Bellehound Basenjis & Thai Ridgebacks

07/03/2024

Keep your pets safe!
https://www.facebook.com/100064468610700/posts/868544711971141/?app=fbl

And please, please, please put a collar with identification, phone number and name. Did you know July 5th is THE busiest day for shelters? Even if you think your dog won’t bolt, it is a strong possibility it will. The flashing, shooting, booms will send them searching for safety. Be proactive, keep your dog secured inside, not on a leash or in your lap during the festivities. Don’t end your day with heartbreak.

05/12/2024

🌼Happy Mother's Day!!!🌼

12/24/2023

Happy Howlidays from past Sylvia (TRD), to present, Simba (RR), Xena (TRD) & Trey (TRD). The Basenji couldn't be bothered for Holiday pictures. 😂

12/16/2023

If your dog, just out of no where exhibits aggression, please take your dog to the Vet and have a FULL Thyroid panel pulled. You must be specific, and ask that a FULL panel be pulled. Or they'll run the regular test (which is cheaper), but it often gives false negatives, if the numbers are really low. Here's more information on the symptoms on Hypothyroidism, note not all dogs show the common signs of hair loss, lethargy etc...some only show aggression.
https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11147&catId=29492&id=3846176 #:~:text=Hypothyroidism%20is%20one%20of%20the,only%20symptom%20is%20aggression%20itself.

Dominance aggression is one of the most frequent types of aggression in dogs. Diagnostic criteria for dominance aggression include the target of the attacks, the context in which aggression occurs and the dogs posture during the episodes. Dominant dogs behave aggressively towards family members, in....

12/02/2023

Happy 17th Heavenly Birthday, Heavenly Blue, Tito, Sparrow, Piglet, Batman, Cricket & Sylvia. Thank you N***y for blessing me with such a beautiful litter all those years ago.

11/25/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100063829921783/posts/791129756358015/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

My dog is not my child. My dog is not my furbaby.

I am not his mother, I am his trainer. The word trainer is not a bad word, it means leader, supporter,disciplinary.. and friend.

My dog is my friend. He is my partner and my companion. To treat him like a child, to infantilize him and make it seem as though he needs my constant coddling or protection, would be unfair to him.

He is an adult carnivore that I have brought into my human world. Because of that it is my responsibility as his owner:

1) To communicate with him in a way he can understand.

2) To provide leadership, discipline and mutual respect.

3) To understand his instincts and needs, and provide appropriate outlets for them.

4) To train him and provide him the skills to function effectively in our human world, including acceptable manners and behaviours including the veterinarian.

Our dogs deserve to be given responsibility and allowed to be adult creatures, not perpetual babies.

Please, don't try to make them tiny humans, they aren't and they don't want to be. Dogs are wonderful because they are dogs. Let them be dogs.

Teach them to be good ones.

Katherine Carter 4/8/19
"Dog Trainer Unpopular Opinion of the Day:"

11/23/2023

💕Happy 15th Birthday, "Loucrettia" Bellehound's Un4gettable Fascination!!!💕