I own five basenjis. Two yodel until you have a headache and my female barks. She always did. Short clipped barks. I also researched the breed before getting my first and she is an excellent dog. My third basenji was a handful. Three years later and he has stopped his destructiveness etc. It was a hard three years. Lol. You never know with a basenji. Greatest breed. Loyal, active, funny but some require ALOT of patience.
Hello from Hamilton, NJ
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thanks for welcoming Mambo and I to the forum, and thank you all for your kind comments.
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Welcome to you both…he sure is a cutie.
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Welcome Mo and Mambo. Love the name Mambo for a male basenji!
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Welcome…does your mix bark?
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Mambo is quite stunning!
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what a great name for such a good lookin' pup!
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Love the pictures of Mambo! I can definitely see the Basenji in him. I am curious about how the Shiba appears in the mix though. Do you know for sure if he has Shiba in him? I ask because I'm curious about how coat genetics might come out… if it's possible to have a Shiba mix with no hint of red.
Mambo is soooo shiny. Your other dog too. Welcome!
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Thanks everyone! Mambo is a name my mom and sister came up with while I was living in Long Beach, CA. His bark sometimes is the typical yodel-barroo when we play and when he asks for his toy, and the Shiba cry if he hears me outside but can't see me! His mom is a pure bred Shiba for sure.
Here are some pictures of his parents and Mambo as a puppy.
Deja, Mambo's mom playing with him in the background
Obviously he gets his fluff from the Shiba side
I was a bit sad the day I took him because his mom really loved to play with him. He was the most curious and independent from the litter
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So fascinating. Thanks for sharing those additional pictures. I had wondered if maybe the Shiba was a cream, as I understand that's a recessive coat color. But I also read somewhere that the Shiba cream trait is actually a really, really diluted red (hence, the red tipping you often see on the ears of cream Shibas), so I didn't know if it was possible for some red to show up in offspring. Again, I don't know canine genetics at all.
We are a Shiba Inu / Basenji 2-dog household here (both spayed/neutered), so I am smitten by the idea of your dog. The best of both worlds.
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Mo, were Mambo's parents originally from Long Beach, too?
He really looks a LOT like the mix that Dan posted. What if they're related??
