http://www.petyourdog.com/dog_breeds/basenji/ Find anything dog related on Petyourdog.com! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.petyourdog.com/dog_breeds/basenji/comment-page-1/#comment-30610 Name (required) Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:17:55 +0000 http://petyourdog.com/beta/?p=135#comment-30610 I am living in South-Africa,& would like to know more about the Basenji (-Egyptian ) dog, From where (Country) & Possibility to import ,or, is this breed available in SA. ?,from a local Breeder ? I am living in South-Africa,& would like to know more about the Basenji (-Egyptian ) dog, From where (Country) & Possibility to import ,or, is this breed available in SA. ?,from a local Breeder ?

]]> http://www.petyourdog.com/dog_breeds/basenji/comment-page-1/#comment-25379 David Jenkins Sun, 01 May 2011 21:14:27 +0000 http://petyourdog.com/beta/?p=135#comment-25379 My wife joined B.R.A.T. (Basenji Rescue And Transport). We became foster partents to a Basenji. He was older when we first got him (7 yrs.). After his original owner turned him over to B.R.A.T. he was passed from foster home to foster home. They all had problems with him (I believe because they didn't know how to handle a Basenji) which is why he was passed along. Some even went to the extent of medicating him to keep him docile. I must admit that I also didn't know how to handle him when we first got him. It has taken a couple of years for me to really learn how to listen to him and for him to trust us and realize that he has really found a new home. They really can be wild and viscous, especially when they feel threatened. I received over a dozen severe bites from him in the beginning (he also has bitten 3 other people). Everyone told us that we should have a dog like that put down. Luckily I'm very bull headed and strong willed. If you tell me that I should do something, odds are that I'll do the opposite. I also believed that he was biting out of fear, not out of malice. It has been a long road but we have finally learned how to live together. He truly has found a new home. I don't recommend anyone taking one on without fully educating themselves first (and starting with a pup rather than an older one). If you don't, you will quickly find out why their name can be translated to "wild and viscous." It isn't fair to either you or the dog. Ours is black and white and his name is Kachunga. My wife joined B.R.A.T. (Basenji Rescue And Transport). We became foster partents to a Basenji. He was older when we first got him (7 yrs.). After his original owner turned him over to B.R.A.T. he was passed from foster home to foster home. They all had problems with him (I believe because they didn’t know how to handle a Basenji) which is why he was passed along. Some even went to the extent of medicating him to keep him docile. I must admit that I also didn’t know how to handle him when we first got him. It has taken a couple of years for me to really learn how to listen to him and for him to trust us and realize that he has really found a new home. They really can be wild and viscous, especially when they feel threatened. I received over a dozen severe bites from him in the beginning (he also has bitten 3 other people). Everyone told us that we should have a dog like that put down. Luckily I’m very bull headed and strong willed. If you tell me that I should do something, odds are that I’ll do the opposite. I also believed that he was biting out of fear, not out of malice. It has been a long road but we have finally learned how to live together. He truly has found a new home. I don’t recommend anyone taking one on without fully educating themselves first (and starting with a pup rather than an older one). If you don’t, you will quickly find out why their name can be translated to “wild and viscous.” It isn’t fair to either you or the dog. Ours is black and white and his name is Kachunga.

]]> http://www.petyourdog.com/dog_breeds/basenji/comment-page-1/#comment-18758 Paula Grogan-Onescu Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:12:21 +0000 http://petyourdog.com/beta/?p=135#comment-18758 I have a puppy that I adopted from Sammys Friends ...they say he is Pit mix and a friend that is atrainer says he may have Besingey in him ...how do I know? I have a puppy that I adopted from Sammys Friends …they say he is Pit mix and a friend that is atrainer says he may have Besingey in him …how do I know?

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