Hi Sharon;
sorry this has taken me so long to get back, I am a home health caregiver and work 12 hour shifts so time schedules are often tight. This forum is one of my pleasurable moments.

Anyway….to answer your question, we got our Basenji's from
a breeder in Buffalo Minnesota (female) and Minneapolis Minnesota (male). Sorry, don't remember the breeders names.

Thanks Anne for the advice. One other fact that I forgot to mention concerning our Mr Bite me….he really seems to go after people who have the smell of other dogs on them. Could this be thyroid or something else?

Hi Everyone;
So glad I found this forum. I use to belong to a basenji list in Minnesota, but that was 10 years ago. We are now in Texas. My husband and I have two Basenji's that allow us to act like we are parents to them. They are both 12 plus years old. Male red and white, female black and white. They have both been together since they were pups. They were from different breeders and are two weeks apart. We call them salt and pepper, that is what they are like, inseparable!
We have had other breeds but none can take the place of a Basenji! what an incredible breed. Having shared their lives for over 12 years, we have many wonderful and humorous stories. It is good to be part of this forum.
Love My B's

Hi Everyone;
I am new to the list. I have two basenji's that are the love of my life, next to my husband. We live in Austin Texas.
My B-kids are 12 1/2 years old. I would love to talk with someone who has experience with older basenji's as I have a few behavioral "getting older" questions. My husband and I have been owned by these two since they were pups.

For the past two years our male has gone through some major personality changes. He went from Mr congeniality to Mr let me bite you first and ask questions later! (He gives no warning, he will be calm and then just bite, no provocation, no warning, we never know when he will just bite, so we keep him away from people he is not around all the time, he does not bite us or those who are around him often.) Our vet has no answers for this change of nature. Our vet said that as some dogs get older they get crabby, just as humans do. Is this true for Basenji's? We know of no reason why he should have changed, nothing traumatic has taken place, no change in diet or exercise or daily routine. Except for the personalty change he is a healthy senior citizen. I am at a loss as to what to do. Any suggestions?
Our female went through a personalty change also, she was always crabby and now in the past two to three years she has become Miss congeniality and loves everyone and wants to be with every one. Strange!!!
How old does breed get?

Love my B's