental… no room for one of those.
I have a 5 gal bucket and my broken pedal can is on top of that... not that is matters.. the taller ones can get in it anyways...
and of course bathroom trash is up high on the stand behind the toilet!At least De La would wait until I walked away before stepping on the pedal and getting in to scavenge on the chicken bones and running hell bent for election before I could catch her.... that bitch was smart!
You said CT... there are only two responsible breeders up there.. Cindy and Gretchen... I knew that Cindy co-bred a few litters with Rusella... and Gretchen had pups last year.. so it was only Cindy with pups that young! MONK I try to be!
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We have a can with a push button that makes the top spring up. We took off the spring so that you have to push the button with one hand and lift the lid with the other.
That has worked so far.-Nicole
That sounds like a good idea :D
We too have the pedal-thing and Zuri always open it with her nose :rolleyes:
I keep the doors shut…
Welcome to the forum!
Your preparations sound great!!! ;)
And I'm also looking forward to the pics.
