The light is mid-morning light from a south window into an otherwise lowly lit room and it just made the indoor background noise disappear into darkness. She is wearing a nice wool sweater my wife made for her, and a purple collar. Jenny has several nice sweaters made by Bridget or myself. She also chewed up even more before we got got the fit snug enough and became habitual about taking it off before crate time.
renaultf1, I couldn't be more vaklempt to here that you found my advice useful and easy! It truly saved us during Jenny's early time with us. The 867-5309 is part of her name because we already named our first dog "Black Betty Bam-a-lam" (which is from a early 70's song by the one hit wonder Ramjam) and liked the song title 'theme'.

My girls (Basenji and a Lab-mix) spent 2 and a half hours outside with me in snow packed 25 degree weather. It's like Jenny B thinks she's a lab the way she frolics in the snow. She does wear a wool sweater and spends lots of time licking her cold paws when we come inside, but as long as I'm outside, she wants to be out too.

This is the best dog photo I've taken to date. I used a Pentax K1000 35mm with 400 ISO film.

She so rarely sits still long enough for a portrait.

Thank you JoeyQ for getting this thread back on topic
Not that puppy mill/responsible breeding isn't a good thread… :p and there might be one on this very forum.

Nice to see so many Basenjis that go against (somewhat) the stereo-types.
I feel lucky because Jenny was a 7 month old shelter dog - stray - and really must have had a good upbringing because she has always been very handle-able (one of my friends picked her up and stacked her show dog style the first time he met her) and really only fussed (like the dickens!) in the crate the first night or two.

I would remind those who are having difficulty crating: your emotions are a factor in how your dog reacts and adapts. The stress of hearing their cries, and worse, often puts an owner on edge enough to subtly (and often not so subtly to most dogs) encourage the behavior. Earplugs help.:o

Wow! I feel so lucky. My basenji has been raised with a lab, and she rarely acts like water is going to kill her. She is sometimes hesitant to go into the wet grass or rainy yard, but I always take her on a leash, so we just keep walking until she pees.
In the winter, I clip her to a tie-out rope (supervised), she RUNS into the yard (wearing a sweater, of course), does her business, and RUNS back to the door and gives the fastest sit ever (because she MUST sit before going in or out) - before being let back in. It is quite comical, like an old silent movie running too fast.
Mine also prefers to poop in the farthest reaches of the property, which is nice since we don't have to walk in anything near the house.

That someone else is ME
visit the "a tired basenji is a happy basenji" thread to read about my simple method of biking with dogs.

Crate the dog. If it does well with eight hours, nine won't be that big of a deal. If you're worried about potty issues, I can only say that when the weather is cold, my girl can and will (by her choice) go 12+ hours without eliminating.
That being said, I don't recommend 12 hours in the crate. Just illustrating that they can hold it when they grow up, and your dog is obviously not a puppy anymore.
It also helps make it seem like being in the crate is "business as usual" if you don't make a huge fuss when you come home and let the pup out. When we come home from work, we don't even talk to our dogs while we let them out of the crates until saying "sit" at the front door - which they do lightening fast. They always act happy to see us, wiggley and much sniffing, but if we talk much before they get to pee, they get overly hyper and start jumping.
Plus, the less time spent chit chatting, the sooner they get out to pee.

Here are - left to right - Zack, Jenny and Benny. Rat Terrier, Basenji, Jack Russell Terrier.
The boys stayed with us this weekend, and showed me what a well behaved dog we have with Jenny - they were wild and Benny knows NOTHING in the way of obedience, while Jenny is a good sitter and often just watched as they chased each other around.

Here are some pictures of our Jenny. She is about 18 months old.
I will add some of her and her buddies later today.

Also, what if she decides to go see what she can chew on while she waits for you to wake up and let her outside to pee.
Oh, there are so many reasons I can think of not to let her free at night, and my Jenny is a pretty good basenji when compared to the descriptions of "typical". Lola is obviously comfortable with the crate, and trying to figure out how to manipulate you ("shaped your behavior" in clicker training lingo) into not crating or leaving her.
@Quercus:

I think she is just going thru an adjustment period. The most important part is to never let her out of her crate, or pay attention to her when she is screaming in her crate.

It is a good sign that she is fussing when you leave, it means that she is bonding with you, and doesn't want you to leave. Keep in mind that it probably wasn't her choice to leave her last family…and she may have some separation anxiety because she is wondering where they went. But no matter how heart wrenching that is, you have to be firm on the rules of no attention when fussing, and not baby her. She will get used to your routine soon.

Tell your co workers that all that noise is normal I feel your pain! Hang in there!

IF you break down and let her out while fussing, you will be reinforcing the fussing behavior. Also you will be strengthening the behavior, thus making it more difficult to extinguish or change. AND if you wait longer and longer (and while the fussing escalates) before breaking down and giving in, you WILL increase the intensity of the fussing.
Be strong, breathe deep, use earplugs if necessary, and RELAX. It helps to be cool and aloof about the situation.