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  • Ninabeana26N

    @Chelbell26:

    Jackpot is a tri. We've had him for a little over a week…and we watch him like a hawk...so he hasn't had a chance to be naughty (hasn't destroyed anything or made a mess in the house...yet) LOL. But then again, we've only had him for a little over a week...so only time will tell :-)

    YET is the key word in that paragraph ;) Dallas was an angel…until about the 2nd-3rd week when I got lazy on watching him :rolleyes:

    Nina & my baby boy Dallas

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  • VanessaV

    You know…she has NEVER exhibited ill behavior towards Alex or I. She just loves us. I even will put my hand in her food bowl just to see if she reacts. She just looks up at us and wags her tail. She is only nasty towards Chance. I think Chance eggs her on too. He really likes to tease her but she will stand her ground. LOL

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  • Chelbell26C

    @Ninabeana26:

    YET is the key word in that paragraph ;) Dallas was an angel…until about the 2nd-3rd week when I got lazy on watching him :rolleyes:

    Yeah, I'm wondering when the "2 year old in the dog suit" will start to come out and wreak havoc in the house! LOL Like you said…probably just as soon as I start getting lax about watching him. :o

    Chellie & Jackpot ![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • tanzaT

    @Vanessa:

    You know…she has NEVER exhibited ill behavior towards Alex or I. She just loves us. I even will put my hand in her food bowl just to see if she reacts. She just looks up at us and wags her tail. She is only nasty towards Chance. I think Chance eggs her on too. He really likes to tease her but she will stand her ground. LOL

    That's good, but remember it all starts someplace… and while it may never progress, it really should not be acceptable that she does that when laying with you and Alex... She will most likely always be like that with Chance when she feels like it... but doesn't mean that she can't "behave" herself at the same time.

    Our Kristii is like that, always has been and for 13yrs has been "dumped" on the floor for that behavior to the other kids in the house... when sitting with us (either together or only one of us).... and she "will" contain herself if she wants to continue to sit there... If she choose to do that on her own to them and they let her.. that is between them.

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • QuercusQ

    @Vanessa:

    You know…she has NEVER exhibited ill behavior towards Alex or I. She just loves us. I even will put my hand in her food bowl just to see if she reacts. She just looks up at us and wags her tail. She is only nasty towards Chance. I think Chance eggs her on too. He really likes to tease her but she will stand her ground. LOL

    That IS good. But usually you won't see guarding toward people until around 6 mos or so. Just be aware. What she is doing to Chance is absolutely guarding her resource (you)…and often these behaviors come in clusters.

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • MacPackM

    Tris aren't bad, they're just drawn that way, to paraphrase Jessica Rabbit. Something about those little red pips over the eyes gives them an evil look, so they get a lot of bad press.
    I have two tris and a lovely mellow(finally, at age 12)black boy, and Nicky (tri girl, surprise) rules with an iron tooth. She still eats shoes and anything leather, will even unzip my backpack to get my wallet out, and she is over 10 years old. OK, she is the naughtiest 10 year old basenji I have ever had, OK, maybe tris ARE naughtier.
    She and Ed sure do make me laugh a lot.
    Anne

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • phoenix3P

    Not sure about the difference in the colors but i have had a red+wh and he was an angel compared to my Tri i have now lol my red+wh could be alittle pain in the butt but my Tri i swear is possessed by Satan lol :)

    Basenji's don't steal they Borrow ..![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • lvossL

    @basenji_fan:

    So I read several threads that refer tri's being "naughty" (LOL) so could those that have (or had) one of each color describe how the personalities differ by color. I know it's not something normal to dogs, but just wondering if there is some what of a difference

    I own blacks and reds, all related. The one thing all my blacks have in common is the way they manage to charm just about everyone they meet. Rally has always had that way about her often earning comments like, "What a nice girl, and I don't even like black and whites!" Just ask Pat, it is an inside joke between us. Her son Cole, owned by mom has also managed to earn himself quite a fan club while he was working on his championship even. Her black son Ringo seems to have gotten a line of people ready to stuff him in their pocket and take him home with them if his owners aren't looking. Her daughter Sophie is no exception to this and it is so funny to watch people just be utterly caught by her spell. So I would say my black and whites just love being the center of attention and are very good at accomplishing it.

    My reds, Rally's uncle Nicky and her daughter Rio are perfectly happy to not be center stage. They are both very sweet and very willing to please me but really could care less if any one else ever really noticed them unless the person is one of their "special" people.

    The most important thing is to meet the family of dogs you are considering and see if the temperament and personalities that you think will fit in your famiily. That is one of the reasons I was out in North Carolina this weekend.

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  • VanessaV

    @MacPack:

    Tris aren't bad, they're just drawn that way, to paraphrase Jessica Rabbit. Something about those little red pips over the eyes gives them an evil look, so they get a lot of bad press.
    I have two tris and a lovely mellow(finally, at age 12)black boy, and Nicky (tri girl, surprise) rules with an iron tooth. She still eats shoes and anything leather, will even unzip my backpack to get my wallet out, and she is over 10 years old. OK, she is the naughtiest 10 year old basenji I have ever had, OK, maybe tris ARE naughtier.
    She and Ed sure do make me laugh a lot.
    Anne

    Yeah…those eyebrows. When I saw my first tri I thought the same thing. They really make em look mean but man oah man are they great at giving affection.
    Now I just everything about em.

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  • ELERICKSON40E

    Well everyone knows that our tri is a little devil! Recent count was she somehow got one of my husbands hats and ripped the back off of it. I swear she opens doors and climbs! Last night I was making porkchops and waiting for the oven to heat up and I heard some strange noises coming from behind me. Of course it was Trixie trying to get the pan off of the counter! All I can do is laugh! LOL

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  • VanessaV

    @ELERICKSON40:

    Well everyone knows that our tri is a little devil! Recent count was she somehow got one of my husbands hats and ripped the back off of it. I swear she opens doors and climbs! Last night I was making porkchops and waiting for the oven to heat up and I heard some strange noises coming from behind me. Of course it was Trixie trying to get the pan off of the counter! All I can do is laugh! LOL

    That's a Tri!
    So far Kiya hasn't gotten into too much but I know it will be soon….very soon.
    :p

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