LOL Pat. I got into Rotties with the false notion that short hair meant less shedding… Rotties indeed shed only once a year, but it lasts 365 days. I do love the easy care of the basenjis, and may go with a short haired Chow next time I get one.
We frequent a dog park/beach that is surrounded by water and our basenjis actually do go in the water now btw. Fiji will only get her feet wet - she used to jump backward when the waves came in. Bongo's basenji buddy Cairo will actually swim to chase a stick and Bongo is not far behind him. Go figure.
Otis, or should I saw my Dachshund Gus, thinks stuffing is unnatural…the animals should be sold without them, and squikers (SP?) too. Both of them love the animals once they are limp, unstuffed, just the stuffed animal skin...that is when they are the best..In Otis' and Gus' humble opinion..