Basenji — Dogs

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This is a Basenji: a small, fine-boned dog with a sleek coat, erect ears, a tightly curled “corkscrew” tail, and distinct forehead wrinkles. Those features set it apart from lookalikes: Shiba Inu have a plush double coat and foxier build, while Pharaoh and Ibizan Hounds are much taller, lean sighthounds with long tails that don’t curl.

Basenjis come from Central Africa (Congo) and are famed as the “barkless dog”—they