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Adopted
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Page updated: Friday, July 15, 2005 03:07 AM
SOME
BASENJIS ARE NOT ADOPTABLE!
Due
to temperament and illness.
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Basenji's
that were adopted or put to sleep due to temperament |
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| Abby |
Abby
was a petite little red and white 1-year-old female
Basenji. A private shelter near Cincinnati
contacted me to come get her. Her story was 5 homes
in 3 years. and shots at every new home. I
contacted her breeder near Cincinnati and they told me
they were coming to pick her up and never did, After
three (3) phone calls to them I decided that they were
not gig to get her so rescue placed her. She was so sweet
and playful. She was placed with a family of four (4) and
at last they were living in northern Ohio near
Toledo. Abby was placed a few years ago but I had
misplaced her info and just now remembered her. Updated
8-19-2000 |
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| Alex |
Alex
is a 1 1/2 yr. old black and white female. Her owner said
that she did not get along with her lab that she brought
into the hose. Alex is sister of Topaz (rescue) and Joee.
(Rescue) She was mated with Ozzie and produced Johan
(another rescue) She was adopt in 1992 and living in
Lexington, Kentucky. |
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| Alex
(2) |
Alex
2 was given up to rescue with her brother Beau at 6 years
of age. They were both kept outside all year long. They
came from Louisville, Kentucky. The owners had lost their
business and had to move to an apartment. She is no
living in Chicago. She was adopted as a replacement of
another basenji that passed on and the owner's other
basenji was grieving for the loss of its mate. Since then
her brother Beau has joined Alex. They are treated like
royalty with plush beds, heavy sweaters etc. The owner
sends me pictures and even the 'Second Hand Basenji '
book. |
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| Alexei
-4 month red/white male puppy
with black color Status:
Adoption Pending |
He
is a 4-month-old red and white female Basenji he has not
been socialized much but is very sweet. A person who was
breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business gave
him up. He and 8 other puppies were on their way to the
animal helter. At this point we need to complete the
shots and test and then neuter him before he can be
placed. Updated 01-04-2003. He is very friendly and
outgoing but sometimes leery of those he does not
know. He does well in the crate and is not leashed
trained. He has had his first set of puppy shots. He is
easy to handle. He is in the process of being dewormed.
He is trying to cope with the basement stairs when
trying to go outside but not quite sure how to handle
them. We are working on that. He will have his neutering
as soon as he is clean of worms. He is doing fine. He
is scheduled to be neutered on 2/5/04. He can climb the
basement stairs with ease. He is friendly towards me but
like the rest are very aloft as if no socialization has
ever taken place. He warms ups quickly. I can pick her up
with no problem and she has a good appetite. I am working
on him jumping into the crate when they come in by
placing food inside. This will help him think of the
crate as a happy place and not just something to be
thrown into. He will be available for adoption
10-14 days past her neuter surgery (weekend of 2/20/2004.
He has been de-wormed and will be starting on Heartguard
heartworm prevention medicine.. Updated 1/22/2004. Alexei
was adopted on 2/14/2004 and is living with a family in
Kentucky. Updated 2/16/2004. |
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Arleigh (pronounced "Arlee") Status: Adopted
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Arleigh is a 1.5 year old red and white male Basenji. He is neutered and up to date on vaccinations. He arrived just today from the south. He weighs about 21 pounds. He is both house trained and crate trained (he does not like the crate but he is ok with it). reason for putting into rescue is the family moved into an apartment and just had a baby. the dog gets along with children (do not know about cats). My first impression was a good dog. He let me pick him up and hold him in my lap belly up on his back. He was a little stupidities as to who I was and why I did this but he let me do it anyway. The photos are just a first day pictures. He was a little nervous during the session. At this time I see no problems with him. Updated 6-19-2004. He is a very sweet dog and well trained in the house. He is playful and gentle with everyone. He cries in the crate when first put into it and if he has to go to the bathroom. Update 6-30-2004. Arleigh was adopted on 1-10-2004. | |
| Bandit |
Bandit
is a 9 month old black and white male Basenji. He was
purchased in a pet store in Beavercreek, Ohio for $850.
He was turned over to rescue at age 12 weeks when the
boyfriend and girlfriend broke up. the girlfriend could
not keep dog at her apartment and the boyfriend thought
it not best to keep the dog since he was gone a
lot. He came with kennel cough. He was a very small
male probably the runt of the litter. He was such a
good boy in his crate and on walks. After 5 or 6
different antibiotics, his kennel cough went
away. He developed some other minor health issues ,
but we dealt with them and then we had him neutered.
Taylor taught him to yodel and he makes happy yodel
sounds a lot. He is currently scheduled to leave
for Pennsylvania on the weekend of the 29th of Sept. If
the adoption falls through, then he will be put back up
for adoption Updated 9-24-2001 |
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| B.G.(Big
Guy) |
B.G.
was found running loose in Englewood, Ohio. He was
approx. 15 yr. old when found and had a heart murmur. He
was a very gentle dog, but on occasion would become a
fear bitter when no fore warning. He had to be pit to
sleep as he was unreliable as a placement. We spent
several months trying to find his owners and also trying
to re-train him. |
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| BJ |
BJ
was a 1.5 year old red & white female basenji. She
was turned into the vet to be put down for biting. The
vet called Basenji Education And Rescue to help in the
situation. She was evaluated for several weeks. She did
fine with men but women made her fearful. I had a woman
(who knew Basenji's very well) watch my dogs while I was
on vacation for the weekend. The dog attacked her for no
reason as she was putting her in the crate. I had done it
several times without a problem. BJ not only tried once ,
but came back after the woman to attack. We felt that she
would not be suitable form placement. She had her second
chance and messed it up. She was put to sleep in late
April-99. Updated: 4-99 |
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| Beau
(Old Beau) (click
here for a picture of Old Beau after his hip replacement) |
Beau
was given up to rescue with his sister Alex 2 at 6 years
of age .. They were both kept outside all year long. They
came from Louisville, Kentucky. The owners had lost their
business and had to move to an apartment. He was adopted
as a replacement of another basenji that passed on and
the owner's other basenji which was ALEX 2 who was
grieving a bit. for the loss of its mate. Beau and Alex 2
has been joined together and are now living in Chicago
together. They are treated like royalty with plush beds,
heavy sweaters etc. The owner sends me pictures and even
the 'Second Hand Basenji ' book. Update: 8/24/99- Beau is
on thyroid and he now has just had a hip replacement. He
will have a 6 week recovery , but he is doing fine. |
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| Ben
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Ben
came from Columbus, OH. animal shelter. He is a 2 year
old red and white neutered male Basenji. He is very
energetic and loving. He was crate trained and
housebroken. He is living back in Columbus, Oh with a
family |
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| Ben
#2 |
He
was turned into the shelter in Columbus because the owner
was moving and could not take him. We feel that he is the
brother of Gretta. They were both adopted from the same
shelter at the same time. Ben #2 is currently adopted and
living with my Brother and his family. Updated 11/9/99 |
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| BENNIE |
Bennie
came from Columbus, Ohio He was placed in rescue after
several members of his human family had perished in a
house fire. The remaining members had to move in with
other family members, but Bennie could not adjust. They
kept him in the shed because he screamed if he was locked
up. That was probably due to being traumatized from the
fire. He was going to the shelter when the owner noticed
a person wearing a basenji T-shirt at the supermarket.
That person informed them of rescue. He was adopted 1
year later. The new owner waited 5 months for him. I
wanted to get him calmed down and the new owner was
trying to find a place to live where she could have a
dog. He lived very happy and spoiled for two years until
he was killed by a car. |
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| Benny
VI |
Benny
is a 4.5 yr old (dob- 12-21-97) red and white male
Basenji. He was given up for adoption on 4-13-2001
(Friday the 13th) in order to start his new life. He
seems very sweet. He does well in a crate except that he
does the yodel a little. He was not crated a lot.
He does not like to be in the backyard for any long
period of time. He was originally purchased at
Petland He did well when introduced to Kramer and
duke. He will be ready for adoption around 6-1-2001. Updated
4-15-2001. Benny was adopted on Labor Day Weekend. He is
living happily in Georgia. He immediately took to them as
they walk ed in the front door and sat on their lap. It
was if they were meant for each other. Updated
9-7-2001. |
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| Blaze |
Blaze
is a 6 year old red and white female. rescued from a
Bowling Green Ohio shelter turned in by a family
who was moving and did not want to take her. She is
coming along nicely. She does well in a crate. She was
turned in with Rocky. she will be ready for adoption
around the end of the month of July . Updated 7-4-2000 . She
is doing well , she is crated with Rock. She eats well
and eats anything put in front of her so far. She goes
into the crate quite well. Updated 11-13-2000. Blaze has
gone t oher new owner near where she started from. She is
living in Toledo Ohio Updated: 1-27-2001 |
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| Bunji |
Bunji
was purchased in a pet store. He was placed into rescue
at 1 year of age. The former owners were never told
(educated) by the pet store about a basenji's character
and behavior.. The basenji was kept locked in the
bathroom whenever they went away. It would tear up
anything it could. He was never crate trained. He is now
living with several other basenji's in Canada and very
happy. |
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| Brea |
Brea
was turned into rescue by a veterinary office who was
getting ready to put her down per the owners request. I
went and got her and she was nervous but ok. She was a
good little girl, but would be aggressive toward female
humans. It was agreed by the rescue committee to put her
down. She was untrustworthy with strangers. I worked with
her for 4 months with no change. She was put to sleep |
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| Cairo |
Cairo
was a red and white female placed in rescue age 7. The
family was going through a divorce and neither wanted the
dog. She was a fear biter. She learned that if she
growled (or even snapped/bite) that she would get her own
way. She spent several months in re-training but did not
show signs of changing. It was determined that she could
not be placed (trustworthy) into a new home and no other
suitable option was available. She was put to sleep. |
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| Casey |
Casey
is an 11 year old Basenji that has a history of biting
the owner and probably never was trained to listen to the
owned "NO". He does not submit to authority at
all. The associated picture is just one of many
times he has turned on me. He is getting better, but will
never be trustworthy enough to be adopted. Although he
has never bitten me, he is doing a good job at making me
think he will. Please look at this picture and
remind yourself that some Basenji's turn out BAD whether
it be abused, untrained or the human owner
never took charge of the situation.. I am not
saying that your basenji will turn out this way, but take
it from someone who has been bitten almost everywhere on
his body (yes including the crotch). This means not
letting them get away with growling at you for kicking
them off the couch. He will be put down soon. I have had
him in rescue for nearly 8 weeks. I have had several B's
over the years like him. I also wanted to remind B owners
that there are a lot of GOOD dogs out there (both
rescues and ones from breeders), but there are still
certain BAD dogs to. The BAD dog could be a result
of either a mental or physical injury. Updated 2/28/2000 |
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| Cassidy |
Cassidy
is a Shiba Inu rescue from a Shelbyville Indiana
shelter(they told us that he was a Basenji). We think he
is about 1.5 yrs old. He has a injury to his left front
leg with some crushed bones (I have the x-ray). I took
him to my vet (who also owns Basenjis) and got all his
shot including rabies, parvo distemper etc. He is
heartworm negative and has hookworms which I am treating.
