Skip to content

Say hello to Tyrion

Show Off Your Dog
  • ![0_1564266450349_IMG_0682.jpg](Uploading 73%)
    I just got him last November and this spring after him shedding his fur grew in a golden yellow. The fur is coarse and it is sprinkled all over his back.
    Has anyone experienced this before?
    He will be 8 this August and i'm not sure if is old age.
    ![0_1564266350449_IMG_0684.jpg](Uploading 100%)

  • 0_1564267374262_IMG_0684 (2).jpg
    I just got him last November and this spring after him shedding his fur grew in a golden yellow. The fur is coarse and it is sprinkled all over his back.
    Has anyone experienced this before?
    He will be 8 this August and i'm not sure if is old age.
    0_1564267356526_IMG_0682 (1).jpg

  • When I lived in North Bay my girl Lady grew quite a coat in winter and thereafter was never as sleek as my others that were raised in milder climates. Beyond that, I haven't got a clue, unless it's related somehow to diet. He looks like a sweetheart and I love his name! (Game of Thrones fan here)

  • @fosse
    Tyrion - you are Gorgeous!!

  • Try brushing him. You will see if the old hair is still hanging on and needs some coaxing - but not too hard. While you have his mind on something else, do his nails as they might need the benefit of a Dremel. Old hair is often yellowish.

  • Get hold of a human hair preparation for greasy scalps. Squeeze a couple of centimeters into your hand and rub them lightly together. Massage the gel into the Basenji. Leave for 20 minutes or a couple of hours depending on the severity of the loose hair and then brush out. A riding glove works wonders cos of the bobbles on the palm. I also use a hacksaw blade bent into a sort of ring - i.e. you fix the two ends together and that gives you a choice of harsh or less harsh blade. Use this as a comb.

    Mine absolutely love this sort of treatment. You can almost hear cat-like purring !

  • @fosse My red and white girl had two coats. One very coarse and red looking, almost hedgehog spike looking. Under that was another coat, very fine and light brown / creamy colored. She would shed the fine coat but it would come out in clumps rather than uniformly. It also changed as she got older, at times it looked like the had some sort of hair problem because it was so patchy, but it was normal. We bought a fine comb called a Furminator and it was very effective at removing the fine undercoat.

  • Very normal.... note however that Basenjis do not have an undercoat. The golden yellow is the dead hair.

Suggested Topics

  • Tyrion does not like the snow

    Show Off Your Dog
    9
    4 Votes
    9 Posts
    1k Views
    PawlaP
    @zande said in Tyrion does not like the snow: Mine have always loved the rare spells of snow - and it has an added bonus - Send them out to play in it and then clip toenails ! The quicks will be driven RIGHT back in by the cold. You can get the nail nicely shortened with no screeching from the Basenji - What a GREAT idea!!! I love it when we share nuggets of wisdom like this. Too bad we never have snow here in Florida...
  • Say hello to Rhea

    Show Off Your Dog
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    2k Views
    J
    Hi cute Rhea...
  • Did you say ICE coffee!!!

    Show Off Your Dog
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    1k Views
    A
    Too cute, now I want coffee!
  • Hello!

    Show Off Your Dog
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    4k Views
    thunderbird8588T
    Welcome to the forum Barb and Greta Blue, lovely looking Dog and lovely name.
  • Zoni Saying Hello

    Show Off Your Dog
    14
    0 Votes
    14 Posts
    3k Views
    renaultf1R
    Zoni is so cute…she is quite the chatterbox! :D:D Liyah will sing when I come home and greets me, she'll sing for her supper or sing if she wants one of the adults to play with her. She does talk constantly to Brando if they are playing and he has something she wants...but it isn't the type of song that Zoni is doing. She definitely sings, not as often as that. Love it...really cute!!:D:D:D
  • Hello

    Show Off Your Dog
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    3k Views
    DukeD
    Very cute pictures. I'm glad you posted these pictures. For some reason, I thought a Lowchen was a much bigger dog. Alfie is so adorable and of course Bandit is too. Bandit looks very young, wrinkles and all. I know all about those sharp teeth, my husband and I were Sahara's chew toy for awhile. She is almost 9 mos. and has pretty much stopped that behavior, except when we are playing with her. Same here too! I love that quote about feeling like the "walking wounded". That was funny. My hands used to hurt just looking at my feisty little baby toothed puppy. I can relate to that for the first couple months we had Duke. He is crossing his 9th month of life too. Not bad at biting anymore either, except for play. We worked on his biting habit for about a month in July/August. He's gotten the message about hurting me and playing nice. Ahhhh!