Ellie 6 months old today!
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@jengosmonkey Thank you!
She loves food, new people (cautiously) and other dogs (at the moment!). She spends a lot of time sitting on the back of the sofa (in the photos) looking out of the bay window to see what's going on. We have 3 schools at the end of our road so there's plenty to see with the comings and goings.
She doesn't like traveling in the car, going out in the wet to use the toilet, being moved when sleeping and being picked up to do something she doesn't want to do. Luckily she is very food driven so we use that to our advantage! She hates being left alone even within the house.
She is mischievous and enjoys stealing things from around the house and getting chased to retrieve them! She is constantly trying to play fight with us. I have an 8 and 14 yr old sons and she is particularly playful with the 8 year old.
She hasn't yodeled yet, but does a singing noise when she yawns and growls or cries when she isn't happy.
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So cute. Love the mix of being an adult but still a puppy.
Both shots are great but I like the first pic better. The second has too much dead space behind the butt, so everything of interest is in the right half of the frame and the pic is a bit static. In the first pic the outstretched right leg comes out of the frame and draws you in.
Lovely.
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@donc I crop photos, remove dead space and humans so only the dog fills the picture . Heads look better side on than full front !
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@jkent I love the way she is interested in something out of the window.
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@jkent said in Ellie 6 months old today!:
@zande she loves sitting on the back of that sofa monitoring what's going on outside!
Basenjis like to see outside. Mine would sit on the back of sofas as yours is, until I moved to a home with large floor to ceiling windows, which turned out to be very popular. What Basenjis do not like is to have their view impeded. I had blinds that suffered until I figured that out. I had to keep them up high enough that my boy could see under them, or he would attack them.
"In order to get along with a Basenji, you have to be at least half as smart as the dog!"
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@jengosmonkey left side and top view!
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I’m no breeder, and my knowledge of the Basenji show standard is rudimentary at best. That said Ellie is one of the most beautiful Basenjis I’ve seen. The way her white underbelly cheats it’s way up the sides of her thighs. Not sure I’ve seen that before. The white pin stripe up the back of her skull. Jengo had one, so I’m partial to that. The spot. Just dig that so much. I hope she never grows out of her wrinkles. Happy you found each other! Keep us updated. 👊😁👍
