Hi! My name is Independent, but everyone calls me Indie for short. I'm a Basenji and live with my Mommy and Daddy and two fuzzy chinchillas. Mommy says that I've been a good boy by learning to play nicely with the chins. Sometimes my prey drive kicks in, but I just release it on a cardboard tube or Kong toy instead. I like to keep Mommy and Daddy happy, so I dance on my head, spin and roll, jump straight up in the air and a whole bunch of other stuff that makes them laugh. I like to talk too. A lot. Constantly. Everyone says that I have a beautiful baritone voice. If you come visit, I might sing for you!
Mommy volunteers with Colorado Basenji Rescue and Basenji Rescue and Transport (BRAT); in fact, she found me through my kennel-mate's listing on BRAT's site - www.basenjirescue.org - and immediately adopted me. I love being a Basenji Ambassador, going to pet shows and events with Mommy and sitting at the Rescue table with her. And I ADORE the little human kids that come up to pet me - they smell like candy and hot dogs and popcorn and other dogs!..
