Skip to content

Does my dog look like she has basenji in her?

Show Off Your Dog

Suggested Topics

  • Is my dog a basenji?

    Show Off Your Dog
    17
    2 Votes
    17 Posts
    4k Views
    N
    Happy New Year to you and your beauty!!!!
  • 0 Votes
    7 Posts
    4k Views
    L
    I used Wisdom Panel for my assumed Basenji mix. It showed no basenji at all. My boy is 32 lbs and short hair. His DNA says he is 25% American Eskimo 12.5% Boston Terrier 12.5% Chow Chow 12.5% German Shepherd 12.5% Miniature Schnauzer 25% Breed Group-Sporting, Herding, Hound, Terrier. Having owned basenjis all my life I would say my boy has basenji in him by his personality and behavior regardless of what his dna says!!
  • 0 Votes
    3 Posts
    3k Views
    DebraDownSouthD
    Cara went with Merlin swimming (he has neurological damage so he swims to improve leg placement). She said she doesn't think so. What was funny is she walked to the edge, JUMPED IN... the it was like "Oh No I Didn't!!" [image: 1476634335839-cara-swim-2.jpg]
  • Is this dog part Basenji?

    Show Off Your Dog
    8
    0 Votes
    8 Posts
    5k Views
    eeeefarmE
    Another possibility might be Rat Terrier. They do come in brindle, although that colour is out of favour. There is one in my neighbourhood that has a bit of a Basenji look to him, and his tail is very short.......not sure if it's natural or docked.
  • Is my dog a Basenji?

    Show Off Your Dog
    10
    0 Votes
    10 Posts
    4k Views
    YodelMaY
    What a pretty girl! Her head/ears/face & wrinkles are Basenji-looking while her coloring & build suggest some Malanois blood–that would account for her size & aloofness, too. Our local SPCA does genetic testing as a fund-raising thing, if you're really curious you could try something like that...
  • Is my dog a Basenji?

    Show Off Your Dog
    23
    0 Votes
    23 Posts
    11k Views
    Shaye's MomS
    The question about the doggy smell is a good one - basenjis do not smell like dogs. If you stick your face right into their fur the comparison is like sticking your face into a nice clean healthy cat - warm and not really a discernable smell. Except their feet. Their feet smell like Fritos sort of.