Basenji Meetups & Events

To all of you….....safe travels, and GREAT rewards.

The organized meetups have been disjointed for the past few months. Everyone's schedules seemed to be busy - lots of travel, new babies, etc. The last big group meetup was also at Fiesta, I think. We had 7 basenjis there and they were a hoot running up and down the hills, the beach and through the grass and terrorizing bigger dogs. We meet Dan & Tess and their Cairo frequently at Fiesta Island but usually by texting an hour or two before we meet. It just seems tough lately for any of us to plan ahead. If you still have my email let me know if you'd like to join us sometime.

We were lure coursing in Columbia, KY two weekends ago! Check out the Bluegrass Coursing Club. We will be at the Specialty too, hope to see you there. We are hoping to organize a dinner out for forum members who are going (I need to get on that…..)

@ComicDom1: Well here is the Ironic thing. Many of the people at coursing were the same people at the show and to be honest in our area I could not tell any difference. Everyone was very friendly and very interested in getting to know others. Maybe its because I have snow on the roof! Of course do not forget I do have testosterone poisoning. Jason Yep, the basenji people at the coursing event were all at the Chicago specialty with the except of 2 or 3. There are only a few that I can think of that don't do both showing and coursing. They are all very friendly and helpful. I'm looking forward to the club fun day in July.

@Quercus: We had a great time, Hippo managed to not be too much of a turd!! He won his class (he was the only one in it!) It was really fun meeting Nemo, and Nicole also from the forum. Hopefully we will be able to meet more of you at other shows this year!!! I just found this thread! It was great meeting you too. Hippo was such a sweet dog. He is a nice looking boy too. -Nicole

Well it looks like we are all kind of spread out but semi close. I'm sure we can come up with something there is a dog park in Normal over by Normal Community West High School. That is some what centrally located. Like I said Abby has never been around another B so it could be fun for her. I know she get snippy when she is around big dogs!

Hey! Thats great news! I hope I can post my email, its cavierbay@hotmail.com I would love to meet you. Monica

There is a Brindle boy that came to me via an all breed rescue that I placed in that area several years ago - the owners were older and not on the internet so don't know if they still have him or not. There also was someone who got a breeding pair a bit further south as a partial payment for installing carpet - they had at least one litter that I know of.

@Becky: I have Basenji owners who live on the East side of Indianapolis. Just off RT 40 near 465.They are very nice people & have 2 females who are a year old. Very friendly & playful. I could hook you up if you live near them. Sounds great! We're on the North Side near Fishers so it's quite a bit away but maybe we can meet up!

Any results available yet?

Jessi76, thanks for the link, it looks great, can't wait to stop by some time.

Sounds like a lot of fun! Hope I can go someday!!!

:D:D:D:D:D:D - I can just see the part about sitting on the couch and having it come off.

Anyone interested & available to meet this weekend? Weather looks best tomorrow (Fri) or Sat. Also looking like the weather will be good next Fri & Sat. I'm willing to meet at any of the parks we have been considering on this thread (West Chester, Phoenixville or Oaks) Also, if you're interested, Wagsworth does a FREE Saturday stay & play (which just means you stay with your dog while they play - rather than dropping off for day care). Chase had an unexpected "sleepover" there Monday night - brought him there to play just for the afternoon & then couldn't get back because the roads were so bad from that unexpected storm. We missed him, but he LOVES it there - a treat for him & a little break from him for our sweet little (neurotic) border collie! Cindy

Hey dogstar42, I'm not in that exact area but the Basenji Club of Southern Wisconsin(http://www.bcosw.org/) has several activities every year not far from you, one of which is a Fun Day where everyone can bring there dog for fun and games in Rockford, IL. It's on July 11 this year. You should consider joining the club. They haven't updated the calendar on the website yet but if you look in the latest newsletter it has a list of most of the dates for the year. There is also a Chicagoland Basenji Club but I am not as familiar with that one. Clay

It was a great time! It was great having Cairo and Chloe and Levi join us, and meeting Buddy for the first time. We'll be meeting at Balboa again on Sunday, January 11 at 2 pm. Can't wait to see everyone. Any other San Diego 'senjis out there that want to play? We should be doing a No County Saturday meetup on January 24 too; we'll keep you posted as details develop. Happy New Year to all our basenjis and their people!

Oh, thanks for posting! I'll probably be working, but depending on what shift I get I might be able to come right at 10 for a little bit. Looks like they're just a couple miles from Ann Arbor Dog Training Club where I go. Although doesn't help me much now that I moved Downriver. I'm trying to find somewhere reasonable within a half hour's drive.