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!
Where does your basenji like to be rubbed?
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Garrett likes his lower back/butt area rubbed he positions himself so you can get just the right spot!
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My last B, Max, loved to have the end of his back right before the tail scratched and especially loved having his chest scratched. He didn't care for belly rubs at all. My new little girl, Zoey, goes into a trance having her belly lightly stroked. My new little boy, Tyler, likes to be held in my lap and have his belly stroked and he also likes the "butt scratch" like Max did.
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Our B also stands in front of us waiting for us to rub his back. He'll scratch me so I can rub him. He loves to be massaged especially on her face and ears.
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Along with that he loves his ears gently rubbed inside and out. It must be relaxing for him because his eyes close while he leans in on whichever side I'm massaging
I love this when they are so relax they close their eyes..aaahhh
C3PO also loves to stand in front of you & he rubs his neck on your leg to show he wants his neck rubbed..it's so weird the way he does this. Kinda like say…"hey right here that's where I like the scratching..right here on my neck" LOL
He's too funy.Topaz isn't really particular about rubs or scratches she just likes to lay on your lap
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Nala likes her chest rubbed. She sits and "scoots" to get herself postioned for you to rub her chest. She then closes her eyes and her ears relax into "the flying nun" position and nearly falls over sometimes. It's hysterical. She does like it when you rub her ears inside and out, she kind of groans while you do that.
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Back-side-ears-wherever-as long as they're close to me!
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Senji likes to have his throat and neck scratched. He stretches his neck up and tips his head back with his eyes closed. And if you stop, he smacks you with his paw. He also likes to have his chest scratched and belly rubs. If I walk into the room, he immediately rolls over on his back for a belly rub.
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Sahara will jump in the recliner and stand in between my legs, butt facing me and wait for me to scratch her ham hocks (you know the top of her back legs. She also likes for you to scratch her on the back right in front of her tail, her skin sometimes flakes there so I guess the skin is dry. She will close her eyes and stay as long as you keep it up.
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OOOOH THE BELLY !! My girls love their bellies rubbed. They will turn on their backs and scoot up next to me. If I don't rub their bellies right away, they nudge on my hand until I do!! In no time they are snoring….zzzzz ....
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dash loves to be scratched on the back of the neck. around where his microchip is.
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Jojo likes to be rubbed "all over" but she really seems to enjoy the area around her tail the most…her dad puts his fingers around each side of her tail and kneads the area and she melts...
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Magnum loves to have his back-end rubbed and scratched. In fact, I have a little song I sing while I do it:
Rubbala, rubbala, rub my bum
Rubbala, rubbala, rub my bum
Scritchala, scritchala, scritch my bum
Scritchala, scritchala, scritch my bumBack and forth forever (or until my hand gets tired).
Do you think it's strange that I'm the only one in my family who'll do this for my boy?!?!
(In fact, if he "assumes the position," my son and husband will send him directly to me for bum rubbing.)I know, I'm weird.
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I think that is great that you came up with a song to go along with the "bum" scratching. I started this off by saying that Lillie likes her back rubbed. I have noticed lately that she likes it even more if I continue rubbing her more towards her "bum" and down her thighs. I am not as creative as you are. The only thing she hears when I scratch her is "hey Lillie girl…who's a pretty girl..Mommy loves you! Not very original!:D
Jodie:)
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Thanks, Jodie. I don't think Mags gives a rip about the song ("Just rub and scratch, no singing necessary, PLEASE!"), but it makes me feel happy!
