If you're serious about adopting a Basenji from BRAT, be sure to visit our application to adopt a Basenji page. After you've submitted this application, explore the listings below. In each listing, you will find the coordinator's name that links to a contact form. You will need to contact the dog's coordinator in each listing.

We encourage you to fill out an application to adopt, even if there are currently no dogs listed in your state. We may have dogs that will be available soon, but are in various stages of our intake process. Sometimes when we have a dog that needs emergency placement, we check our applicant database to find a pre-approved home that matches the dog's needs.

Our goal is to make the perfect match between your home and the Basenji. This can be challenging, so please be patient.

Each rescue will be fully vetted. This includes spay and neuter, vaccines, flea preventative if appropriate, DNA testing purebreds under 10 for Fanconi syndrome, fecal testing and deworming if necessary, heartworm testing, and recommended dental work. All dogs over 10 get a senior panel. Also, when indicated, we test our dogs for thyroid deficiencies.

The dogs are also temperament evaluated. Please note that BRAT charges an adoption fee to cover all expenses incurred in our rescue program. The adoption fee will vary depending on the age and health of the dog. The adoption fee is listed within the dog's posting.

NOTE! Be sure to fill out our application to adopt form. Our coordinators often choose prospective adopters from our applicant database before listing the dog here. After you have filled out our adoption form, apply for any and all dogs that interest you. The Pending notations mean that the coordinator of the dog has tentatively found the dog a home but is still taking applications.

Basenji listings last updated: 1/13/2025 9:18:16 AM (Pacific time)

Buddy

Red and White Male
Florida, PENDING 01/12/2025

Buddy is a six-year-old tricolor male Basenji that has gained much confidence in his foster home. Buddy loves to be outdoors. He lays in the sun and he likes to run in the fenced yard. When it’s very hot and humid, he likes to go in and out, and in and out, so a dog door would be helpful in his new home. Read More »

Sophie

Brindle and White Female
Florida, NEW 01/10/2025

Sophie is a 10-year-old brindle female who came into rescue along with three other Basenjis when her owner was evicted, and she was taken to a shelter but never reclaimed. Sophie is described by her foster person as a typical female Basenji, with an "I am the boss" attitude. Sophie has a guardian angel who has paid her adoption fee. Her adoption fee is now $0. Read More »

Duke

Red and White Male
Nevada, PENDING 12/29/2024

If you are a Basenji experienced home, with a playful and well-mannered dog for this young kid, have a securly fenced back yard and live within about a half a day's drive from Las Vegas, read about and apply for this delightful young guy who is sure to make things lively in your home. Read More

Earl

Tricolor Male
Ohio, NEW 12/29/2024

Earl is a handsome almost five-year-old male Basenji currently located in Ohio. Earl is not only comfortable with other dogs but respectful and submissive to them. He loves taking walks with the resident female Basenji, and he would love a canine companion to welcome him into his new home. Earl has a guardian angel who has paid his adoption fee. His adoption fee is now $0. Read More »