The Rip Van Wrinkler, XXI, Issue 1, February 2017

Stuff, Stuff, Stuff. . .

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Our club has always had the position that invisible fences are dangerous. Below is a piece from the Wrinkler 16 years ago, plus a more recent plea on from a Greyhound Alert Group.

Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2000
Invisible Fences
by Annelies Kamen (Age 11)

Aunt Susan and I were coming down the long and rocky driveway of my house with the first shift of Basenjis when all of a sudden, from our new neighbors house, (the one with all the little white flags around it), came two black lab puppies, bounding right through their electric fence, and towards us. They stopped to sniff the 'senjis and were caught by their owner. She was stunned that they had not even flinched as they went through the electric fence, which was supposed to be on. She had quite a time trying to get both puppies in her grasp, while we stifled our giggles.

Then came the problem. She was worried because she could not take the collars off the dogs because she would have nothing to hold on to keep them from running away. They would have to be dragged back through the fence and get shocked. There was no other way to get them home. By the way, she said the guys who installed the invisible fence had said the first real test of the fence would be people walking dogs anywhere around.

Since then the dogs have not been trusted to stay outside with only the electric fence holding them back. I think the neighbors are seriously considering getting a dog run. This proves my point, that electric fences are annoying and they don't do any good except scare a dog half to death. Take my advice, it is safer to have a dog run or a pen. My point proven, I bid you adieu...

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Michael J. McCann to Greyhound Amber Alert - December 15, 2015
Here's a lesson for those of you using, or considering, invisible fencing.

I got a call from my vet last night: her daughter had put her dogs in the yard when she got home from school, and an hour later, one of them, a terrier mix, was missing. She told me that she thought a coyote had grabbed him.

I ran over with my infrared camera, as it was after dark. It took us over an hour, but, we found him a couple hundred yards from home. He had fought off the coyote and most likely tried to get home. The shock collar around his neck had prevented his return, so he went back into the woods to lay down to die. When we found him he was pretty torn up with a temp of 94°F. It looks like we got to him just in time.

Invisible fencing is not going to keep animals, or other threats out of your yard. If your dog runs through the barrier in pursuit of a critter, he's going to get corrected by that collar if he tries to get back.

Please don't even think about installing this: especially for greyhounds.


Malley Heinlein has written a piece for Clean Run on Shibas in agility.
Check for it in their March issue.

M on their cover, March 2010.


Vegan collars
Collars by Jennifer Marks. Ember Skye Designs
Fern design for Fernie. Gift from Linda Butterworth. Liner looks handsome in it.
Obike looks sharp in his new Martingale collar.

Spiffy Dog collars
Air Collar

What to do if your dog is LOSTSEE HERE

Important information to consider before hiring a tracking team to help find a lost pet. - SEE HERE

How to catch a loose dog without chasing him/her.


Embroidered Club Gear ~ Contact Suzy Zeh or 1.888.828-5445

IslandTop Designs tags. (828) 429-5322
On Etsy.
Basenji tag.

Posters for the Basenji Health Endowment
Lunetta/Kamen BHE Quilt, Kiafrika Azima, Kiafrika Azima 2, Twin Towers Tight Rope, The Bakers’ Dozen.
Signed, limited edition, archival prints of all 5 posters still available.

Collars & Slip Leads

Richard Gallione - (888) 283-7575 - Beautiful collars, leads, even bracelets. Master’s Pride

H.R. Hoerr / LTD Leathergoods - (760) 789-5643 - Leather Lure Coursing & Obedience Leashes

Hogan Leathers


Training, Etc.

Finding a Lost Dog

Clean Run

The Whole Dog Journal

Affordable Agility (equipment)

HiTop Dog Training - Nancy Banask

High Goal Farm - Wendy Cerilli


Catalogs

Omaha Vaccine - (800) 367-4444

KV Vet - (800) 423-8211
Cherrybrook

Misc. very nice stuff

Lotte Schaeffer 
Sculptures & dolls, “Serious Art with a Touch of Whimsy.”

Kreations by Khur/ Lisa Stewart


Laura Shapiro Art Furniture

Hand Made Xpen Covers
Foxy Roxy Creations

Animal and human photographer, Mary Beth Printsky (MB La Belle Photography)
"I still shoot film and I love and enjoy it."

William & Shirley Wagner
WiSh Crafts” Basenji sun catchers, stained glass. Special orders from your own photos.  (508) 543-6651

Metropolitan Museum Store


Highly recommended books/DVDs/Blogs:

Temple Grandin - "Animals in Translation"

Patricia McConnell - "The Other End of the Leash"

Turid Rugaas – “On Speaking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals

Leslie Nelson – “Really Reliable Recall”

Michael Reed Gach – “Acupressure’s Potent Points”

Denise Como – “Running Sighthounds”, “Sighthounds Afield”

Robert Vavra – “Canis Basenji”  BCOA store

Jean Dodds and Diana Laverdure - The Canine Thyroid Epidemic - Answers You Need for Your Dog

Jean Dodds and Diane Laverdure - Canine Neutrigenomics

Dr. Nancy Kay - "Your Dog's Best Health, a dozen reasonable things to expect from your vet"
and "Speaking for Spot, be the advocate your dog needs to live a happy, healthy, longer life"

Debby Mayer Blog


Health Listings:

Apu Basenjis Health page (old, but interesting)

Fanconi management- Dr. Steve Gonto – Outdoc@aol.com - Fanconi Protocol 2016

OFA - DIRECT TEST for Fanconi test HERE: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

IPSID - Cindy Griswold, (830) 868-7649 or serafina@flyn-hi-hounds.com

Thyroid - W. Jean Dodds DVM – Hemopet

Online test submission form for thyroid testing

11561 Salinaz Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92843

Tel #: 714-891-2022 - Fax #: 714-891-2123

Cystinuria research - Dr. Paula Henthorn - Diagnosing Cystinuria

NUTRISCAN

Dog Food Sensitivity Kit

NutriScan is Hemopet's novel patented diagnostic test based on saliva, which can reveal the latent or pre-clinical form of food sensitivity

or food intolerance. Their test panels are for the most common allergens, and now include 20 allergens set up in 2 separate panels.

HA Test - Test can be done at the University of Missouri.


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