Parker's Get another piece of Africa

How many times have you heard of someone going to the pound and not coming home with a new dog, let alone an adorable Fox Terrier/Basenji mix. For those of you who don't know (like us until about noon today...) a Basenji is a "barkless" African herding dog. As I knew would happen, everyone fell in love with little "Oswald" as the Humane Society had named him. He was very friendly and when I brought over Paisley, they seemed to get along very well (Paisley was very happy being the only dog...she insisted that I put that into the official record...) With little discussion, we decided to operate exactly as we usually do, and that was to adopt him on the spot. Once home, we looked for some names and found two Swahili words that we liked. So, his official name is now "Baraka Busu" which means "Blessing Kiss". Also, for some reason we like the sound of the name....kinda fitting, don't you think??? He is currently passed out on the chair and has blended into the home perfectly. He can sit on command and understands the words no, come, and sit. He can really jump, but does not jump up on you. He is about two years old and the breed mix is usually long-lived. We are really happy that we made the decision and the kids love him.