I have an alpha female basenji and brought a newborn into our family. I was in the hospital for four days (my in laws stayed with dog and horse), when we came home, we had my Mom bring her new boyfriend. He was a great distraction, but also allowed me some alone time with Cricket. When they left, she noticed the baby in the bassinet and was a bit concerned.
She adapted to the baby, but I don't leave them alone just in case. Cricket is not nearly as jealous as she was, now that he drops food for her at the table, but she did get a bit jealous for a few weeks.
While I was pregnant, I was told that 'the test' was to play baby crying videos on YouTube. How the dog reacts will tell you how they will interact with the baby. Cricket beat the crap out of my phone when I tried… So not a great test! 🙂
Lure Coursing- Winter Challenge between Atlanta and Chattanooga- Need More Basenji's
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The weather has changed for tomorrow-Wednesday-it is now not even going to get above freezing and the roads are supposed to be horrible! I may try to make it for the end of the week but looking doubtful.
Jennifer
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Any results yet? I'm sorry I couldn't be there. My van still isn't drivable. (And after almost 7 weeks of being homebound, I really needed a day out. sighs) When is the next local coursing?
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Hey Robyn,
On day 1 Dolce took best of open and Juju won the Fch class uncontested. In the finals Dolce edged Juju for best in breed, her first time taking the title! On day 2 Dolce & Juju again squared off in best of breed with Juju smoking Dolce for the title. I believe Gunner took second in the open class both days and all the dogs ran really well together. On day 2 we had a new entry, Xeva or Xena, sorry not sure of the name certify and we hope she will be a regular at the local coursing events. This dog is related to Dolce in some way, don't ask me how I was in on the periphery of these conversations, but believe she comes from Mary Lou's line somehow.
Happy New Year,
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I am very happy that Dolce got a qualifying first and BOB! Thumbs up to Gunner too for picking up some points towards his title, too.
My van is drivable now…..barely.....but hopefully I can make it to the next event. I still want to see if Seeley will run.
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Is anyone entering the GANG trial at the end of January?
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Hi Lisa, yes, I am going and I know another that is going, which makes 2 Opens. It's possible there may be more as I'm trying to ask around to people I know. The 2 Opens I mentioned, we are only going to be there (as it stands right now) on Saturday and Sunday, not Friday.
Are you thinking about coming? How many B's do you have that would compete, and in what category? The way I see it, the more, the merrier.
This is Gunner's first AKC event, so we actually have to do a test course first when I get there with another B. Shouldn't be a problem since Gunner is certified ASFA at the same location.
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I am very happy that Dolce got a qualifying first and BOB! Thumbs up to Gunner too for picking up some points towards his title, too.
My van is drivable now…..barely.....but hopefully I can make it to the next event. I still want to see if Seeley will run.
Natalie and I will be at the AKC event later this month, but I think we'll only be there on Saturday and Sunday (in Calhoun again). We think there will be more B's, and would love to see you and Seeley out there. Gunner has to get tested, as he's only ASFA certified so far. It also appears that there maybe 2 or 3 others. Keeping fingers crossed! But, if you should need a ride, maybe we can figure something out, because we'd enjoy having you there!
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We will not be at that one as I don't trust the winter drive in January. That mountain can be scary. Could you post the winners for me for the weekend? Trying to do one final update on YTD stats for the Modern Basenji, which has to be in on 1 Feb and I know the AKC will not get the results posted for two weeks. I have two open and two Fch. Would like to come down in March or April if events do not conflict with dog shows. We did not course too much this year as I was trying to finish the puppies in the ring first. Xander ended up the year as the #13 AKC basenji down from 3 last year.
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It depends on the weather. My area had great weather this past week-unusually warm but it is drastically changing tomorrow-winter is arriving!
Jennifer
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Hi, we live in Knoxville and are interested in getting our newly adopted 2 year old into Lure coursing…wondering if you know if anyone in my area does lure coursing or if Chattanooga would be the closest place?
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Kristin, thanks for responding! Actually there is some lure coursing in your area. Actually the club is in Kentucky, but this club often courses in Knoxville. Here is some info for you below. I'm actually looking to come up there sometime this year as well when they do. But since it's a relatively short drive, we'd love to see you down here. The lure coursing around here is mostly in Calhoun, Ga and Cartersville, Ga., though there are other locations south and northeast of Atlanta as well. But these first 2 are closer for you (probably about 2 hours or a little more). There are some folks in Knoxville with Whippets that come down all the time.
Anyway, here is the info for your immediate area.
Bluegrass Coursing Club, BGCC (Region 6)
Jan Swayze-Curry
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Thank you for the info Mike!!! Hoping this will be a way for her to have fun and keep in top shape!
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Kristin, glad to hear about your interest. Looking forward to meeting you and your B. As Mike said, we have coursers who come here from Knoxville and we plan to come to Knoxville for coursing sometime. Watch the AKC, GANGcoursing and ASFA sites. They are all .org sites. There you see the calendars of events. Please introduce yourself when you make it down here.
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Thanks Natalie!!! she has never coursed before but she is super fast!!! so hopefully we can plan to come down sometime and I will watch for you guys to be up in our area too!
