{"id":81,"date":"2013-04-07T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T05:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbna.mtd.id.au:8080\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2015-07-22T18:42:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T08:42:17","slug":"the-basenji-at-home-and-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"Basenji Owner Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Basenji is a primitive dog, and one that was known to ancient civilisations, that has learnt to live with man through the millennia by being smart \u2013 with most of the time trying to outsmart the household.\u00a0 They are not a compliant breed, and you have to convince them that what they are about to do is good for them; otherwise you should go and get a ‘clockwork’ dog that you can wind up and point in the right direction.\u00a0 They will look at you \u201csilly\u201d if you throw a ball or stick and expect them to fetch it.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are low maintenance inasmuch they usually don’t need much veterinary attention, but still enjoy their coat brushing and nail trimming, but I still like to have another opinion on their general health on an annual basis.\u00a0 Mine are fed Raw Beef Brisket Bones (RBBB) to keep their teeth in good shape.\u00a0 The advantage of RBBB is that the whole bone is consumed leaving neither shards nor lumps to squabble over, at a later time.\u00a0 The complete brisket bone is sawn up into the size that I request, so that all of the Basenjis get to gnaw away on the bone, and it diverts their attention away from chewing other more precious items \u2013 like shoes, trousers, underwear, wallets, and any other item that is of interest at the time.\u00a0 There was a by-line on the Basenji List that stated: \u201cA Basenji is a slob’s best friend\u201d as they teach you not to leave things in reach of their paws and mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Basenjis dislike being rained on, which includes bathing, but mine do not mind going through puddles and even swimming, paddling, or running through the river, sea, or pond.\u00a0 They also seem to enjoy the perfume of fish, sheep, horse ‘apples’, and other odoriferous items.\u00a0 No matter how vigilant you are, they will always find the carcass of something that is just at the right strength to overpower you on the way home and into the tub. I think they consider it as part of their camouflage and do not seem to be worried by the strange odours.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recognised colours for Basenjis range from Red and White, (the most common); and the Black and White; the Tri-colour, and the Brindle, with the brindle ranging from a light spread of stripes (like Apari), to ones that have their striping so close together they almost appear nearly black.\u00a0 There are some variations to the ones listed above, including Fula Black\u00a0 \u2013 which are a tri-colour without the melon pips above the eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Basenjis are not for everyone, and you will need the strength of all your faculties to overcome their whims.\u00a0 Although they know what they want, they are trainable with heaps of patience and being able to convince them that this is really what they wanted to do.\u00a0 There are Basenjis out there with a string of obedience, tracking, agility, and conformation titles that would make an alphabet soup envious \u2013 so it can be done.\u00a0 Although a bitch of mine, when on a sit-stay, would sit alright, but if the grass was wet, she would sit on her haunches to keep her butt off the ground.\u00a0 They think things out, and if you are lucky enough to have one curl up at the foot of the bed or under the covers, you will appreciate the wonders of a Basenji \u2013 more likely you will be wondering: \u201cWhat is the Basenji doing now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Basenji is a primitive dog, and one that was known to ancient civilisations, that has learnt to live with man through the millennia by being smart \u2013 with most of the time trying to outsmart the household.\u00a0 They are not a compliant breed, and you have to convince them that what they are about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":113,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-right-column.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520,"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/2520"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basenjibreednetwork.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}