Mzalia Basenjis are delighted to introduce our 2007 litter of puppies. They are the first litter of their father Aus Ch Mzalia Private Ryan and the second litter of their mother Zayla.

Born on 21st June, there were 4 sweet girls and one handsome boy - all red & white.

Sadly we lost one of the girls a few days later which was very hard for us, as we have never lost one of our babies before, and was part of the reason why this page was not created when the litter was first born.

The names we have selected for this litter are:

We are very happy with the evenness and quality of this litter, and we feel that at the same stage, this litter is showing more potential than the first litter that Zayla produced for us.

All of these kids have been shown - two with us here at Mzalia, and two have made the long trip to Norway to be the first representatives of our kennel over there.

Please be sure to check back here to learn more about these kids.

Mzalia Making Waves (Tyler)
Fanconi DNA Linkage Tested: Probably Clear/Normal

A handsome and sound boy, Tyler is residing with Chrissy Petersen in Queensland whilst work commitment are keeping us from showing.

Tyler is an eye-catching individual with great elegance and poise.

Away from the shows he is very much like his father Ryan - an affectionate boy who loves cuddles.

Some of his qualities include good proportions, a nice open side gait, good topline, excellent wrinkle and a lovely fine coat.

Tyler has made a promising start to his career, and from limited appearances is already a multiple Class in Group winner, and has been placed in a large Sweepstakes in New South Wales.

He was also 5th in the Baby Dog Class at the 2007 Basenji Club of NSW Specialty.

Please click here to visit Tyler's page.

Mzalia Making Whoopee (Whoopee)
Fanconi DNA Linkage Tested: Probably Clear/Normal

Whoopee is one little pocket dynamo. She does everything in life is done at one speed - "flat out".

Her joy of life is shown in everything she does, from the way that she works on the lead, to the way she plays with her kennel mates, to the way she demands your attention when she wants a cuddle. Whoopee is a tail wagger and yodeller extraordinaire.

From limited show ring appearances, Whoopee was a Class in Group winner and was Baby Puppy in Show at the Spitz Breeds Club of South Australia Show in November 2007.

Whoopee is much more of a people dog than a show dog. She has recently been desexed and now lives with the Wilson family and another of our boys "Duke".

Please click here to learn more about Whoopee.

Mzalia Making Mischief (Zally)
Fanconi DNA Linkage Test: Both parents tested Probably Clear/Normal
Exported to Norway

Zally is gorgeous pup who reminds us very much of her father's litter sister BIS Aus Ch Mzalia Private Benjamin. She has classically elegant lines, is beautifully proportioned and has a lovely length of neck.

When living with us, Zally was always the first to do things: the first to open her eyes, the first to get out of the whelping box, the first to work out how to get out of the puppy pen, the first to go exploring into new areas of the yard, etc, etc. Hence the nickname that she had with us, which was "Dora the Explorer" - and her show name "Making Mischief".

Zally is one of the the first two Mzalia's to make their way to Norway, and she has become a member of Ingeborg Kjol Molnes well known Kennel Azania's. Our thanks go to Ingeborg for giving Zally such a wonderful home, and we wish her all the best with Zally.

Zally's first show will be in early 2008.

FLASH: Zally hits the show ring with a BANG winning Best of Breed and BIG-2 Puppy in her very first show, then follows it up with CK, CC, BOS at her second show (and first against the adults)!

Congratulations to Ingeborg and Zally!

Please click here to visit Zally's page.

Mzalia Making Headlines (Tasha)
Fanconi DNA Linkage Test: Both parents tested Probably Clear/Normal
Exported to Norway

Tasha is another beautiful pup from this litter. She is nicely balanced, has a beautiful head, good topline, tail and tailset and has that "high on leg" look.

All of the pups in this litter are very affectionate, but Tasha takes the cake for wanting the most cuddles. She and Zally used to race to try an be the first to get a cuddle for you. This affection was kept solely for people, as she loves all dogs and other animals that she meets as well.

Like Zally, Tasha too has made the long trip to Norway, where she now lives with Annika Kass and her family which includes Willy the Basenji (Azania's Wild Mountain Calling) and Max the British Short-Haired cat.

Tasha has had a handful of shows so far and has received some very nice critiques, and in her fist show against the adults  gets CK and 2nd best female (to her sister Zally)!

Our thanks to Annika and her family for giving Tasha such a wonderful home, and we her all the best with her.

Please click here to visit Tasha's page.

"Angel"
21 June 2007 - 1 July 2007

Zayla originally gave birth to 4 beautiful girls, but sadly we lost one of them who was accidentally injured in the whelping box, when she was just over a week old.

This photo was taken of her just the day before she died.

We could not put her to rest without a name, so we decided to call her "Angel" as she is now our little guardian angel who will look over her brother and sisters.

Angel has been laid to rest in a "Remembrance Garden" we have set up for when our beloved kids cross over the Rainbow Bridge. Looking over her there is a statue of small angel, gently sobbing into its hands.

Farewell our dear little Angel. Sleep easy and run free at the Rainbow Bridge where Cobee, Jet, Flute and your other ancestors will take good care of you.

Click here to view a 5 generation pedigree of this litter (PDF format).
Click here to view a 3 generation picture pedigree of this litter (PDF format).

Page Created: 04 December 2007 - Last Updated: 11 April 2008

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