Wow, I am surprised to see so many posts regarding the aggression thing. I have a 3 yr. old who thinks she is the queen of the universe, and is totally the alpha with her b-mix sister, but she plays well with others at dog parks and elsewhere, with the exception that there are certain B's she will get snarky with. We've never been able to figure out what it is she doesn't like in some of her own kind. It doesn't happen every time but it makes the other owners nervous when it does happen, so I have stopped going to the dog park where the B's she has trouble with go. There are very rare situations with other type dogs. The only time she will start to "hair up" in a park is when she is tired from running and resting behind my legs at a picnic bench. If a dog comes up to get to her by going around my legs then, she will growl and threaten; I believe this is "go away I'm resting and get away from my person" because she doesn't come out fighting but sounds very serious about the whole thing. Also, if another dog tries to "mate," she will quickly sit down, turn around and snarl her displeasure, but won't push it any further. I do think basenjis may not have much patience with dogs they consider their inferiors.
Not my dog but cool pic!
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Very cool indeed!
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cool, but is it real???
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It's real. Go to basenji.dk. The tiger cub was confiscated becuse it was illegaly kept according to Danish law. I think that the friend of the foster home owner of the tiger has "b's" and brought them over regularly to play with the tiger cub.
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Wow now that is beautiful. Don't see that often, though I don't know which of the two is wilder.
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The owner of that Basenji is a trainer at the zoo. They brought the B in to help the tiger cub develop some social skills and play ability because it was being raised independent of any other animals. If I remember correctly, the cub was going to be sent to another zoo with more tigers once it had grown up.
basenji.dk I'll 2nd that sight. Find the pictures and just settle down with a cup of tea. Some amazing action shots of Bs in action. Great photography.
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looks2ce,
I e-mailed Stine about this forum. I don't know if she has seen it, or not.
She has a great take on what makes a happy Basenji. I hope she will contribute some more ohotos also…... -
Stine wrote an article about this for The Basenji mag a year (more?) ago. It was fascinating!
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I'd love 2 c more pics of tiger with B's. I love wildlifife.
