I have had the pleasure of owning both breeds. There is another forum member here who also has a basenji and a Shiba. Lol, they are both very stubborn breeds. Depending on what you want they are very different though. Shibas need a lot of care for grooming, they blow a lot of coat and can get matted fur, on the other hand they make a very good watch dog. Basenjis don't bark but make a multitude of other noises. Their coat is nice and short for less grooming, though they too blow coat, just not as bad as a Shiba. They both maintain puppy characteristics their whole lives and live long lives. I think our Shiba was 16 when we lost her. Both need a lot of socialization, with both people and dogs. This is a must. Good luck with whatever breed you choose. Look at parents for temperament and do your reading on health problems and make sure you adopt from a reputable breeder.
Hello from Chicago
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Hi all! I live in Chicago with my 8 month old Basenji, Maddux!
- Cait
- Cait
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Welcome
Maddux is adorable…
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Can I ask where you got your b from?
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Are those fawns real???
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What great pictures, welcome. Who did you get your B-Boy from? Many of us are related by our Basenjis.
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Maddux is a cutie and those ARE fawns!!!! What a sweet boy!
I grew up in Chicago too….northwest side.
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Maddux is certainly beautiful - great that he did not choose to chase the fawns. When we first got our little girl people said she looked like a little deer - I've often thought of "painting" spots on her for Halloween.
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HAHAHAHA!!! I was just down at a dog show and the lady I was competing against said that two of her B's took down a full grown deer! Sorry the picture is kind of ironic. He is a beautiful boy.
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I had 4 deer grazing 10 feet from my laundry room window this morning, all 6 dogs were standing in the window watching silently. Ten minutes later the neighborhood cat wandered thru and the whippet alarm went off. Guess she does not see the deer as prey, but the cat would not last 5 minutes with her
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Welcome to you and Maddux. He's very good around the fauns. They wouldn't have stood a chance against mine.
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WOW - those are some amazing pics! welcome. please let us know your secret for socializing your basenji with fawns. Mine obsess over the neighbor's goats.
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WOW - those are some amazing pics! welcome. please let us know your secret for socializing your basenji with fawns. Mine obsess over the neighbor's goats.
LOL, mine would have been more the crazy over trying to get to them… but then again, maybe not. We were at a lure trial and there were cows grazing in the field next to the lure field. Both girls were totally into trying to talk to the critters... so far as to lick their noses through the fence.
