I realize I am coming to this chat very late but I want to give you some hope. I have 6 chickens and though my 3 year old Piper will chase down and kill a bunny or squirrel and eat it ....she has demonstrated time after time that she understands the chickens are off limits. Infact I will go further to say that she acts as their protector. If one flies over the daytime fence she lets me know, if one is making any unusual noise she comes to get me. It has become quite comical how motherly she acts to them. 4 of them she was introduced to just a few months ago as I brought home baby chicks.....so they were small enough for her to attack for many months. I just kept telling her they are special and I would even let her sniff them while holding her collar. She knows the difference between prey and protect. I would love to get a few goats but I am not certain if that would work. I am still thinking about that.
My GOSH!!! They are driving me CRAZY!!!
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Do you have any friends or relatives that have a fenced yard? I occasionally take Duke and Daisy to my nephews house to romp with his lazy boy dog, Homer in his fenced in yard. Everyone benefits. I spring for the pizza! See - we all get something out of our visit. Just another idea . . . we usually spend 2-3 hours to visit too.
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Do you have any friends or relatives that have a fenced yard? I occasionally take Duke and Daisy to my nephews house to romp with his lazy boy dog, Homer in his fenced in yard. Everyone benefits. I spring for the pizza! See - we all get something out of our visit. Just another idea . . . we usually spend 2-3 hours to visit too.
I may be getting in touch with a friend of Sharrons….. so we'll see how that goes. I'm kind of excited about the possibility of an outlet for my "babies".
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When we can't find a safe place to go off leash I take a long lead (25ft) and go to a school field after hours or some place where people dont usually go with their dogs. We run around & play & the lead makes sure I can't lose them.
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This info is for those of you who are in the PNW, and is located in the Kitsap county area…
Howe Farm County ParkSize: 83 Acres
Region: South District
Description: Historic farm, walking trails. Park rules.
Directions: Take Hwy 16 to Sedgwick. Travel east on Sedgwick about three miles to Long Lake Road. Howe Farm is located on Long Lake Road between Mile Hill Drive and Sedgwick.
Commissioner Approved Off-Leash Dog Park
The off-leash dog area is under construction and will be officially open for public use in the Fall of 2007. Until then, all pets must be leashed. Thank you for your patience.
Lisa says this area is not well used, has lots of trails and dogs are to be kept on leashes unless they are in the off leash area.
I am going to check it out when the weather gets better.
A tired basenji is a wonderful dog indeed!
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Mine are getting crazy, too. And I have to keep them separate because of how viciously they can fight - I can, however, walk them together (they calm down with each other after a few minutes) and I can run them together. There is a park near me where I can run them off-leash, which is incredible for them. But there has been people snarking (Willie picks on my husband because he can) and many ornaments were eaten off the tree (he only gets chewy when he doesn't have enough excercise). Rosie is just jumping out of her skin. And it's all lack of excercise - the weather has been warmer here lately so I'm trying to squeeze in some runs - the light is the main problem (we live on the east end of Long Island). Holidays got in the way too, but now they're over, so hopefully for me and the dogs, I'll squeeze in a couple of good runs. They become such good dogs when they get to use up that basenji energy!
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Here's another thing you might try - put up some temporary fencing in your yard and let them romp. I put up some rabbit fencing (not plastic) and tied it to trees (ground is way too frozen here in Minnesota) to keep EL D out of an area but it could just as easily work to keep him in - with supervision of course.
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Here's another thing you might try - put up some temporary fencing in your yard and let them romp. I put up some rabbit fencing (not plastic) and tied it to trees (ground is way too frozen here in Minnesota) to keep EL D out of an area but it could just as easily work to keep him in - with supervision of course.
We have 1/2 acre that is mostly fenced for the dogs. The thing is this time of year in Washington, it is WET ground most of the time and if it's not wet it's chilly.
The dogs go out whenever they want, for however long they want but those times are very brief. They'll tear off running, make one lap around the yard and be back at the door wanting in by the fire. They are never out for more than five minutes.
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When it's really cold here and they can't go for walks we play games like hide & seek treats, Roll around treat balls and chew toys to keep them busy.
Also training new tricks is fun.
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Keep Away.
The wife and I find one or two favorite toys and play "Keep Away" with her. After a few rounds we let her have it (you have to let them "win" at some point), but then we whip out the second toy (so her attention's off the first one) and rotate it. She always wants the one she doesn't have (ain't that the way?).
After a good 15-20 minutes, if even that, she's well tuckered out and ready to chill out.
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Yes, in winter they have their humans trained to entertain them - OR ELSE!!
We also hide squeaky toys under a blanket or fill toys with treats and bury it in their toy basket.
Also one game one dog loves the other hates!
