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  • JazzysMomJ

    Is this the same as what we call the Basenji 500 – where the dogs simply ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun around the house, the yard, whatever?
    They run laps around and around, and they are FAST!!

    If that is what you are talking about, then yes, it is normal and yes, it is a breed thing.

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  • Robin_n_JackR

    Well, as far as Jack- it isn't the same as the B500….at least as far as he is concerned, he just kind of trots around in a circle, until I block him and tell him to sit down. He knows we are going outside- its weird...

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  • BDawgB

    No, this is separate from the B500.
    The 500 is usually a fun-play time sort of thing. The dogs usually chase each other or we chase them or they chase us.

    The incessant circling is different. It's a stressful thing. I'll try to take a video of it sometime. His body posture is very different.

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • J

    My dog Tosca might do something like this, I am not sure if it is what you are explaining or not though. If it is, it is not a stressed thing, its an excited thing. She does it when we are going to walk. I often make the mistake of asking her if she wants to walk well before I am ready, so she has to wait while I get dressed, put hair up, get ipod, shoes, etc. The whole time she just paces around the living room from me to the door, me to the door, nonstop. Sometimes she is silent, sometimes she whines. The way its done though, I wouldn't say its a stressed/scared thing, she is excited. Its like she is saying, "Come on! I wanna go! How much longer do I have to wait for you, slowpoke!" She definitely loves her walks :)
    Like I said, I am not sure if this is what you are describing or not, but if so, while its annoying, I don't think its anything to worry about.

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  • C

    Corky's laps do not seem to be induced by stress but excitement. I'll try to describe it….She's standing on our deck, looking out over Her Kingdom. She spots a dog two yards away (that acts like she isn't even there...so there is no reinforcement) she barks twice then bolts...leaps off deck like superman (over 3 stairs...can't be bothered.) She then will do a big lap of the back yard...pauses, barks twice, then comes back up onto the deck, REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT until she is out of breath or we stop her in her tracks. Another move is in the front yard....someone walks by....she does a figure 8 around two trees until the person (who never paid any attention to her) is 4 houses away. She gets SO fixated. We spend time in the yard with her and walk her (off-leash in parks, woods, neighborhood streets- she's very well behaved.) However in the house looking out the window or in our yard she is an excitement junky!! We can live with the behavior. However, she is very lame almost every night and is favoring one leg. She can barely move...yet if she has a "trigger" she's off and running. I can only imagine the wear and tear she is putting on her joints!

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  • S

    If you think its compulsive, you should ask your vet for some medication to help your dog take the "edge" off. Porzac comes to mind…
    Then, I would talk to a behaviorist to help you redirect the behavior.
    I hear dogs do well with this type of approch.
    Good luck.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • L

    I would agree with Sharron on this one, with one exception. If this is truly OCD (Which some dogs do have). Then I would reccomend the behaviorist first, and the meds only as a secondary if needed. A good amount of dogs who fixate on things to an obssesive point do quite well with redirection training. The sooner you can see a behaviorist the sooner you can start practicing redirection techniques. Good luck, and keep us posted. :)

    To you

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  • S

    Daniel, I bow to your order of things re this issue.
    I have not had a dog with these issues, but I do know that the 2 things, drugs and behavior modification can work with this issue.
    So, thank you for the correction.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • C

    Thank you everyone for your suggestions and concern. I'll keep you posted.

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  • MaxieM

    My B girl runs fast in 1000's of circles. When she's happy, or wants to go outside, feels "inconvenienced", if we stay up late, when we cook, or gets excited about her walk, etc. When she's upset or has separation anxiety, looks like 40 mph! None of my other b's ever circled. She's a rescue girl.
    Is that the basenji 500 or is this odd behavior?

