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We (here on the forum and in my house) are so sorry for your loss of your sweet Jewel. It was told to me that it is not easy. It is not, not for anyone in the family (pack). I kept thinking of my little Buddy running (with his ears back, tail as the rudder, and all feet flying!) over the Rainbow Bridge and with all the boys and girls greeting him to make him feel at home. This thought helped so much, as well as keeping the blanket next to me so I could smell his scent…...Time is the healer on this, give lots of kisses and fun exercises to the ones left behind. Jewel if free from pain and is waiting for you to greet when the time comes!

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Old age is a blessing and a dread, i am sure you are doing the very best for her. My thoughts are with you in such a tough time

I always wanted a dog, but my stepfather was allergic. My husband grew up with basenjis in the 50's in New Bedford MA. They never showed, just had them as pets. They did everything wrong– let them run loose, bred them without planning, but he had great stories about them, particularly one girl named Congo.
His family had a rescue B named Rusty, who was a great character (also loose, but luckily a homebody) when I met him in the 70's. I liked Rusty's aloof confidence, and got my first B in 85-- Kenji. He was backyard bred-charming but turned very dominant and difficult at adolescence, but we worked with and had him until he was 13.
We got our second dog from Matahari B's, and Caddie was a tricolor sweetheart for 15 years.
Now I've got the gentlest, most outgoing B I've ever met. Sol was raised by someone else, and they did a great job-- thanks Eldorado!
I adopted him at 5, and after a few weeks of thinking about it, he decided to stay (he jumped the fence twice, but came when I called the second time). He's my best friend, and even goes to work with me in the winter. And sometimes I wonder if he's really a basenji, because he wags his tail so much-- but only for me.

Yes you can.
From the same computer I vote once each using "Safari", "Firefox" and "Chrome".
Joanne

Yes, if you have both Explorer and Firefox/Mozilla installed, you can vote once on each browser!

I have found, with treats anyway, if it is made in the USA, that will be stated in HUGE BOLDFACED letters on the front of the package. If the treats are made in China that will be stated in tiny little letters in an obsure place on the back of the package.

I actually saw Tiger when he was in quarantine here all those years ago. Politics in the breed caused Veronica to send him to Michael Hughes Hall in Rhodesia. There are quite a few descendants here from the litter he sired but the majority of his puppies mouths were not good so VTW told me. I assume that this has showed up in his descendants from time to time.

Azenda Which (Margaret Christy Davis) was a fairly early descendant and the Zizunga (Irene Terry) line was partially based on this bitch. Jethard Cidevant who was a Crufts Supreme Champion also carries a line back to Tiger. Many of these people here who had such descendants were ironically some of the main movers opposing the acceptance of Brindle into our KC Standard!!!! Isn't it ironic?!

Those pictures of the B in the air were really nice. Not knowing the show terms, most people who've watched my dog's gait call it prancing - she sure looks elegant doing it, and some have compared it to a horse's trot….one woman who has a bichon and an airdale said some dogs are born for the ring because of their beautiful gait, and that Basenjis definitely belong to that group - I agree.

Admittedly Basenjis and sheep are a problem.
Thank you for such friendly welcomes.

I have had some Basenjis who I did eventually manage to 'train'!!? to be safe with sheep and could wander among them and occasionally help to herd, others (including my current pack are killers and can't be left to wander freely where the sheep are. We have a double gate system for visitors.

There was a time when I could have taken them all out for walks together but now I take them 3 at a time and my whole day is taken up with exercising dogs.

When I get the hang of my digital camera I'll post some piccies.

Nomrdggs - I'm not sure I have kept my sanity!!!!

Tanza - I have actually seen some of our original imports - and I have attempted to breed as close to the original type as I can. I bred my last litter 4 years ago.