Brat

[DiegosMom]

I have had many good experiences with BRAT. I am picking up an 8 months old puppy to foster on Sunday! Wish me luck, this is the youngest dog I've ever had!! And I will post pictures once i get the little guy here!

[dash]

Hey Sarah, I am glad you could get that little boy. It is the tri right? I would have taken him if there was no other option but a second foster may be too much. Enjoy!!

[sharronhurlbut]

Good for you, taking this pup in.
Your in for an interesting time!

[DiegosMom]

@dash:

Hey Sarah, I am glad you could get that little boy. It is the tri right? I would have taken him if there was no other option but a second foster may be too much. Enjoy!!

i think i recall them saying he's a tri.. but i'm not sure.. i will find out on sunday!

how is your current foster going? is he/she posted on the website?

[dash]

no, she's not posted. Hopefully soon. Ann has been very busy with a few transports. I am sure she will be up in the next few days.

We got an email from Liz that there is a 10 mo old at the shelter here in franklin county. We will get her tomorrow. I am a little nervous having 4 dogs in this house but she will probably run around with our other foster. Dash has gotten pretty laid back this last year so I think he will like a break. I am not sure where Ern and I will sleep though. We will see.

[DiegosMom]

@dash:

no, she's not posted. Hopefully soon. Ann has been very busy with a few transports. I am sure she will be up in the next few days.

We got an email from Liz that there is a 10 mo old at the shelter here in franklin county. We will get her tomorrow. I am a little nervous having 4 dogs in this house but she will probably run around with our other foster. Dash has gotten pretty laid back this last year so I think he will like a break. I am not sure where Ern and I will sleep though. We will see.

Thats so nice of you to take another foster! Hopefully everyone will get along and all goes well.. 4 dogs can be a challenge (I am babysitting 2 now, so I currently have 4).. but its fun too.. good luck with the new girl tomorrow!

[dash]

We picked up our 4th foster Saturday. A 2 yr old R/W boy. From his paperwork, it appears he may have been kept outside, but I am not positive. He is very timid around my husband which I thought was odd since his owner was a man. He ia a little hand shy as well. He loves sleeping on the bed and as soon as we open the bedroom door he just curls up under the covers.

As a foster parent, I am amazed how adaptable these dogs are. Within 15 minutes he learned how to use the doggie door and realized that he could get on the kitchen table all by himself:D.

He will make a great dog for someone. And I have to say out of the 4 dogs we have fostered, none were aggresive, nasty, "ruined" or any of the sterotypes you think of. One was a puppy mill dog too. I am so glad I made the decision to help this way. That is not to say none of them ever will be but I like my track record!

[sharronhurlbut]

Your an angel to do this.
Re your b being "shy" of your husband…have hubby do only good thing.
Feed him, take him for walks...play with him and give him treats.
Your foster will figure out pretty quickly that guys can give good things as well as us girls.

[bellabasenji]

Kudos to all our great fosters and anyone who is considering fostering! I wish I was able, but our Bella already tortures the two cats enough as it is. Maybe someday after… there are no cats:(... (ours are already ten years old). I have been with BRAT for several years now and live where Basenjis are not all that common, I have only been contacted once way back when I was very new to the group for a transport and wasn't able to go because I just started a new job. Recently I was contacted for possible home visit and then the owner decided not to surrender her Basenji... I am sorry if you were disappointed with the home visit. Maybe if you reiterate your interest in the breed and ask if you could meet with another Basenji owner... I don't know, but I would have tried to spend more time with you. Until then, research this breed more and learn as much as you can. We definitely need more people on our team!!! Even though we sometimes seem like we could do more, you should see how much we actually do!!! It really is amazing how many Basenjis BRAT rehomes every year!

[dash]

@sharronhurlbut:

Your an angel to do this.
Re your b being "shy" of your husband…have hubby do only good thing.
Feed him, take him for walks...play with him and give him treats.
Your foster will figure out pretty quickly that guys can give good things as well as us girls.

He is. Last night he gave him some treats. Then the same today. He will also be feeding him most of the time. We had a rough night last night. The foster and Dash got in to a fight. The foster has a bite on his ear but nothing serious. I think it will just take some time for him to realize the house rules. No growling, biting, guarding…etc. He will get it. He is already coming to me when I call him. He was running the other way when I called before so that is an improvement. Baby steps.

[sharronhurlbut]

What caused the fight if I can ask?
food, attention, or they just looked at each other and said, "why are you here"?

There is often a "squabble" or 2 with new dogs..just learning their place.
Its helpful to know if you can see what triggers it..