@emilia May we know just why you have decided to spay her now ?
Unless spaying her is going to substantially improve her quality of life, I would advise against it.
Two blue eyes female Basenji
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@donc - Black on the tail means they are tri factored (the tri gene is recessive), it is not a tri coat they are red & white with the tri gene factor, meaning if bred to a tri or another red & white with a tri factor they can produce either tri or reds. Tri is a color, it is not a pattern. And many born with black on the tail will lose that black as they age. And there is no disqualification for color in Basenji, in fact other than missing testicle there is no disqualification in the Basenji standard as far as showing.
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It seems the topic of Cream Basenjis came up right here on this forum back in 2009... Cream Basenjis
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Coat colour is an interesting topic. That which we don't prefer we select against. At least in Basenjis it isn't a disqualification. A good dog, like a good horse, is never a bad colour!!
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@tanza said in Two blue eyes female Basenji:
@donc - Black on the tail means they are tri factored (the tri gene is recessive), it is not a tri coat they are red & white with the tri gene factor, meaning if bred to a tri or another red & white with a tri factor they can produce either tri or reds. Tri is a color, it is not a pattern. And many born with black on the tail will lose that black as they age. And there is no disqualification for color in Basenji, in fact other than missing testicle there is no disqualification in the Basenji standard as far as showing.
Tri and R&W are homozygous DD (for dilution) and homozygous kk (for black). All that is left to differentiate them is the Agouti gene which determines pattern. Since at the Agouti locus the red pattern is dominant over the tri pattern, you are correct that a R&W bred to another R&W or to a Tri can produce a Tri. But the agouti locus is about pattern not color, so you are incorrect in saying that "Tri is a color".
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Please post pictures of your little girl! She sounds just beautiful, and we love all kinds of Basenjis and even Basenji "wannabes" here.
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Thank you all for the info and kind words! She’s so wonderful. I am working on uploading her photos!
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Thank you for the pictures. And I wouldn't call her "cream". Just a light shade of red. The eyes are fascinating. I would be very tempted to name her "Blue"!
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Hello! Thank you.
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What is her name? She is so precious. Her eyes are captivating and mesmerizing - they are just gorgeous!
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HAZEL - is a PERFECT name! She is adorable! 
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What. A. Sweetheart. Love her right rear thigh. Eyes are just fascinating. Not seeing cream myself, but she's gorgeous.
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@annejanine She's adorable!! And look, she's already asking for you to let her run without the leash!
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Who are her mom and dad ? I should love to trace where Hazel gets her colouring from. And the eyes.
She is still a red and white, even if it is a very pale red. There must be a hint at least in her pedigree of how she happens to have such coloration.
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I don’t know much of her story unfortunately. I wish I did! I was told about her from a friend who saw her on Craigslist. The ad was a single mom who didn’t have room to keep Hazel anymore. She was just outside Nashville, TN. When I asked she said she was from her neighbors farm that had Basenjis. I have tried to find this information online after the fact but I don’t see anything about Basenjis in Nashville area when I look online. I tried to reach out to her previous owner once we had her and she disconnected her phone. I ended up searching online to make sure someone didn’t lose Hazel and make sure she wasn’t listed as a lost dog online...
Her previous owner seemed very nice and legit and gave us lots of dog toys and food when we picked Hazel up and seemed genuinely sad to part but I found it odd that she stopped responding to me after we got her.
She’s really been a joy. She’s only 5 months old but has learned so many things very quickly. She loves to sunbath and nap and climb on the couch and furniture. She doesn’t bark. She’s very quiet in general but when she’s sleeping a certain way she snores just a little!
