Leaning is fine with me.

Thank you kjdonkers, for that incite to some Basenji dogs. I do not mind that the dog wants to be with me, I just want a dog to hang with me and if I want to interact with the dog, I can, petting, talking to it and so on. But once I am done petting the dog I want them to settle down by my feet or on my lap. What I mean is being pestered when I am trying to work on some thing. My lil Chi Isabella would dig at my feet or bark at me if I was not giving her attention, she did not really need any thing, she wanted to stop me from what I was focused on, just to get me up from what I was doing. She did not want to be picked up or held, she just want me to move. She settled down if I was not focused on any thing and when I wanted to pet or hold her, she was having none of that lol. This was my meaning of being pestered. Isabella always seemed to know that I wanted to really focus on some thing and than the pestering began. lol

I know that hounds can be that way, which is what attracts me to the hound group. I want a dog that dose not need to be on top of me every second of the day. I loved my Chi dog very deeply, but she did have a way of annoying me lol. I hope that I can find another puppy that will be perfect for my family. I thank you for your post.

Thank you both for your kind welcome, I will be going to dogs shows around my area and I do hope to talk with some of the hound folk showing the breeds that I am looking into. I have never owned a hound breed, though my sister was lucky enough to make friends with a black Afghan hound who was a stray just after I got married. When I lived at home with my parents, we always had stray dogs and cats seek our house out. I guess they all new where to go to have a good home and be fed a good meal. I have own a purebred German shepherd puppy that found his way to my home just before I met the love of my life. I trained that dog and he became my best friend and that led me to wanting to show and breed dogs. I owned a Dalmatian and she was my first show dog. Other breeds I worked with were the Dobermann, Rottweiler, Akita, Shih Tzu, Min Pin and my last dog was the Chihuahua. My dogs stay with me for most of their lives and than I seek a new breed to get to know. I am going to get a Hound, I just do not know which one yet. I really would love a Greyhound, but Hubby dose not want a big dog for now. So I am checking out Hound breeds, like the Basenji(I liked them for years) because of their size. Thanks again for your welcome, Kat

Hello all my name is Kat, I have been a fan of the Basenji for years and I even use to get the Basenji breed magazine. I use to show dogs years ago, the last time I was in the show ring was with my Shih Tzu dog Yense. I got my first winners dog prize with Yense, he was a great show dog, he just loved the ring struting his stuff. I just lost my long hair Chihuahua Isabella on the 2nd of March 2017 and I am feeling a bit lost right now. Every one asks if I am going to get another dog, I said that I am thinking about it, but that the next dog was going to be a hound. I have to research my next breed first and I am trying to decide if I want to get back in to showing dogs again. The lost of my Isa is just to fresh right now, so I can hardly think about much except the emptiness in my heart. The Basenji is one of the hounds on my short list of dogs that I may want to look in to. I also love the Greyhounds, Italian Greyhounds and Whippets too and I am even toying with maybe getting an Afghan hound also. I wanted to get a retired racer, but my Hubby wants a smaller dog lol. He loves the Chihuahuas, but though I loved my Isabella deeply, she drove my crazy some times - but I would put up with it if she was still here with me. I told my Hubby I want to get a hound for my next breed of dog and so here I am on this forum. I am very happy that I found this forum because I need to get updated on the Breed standard, re-learn every thing about this breed of dog again. I feel it is so important to know all you can about a breed, before you invest money and time into your next little furry Baby. Thank you, Kat