@Kembe thanks for the advice! We do plan to crate train our dog.

@Kembe thank you so much!

Have you ever left your dog at a friend's house when going on vacation for example? If so, how did your basenji manage?

My family fell in love with the basenji as soon as we saw it, but we've been reading a lot about potential "massive destruction" when they are left alone. It definitely intimidated us because we don't want a dog that as soon as we turn our back something gets destroyed. We'd really appreciate talking to someone who owns or owned a basenji, and hear what they have to say in terms of their experience or any training methods that helped.

Has anyone experienced any difficulties leaving their dog unattended?