Thanks all. I must admit I had never heard of basenji's but a lot of people have stopped and asked, which made me google them. I think I see a lot of basenji traits in her, but then not sure if I am seeing them because I want to?
The one in the rain is a little misleading - whilst she will go out in the rain if we are taking her for a walk, she does not like going out in it (nightmare to get her to go to the loo when its raining) and she will not go in ponds or the sea. However when it snowed here recently she loved it, and would find the iciest bit, run and skid. We ended up having to put a coat on her as she would get so cold but loved it. Mind you, my friend took her out on his mini motorbike and she loved that too - total adrenaline junkie!
She is not a big barker, but she does bark. When she was younger she would scream and sounded like a vixen. Her whimpers and 'chirps' to get attention are still very high pitched. Loves to run and when out at the park will be off if she sees a squirrel (god she can run). She often has a confused or worried look due to her wrinkly forehead, often stands on her back legs. She is a very confident dog, and will approach any person or dog (or horse). Loves to chew, but has her basket of chews so tends to leave the house stuff alone. Loves being around children too. She has been raised with my cats, so also happy with them (well, 2 still beat her up, the third plays with her) but outside the house would chase a cat i think.
She does also have a lot of terrier in her also, which is why I think she could be a terrier basenji cross. She will 'kill' her toys and often tears the stuffing out. Also loves to play tug of war.
As you all say though, she is gorgeous. Her and some litter mates were just 7 weeks when they were dumped, but luckily were found. She is the softest dog. A bit naughty, she knows how to do things but needs an incentive to do them, and the little horror has worked out how to unscrew her jar of treats!
ETA: she weighs about 10.kg. she put a little bit of weight on with her recent phantom pregnancy, but not much.
