Basenji Bushers

[Aussie Whip 4,170]

Does anyone use basenji or cross and if they would be useful to bush to runners.

[leethedog 3,071]

Aren't they mute

[northern lad 2,292]

Worked for a woman years ago who had three,right nasty b*****ds,her husband hated them,said if they got on the bed before he got in it he slept on the couch lol

[tatsblisters 10,445]

Remember watching an old film when I was a kid about a story about one I am sure it was an Australian film .

[forest of dean redneck 11,775]

  On 20/12/2016 at 07:10, leethedog said:

Aren't they mute

I can't remember but the natives used to put bells on their collars when they were working.

[Bosun11 537]

  On 20/12/2016 at 08:21, tatsblisters said:

Remember watching an old film when I was a kid about a story about one I am sure it was an Australian film .

 

Remember that one too but I thought it was American, didn't the kid use it as some sort of rough shooting dog?

 

All I know about the breed is reading a quote from Plummer, which said it was impossible to train Chow chow's or Basenji's..... But then I grew up and knew 'ol DBP was not a man to be trusted....

[tatsblisters 10,445]

  On 20/12/2016 at 08:32, Bosun11 said:

 

  On 20/12/2016 at 08:21, tatsblisters said:

Remember watching an old film when I was a kid about a story about one I am sure it was an Australian film .

 

Remember that one too but I thought it was American, didn't the kid use it as some sort of rough shooting dog?

 

All I know about the breed is reading a quote from Plummer, which said it was impossible to train Chow chow's or Basenji's..... But then I grew up and knew 'ol DBP was not a man to be trusted....

 

I carnt remember tbh it was that long ago you are probably right can remember the same it was used to flush quail if I remember right.

[Aussie Whip 4,170]

I saw a doco where a bloke in Australia had two basenjis and a cattle cross bull terrier, he was using them to clear feral cats and foxes from a fenced in wildlife area.Thought they might be decent hunters.

[forest of dean redneck 11,775]

  On 20/12/2016 at 09:30, Aussie Whip said:

I saw a doco where a bloke in Australia had two basenjis and a cattle cross bull terrier, he was using them to clear feral cats and foxes from a fenced in wildlife area.Thought they might be decent hunters.

Seen a few pics of bully heelers on boardogs webpage,look tough little dogs.

[Aussie Whip 4,170]

There one of the original pigdog crosses over here.good on scrub bulls too.Pretty exciting,but ill stick with my little running dogs on the bunnies.

[ginger beard 4,653]

have they got blue tongues.?

[stevemac 442]

I've known a couple the are very busy hunters but not very controllable they are not mute and do yodel. they are cat like in some of their habits and are good climbers. On the upside they have a good nose and trail very well.