He is very loving and did get a little snippy at the vets
(can you blame him ). He visited the vet in Indiana to
get checked out and get a splint on his leg. He will need
to have the splint on for about 10 weeks ( it has been
about 2.5 weeks now. I am trying to find someone in Shiba
Inu rescue or someone that has Shiba Inu's to adopt this
dog . Basenji does have about $300 in vet bills so far.
There des not seem to be any need for surgery at this
time. He will always have a limp, so I am told. Updated:
6-2000. Cassidy was put to sleep. His injury was too
severe and his temperment was very aggressive towards
other people (he accepted me with open paws. The knjury
to his leg had turnbed into gnagrene and we decide that
the leg could not be saved. The Shiba rescue people were
consulted and also met him as weel before any deciscion
was made. Cassidy was my first Shiba Inu and he will be
sorely missed, even though I had him such a short time. Update:
7-2000 |
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| Catia |
Catia
was 39 pound tri color female placed into rescue at age
4. . Her owners were being relocated for their jobs and
could not take her with them. She was trimmed down to 19
pounds ( a whole basenji) and is living in Ohio with a
mother and single child home. They also have one other
dog (mixed breed) which they get along with fine. |
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| Chaco |
Chaco
was a red and white male placed into rescue at age 6 and
after his owner could not take his temperament problem.
She was his second owner. His first owners accidentally
ran over him with their car when backing up from their
driveway. He lost his leg after they had a friend put a
cast on it. The dog chewed the cast off and it became
infected, so it was removed. He stayed in rescue for
about 2 1/2 years until his temperament proved too
undesirable. The dog was put to sleep. |
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| Champ |
Champ
is a 9 month old red and white male Basenji. He and Lady
were purchased from a backyard breeder who told them that
these were outdoor dogs year round. He needs some
work on his leash as he was never trained on a leash. He
does well in a crate, but he stays in there with his
sister Lady. He is really shy and it is taking time
to get to know him. He needs some confidence. He is sweet
but unsure of those he does not know. He is a puppy. He
will be updated on shots and neutered before he is
adopted.Updated 8-18-2001. Champ has been adopted.
Updated 12-20-2001 |
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| Chisum
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Chisum
is a 3.5 year old red & white male neutered Basenji.
He is sweet. He is not fully crate trained ,at this time,
but in one week he has made some significant progress. He
is on a lamb and rice dog food as chicken is a problem in
his diet (per the former owner). . He and Jesse came in
together. They were both owned by a person who was
getting ready to deploy in the military. Updated
10-11-2000. After further evaluation, he shows no real
emotions except that he perks up at treats, he yodels to
come in if left out too long , but does not want to come
in. He does not show his affection very well, but he his
a couch potato. He looks at you with big soft eyes ands
can not love him. He supposedly came from a puppy mill .
This Basenji would do well in some one who does not want
a very active Basenji. Do not get me wrong, He does get
into things like a Basenji would. He was born
on3-19-2000.. Chisum is not usually crate anymore while I
am gone because he is so upset about it and I have
not been able to get his anxiety level down. Since he is
not destructive, I have tried to let him stay in the
living room uncrated while I am gone as an
experiment Updated 11-13-2000. Chisum looks like he will
be adopted on 3/24/2001. He is moving to Michigan. I will
leave this posting on the adoption center in case it does
not work out. Updated 3-9-2001. Chisum is now living in
Michigan. Updated 4-12-2001 |
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| Cincy
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Cincy
is a 1 yr old red and white male neutered Basenji.
I was told he was 7 months old (he is starting to act
like it) , but reserve my judgment on this. He was turned
into a Cincinnati animal shelter by a puppy broker who
could not sell him because he was probably too old. This
is the story told to me. He is good in a travel type
(Vari Kennel) and I am working on the wire
crate situation. He cries in the wire crate. He was
easy to give a bath with only minor typical "I do
not need or want a bath human). Cincy knows how to jump
on the couch after a bath and rub all over it
"Basenji style". He loves to play and I
can take a bone away from with no problem. He walks
gently on the leash. He wil be getting all shots and test
on Tuesday 6-18-2002. Updated : 6-14-2002. He is
now yodeling. I have placed him with various other B's
and he seems good with them after the pecking order was
established. Updated 7-3-2002. Cincy is
living in cincinatti now. Updated 7-12-2002.Cincy has
been returned to rescue. It was no fault of the
Basenji himself. B.E.A.R decided to retrieve the
Basenji after several failed attempts to call and email
the owner for follow-up on the rescue basenji. the
owner also stated that 2 dogs in the house was too much
for his family. Cincy seems ok. He is a lot skinnier
(ribs showing , but ok. He is running with 3 of my
Basenjis in the backyard. I am currently accepting
applications (email me for an application). He is
house and crate trained. He is neutered and has all
his shots up to date. Update 9-21-2002 Cincy
is now living in the Dayton area with a family of Four. |Updated
10-26-2002. |
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| CJ |
CJ (short for "Captain Jack Sparrow") is a
red and white male Basenji. He was born on 12/27/03 so he is about 1.5
years old. He was purchased at a pet store for an ungodly amount. He
is pretty much from a puppy mill so papers do not really mean a
thing.He is very friendly, wags his tail. he is very aloft at first
but within 30 seconds of me doing play bows with him he was playing.
He is crate trained but does cry at first when he goes in but not
always. He is very skinny due to the food he was on. He is currently
being fed Eukanuba performance formula which should help him gain
weight . He gets along with my Basenji (male 14 years old). I gave him
a bath and he did quite well temperament wise as he cried one time but
never tried to bite me at all. He does know sit and we are working on
lay down and other obedience objectives. I am not sure how he
does around children. We have had him since Sunday (04-03-2005). We
have a pre surgery check for his neutering on Friday (04-08-2005) and
will be scheduling his neutering after that. Also since the vet is a
Basenji person and her assistant then some additional "eyes" will be
checking on him as in relation to his temperament. He needs to
be neutered and some more evaluation before we can adopt him out. We
are currently taking applications if you have not already submitted an
application for adoption of a BEAR Basenji.
Updated 04-05-2005. Cj has been here
a week now and is a very playful and active Basenji. He visited the
vet on Friday (who is a basenji owner herself) and he did quite
well. He traveled in the crate in the car nicely. He is doing very
good in his crate (never has messed in his crate. He gets excited on
the way out to go to the bathroom and sometimes will :leak" on
the floor as he is going outside. As he becomes more familiar with the
schedule and other dogs etc , I think this will go away. He is
schedule for his neutering on Tuesday. Update
04-09-2005. CJ is doing great. He has all of his vaccines
completed and has been neutered for a week now. He is recovering
nicely. He does yodel and bark. He plays with my other dogs and is
very friendly to all. He did well in his vet visits and took the shots
very well. I will be taking him to get his staples out this week and
will be available for adoption by next weekend )4/22/2005 Friday). Update
04-15-2005. CJ is still available. We are looking for the best
home for him. he lots of energy , but very loving. I have posted some new pictures of him . He does
well in the crate.
Update 6-14-2005.
Cj has been adopted Updated 7-14-2005
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| Claire |
Claire
is a 3 yer old red & white female (soon to be spayed
) female Basenji. She is very calm when walking on lead.
She is up to date on all shots (rabies, parvo, dhllp,
bordatella and her urine, fecal and heartworm exams. All
are now negative , but she did have worms originally. She
was acquired on n 9-25-00 and her akc name is Clara
Effina (born (12/29/97). . Claire is Pokie's Mom.. She
was originally from a breeder (in Indiana) who was to
turn him and 4 other B's into rescue for placement. The
night before pickup they disappeared and the breeder
would not disclose their whereabouts. This was in May of
2000, but in September of 2000 I was notified that they
were living just 12 miles from my house on a resuce ranch
with a zebra, a kangaroo, lots of dogs and a 2600 pound
draft horse. . Claire is living in Maryland and the owner
reported that he took Claire for a nice walk along the
Potomic river and she follows him around alot. She is
living with 2 human adults and a cat. She was adopted on
11-03-2000. Updated 11-06-2000 |
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| Cleo |
Cleo
was flown from Pittsburgh, Pa after a conversation with a
friend of the owner. The owner was dying and they needed
to find a home that would take the Basenji. She was 6.5
years old. She arrived in August by plane. I kept her
until February. I She had bitten me numerous times, but I
kept giving her a chance. The last time she bit me, we
were lure coursing in Georgia when the camper door bump
her chin. She did not bit right away, but waited until I
picked her up. Fourteen puncture wounds in my arm later
and her coming back at me, I made the decision to put her
to sleep. I felt she was not trustworthy in another
persons hands. She was very good and then the next minute
she was aggressive. |
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| Corky |
He
is a 10-12 year old red & white male. He was placed
in a home in Cincinnati by another rescue organization
(later replaced by Katema). He was originally described
as a 3-7 year old dog by the other rescue person . He was
much older per his condition and teeth. He was found as a
stray in North Carolina. Besides his age, he has a neck
injury and a dislocated shoulder (non-fixable, it has
been that way too long).We had a sports medicine
specialists look at him and it turns out to be a torn
ligament in his left front shoulder. He was placed with a
person that never had a dog let alone a basenji. I am
starting him on Thyroid this week and feeding him
vitamins. He is only going to be adopted to a basenji
person that will understand a real old dog. He is going
to stay with me. He shows no emotions and has seizures
about 1-2 a month in which he pees on himself. .
(8/30/99). Updated: (2/28/2000_ We took Corky to Ohio
State University Vet Hospital. He was diagnosed with
unknown origins of seizures. They said it could be a
brain (or other) tumor or a metabolic cause or something
else unknown. They could tell more with a CATscan. He
will still stay with me |
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| Dazzle |
Dazzle
is a 2 year old Brindle colored female basenji.
She was rescued from a puppy mill auction in March 13 in
Missouri. Two other Basenjis came with her (Groucho and
Nora) She had puppies recently as she still has milk in
her. It appears that she has had little or no human
contact. She knows no commands or words such has
"good girl" etc and cringes or hides from
any human. The 3 Basenji's are starting to loosen up in
the backyard as they are moving a little more freely when
I am not around. I am actually starting to get them
to go back in the house by herding them toward the door.
