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.
Basenjis are not Chows or Dogue de Bordeauxs... or water dogs :(
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All my Chow and Dogue de Bordeaux owner friends... they dress their dogs all the time. They get happy or at least tolerant responses. Nope. Not here. Cara hates me and it shows.
Unlike her brother the Samoyed Merlin
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Oh my - just look at that face. LOL
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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!!"