@Maya:

I always thought malaika was ma-lay-ka lol. Oops!

I pronouce Maya as My-a, but the majority of people call her May-a and the rest call her me-a :D Im always having to correct folk!

LOL being that my name is "Maya," I pronounce it My-a. The best is when people try and spell it. OMG that is hilarious, especially when I lived in Germany for 5 years. I would go to Starbucks and you know how they ask for your name to put it on the cup–I had so many different spellings I should have wrote them all down and made a book. It wasn't just at Starbucks either though, it was all over in the country at different places/restaurants/bars etc. Then to top it off there are still family members that cannot spell it correctly. You would think after 29 years they would get it right.

Awe he is so beautiful!! And look at those paws, big things. LOL James is wonderful little man and it is great how gets along with Chafuko.

@YodelDogs:

Basenjis with excess amounts of white exist regardless of whether they have imported African dogs behind them or not. You can find them even if the pup has nothing but champions in it's pedigree.

Monty is adorable no matter what his ancestors were. Good luck with your new puppy. :)

Oh no I fully agree, I'm not trying to ruffle feathers I don't mean it in that way I didn't mean it to come off like that. And Monty is absolutely adorable puppy. :D :p I think the white on him makes him quite unique. I hope that twshutika keeps all the pictures coming so that we can watch him grow.

twshutika: I'm very happy to hear that your breeder is going to send you a fanconi test kit. And please keep posting pictures of him. Don't starve of us this special little boy that you have.

Run free Peanut, no one can take your place. Especially one that sounds like a heart dog

I just found one in the database of another white and red animal, I think it is from the same breeder (going of another post)
http://www.pedigrees.zandebasenjis.com/cgi-bin/geneal.pl?op=tree&index=Z6k83F31&gens=5&db=basenji.dbw

You know I find it interesting I go into the data base and look up this "Avuvi" name and they are so closely related it really makes my stomach flip. I'm not trying to stir up trouble. But there are 20 names there and they are all so closely twined together.

Then there is another WHITE and red dog
http://www.pedigrees.zandebasenjis.com/cgi-bin/geneal.pl?op=tree&index=Z6k83F31&gens=5&db=basenji.dbw

@basi:

Wow have never seen one either with that amount of white, but still very cute all the same:D

I saw pictures of one from the 2009 nationals that had a half white face. And I have been seeing quite a few dogs lately with a lot of white in them, but not to this extent.

Everyone has given great advice. I would like to add that also at his age he is going through a second mental growth sprit where he is going through a second fear stage. To also follow through with what Ivoss said about the table I would go with an alternating heights instead of straight to full height. Find something to put under the table to make it stable and put it maybe at half height. My boy was a little shy of heights and I didn't have an actual table, so I started him on my low coffee (couch) table (18 in / 45 cm) and then moved him up to end tables that were taller about 26 in /66 cm and then I put him on bar height bistro table I have. After that he was perfectly comfortable with the show table.

Then for the judging part I just had my friends handle him when ever they came over. I would pop him up on the coffee table, put him in a loose stack and show them how to look over him.

Everyone has given great suggestion. I would add that I would pick up a real chain leash, you can get them at Petsmat, and use that as your 'tie-out" leash when you are hanging out around camp and not walking/hiking etc. I use one on my boy when I am in my front yard because my boy will instantly attack his leash when he gets frustrated and/or bored if I am not paying attention to him or something like that when I am working out in the yard or walk around the corner of the house.

Petsmart does sell ties outs but they are braided cable wrapped in the plastic and in the event that a dog starts chewing that in could hurt their mouth, however you could hook the chain leash to that, that is what I have done in the past. I always get one size up in the recommended weight class. I never get the chain tie-outs that they have they tangle to easy and knot up and also easily get wrapped around the dog. That is why I just like the chain leashes that you can get there, I get the medium weight ones.

He is absolutely beautiful. I love this picture

@thunderbird8588:

Wow,James is a magnificent Cat. I noticed the younger Kittens aren't spotty, do they develop the spots later then?
What are Bengal's temperament like?

