@basenjicurious
Itās great that youāre doing your homework on the basenji. I think the reason you read all these āhorror storiesā 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. Itās 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 ārepertoire of tricksā without me even asking her. She dances to let me know itās 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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Basenji stranded b/c of volcano
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704671904575194400552622936.html
nice story AND Pen is Zest's littermate.
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Great find.
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Wow, I hadn't even thought about animals being stuck in Europe. Here's hoping they all make it back/to their homes.
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Small world! How cool to read about Zest's brother in the WSJ !
Dr. Wolf, of Air Animal, used to be the only vet in Tampa open on late Saturday and we took our first basenji to him many years ago, before he started Air Animal.
I would have had to drive across the alps too if one of mine was stranded, I'm sure we all would! -
yea, i sometimes go to google news and type in "basenji" just to see what comes up. I did that last night and this article came up, but it was late and i didn't read it then, figuring I'd save it for the morning. Before I got around to reading it today, I saw where Peg Grundman emailed the same link to me with a note saying Zest's littermate was Pen, the basenji in the attached article. I had no idea. Like Kipawa I'd never thought about the animals being stranded due to flight problems.
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How randomā¦Basenjis and volcanos. Thanks for sharing.
