ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

As I write this I'm watching DH fight with my Basenji, Boingo. The purpose of this fight? Boingo needs a deworming pill and doesn't want it. It's hilarious to hear this dog saying "I don't want to!" "I hate you!" and yes, it really does sound like he's speaking those words. We go through the same thing trying to give him a glucosomine pill. He may be little (32#) but he is fierce.

Basenjis don't bark but they vocalize in many different ways. There is the common baroo that you can hear by going to youtube or different Basenji breeder sites. In addition, Boingo makes a vocalization that sounds like he's saying "I love you", "I don't want to" and "I hate you" and those vocalizations are given appropriately. This dog is like having a teenager

Anyway, the deed is now done...and Boingo loves DH again.

 

[77Herford]

hmm, my sister puts pill in her aging dogs food in the morning. He isn't a picky eater though. The glu pill really help out.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Boingo sounds like my dog Penny when it is time for Penny to get her harness on when it comes time for a walk. Or when its time for her to get her nails trimmed. It takes two men to hold the dog down (she weighs 60lbs) in order for Penny's nails to get trimmed. She is SUCH A BABY! But... She is cute. I guess thats all that counts, right? (My avatar is a picture of her as a puppy). Oh and I swear Penny talks! She is really vocal!
Boingo sounds like quite the character!

 

[elevan]

We've finally got our processing appointment scheduled - Nov. 7. We'll be taking in 2 turkeys, 3 guineas and 3 roosters. We only have so much freezer space or we'd take in all of the guineas.

 

[MrsDieselEngineer]

Have you tried just putting the pill inside a clump of peanut butter? Works really well, dogs don't chew PB, they simply swallow!

 

[elevan]

Have you tried just putting the pill inside a clump of peanut butter? Works really well, dogs don't chew PB, they simply swallow!

That would only work if DH is the only one to deal with it. I am highly allergic to peanuts...can't touch them, can't smell them and it could kill me to accidentally eat them. Needless to say, peanut butter doesn't come near me.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

I always wrap my dogs pill in cheese. Maybe you could try that next time?

 

[elevan]

Since it's a chewable pill we're just gonna use the pill crusher to crush it and put it into a syringe and add water and drench it. He really will not take anything other than his favored treat - pupcorn - and that's not conducive to adding a pill to.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Since it's a chewable pill we're just gonna use the pill crusher to crush it and put it into a syringe and add water and drench it. He really will not take anything other than his favored treat - pupcorn - and that's not conducive to adding a pill to.

Wow! I can't believe how much your dog sounds like one of my dogs (Penny, the one I spoke about before). Penny's favorite treat is popcorn too! She knows when we are making popcorn, I swear she comes out of the woodwork! She can be outside in the backyard and she will hear me making popcorn in the house and she will be right at the door wanting to come in! She loves popcorn as well as carrots and everything else. I don't know of anything that dog won't eat. Including things she shouldn't eat (Plastic water bottles, cans, tabasco sauce, wood, ect.)

EDIT: Yesterday I was staining the front porch and she walked over to the can of stain and started DRINKING IT like it was water! I yelled at her for it and she stopped. But then an hour or so later, I see her trying to lick the stain off of the boards to the porch. Something is seriously wrong with that dog... :/

 

[77Herford]

Have you tried just putting the pill inside a clump of peanut butter? Works really well, dogs don't chew PB, they simply swallow!

That would only work if DH is the only one to deal with it. I am highly allergic to peanuts...can't touch them, can't smell them and it could kill me to accidentally eat them. Needless to say, peanut butter doesn't come near me.

So if a kid dressed as Mr. Peanut comes to your door it could be dangerous.