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  • Rita JeanR

    That is great I can just see sitting to dinner and your dog running in the house with a roll of tissure. Well at least it is great as long as it don't happen here.

    Rita Jean

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  • nobarkusN

    My previous 2 Bs never touched the paper until they were 10 years old because some guy left the end hanging down almost to the floor and my bw Nika discovered it. I could have shot that guy!

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • KanangaK

    I keep the bathroom door shut always. This thread has reaffirmed my reasoning. :D

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  • tanzaT

    For OJ's entire life, his favorite thing was stealing napkins off peoples laps…. now that made for good dinner conversations... and he was so quick.. most of the people didn't have a clue where/what happen to their napkins....

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • S

    Heee, they do make any dinner party interesting…even the very dull ones, don't they??

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • crystalncodyC

    That's hilarious! I definitely wasn't expecting that!

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  • jonny b.J

    that is soooo funny. and just typical.

    yep we keep our doors all shut… i figure the kitchen and living room and the boys bedroom and the basement are enough to "terrorize" . i came home the other day to SNOW all up and down the hall. son had left the bathroom door open and HANSEL (jonny NEVER gets stuff messy) had gotten in the trash(including his personal favorite-female products) and SNOWED the hallway with it. it was really really funny. when i got home there it was and he was SO proud. lol i yelled at my son to come look as he was in the basement, so hansel was unsupervised. son picked up real quick and i dont think he will forget to shut the door for a while. picking up trash is not his idea of fun. i should have taken a picture. next time i will. and there will be a next time. :)

    jonny b. and HAnsel, he's so hot right now

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  • nala121498N

    @tanza:

    For OJ's entire life, his favorite thing was stealing napkins off peoples laps…. now that made for good dinner conversations... and he was so quick.. most of the people didn't have a clue where/what happen to their napkins....

    Nala too…she's a stealthy thief...no one even knows it's happening until you hear her shredding it under the table...We warn people that they can't be "sophisticated" in our house - they leave the napkins on the table" LOL

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  • ElscodobermannE

    Great photograph! our bathroom doors have to be kept shut too, or Tilly is right in there.

    If you take her into the bathroom with you (because she cant be trusted on her own) she can also chew the crotch right out of your pants (without giving any indication of what she is doing) while you are in situ…. thats a difficult one to explain lol.

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  • BasenjimammaB

    I know, Bana our foster did that too…the crotch eating part...Otis has not done that ..YET..LOL.

    Yes , napkin stealing is a favorite sport here as well, and quiet..like the wind..

    Petra and Pippin

    with Otis in my heart…

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  • nobarkusN

    My rw Ringo didn't steal dinner guest's napkins but he would just suddenly spring up in their lap and scare the crap out of them. Then we start laughing.

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • basenji_fanB

    Now that is talent LMAO I love that even the cardboard is gone classic basenji

    Mine dont bother it if it's on the holder, but if the other half leaves it on the sink and doesn't but it one the holder then it's fair game, never figured that one out LOL then I go in to find toothy toilet paper

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  • JISGARDJ

    Very funny! Poppy has only destroyed one practically new dog lead today.

    She only goes into the bathroom supervised.

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  • B

    My husband's b/w met him at the front door when he came home from work with a trail of TP from the bathroom to the front door without breaking it. Pretty funny, I don't think I could have done that if I tried. They sure do love TP and Qtips, quite the basenji obsession

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  • thunderbird8588T

    :D:D:D only just seen this thread, it's so funny. Love the half toilet roll that was left, how considerate:D
    Benjis party trick would be to drag clothing from the laundry basket downstairs when we had guests, particularly undies. You then had to chase him red faced all around the house and wrestle them from his jaws. He also loved to make crotchless undies:o

    Shelley

    Basenji Malaika

    Basenji Malaika
    Basenji Kwame

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  • BasenjimammaB

    Otis brought crothless panties back into fashion..like we say, he brought sexy back..:D:D

    Petra and Pippin

    with Otis in my heart…

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  • Rita JeanR

    That is just to funny having to chase the dog with underware and guests. At least you had something to talk about that night that was different.

    Rita Jean

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    Hmm, didn't realize that she was just spayed, could be end result of surgery and healing… and in that case just a fluke... But keep and eye on it.. as sometimes when they are spay/neutered if the surgery is not done perfectly they have problems with peeing... and they are not able to control it on their own... for myself I have never had that problem with any of mine after spay/neutered, but I know of people that have.