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  • V

    Oh man, he's cute. No, wait, "cute" is diminuitive. Sorry, Omar–I meant to say "he's clearly destined for world domination."

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  • SchouiffyS

    I definitely cooed the "awww loulou" when I saw that sleeping pic. Trop beau!!

    greetings from Paris!

    Lauren - Lycia's Mum

    Wellington, New Zealand

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    I know they say dogs don't understand spite… but I swear Basenjis do._

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  • S

    Glad you found us.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • MacPackM

    Welcome. What a splendid birthday gift. Poor Dave, he will be second fiddle for a long time. My husband says he knows he is last in order in my heart, but actually I love him the more as he is not jealous. Indeed, he loves the critters as much as I do.

    Omar is a very handsome guy.

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • BuanaB

    Welcome to the forum!!!

    What a great present to get a Basenji :D:D

    Kim and my Basenji pack, Buana, Chafuko and Enya

    http://www.kwabandurus.com

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  • JannekeJ

    Welcome to the forum! Omar looks and sounds like a great B! :)

    Tillo's website

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  • nobarkusN

    @MacPack:

    Welcome. What a splendid birthday gift. Poor Dave, he will be second fiddle for a long time. My husband says he knows he is last in order in my heart, but actually I love him the more as he is not jealous. Indeed, he loves the critters as much as I do.

    Omar is a very handsome guy.

    In 1976 my girl friend at the time got upset one night and threw my tri's bone across the room saying "that dog get's more attention than I do". Years later in 1989 my ex-wife gets upset at me on a camping trip for giving the same tri more attention than her, she says. That tri by the way was way more devoted than either of them.

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • JISGARDJ

    Welcome to you and Omar.

    I know what you mean about celebrity status, all the kids in our street know Poppy. I am sure we all are well versed in explaining what a Basenji is!

    Steve.

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  • BasenjiByTheBayB

    Welcome to the forums - there is so much to learn here, and so many laughs. Oh, and most importantly, so many cool pics of basenjis, of course.

    @marckle:

    one of my favorite basenji things happens while on walks. people come up to us and ask if he is a basenji and then tell us their own basenji related history. people get mesmerized by watching him and recalling a basenji from their youth or past.

    This happens to us all the time and makes my husband very nervous. "Why do you think so many people used to have basenjis?" he keeps asking. :rolleyes:

    Catt…with no ordinary dogs!

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  • kurabasenjiK

    Welcome to the forum, its great to chat. Its my 40th next year I so hope my husband gets me another basenji LOL …

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  • proteinmanP

    Trailer park to city! LOL big time. I think they might actually think such things:p There's not another breed I'd rather play second fiddle to.

    Welcome and enjoy your very debonair B.

    " I've never met a person who owns a Basenji"

    If this is your quote, let me know, since I have probably stolen it!

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    Hello, from me and my basenji-flavoured mutt :)

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    @Rocketdog: Hi all, Lurked around here for a couple of weeks, but now I'm joined and posting because I get the feeling that my newest addition to the family is part-Basenji. He's our third dog, but first possible basenji. Previously we had a border collie/labrador cross while I was growing up, and more recently a purebred Weimaraner who sadly had to be put to sleep in 2005 after suffering brain damage following a very sudden and unexpected series of seizures. Meet Rocky, or 'Rocket' as he's properly known. He was named for his ability to jump vertically and launch himself around the garden in a mad run going after anything that moves. [image: t9678z] [image: t9678z] [image: t9678z] Anyway! We adopted him from the local RSPCA shelter at 9 weeks of age. The shelter took in the pregnant bitch and all the pups were born there, no one ever knew what the father was or even looked like. The mother is black and white, and believed to be some kind of Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross (plausible from the picture they showed us of her, and Rocky seems to have a fairly wide face, afterall). The shelter were at a bit of a loss as to what to describe the puppies as, so they were just called 'terrier crosses'. The rest of the litter were either the same pattern/colouring as Rocky, same pattern in black and white, or mostly brown with black noses and the odd patch of white. We believe he is part Basenji. His colouring seems spot on (right down to the black nose and white-tipped tail), along with those ears (which everyone comments on when we meet people out walking!), his curled tail (which I sadly haven't got a picture of yet), and his voice. Probably shouldn't forget to mention that he is a massive handful, and I've never known such a wilful and downright cheeky dog in all my life :) Wouldn't change him for the world, though, he's a great personality. He is a very vocal boy, he makes the most bizarre noises, it was so weird the first time he sang to us - we never expected a dog to make that kind of sound! It was the singing that prompted me to read up on Basenjis, as I had heard in the past that they are renowned for 'yodelling'. He also does a really funny noise I can only describe as 'grumbling' and I've got him sort-of trained to say 'blah blah blah' back at me, and, if he's in a cheeky mood and being told off, he'll yell 'No!' right back at us :) I've poked around and listened to various sound samples and it's so strange, he does sound like a younger version of the recorded dogs! …and yes, that is a cat's bell on his collar. He loves nothing more than to disappear into the bushes in our garden trying to chase birds and squirrels. The bell scares them off and helps us find him :) So, what do you think? I'd love to hear some opinions from basenji owners who think, from the photos and my description, that he's really got some of that in him. dnjfkgnksghs,f,lkjftgkhfncsmil
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    Hello to all you fellow Basenji lovers!

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    Welcome, that's quite a pair you have…..very nice. Enjoy the forum, it's a great resource and fun too!
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    Welcome! I'm new here, too, but I'm on the West Coast!