@zande I know that I’m lucky to have found him! I hope he feels that he lucked out, too. Actually, I don’t care very much what “mix” he is. I had just never heard of basenjis before my Vet mentioned it. He doesn’t have a long tail - it seems to have been clipped. The barking is only when he hears someone approach my apartment door or if someone comes in that he doesn’t know. I’m working on desensitizing him to the latter. He DOES make noises like the dog in the videos below make & he grooms himself quite a bit. He DOES NOT play with toys. Don’t know if that’s breed specific or just Jack! He also isn’t too active; he’d be happy to sit on my lap or with his face in my arm pit all day!
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Basenjis are the canine version of "The Travelers"! Have you ever seen news magazine specials about the gypsy group called the Travelers? It occurred to Larry this morning as he watched Cory divert my attention while Jayden skillfully picked my pockets of all Kleenex…..they are just 4 legged con artists!! (Duh) They have it down to a fine art.
Pat
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Agreed. Back when we had two, Cassi would mount some sort of playful distraction while Alex would slip back to the bedroom and ransack the trash.
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ooohhh…so true!!! Good observation!
