I take Blaze into the senior's lodge to go visit Grandma (in a town of less than 300), sure enough, there's a gentleman there that knew what Blaze was. He was an archeologist back in his day. His last dig was in 1976 deep in the Congo, and he stayed with villagers and witnessed the hunts and the lives of the basenjis in the village.
He told me about one hunt.
The basenjis chase antelope into huge nets that are strung up in the forest like barriers. The nets are handmade with ropes and vines. Some of the hunters stay near the net and hide, the majority of the hunters take the basenjis to the water hole and wait. When the antelope arrived, they release the basenjis and chase behind almost soundlessly. You can really hear the gourd bells, which are mostly around the loins. The antelope hit the net and are shot with arrows. The basenjis have to get beaten offโฆ they get a little too excited.
He has some amazing pictures. I'm trying to borrow his album to scan, but he's not comfortable with that idea.
He loves Blaze though and he knows the african word for the breed which I can never remember or pronounce.
Snow Basenji
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I know he's a bit overweight
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Well done, Shelley!
What did your b think of it? -
We forgot to show her but one of the Cats, Tom came out to investigate and sprayed it
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Love it! That's great!! :D:D:D
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Wow a real snow Basenji. I haven't let mine see it - they'll be asking me to build them one!!
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:eek: nicely done!
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Cute, good job!
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Pretty cool those snow basenjis. I'm just glad that stuff's at your house and not mine!!
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I'm with Lenora! No snow here, and that's fine! You did a great job shaping it into a basenji all the same.
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Update on the snow Basenji, one of our dear neighbours made him into a boy Basenji with the strategic placing of an icicle
I went to have a look if he'd melted this morning and was rather surprised to find him not only there but with an extra bit. -
Too funny!
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:d :d :d