@basenjicurious
Itās great that youāre doing your homework on the basenji. I think the reason you read all these āhorror storiesā is because they are not your typical dog. They are a beautiful and highly intelligent breed with a very strong prey drive. My Kembe is my first basenji but I was familiar with the breed because my brothers were basenji owners. I got her when she was 1years old - she was returned to the breeder by the previous owners. Kembe has never been destructive, she has free reign of our house, and I can leave her at home alone. Itās extremely important to exercise them regularly - especially exercise and stimulate their minds, and establish a routine (I can set my watch to my dog). They are definitely trainable - it scares me to see how smart she is and also well behaved. Basenjis are extremely lovable and hilariously funny. If I have a treat that my dog especially likes - she will do her whole ārepertoire of tricksā without me even asking her. She dances to let me know itās time to eat and will sit right next to me and hit me with her paw when she wants to go for her walk.
I think our basenji chose us - when we went to the breeders home to look at her - She jumped up next to my husband on the couch and curled up! I was sold on her! I really hope you find a basenji that right for you!
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Basenji Time line
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hope some of you find this interesting too
http://www.basenji.org/BasenjiU/Owner/103History/103History.html
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A treasure trove of great info. Thank you
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Very interesting to read the history of the breed. I was surprised to read of the guy who tried to rehome his basenji and no matter where he placed it, it found its way home - we live in fear if ours got out, they'd never come home -
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Thank you so much for the link - I hadn't got so much information about the Basenji in the USA.
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a great piece of information, i shall have to return to it frequently as there is so much to take in. Thanks for posting.
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There is loads of information on the Basenji Club of America websiteā¦ which is were this comes from.
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Awesome..I rememebr seeing this a few years ago, but it was nice to get re-aquianted to it. Thank you for sharing.
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I'm ashamed to say, Pat, that I hadn't looked much at the BCOA website. As soon as posssible I'll visit there for a more studied look.