It is hard to imagination that someone could treat the
dogs like this. She has visited the vet and is
negative on fecal, urine and heartworm and has been
updated on all her shots. I will start to to introduce
her to other Basenji's here to get her to know it is
ok and to help build her confidence level. It will
be a few weeks at least before she even starts to come
out of her shell. She is not currently available for
adoption as she needs to complete her evaluation period
and retraining. Please do not apply for her yet as I am
not sure what kind of Basenji she will turn out to be and
how long it will take to evaluate and retrain her. Updated
3-15-2001. Dazzle was adopted to a family in West
Virginia. . Updated 9-22-2001. |
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| Dewey |
Dewey
is a 1.5 year old R&W male. At this point he is not
neutered , but will be soon. He was turned into
rescue because his owner was in a accident and can
not take care of him. The owner is on Oxygen and the dog
is a little too much for him to handle. He did not like
the crate but settled down after awhile. He just arrived
tonight and I will start him running with the other
rescues as soon as he is neutered. Approx adoption
time frame is at least Mid-August Temperament seems
good but will continue testing. Updated 7-4-2000 |
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| Duke |
Duke
is a 2.5 year old red & white male. The owners could
not deal with him and his "basenji
characteristics" any longer (chewing etc). They have
no fenced yard for him to play with. He was from a
breeder (the same one that Sawyer and Dewey came
from). He needs to be neutered and he will be here
for a 6-8 week evaluation period as usual. Duke has been
neutered for a week and is doing great. He is well crate
trained and has gotten along with several other Basenji's
that I have placed him with in the backyard. We did have
a dewclaw removed since one had grown back. Duke was
adopted on 11-03-2000 and is living with a family of 2
adilts and a 2yr old Brindle male in Cincinnati, Ohio.
They play alot and the new owners stated that he is very
mellow.. Updated 11-06-2000 Duke has been adopted and
is now living happuly in Maryland with an older couple, a
dachshund and some talking birds. 10-9-2001 |
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| Garth |
Garth
was a big red and white male approximately 3 years old
from Tennessee. He loved to yodel. He was brought to
rescue because his family did not have the time form him
anymore. He is living in Kettering , Ohio with his new
family |
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| Eschu |
Eschu
was6 year old red and white male turned in because he did
not get along with children. He was very overweight and
friendly. He was a bit dog aggressive at others but
learned to like them quickly. He lost about 8 pounds and
looked good. He spent a great deal of time with me (I
loved him) and was crate trained right away. He would
spin in his crate whenever other B's ran around. He is
now a KY2 Basenji (living in Kentucky with hi new owner. |
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| Ellie |
Ellie
is a 1 year old red and white female Basenji.
she was turned over to a police officer in Ohio and he
gave her to rescue. she is sweet and petite. she settles
in the crate easily. the person who turned her over
to rescue had her for about 2 weeks and he said that she
was gentle with his small child. At the present time she
is not spayed and we will be taking her to the vet (dr.
Tracy Leonard DVM) for spaying and all vaccinations. If
you want more information about her please click here.
Click on her name to see her pictures taken when she
arrived at B.E.A.R.. Updated 3-8-2003. Ellie
weighed in at 16 pounds and she is very skinny and
needs some more weight on her. Her fecal was
negative and so was the heartworm test. she did
pretty well during the vaccinations. . she is up to
date on her shots now. I will be scheduling a spay
surgery within a week. She has a good temperament
when others have come to visit. she is not a picky eater
and eat everything I have fed her. Updated
3/23/2003. She was spayed and recovered very well.
Updated 3-27-2003. Ellie has been adopted and is
living in Indiana with a fine family of four. Updated
4-11-2003. |
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| Ellie
Mae |
Ellie
Mae is a 1 year (born 11-24-1999) old black and white
female. She was given up because the wife was not happy
with her and thought that since her "hackles"
were up that she was not pleased with her. . She had a
hip injury when she was a puppy and had her "ball
" of the hip socket removed. She is doing fine
and one can not notice it unless you do an x=ray of the
hip. The muscles help to hold the leg in
place (almost like a sling). She does not limp or
anything like that. She is very sweet and loves to kiss
and clean out my ears (she sneaks up on me when sleeping
to does this). She is now living in Cleveland with
a couple that had a Basenji that died of Fanconi.
She is crate trained and housebroken. Updated 3-9-2001 |
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| Elvis
|
Elvis
is a 2 year old red and white male basenji. He is very
sweet and he has gotten along with several different
Basenji's that he has been put with. The one
drawback is with children. I think it has something to do
with his former home. He does well with most kids
but sometimes I think they remind him of the ones
he used to be with. I do not know if they mistreated him,
but sometimes children are a bit overwhelming to some
dogs. He is neutered and has a wonderful
personality. I would lie to place him in a home
with out children. Update:5-16-2002 Elvis has been
adopted and living with a border collie and his human
companions. Updated 6-18-2002 |
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| Foxie |
Foxie
is approximately a 3 years old red and white female
Basenji. She was found in Mansfield , Ohio. She arrived
on 5-12-2002. She does well in the crate (cries a little
at first). She walks on leash very gently. I took her to
the vet and she cried once during a needle shot , but did
not get upset or try to snap or bite anyone. She gets
along with other Basenjis. She also did well when I
gave her a bath, she did not like it it , but
mostly just stood there. She is spayed and has been
checked and negative on fecal, urine (slightly high on PH
scale right now- no problem) and negative on the
heartworm. She has had all her vaccinations including
rabies . Update 5-16-2002 . Foxie has found a new
home . Update 6-15-2002 |
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| Gracie |
Gracie
is a 7 month old red & white female basenji turned
into rescue because she did not get along with the owners
Boston Terrier. She was bought at a Petland in the
Columbus Ohio area. She was with rescue for 6 weeks for
evaluation and was adopted in mid August to a family of
three humans. She gets to visit when they go out of town
and they only live 2 miles from me. She gets lots of
walks when the mother picks the son up at school each
day. Updated : 9-6-1999 |
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| Gretta |
Gretta
was a 1 1/2 year old female basenji from the Capital Area
Humane Society in Columbus, Ohio. She had a little
Sheltie in her. She was a great ball retriever and got
along with all the other dogs. She stayed with us for
almost two years ( I hated to give her up) and is living
in Cleveland , Ohio area now. |
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| Groucho |
Groucho
is a 3 year old red and white male Basenji.i. He
was rescued from a puppy mill auction in March 13 in
Missouri. Two other Basenjis came with him (Dazzle and
Nora) It appears that he has had little or no human
contact. He knows no commands or words such has
"good boyl" etc and cringes or hides from
any human. The 3 Basenji's are starting to loosen up in
the backyard as they are moving a little more freely when
I am not around. I am actually starting to get them
to go back in the house by herding them toward the door.
It is hard to imagination that someone could treat the
dogs like this. He has visited the vet and is
negative on fecal, urine and heartworm and has been
updated on all him shots. I will start to to introduce
him to other Basenji's here to get him to know it is
ok and to help build his confidence level. It will
be a few weeks at least before he even starts to come out
of his shell. He is not currently available for adoption
as she needs to complete his evaluation period and
retraining. Please do not apply for him yet as I am not
sure what kind of Basenji he will turn out to be and how
long it will take to evaluate and retrain him. He is so
scared that he will sleep next to me all night and
will no move except to pick his head up once in
awhile. He usually just hides his head. If I leave the
crate door open he will not come out at all. Updated
3-15-2001 |
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| Hank |
Hank
was a red and white male about 2 years of age. His former
owners were older and did not have a fenced in yard so
they could exercise him. He was place in a home with two
single adult males. It was expressed by rescue that
'rough hosing' with basenjis is not recommend'. After two
years The owners (adopted family) called and reported he
was having problems with his new girlfriend, which the
dog had bitten several times. He did not want to try
behavioral training and a compromise between his
girlfriend and him stated that no dog for him and no cat
for her. Since there was a record of the dog biting with
authorities. Placement was not an option. The dog was put
to sleep. |
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| Jack Status: Adopted
Jack 1
|
Jack is a approx 1.5-2 year old Tri colored male neutered basenji. We do not have much information on his background. H e is neutered, he has had vaccines for Bordetella (kennel cough, DHLPP, dewormed , heartworm tested (negative). He will be receiving any additional vaccines needed this week. We will also do another fecal and urine tests. He wags wags his tale at everyone and is so friendly. He is crate trained , but cries for a few minutes when he gets put in there. There is no information about how he does with other animals and no information how he does with children. Updated 03-13-2005. His visit to the vet went very well. Except for some stress of moving from place to place producing an allergic reaction (skin irritation). The and her assistant are Basenji owners as well and they think his personality is wonderful. Updated 03-14-2005. The and her assistant are Basenji owners as well and they think his personality is wonderful. Updated 3-19-2005. | |
| Jake
click on name of Basenji to see pictures. There are
5 pics of Jake total=289K |
Jake
is a 10 year old male red and white Basenji. He is
neutered. He is up to date on shots, I will need to take
him into the clinic for heartworm, fecal and urine
test and to let Dr. Tracy Leonard look him over. . His
former owners needed to move into a another location and
could not take him with them. He has been raised with
children and a cat. He does not like the crate. He
generally stays in the house when we are not at home. He
gets along with other B's but I am not sure he wants to
be around them. He is not destructive, but he will get in
the trash can once in awhile (I think when he thinks it
is supper time and he is hungry). He is a couch
potato, but do not let this fool you. he does well on
walks (does not pull on the leash. He does like to go for
walks to pee and poop and only likes to be in the
backyard when we are there with him (he will try to climb
fence to get back in the house (he can climb very well).
He is house trained and will tell us when he needs to go
out. He is grumpy in the morning and generally is sleepy
when waling when he gets up. He will squat in the street
, sidewalk or grass , whichever is convenient for him. He
howled quite after at first when he was not getting
attention or we went outside, but has settled down. I
would keep him if I did not already have 4
Basenjis. During dinner time he may come over and
put his head in your lap and wag his tail to be for food.
Normally he will just sleep on the couch unless he is
called over to the table for a treat. He is an excellent
dog to be someone's companion. Adoption donation
negotiable due to age of dog. Click
here to send email about Jake for any additional
information. Updated 8-24-2003. Additional
note- we have been letting Jake out in the house when we
go to work and he is more relaxed and such a happy dog.
He does not tear anything up but he will get into the dog
food if he finds it (typical Basenji). Updated 8-28-2003.
Jake has been adopted. He is living with another B.E.A.R.
rescue dog named "Wilily" in Dayton , Ohio..
Updated 10-06-2003. |
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| Jay |
Jay
is a 7 year old liver and white neutered male that was
turned in because the woman who got him from her boss did
not have proper time or facilities to care for him. She
did not want to crate and he was destructive in the
house. She said she had to keep him outdoors. We wormed
him and put him on Thyroid and Eukanuba Senior diet. He
is a bit of a chewer on stuffed animals but he is very
sweet and baruuhs. Jay is living in Georgia and goes by
the name of Chance and lives with his new best friend
"Peaches". The new owners have been very nice
and updating me alot about him and allowing me to help in
his adjusting to his new home. I plan on visiting him
when I go lure coursing in Georgia this fall. Updated
6/1/2000. Jay lived a happy few years with his new
family. They would call me about once a month on updates.
