@katzmeow I just wanted to say that since becoming a member, only yesterday, I'm so excited that I found this forum!
What a wonderful place this is! There is so much here to read and learn, so much information, and I have tons of questions!
But I'll read the guides before I bombard you all with a bunch of questions.
You ALL are great and every single dog pictured here is SO beautiful.

So far, everything I've read and know about the Basenji, there is a lot to be said for them. They're a special breed of dog! I love it.

My sweet baby - she looks part Basenji to me, what do you all think?

She sure is pretty. I'll leave it to the experts here on the forum to answer whether or not she has Basenji in her, but it looks possible to me!

I don 't know either, but he sure is a good looking dog.

I know this is an old topic, but when my Stella plays, she can get a little aggressive too. she's drawn blood a few times!

She's probably a little over a year old now; It didn't take long at all to train her to stop, all I have to do is tell her 'no biting' and she'll stop. She also loves to lick my wounds and bite off the scab that SHE made.

Hello and welcome! I am new to this forum as well.

Enjoy!

Whoops! I didn't realize the pictures are so big.

Hi! I am new to the forum as of today! I'm excited to be here.
My daughter and I were finally ready to adopt a dog, so she went to our local Humane Society and she picked up our Stella. She is AMAZING!
Stella was a stray brought in from Puerto Rico after their disastrous hurricane, and she was told that she's a Basenji Mix. I believe it! She doesn't have the curled tail over the back though.
I'm pretty sure she is from what i have read and all of the pictures I've seen of this breed. Can you confirm for me?

@basenjimom2 Merry Christmas to you and yours too!
I am so so sorry for your loss.

Mohawk? wow, I want to see that!
Do you have pics posted?

@pippi Pippi is beautiful

Thank you! She is a very smart and very special dog.
When my daughter asked if we could get another dog, after a year or so I finally said yes, BUT I asked her to get a little dog, like a Maltese. lol
She brought me Stella. I have to say I was not happy at first, even though I did think she was gorgeous.
They really are a special breed of dog, aren't they?
Stella has all of the attributes of a Basenji, wouldn't you say?

Is it in their nature to want to run fast and furious? This is what Stella does.

Thank you all!
She has most of the attributes I've read about

here's a full body shot

she has the white socks, and the white tip at her tail, and she runs llke a bandit

What ever she is, she's beautiful!

@patty ooh I have no doubt she is part Basenji, after seeing tons of images of the breed.

@krazytoo100 Thank you so much! and the white tip on the tail.
One thing I noticed about her, she is so into food!
and when we are out walking, her nose is constantly to the ground sniffing. I'm wondering though, if that's just because she was a stray and had to fend for herself. Bless her heart.

@antigone Thank you so much. She is really a cool dog. so loyal and she listens to me pretty well.

@kembe said in My sweet Stella:

@katzmeow
Sweet Stella is definitely SWEET!!!! I say YES part Basenji! She is Beautiful!!

Thank you!

@zande Yes lol I will treat her as a Basenji.

@antigone said in Is he part Basenji?:

@leelos Adorable Pup! Just be glad that he is healthy after wherever he had been. I see Basenji traits but if House Destruction starts then he is part Basenji....

oh my gosh! Speaking of 'house destruction', when my daughter and I moved, we had Stella probably only about 6-8 months.
We had to leave her in the new apartment while we went to get something to eat. Well! when we came back the bottom of the screens on the windows were all torn, and she scratched the left AND the right bottom sides of the door! any window she could get to, the screens were torn. :confounded_face:
In hindsight, we maybe shouldn't have left her alone, but we really had no choice.