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  • Sahara is 16" and weighs anywhere from 21 to 25lbs. She is not a great eater, and her weight goes up and down depending on her mood. There are days she will only eat once a day, and she is mostly right at 24-25 or below. She has a very muscular build and looks slim and trim, wish I could say that, haha!!!!!

  • Serenjane is a bit overweight at 30 lbs., however she doesn't look fat. Can you tell she is spoiled? Too many treats.
    Whenever I learn how to insert her picture I will. On my list of things too do.

  • @etzbseder:

    This is far off topic with any of my other threads, and all the other ones I've seen, but I was wondering if there was any way to track the size (weights, and maybe heights) of people dogs. From what I remember seeing in many threads, there are a ton of dogs that are quite a bit bigger than the standard, and several that are smaller. I just have rarely come across posts of basenjis that were actually (weightwise only) the standard size anymore.

    It seems to me that there are more dogs actually closer to the standard than not, with a few chunkies thrown in. :), and most have been closer to 16" than not.

  • Dallas is almost 7 months & weighs in around 18 lbs. :)

  • Seren Jane is abit on the chunky side at 30 lbs. Too many treats.

    I think I already posted her weight on another thread, forgive me I am still learning to navigate.

  • It is always a good idea to keep your Basenjis in good healthly weight… overweight can lead to other health problems. That said, I like to keep young puppies (2 months to 5 months) with a little extra weight, just in case they get sick (and it is not always possible to do so, but I try and don't worry about them).. and the elders... a little heavier again in case of illness... By elders I am talking about over the age of 12... Here is a picture of my boy, OJ.. now 16 yrs, 9+ months... and in fact I am trying to get another lb on him....

  • What a handsome old gentleman. Yet another reason to love basenjis… I've never met a really old one (more than 7 years), but in pictures of old ones they still look so young.

  • I'm late to this…but Ruby is 17" tall and weighs 19lbs. Brando is 16.5" tall and weighs 23lbs. Both are super active and hard to keep weight on.

  • Eli dropped by the vets yesterday. He got a quick going over, weighed etc for a "Friendly" visit and charmed the pants off of everyone. They all think he's sweet and adorable. They haven't gotten to see the demon monkey side of him yet ;). At 7 months and 1 week he weighed in at 24.5 lbs. He is solid muscle though from all the running and gymnastics he does every day. I've never seen a dog do as many somersaults as he does.

  • Eli at 24.5 lbs and only 7 mos. Wow! Perhaps my Seren Jane not so big after all. She does a lot of chaseing squirels but no somersaults. I think its the treats though that are affecting her weight.

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27 Jun 2008, 19:10

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