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Hi, I'm thinking about getting a basenji

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  • L

    Hi, I'm really considering getting a Basenji and thought coming here would be a better was of understanding what these dog are all about. Reading info on the internet is definitely different than hearing experiances with all of you.

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  • AlexA

    Hi luckytigger, Welcome to Basenji Forums!

    This is a great place to get advice and share your Basenji experiences.

    Feel free to post questions you have about this wonderful breed in our many forum topics. Please browse/search our forums first to make sure your questions have not already been answered.

    Enjoy!

    Basenji Forums Staff

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  • SunnyS

    Welcome Luckytigger… Happy to have you here

    <<They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.

    Winnie the Pooh>>

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    @mack-s-grandmom said in Hi, I'm Mack's Grandmom: @mack-s-grandmom Also searching for a clicker for training. Difficult to find a good one. Thanks again for your help! You should be able to find a clicker at most pet stores, but in absence of one it's easy to use a marker word or a click from your tongue. The advantage of a physical clicker is that there is not intonation as there may be with the voice, so the sound is neutral, the disadvantage is that you need to have it in your hand, which isn't always convenient.
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    I'm Rocco. I'm a rescue and I'm working on my biting problem in North Carolina.

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    When they are with their littermates and any adults, during play when they bite to hard, the one getting bite will scream at the biter… and adults will strongly correct... this is when they learn "soft" bite... so sounds like your Rocco did not get this... This happens if removed from the adults and/or other littermates too early... So as stated, all play stops... also, I suggest that if the bite is too hard, scream/yell very loud and then stop all play
  • D

    I think he is a basenji dachshund mix. What do you all think?

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    Just wondering if he barks or does he make basenji noises? I have to agree he looks more terrier than basenji though.
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    Hi - I'm not sure I qualify for membership

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    Thanks for your warm welcome! I'll ask my daughter to take some digital pics of our Sheba to post! We'll try to get some good forehead wrinkles – when she's got those terrific ears up and forward! Her tail's straight and droopy, though -- that's where the "mix" really shows! So far -- she sometimes reminds me very much of a cat (I know far more about kitties than basenjis.) Even the way she bats a tennis ball about -- "soccer-style" -- is quite feline. But she is NOT aloof. She's definitely a people pooch! A snuggler. I am delighted she's joined the family. Will post pics soon, I hope -- Thanks -- Sheba's Mom
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    HI! it's our first Basenji

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    Welcome to the forum. I look forward to seeing pics of your dog(s).
  • nala121498N

    Hi…I'm new!

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    Hi and welcome! When you let her out, I hope you are out also. Sadly, underground fencing is very dangerous… call the closest 10 shelters to find how many dogs they pick up with collars. They get excited, run through it, then can't come back. Also, while it might normally keep your dog in, it won't keep others OUT. But with supervision, they are GREAT so that they get freedom but you are there if a problem arises.