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Where does your basenji like to be rubbed?

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  • nala121498N

    Nala likes her chest rubbed. She sits and "scoots" to get herself postioned for you to rub her chest. She then closes her eyes and her ears relax into "the flying nun" position and nearly falls over sometimes. It's hysterical. She does like it when you rub her ears inside and out, she kind of groans while you do that.

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  • nomrbddgsN

    Back-side-ears-wherever-as long as they're close to me!

    Arlene, the Basenji Brats with the Boxenji![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • E

    Senji likes to have his throat and neck scratched. He stretches his neck up and tips his head back with his eyes closed. And if you stop, he smacks you with his paw. He also likes to have his chest scratched and belly rubs. If I walk into the room, he immediately rolls over on his back for a belly rub.

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  • youngandtiredY

    Sahara will jump in the recliner and stand in between my legs, butt facing me and wait for me to scratch her ham hocks (you know the top of her back legs. She also likes for you to scratch her on the back right in front of her tail, her skin sometimes flakes there so I guess the skin is dry. She will close her eyes and stay as long as you keep it up.

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  • DeeD

    OOOOH THE BELLY !! My girls love their bellies rubbed. They will turn on their backs and scoot up next to me. If I don't rub their bellies right away, they nudge on my hand until I do!! In no time they are snoring….zzzzz ....
    Isn't it funny how loud a B can snor ?????

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  • dashD

    dash loves to be scratched on the back of the neck. around where his microchip is.

    Jennifer

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  • hdterryH

    Jojo likes to be rubbed "all over" but she really seems to enjoy the area around her tail the most…her dad puts his fingers around each side of her tail and kneads the area and she melts...

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  • gbroxonG

    Magnum loves to have his back-end rubbed and scratched. In fact, I have a little song I sing while I do it:

    Rubbala, rubbala, rub my bum
    Rubbala, rubbala, rub my bum
    Scritchala, scritchala, scritch my bum
    Scritchala, scritchala, scritch my bum

    Back and forth forever (or until my hand gets tired).

    Do you think it's strange that I'm the only one in my family who'll do this for my boy?!?! :confused: (In fact, if he "assumes the position," my son and husband will send him directly to me for bum rubbing.)

    I know, I'm weird. :D

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  • JodieJ

    I think that is great that you came up with a song to go along with the "bum" scratching. I started this off by saying that Lillie likes her back rubbed. I have noticed lately that she likes it even more if I continue rubbing her more towards her "bum" and down her thighs. I am not as creative as you are. The only thing she hears when I scratch her is "hey Lillie girl…who's a pretty girl..Mommy loves you! Not very original!:D

    Jodie:)

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  • gbroxonG

    Thanks, Jodie. I don't think Mags gives a rip about the song ("Just rub and scratch, no singing necessary, PLEASE!"), but it makes me feel happy!

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    Looks like a Basenji to me!

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    Maybe a look at the rest of the body and tail.
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    What does your basenji like to rip?

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    That would be OJ when he was young…. at his age now, he really doesn't have the teeth for it any more... but he was the king of tags rippers... and he was the only one, the girls had no interest at all...