well, got in to the vet yesterday. No UTI. And even better, there were no traces of glucose in the urine sample at all. I know that doesn't mean she's in the clear yet, but at least I know she's not spilling yet. So, now I don't know why other dogs take such an interest. Oh well. Next step, DNA test.
Thanks again to all
B-Newbee
Thanks Tanza…I'll get her to the vet this weekend.
How did you find the fanconi in her pedigree? I searched all the offspring of Kaya and Naya...did you find it under their parents? Thanks again.
Interesting…I'm not sure why she told me that then?
She is from a breeder (who appears to no longer be breeding) named Shade Tree Kennels in Sparta, TN. Her parents are O'Sirius Ruler of Anubus (sire) and either Kaya Rain or Naya Sun, I don't remember which and I don't have the papers with me now. The woman had two females and the male. Both of her females had litters within a week, and I don't recall which litter Kili came from. I guess looking back she may have been a "puppy mill", b/c she had several different breeds. But she was a groomer too and kept very good care of the animals. Kili came very "people broken". She loves everyone around her, children included. And she was very used to other dogs. At the time I just really wanted a basenji puppy and BRAT was VERY reluctant to place one with a first time owner. So I found the closest breeder that I could find.
Are there other symptoms of UTI? I mean other than the interest "back there" by other dogs there seems to be nothing wrong. She hasn't had any accidents in the house. She doesn't pee frequently.
EDIT: Thanks to everyone's responces. I do appreciate the advice.
I am guessing she is fixed? Otherwise…..
yep, she's fixed…right before we got her she had an umbilical hernia...her breeder was about to have it operated on, and while they were in there I went ahead and asked the breeder to have her fixed at the same time.
Piedmont Park…we're there pretty much every day b/t 5:30 - 6:30. There is also a DP over in the Decatur/Oakhurst area that we go to sometimes b/c of the renovation being done to Piedmont...Piedmont is way too small right now...but hopefully the new DP will be open this summer.
There are actually quite a few of "us". Over the last 3 years we've met at least 10-20 different B's, and that is probably closer to 20. Right now there are 3-4 other "regulars". Kili's boyfriend Rhett, a new 1 year old named DJ, and another male named Akeel, who was supposed to be getting a sister last week.
Yeah, looking at doing the DNA test now...was going to take her to the vet for it, but might as well do it myself I guess. I've found Kili's pedigree online, but none of them are coming up in the OFA database. I never registered Kili b/c we had no intentions of showing/breeding her. Which in hindsight was probably a mistake b/c she is the best looking B I've ever seen (biasedly proud father 
)
B-Newbee
Oh I thought you had to get into that really early in age. I will def. work with him on that. Has anyone ever heard of Benita Wilkerson? I can't find her anywhere.
My little girl is from Benita. she is in Sparta, TN. I'm recently concerned with Kili having Fanconi and I was looking for info on her parents to see if they had tested yet. Doing a google search I came across this VERY old post. Figured I'd reply anyways.
B-newbee
So at the dog park lately dogs have been coming behind Kili to lick her in the female area. It has gotten much more annoying lately. (She just turned 3 in December.) I have been strip testing for a year now and never noticed a real color change. My question is, is it possible that the dogs are licking the leftover urine from her which may contain glucose?
What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks
Basenjinewbee
Does anyone elses B love underwear? Kili loves panties and bras and it is driving my fiance crazy. She goes into the hamper and pulls them out and chews them til they can't be worn (unless we catch her as soon as we see her - give her 5 minutes and they're ruined). I think that there is a stash of them under the bed too. 
She has tons of toys and gets loads of attention, but for some reason there is just nothing like that silky nylon in her mouth.
~Kili's Dad
I have a 5 and half month old little girl. She is a red/white and her name is Akili.
Does anyone else experience constant dirty ears? I cleaned out my little girls ears a week and a half ago with a couple of cue tips. She has quite a few crevices that hide dirt really well. Well I noticed they were dirty again this morning, so I cleaned them again. Her ears don't show any irritation and they don't smell bad, so I'm thinking it's not mites. And we do frequent the dog park so she gets to rough house with other dogs quite a bit. Does anyone else share my experience? Dirt? or Mites?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Jamie
Thank you all for your kind words and welcoming. And CMD…as far as taking bets on the second one, it will be as soon as I have more room in my house. I live in a condo now, so I lack a private yard and in my opinion adequate space for two...but we'll see...maybe I can make it happen.
We got her from a breeder in Tennessee. I tried to rescue one through BRAT, but I really wanted a puppy, and they were quite tough to come by. There were 4 that were placed this past month and I wasn't lucky enough to get any of them. I had located the closest breeder that I could find prior to trying BRAT, and when the 4 pups fell through, I contacted her again. We picked her up last weekend.
Hello everyone. I am a first time basenji owner in Atlanta. My new little girl is Akili - (uh-key-lee)…meaning clever or wisdom. So far I have yet to experience the basenji mischieviousness that I've read so much about. She has been the greatest little girl so far. We're making great strides in her potty training and going to sleep at night. She's not allowed in the bed until she can hold it all night.
Here are some pictures of her...she totally a daddy's girl!
