Are you able to name this one week old puppy’s breed?

A few hints:

• Mom.Me.com named it one of its top ten healthiest breeds;
• Cave paintings of dogs resembling this breed were found in Libya dating back to 6000 BC;
• The breed is said to almost universally dislike the water;
• They are a fastidious breed, some would say “anal” about personal cleanliness;
• A young imported female gave birth to the first litter of puppies of this breed in America in 1941;
• It’s considered a primitive, or pariah breed;
• Despite its lone-wolf nature, the breed is a people-oriented dog;
• It’s used as a hunter in its native land in Central Africa where the dogs assist hunters by driving game such as antelope into nets;
• Considered barkless, the dogs do make sounds that range from a yodel or screech to a grumble or “barroos,” depending upon the situation;

We think by now you’ve named it: It’s the fabulous Basenji!

Both Basenji photos by Melody L Falcone. Find more of her wonderful work here