@dana-k actually Dana, I do not believe the trainers say that eventually, they come to like their 'safe place'. Mine now will stay and eat in his crate, when the door is open. If i try to close it, i see the look of a prisoner, and he definitely wants to get away. I would have felt the same, btw. Currently, when i go out i 'crate' him in my salon. Until now, no real damage was done, at least not different from the damage he tries to do (like eat the plants) when i am with him.
New Dog Sport
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This sounds like it may be a fun activity to try with basenjis, it is Nosework.
http://www.funnosework.com/home.html
I would love to attend a seminar or workshop on how to get started with this. I think my dogs would have fun with it.
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That definitively would good fun for a B. They're pretty good smelling things out. They love to track I know that and they can smell a cookie crumb from across the street.
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how intersting and fun. Otis would be a natural at this as most other B's.
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how intersting and fun. Otis would be a natural at this as most other B's.
I could see the headlines now."Brindle Beast sniffs out hidden cinnamon buns in attempted smuggling across Mexican/US border".
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Well if it is food related he will be the champ sniffer..yesterday he managed to eat a whole package of bacon…not cooked, so he is still following his raw diet, which the kids found very interesting..:rolleyes: Boy he pais the price for it today..bad diarrhea..
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Well if it is food related he will be the champ sniffer..yesterday he managed to eat a whole package of bacon…not cooked, so he is still following his raw diet, which the kids found very interesting..:rolleyes: Boy he pais the price for it today..bad diarrhea..
A whole package of bacon!!! My god all that fat.
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I know. I freaked out as well..so he has been eating very lean since then..to make up for it..
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I know. I freaked out as well..so he has been eating very lean since then..to make up for it..
Otis never seizes to amaze me with the things he eats and it's not just one it's the whole package of course. "I never get any bacon so I'm going to eat the whole package and make up for it".
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Sounds neat Lisa, let us know how it goes if you try!