Oddly, my boy loves being in the rain! The harder it’s raining, the longer he walks. I figure it brings out his hunting instinct even stronger. 😀

Jessey's curl!

@slents I know! My Jessey has a Lands End coat as well - with his name embroidered - they are great! I can't upload an image though - tells me the file is too big sighhhhh.

Is that a Lands End coat?? It fits perfectly and he's a handsome boy!!!

Yep! My Jessey drives me crazy with wanting to be out all summer, but mommy is a heat lover as well, so it works great. He has his own chair in the sun. :) And in the winter - he has a heated pillow I put in his bed. He's toasty warm and very happy!

In 2017 my six year old Basenji boy's liver numbers jumped to almost 900! Absolutely no explanation. A scan was done and the doctor said the liver looked "grainy" but still no explanation.

He was checked two months later - and every year since (he's 9.5 now) - and numbers have been completely normal. So strange! One thought was perhaps he had walked through grass that had been fertilized/treated somehow and it affected the liver until being processed out.

@zande Hi. How cool! He is there - #53 - Marjani's Hunters Run. :)

The Basenji.org page is out of date. I got my wonderful Jessey from Julie Hartigan - Marjani Basenji in 2011 - her page has not listed puppies since 2014 and the site itself is out of date. Thinking she gave up breeding?

She is GORGEOUS!

Talk about aging gracefully! She is beautiful! :heart_suit:

Handsome boy!!

He's GORGEOUS! Those wrinkles are perfection! :smiling_face_with_heart-eyes:

He's a real cutie!!!

She is GORGEOUS! And I must say, amazing to see a B off leash and not bolting! :)

Gorgeous boy! Definitely Basenji in him.

Thanks for the puppy cuteness this morning! He's soooo sweet!!

I just have to say that I am glad to find out that Basenji's are ones to not poo on command. :) Mine can hold it and hold it and HOLD IT which I always found strange. Now I know it's "normal". He also likes to be discreet about it. They certainly are quirky but I wouldn't have any other breed!

And just to comment on the rain - he's a not normal Basenji! That's when he walks the longest and farthest, I figure it somehow brings out the hunt instinct in him. I know any time it's pouring, I'm in for an hour walk. :umbrella_with_rain_drops: On a bright and sunny day, it's out the front door - survey the surroundings - back inside. Go figure!

My first love was 11 when he passed but he had health issues. :( His hocks had fallen and he walked on "feet" - like a person. He also had a growth protruding from his rear that was most likely cancer; congestive heart failure too. UGH.
My current love turned eight in January and is healthy, has his smarts, chases squirrels, cats, deer, etc., and runs the B-500! I am thinking/praying he will live a very long life.
As far as muzzles - I used to have to put one on at the vet, but now he doesn't mind her poking and prodding. But being a typical Basenji, he growls at whatever displeases him - even if it's his mommy or daddy. That used to intimidate us with our first baby, this one we just say "REALLY?" and laugh.

SHE'S ADORABLE!!