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Basenji

Hound Group

Basenji dog, photographed by Niko Herlin
Niko Herlin · CC BY 2.0 · source

The Basenji is a small and agile breed of dog that was originally bred in Africa for hunting small game. They are intelligent, independent, and alert, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group
Hound Group
Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Coat
short smooth · chestnut red and white, black and white, tricolor (black, chestnut red and white), and brindle and white
Also known as
African Barkless Dog, Congo Dog, African Bush Dog, and Ango Angari
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
edf3d596-e83b-4ba1-972b-d1144a39cf3c

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Basenji. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from basenji.org ukcdogs.com animalia.bio akc.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/edf3d596-e83b-4ba1-972b-d1144a39cf3c. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/edf3d596-e83b-4ba1-972b-d1144a39cf3c"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "edf3d596-e83b-4ba1-972b-d1144a39cf3c",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Basenji",
      "description": "The Basenji is a small and agile breed of dog that was originally bred in Africa for hunting small game. They are intelligent, independent, and alert, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 16,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 11,
        "min": 10
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 10,
        "min": 9
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 43,
        "min": 41
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 41,
        "min": 38
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Central Africa",
        "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "smooth",
        "colors": [
          "chestnut red and white",
          "black and white",
          "tricolor (black, chestnut red and white)",
          "brindle and white"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 1,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 1,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "independent",
          "alert",
          "energetic",
          "curious",
          "affectionate with family",
          "reserved with strangers"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 3,
        "exercise_minutes": 45,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "African Barkless Dog",
        "Congo Dog",
        "African Bush Dog",
        "Ango Angari"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.basenji.org/basenji/standard/",
          "title": "Breed Standard | Basenji Club of America (AKC parent club)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/docs/breeds/basenji.pdf",
          "title": "BASENJI Official UKC Breed Standard"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://animalia.bio/pets/basenji",
          "title": "All about Basenji breed"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/basenji/",
          "title": "Basenji Dog Breed Information - AKC"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "0e96a8ef-2f19-41a9-97e9-fb791d06be3c",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8f4nezq67izizgb060uyr3zq7c1s",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/pgg1xxk8om8t0avzg81imy8oww5n",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ivnkrl6jjoo9ec396fjbik591trj",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/qv5lg4kf7x4jqp1gt263k8z5b3g9",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Niko Herlin",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-05-01_a_Basenji_03.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "67809de6-4b12-45df-938b-0cf997818a30",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/to0f6o0j943ukdjde035lnkn37if",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/jkvc17epkfpx8xd3vu3tv28eo36e",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/eqf7sypvf9d1tj97o25aq6cdvc6t",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/0cbfshufegbmqlqexe0pj99bh4dx",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "PxHere",
            "license": "CC0",
            "license_url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_basenji.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "49d9daf6-9663-40ee-95d7-679d37ba8632",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/vq2mic91lw5r6lt4m9a7kghvmfkw",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/02bsyv90z23h7n7lxwcnms3h77pc",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/gx2uey5ky68dnopmqa5pjj3cw5el",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ii2tnkvpr3cqz1okkcj7qcxr95ag",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "fugzu",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basenji_Profile_(loosercrop).jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "8eaa4b93-86c3-4fba-bed7-850b00dbb8e6",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/z540szauahxf0y7znwpp5v67411d",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/7ie7xpijilapg31q802yaae49x0n",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/t0zbkurzm4a5b18fyr3xeffiph67",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/e8hegkelpqq98tbrzrrde99gy0s0",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "fugzu",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basenji,_Bronco.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "a38c5ef6-4105-4301-ad2f-a1e7d7e29f17",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/rn0cr3s7eryz5vg6ldj458rn1uc7",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/20mq2apmls1v7hn18e66repdl9kv",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/cw8fur1qtkisbnod5grtbnw48jun",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/j4ozkdp7jsuif0h8yl8cc868xhed",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Lindy Ireland",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billy_Basenji.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "84766ec2-a8f4-447c-bee2-43e10f790122",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/st5bkgjlc90e3rcoddn43ymtaoth",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/lme2t3fnqtde54vy4ymmfqc4rhly",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/mdj88fdc9v64et30vjyojgj6nyem",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ma3vl2w6xdt0xut1zrf8i1s6dfne",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Pets Adviser from Brooklyn, USA",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Westminster_Kennel_Club_Dog_Show_(12451625145).jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "326c69c4-bb4f-4901-882b-023f5eb9cea3",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/bn2hf0gxnboyr7udhtaq3i2wr67h",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/0seudbk96e78khyei69xdar8rpzm",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ca90vef9xbvd86fp5u71seevsnwm",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/b28i64f60gjnahx376ik1solp627",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "fugzu",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basenjis_Charly_e_Bravo_a_sette_mesi.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "d14aaf3b-bd1d-4628-8af4-1d6ab3da1dd3",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4dthsnjnnlhf6307hd7mairullxz",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/dm12miko5m1da0nt9bdb245w29ae",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ktuyjg20ynkx3az84zym3rtrak1a",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/liqjuj1s5zju1d06up708142uszx",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Niko Herlin",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-01-16_Jalo_sleeping.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "90f4128c-a4a9-4f3d-a373-abc17a52329c",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/vncut95t5yfmkl6ngd90hm9qnxiy",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/64n8e179bseuhhed755k3bzjaccb",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8o9ek0dnoytxhj1h1mubfscccbmx",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/nbyvu1v85bmvsr3ury0xcubtef8a",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Niko Herlin",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0",
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            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-02-20_A_pile_of_dog.jpg"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "be0147df-7755-4228-b132-2518c0c6d10d",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/edf3d596-e83b-4ba1-972b-d1144a39cf3c/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.