Animal Planet Dogs 101: Basenji Video Clip
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 13:07 last edited by
Annnnnddd….here it is!
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 13:15 last edited by
Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 13:17 last edited by
Great video. :D
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 14:47 last edited by
Wish they'd recommend from a reputable breed OR have them checked if adopting.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 16:08 last edited by
What a well done video. Applause to Animal Planet. Loved that they mentioned Fanconi, and making sure you use a reputable breeder.
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Yay! Thanks for letting us know!
These episodes are much too short though. I would rather an entire episode devoted to one breed. ;)Question – is it an exaggeration to say the breed was almost "wiped out" by Fanconi in the '80's?
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 17:34 last edited by
Love the video :)
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 17:44 last edited by
That was fun. Too bad they didn't do screaming as well. :| I think folks need to hear all the sounds. Probably didn't want to stress a dog to that point though…you think?
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 17:46 last edited by
To Tanza…When you said Laura's dog would be in the video, I didn't know that Laura was actually going to be IN the video, lol...
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 18:12 last edited by
Great little video - thanks for posting it. I sure would like an Egyptian medallion like the one shown.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 19:00 last edited by
While I loved the dogs featured I have to ask - where DO they get their information? Lion hunters? Wiped out by fanconi? Bond to only two members? Perhaps if they had not been in a hurry up to get it filmed the info could have been a bit better/realistic.
Best part? Laura saying "down, stay" which lasted less than a nano second just as the narrator said they were independent and aloof. Cracked me up.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 19:19 last edited by
I found it rather amusing how the basenji in the training section took his merry old time doing the sit…it was almost in slow motion.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 19:46 last edited by
Hm, "hunt lions?" In all my books it states they where used to hunt antelopes, not lions!
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 19:47 last edited by
Maybe they got confused with Ridgebacks.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 19:59 last edited by
Well, in any case, I'll take it!
I can picture my next Q&A about Gizmo.
"So what breed is that?"
"A Basenji."
"What are they used for?"
"Hunting LIONS!!"
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 20:25 last edited by
To Tanza…When you said Laura's dog would be in the video, I didn't know that Laura was actually going to be IN the video, lol...
I didn't either! I love it when she says stay, and the dog immediately pops up…so basenji!
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 20:27 last edited by
While I loved the dogs featured I have to ask - where DO they get their information? Lion hunters? Wiped out by fanconi? Bond to only two members? Perhaps if they had not been in a hurry up to get it filmed the info could have been a bit better/realistic.
Best part? Laura saying "down, stay" which lasted less than a nano second just as the narrator said they were independent and aloof. Cracked me up.
Ha, ha…my thoughts EXACTLY! I was screaming at the computer...OMG...still used by pygmys to hunt lions eh? and good apartment dogs...well...that isn't really the take home message...
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 20:30 last edited by
Not only did/do they not hunt lions now, or ever…they aren't even in the same geographical location on the continent of Africa!!! That is a huge error on the part of Animal Planet, and whoever they got their info from.
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wrote on 29 Sept 2010, 21:14 last edited by
I actually didn't like that part. Gizmo too will instantly walk away if I PUSH him down to sit and lay like they did on the video. But if I I give a command he will sit there happily.
The whole bit seemed staged, just to use the "aloof" line. Still funny though.
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