Posts made by Channie

http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/542

You can see the pictures in my member gallery along with some of Levis

@nala121498:

Mia is a fine name! Looking forward to hearing (and seeing) all about how it went!

We have ended up calling her Miah, with the H. And she is taking to it well. She had not learned any part of her registered name.

We took our two dogs to Brisbane with us to see Miah and arranged with Freda to meet at a fenced off-leash dog park, which worked out great. It gave us extra time to talk about everything we hadn't covered over the phone.

I have a few new pictures…she's still in that awkward "what's that thing you have in your hands" phase where she won't sit still for the camera or does a goofy look. :p

Well to be terribly boring my partner has decided to stick with the name Mia (which I still think is a pretty name) but has decided to be really clever and add an H to the end - Miah. From my two minutes of research online however I've found this is Italian for Mine, to hold dear…which is sweet. Not exactly African or even relevant but I like the name none the less.

Thanks everyone for their help and suggestions. We're picking Miah up today at 11am - very exciting!! I'm sure we'll have some pictures of her up on the net very soon.

Thanks Christy, I will go through that site. It looks helpful.

@youngandtired:

I love the name Fawna, meaning baby deer, also Ayala meaning, deer; gazelle!Elain, also means fawn. She looks so much like a deer face, and they can jump like a gazelle. Good Luck with the name!

And I do love the deer ideas since when I first saw her I thought she had the most gorgeous little deer face…as did my partner and sister.

I think Chris is stuck on the name MIA though so I am trying to find some names that might contain 'mia' to keep him happy. In all fairness I was the one who suggested it in the first place though and it is a pretty little name.

When I was young…(ok I was seventeen!!) I was obsessed with Pokemon :p But that was in the green, red and blue stage…none of these fancy pets there are now!

It's a great idea and I would probably have a look through them...if I thought my partner wouldn't call the looney bin on me, lol. But really, it's a good idea, especially if you were looking to name a whole litter as there are a lot of Pokemon.

We're getting her from a breeder, same one that we adopted Levis from.

There aren't many Basenji's in shelters here in Australia, I don't think. Most are rescued by the Basenji Hound Association which we are not yet a part of. It's a fair way from where we are living now.

At the moment the name Mia is kinda growing on us, even though the meaning of the name isn't that great. I was hoping to find a work or name with Mia in it that could be her full name, with Mia as a nickname. Not having much luck though…

Thanks Nala, it's been tough picking a name and even tougher now we've seen the little beauty!! I can't wait to get some suggestions.

Wow, what a beautiful place! So envious!!

We are currently setting up a petition to get some FENCED dog parks in our area. The last time they were ready to begin construction people in the neighbourhood protested that they didn't want an ugly fence in their park…though they wanted an even bigger fence around the kids play area. sigh

I saw this on Dogster Miles…what a riot! We love it!!

Thanks, that was the first thing I thought when I saw her too - what a face! She does have that sweet deer look and my partner has certainly fallen for her too.

Thanks for the welcome. I have been around a little bit but haven't posted much as I've been busy finishing up at work.

There are some pictures of my girl and boy here http://www.basenjiforums.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/540

After catching the Basenji bug last year we've decided we're now ready to take on a female to go with our one year old male. We've found a gorgeous little girl and will be getting her in a few weeks (fingers crossed) but we're a little stuck on a name.

Her registered name is Fayrelyn Tyger Ella but we already have a Maltese x Shih Tzu named Ella who is my baby girl. I am a little worried about naming the new pup (who we are referring to as Mia for the time being) something completely random and unrelated to her registered name.

Would really love some naming ideas and advice!!

We're into names with significant meanings (our male is Levis meaning swift, rapid as he is a fantastic lure courser), relevant origins, etc. There are just so many names and possibilities out there!!

@tanza:

I loved Cairns when we visited there back in 1990…. beautiful place!!!!

My brother lived there for a number of years and took my parents there on holiday. They had a wonderful time and I've heard there's a brilliant B. breeder there too.

I have a friend in America who lure courses and their pup is named Rafiki too. I'm sure yours will be a little champion too! I'm looking forward to getting to know more Aussies (and everyone else of course!)…but I haven't met many Senji owners in person yet.

His is from Mantassi kennels from Queensland Australia. It's a fair few hours away from here but we still plan to go back to them for our bitch. Can't wait!!

Thanks for the welcome. I've signed up to a few sites, like Dogster, etc and have made some great new friends!

Here are a few pictures of Levis for those interested. I was going to post some on the Show off your dog thread but couldn't think of a good enough topic, lol.

Hi guys,

So, obviously I am new around here and thought I should introduce myself.

My name is Chantel and I'm an Aussie with one Basenji Boy. My partner Chris and I are getting a bitch later next year which will be exciting as we're newly Basenji obsessed, hence why I am here now! I used to work a lot but am taking a break for my health and have discovered a whole wonderful world of dogs on the net I didn't know existed! Especially for 'senjis.

Levis is just over a year old. We also have a Maltese Shih Tzu baby girl named Ella who just adores Levis.

Hoping to meet some other like minded people - perhaps lure coursers or Aussies (or even both!!).