My wife was born and raised in Hawaii and has a penchant for picking cool Hawaiian names. Our first dog was named Kimo Supremo, a Terrier mix rescue who passed at a very early age. Kona seemed like a natural name for our coffee colored, caffeinated puppy. His full name is Kona Corona.
Right now he is about 13.5" at his shoulders and weighs in at 13.5 pounds. He is heavier than he seems, must be muscle :-)
Daisy and Duke, what a great combination of names :-) Daisy looks pretty big for six months. We aren't sure of Kona's age but they thought 5 months and if so he is looking like he may be mixed with a small breed. Perhaps he is younger than we think since he still has his milk teeth (and those are about as sharp as they get). I'm kind of hoping that he is younger, gives me more time for training and maybe a bigger Kona when he is grown.
Subaruthie, Cooper is a handsome devil too. What kind of collar is that in the fishing photo?
Dmcarty, I'll check out that breed and look for similarities, thanks for the tip.
Hey Folks,
Our family just became the guardians of what we thought was a rather handsome neutered male we found at our local pound. He was considered a terrier mix, but didn't quit look like any terrier I've seen. Red, with a bit of white on the chest and paws, wrinkled brow and ears that he may never grow into to. He had a reputation of being too high energy and a bolter. We are used to a high energy dog who would also bolt if the opportunity arose, so we are used to that.
Anyroad, we went down to Petsmart to get goodies and someone we bumped into suggested that he might be Basenji. We grabbed a book and took a look and yup he sure has the look. After we got home I told my wife about the discover and we started doing the online research.
The more we dug the more we are sure that our mutt is very much a Basenji. He seems to really like slumping on his rump while leaning on my feet. Little burst of craziness, running back and forth in the house ending with him having to jump up on the furniture. A strange, irresistable facination for socks.
There are a couple of differences though. One and most noticably is the fact that Kona has no tail. Just a little stump (making him look even more like a baby deer), which we don't know if it was surgically detached or if he was born that way. And the other thing is he can bark, although it is hard to get him to and it is fairly soft. He only seems to bark when he thinks a stranger is coming up to the house.
We aren't sure of his age but he still has his front baby teeth so we are pegging him at 4-5 months. Hope it isn't too late to rid him of any bad habits he may have. Any advice that you may have for mixed breeds greatly appreciated. Also does anyone else have a Basenji with no tail? I'll post images soon…
Kona and Nora Inu...
And here is the Flickr link for more photos…