I'm loving this thread! We have a basenji mix, Murphy, and they are VERY curious dogs... selectively obedient as well. Our apartment is a lot more organized than it was in pre-Murphy days. He'll go after socks, underwear, throw rugs, CDs cases, remote controls, books, etc... he knows how to open cabinets (child locks fixed that) and has chewed up one dog bed so far. If you give him a stuffed animal toy, he'll have it disemboweled within the hour. Luckily, he doesn't chew on furniture... they only "important" thing he's ruined is my husband's leather wallet.

He nearly gave me a heart attack last week! I was drinking a glass of water and left it sitting half full on the kitchen counter, on top of a newspaper. A minute later, I heard the sound of glass shattering... and rushed in to find that Murphy had pulled the newspaper off the table and the glass came with it... and he was TRYING TO CHEW ON GLASS! I screamed "LET'S GET A TREAT!!!!" and he dropped the glass shard and came to me for a Milkbone. Thank God he didn't hurt himself.

Life is NEVER boring with a basenji, that's for sure...