My Basenji is 15 years old this year in June. Shes still going strong, she cant see very well but that is about all that is wrong with her.

@MaxBooBooBear:

I don't understand the way the vet is getting a urine sample. I've been told for a urinalysis what really needs to be done is the vet takes a sample directly from the bladder with a needle? That's how my vet would test Max's urine (this is when they do the urinalysis at the vets or send out to a lab). With an experienced vet–it isn't painful. Also--if Max had just gone potty--and his bladder was empty--they would sometimes have to confine him there at the vets in a kennel and wait for his bladder to fill up before taking any with a needle. This might take a a couple of hours to get a good sample.

That also struck me as odd that the vet didn't draw direct. It sounds very serious I know how you feel. I hope he gets better soon!

@BDawg1005:

…And her back legs would kick out like a donkey.

Yeah! I can remember my girl doing that too, kicked me right in the shin one time and it HURT!

I'm glad he is ok!

My dog did the bolt quite a few times in her younger years but she always had the devil's luck to not get hit.

I hope he gets better really quickly!

Put the nuts in a cupboard with a padlock and a safe combination lock on them?

Nothing is sacred with a basenji around!! My mum used to have to put up the trash can as my B always ended up getting into it right after we closed the front door to go out.

My girls name starts with A… Ashenputtel. It is german for cinderella We call her Ash or Ashen for short.

I'm no expert but here is a link to a site that may help you identify what is wrong with him:
http://www.nzymes.com/Articles/dog_skin_hair_problems.htm#OTHERDISEASESWITHHAIRLOSS

Quesitons you can ask yourself:
Is it only in one particular season in which this is happening?
How old is your dog? Is he fixed? - could be hormonal?
Changes in the dogs food?
Changes in what kind of material he sleeps on / does he wear anything like a doggie blanket now that he didn't before?
Is he itchy mostly a few hours after his bath?

If you think its allergy, try eliminating possible things from his environment one at a time to work out what might be contributing to it.

When my basenji was two I recall she had a few bumps, chewed the top part of her tail bare and had dandruff. We cured most of it with finding the right shampoo for her skin type to use. I think part of it may have been hormonal.

My Basenji also growled when woken up or moved from her warm spot. Didn't have a food problem though.

I've once seen her wake herself up from a doggie nightmare, she even snapped in the air a few times before she awoke.

The only way we could persuade her to move without the fuss was with something she liked even more than her warm spot like a treat or the heater.

The breeder we bought Ash from told us that Basenji's were bred to pack hunt lions in Africa. Ash certainly seems like she is more sight than sound or sniff.

Definately steak, or lamb chop. And she loves warm milk.

One of my moms cairn terriers did the same thing when he was a pup. He is a fairly dominant alpha male dog with very set territorial boundaries. Perhaps your dog only feels safe to stash his food in his spots that he knows are "safe"?