HAAHHAAHHA I saw that and sent him an email not ten minutes ago

Great minds….......

One more thing on a lighter note, basenjis non lethal cat attack cracks me up!!! You know when they charge across the field at full speed and then drop their front legs and use their chest as a battering ram. The cat goes tumbling like a ten pin….... but is none the worse for wear.

I've never seen any breed but a senj do that

It is true that every situation is different.

We always worked our dogs with other animals, training horses, herding horses, cattle, geese ect. So maybe that made a difference. Also when I brought a pup or kitten into the household I would give to the dominent female or bitch and "put them in charge" of it. Once the maternal instinct takes over she will make sure the "pack" accepts her lead.

All that being said it doesn't always work, my ex and I had a coydog rescue that had been severly abused. She attached herself to my ex exclusively. We never had a problen introducing animals UNTIL she became the households dominant bitch (like seven years in) and then we got a kitten that bonded to my wife and she killed it instantly. She wasn't sharing my ex's affection with anyone

Unfortunately in Pa I don't know any basenji folks, though I have started talking to one breeder via email. In fact in the years I have been in Pa I have never seen a basenji. I never in a million years thought I would have ever been this far or this long from the basenjis. When my dog was killed I still had my coydogs, had to relocate, and my son was on the way and I thought when one of the family has a litter….....And now 11 years and alot of turmoil has passed. I want my son to enjoy that special bond and daily challenge that is a basenji.

Thanks for all the help folks, will keep you posted.

I have found that as long as you introduce them when one or the other is a puppy/kitten they will almost always live as peaceful as basenji life can be. But putting adult cats and dogs together that were never raised with cats or dogs can be tenuous with any breed.

Sometimes (if your there to make sure it doesn't get out of hand) sometimes if they "duke it out " once they come away with a heathy respect for each other and that ends it.

I looked on zandes but I couldn't see how to link dogs with their breeders

That last litter you spoke of is the one my basenji came out of….. "Savage Intelligence"
but he was killed the year we were looking to get him a dam. The pups in that litter that are not champianed belong(ed) to family members as most of us didn't show and after dad died my stepmom never bred again. But there were supposed to be litters from some of the others. But I don't know how to track them down.

I am looking for a pup for my soon to be elevin year old, for his birthday.

Ultimately I would love to find a pup that traces back to our old family lines

But I cant find a search engine that will help me find a breeder that way.

Blood lines I am looking for are any Mitanni lines (the family line), Reveille Be Serious, Reveille Re Up, Levi, (Arizona dog don't remember the farm name)
Within the Mitanni line Lord Simba and Beguiling Miler would be a plus.

If anyone has Ideas…...I would appreciate it