Hello, my name is Nicole and I live in Alberta, Canada. I have a brindle basenji ( Tunji) that will be 2 years old Jan 1. I love him completely but have a major problem. The home is empty for about 7 hours a day and Tunji can not be left out. Leaving him out means coming home to every wire chewed, all blinds down and various shreddingd. I tried to give him free roam of the basement and he dug out through the door within about 2 hours, then continued with the destroying of the rest of the house. I now have to resort to lcking him in a cement room ( he does have a bed, blankets, toys, bones, food, water) and extra wood on the door for rienforcement. I have tried a crate a bout a year ago and he would freak to the point of his paws bleeding. If anyone has any great suggestions please let me know.