They were very proud of Jay. Jay died when he ran into
the street and was struck by a car. Updated 9-26-2003 |
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| Jesse |
Jesse
is a 2 year old red and white male neutered Basenji. He
came in with Chisum. His former owner was getting ready
to deploy somewhere in the military and was not able to
take them with them. He currently has a chunk of ear out
of his right side due to an unforeseen fight with another
Basenji before coming into rescue. He is very sweet but
needs some work. He does not liked to be moved when he is
sleeping (I will move him a lot to de-sensitize him of
this behavior). . He does yodel. He is partially crate
trained and sometimes takes him a little to settle in but
he his making great strides in this area. He knows to
sit. Updated 10-11-2000. Jesse was born on 12-15-98. His
ear is doing fine and his temperament is really nice and
playful. He will yodel outside when I am there and he is
happy. He is running with my Clancy, solamon, Chisum (all
boys). He is not picky on the food he eats and I feed him
dry and he gobbles it up. Updated 11-13-2000. Jesse has
been adopted to a family of 3. He sleeps with the son and
some issue had to be workedout . He leaves the famil's
Teddy Bear collection alone. Updated 12-13-2000 |
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| Jimmy |
Jimmy's
pedigree Jimmy is a black & white male (neutered) Basenji. He was turned into rescue because the previous owner could not deal with his aggressiveness. She has a 7 month old baby and her husband died in a car accident a month ago and she is pregnant with another baby. When I first saw Jimmy, he almost took my hand off trying to get him out of the crate. After I got him home and let him get a layout of the land and spend two days being with me most of the time, he has warmed up to me. I can take him in/out of the crate and take food from his mouth etc. He has separation anxiety, but is quiet in his crate. (Update: 9/10/99). Updated : 9/20/99) Jimmy was found to be aggressive toward everyone he met and could not be trusted in a home where there was a chance that someone new would come into the home and get bit.. Jimmy was put to sleep. |
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| Joee |
Joee
is a red and white female placed into rescue at age 1 1/2
years. She lived with a family of four and a fenced yard.
They also used an 'Invisible fence' on her also. They
were told by an in-house trainer not to turn the collar
up so high (for a large breed) but they ignored him. . .
She learned to walk on her hind quarters to be further
away from the shock line buried in the ground, which let
her get closer to the real fence and then climb over it.
She was very aggressive toward the family and could not
be trusted with the children. Her two sisters and nephew
were also placed into rescue later. She was my first
rescue and I still have her at age 7. She is my alpha of
the dog pack of B.E.A.R.. I decided to try her at lure
coursing since she liked running away. I had to be quite
inventive on the recalls (tackles, bundled horse hair to
look like a voodoo doll etc) to get her back. Now at age
61/2 she stops at the end (almost every time. The lure
coursing has mellowed her out and has showed her how to
have fun. She has had many accomplishments as a rescue: FC
Jasu's Princess Joee MC, SC,LCM3 |
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| Joey |
Joey
is a 1.5 yrs old , red & white male neutered Basenji
and was acquired on 9-25-00. His AKC name
is Joseph Lynne Woellert and he was born on
1/02/99. He is very well crate trained. He was originally
from a breeder (in Indiana) who was to turn him and 4
other B's into rescue for placement. The night before
pickup they disappeared and the breeder would not
disclose their whereabouts. This was in May of 2000, but
in September of 2000 I was notified that they were living
just 12 miles from my house on a rescue ranch with a
zebra, a kangaroo, lots of dogs and a 2600 pound draft
horse. . Updated 10-10-2000. He is doing well after he
was separated from Claire and Pokie. He goes into his
crate and eats well into 2 cups for dinner. I am working
on getting him to run with other dogs. He wags his tail
alot and kisses alot as well. I am still trying to break
his kennel habit of trying to poop on the floor. He does
try to tell me sometimes. Update: 11-13-2000 Updated
11-13-2000. The main requirement I have for Joey
is either an 8 foot fence or a kennel run that has a top
on it or an owner who lives in an apartment and loves to
take walks. He can jump (not climb) a 6 foot fence. He is
very loving and jumps into his crate. Updated 3-9-2001. Joey
was adopted on 6-10-2001 and is now living in an
apartment in Cincinatti, Oh |
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| Johan |
Johan
was a 1 1/2 year old black and white male. He was placed
into rescue at because of the family was getting a
divorce. He was a very vocal basenji so they decided to
get his vocal cords cut. His mother was Alex and his
father was Ozzie (both also went through rescue). He was
brought up with kids . He is now living in Cincinnati
with a family of four and one other basenji. He gets
along with the children better then the original dog. |
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| Kadja |
Kadja
was a red and white female approx. age of 3 yr. from
Kentucky. She has been living in Cleveland for about 4
years now with a family of three. She was turned over to
a Lab rescue person in KY that contacted me. |
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| Katema |
She
is a 6 year old red & white female turned into rescue
due to being too aggressive and the owners were getting a
baby. I evaluated her for several months. She was a great
dog. She went back to live in Cincinnati with a new
owner. The new owner turned "Corky" into me
after he was placed with them as a rescue. She is doing
fine and the new owners are love her very much. She is a
very strong built female. (solid muscle). |
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| Kathy
Leigh |
Kathy
Leigh and Regis were from Kentucky. She was 1 year old
red and white at the time placed into rescue. She is a
red and white female. Her brother and her were originally
traded for a computer and when the new owners could not
handle them they were turned into rescue. They had their
own language between themselves. They had really bad
coats since they were kept outside all the time all year
long. She is living in Dayton Ohio with a single person. |
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| Kay` |
Kay
is a 7 year old red and white female. Her former owner
did not have time for her any more. She was becoming
destructive due to lack of attention. She is very loving
and cuddly. She did not like me at first since she sensed
that she was being left with me. An hour in the crate
(screaming) and she came out a loving little darling..
She is crate and trained and housebroken. She does cry in
her crate once in awhile. She did very well at Dr.
Tracy's clinic when she got her updated vaccines. She was
negative on heartworm , fecal and urine. She loves to get
under a pillow or a blanket to sleep. She hated and
fought with the 2 males (Chisum and Kramer) I run
her with, but on the 3rd week of evaluation, she started
playing with them. It is not true love yet but it is
getting better. Basenji's start coming out of their shell
about the 3rd or 4th week. Updated 3-9-2001. Kay
was spayed on 3-12-2001 and did fine. She had a bad
tooth and it was removed. She has turned out to be a very
sweet girl. Updated 3-15-2001. Kay was adopted on
6-09-2001 and is now living in N.E Ohio |
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| Kody |
Kody
was a 2 year old red and white male found in the
Lexington, KY animal shelter by Nick Russell. Denise
Vertise transported him to us. Hen is now living in and
older woman as a companion. |
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| Kit Kat |
Kit
Kat is a 3 year old R&W female , petite in size but
makes up for it in loving attitude. She was turned into
the Hamilton County Animal shelter in Cincinnati ,
Ohio. She runs with all the other rescues on
this update. She is ready for adoption almost any time
now. She is crate trained, but sometimes scratches at the
crate until you tell her to stop.. She runs with the
other rescues on this page. Kit Kat is currently living
in Northwest Ohio with a woman and her mother, Updated
8-12-2000. |
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| Kramer |
Kramer
(named after the character on "Seinfeld" TV
show) arrived this morning. He is very fat and has no
front teeth just the back ones for chewing. He
weighs in at 35 lbs (per the owner). Just remember
that and when I show you a picture later on then you can
compare them. The owner will be back in May and will be
able to tell me if she is staying in Ireland or not. I
told her if she does come back to let me know. The way
the dog is now weight and temperament, he will not be
ready for awhile. He is getting medication for his eye
(irritation) and he is also on thyroid. I am going
to have him tested for the thyroid and also for the
eyes.It felt weird to let a dog eat a treat ad only feel
gums. I had a hard time getting him in his
crate when I was leaving to do that night. There was much
anxiety and confrontation between the two of us. I got
bit and I got mad, he was mad and upset. I finally
stepped back and used a different tactic and cornered him
2 pieces of cardboard and forced him backwards into a
small 200 travel crate. gave him food and that was it for
the night. He is crate trained and housebroken. He still
whines a little in the crate but quiets down after
awhile Updated-02/11/2001.
I tried to get him out to the back yard but he would
not go. I put a leash on him and he would let me take out
the front , so that is how I walk him for the next few
days. He is now able to go into his crate (big wire one
with his own dog bed that the owner brought him). I am
currently feeding him Eukanuba Senior plus prescription
from the vet that I give to some of my older dog). He
will lay with me sometimes and be friendly, but still
growls when I reach into the crate to try to pet him. He
did fall down the Basement steps twice as he came in from
the back door. He acted like he did not see them. I
suspect advanced eye problems. Other things he has done
is to walk up to various items and did not notice them
until he was on top of them. Updated- 2/12/2001.
Kramer is getting into a routing and goes outside with
Chisum and Eliie May. Chisum is wearing him down and now
they are starting to play. Kramer did not want to play
before. He yodel today (good sign- he wanted his food).
He let me play a little with him and wagging his tail. I
still am very careful around him at all times. He does
let me pick him up, but his tail and paws are still off
limits, I touch them once in awhile to start
de-sensitizing him to this. Updated- 2/16/2001. As I am
writing this he came over to me and stood there like he
wanted to be petted. I scratched his ears with vigor. The
next thing I new I was playing with him and he was
wagging his tail, my hand was in his mouth as he was
playfully gumming me (remember no teeth). Just then
Chisum and Ellie May joined in with some yodels and
started playing with him. Kramer is really doing better.
He is off the Thyroid for now. He is becoming more
playful and lets me do a lot of things to him. He and
Chisum started playing together in the last few days. His
former owners told me he will not go outside without
them. He now goes outside with Chisum and Kay. I
think he did not like to due to his eyesight
problem. I know when he is upset and does not want
to be touched but I do anyway and praise him when doing
so. He is starting to feel better about himself and it
shows. He walks around with a bit of a happy
face. Kramer still has a way to go, but a avid B
owner would have no problem with him. He loves to be
scratched and ears rubbed. I have not tried to do his
nails as I think I will sedate him and muzzle him , just
in case. Updated- 3/6/2001. Kramer has become
increasingly aggressive intermittently. I think
because his eyesightis getting worse , he is getting more
frustrating. He has tried to bite me several times. It
was decided to put him down for temperment reasons Updated
6/01/2001 |
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| Kyra |
Kyra
was a 6 year old red and white fat spayed female. She was
turned into rescue because the kids left for college and
the mother did not want her. She was very fat and
lovable. She was not very big but lovable. She found a
home in Cincinnati Ohio with two guys , but she
did not like it with the other male basenji (he was
jealous as well) so she came back. She stayed with us for
a while for evaluation. Update3/99- She has been adopted
by an older couple in Indiana and lives with a 3-year-old
red and white male as her companion. |
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| Lady |
Lady is
a 9 month old red and white male Basenji. she and Champ
were purchased from a backyard breeder who told them that
these were outdoor dogs year round. She needs some
work on her leash as she was never trained on a leash.
