Lindi is the foundation of Tambuzi.  Showing and breeding were not in the forefront of my mind when I purchased Lindi. Lindi came with me to obedience training. She would quite happily remain in a drop stay for 20 minutes off lead whilst I assisted in a socialisation class for the other dogs. Soon after I went to watch a dog show. Then entered my first show. Got bitten by the "show bug" and the rest is history.

Lindi has a wonderful temperament. She loves people - especially on a cold night. Many years ago she had a special affection to my friends donkey "Buffy".  I'm not sure if that affection was mutual. She is less tolerant in her old age.....especially of puppies. She gives them a very load ‘go back to your mother I don't do kids anymore’ if they come close.

Most Basenjis do not like the water let alone swimming. Lindi did’t read that rule and on a hot day (only a hot day) she would go into the dam and swim after other dogs who were swimming after the ‘kong’

Lindi went into pillow destruction mode at about Basenji breeding season. If my bedroom door was left open during that time it would invariably mean a trip to the shops to purchase new pillows. This pillow destruction was seen by Lindi as an opportunity of making a nice nest in case she had puppies. The pillows were dispatched by stealth. She would leave her bed (the couch) sneak, seek and destroy. Then be back on the couch sleeping before you knew anything had happened. I was often left wondering who did it? Until on a couple of occasions she gave the game away by trying to spit out pillow fluff that had gotten stuck to her tongue!

Since then, for the for the past 8 years her greatest ambition is opening the fridge door. Unfortunately she has ‘trained’ her daughter to do the same. She is extremely cunning and will, open, dart in, steal, and go to eat her spoils in a secluded area, unseen. To return before you had noticed she had gone.

The photos in the gallery below were taken when Lindi was 10 years old.