@basenjicurious
It’s great that you’re doing your homework on the basenji. I think the reason you read all these “horror stories” is because they are not your typical dog. They are a beautiful and highly intelligent breed with a very strong prey drive. My Kembe is my first basenji but I was familiar with the breed because my brothers were basenji owners. I got her when she was 1years old - she was returned to the breeder by the previous owners. Kembe has never been destructive, she has free reign of our house, and I can leave her at home alone. It’s extremely important to exercise them regularly - especially exercise and stimulate their minds, and establish a routine (I can set my watch to my dog). They are definitely trainable - it scares me to see how smart she is and also well behaved. Basenjis are extremely lovable and hilariously funny. If I have a treat that my dog especially likes - she will do her whole “repertoire of tricks” without me even asking her. She dances to let me know it’s time to eat and will sit right next to me and hit me with her paw when she wants to go for her walk.
I think our basenji chose us - when we went to the breeders home to look at her - She jumped up next to my husband on the couch and curled up! I was sold on her! I really hope you find a basenji that right for you!
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Breed all about it: Basenji
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This was on Animal Planet this morning.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/breed-all-about-it-basenji.html
Very interesting and informative! Love seeing our breed on TV!
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Ugh, I missed it again. I was even looking for it the last few weeks.
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We always keep a copy on our DVRs just to watch occaisionally or show people who want to see. It also makes our dogs go crazy. The other cool thing is that our 18 month old is related to one of the dogs from NYC that are on the show.
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I have wanted to catch that show and record it ever since I first heard about it, but I always miss it.:mad:
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And actually that video link I posted is just a 2 minute snippet. They one that aired was the whole show so maybe a half hour.
