Having a Basenji Means...September 1, 2006 Basenjis are best known for the fact that they are barkless*...but there is a lot more to them. The barkless thing is all fine and good, but they can be a serious pain in the ass. They are super-smart and calm in appearance, but their little brains are churning all of the time. I always say, "They may be bad, but they're quiet!" *Barkless, maybe, but not mute. However, ours are indeed silent most of the time. Without further ado, having a Basenji means... |
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Always having someone around who is more intrested in what you're doing than you are. |
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Never having a place to sit. |
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Teenytiny little eyelash-like hairs on the furniture. |
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A covered kitchen garbage can. (Unless you like to clean up messes everyday.) |
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Several loads of bath towels on laundry day. |
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Always having the warmest spot in the house pointed out to you. |
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Closed bathroom doors. |
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Special leashes and collars to make sure that they can NEVER GET AWAY FROM YOU ON A WALK. (A Basenji will generally NOT come when called, unless you suddenly come up with liver treats or something.) We call this The Contraption...it's a special harness/collar combo that I made myself. Ike can back out of harnesses or collars, even Martingale or choker collars. But this baby covers all the bases. |
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Never having to sleep alone, even when your spouse is out of town. |
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We'll finish up here with a little movie of Ike. In this clip, I'm saying some of Ike's favorite words to get a reaction out of him. Petsmart? Walk? Beach? Don't worry. Since this video amounts to teasing the poor doggie, he got about a million kisses after I shot it. He forgives me. If you want to learn more about Basenjis, you can read about them on the Basenji Rescue site. |
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Whoops! One last thing... If you haven't seen the treadmill video by OK Go, please check it out. It is amazing! I can barely stay on the treadmill when all I'm trying to do is walk! |
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My email - staci@verypink.com |
Chris' email - barkless3@yahoo.com |