Bengals come in all different colors this website has nice pictures of the different bengal colors and patterns http://www.nitewindes.com/pattern.html The two younger ones could be a different pattern as usually at that age you can usually see their full coat pattern at about 4 weeks of age. They are also like brindle dogs where the stripes will spread out as the dog grows, with the cats the will spread out. I don't know that much of Bengal coat, but I think the younger ones might be a "marble" coat pattern

My boarding kennel here has that outside the building too. same type of setup. Here in Oklahoma also.

@Nemo:

Perhaps we should have them add the breeder's name as well? I know it's not posted on the database itself but I believe Sally keeps records of it. It's another resource for rescue.

Often you should be able to tell the breeders name by the name of the dog because it is included in the dogs registered name. For my dogs name is "Maly Ksiaze Next Germanika," His breeder is Germanika kennels. His father is "Mutabaruga's Desmond Dekker" out of Mutabaruga kennels. His mother is "Art Of Noice Loango" out of Loango kennels.

So technically the breeders names are listed on the website. The only time you will not have breeders name listed is when they are BYBs, profit breeders, puppymills, opps litters out of those that may not fixed their registered dogs (not saying they are showing dogs), people who breed to "discover the miracle of life," and other things like that. Reputable breeders will REQUIRE that their kennel name is included in the dogs registration.

Oh I can't wait for mor pictures

I can't comment on the judge himself; however I can comment for showing under the FCI since I have done that.

FCI judges look more at the dog than they do the handler. Dog showing is truly about the dog. How the dog moves, how THE dog shows, not really as much how the handler shows it. The FCI doesn't really look at the handler, like I said it is ALL about the dog. I have been to many shows where people are just in jeans and a polo shirt or something like that. And they have even won BOS. Now of course for the bigger shows they do dress up more or will change for the big rings, but for breed rings there is no reason to dress up.

I'm not saying that changes AKC rules and do that for your show but to just give you an idea.

Great post Ivoss. I would like to add that if you do send info to Sally to please be patient that it can take a little bit of time to get it all updated.

And you can send in pictures of your dog also.

Oh how exciting!!! You have to share the picture please, I just love bengals such lovely cats

@Nemo:

She's old enough, about a 1 1/2 years. Whatever I do right now, I just have to time it during the right time of day because I don't want her to get overheated.

Morning exercise is always best for that then. Though I don't know your daily routine, if you can adapt it to getting up earlier to "work out" with her in the morning. Morning work outs are always better on human and dog bodies over all.

@Patty:

Walking uphill will also build up muscle tone in the front but do be careful not to over muscle her. A 'loaded' front is not attractive.

Very true, to add to that, Nemo if you have a hilly area that you could walk/jog/run/bike with her this could balance her out. Her I have areas that have slight inclines that helped me and my boy to build up to the biking with the hills. I personally cannot jog/run due to shoulder & bike injury that is why we bike.

@tanza:

And you can always use a treadmill, if you have one…. dogs work well on the human kind...
Swimming is good too.... and no, I am not kidding....

But good substained excerise is the best

Agreed that treadmills are a good source of work out for a dog you can adjust a incline for them; and since they are inside it can do it at anytime.

Swimming is wonderful too, if you can find a hydrotherapy for dogs place near you they have dog pools that you can get in the pool with your dog. Many say that basenjis don't like water, but they will adapt if given positive experiences and often if the owners do the events with them.

One of the questions I ask is how old is she??

If she s old enough to go jogging then that can help her. But I suggest jogging on uneven surfaces. It will help to build that up. Also if you can get her to do jumping exercises. Pulling also helps to build up the chest muscles actually, and if you could get her a good 3 point harness and bike with her on flat surfaces and let her pull on the bike. I do this quite often with my basenji. we bike all the time and he loves it. He actually gets quite upset with me on days if we don't go biking

BOL!! I have a table in my sun room that by boy jumps all the way up on to all the time but I gave up on that one because he knows he is allowed ALL over the furniture in that room (backs of couches/chairs). The dining room table he jumped on it once while DH and I were talking to each other across it and he was all wound up and up bounced a basenji. I think he was more shocked about it than we were LMAO. He doesn't even get in the dining chairs that often when they are pulled out.

Now if I can get the damn cat to stay off the dining table that would be great.

OMG they are so cute. They are like little peas in a pod :D