She does well in a crate, but She stays in there with her
brother Champ . She is really shy, but is very
happy and wags her tail. She needs some
confidence. She is a puppy. He will be updated on
shots before she is adopted and she is already spayed.. Updated
8-20-2001. Lady was adopted in November and living
in Ohio not too far from B.E.A.R.. Updated
12-20-2001. |
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| Larisa
- 4 month red/white female puppy with blue
collar Status:
Adoption Pending |
she
is a 4 month old red and white female Basenji she has not
been socialized much but is very sweet. she was given up
by a person who was breeding basenjis and is
getting out of the business. She and 8 other puppies were
on their way to the animal shelter. At this point we are
needing to complete the shots and test and then spay her
before she can be placed . Updated 01-04-2003. she is
settling in and is very friendly and outgoing with the
others. she is still leery of people but that is to be
expected since she has been in a few homes. she is a tail
wagger. She has an undershot bit. she has had her first
puppy shots and is in the process of being dewormed.
. she has learned to climb the basement steps when
going to go outside to the toilet. I have had no
problems handling her. she is not leash trained
yet. she does well in the crate and has learned to sleep
by herself instead of having others in bed with her for
company.. She will be spayed as soon as she is cleared of
worms. Updated 1-13-2004 . she is doing fine. She
is scheduled to be spayed on 2/5/04. She can climb the
basement stairs but is a little scared when doing by
herself when she thinks about it. She is friendly towards
me but like the rest are very aloft as if no
socialization has ever taken place. She warms ups
quickly. I can pick her up with no problem and she has a
good appetite. I am working on her jumping into the crate
when they come in by placing food inside. This will help
her think of the crate as a happy place and not just
something to be thrown into . She will be
available for adoption 10-14 days past her spays surgery
(weekend of 2/20/2004. Updated 1/22/2004. Larissa
was adopted on 2/15/2004 and is living in Oxford , Ohio.
Updated
2/116/2004 |
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| Larsen
|
Larsen
was a red and white male basenji from Cleveland that was
given up for adoption because he was aggressive towards
the wife. He was both very pleasant , and aggressive to
me. The breeder would not even take him back except to
put him down. A Michigan rescue group took him since the
breeder was in their area/club. He stayed with me for
several months for retraining. He was placed with a
mother and daughter, but later reverted back to his old
self and bit the owner. He was put to sleep for his
aggressive temperament. |
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| Levi |
Levi
was turned into rescue by his owner after their neighbor
notified me of the situation. The basenji was left
chained up day and night outside to a doghouse. He was
constantly going over the fence and almost hanging
himself. He is now living with his new owner (a person
with whom I work and Levi lives across the street from my
work) and I get to see him quite often. He is happy. |
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| Levi
(Leviathan) |
Levi
a 1.5 year old male R&W. . His owner could not take
care of him due to working 2 jobs, Her boyfriend did not
like the dog either and she lived with him. He has a good
temperament and does well in a crate. He is running with
all the other rescues . He seems to be ready for
adoption at any time as longs as nothing comes up to
change my mind. Levi is happily living with 5 humans and
some shelties in southwest Ohio. Updated 8-12-2000. |
|
| Lightning |
Lightning
was rescued from the Montgomery County animal shelter in
Dayton, Ohio. He was a 2 year old red and white Basenji.
He was in the rescue for about 3 months. He was very
friendly and loving and playful. The drawback was that he
would have become aggressive at a moment's notice with
out warning. The first time he was wide awake and going
outside, when he turned and bit me in the crotch area of
my sweat pants. Luckily my sweat pants were baggy and
nothing important was hurt. The next time he bit me as I
walked by him while he was lying in a chair. He knew I
was there since he watched me go from the couch to the
kitchen. The rescue organization decided he was unfit to
adopt since there was no cause for his aggressive
behavior. He was put down. |
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| Lilly |
Lilly
was a 2 year old black and white female Basenji.
She arrived on New years eve on 12-31-2001 with Mica. She
is a sweet litte girl. The former owner did not take care
of them and left her and Mica outside in every type of
weather year round. She is now living in Maryland with
the daughter of the family who adopted Duke. Duke and her
get to play together now. Update 4-18-202 |
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| Malika |
Malika
is a Basenji mix. and is currently being housed in
columbus, Ohio. Please fill out a B.E.A.R. application
and email it to rosemary Sex: Female DOB: Approximately October 2001 I think she is somewhere between 1 1/2 - 2 years old. Color: Red(tan)/Black/White Vaccines: Yes Spayed: YES Background info on how she came into rescue: Malika was rescued from the local county animal shelter in November 2002 where she was on death row. Likes : Everything....she loves children and loves to play. She also loves to go for walks and is extremely good on a leash. Dislikes: I am not sure if she likes cats or not. She gets along with other dogs in the house, but when she sees another dog when either walking her or through the window she growls a little bit. Contact info: Rosemary Hanning 614-801-0844 email:
RLHanning@aol.com This is not a B.E.A.R rescue but we are merely
helping rosemary out by listing her rescue on this page.
she looks like a wonderful dog. she would be a welcome
sight in anyone's home |
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| Mia |
She
was a 2-3 year old red & white female Basenji from
the Capital Area Humane Society in Columbus , Ohio. The
shelter calls me whenever a Basenji comes in. They feel
the Basenji is not a dog to be put into the general
adoption area. She was originally placed in Lebanon ,
Ohio with a couple with no children. She stayed with them
for about 2 years and then returned due to that they
could not control her. She was very jealous (they taught
her that) of anything that took attention away from her. Updated
: 6-1999 - She is now living in Cincinnati , Ohio and the
family knows how to handle her, if she growls then they
grab her by the muzzle and say "NO" and she
then respects that person and obeys them, even the
kids. |
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| Mica |
Mica
was a red and white male Basenji about 2-3 years old. He
was rescued from a neighbors yard of the person who
rescued them. She turned them over to rescue. Apparently
they were left outside all the time even in winter.
He and Lilly brought them to me on New Tears Eve ,
12/31/2001. He bit me within a few minutes of
arriving. He then bit me 2 the next day simply out of
fear but I was sitting there when he walked by and bit
me. Any time I tried to touch him he would attack me. He
was terminate (put to sleep) 14 days later. He had
learned to bit humans because of the man that did not
treat them well after his wife left him. Updated
12-15-2001 |
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| Mona |
(3/99)
Mona was a 1 year old red & white female basenji that
came from the Capital Area Humane Society in Columbus ,
Ohio.. She was very sweet and energetic. She is now
living happily in Columbus with a family of three. |
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| Nala |
Nala
is a 6 year old red and white female Basenji. She was
rescued because the family thought it best to put here
where she can be cared for by a family with more time for
her. She is a very sweet mild manner girl. She loves to
lay on the heating vent and on the back of the couch. She
does not seem destructive and is content to just lay
there next to you. She was not liking the crate very well
when she came here but is doing alot better now. She eats
very well and is not picky. According to her former
owners, she does not get along with cats. I have put her
with several other Basenjis both male and female and she
has done wonderful. She has been raised around kids but
she seems to be content with adults. Uodated 2-3-2001 /
Nala was adopted but the owner had a cat and it stressed
Nala too much. She attacked the cat and peed in her crate
whn she was adopted out recently. She is back in rescue
and looking for another home. Updated 3-9-2001. Nala has
been Adopted Updated 8-30-2001. Nala is being returned to
rescue. e did not get along with the young B the family
already adopted from me. Update 9-22-2001. |
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| Nina - 8 month red/white female puppy with black collar | she is a 8 month old red and white female Basenji she has not been socialized much but is very sweet. she was given up by a person who was breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business. She and 8 other puppies were on their way to the animal shelter. At this point we are needing to complete the shots and test and then spay her before she can be placed. Updated 01-04-2003. she has had her first set of puppy shots and clean from worms. she is very friendly and a tail wagger. she is a little chunky and needs to loose some weight. She is lovable and does well in the crate. she is not leased trained yet. She will be scheduled for spaying as soon as we can do it Updated 1-13-2004 | |
| Nora |
Nora
is a 3 year old red and white female Basenji. i.
She was rescued from a puppy mill auction in March 13 in
Missouri. Two other Basenjis came with her (Groucho and
Dazzle ). r. It appears that she has had little or no
human contact. She knows no commands or words such has
"good girl" etc and cringes or hides from
any human. The 3 Basenji's are starting to loosen up in
the backyard as they are moving a little more freely when
I am not around. I am actually starting to get them
to go back in the house by herding them toward the door.
It is hard to imagination that someone could treat the
dogs like this. She has visited the vet and is
negative on fecal, urine and heartworm and has been
updated on all her shots. I will start to to introduce
her to other Basenji's here to get her to know it is
ok and to help build her confidence level. It will
be a few weeks at least before she even starts to come
out of her shell. She is not currently available for
adoption as she needs to complete her evaluation period
and retraining. Please do not apply for her yet as I am
not sure what kind of Basenji she will turn out to be and
how long it will take to evaluate and retrain her.
Updated 3-15-2001 |
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| Nova |
Nova
is a red and White female Basenji approximately 1.5
yrs old. she came from the Elkhart, IN animal
shelter. She is very sweet and crate trained. She wags
her tail and loves to cuddle. She gets along with other
Basenji's and currently runs with two 9 month old
Basenjis Basenji's. she will be going into get her shots
on Saturday 9/25/2001 and will be spayed hopefully the
following week. Updated 8-20-2001. Nova was
adopted on9-16-2001. She is living happily with a family
of four in the Cincinnati area. Updated
9-16-2001 |
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| Ody
click on name of Basenji to see pictures. There are
7 pics of Ody total=221K |
Ody is a 5.5 yr
old (DOB 01-06-97) red/white neutered male Basenji.
