BASENJI
AFRICA DOG
information worth knowing about Basenjis
BASENJI EXERCISE Generous walks and mental stimulation
Next to a proper exercise program, i.e. generous walks which are especially important for Basenjis. Daily exercise is, according to my experience, the best health regimen that keeps them well in body and soul. It has been reported that Basenjis are destructive to their environment. In most cases, the cause is to be traced back to too little exercise, staying alone too long, or boredom. If you wish to avoid this it is absolutely necessary to consider if you have enough time and desire to give them enough exercise and attention. The Basenji is an active dog that needs daily mental and physical exercise, that means special tasks to solve as much as possible and a long walk accompanied with interesting games. An additional plus is to be able to let them run in a special fenced in garden or in a specified dog run.
For almost every Basenji, the company of a second one is ideal.
My Basenjis Enzio and Fucino lying in the sun
For discussion are the following types of exercise. They are no substitute for daily walks, so named sniffing-run.
1. Lure coursing 2. Running 3. Bicycling with sprinter 4. Dog dancing-Freestyle-Obedience 5. Agility. At the beginning, please check your dog at the veterinarian. All this is sport. Most of the Basenjis don't like sport, or recurring exercises, because they love to chase and trail. But most of all like to solve tasks, find them and exercise. Please don't forget exercise is not their natural behavior, spend them enough patience and love during exercise time.
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