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!
Kipawa had a basenji play date today…
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Fran, this will show you that 2 b's are better than one.
So, lets get a second one to your home!!! laugh.Sharron, now aren't you being a little trouble maker?
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With 2, you have all that fun all the time! I'm just saying…......
So glad you got to meet Chewie, I'm sure you will have many good playdates. (If it works out, think about swapping 'babysitting', that can work out really well for a few hours, or days)
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Yup…now you see why those of us with multiple basenjis love it!
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Sounds like Kipawa and Chewie had lots of fun! And I think you are never going to forget your camera again from now on…..
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How much fun…
I once had that happen too at the dog park, when I had Otis..we walked closer and through the fence I could see two red/whites and one tri running by..my heart skipped a beat..what are the odds of meeting one basenji let alone three at the park..zilch, zero nada....but we did...come to find out two of tehm had been my fosters for a very brief time until they made it to their longer term foster..whom in turn ended up adopting both of them..small world.. -
Nice for Kipawa…I'm hoping for a chance encounter like that for Scarlett.
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Nice for Kipawa…I'm hoping for a chance encounter like that for Scarlett.
'When' it happens, Scarlett will love it Walter. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the both of you.
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I like the saying two are better than one. House is lots of fun and life is great.
Rita Jean
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Sharon is right, now you know how we get sucked into having more than one. Something about watching them run together that just looks so natural. I had his two sisters and two of my other dogs running the property together in the sun (brief moment of sun) Saturday. It was so great to watch them interact with each other and take turns chasing each other.
Glad he got to meet a friend who was fun for him to play with like that, great experience for him.
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@Therese:
Glad he got to meet a friend who was fun for him to play with like that, great experience for him.
Hugs,
ThereseHonestly Therese, I don't know who enjoyed it more, Kipawa and Chewie, or the adults who were watching them!
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That's great!! Too bad you didn't get photos, though. Would have loved to have seen them!
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It's been a little over 3 months since Mr Baroo came to live with us and Karin and I are grinning most of the time because of the wild play times with Bitty. She had been developing a severe case of couch potato untul he came. Now every time they go out the back door it is at a dead run and Mr. B leads Bitty on multiple circles of their 1/4 acre yard.They are so awesomly beautiful when they run likle that.
