Thanks Pat! You've been the most helpful. His previous owners just didn't do him right.

dmey, don't even think I haven't already done what others have suggested, as they are basic to canine training! Don't suggest I am "unwilling" because YOU'RE not here watching me try EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF!! Just as parents get exasperated with their kids, Basenjis can be difficult, especially if, as Pat has suggested, their previous owners have not properly trained them from puppyhood. Giving him away is THE LAST THING I WANT, just as I wouldn't give my kid away. My husband is another story though and it's HIM I need to convince. We don't know what Pharaoh's previous owners did or did not do, except it's obvious they didn't train him to go outdoors in inclement weather and now, as an older dog, he needs to be trained to do so. Logical solutions are helpful, you're judgmental attitude is NOT, but thanks for playing, I have wonderful parting gifts for you…

Aloha,
Thanks to all who gave suggestions, some good, some not so much. Some of you think this is such a minor problem but you're not the one having to clean my carpet and try to convince my husband there's a solution, so don't think the Humane Society is my "quick fix"! After the clothing and shoes, etc. he's destroyed, he's actually lucky to still be here. I run my dogs so exercise is not the issue. I use a special word for when they need to go to the bathroom and both my dogs understand fully. I've trained dogs before so it's not like I've never been to this rodeo before. Basenjis are very different however, and what works for most other breeds often does not for this one. It makes no difference whether it's wet grass or wet dirt. He just will not go and I'm thinking it's the smell of wet earth Basenjis don't like (desert origins). Yesterday I made a newspaper "litter box" using a wheelbarrow and will test it out during the next rain. We're not sure if he was paper-trained but puppy pads don't work as he just chews them up!

Aloha all! My name is Kiki and our Basenji is Pharaoh. I need some advice: he refuses to defecate on wet ground! He'll pee but nothing else and it's really trying my patience! We won't bring him into the house because we know he'll use the carpet as his bathroom. His stubbornness will have him back at the Humane Society where we found him if I don't find a solution to this problem! thanks!