Welcome to you and to Zola. I hope you'll enjoy the forum.

http://basenjirescue.org/DOGS/NJ/NJ-Henry.asp Maybe he would work out for you?

Welcome! My dog is from Kentucky! and his name is Kentucky! congrats on your basenji's!

Chuckle…. hehe. Your parents got taken in hook, line and sinker. Who can turn away from a basenji! SO glad that things have worked out for you. :D

Thanks for asking. I guess I'm looking for a puppy at this point. We also have 3 cats, previous strays, and I thought a puppy might integrate better than a adult. I live in Hummelstown, just outside of Hershey.

Thanks again for all of your advice. It is nice to know that I am not the only one who is dealing with such a strong willed animal. He is currently laying on the floor chewing on a nylabone as is my golden "Levi". I can't say it often enough "I LOVE NYLABONES!" Well, now he is in my lap chewing his nylabone because Levi thinks that if Taz is chewing on it, it has to be better than the one he has. LOL

Welcome… I am guessing that your girl was lost to Fanconi? And if that is the case, when you get your next Basenji there is a DNA test for the Fanconi Gene as of September of this year.

What a sweet little boy–having a non-basenji sister/brother is great, it gives them a "positive role model"!

@sinbaje: If you would like to see basenjis run agility, there will be three basenjis at the Eukanuba Invitational in Orlando Dec. 16,17&18th at the Orange County Convention Center. There will also be a meet the breed booth and there will be basenjis doing conformation too. I'm actually getting married on the 17th down in Ft Myers where I'm originally from and where most of my immediate family still lives. Otherwise I'd be all for stopping by and meeting some Basenjis since it's right there! I joked with my fiance that if I had looked up that info a few months ago we'd have adjusted our date a week earlier :D Macpack- I may try to swing by there some Sunday. We have passes to Busch Gardens that expire in Feb so we want to go a few more times between now (or more realistically after the wedding) and then. So hopefully we'll get to meet a few semi-local Basenjis and their people soon.

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Thank you thank you for the great advice and direction toward OFFA! I actually researched that information somewhat before I went to visit, then asked to make sure what was on the site was true from Kyle and Steve's mouths! Everything checked out so far with them–no health issues whatsoever :) So exciting! Blah, this will be the longest 4 months of my life, methinks!

Welcome to you both.

Puppies take a lot of your time, and it really isn't fair to the pup unless you have that time to give. It's not good for any dog to spend too much time alone, especially locked in a crate. It can be disastrous for a pup. If you're home a lot, by all means get that special puppy, but if you spend much of your day away, an older dog might be the way to go. Of the five Basenjis I have owned, two I raised and three I adopted between the ages of eight months and three years. It was far easier to cope with already housebroken dogs and integrate them into our home. And down the road, if you do get a puppy, you will have a companion so the pup doesn't have to be alone.

Rat terrier. There is some basenji behind some of the rat terriers but my guess especially with his coloring would be rat terrier.

@Bravo: As I said he'll do something in return for something. Sounds to me like you have a big Basenji with longer fur. :)

Very interesting - I don't think anybody has one in the Uk. It sounds as though they are a specialist dog and need careful rearing.

If you'd like to adopt a rescue….I'd highly recommend Basenji Rescue and Transport (B.R.A.T.). There are 4 rescues waiting for adoption in Texas right now. We got our Prince through BRAT and we love him dearly!

Keep us posted on what you find out. It's so exciting that we now know and I feel better equipped at meeting her needs.

She barks twice and starts making a wierd guteral noise. She just has such big ears.

Welcome… Mansa is adorable :)