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  • jys1011J

    TuckerVA-I definitely agree with Andrea….those of us with "feisty dog" (my preferrd term to use :D ) know that trust is definitely earned. I don't have a problem with that. I tell DH the same thing. TOPAZ has nipped him a few times b/c he's sometimes assumed that he's boss & it's taken time for him to earn her trust as well. She used to guard her feeding dish as well. I taught DH to call her out of her crate & then remove the dish. NOW it doesn't matter but it took her time to understand that we were the givers of great things & didn't need to feel threatened :) It does take time...

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • QuercusQ

    @jys1011:

    TuckerVA-I definitely agree with Andrea….those of us with "feisty dog" (my preferrd term to use :D ) know that trust is definitely earned. I don't have a problem with that. I tell DH the same thing. TOPAZ has nipped him a few times b/c he's sometimes assumed that he's boss & it's taken time for him to earn her trust as well. She used to guard her feeding dish as well. I taught DH to call her out of her crate & then remove the dish. NOW it doesn't matter but it took her time to understand that we were the givers of great things & didn't need to feel threatened :) It does take time...

    Don't ask me to tell you what Tim's method was to get back things that Ivy snatched when she was younger. His reaction made our situation worse, I am convinced. Let's just say one incident involved a counter, a chunk of steak, one couch, a large cushion, a very angry human and an even angrier dog…ugh...

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • TuckerVAT

    @Quercus:

    Don't ask me to tell you what Tim's method was to get back things that Ivy snatched when she was younger. His reaction made our situation worse, I am convinced. Let's just say one incident involved a counter, a chunk of steak, one couch, a large cushion, a very angry human and an even angrier dog…ugh...

    Oh man… I had a similar incident with a piece of cheesecake in our first month together. Left it on a barstool near the sofa and Tucker knocked it on the floor and was halfway through it when I caught him. The good news is that I'm now able to leave food within Tucker reach and he won't go near it... Man, I really wanted that cheesecake, too... :mad: (Some might laugh, some might think I'm as ass, but the punishment for this indecression was putting him out on the balcony and subsequently throwing the rest of the cheesecake at him. He looked quite funny with bits of cheesecake all over him. He was pissed at first but then he didn't mind, he managed to get the whole piece, he just had to lick the second half of it off of himself...)

    I really think I've made a lot of progress. Old habits include stealing cheesecake, running the roll of toilet paper, getting into bathroom garbage, taking q-tips, pens, pencils, and any other small item off of the edge of my dresser and the bathroom counter, digging on the sofa and on my bed and severe begging... He doesn't do ANY of this anymore. The weird thing is that he'll do it when I have company. For some reason he associates company with 'all rules don't apply today'. He'll take the TP, rifle through the garbage, rifle through their suitcase, etc. He's not BAD with that, I can always tell him to stop and he pretty much does.... But it's still slightly annoying when you tell people not to leave stuff at the edge of counters or leave their suitcase open and then you catch the last moment of your dog swallowing a q-tip...

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  • BarklessdogB

    running the roll of toilet paper, getting into bathroom garbage, taking q-tips, pens, pencils, and any other small item off of the edge of my dresser and the bathroom counter, digging on the sofa

    Wow that sounds like our tri. I keep hearing on how tri's are more naughty than any other color.

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  • TuckerVAT

    I wish someone would have told ME that prior to adoption. :rolleyes: But in reality, when I set my mind to adopting a potential devil, I had very limited 'non-negotiables'. They were 'non-destructive indoors', 'is house trained' and 'under 5 years old'. I really wanted a black and white, I think they are unusual and a bit uncommon, but the few that were available on BRAT were highly destructive. However, Tucker looks just like "BJ", my childhood B. I loved that dog… They certainly do leave an impression.

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  • QuercusQ

    FTR Ivy is a tri too….

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • tanzaT

    Yes, IMO… Tri's are "wicked"... but in a fun way...

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • BarklessdogB

    Those pips are devil horns, but boy do I love them!

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  • tanzaT

    Mickii says "Stick em up"…...

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • B

    Keep stoking my Tri fever all of you…go right ahead it's ok....geeeeeeez!:D :D

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  • dashD

    @tanza:

    Mickii says "Stick em up"…...

    That is adorable!!

    Jennifer

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  • BarklessdogB

    Mickii says "Stick em up"…...

    that's just adorable, it's these times that erases the evil they do. They know it too!

    Or dogs "turn it on" when the want. they know how to push our buttons.

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  • tanzaT

    @Barklessdog:

    that's just adorable, it's these times that erases the evil they do. They know it too!

    Or dogs "turn it on" when the want. they know how to push our buttons.

    Yes they do…. and her grand daughter (Red&White) does this too...gggg its a family thing!

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • nala121498N

    @Basenji_Boy:

    Keep stoking my Tri fever all of you…go right ahead it's ok....geeeeeeez!:D :D

    Hee hee…just wait!

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  • DukeD

    Now this is a face to LOVE!

    Too cute for words!

    Jill

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  • B

    Ever have the feeling you're missing something?:D

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  • nala121498N

    @Basenji_Boy:

    Ever have the feeling you're missing something?:D

    NO doggie bags from this restaurant!;)

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  • S

    What a face!
    This is one cool basenji.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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