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African basenjis and Dr. Jo

Lukuru Basenjis

Next Up....Lukuru na Liboso MopayaDr Jo writes; She is about 2.5 years old. I hope to submit her for consideration by the BCOA membership in the 2010 cohort of candidates for AKC registration. She was my first import. Mopaya means "pilgrim" or "traveler" in the local language of her birth place. Her full name is : Lukuru na Liboso Mopaya , the first pilgrim from the Lukuru.See more photos of Mopaya below with her pack.
BIG NEWS! The first black/white Lukuru are hopefully being produced. Lukuru Lema has been bred to BISS Ch FoPaw's Royal Flush "Ace" and pups are expected mid Dec 2014

Lukuru Amisi and Dr Jo Thompson
Dr Jo Thompson is a Primatologist who has spent her life working to save the Bonobo Apes in the DRC. I noticed an email she sent to a basenji list two years ago and have been fascinated about anything she has posted since.
In recent days Dr Jo and her basenji boy Lukuru Amisi came to visit us in our home. Above are a few photos taken while he was here. Misi (as she calls him) was carried out of Lukuru in a harness made of vines as a pup. Dr Jo has brought to light the large pack of basenjis living in this area.
I will be updating this page with stories and posts from Dr Jo about her travels back to this area she has called home for 17 years and about the basenjis she has met and the people they live with.
Below are links to websites about her foundation, trips into the area she recently made with a pair of journalists from National Geographic and the page with photos of the basenjis she has brought to the states so far. I encourage people to read about her, see the photos and watch any video available.
More news of Dr Jo and Amisi to come...
Scroll down for links with information.
Meet the Lukuru Girls....
Lukuru na Liboso Mopaya
Lukuru Lema

Lukuru MPale
The Links below contain photos and video from a National Geographic crew with Dr Jo and other information on the Lukuru dogs and where they came from. I have also included a link about the Bonobo apes which is actually Jo's reason for being where she is and a cause we should all know about.