Is my dog a Basenji?
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 14:28 last edited by
This is Daisy. She's just barely over 1 yr old now. When I got her I was told her mother was a Staffordshire Terrier, but not sure about the father.
As she's grown older I've tried to figure out what she may be and I think I've settled on Basenji. Let me know what you experts think…
She has two different barks. A normal deep dog bark that she rarely uses, and a high-pitch yelp that she mostly uses to get attention for something.
She's friendly, but really shy around strangers, until she spends some time around them. She weighs about ~50lbs.
What do ya think? Is she a Basenji?
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 14:47 last edited by
The wrinkles sure look like a B. 50lbs probably comes from the Staffordshire. No white what-so-ever though…..
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 15:13 last edited by
Could be! The Basenji rescue had some mixes listed and they knew that the mother was a purebred. All four pups looked very different from one another and none of them really looked like Basenjis, but the mom was a known factor - so it's anyone's guess. I agree with Krunzer though - those wrinkles are an indication as are those big ears. Whatever she is - she's adorable!
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 17:24 last edited by
She could very well be a basenji mix. I agree with Krunzer… interesting there is no white on her at all.
Whatever she is, she looks so absolutely adorable! I love the 3rd picture. She looks so curious about something she is watching. :)
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 18:53 last edited by
The one thing that would make me question the Basenji part is the complete absence of white, but I absolutely love the look of this dog! She's gorgeous!!!!!
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 19:00 last edited by
Staffies squeaaals as well, just like a pig. Cute dog, thought!
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 19:02 last edited by
She is very pretty….isn't there another dog on here that looks just like her?? a mix?
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 19:04 last edited by
Yeah I just looked thru the forum….Tagaroo has a dog that looks just like this one.
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wrote on 22 Nov 2011, 21:40 last edited by
omg… she's so cute - whatever she's mixed with!!!
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wrote on 23 Nov 2011, 01:04 last edited by
What a pretty girl! Her head/ears/face & wrinkles are Basenji-looking while her coloring & build suggest some Malanois blood–that would account for her size & aloofness, too. Our local SPCA does genetic testing as a fund-raising thing, if you're really curious you could try something like that...
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