Hi Hoot,
Welcome to the forum. I wanted to introduce myself to you because I too adopted a dog for the same reasons. I wanted a companion for my Golden Retriever who is also my service dog. He had gained a lot of weight during a period where I was sick with my MS. I decided to go to our local shelter and found my baby Taz. He had a great personality and got along well with my Golden "Levi" . I too did not know what kind of dog he was until my BF figured it out. All we knew was that he was hound/terrier mixed. Little did I know he was Basenji or even what a Basenji was. I learned quickly. lol.. He too likes to chew a lot and we have to put everything out of his reach, especially cell phones (from experience) He won't mess with the remote control though. He does like to table surf and will take anything from gloves to mail to cellphones off the tables. He is a very loveable dog though. He loves to be in my lap and is a leaner. You will probably find she is very cat like as it is a trait of basenji's. My Taz likes to lean up against me when i am getting ready in the bathroom or when I am standing around. He is very partial to me though he loves my BF (not sure why) but he doesn't sit with him unless I am out of the room. I have to put baby gates up to keep him from going into the kitchen or from going upstairs to table surf in the bathroom or bedrooms or keep the doors shut. You will find baby gates very helpful. Also you will find that keeping lots and lots of chew toys around will be very helpful to keep her attention off of things she shouldn't chew. We use Nylabones for powerful chewers and they love pigs ears and will take them a while to chew them. Kongs are great as well because they can chew them and not destroy them as they tend to do to other softer plastic toys. I have also found he loves tennis balls and won't destroy them as well. He is fully crate trained but will sleep in the bed with me when my BF is not here. They are very playful as well. Females do tend to try to be more dominant but being a dominant person can offset that problem. Here are some pics of my Taz and you can see they look very much alike. Taz's tail is curled but not nearly as much as a full Basenji. His ears also tip more like a terrier as well. He sheds very little though when I brought him home he was shedding very bad and I don't know if it was stress related to him being at the shelter or if it was just his diet. I feed him purina pro plan sensitve stomach and skin formula which consist of salmon, brewers rice and oatmeal which are very healty for them and keeps their fur shiney and their skin healthy as well as their stomachs. You will find though the longer you have her you will fall in love with Basenjis. I hope you enjoy her and have lots of fun.
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New Basenji mommy in Houston, TX
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Hi there, just wanted to say hi and introduce myself to the forum. I am Petra and I live in Houston, Tx. We have two "regular" dogs, Gus, the dachshund and Luna the Schnorkie….and then we have Otis, the 4 month old Basenji.
We just got him on tuesday, and he has already melted our hearts.
Before you even ask, his parents have both been Fanconi tested and was declared probably clear/normal. He is dark brindle and white. I will post pics as soon as I can figure out how to do it....Basenjimamma
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Welcome from a fellow Texan!
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Thank you it is good to be here.
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Welcome! I'd love to see pictures, I love brindles!
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Welcome…where did you get your b from?
Some of our folks are "related" by dogs, so I like to ask. -
I got him from a breeder in Mo. How do I post pics. I tried but got a error message.
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I had the same problem trying to post pictures.
There is something called an avatar. you have to edit or activate it. (it has been a while since i did it and it was not something i was familiar with, so i am not sure i remember) but as soon as i did that, the pictures downloaded. try that…. -
I even tried to do an avatar and got the same message. I will keep on trying and see if I get some info from the headman/woman, I did leave them a message.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks all, we are really enjoying Otis in our lives. He is very sweet and different I must say even as a puppy. I am about to try and get some pics added so you can see how pretty he is.
basenjimamma
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Welcome Petra and family. We'd like to see picks of everybody, especially Otis.
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I keep on getting the mesage that my link or something like that is missing a secure logo or something. I even tried getting the pics from photobucket but can not figure it out. I am working on it though so bear with me.
Petra
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Ok here is a n attempt to get picture added to my post if it doesn't work, please bear with me once more until I get it, it might be a blond thing..LOL
Hey it worked so I am adding one more,
These pictures were taken on the eve of Otis' first day here in Houston.I am so excited I figured it out, the picture thing that is.
Basenjimamma
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That is one cute pup!
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How cute….
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Glad you got it to work. Did the same thing to me. All the sudden it worked! HE IS ADORABLE!!! congrats!
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Thanks all, we love him, but then again we are pretty partial, LOL
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He's cute! We need more pics! He's really dark brindle, very nice!
And: welcome!!
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He is a very dark brindle which is one of the reasons we picked him.
I took some more pics and he is (in my eyes) beautiful when running in the sun. Nothing is as pretty as a Basenji running, of course none of those pics turned out, but here are a few others of him….
Enjoy, Basenjimamma
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Wow, he's really a handsome B!!