Basenji · A Life Well Lived · Animal Holiday Ornament
Basenji · A Life Well Lived · Animal Holiday Ornament
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Basenji. Ears up, eyes on you, not a sound. A basenji does not bark. It yodels, it grumbles, and it looks at you with the expression of a dog who has read the room and decided to negotiate. Years of that is a life well lived.
One of the oldest breeds on earth, the basenji came out of the forests of central Africa where it hunted in silence, appears in Egyptian art, and reached American homes only in the 1940s. Cat-clean, cat-independent, famously hard to housebreak, and possessed of a curled tail that carries opinions. It is a dog for people who wanted a companion, not a subordinate.
This crest honors the basenji who shared a house with us, and every basenji who has run a household on its own terms.
Our own black-and-white basenji crest, set in crystal so the black stays dense against a lit tree. Three inches across. Quiet, like the dog.
For basenji people, and for anyone with a dog worth remembering every December. Profits go to hunger relief.
Faceted crystal, three inches across, printed on a white back so the line work reads from across the room on a lit tree. Red ribbon. White or gold gift box, your call at checkout. Ships free anywhere in the U.S.
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