Adorable face - probably a devil in hiding :p
If the biting is clearly play biting a firm NO should work (and see previous comments). If more serious then try bitter apple spray. You definitely want to stop this type before it gets out of hand.
Mine (3 yrs old) occasionally will bite (gently and really just a mouthing) when trying to get my attention to play. But you can tell from her expression that she knows she did something unacceptable.
Consistent training is the most important thing you could do.
I recently "married" a Basenji!
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Welcome!!!
Great way to "fall" into the Basenji's!
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Welcome! Wonderful that you and Haley hit it off so well!
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Congrats and welcome to the forum!
I'm with the others… can't wait to see pics!
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Welcome to the forum. Would love to see pics and hear the crazy stories of you and Haley
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Welcome to our group!
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Thank you all for your welcoming words! I'm learning alot by reading your posts. Sounds like some of the things I think are "weird" about Haley are actually normal for Basenjis…...but, a few things may be uniquely HER. I'm trying to figure out if she has separation anxiety or is just MAD at me when I leave the house without her.......I'm going to try a few things that I've read in this forum. Thanks everyone!
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Welcome to the forum. Don't forget to post some pics
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Thank you….........OK, I'll post pics as soon as I can gather them together.
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Welcome to the forum!! When you marry a Basenji is it "Barooo I do"?
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hee-hee Yes, I 'spose so! Unfortunately Haley was the only family member who DIDN'T get to attend the wedding. We were married on the steps of the Sacramento capitol building…..only my 2 sons and my husband's 3 sons attending. I'm so glad my step-dog is a girl!! ha-ha
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Ooh - you and she are quite outnumbered with all of those boys! You girls better stick together!!
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Welcome Sadie! Yes, she may be quite mad when you leave. After all those years in a house loaded with testosterone, she probably feels she's found her estrogen soul mate :D.
An online Basenji dictionary would not have a definition for "weird". It would just say "see 'Normal', 'Attention Getting', 'Innate Behavior', 'Prozak'," and be supported by google ad pop-ups for king size beds, toilet paper sales, underwear outlet stores, and indestructible dog toys (which we all know only exist in fantasy land). :D:D
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LOL snorky998! So true! Welcome Sybersade!
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Hmmmmm….......I'm trying to figure out how to add pictures to a post.
Hey! It worked! This is a picture of our wedding in front of the capitol building in Sacramento, CA. Me, John, my 2 sons, and his 3 sons.
I'll try to post some pics of Haley next.
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Me and Haley in the desert last winter.
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1115
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OK…....well, it worked better the first time. I'll try again.
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Haley in her winter coat.
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1114
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Well…..now they're just links...........sorry!
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The Princess/Ballerina on Halloween!
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1113
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Haley posing pretty….
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1112
Sadie and Haley after a walk in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1111
Haley and "Kitty"….
http://www.basenjiforums.com/picture.php?albumid=178&pictureid=1110