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  • iluvmaliI

    Central Florida Basenji owners, I'm looking for other Basenji owners in the Lakeland/Winter Haven area to start a Basenji club with. If any of you are interested you can reply here or PM me.

    Thanks bunches :)

    -Hannah

    Mali is a big sister! ![](images/smilies/eek.png "EEK!")

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  • MantisM

    I can tell you that there is a pretty big group of basenjis in the Tampa area. They meet every Sunday at a dog park and have about 10 basenjis running together in a pack if you are interested.

    Caesar and Cairo….the boys

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  • iluvmaliI

    Tampa's about an 1 1/2 drive for me… but I would like info, maybe I could come up once a month.

    Mali is a big sister! ![](images/smilies/eek.png "EEK!")

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