@senjisilly All owners and breeders are welcome! We account for the country the dog lives in within the survey (since different populations can vary in behaviour), so any English-understanding owners can partake!

@senjisilly Thank you! I was struggling to find a primary contact! I have contacted many Basenji facebook groups but it's difficult to establish contact with someone. I have been messaging admins since it doesn't seem right to join groups just for this purpose. If you know of any good facebook groups, please let me know! I had also come across the Basenji sub-reddit and considered making a post, but ultimately decided against it. Would I just be able to make a post, or should I contact your daughter with the details of the questionnaire first?

Hi everyone,

I am a masters student of Zoology with Animal Behaviour at Bangor University. My current research regards vocalisation behaviour in the domestic dog. I am struggling to find people to represent Basenjis in our research (currently have 4 individuals in our data) and found this forum! Basenjis are important for this study, as they not only possess incredibly unique vocalisations, but are genetically ancient compared to other breeds! I am unsure if asking people to complete my (entirely voluntary and anonymous) research questionnaire for their Basenji violates the 'advertising' rules for this forum. I can't find a higher contact to ask, so just thought I'd make a post and ask. Would posting the link to my questionnaire be violating this rule? I don't want to make anybody uncomfortable or cause trouble! I can provide full details of the questionnaire, including ethical approval by the university and anonymity-related information, though this is lengthy and doesn't seem appropriate for this first post.

Thank you for your help!