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    First, yeah they do the flip and butt in face. I see it as invitation to play/chase mostly. Kind of shaking my head here over the rest. You already have a breed known for dominance and protectiveness of property/family with the Boerboel. Basenjis (I assume you mean 6.5 not 65 years old :) ) are not known for tolerating same sex. Sometimes they do, but not a sure bet. Plus, your Boerboel is still a puppy. By age 2 or 3, that compliance with the Basenji being alpha can go down the drain at a drop of a hat. That happens, and he hasn't killed the basenji... you have to keep 2 packs running, ensuring they never have contact. Then you bring in a mixed breed... which is all a Mastador is. No way on earth to know how much it will take after the lab side or the Mastiff. AND it's another male. So now you have potentially 3 dog aggressive male dogs, with 2 of them large enough to inhale the basenji. I am not sure about the breeders who placed the Boerboel, certainly not the owners letting you bring in the Mastador. I want my male dogs to have a chance of a peaceful, unstressful life. I think the chances in your home are already approaching really low numbers, and the Mastador is going to bring that closer to zero. The safety of that poor basenji is beyond precarious. I wouldn't want those 3 males in the most experienced of homes, one already fully ready to and experienced in running separate packs. I sincerely hope you reconsider the Mastador. And no, getting a female won't help. Until the Boerboel is fully mature and you have a handle on what your pack is, adding any dog is going to up the risk of issues.
  • sabaS

    Weird Behavior ???

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    KipawaK
    @DebraDownSouth: Fran, there are times when I might mean to be condescending, but I assure you that it won't be "a little" or usually any question. That you could take my comment above as condescending… I can only suggest you may simply want to block my posts because it is entirely unlikely I will write 100 words to say what I said in under 20 because SOMEONE might see my observation as insulting. Now if I had said it condescending, such as: How could you THINK it could be that? Don't you think any dog living with females would already have reacted? How silly! The person threw out the idea of periods, which sometimes could be it .. and btw, pregnancy hormones set some dogs off… but it hit me he had lived with them too long for that to be probably. It wasn't an insult to the OP, just a response. People contradict my ideas daily on here, doesn't make them condescending or insulting. THEN, I could see it. I simply tossed out a quick response addressing that logically it probably wasn't that. If you read that as condescending instead of my own view, I am sorry. One helpful rule for forums is that you look at any post and see if there is another TONE than the one you ascribed. If there is, take the other. Like your post. I COULD think you are a jerk, not at all "friendly," addressing this here and hijacking the thread instead of sending me a private message. Instead, because I see you post a lot and like you :), I took it exactly at face value... you simply are expressing your view and trying to be helpful. So please remove any tones you might ascribe to the answer. The tone in my head is simply factual, that I am not responsible for your taking that as condescending and probably won't be able to stop you seeing other posts that way. Now if I actually say something you cannot take any way than as an insult, feel free to let me know. But the above... sorry, Fran, it was simply a logical observation. LOL, and in fact, let me now be "condescending" to my post. (I am joking while making a point.) SOMEONE (but it will be me, since it just hit me where I could easily be wrong...) could have responded to my post and said: Yeah, but dds, you are wrong because maybe she has an infection or urinary tract infection also with a period, that might do it. See? Debra, not a problem. Thank you.
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    ?
    Since Sonny joined the family three years ago its seems everyone has invested in a pub style table! my house, my parents & my brother. he can't reach so he doesn't even try. sometimes its just easier to out smart them! :D The two things that just overwhelm sonny are cheese and steak…he'll do anything to try and get it and I swear he blocks me out and is lost in a trance! ;)
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    My past Basenjis did great off leash right away and stayed right with me. This youngster is not aloof and loves to play and see everybody. So it was too early to try that test.
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  • luzmery928L

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    Well last night was good. My daughter wasn't feeling to well so I went to lay with her on her bed and our B came with us. When it was time to get off the bed, my daughter took him down and he did not show any aggresive behavior and when it was time to exit the room he didn't growl or anything. This is a good step though I still haven't been able to stop the nipping but hey it's still good!