Hi Hoot,
Welcome to the forum. I wanted to introduce myself to you because I too adopted a dog for the same reasons. I wanted a companion for my Golden Retriever who is also my service dog. He had gained a lot of weight during a period where I was sick with my MS. I decided to go to our local shelter and found my baby Taz. He had a great personality and got along well with my Golden "Levi" . I too did not know what kind of dog he was until my BF figured it out. All we knew was that he was hound/terrier mixed. Little did I know he was Basenji or even what a Basenji was. I learned quickly. lol.. He too likes to chew a lot and we have to put everything out of his reach, especially cell phones (from experience) He won't mess with the remote control though. He does like to table surf and will take anything from gloves to mail to cellphones off the tables. He is a very loveable dog though. He loves to be in my lap and is a leaner. You will probably find she is very cat like as it is a trait of basenji's. My Taz likes to lean up against me when i am getting ready in the bathroom or when I am standing around. He is very partial to me though he loves my BF (not sure why) but he doesn't sit with him unless I am out of the room. I have to put baby gates up to keep him from going into the kitchen or from going upstairs to table surf in the bathroom or bedrooms or keep the doors shut. You will find baby gates very helpful. Also you will find that keeping lots and lots of chew toys around will be very helpful to keep her attention off of things she shouldn't chew. We use Nylabones for powerful chewers and they love pigs ears and will take them a while to chew them. Kongs are great as well because they can chew them and not destroy them as they tend to do to other softer plastic toys. I have also found he loves tennis balls and won't destroy them as well. He is fully crate trained but will sleep in the bed with me when my BF is not here. They are very playful as well. Females do tend to try to be more dominant but being a dominant person can offset that problem. Here are some pics of my Taz and you can see they look very much alike. Taz's tail is curled but not nearly as much as a full Basenji. His ears also tip more like a terrier as well. He sheds very little though when I brought him home he was shedding very bad and I don't know if it was stress related to him being at the shelter or if it was just his diet. I feed him purina pro plan sensitve stomach and skin formula which consist of salmon, brewers rice and oatmeal which are very healty for them and keeps their fur shiney and their skin healthy as well as their stomachs. You will find though the longer you have her you will fall in love with Basenjis. I hope you enjoy her and have lots of fun.
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First time Basenji owner!
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Hello everyone,
We are first time owners of a basenji. Cleopatra "Cleo" joined our family April 1st 2007. She is 11 weeks old and a welcome addition. We have a 12 yr old miniature dacshund named Peppermint. Peppermint isn't overly impressed with Cleo at this point but I think they will be good friends. Cleo was very vocal last night at bedtime and then early this morning she had plenty to say but when invited into bed with us, she settled right down for a nap. She isn't fond of the rain so potty training is going to be fun as the forcast is calling for plenty of it.
I guess that's enough about us for now.I have attempted to include a picture of Cleo…..Brenda
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Welcome!
Cleo is adorable, and looks like she is ready for action!Your lives will never be the same.
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What a pretty Tri pup…....congrats and enjoy every minute of her!
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what a cutie. Basenji puppies are the cutest!
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omg what a little cutie. congrats and please keep the pictures coming
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Welcome , congrats on that tri-pup !!!!!
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Welcome…and what a cutie she is!
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That is the cutest little tri!!
all these puppies & me with that itch -
Hi Brenda,
Congrats on your new family addition, Cleo! She is a cutie pie! Looks like my B tri-mix Daisy (15 weeks old now). Very sweet. More pics ???
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Brenda,
What a great action shot of your new baby! I am sure that Peppermint will come around.
What a cutie!
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Thanks to all for the warm welcome!!!
So night number one was pretty rough, she sure was vocal. She is in her crate for the night now and so far ….so good.
Had a bit of a name change though. We wanted something that suited her and the breed so we are now going to call her Zuri. That is Swahili for 'beautiful' and we think it suits her just nicely. I think the name is a keeper though we did have a few others on our list of acceptables. i will let you all know the final decision later.... for now, another pic of our cutie.Brenda
Here is another pic of her...
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Oh my goodness! Does "cute" get any cuter than that?
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I have never seen anything soooooooooooooooooooooooo cute
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What little cutie!!! I need a nother Basenji puppy!!!!:D
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She is adorable and looks like she's already a little tazmanian baby..look out daddy. Congrats
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I've had her for 2 days and already I want another Basenji puppy.. I think I am in trouble!!!
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You better get another one!!! We all know 2 are more fun!!:D
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Bringing in two puppies together has it's merits…........it can be quite a handfull too.;)
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she is sooo cute! welcome to the boards.
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Oh, how cute! (wait till the 'honeymoon' period is over, you might want to rethink the 2 basenji thing! I have three-I must be insane!)
