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  • She's very pretty _ I wouldn't think Basenji but whatever she's still the same dog! Welcome to the both of you.

    Ginger tablets are very good to deal with car sickness. You have to give them a while before the journey.

  • @KMac:

    ujgreg - What is the website DNA thing? The reason I ask is because I have a rescue pup as well and would love to find out what he actually is mixed with

    KMac - I have a basenji mix who has many traits of the Basenji,and many traits unlike one. I also wanted to kkow what she is mixed with, and went online to WisdomPanelInsights.com, checked out their sample report, and sent for the kit to test her. I followed the instructions (cheek swabs) and sent everything back, and got a really comprehensive report about what was inside my Gemma. As it turns out, she is pretty much half basenji, and a quarter each collie and shetland sheepdog. Now I understand her barking, her need to chase vehicles, her protectiveness, and other things about her which are unlike my purebred B. I wholeheartedly recommend this website to find out what's in your little rescue. I received a recommendation from a guy at a dog park who had a rescue and was very pleased with his report as well. Worth every dime.

  • Shaye's Mom-You definitely have a part herding dog with those instincts. The girl that I rescued was listed as a Basenji mix but she is definitely a Herding/Spitz mix. She has the herding instincts but has a spitz curl tail and thicker coat. My sister has 2 Smooth Coated Collies and she has similar characteristics to them. She likes to chase squirrels and birds though but gets so worked up about it and barks and barks and barks.

    Jennifer

  • ooooh wow. I am already on the site. This is amazing to know. Expecially during training. Thank you!!!

  • @dcmclcm4:

    Shaye's Mom-You definitely have a part herding dog with those instincts. The girl that I rescued was listed as a Basenji mix but she is definitely a Herding/Spitz mix. She has the herding instincts but has a spitz curl tail and thicker coat. My sister has 2 Smooth Coated Collies and she has similar characteristics to them. She likes to chase squirrels and birds though but gets so worked up about it and barks and barks and barks.

    Jennifer

    I gotta say, that barking and how extremely worked up she gets drives me crazy, and seems to bother my B a lot as well. When Gemma starts it up on the porch, Shaye will chase her around and bite her neck trying to stop her. Gemma also does not like children much, but I think that's a result of her being teased when she was a puppy by the kids who lived next door to her before we got her as company for Shaye.

  • Patty, what are the Ginger tablets? Took her to the dog park today and she ran around and naturally needed water. All of which ended up on the back seat of my car while I was parking when we got home.

    Shaye's mom, thanks for the link. I'll eventually do that to see what she is. To me, she resembles a lot of the features when doing a Google image search for Basenji Terrier

  • look up the dog 'podengo' on google. the thread that was on this forum was introduced by a lady who has many in her home. the breed looks similar to your puppy and it is this dog that people do think looks like a 'mix' of Basenji. Very interesting if you read about them!

  • Oh wow. You might be onto something, this dog looks like a chubby version of Bailey ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ix5t2vSa0

    Though, the weights of this breed don't even seem close (from several websites) they could be wrong though:
    Weight: large 66 lbs., medium 35-44 lbs., small 8-11 lbs.

    Bailey is 23lbs and probably will be 26lbs or so.

    @Buddys:

    look up the dog 'podengo' on google. the thread that was on this forum was introduced by a lady who has many in her home. the breed looks similar to your puppy and it is this dog that people do think looks like a 'mix' of Basenji. Very interesting if you read about them!

  • ujgreg, Ginger tablets can be bought fromn Health Food Shops. Also Johnsons produce a travel sickness tablets which are actually ginger. I'll check their website address and send you a link.

  • i think shes gorgeous! if you dont mind, the videos you do have - are they on youtube? would love to check them out (i jut like watching doggy vids)

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    Rafismom, we started him out in a crate, but he hated it. Cried something fierce. We then started leaving him in my son's room, and he was absolutely fine….well, until he started crying again. Then we gave him roam of the house while we were gone, and have had no problems at all. Yes, I know. I'm lucky! He absolutely hates for us to leave, but he's good while we are gone. No complaints here, for sure. Maybe it's the possible black lab that mixed in that makes him so calm? He has his moments, especially outside when he sees a squirrel, etc., but overall he's a very calm pooch. Just last week, I was walking the dog at a local park when I hear a woman saying something about the dog. She was a good distance away. I then realize she was talking to me and asked if my dog was friendly. I said, "yes" and she came over to pet him. She told me that the dog reminded her of her first dog. She said her first dog was a basenji. After more chatting, she said that it was actually a basenji mix, but that my dog looked a lot like hers. She told me how much she loved that dog and told me all sorts of stories about her. Such a nice lady. Gave me a few bits of advice and about a half hour later we parted ways. This is my first dog, and I've been amazed at how friendly other dog people are when I'm walking him. This has been a great experience.