Hi Hoot,
Welcome to the forum. I wanted to introduce myself to you because I too adopted a dog for the same reasons. I wanted a companion for my Golden Retriever who is also my service dog. He had gained a lot of weight during a period where I was sick with my MS. I decided to go to our local shelter and found my baby Taz. He had a great personality and got along well with my Golden "Levi" . I too did not know what kind of dog he was until my BF figured it out. All we knew was that he was hound/terrier mixed. Little did I know he was Basenji or even what a Basenji was. I learned quickly. lol.. He too likes to chew a lot and we have to put everything out of his reach, especially cell phones (from experience) He won't mess with the remote control though. He does like to table surf and will take anything from gloves to mail to cellphones off the tables. He is a very loveable dog though. He loves to be in my lap and is a leaner. You will probably find she is very cat like as it is a trait of basenji's. My Taz likes to lean up against me when i am getting ready in the bathroom or when I am standing around. He is very partial to me though he loves my BF (not sure why) but he doesn't sit with him unless I am out of the room. I have to put baby gates up to keep him from going into the kitchen or from going upstairs to table surf in the bathroom or bedrooms or keep the doors shut. You will find baby gates very helpful. Also you will find that keeping lots and lots of chew toys around will be very helpful to keep her attention off of things she shouldn't chew. We use Nylabones for powerful chewers and they love pigs ears and will take them a while to chew them. Kongs are great as well because they can chew them and not destroy them as they tend to do to other softer plastic toys. I have also found he loves tennis balls and won't destroy them as well. He is fully crate trained but will sleep in the bed with me when my BF is not here. They are very playful as well. Females do tend to try to be more dominant but being a dominant person can offset that problem. Here are some pics of my Taz and you can see they look very much alike. Taz's tail is curled but not nearly as much as a full Basenji. His ears also tip more like a terrier as well. He sheds very little though when I brought him home he was shedding very bad and I don't know if it was stress related to him being at the shelter or if it was just his diet. I feed him purina pro plan sensitve stomach and skin formula which consist of salmon, brewers rice and oatmeal which are very healty for them and keeps their fur shiney and their skin healthy as well as their stomachs. You will find though the longer you have her you will fall in love with Basenjis. I hope you enjoy her and have lots of fun.
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I recently "married" a Basenji!
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Haley is so pretty and pictures are great. I like your wedding picture very nice handsome bunch of boy's.
Rita Jean
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Ahh!!! I LOVE HER!! She is SOOOO cute!!
You said she was 8, right?? That's about the same age as my little princess, Lexi– who also likes to dress up. I wonder if they are long lost sisters!! Where is yours from? -
She's from here in Arizona…...born 12/6/2000. Isn't it funny how they don't mind being dressed up? My 2 sons, who are now in their 20's, are darn glad I have someone else to dress up these days! And they wouldn't mind it if I made her take dance lessons, too!!!! ha ha ha ha ..........(I only made the oldest take dance lessons.....and it was when he was very young and only until he broke it to me that he'd rather take wrestling!!!) ANYWAY, Lexi and Haley probably ARE related somewhere up the line! They are both awfully beautiful..........if we do say so ourselves!!
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@Rita:
Haley is so pretty and pictures are great. I like your wedding picture very nice handsome bunch of boy's.
Rita Jean
Thank you, Rita Jean! (our family is a bit heavy on the testosterone side! haha)
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Oh and thanks to all of you for your nice comments. This is such a nice place to "visit"!
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I can't believe Haley's from Arizona. I could swear she and Lexi must be kin!
They seem so much alike in their mannerisms! And I LOVE that she gets dressed up too!! More pics, more pics!! 
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Aww, such cute pictures and what a lovely family! Looks like you and Haley are quite the team already.
Hey, I have one of those paw crossers too. lol
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I like the crossed legs we also have one of those. They must be saying there pray before they do there next thing what ever it maybe. So very pretty against that dark bown.
Rita Jean
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Aww, such cute pictures and what a lovely family! Looks like you and Haley are quite the team already.
Hey, I have one of those paw crossers too. lol
Now THAT is precious, Kelli! See why I call Basenjis "enchanting"?!
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@Rita:
I like the crossed legs we also have one of those. They must be saying there pray before they do there next thing what ever it maybe. So very pretty against that dark bown.
Rita Jean
I never thought of that, Rita Jean! They SHOULD be saying some prayers! lol
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Now THAT is precious, Kelli! See why I call Basenjis "enchanting"?!
That's a good word for them. And yes, Roxie was certainly haming it up for the crowd that day. lol
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Sadie just I cannot tell yet what Jaycee will do next I may never be able to tell I may be the one with crossed arms I am going to pass on the leg part.
Rita Jean