According to the vet record he weighs 62 pounds. I will
take him in to Dr. Tracy Leonard DVM office this week to
verify this. He is a big boy. I just got him into
rescue and I have not completed a full evaluation of him
yet. From the previous owners write up of Ody: He walks
well on lead, sits quietly in crate so far. He is a bit
touchy about touching his feet (I will be working on
this). sometime he does not like to be picked up and lets
you know. Once he looses most of his excess weight,
I think this be a less of a problem. He does well with
cats (per the owner) and he is gentle when taking
treats by your hand. Per the owner he likes to snuggle on
the couch, forehead and ears rubbed and scratched, ,
bananas and orange slices, bathing in sun, tug of
war games with his toys, being top dog, chasing
birds. per the owner, he hates: rubbing his feet,
being picked up, sharing attention with other dogs,
sharing his toys with other dogs.: I am working on
the feet issue and about picking him up.. He knows how to
sit on command and to lay down on command. he likes to
sleep in his dog bed as well. I will update his
information on the B.E.A.R. website in the adoption
center section as I evaluate him more. He is behaving
very well for a Basenji who has been thrown into a new
environment. Updated 10-07-2003. Ody has been wonderful
Basenji. He does well in the crate and hen likes to sleep
in the bed with someone. He has adjusted quite well. He
is housebroken. He needs to be placed in a single dog
environment since he wants to be the only dog and gets
jealous and territorial. He gets into the bathroom trash
once in a while. He walks well on lead. He will lei me
turn him over but not used to being picked up even
though I can do it anyway. I think he will make a
wonderful pet . As I write this he came up to me a
scratched my leg with his paw meaning he wants
attention or to go outside to go to the bathroom...
Updated 10-20-2003. ODY went to his new home in Michigan
. Updated 12-28-03. |
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| Olesya
- 4 month red/white female puppy with green
collar Status:
Adoption Pending |
she
is a 4 month old red and white female Basenji she has not
been socialized much but is very sweet. she was given up
by a person who was breeding basenjis and is
getting out of the business. She and 8 other puppies were
on their way to the animal shelter. At this point we are
needing to complete the shots and test and then spay her
before she can be placed. Updated 01-04-2003. She is very
Friendly but somewhat shy sometimes. she is very loving
and easy to hold and handle. she is not leashed trained.
She does well in the crate but still has some accidents
if left too long in the crate. She has an undershot
bite.. she has had her first puppy shots and is in
the process of being dewormed. She will be spayed
as soon as she is cleared of worms. Updated 1-13-2004 she
is doing fine. She is scheduled to be spayed on 2/5/04.
She can climb the basement stairs with ease. She is
friendly towards me but like the rest are very aloft as
if no socialization has ever taken place. She warms ups
quickly. I can pick her up with no problem and she has a
good appetite. I am working on her jumping into the crate
when they come in by placing food inside. This will help
her think of the crate as a happy place and not just
something to be thrown into . She will be
available for adoption 10-14 days past her spays surgery
(weekend of 2/20/2004. Updated 1/22/2004. Olesya was
adopted on 2/14/2004 and is living in Michigan with
another BEAR rescue named “Abby””. Updated
2/16/2004 |
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| Ozzie |
Ozzie
was a 2 year old red and white male that was originally
owned by the same person who had ALEX (#1). He was placed
into a home by that person. The husband did not get along
with the dog and they did not want to try to work it out
through training. He was placed into a home in Columbus ,
Ohio and has since then moved to Arizona. The owners are
now looking to get a companion for him. They have two
children that get along fine with him. |
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| Peaches |
Peaches
was a 7 year old red and white female that was turned
into rescue because the owner wanted to start traveling
more. His wife had passed away a year earlier and he felt
bad about putting the dog in the kennel each time. The
dog was aggressive and was returned to its breeder. The
breeder put the dog to sleep., Updated 8-18-2000 |
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|
Pharaoh - 3
yr old male brindle
Picture 1
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Pharaoh is a 3 year old neutered male Brindle Basenji. he just arrived with the 8 puppies and is very sweet and know to go outside to toilet. He is crate trained. This is all the info I have so far. He will be getting his shots soon and will be ready for the adoption process to begin soon thereafter. updated 01-05-2004. He is well behaved and easy to handle. He does well in the crate. He knows to go outside to the toilet. He is up to date on all his shots including rabies. his fecal and heartworm are negative so he is cleared for adoption right now. He is a little skinny and needs to put on a little weight. Updated 1-13-2004. He is doing fine and living with a family in Eastern Ohio with grandchildren. They have sent me pictures of how well he is treated and a good life. Updated 7-1-2004 | |
| Phoebe |
Phoebe
was a red and white very fat female(4/99) She was brought
to me from New York City. She was becoming aggressive and
biting people that walked by her when her owners took her
for a walk. They were very loving owners but did not know
what to do. Their vet told them she also needed surgery
on her knee for ACL (the football injury). When I saw her
, she was verrrrrry fat.. My first goal was the weight
reduction to help with her knee and her attitude. This
did not help. After several biting incidents (without
provocation, She was put to sleep. We decided that she
could not be placed on any long term program. She was 7.5
years old. And had her chance to reform. |
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| Pixie |
Pixie
(Ch. D'MAX PIXIE PRIDE) . Pixie came into rescue at 11
yr. old. Her former owners were going back to school and
had 1 baby and another one on the way. She originally
started out in Texas, but then lived in Kansas for
awhile. We decided to have her "earn her keep"
so we decided to keep her and show her occasionally. She
was the oldest showing basenji at the national in
Allentown and also in Portland, Oregon. In Portland she
won 3rd place in veteran bitch class at the Evergreen
Specialty and 3rd place in BCOA national specialty
sweepstakes 13+ yrs veterans bitch class. She was a sweet
old gal. She loved to go lure coursing (as a mascot) with
us and the other basenji's. She came into my house as a
fat old girl who only woke up to yodel for her dinner and
then go out as a spry girl who enjoyed walking around the
block (w/out lead) enjoying life a little better. Pixie
was very lethargic at first but when we put her on
thyroid medication, she became very active. She thought
one of our other basenji's (Merlin at 1 yrs old) was her
stud muffin and let him cuddle to her. He thought she was
his mother. Pixie passed away in May of 1996. She is
missed by all of us and will always have a place in our
hearts. |
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| Poco |
Poco
is a red and white 1 year old unneutered male from
Michigan. He was turned into rescue because he was
destructive (what do you think Basenji's are-owner m
never was educated). We neutered him and he is doing fine
He is not destructive and as soon as his staples come out
he will be introduced to other Basenjis to work on social
skills. We have had him with other dogs and he did very
little. Updated: 2-28-2000 |
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| Pokie |
Pokiee
is a 2 year old red and white female (son to be spayed ).
She is crate trained but does have some separation
anxiety : Pokiey was acquired on 9-25-00 and her
AKC name is Pokie Lee Woellert born on 12/23/98. She was
originally from a breeder (in Indiana) who was to turn
him and 4 other B's into rescue for placement. The night
before pickup they disappeared and the breeder would not
disclose their whereabouts. This was in May of 2000, but
in September of 2000 I was notified that they were living
just 12 miles from my house on a resuce ranch with a
zebra, a kangaroo, lots of dogs and a 2600 pound draft
horse. . Pokie is the daughter of Claire. Pokiewas
adopted on 11-3-2000 and is living in Cincinnati , Ohio
with two humans and an young mixed breed (very freindly
playful guy). First reports show that they are getting
along very well. They had met before the adoption. Updated
11-06-2000 |
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|
Polina -8
month red/white female puppy with green collar
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she is a 8 month old red and white female Basenji she has not been socialized much but is very sweet. she was given up by a person who was breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business. She and 8 other puppies were on their way to the animal shelter. At this point we are needing to complete the shots and test and then spay her before she can be placed. Updated 01-04-2003. She is very much like her sister. she is very friendly and playful. She does well in the crate but may have accidents if left too long. she is a tail wagger. she has had her first set of puppy shots and cleared of worms. She is not leased trained. She needs to loose some weight just like her sister. She will be scheduled for surgery for her spay shortly as soon as my schedule and my vet schedule allows. Updated 1-13-2004 | |
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Presto
- 7 year old tri color male Basenji Status: Adopted
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Presto is a 7 year old tri color (black tan and white) male Basenji. He is neutered. He was raised with children. He knows several tricks. He is crate and housetrained He gets along with other Basenjis (currently runs with 3 other adult males and a female puppy). He is a very sweet boy. He loves to play. He is up to date on his vaccinations. He has been tested for heartworm, fecal (for worms). Urine (for Fanconi) and all were negative. Updated 4-28-2004. Presto is one of the sweetest Basenjis I have had. even though 7 years old he has plenty of energy and love for many years. He would be a great Basenji to learn about this breed. I would keep him if I had the room, but he deserves to be with a family where he is the center of affection and not shared with others (except if he has a companion dog to be with). Updated 7-10-2004. Presto was adopted on 7-20-2004 and living happily in Indiana with his new family and female Basenji companion Ellie. Updated 9-13-2004
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| Princess |
Princess
was a 1 year old black and white female from Columbus,
Ohio. An elderly couple go her from the shelter for
protection When she tore up (chewed ) shoes etc, they
decided that princess was too much for them. She was not
too fond of men. Her new home was a result of a chance
meeting of their son at Dr. Tracy Leonard's vet clinic.
The son had a basenji and thought the parents would like
one. Well she did her own sell job. She went right over
to the husband of the couple who were looking at her and
placed her head in his lap, the rest was history. She is
living in Kettering Ohio (suburb of Dayton) and very
happy. |
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| Quasi Pictures Quasi 1 Quasi 2 Quasi 3 Quasi 4 Quasi 5 Quasi 6 Quasi 7 Quasi 8 Quasi 9 Quasi 10 Quasi 11 Quasi 12 Quasi 13 Quasi 14 |
Quasi is a 3 year old Red and white neutered male Basenji. He is very sweet. He has been in the house here for about 2 weeks. He is very loving and wants to be right in the middle of everyone. He is one of the sweetest boys I have had here in the rescue. He knows sit, lay down, off and come. He loves to play. He likes to be with people and at this point with the cold weather does not want to stay outside at all (except to pee and poop). I am not sure about children as I have none of my own. He has done very well with strangers coming into the house. One funny thing he does is to put his 2 front paws on my wife while she is standing (cooking in the kitchen etc) and stretch standing up. When he arrived he had the following problems: 1) He does not get along with other Basenjis too. Improvement:- He is now getting along with them. We have had no real “discussions” for a while now. He actually tried to play with my one female but she became snarky at him. 2) He was a little aggressive when taking things he feels ";threatened". Improvement:- I now can take things such as toilet paper or other trash with no problems. I have created situations that would prove himself and he has become a very good dog in this area.. Before I could not do his nails and now I can trim them with minor little noise from him. I can pick him up, turn him over in any position and he is like putty and just rolls with the punches.. I can also place my hand over his food bowl or take his food away while he is eating with no problems. He is a fine dog and anyone would be happy to have him in their home. If I did not have 4 basenjis now I would keep him my self. He loves to be with us on the sofa, in bed or just sitting next to you while you are on the computer etc. He loves to play as we do our early morning romp in the living room together before I leave for work. He is a basenji and likes getting into trouble with the trash, toilet paper and anything he feels he should have as a basenji.. He takes correction very well.. Updated: 02-12-2005. Quasi was adopted and is now living in southwest ohio with a companion rescue Basenji. updated 3-1-2005 | |
| Reddi |
Reddi
was a 1 year old red and white un-neutered male that came
from a Springfield , Ohio animal shelter when they called
me the Monday after Christmas. He was turned in at age 1
year old because he was destructive and aggressive. After
7 weeks of evaluation, the only thing he did was nip at
you when you walked (easily cured). He was cured of worms
and neutered and living with an Air Force family in
Dayton Ohio. Reddi returned into rescue at is a 1.5
year old & R&W male neutered. He was adopted last
February but the owners now realized an older dog is what
they want. They are re-evaluating their needs and will
come back for one later on . His temperament is
good and is ready for adoption now. He is running with
all the other Basenji rescues. Updated 10-10-2000 |
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| Regis |
Regis
came into rescue at age 1 with his sister Kathy Leigh. He
is a red and white male basenji. He and his sister had
their own language and were originally traded for a
computer. When the new owners could not handle their
antics they were placed into rescue. They were from
Owensboro, Kentucky. He is not living in Fairborn, Ohio
(near Dayton) for several years now. I see him sometimes
at the vet clinic. His new name is ROCKET. He is scared
to go into a dark back yard but it worked out since the
mother of the family of fours goes for walks at night and
loves the company/protection. |
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| Rhett |
Rhett
was a 1 year old red and white male basenji placed into
rescue because the owners baby was allergic to the dog,
even though they bathe the dog every week. He is now
living in Dayton, Ohio with a family of 5 and a big yard
to run in. |
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| Rock |
Rock
is a 3 year old B&W. He was turned in with Blaze
because his family was moving and did not want them
anymore. He seems to need Blaze and has separation
anxiety when she is not around. I am running him with all
the other dogs and that seems to be helping. He sleeps in
the crate next to Blaze. He is starting to go outside
with the others with out looking for Blaze right away.
