Basenjis

Read the article published on the Basenji Companion website based on an interview I had with the editor, Betsy Polglase- Published 8/27/04

Benin is home of a dog breed called Basenji here in the US:

My dog Wafi ("come here" in Fon) and my friend Nestor when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1995-1997

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Below are the six dogs I exported to the US from Lissegazoun and Ayou in July 2004. For more information see Robert Dean's site at: Africa Basenji.com .

Read a detailed description of what it was like for me to return to Benin after seven years. I explore what it’s like to go back to Benin after being away for seven years, "how the country has changed since I left, and how I changed." I also discuss some of our adventures as well as what is involved in planning a trip to Benin. Seven Years Later

Read the article I wrote for Basenji Magazine that described how I was able to procure the dogs and export them from Cotonou to Washington DC. Benin Babes

Susan Patterson will be giving a home to one of the Basenji puppies that she has named Honey. She has a very detailed description of Honey on her Basenji website called Calypso Basenjis .

Anne Humphreys now owns Enagnon AKA "Kudo." She has created a website dedicated to her new Beninese pooch. Kudo's Page

Buy Sculptures of Basenjis from Jean Kossouho who lives in Allada.

Order a copy of the five episode, three hour documentary DVD that I made called Adventures in Benin filmed during our most recent trip to Benin

Map of Allada, Lissegazoun and Ayou