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  • K

    Hi,

    Where is the park located? Is there anyone who is expecting puppies anytime soon? I have been looking for a long time, for a puppy. I have a 5 y/o Male, Kyro, and I would like to get a female. Please contact me if you know of someone who may be able to point me in the direction of purchasing a Basenji.

    Thanks,

    Mike

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  • MacPackM

    Hi Mike, all the basenjis in our 'extended family' pack are neutered, many are rescues or re-homed, none of us are breeders! There are a lot of basenji available via BRAT, though no puppies at this time. I know of a year old black and white male in Texas looking for a home, not sure if that interests you.

    You are more than welcome to drop by and meet up with us. google Hillsborough County Parks, look for West Park dog park, it will give you directions and maps. It is north of Hillsborough avenue and West of Dale Mabry, If that helps.

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • MacPackM

    Chealsie508, sorry you don't have a group up there, maybe you can start one!

    Our group has been meeting weekly for over 10 years, there are still 3 of us from the original meet-up. Some weeks we have 10 or 11 basenjis, on a 'big week' we have over 20. People move away, new folks find us, it is a flexible "event", no rules, no dues, just show up when you can for "dog church" on Sunday morning.

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • tanzaT

    @Kyrosdad:

    Hi,

    Where is the park located? Is there anyone who is expecting puppies anytime soon? I have been looking for a long time, for a puppy. I have a 5 y/o Male, Kyro, and I would like to get a female. Please contact me if you know of someone who may be able to point me in the direction of purchasing a Basenji.

    Thanks,

    Mike

    Try going to www.basenji.org to find a responsible breeder near you… of course "near" you could require a bit of travel. I know that Robyn (Sherwood Basenjis) in GA had a litter, she is on the Forum... she also has an adult bitch that she would like to place.

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • R

    Does this group still meet? If so where? We have a female basenji that would love to meet some friends.

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  • Shaye's MomS

    Roobie: Yes, the group is still meeting - different dogs and people come and go, with a basic core group usually there at West Park anywhere from about 10:30 on - read the earlier posts in this thread for directions.

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  • R

    Thanks for the info! We will try to attend soon.

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  • MacPackM

    Hi Roobie, we love to meet new people and basenjis! In nice weather we are sometimes at the park from 10:30 till 3 or 4 in the afternoon, but in this heat we are usually gone by 1 or 1:30. The dogs are not very active, chase a few squirrels and then lie around, but we will all be delighted to meet you and your girl.

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • R

    Thank you for the info! We won't make it this week but will definitely try for the following Sunday. We are looking forward to it.

    Sue

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  • MacPackM

    We just got home from a great little meet-up with Kaiah and her humans! Kaiah is a little tri and had not played with basenjis before, so when she met our two tris and new black boy, she was smitten! It was all mutual, lots of sniff and wiggle, then she and Chip ran and chased for awhile, even Eddie got into the act. Kaiah's humans are delightful too, and it was a lovely dog park visit. Hopefully we can repeat it soon.

    Love the Forum and it's connections.

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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    Just saw your post, I don't visit Forum very often. Yes indeed we still meet up every Sunday at West Park dog park. While some say they are 'hypoalergenic' they still have fur and some have dander so it's good to check. You may find differences in individual dogs. We meet between 11 and 2-ish. Anne
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    The organized meetups have been disjointed for the past few months. Everyone's schedules seemed to be busy - lots of travel, new babies, etc. The last big group meetup was also at Fiesta, I think. We had 7 basenjis there and they were a hoot running up and down the hills, the beach and through the grass and terrorizing bigger dogs. We meet Dan & Tess and their Cairo frequently at Fiesta Island but usually by texting an hour or two before we meet. It just seems tough lately for any of us to plan ahead. If you still have my email let me know if you'd like to join us sometime.
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    These are wonderful action photos! So glad you're sharing them. Would be nice to take my kids to a park like this. I'm going to have to do some investigation in my part of the world.
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    I came across an enclosed doggie park here in Queens New york. Not very big but the owners seemed pretty alert which is great. Champ loved it, except that we had one big hairy dog enter the area and I knew this was trouble since my B loves to pull hair (mine too) anyway as soon as Champ saw this dog he was off and I was off after him. Callin ghim to come over,,yeah right. I almost caught him twice then finally I saw him grab the dog and kind of nip and pull. I was so eager to grab him at this point since eventhough I know he wouldn't bite the dog, I'm sure niether the owner or the dog would appreciate getting a haircut from my B. Well as I was running over to them I saw my B grab hold of the dogs tail and pull. Let me just insert this: the other dog was too busy playing with big dogs her size to worry about this little brat pulling at her. Anyway I caught up to my B and put his leash on ending his fun time at the park and when I look down at him, he had a big fur ball in his mouth…how embarrasing. All in all the park was a nice experience and gave my B a chance to run around free without his mommie chasing after him on the leash.