Nina - our Basenji/Shepherd mix

[alm]

[alm]

My sincere appreciation for the help of the two members to get these pictures of our Basenji/Shepherd up .
ALM

[Ninabeana26]

She's a cutie & I love the name

[alm]

Thanks- she came with that name…we were just smart enough to keep it!

[Duke]

Nina is really cute! I see shepherd and basenji in her eyes. She looks very wise and smart. Welcome to the B-Forums.

[Terry]

Welcome! Glad you found your way on to here; hope Nina is doing well.

Terry

[alm]

Thank you Jill and Terrry for you kind words. Nina is doing great. Terry, I really appreciate your guidance in getting me to this group.
Al

[alm]

Hi Duke - many thanks for your welcome-

Al

[Vinia]

Hi and welcome!
Your girl looks very regal- what a pretty girl!
I have a basenji/shepherd mix also- they don't look very similar though- here's a pic of Basil:

[jys1011]

How cute!!!

[alm]

Hi Vinia-
Basil is a great looking dog. How old is he, what does he weigh?
Al

[alm]

new picture of Nina-

[Chelbell26]

CUTE! Look at those eyes!!!

[Vinia]

Hi Alm- Basil's just over a year, and weighs about 20kgs. He's got a Basenji build, just a bit bigger.

BTW, I LOVE Nina's eyes! She's got fire in her lol

[lovemybaroo]

Welcome to the forums! Nina is a cutie! Could she possible be mixed with Australian cattle dog or blue healer maybe? I see shepherd, but maybe something else too. Here is some pics of my B/shepherd mix. Her name is Oba (for now) we just adopted her a few weeks ago. She is more shepherd though. She is 11 months old and about 50 pounds!

Here is Oba and Baroo (my other furbaby)

[alm]

Hi there..
Great looking dogs. I haven't seen either of the two breeds in Nina, from all the looking I did on-line. Her white blaze is just down from her ears on the back of her neck. She has some Shepherd in her, but everything else from feet, ears, and all the perfect colorations are Basenji, from all I've looked at!

[Terry]

I too suspect there's more than Shepherd in Nina - why would anyone dock a Shepherd's tail??? Or maybe it was injured and was surgically removed for some other reason….

Terry

[tanza]

@alm:

Hi there..
Great looking dogs. I haven't seen either of the two breeds in Nina, from all the looking I did on-line. Her white blaze is just down from her ears on the back of her neck. She has some Shepherd in her, but everything else from feet, ears, and all the perfect colorations are Basenji, from all I've looked at!

Nina is very cute… and there are many, many breeds that have the same type of colorations as Basenjis... same with ears...

If you read the Basenjis standard they are supposed to be small and hooded. From the breed standard: Ears--Small, erect and slightly hooded, of fine texture and set well forward on top of head.

[alm]

Hi Terry-
We've used the Alga Vet Hospital in La Costa for many years. They've had Basenji's as patients, and told us what we know, such as it is! It's hard to prove a negative, much less a suspicion. I did a lot of research, and it's possible something else might have snuck in…but I don't see it or have a guess. What I'm intrigued by is all the second guessing of this dog's lineage! We're just glad we saved her from a needle.
I can tell you this as an aside, having handled and trained some mean, roaring, sentry dogs in the Air Force...fifty years ago...this Nina of ours is the closest thing in terms of an aggressive, protective dog I've seen since! She's not friendly or sociable. Maybe someday...I think she came from some bad people, had never been on a leash, or lived in-doors, and certainly looked abused. She was starved for attention, and needing someone to care for her, and we're delighted she chose us.
As always, I appreciate any thoughts you have. Please stay in touch-
Al

[Jylly18]

Hey, Lovemybaroo, do I notice a tatoo on the underside of your B? The reason I ask, is my B Tosca (who we got from a shelter in Iowa) has one almost identical to it, but smaller and darker on her stomach. I am not sure if it is a tatoo or not (or am I looking at a um…male part? The pic was hard to tell ) but if it is I was wondering how he got it. I am asking because even though we got Tosca from a shelter she is originally from California, so I didn't know if it was a common breeder symbol or anything. And if its not a tatoo, just consider me dumb, but like I said the shape (Cross with circle) is almost identical to Tosca's tatoo. I have just always been trying to figure out why she was tatoo'ed, since the vet said a breeder would usually just tatoo a number on her, not a picture. Thanks!