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  • myranM

    I agree there must have been some serious mother&daughter issues for a 30yr ole grown woman to rant this way:D
    I also agree that is the reason I love basenjis they don?t bark,slobber and have they this haughty look over them when they don?t feel like being social.But they can be the most cuddly,loving little creatures when they feel you?re worthy their affection and as MacPack said they are one of the few breeds that will survive in the wild they will hunt their food and not just lie down and die.
    Sod her Andrew and know that your dog is much nicer then her?s…;)

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  • wizardW

    I too agree with the mother&daughter problem - don't let it get to you.

    Also remember, the dog genome project has shown that only a few breeds can be traced back to wild ancestors with little alteration - basenjis were one of them (the afghan and pharoah hound also I believe) - all other breeds have been manipulated to suit people's desires - some exceptionally so. So based on dog DNA, our little "dog wannabes" are true "real dogs"!

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  • BuanaB

    thats a horrible women!!

    I would go crazy….

    Kim and my Basenji pack, Buana, Chafuko and Enya

    http://www.kwabandurus.com

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  • JazzysMomJ

    @Andrew:

    I love everything everybody has said in this thread! We are such an interesting group of dog owners! And I agree to each his own, and no matter what the breed, most people consider their dogs a part of their family. I can't stand dogs that bark, slobber, get dirty, etc, HOWEVER, they are just as important to their owners as mine are to me, and I would never in a million years tell somebody their precious family member is beneath my standards. That is just bad manners!

    And frankly, if for some reason a barking, slobbering, dirty dog found its way into my family, I would love it just as much as I love the Basenjis, and would take just as much offense if someone ridiculed it.

    A few years back we had a corgi mix that was truly an odd looking dog– white, pointed noise, huge pointed ears, big hairy body, with unusually short stumpy misshapen legs. She was a funky looking creature, and I adored her!
    One day we were at a park and she was wading in the creek and there were people watching from a bridge. When she came out of the water, they started laughing and said, "We thought that was a really deep creek!"
    It WAS funny, but my heart broke a little for my Maggie because they were laughing at her == I loved her so much and I thought she was a beautiful girl.

    Breed doesn't matter; appearance doesn't matter. You just shouldn't criticize someone's pet w/in earshot of them. period.

    Same goes for kids -- a friend of mine recently had a stranger tell her that her baby boy looks like Yoda. Come on!! that was just rude. === even though he does look a bit like Yoda,:D, the lady should not have said that to the Mama.

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  • VanessaV

    Wow! Has that woman ever been taught manners?
    Sheesh. Sounds like her mother needs to teach her a thing or two about opening your mouth and inserting foot.
    How Rude.

    Basenji Forums Staff

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  • shankara_nS

    You should have sent Shango home with her. Her opinion would have changed after her sofa was masticated, clothes eaten and the contents of her refrigerator were strewn about her house in a reckless and half eaten manner.

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  • shankara_nS

    Basenjis aren't pretentious; they simply don't associate with beings who are their mental inferiors.

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  • Sanuye_ZontaS

    Just let it roll off your back. She apparently didn't know about the breed - nor was she very tactful or polite. Ya can't 'love' some people but …

    Ya can always love the Basenji! [smiling]

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  • M

    This reminds me of the day I was out on a hike with my B in a historical park. While I was reading a sign, Colbey decided to lay down. A lady coming down the path who had 3 rat looking dogs calls out in a really snotty tone "Why is he laying down?" I look over at her and simply say "Because he feels like it" and shrug. Ugh… people who have dogs that know nothing about dogs and pretend to really do get on my nerves.

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  • KanangaK

    @Mucky:

    This reminds me of the day I was out on a hike with my B in a historical park. While I was reading a sign, Colbey decided to lay down. A lady coming down the path who had 3 rat looking dogs calls out in a really snotty tone "Why is he laying down?" I look over at her and simply say "Because he feels like it" and shrug. Ugh… people who have dogs that know nothing about dogs and pretend to really do get on my nerves.

    Why wouldn't he be laying down? He's a Basenji. They do what makes them feel best. Regardless, what's wrong with a dog laying down? :D

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  • M

    @Kananga:

    Regardless, what's wrong with a dog laying down? :D

    My thoughts exactly….

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  • moetmumM

    Shango sounds like a lovely dog, I don't suppose his opinion of the daughter was very high, I wouldn't worry about her appalling manners.

    To err is human to forgive is canine

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