Depending on his separation anxiety it will depend on the
adoption timeframe. Updated 7-4-2000. Rocky is now living
in the "Rockies" in Colorado. The new owners
had just rescued another Basenji that was left tied out
all the time with other dogs that were being killed by
coyotes that would come down from the hills for food.
Updated 2-3-2001 |
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| Rudy |
Rudy
was a 1-2 year old red and white male basenji found
running loose in Indiana trying to get on a school bus
with kids. He is now living in Camden, Ohio with a young
couple. |
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| Sam |
Sam
is a 1 year old red and white male Basenji , who was
found wondering around in mid Ohio area. At this time I
have very little for a background information on him. He
rides in the car in a crate well. He is very playful with
other Basenjis and people. He takes a bath very easily
with minor contempt for this event. At the present time
he is not neutered but will be very shortly in the future
along with his vaccines.}. I will post more info as it
becomes available. Click on his name to see pictures of
Sam. Updated 3-1-2003. Sam rode in my
arms and was perfectly relaxed until the car was parked
and he got excited. He weighed in at 20 ponds he was
negative on fecal and heartworm and now has a complete
update on all shots. He was a big baby, not so tough,
during shots and the taking of his blood for the
heartworm test. Sam is scheduled for his
neutering surgery on Friday
(1111113/28/2003). I am still having a bit of an issue
with him peeing in crate but he seems to improve each day
but a long way to go. He has had a good temperament
so far,. He does not like his nails trimmed with a
Dremmel toll. Updated 3/23/2003. Sam was neutered
on 3-27-2003 and did very well. Updated 3-27-2003. Sam
was adopted and is living in Dayton with his new
owner. Updated 3-9-2003 |
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| Rusty |
Rusty
was a red and white approx. 2.5 years old male Basenji.
The people decided he was too much for them. They did not
even take him to the vet for his vaccinations. It too k
me 2 days to get him out of the crate. I tricked him into
going outdoors. Once outside I used play bows to
gain his trust. Before that I could not approach him as
he would try to attack me. After that he would not
even try to bite me in any way. He crate trained very
easily. I was able to give him a bath with no
problem. He had a problem with strangers. He was
aggressive toward everyone but me. I had
scheduled him to be neutered but on the morning of the
operation he went ballistic in the clinic. no one could
touch him. He was terminated later that day. We
felt that if he ever got away and met with any strangers
(especially children ) that he would probably try to bite
them. Updated 3-31-2002 |
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| Sergei
- 8 month male puppy red/white with blue collar Status: Adoption
Pending |
he
is a 8 month old red and white male Basenji he has not
been socialized much but is very sweet. A person who was
breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business gave
him up. He and 8 other puppies were on their way to the
animal helter. At this point we need to complete the
shots and test and then neuter him before he can be
placed. Updated 01-04-2003. He is very similar to his
brother. He is very friendly and happy He does well in
the crate but can have accidents if left too long..
He is not leash trained.. He has had his first set
of puppy shots and is cleared of worms. He will be
having his neutering on 1-14-2004. He will be
available for adoption starting 7-10 days from his
surgery (the weekend of 1/23/2004). Updated
1-13-2004. Sergei has been adopted on 2/15/2004 and is
now living with another BEAR rescue Basenji and his
new family in Maryland. Updated 2/16/2004. |
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| Schottzie |
Schottzie
was a 39 pound tri color female. Her previous owner died
and her boy friend had the dog for awhile. He worked at a
diner and feed the dog scraps from the store. She was
placed in a home of an older couple that like to camp.
She is living near Indian Lake, Ohio. By the way she was
only 18 pounds when she left for her new home. |
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| Shadow |
Shadow
was a 2 year old red and white male basenji. His former
owners asked me to take him because he was very
aggressive. They had already bred him to their female. We
had him neutered to see if that would help. It did not.
One minute you would be petting him and the next he would
turn on you with a great deal of anger. There was never
any indication of when it would happen. The dog was put
to sleep. |
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|
Sofia -4
month red/white female puppy with red collar
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she is a 4 month old red and white female Basenji she has not been socialized much but is very sweet. she was given up by a person who was breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business. She and 8 other puppies were on their way to the animal shelter. At this point we are needing to complete the shots and test and then spay her before she can be placed. Updated 01-04-2003. She has visited the vet and is clean of worms and has a better bite than the others in her litter. she has received her first puppy shots. she is a little emotionless towards people. She darts out of the crate and is hard to catch when it is time to come in. The others are more willing to come when it is time. she jumped up to the 3rd step on the basement steps to try to escape. She is very scared and does not know what to do. she is the smallest of the litter. she will lay in you lap because she does not know what to do. She does well in the crate and does not need another dog in with her for company. She is not leashed trained.. Updated 1-13-2004. She is currently living with a family of 3 and another rescue basenji named "Grace. She is still gaving sociaiztion issues. She stays with us a few times a year when the family goes out of town. Updated 7-01-2005 | |
| Solomon |
Solomon's
pedigree Solomon's
food and mineral supplement (11/98) He is a 5.5 year old Tri male that was turned in after the owners split up. The girl friend tried to keep him but he kept pooping and peeing in the crate. I was able to crate train him, but not stop him from peeing. I had his urine tested in January and showed he was dumping sugar. We tested his blood and it showed no sugar. We have diagnosed him with Fanconi, a disease that attacks the kidneys. He was weighing 22 pounds and getting lighter every week. He was on Pet tabs Plus, Pet Cal, Thyroid, Amino Acid tablets, Centrum vitamins, Dog Bloom Supresme vitamins, dog Blooms Wate bloom, and the "Missing Link " food supplement. and"Stress- Dex" that has electrolytes. On 6-19-2001 Solomon was put to sleep. He wasa with me for almost 3 years. He was going to be 8 this year. I will miss him terribly , but not the cleaning of his crate 4-6 times a day. He was a good boy and never gave me much trouble. He had a wonderful temperment , which made it possible to endure this disease with him. No matter how long it it is, his crate will always be known as "Solomon's crate" . Updated 6-20-2001. |
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| Sounder |
He
is a Tri that the breeder asked if we could help place
him. He was about 6 years old and neutered. The breeder
was no longer breeding anymore for several years and was
not in the position to take the Basenji back at this
time. He was placed in a home near Toledo Ohio |
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| Sparky |
Sparky
is a 3 year old red and white that was turned in by
Connie (Reid) Camp who got him from a person who wanted
to give him up. He was chained outside in North Carolina
all the time. He wore a spike collar (why). We de-wormed
him (they were sticking out his anal opening and saying
"hey dude where's this bus going?". He is now
living in Indiana with a family that adopted Kyra last
year. They lost Kyra to diabetes and their Simba shortly
afterwards to a car. They also adopted 2 female mixes
from Chicago recently (Baby and Lady). Updated 2-15-2000 |
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| Star |
Star
is a 1 year old black and white female Basenji. She was
turned into rescue 1 week before her first birthday. The
family just had a baby and it was too much for the new
mother to take care of the puppy Basenji and the newborn
baby. She has been spayed and is crate trained (as long
as her blanket is in the crate too). She is very active
and a real chewer, but that's a Basenji's. She is up to
date on shots, she has had a urine, fecal and heartworm
check before she was spayed in November.. I have a
possible new owner coming to look at her on Saturday
(2-10-2001), but I will still accept applicants in case
they do not take her. Star has been a dopted with several
kids around and loves them. Updated 2-17-2001. |
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| Sweetie
(Kenya) |
Sweetie
(Kenya) is a red and white female Basenji ,
approximately 3 yrs old. She was dumped at a shelter in
the northern Kentucky / southern Ohio area.
She is up to date on all shots, fecal, urine and
heartworm tests are negative. It is a bit vague about
what happened, but I think the family was moving
and they did not want to take her along. She is a
bit leery of men and when approached she growls, but she
has let me pick her up. I think the shelter was very bad
for her and her family dumping her was not good either. I
think she is going to be good Basenji. We have no
information on how she does with children. I immediately
put her in the back yard with a neutered male and it was
ok, but this was the first day. She will not be ready for
at least for 5-8 weeks to properly evaluate her and
adjust her attitude. I was able to touch her paws in
between her toes on the way home from the Vets. Bu the
way, I picked her up at the vet clinic (Dr. Tracy Leonard
DVM who helps with the rescue and has Basenjis also) for
the first time. I will be accepting applications,
but she will not be available for several weeks. Update
5-24-2002. She escaped on memorial day
weekend through 2 gates. We found her at the
shelter when they opened up on Tuesday. she has developed
Kennel cough even though she was given all her vaccines
including Brocatelle. She is playing more and like to
sleep on the doggie bed instead of the
furniture. She is also suffering from "dry
eyes" and is currently being treated for it.
