"Carlie"
Carlie's the catalyst who started my love affair with basenjis. She joined the
household at the age of 10 months. Her delightful temperament, and constant
motor-mouth (who says basenjis are quiet?!), are just two of her more endearing
traits. Of all my basenjis, she is the only one I can actually get to yodel on cue. She
does still have plenty of that basenji naughtiness though-- anything paper MUST be
shredded! Due to her wonderful temperament, Carlie has been a demonstration dog
for both 4H and Boy Scouts. She's endured having post-it notes labled with body
part names stuck to the corresponding part on her body by youngsters in 4H -- her
tail wagging the whole time.
Although Carlie has points in conformation, she didn't quite have what it takes to
finish her championship. Despite that, she was a GREAT introduction to what it takes
to show basenjis in conformation. I'd been told, "If you can show a basenji, you can
show ANYTHING!" I honestly didn't figure it would be that hard to show a "little"
dog; after all, I'd been showing my doberman for a couple years. At her first show,
Carlie took offense to my long skirt flapping in her face (important note -- ALWAYS
practice your dog with your show clothes on BEFORE you go to the show <gg>)
and proceeded to grab my skirt in her mouth and "kill" it during our first go round.
Hmm... showing basenjis will definitely keep you humble!!
Carlie also has a single leg on her JC. That's the first and only time she ran.
Unfortunately, I am just not close enough to coursing to do as much as I would like
to!
Carlie was bred once at age 4 to Bantu. They had a lovely litter of 6 puppies. We
kept two girls, Tia and Zin.
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