[header] How to identify a basenji dog [title] Look for a wrinkled forehead. [step] One of the basenji's most distinctive features is its forehead, which displays a shar-pei-like wrinkle at all times. This can lend a puzzled or anxious expression to its face, but it's just the natural fold and texture of its skin.
[header] How to identify a basenji dog [title] Look for a wrinkled forehead. [step] One of the basenji's most distinctive features is its forehead, which displays a shar-pei-like wrinkle at all times. This can lend a puzzled or anxious expression to its face, but it's just the natural fold and texture of its skin.
Chin: large wrinkles can often cause the appearance of lower teeth to protrude. Feline chin means tall and full, hence the wrinkles. The smooth forehead can either be a reliable indication of a basenji's age, and or it's just a toollayer beneath the appearance of its face. [substeps] A basenji can produce a rectangular face with a squarish nose. [substeps] Stress wrinkles are often brought on by stress by frustration, lack of discipline, or too much stimulation. [title] Look for a large, rounded head. [substeps] This wrinkle may seem more pronounced in puppies, who have more excess skin and folds. It will also be less noticeable in basenjis with brindled, black, or tricolored coats.