Haha, we cant even put this one in a crate. Thank yall for the welcome Its been fun for me to read around and see just how much alike every dog of this breed is…

Thanks for all the responses, and for the welcome I've never put it into the perspective that maybe its his sort of "purr"… and I do need to start trying to approach him when he gets like this and treat him for letting me, to show that he doesnt need to be scared by me. sometimes it is a game for us also, we pick at him then he takes it too far and it begins to concern me, we just need to know we are in control of the crazy dog - haha

there are times that hes stiff legged and very much in control... Im ust glad to know Buck isnt full of anger or agression, that maybe it is a B thing. My husband and I are beginning to think about starting a family and hes concerned us.

thank yall!! for all the advice and ideas into what may be going on.

Buck is very kind-hearted wants to be held and wants to be rubbed on, but when this dog is alseep or even just laying down hes nuts. If you even attempt to touch him he lets out his crazy "growl". Then he gets up and gets as close to you as he can like he is saying sorry and wants to be loved on but hes keeps on with this growl, his ears pinned back. I don't even reach to pet him becuase of the demeanor he takes on and this noise he is making sounds like he could really snap.

Im just wondering if anyone else has some sort of anger problems with their B, especially when resting??
I suppose that I know he is a dog and dogs can get like that but hes like nothing ive ever see or heard. It is kind of scary actually, scares me enough to get me out of bed if I accidentally bump him at night, next thing I know hes up in my face growling at me. I dont know if hes trying to intimidate me or trying to say hes sorry and just wants attention.

We're not sure how old Buck is, we found him in the WalMart parking lot in April of 2006, and the rest is history. We put notes on cars, waited in the parking lot, had a page sent out in the store, put up flyers at Walmart and the surrounding neighborhood, called the pounds and the vets… no response. If only dogs could talk, I am sure Buck would have quite a story to tell.

Its been so interesting for my husband and me to learn about this dog. When he was 1st around the house we thought he was SO weird, had no idea what in the world a "Basenji" was. I put his picture up on a broad dog forum and had about 20 responses in one minute that he was a basenji... since then we have been doing research online, in books, and learning on our own. He's just another part of our family now, out "practice baby" as we like to call him.