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What a voice! He is clearly making his displeasure known. I know it makes us all giggle, but you are right to wonder if those above and below you also think how cute it is.

@MacPack:

Great photos, looks like a wonderful vacation!

we have a caravan in South West Scotland Anne and we love it there, so tranquil

There are some copies available on Amazon.com at a reasonable price. (also some at an unreasonable price!) 🙂

Thank you for your reply Helena. I have found some double crates on various websites and am waiting until we get the new car before purchasing.

Helena, we still have a long way to go with Kwame but i feel more relaxed about him now. The support from people has helped along with the advice. It was such a relief not to go to classes with him on saturday, i felt like a load had been lifted off my shoulders. I guess i felt we should keep going because Malaika has done so well with them. It took a while to become apparent that the enviroment was wrong for him.
Kwame and Malaika do try to avoid having the leaders on and occasionaly on the walk will try to wipe them off on our legs 😉 however i feel they are worth persevering with as the effect is so dramatic and our walks are transformed.
I am keeping the harness in mind though if neccasary, it's good to know there are options.

thanks for your comments everyone, he's a bit of a one 😉

@Shaye's:

Happy Birthday Kwame - love the picture on Chris's shirt! How did you do that?

The photo is one we took, we then put it on a disc and took it to a tee shirt printer. My only problem is getting it off chris to wash 😉

Happy birthday belatedly. 🙂

@renaultf1:

Shelley, your captions always crack me up. They both look great together. If it is Malaika looking out to sea, perhaps she is thinking, "oh, that would be a good place for Kwame." lol

She told me that was indeed what she was thinking,lol

That's progrees - the bandage coming off. I don't suppose it matters if he llicks it unless he does it excessively. Poor, poor paw, Kwame.

@moetmum:

I love Kwame, I hope we see him again next year. He can visit his newest relative, Taz (Indie is his grandad).

I hope the training is back on course!

thanks Gerry, i think we need some pics of Taz 😉
Re the training, we will see what happens on saturday, we will have to tread carefully

@moetmum:

A basenji with a KC Gold GC! That just doesn't seem right! You should be really proud of her, that is a real achievement. Don't forget to let us know when she gets it.

Hey she hasn't got it yet , Gerry 😉 I hope she does, there is such a lot to it. We struggle a bit with heeling off lead.

@Shaye's:

Good for Kwame and you, too! Love his collar, great picture.

thank you, his collar is vintage blue leather with a silver running hare surrounded by crystals, i don't normaly do bling but couldn't resist this

thanks everyone for your comments, yes we had a great time and are going back very soon.
Renault i said to Howard that we should hang around in case Princess Anne was interested in the Basenjis. He wasn't impressed 😉
I think she has Staffies.
I agree a pic of her with Kwame and Malaika rooting through her handbag would have been priceless 😃

They look as though they had a wonderful day - Congratulations on Malaika's rosette.

Jenny and Helena, thanks for your replies.
It's always interesting talking to basenji people. The lady didn't mention the name of the bitch. She did say that Little Brown Jug went to live with someone on the Isle of White.
She also said that she's never heard a Basenji yodel, unfortunately Kwame wouldn't perform for her.

Great pictures!!!

I loved to see them!!!

More please 😃

CONGRATS! What a smart baby.

@sharronhurlbut:

With rescue dogs, we make walking them together a big deal..several times a day. Letting them sniff the "leavings" of the other, and just getting them out together and moving.
It might help.

Sharron, thanks. Yes we do walk them together as well as seperately.
They do seem to get on well but i don't think they have sorted out who is the dominant one. I can't say at this point either.
When play fighting he certainly makes lots of noise, whilst she is silent. He looks to be in charge sometimes, however if she silently draws her lips back and stares at him he backs off or lets her clean in his mouth/ eyes etc.
If Kwame wants to sleep, she is a terrible torment and pokes and prods him, he gets very whipped up and goes for her but it's like water of a Ducks back.

beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing!