Find a good positive reinforcement puppy class, like clicker training and you will both have fun. All of mine have earned at least a rally novice obedience title and love the training. There are some things that you should not expect of a basenji such as being outside off lead. They are sighthounds and must be on a lead or in a fenced area at all times. The biggest issue with a house with children is that the children must understand the door can never be left open. My inlaws have a terrible habit of wanting to stand in the doorway and talk as people leave. I have to shoo them outside so the dogs do not try to dart outside given the opportunity. We have had ten basenjis since our son was two, he is now 27 and the basenjis raised him.
Wisconsin Basenji Fun Match
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March 30th- The southwestern Wisconsin Basenji Club Fun match. I went to several ears ago and it was a lot of fun.
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We are thinking about going
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I will be there. We will have a rally course set up so people can try it out. People will be there to explain how it works. Also there will be a nosework demo at the end. Several club members are currently doing nosework with their basenjis and absolutely love it.
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i would love to see the nosework. they have such anexcellent sense of smell. my old dog sniffed a baby bunny totally hidden under a bush from 5 feet away. He went right under the bush and I heard a loud squeek! i had no idea what he was doing at the time, he killed the bunny fortunately / unfortunately.
