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  • curlytailsC

    Mine definitely wags her tail. Curly tail wags are the cutest thing… and far less lethal than a straight-tailed whip. =)

    As for books, here's another list that I like:
    http://www.basenji.org/BasenjiU/Owner/Books/104BiblioIndex.html

    I haven't read many, but I actually prefer a non-fiction memoir like Veronica Tudor-Williams' Fula, Basenji from the Jungle. Call of the Marsh is next on my list…

    M.C. w/ Bowdu (shiba inu) and Bowpi (basenji)

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  • Rita JeanR

    My B's wag their tails. Their whole bottom wags when they are so happy to see you.

    Rita Jean

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  • DexterDexD

    Dex wags his tail too. Not all the time though, so when he does it I get excited. :)

    Megan & Dexter (A Cajun pup!) ![](images/smilies/smile.png "Smile")

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  • T

    suki also wags her curly tail.

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  • P

    Thank you all for the informative replies. I was surprised to hear so many have basenjis that wag their tails. I have never see that in any of mine. Benkura, I thought it was a problem in the transforming from hard copy to digital. I too find the misspellings a daunting way of reading a book. Thank you all for the suggestions and links too. :)

    Artie, servant to:

    Mister Two Dicks & Pepper

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  • M

    I highly highly recommend The Collected Kona… It is a collection of stories all about a Basenji (several hilarious ones in there). You can find it on Amazon and Ebay I believe. Super cool book! :D

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  • agilebasenjiA

    http://www.basenjiforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8

    lots of books mentioned in that thread

    also i've been pleasantly surprised to find basenjis in the following books:

    Piers Anthony's The Sahde of the Treee
    Roy Blount Jr's Webster's Ark
    Ruth Rendell's The Copper Pea****
    Birr, et al 's Dogs Best Friend
    Carol Lea Benjamin's This Dog for Hire
    Jill Wylie's Call of the Marsh

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  • P

    Thank you Michye7994 and agilebasenji. I will definitely check out the books you suggested. And agilebasenji, thanks for letting me know about the previous posts. Teach me for not checking out the forum properly. :(

    Artie, servant to:

    Mister Two Dicks & Pepper

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  • agilebasenjiA

    pari1art - you're welcome. and sometimes when you're excited about something, it's easy not to check all the nooks and cranies.

    Okay, Renndell's book is the Copper Bird with LARGE tail feathers. Or something like that.

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  • HanaH

    Hana wags her tail a lot when greeting us, it sort of unrolls out, whips around, curls back up, wiggles and waggles floppily…. I was surprise how much she unrolls it and rolls it back up though, I think depending on her mood. Her happy tail flopping around is the cutest thing ever !!

    Fly'N Hi's Hana, female born Dec. 14, 2010

    1/2 avongara

    Dam - Fly'N Hi N Kazor's Maasai Mara

    Sire - Avongara Ding of Brushy Run

    Fly'N Hi's Tiki, male born November 25, 2013

    1/4 avongara

    Dam - Wink Fly'N Hi's Hi Flyer

    Sire - Blade (Intl CH, UKC CH, Can CH, AKC GCH MBIS, MBISS AB Rafiki The Icon of Cool, SDHR)

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  • P

    @Hana:

    Hana wags her tail a lot when greeting us, it sort of unrolls out, whips around, curls back up, wiggles and waggles floppily…. I was surprise how much she unrolls it and rolls it back up though, I think depending on her mood. Her happy tail flopping around is the cutest thing ever !!

    That sounds really cute. The more I hear about basenjis the more I think no two are the same. LOL

    Artie, servant to:

    Mister Two Dicks & Pepper

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