Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Basenji Talk
  3. Watson is now a breed ambassador :)

Watson is now a breed ambassador :)

Basenji Talk

6/6

10 Aug 2011, 23:29

Suggested Topics

  • S

    Any thoughts on what other breed in this basenji?

    Basenji Talk
    6 12 Mar 2019, 18:44
    12 Mar 2019, 18:44
    -1 Votes
    9 Posts
    3k Views
    K
    Gorgeous boy!! Definite Basenji ears :)
  • L

    Basenji + ? other dog breeds ?

    Moved Basenji Talk
    6 24 Sept 2018, 22:20
    24 Sept 2018, 22:20
    0 Votes
    32 Posts
    9k Views
    D
    @mvdperez We run the air all the time, keeping it under 70. It's cooling off some so he's fine. She is under the covers because we keep it cold. He goes out early morning, quick midday, then longer in the evening. We keep his coat stripped down. I have no idea if it will get cold enough to get a winter coat. It's not generally COLD here.
  • S

    Which breed is my dog? is he really a basenji?

    Basenji Talk
    6 12 Jun 2017, 12:01
    12 Jun 2017, 12:01
    0 Votes
    15 Posts
    8k Views
    S
    @giza1 i sure will
  • C

    Breeding for temperament back in the day

    Basenji Talk
    6 4 Jul 2011, 02:47
    4 Jul 2011, 02:47
    0 Votes
    32 Posts
    10k Views
    C
    Reviving an old thread to add an interesting tidbit (hey, if the spammers can do it, I can too…!). I'm finally getting around to reading Jill Wylie's Call-of-the-Marsh, which I have checked out from the library. It's about a British woman living in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in the late 1950s/1960s, and she has a Basenji. Attending her first dog show, she writes: Call behaved well considering that for the entire two days of the Show he had none of his precious freedom. He held himself nicely in the ring, and won the Open and Rhodesian Breed but his Challenge Certificate was withheld because he bit the judge. Well, she asked to see his bite and he took her at her word. I watched Basenjis being judged at Crufts Dog Show in England when I was over there, and all five of them bit the judge. Perhaps it's a sign of good breeding. (p. 31) I'm finding a lot of LOL moments in this memoir. Some cute illustrations, too.
  • A

    Mr. Ambassador

    Basenji Talk
    6 16 Oct 2009, 23:26
    16 Oct 2009, 23:26
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    964 Views
    N
    @AJs: K, another story I alluded to somewhere else: AJ and I were in Bradenton, Florida spending the night one time waiting for a load. I took him for a nice long walk and on our way back to the truck, there was a Cuban family (Mom, Dad and about 4-year-old boy) who were watching AJ. AJ just loves children, so I asked if it would be okay for him to say "HI" to the little boy. The mom told me he was terrified of dogs because apparently when he was tiny, he was bitten. We were standing about 15 feet apart and I was keeping AJ on a tight lead right next to my leg. The little boy was peeking out from behind his mommy's leg, just staring at AJ with those huge black eyes. As his mom and I were talking, he edged out slowly from behind her leg…slowly....slowly... AJ just sat down and waited for him. Eventually, the little boy worked up the courage and approached AJ on his own. After a few minutes, he was petting AJ and getting licks and loves from my dog. His mom was so astounded all she could do was stand there and stare. His dad said something in Spanish to his wife, then Mom translated, "We never thought he'd ever be next to a dog. He's always been so afraid of them. This is good!" Cheers Way to go AJ!!
  • B

    Now I know why there is a basenji-forum

    Basenji Talk
    6 17 Apr 2007, 18:22
    17 Apr 2007, 18:22
    0 Votes
    15 Posts
    5k Views
    L
    THe place we kennel our dogs (also go to day camp every other Friday) love our Basenjis. They beg us to bring them back and someone there has asked us every time we have been there about when we were getting our new pupy since we called and asked how old they had to be to start going. That place is missing out big time.