Basenji Dog Breed The Hound of the Pharaohs

Hunting dog of medium size and a proud carriage. Nibs and great intelligence. He has the finesse of a gazelle, is friendly and always eager to please.

The feature that sets it apart is that it is a "silent dog", no barking, howling only emits small sounds or grunts if you are happy if you feel uncomfortable.

History of the Basenji dog breed

The Basenji dog breed originated in Central Africa. The first known specimen was taken as gifts to the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. He lived with the Pharaonic civilization and disappeared with it.

The Basenji dog breed survived in their home and spent many centuries in obscurity, until in 1895 an English explorer rediscovered it and took a couple of puppies to England, but with such bad luck that the dogs died soon without leave descendencia.En 1937, the Basenji dog was reintroduced in the islands, obtaining new litters were born, in this way was definitely instituted race.

Similarly, in this same year, Mrs. Byron, New York, United States took a couple of puppies Basenji, which only led to a male offspring called "Bois". In 1941, Alexander Phemister, Kingston, brought a dog named "Congo" from Africa. "Bois" and "Congo" is crossed and finally gave the first litter of Basenjis dogs born in America.

In 1942 he formed the Basenji Club of America and in 1943 was granted leave to race in the American Kennel Club.

Characteristics of the Basenji dog breed

Basenji dog is a balanced look, has a light structure and aristocratic forms. The head is well implanted in the neck, the forehead is furrowed, the ears are pointed and are always kept upright, eyes are dark, intelligent and a great visual acuity.

Basenji hair due to the climate of his homeland, thin, silky and shiny, in colder climates the hair becomes stronger, but never loses the characteristic sheen. The coat is usually red, although it may have other colors.

Their legs are long compared to body length. The feet and tail tip are white. The tail is always curled over back.

The gait DOG Basenji is very peculiar, its steps are long, flexible, bright and almost never seen signs of fatigue in his movements.

Basenji UTILITY DOG

In Africa it is used as a pointing dog and collection (especially bird hunting) due to its high speed, extremely soft mouth and absence of bark, which is fundamental characteristic of the breed.

As a hunting dog, the hunter behaves as a companion, cheerful, funny and always ready to obey any indication that he does. It is an ideal dog for fans who live in cities and tend to leave little to the field.

A great friend of children, very playful, always clean and cheerful by nature, makes the playmate Basenji ideal.ESTANDAR DOG

Size: about 43 cm. males and 4 females, with a weight of 15 kg. and 9.5 of them them.

Head: medium width, without being coarse, tapering towards the eyes, must be chiseled and worn with proud bearing. The skull must be flat, well-cut and middle width and below the stop, should lean towards the snout, the distance from the top vertex to the stop has to be greater than that between the stop and the tip of the snout , while the cranial side profiles gradually directed towards the mouth, so that the cheeks are clearly defined, when the ears are erect, forehead wrinkles and fine must be submitted in quantity; Side wrinkles are desirable, but not have exaggerated to the point of forming dewlap, which tend to present the dog bloodhound appearance, losing the defined racial profiling, the wrinkles become more evident in puppies, but due to lack of shading are indistinguishable as tricolor dogs well.

The ears, which should be of fine texture, must have small, pointed, upright and slightly shaped hood, be placed into the upper head, the tip must be closer to the center of the skull to the outside grabs. The eyes should be almond shaped and its location should be oblique, dark brown shade has to be the pupil and the eye must show distant and inscrutable. The muzzle must be somewhat tapered, with the nose better be black, even though the pink hue should not be censored, the boa must be level, with scissor bite.

Neck: it must be robust and of considerable length, well crested, not too thick, but slightly full at base of the throat, with a graceful curve that emphasizes their profile. It must be secure in a full shank thrown back, to give the head a solid foundation.

Body: short and horizontal, balanced, with short, level back, ribs must show well apart, with enough space to hold the heart, so you have to form a deep oval box. The chest deep, well coupled and terminated defined waist. The forequarters should be straight and muscular, not loaded, and thrown back, bone and tendons provided well defended, based firmly on the trunk, and the pages rather straight, but not to take the form of terriers; forearms should be straight and skinny with very long shank, and the rods must have considerable length and be straight, but flexible. The hindquarters should be strong and muscular with hocks vertical, thighs and knees moderately long plumbed. The feet have to be small, narrow and compact, and have well arched toes and short nails. The tail must be located at the top, the back curve of the legs, which continue beyond the root flow with what they give a peculiar aspect to the four rear, must be tightly curled up and one of the sides.

Coat: must have very thick, straight hair must be very thin, and also be submitted very flexible skin. The layer must file russet brown or bright shade, although it also may be black or black and brown, and tan and white. And always have to be the chest, feet and tip flow, white, whiteness is optional neck and legs.

Movements: front and rear legs have to be directly carried forward, swinging stride, and must resemble that of a racehorse, fast and tireless, is one of the characteristics of the breed of dog breeds BASENJI.Mas in; PERROSPLANET.COM DOG BREEDS