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* Ancestors * Personality
and Traits * Rescue * Home
Life *
Ancestors
 Basenji's
come from a long line of dogs originating in Egypt. I have a history
which dates back to approximately 8000 BC. It is evidenced by
paintings, carvings and hieroglyphics that Basenji like me existed
in the time of the Pharaohs. I have found an awesome site that
will explain and show you all about my ancestors in egypt!
Check out Egyptian Basenji Art
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Personality and Traits
Heres a site with a formal description of my friends
and relatives. http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/basenji.cfm
But you cant fit me into any formal general description. I stand
out!
My short soft fur consits of 3 colors; black,tan
and cream. My feet are cream and I have beauty wrinkles on my
forehead which accentuate my stunning eyes. My chocolate eyes
are outlined in the high egyptian fashion with an intriguing line
of black. I weigh 19 pounds and wont really get any bigger. I
like that!
My favorite thing about myself is that I'm clean.
I see so many friends all over town who just dont do themselves
justice with their hygiene. I clean myself after every trip outdoors
and I dont have a distinguishable odor although Mike (lead alpha
male / owner) says I have a scent of Doritos. I dont know what
those are but since he kisses me constantly I bet they smell yummy!
Cleo and Nina snoozing
I cant stand even one second away from Nina (lead
alpha female/owner) if she even just gets up to get a drink Im
right behind her. I think this stems from Ponch my friend not
being around anymore. Nina tells me all the time that she'll be
right back and I'm starting to believe she will never leave me.
I love to sleep next to her on her beside her. My absolute favorite
is at night I get to sleep right in the middle of Mike and Nina.
I am so lucky!
VOGUE
Sometimes I get cold I am from Egypt ya know so
I need to wear sweaters and bury myself in blankets whenever I
can.
I also make lots of noise when I am left alone.
I hate it and throw tantrums until someone comes home. I am not
happy by myself at all. I have eaten (shredded into works of art)
3-5 blankets and towels which were supposed to keep me warm. I
have eaten through my first crate that Nina made for me and I
am working on getting out of my 2nd. Im only in them 3-4 hours
but it drives me nutz and I need to let Nina and Mike know how
unhappy I am stuck in my crate. In the beginning Nina let me stay
out of my crate and I smelt cheez-its
and had to have them I opened a cabinet and ripped open the package
and munched away. Yummy! I also have very expensive taste in shoes.
I chewed on Nina's leather ankle boots and tore apart my leash
for good measure.
Nate and Cleo's first photo
I was a little scared to meet Nate and Nate was
a little scared to meet me. But now my new best friend is Nate
hes right in line with me behind Mike and Nina so we have something
in common. Nate takes me for walks and plays with me. He hugs
and kisses me. I like Nate but I dont like to listen to him.
Caiya and Kieran are super nice to me when I am
in the car Kieran lets me sleep on his blanket and Caiya makes
sure I am warm and happy! I can't wait for them to come home I
miss them!
I learn more about myself and make new noises everyday
so check back here for updates on my adventures!
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Rescue
I was brought into the Worcester
Animal Rescue League with my friend Ponch. Nina and Mike first
took Ponch into the sitting room. They picked Ponch because well
Ponch is gorgeous! But from what Ponch told me they didnt get
along so well, something about knocking over lamps and pushing
running around the room crazy. Ponch said he went so crazy he
didnt even see Nate in the room! I hope Nina and Mike know that
being locked in a kennel is no fun and when we got out we just
wanted to go crazy! Then Nina and Mike came in and got me. They
brought me into the sitting room and I looked at Nina and I posed
and I knew she was going to take me home. I licked her hand and
she was mine. I got taken for a walk and had to go back into the
kennel until the rescue league released me.
May 13 2003 I got to walk out of the kennel! WOo HOo! I got to
ride in the car and Mike talked to me the entire ride and he let
me sleep on his lap and he told me not to touch the new tv which
I am proud to say I have no interest in (except the food channel).
I saw my new house and woods and was so happy and scared at the
same time.
Mike told me that I was a suprise for Nina. Nina didnt even know
I was home. Mike called Nina and said well are you going to come
home and feed Cleo? Nina screamed ohhhhhh you got her? and she
drove right home and kissed and hugged me.
I proceeded to secure and investigate my new home by smelling
every square inch then I settled down for a nap. I am adjusting
quite well and the grilled chicked here is to die for!
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Home and Family
These are my new pack members. Mike Caiya Nate Nina and Kieran.
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