I have had the pleasure of owning both breeds. There is another forum member here who also has a basenji and a Shiba. Lol, they are both very stubborn breeds. Depending on what you want they are very different though. Shibas need a lot of care for grooming, they blow a lot of coat and can get matted fur, on the other hand they make a very good watch dog. Basenjis don't bark but make a multitude of other noises. Their coat is nice and short for less grooming, though they too blow coat, just not as bad as a Shiba. They both maintain puppy characteristics their whole lives and live long lives. I think our Shiba was 16 when we lost her. Both need a lot of socialization, with both people and dogs. This is a must. Good luck with whatever breed you choose. Look at parents for temperament and do your reading on health problems and make sure you adopt from a reputable breeder.
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Welcome to our forum!
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Welcome - nice looking dogs!
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Welcome to the forum! You have lovely dogs!
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Welcome! Hope you can tell us a little more about your 'kids'. They certainly are a cute couple and look, shall I say it(?), so well behaved.
How did they pick you as their family:)?
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Thank you for the compliments to my dogs. There is not much that I can share about them, as they have only been in our home about three months, although my wife & I agree that it seems like they've been here all their lives. We were blessed to become aquainted with Simone Gaudet - www.beaubri.com - who gave us the lead. The dogs names are Nathaniel (6 in Jan. 09)pedigree at http://www.beaubri.com/Nate.html & Callie (5 in Nov. 08)pedigree at http://www.terrarust.com/pedigree-callie.html. They are, for the most part, very well behaved, & have adjusted extremely well to our home. Callie is like a bossy sister to Nate, & lets him know when she is unhappy with his presence. She is also very protective of her new home & I have to work with her to curb some agression issues with some visitors.
Aside from that, we are enjoying them very much.
I would enjoy hearing about your B(s) also.
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Your dogs are beautiful and welcome to the forum. I enjoyed the pictures and they seem to get along well. Were they together before you got them?
Pat
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They've been together for the better part of 3 years. When we heard about them being up for placement, we thought no sense splitting them up, so we adopted them both. no regrets.
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Welcome to the forum, Nice pictures and sweet dogs!
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Welcome to the forum.
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Thank you for the compliments to my dogs. There is not much that I can share about them, as they have only been in our home about three months, although my wife & I agree that it seems like they've been here all their lives. We were blessed to become aquainted with Simone Gaudet - www.beaubri.com - who gave us the lead. The dogs names are Nathaniel (6 in Jan. 09)pedigree at http://www.beaubri.com/Nate.html & Callie (5 in Nov. 08)pedigree at http://www.terrarust.com/pedigree-callie.html. They are, for the most part, very well behaved, & have adjusted extremely well to our home. Callie is like a bossy sister to Nate, & lets him know when she is unhappy with his presence. She is also very protective of her new home & I have to work with her to curb some agression issues with some visitors.
Aside from that, we are enjoying them very much.
I would enjoy hearing about your B(s) also.
GHow wonderful of you to take in 2 older dogs. Thank you for sharing your story and the pictures (I LOVE the coats with booties picture!!) My female is also the bossy sister. The more I read about the breed, the more I think this is typical for the females.
If you care to read a little about how I got my 'kids' you can read it here…
http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=3924
The truncated version would be…Ty and Kate are our beloved family pets, although they are treated in my home as family members. They are loved unconditionally (although when they were younger, some days seemed more like a love/hate relationship:D)Again, welcome!! Dawn
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Thank you for the compliments to my dogs. There is not much that I can share about them, as they have only been in our home about three months, although my wife & I agree that it seems like they've been here all their lives. We were blessed to become aquainted with Simone Gaudet - www.beaubri.com - who gave us the lead. The dogs names are Nathaniel (6 in Jan. 09)pedigree at http://www.beaubri.com/Nate.html & Callie (5 in Nov. 08)pedigree at http://www.terrarust.com/pedigree-callie.html. They are, for the most part, very well behaved, & have adjusted extremely well to our home. Callie is like a bossy sister to Nate, & lets him know when she is unhappy with his presence. She is also very protective of her new home & I have to work with her to curb some agression issues with some visitors.
Aside from that, we are enjoying them very much.
I would enjoy hearing about your B(s) also.
GNate is my girl, Ruby's (Ch. Eldorado 'n Akuaba's Bejeweled) sire.
