The Last Bass Outpost

I was so amused by your post because my wonderful husband came with a Basenji which I call HELL-Dog.  I know that she IS the Devil spawn.  No dog could be so horrible but, YES there is a breed of dog that is undeniably awful.  The Basenji is only a generation or two from being wild.  I agree with you that NO ONE should get a Basenji.  These dogs should have been left in their natural environment where they have thrived for 100 of years and are successful.  They should have been left to be where GOD put them ... AFRICA.  I am sure that owning a wild wolf or fox would be about the same as owning one of these hellions.  I love how the websites make these dogs look like a wonderful and desirable family pet or companion.  This is far from the truth, these dogs are opportunists, like any other wild animal; they will go where the getting is good and they will chase down and kill anything they can.  They dont listen unless you have food, and they can most definitely be aggressive.  My husband's Basenji has bitten many times, has bitten him too.  We have a muzzle that we use a lot, we can get it on her with no issues but she snarls and growls and is downright mean.  I would NEVER trust her alone in a home without being crated, and never just let someone come up to pet her.  She is indiscriminate and unpredictable.  I wish Basenji websites would be more truthful about HOW these dogs really are.  Yes they are bark-less but far from quiet.  Yodel my butt, they scream and whine and howl.  My neighbor called me one day wanting to know if I heard the child screaming.  YES !!!  The child is the Basenji and not only do they sound like one they act like one too.  Super destructive and defiant.  My husband left her in the truck for 2-3 minutes while he went in a prepaid for gas and when he got back, she had reduced the seat belt to threads and shreds with bite marks marring the steering wheel and arm rest.  So in closing, if you want a dog that screams, howls and whines, destroys anything it can get its teeth into, chases anything that runs; no matter how big or small, will eat anything from a small cat to rodents in a second, must never be let out of sight, unless crated, can be pretty aggressive, will bite, will not listen to any commands, aloof, and prone to a deadly kidney disease called Fanconi.  Well then this WILD dog is for you.  Good luck.