She is totally relax with strangers. She walks well on
lead, as we walk 3 times a day together. I
will be getting her spayed soon and a check up on the
kennel cough. Updated 6-03-2002. Sweetie has
developed into a very playful sweet little girl. She no
longer is frightened when men try to pick her up. She has
just started to wag her tail. She does not like to
be in the back yard alone, even if there is another dog
back there. Updated 7-3-2002 Sweetie is doing fine.
she will be living in cincinatti . She does not like to
stay out but loves the house. Updated 7-23-2002 |
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| Taffee |
Taffee
was a 13 year old red and white female . She was placed
into rescue by a elderly woman that was going into a
retirement home. She lived with us for 2 years until a
tumor started to giving her convulsions.. It was decided
that she would probably not survive surgery, so she was
put to sleep. She had a full life and she was ready to
leave us. |
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| Tanzie
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Tanzie
is a 7 year old Black & White female. Her owner had
to leave for Norway very quickly and gave her to the Ft.
Thomas Animal hospital to find a home for her. She
weighed 32 pound sat the clinic and after 1 week on some
exercise and Nutro's Lite dog food, she was at 30.5
pounds. She is very sweet and knows to sit and lay down.
She does do a little screaming in her crate but stops
soon. She road in the crate down to Lexington very
nicely. She is currently being fostered. Tanzie is now
living in Athens , Ohio with her new Basenji family and
another female Basenji. Updated 10-10-2000. |
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| Taylor
Taylor
(as older B) |
Taylor
was a 1 year old red and white male basenji. He is the
nephew of Alex, Topaz, Joee and his mother was Lady. He
was a bit oversized. He learned to open the refrigerator
and let all the others get their stuff out. I placed him
in a home of a young couple. He was one of my first
rescues. I lost track of him , but later found out that
he had gone through three (3) homes. He is now living
with a couple whose son comes and takes Taylor for a run
in the woods quite often.. Taylor returned to rescue in
mid summer as the husband dies and she was not able to
handle the personality of Talor. Updated 10-11-2000 Taylor
is a7.5 year (born 1-28-93) old R&W male neutered
Basenji of course. He was adopted several years ago as a
1 year old by B.E.A.R. and I lost track of him when
the owner moved. He went through a total of three
owner when I got a call about 2 years ago from a
person stating he had a rescue of mine. I did not
recognize the persons name and said I did not adopt a B
to him. He then told me the dogs name , Taylor, the
nephew to my Joee. Well the husband dies about a
year ago and Taylor has not been taking it well and
misses him. He has been getting worse in his temperament.
It is decided to get him out of the environment and rehab
him. I will be getting him this week and will know
more about him later. No adoption timeframe at this
point. Updated 7-4-2000. Taylor has been running with
Wrinkles, Duke, Dewey, Blaze and Rock. He and Joey did
not get along at this time. He is a chow hound and yodels
alot. He is a growler but this is not to be interpreted
as aggression , but as talking. He is the nephew of my
Joee and his mother lives in Piqua. I saw him saw him at
6-9 weeks old one time and then at 10 months when he
entered the rescue program for the first time. Updated
11-13-200. Taylor has been Adopted Updated 8-30-2001 |
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| Tica |
Tica
was a 3 year old red and white female from a Columbus,
Ohio. She was very petite and did not like anyone to pick
her up. She is now living in Indiana with Trooper
(another rescue) with a family of three. |
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| Topaz |
Topaz
was a red and white 1 1/2 year old female basenji. She
was purchased as a show dog. The husband then discovered
that she was not really show quality and thus ignored
her. The wife did not care for dogs but took care of her
until she called B.E.A.R.. She is the sister of Alex, and
Joee and the aunt of Taylor and Johan, which were all
rescues through B.E.A.R.. Topaz went to live with a
single man who had roommates. They played rough house
with here and she turned aggressive on his girl friend.
She had also bitten a small girl in the neighborhood (no
break in the skin). It was suggested that she go through
behavioral training. It was a tremendous success. I
visited her during and after the training and she was
doing great.. |
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| Tristen - 7 year old Red and white neutered male. | Tristen is a 7 year old red and white male Basenji. He is very sweet and lovable. He is crate and housetrained. He is leashed trained. He is used to being around people. He was raised by 2 woman who had to give him up due to a breakup of relationship and some personal issues of their own and not Tristen. I have evaluated him for 2 months. He has been a joy to have here. He gets along with other Basenjis (currently runs with 3 other adult males and a female puppy). He is looking for a good home. If you understand basenjis and their characteristics then you will love this guy. He is scheduled for his nneutering next week. He is up to date on all his shots. He has been tested for heartworm, fecal (for worms). Urine (for fanconi) and all were negative. Updated 4-28-2004. Tristen has been adopted and living in Ohio. Update 6-14-2004. | |
| Trooper |
Trooper
was a 6 year old red and white male that was given up for
adoption because the family had to give up their house
and move into an apartment. He was very sweet and love to
rub on clothes and towels. He is currently living in
Indiana with another rescue (Tica) and a family of three.
He sleeps with the young daughter and snores enough to
wake her up. He has been adopted for over two (2) years
now. |
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| TY |
TY
is a 1 year old black and white male unneutered. He was
turned in by a family that had him 3 weeks, but did not
get along with their Dachshund. They rescued him from a
neighbor that left him tied out all the time, including
in the snow. I am going to neuter him next week. His
breeder would not take him back because he was a male and
she still had the mother and father and she told the
owners of TY that 2 male basenjis do not get along. I
will contact then breeder who sold her dogs to her and
let them educate her after I educate her. Updated
2-28-2000 |
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| Unnamed
Springfield, Ohio Rescue |
This
was a 12+ year old red and white female that was dropped
off a man's house who took in everything. She was very
crippled (one leg bent inward) , all her teeth were
rotten, tumors all over her body and she had seborrhea,
which smelled terrible. She had hook worms, tape worms
etc and the foulest smelling diarrhea that I have ever
smelled (it was bright yellow). We did not name her as we
only had her for about 24 hours and put her to sleep, it
was the humane thing to do. |
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| Wiley |
Wiley
is a 10.5 month old Brindle male Basenji. His DOB
is 12-17-2001.He was purchased at a pet store in
Springfield Ohio. His story is like many others. Too
stubborn and the wife is pregnant and she could not deal
with him at this point during her pregnancy. His
temper is good. Likes to play. He will be taken to the
clinic ASAP for a checkup and neutering and fecal and
urine tests.. He is current on his shots. updated:10-30-2002
. Wiley is joy but is very pesky. He likes to help
cook and clean up every thing he can. He likes to pick up
coins when he sees them. He does well in the house and
has only 2 accidents in the house and 2 in his crate. He
loves to be with people. He makes a wonderful bed
partner. He is a very happy boy and does not take no for
an answer. He knows "sit" and we are working on
"lay down. He has been one of the most welcomed dogs
here as a puppy. He is always happy". He has been
neutered and had his dew claws removed. He recovered from
the operation very successfully.updated:11-17-2002.
He is doing fine . he is really good about being in the
crate now. updated:12-27-2002. Wiley has been adopted and
living in central Ohio. Updated 1-5-2003 |
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| Willy |
Willy
(also know as "One eyed Willy Wonka". He was
given up by the breeder to a local shelter in
Indiana because he lost an eye in a puppy fight. He was
adopted in December and now lives in West Virginia.
Updated: 12/20/2001 |
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| Willy
#2 |
Willy
is a 5 year old (previously reported as a 2 year
old) red and white male Basenji. He was due
to be put down (euthanasia) at a vet clinic when I
was contacted by the clinic to see he could have a second
chance. He is very sweet and does well in a Vari
Kennel travel crate. He likes to play but is
very quiet in the house (for now). Once he get situated I
feel he will be a little more active. He walks well
on the leash with minor pulling. I am not sure
about cats or birds. I have picked him up ,
rolled him over onto his back etc with no problems. The
only problem is with his paws and touching or
grabbing them. He cries when someone does that due to a
in-law parent picking him up and holding him upside down
by his legs. I would be sensitive too. He is
neutered and has all his shots. New information from the
previous owners- He is a very sweet boy and really
won't get much more active than what he is now. He
loves to sleep, cuddle, take walks, play with other dogs,
chase squirrels and birds... Cats drive him crazy
because he wants to play with them and he just ends up
getting scratched. I don't know that he would be
able to live with a cat and leave the cat alone. He
tries his best to play with them and he wasn't raised
with one so he doesn't know how to play well with
them. Updated 6-18-2002 . Willy #2 has
been adopted and living with a good family. well with
them. Updated 7-3-2002. |
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| Woody |
Woody
is a 2 year old red and white male that came from the
Hamilton!, Ohio animal shelter . He had been found
running loose in the streets. He had a hurt leg, which
surgery corrected. He is now living in Cincinnati with a
family of four for about 2 years now. |
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| Wrinkles |
Wrinkles
is a 1.5 year old black & black and white neutered
male. He was placed into rescue because he was peeing all
over the house and then they placed him in the back yard
where he was very destructive/ The owner dropped
him off at Dr. Tracy's vet clinic. They immediately
tested him for Fanconi etc and found he had a urinary
tract infection (no wonder he was peeing all over- he has
not done it once since he has been her for over a month
and a half). He weighed in at 32 whopping pounds. I
have placed him and Taylor on Eukanuba Restricted Calorie
dog food (prescription from vet). He is very
energetic and he , Taylor & Dewey play constantly
(this helps with weight reduction). His temperament
is very good. He comes from the Kabar Kennels and
the breeder is no longer breeding or taking the dogs
back. He needs some obedience training. He is crate
trained. He has a video on the web site and I will
get a picture of him soon. Winles is now living in
Columbus, Ohio with several other Basenji's and his new
owner , who is a pet communicator (who stated that his
mom called him Apache Arrow) . Updated 9-7-2000 |
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Yakov - 8
month red/white male puppy with red collar
Picture 1
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he is a 8 month old red and white male Basenji he has not
been socialized much but is very sweet. he was given up by a person who
was breeding basenjis and is getting out of the business. He and 8
other puppies were on their way to the animal helter. At this point we
are needing to complete the shots and test and then neuter him before
he can be placed. Updated 01-04-2003.
He is very friendly and easy to handle. He
is crate trained but still has accidents in the crate is left too long.
He has had his first puppy shots and is going to be neutered on
1-14-2004. He is not leash trained. He like all the others is a very
happy dog. One thing that struck me this morning. As I was taking him
out to collect his stool sample for the vet check he was by himself and
there was ice covering the water in the water bucket in the expen. All
the others just licked the ice but he pawed it until he broke a hole in
it to drink from. Pretty smart dg . This could mean your house is not
safe from this little monster (haha) or he is just one smart cookie. He
will be available for adoption starting 7-10 days from his surgery. .
Updated 1-13-2004. Yakov is
living in northern Ohio with a family of 2 and another basenji (female)
and they send me pictures of his good life.
Updated 7-1-2004.
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Eschu
and Diane |
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Jim and
Sparky |
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Susan
Alex and Beau (w/2 full hip replacements) |
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