New update: Tika is no longer in heat! Yay! Remy got neutered and is doing great! We got a dog trainer to come in assess the situation and she thinks it is starting to improve compared to how I described it when I booked her to come. Only Maia seems to need the muzzle, she seems to be very unsure of the puppy. We are working with her to build her confidence. The puppy doesn’t seem to have any stress with Maia around and won’t start anything. The muzzle is on just in case when I am home alone as I don’t want anything bad to happen when if I can’t separate them. The puppy is getting lots of training time to help her learn how to behave properly. With 2 people here we can have the girls on short leashes and they are fine together. They did have a small altercation of snarling but no biting and no one got hurt. The older female backed down and walked away. As much as I want her to be the top dog it seems that the puppy has a much more dominant personality. If they figure out the pack hierchy hopefully everything will settle down. The trainer says there are no pack instincts in domesticated dogs, but after having 6 basenjis I can’t agree with that in regards to basenjis. We can walk the girls together without muzzles now so I think things are more positive and they seem to be improving every day. When Remy is healed from his neuter I will get the puppy spayed and hope that calms things down even further. So far there is a lot more peace in the house. Please anyone let me know if there is anything else I should be doing to keep these girls on track. Thank you for all your advice and guidance! I am so grateful for this forum as what is normal for other dogs is not so much with these guys!
Australian basenji!
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im currently buying my first basenji! i am very excited but have a question. it is going to be an australiian breed. are they the same size as other or are they bigger than standard size..
Keoki's sire is an Australian import. It's been a long time since I've seen him, and as I didn't know at the time that I'd have one of his puppies some day I didn't really take great notice {except that he is a gorgeous boy}. I don't recall him being particularly large. {Khani? ]
Keoki isn't an unusually large boy either.
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I know Tad also, I got my Tayda from him a few years ago. He and his partner Joseph are a lovely pair….
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You'll soon see… the basenji world is really small....
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You'll soon see… the basenji world is really small....
Well especially when it comes to breeders…
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i was looking for a good breeder and it just so happened he lives within walking distance luckily for me! i can tell he knows his stuff and hes a great guy. my basenji is due any day.
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any advice for me for the first couple weeks of owning a basenji?. ive done some homework but it would be nice to hear from someone who has one.
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any advice for me for the first couple weeks of owning a basenji?. ive done some homework but it would be nice to hear from someone who has one.
The best advise you can get is from Tad…. .... main thing is to be consistant, crate train, work on house training... and above all have a sense of humor....
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So exciting to be getting a puppy! Congrats! Keep us posted and we will of course want lots and lots of pics!! We all adore puppy pics!!
My added advice is: Love them unconditionally, just as they do you. Forgive easily… don't worry- it will be hard to stay mad at something so cute!! And spoil incessantly! mwhahahah!!
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its gonna be a long 8 weeks waiting but ill be sure to post some pics thanks for the help
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Keoki's sire (Buka) is an Aussie import. He is good-sized, though I haven't wicketed him. But I know he is one of our biggest dog, probably 17.5-18" tall, but very well proportioned.
As Pat said, it doens't matter where they are from as to their size. I've seen some really small Aussie dogs, just as some American dogs can be really big and some can be really little.
