Look who I saw today!
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wrote on 9 Aug 2010, 14:08 last edited by
The nose, of course, belonged to Miss Wheat - Sharron's new pup from Africa:
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Hehe… she's famous. People all over the place recognize her!
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wrote on 9 Aug 2010, 19:42 last edited by
Miss Wheat is adorable :)
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wrote on 9 Aug 2010, 21:37 last edited by
You are very fortunate to have seen the famous MissWheat. If only (sigh)…...
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wrote on 9 Aug 2010, 23:04 last edited by
Steve and his nice wife came to the EBC show…met Ms Wheat, and saw the other africans...it was awful weather, but so nice to see them.
Steve is a wonderful fellow, as is Mrs...they opened their home up to 2 rescue b's...
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wrote on 10 Aug 2010, 02:23 last edited by
I do have to say in Wheats behalf…does this photo make my nose look big???
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wrote on 11 Aug 2010, 20:10 last edited by
In that - yes!!
It must be super to get together with the other 'Africans'.
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wrote on 11 Aug 2010, 23:59 last edited by
Hehehe Patty, your so right! but she is a joy….thanks for the note.
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wrote on 13 Aug 2010, 18:50 last edited by
I have never seen this color in a full blooded Basenji, is it because she is from Africian Basenjis?
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wrote on 13 Aug 2010, 18:53 last edited by
The african's Dr Jo brought over are all very light.
Wheat has some darker hairs that are falling out as I type.
I didn't realize this is just a very light red…
Yes, that is a color that is in Africa..
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wrote on 13 Aug 2010, 20:40 last edited by
I have never seen this color in a full blooded Basenji, is it because she is from Africian Basenjis?
I've only ever seen black and white photos of the original cream basenjis bred from Bongo and Bokoto of Blean, so I don't know how close Ms Wheat's coat is to them, but lighter colour basenjis have been whelped in the USA before. The colouring wasn't very desirable (as they had pink eyes and noses, similar to albino patterns), so was bred out and had probably completely disappeared by the late 1940s.
Having seen Ms. Wheat in person, I don't know how anyone could not want a basenji with her coat colour. I would snap up her puppies in heartbeat, should she have them.
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wrote on 13 Aug 2010, 20:45 last edited by
Thanks Steven…I think she is wonderful. We should get some feedback when she goes to the BCOA national..at least, I hope so.
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wrote on 14 Aug 2010, 20:45 last edited by
I've never seen the originalcreams from Bongo and Bokoto but I have seen other later creams. These were not the same colour as Miss Wheat who looks to me as though she is a pale sandy colour (I may be wrong as though of course I've only seen photos. The creams I saw certainly didn't have pink eyes and noses - pale yes, but not albinoid by any means. Ithink that they were not deemed acceptable because it was feraed that they might be albinos. Some breeders at the time culled the creams but some wouldn't do so. I have two photos of creams but the photos are in poor condition.
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@Shaye's:
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cool picture, basenji`s are so funny….ilove em!!!
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I wonder who this Wheat-coloured nose belongs to…
it reminds me of our Wingco when he was young….........i used to laugh and say` to him boy, i hope you grow into those ears hahaha:p
he did .
