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Dog DNA testing? Will is show if my dog is part basenji?

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  • Is he part Basenji?

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    L
    @layla He sure is cute no matter what—but this Basenji website is really good and I have gotten really good advice and really good input from all the people and their dogs...
  • Is my Buddy part Basenji?

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    DebraDownSouthD
    I am so sorry about your brother. Yes, seems he was meant to be with your family. If you get a chance, record his vocalizations. We really love pictures and videos!
  • Is my dog a Basenji?

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    YodelMaY
    What a pretty girl! Her head/ears/face & wrinkles are Basenji-looking while her coloring & build suggest some Malanois blood–that would account for her size & aloofness, too. Our local SPCA does genetic testing as a fund-raising thing, if you're really curious you could try something like that...
  • Non-basenji show pictures part 1

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    JannekeJ
    @Buana: hahahaha well… they also probably say.. Bassenji, or Benji... Besenji...:D Hahahaha… yes.. Too funny.. :D But when they say it wrong, you have to say.. NO, It's BASENJI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: :D:D
  • Is my dog a basenji?

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    @Lovelace: Really? What ones? I don't know of any that have all the criteria? I've done extensive research on the breeds, and i'm curious I don't recall any. I think Pat means lots of dogs have one or more of these traits. Those three things all together MAY be an indication that the dog does have some basenji in it…but not for sure. Because the dog could be a boxer/husky mix...and end up with right color/markings, pointy ears, a curly tail, and have wrinkle on the forehead (lots of dogs have wrinkles around the face). Rat terriers are notorious for looking like Basenjis...but the shape of their head is slightly different, and the breed was founded using some Basenji way back. Another thing to remember is that after several generations of mixing, all dogs tend to go back to a natural or pariah dog shape...squarish, brown, pointy ears, slightly curled tail...that is just the natural phenotype of "dog"...so a dog might end up looking Basenji-ish even if there is no actual Basenji there. I am not refering specifically to the OP...that dog does look like it might have some Basenji in it..or Rat terrier...but it is REALLY hard to say for sure. It doesn't matter really, because everyone is welcome here...Basenji, mix, B-look alike...welcome...
  • Show Off Your Basenji Colors

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    ChristyRutherfordC
    @etzbseder: I like that the sphynx makes the basenji look real big. (or is just me) It does look that way, but the sphynx is a kitten.