It's been over a year since we took Oli in. He came to us by way of another Basenji owner who's wife did not want a male (as they already had a female and did not want more than one). He was dropped off as "found wandering the streets" and I followed protocol and published ads in the local papers in both English and Spanish, on web sites and checked with local animal shelters. This went on for a few months with no owner to come forward. So he made us his family and we are happy he did. Oli is a peculiar B with good sense (for a B) and only a minimum amount of faults. He pulls on his leash and is leash aggressive towards unfamiliar dogs, however his sweet and friendly character out weighs any cons I could ever list. He doesn't like his kennel at all, but will tolerate it for a few minutes at a time and that's ok because he is not very house destructive at all.
He is completely different from our first Basenji, Bo who was your typical cranky, moody escape artist. Oli has escaped a couple of times, but we fixed the fence line and back out the door now and he has not even attempted to leave again! It's like I said, he seems to have sense! When you take in a rescue many times you have no idea what this animal has lived through before they come to your home. Oli never seemed like he had a bad past, but he sure seems like he appreciates his life of leisure now! He is sweet, hyper at times, non digger, non climber and likes other dogs (as long as he is not on a leash). He loves to run and play with other dogs at the dog park which I try to take him to at least 2 times a month.
Now we are in the process of adopting another B - a lovely little girl Jezebel. She has been with us since last October and she is just a darling addition to our family! More updates on her later!
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