Am CH Calypso Eyes Of Egypt
'MacGyver'

AKC ? born Dec 23,1991 died July 9, 2005 owner: Kevin Brothers, NC 'MacGyver' was another Rhett son, litter brother to Burt (Ch Calypso Evening Shade). Mac wass Kevin's personal dog, and his first basenji. He finished his championship shortly while Kevin was serving 3 tours of duty in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Kevin was part of the stealth fighter jet support group. Kevin took Mac through basic obedience training, but has never competed with him. Humiliation in the obedience ring 'at the hands' of Ch Calypso American Express soured him on taking the chance of future humiliation-by-basenji in the obedience ring again - Faint of Heart!!!!  Mac was very vocal and had such pure tonality that he  shattered glass one time when he "bugled". There is no way to describe what he did as mere yodeling - it was strident and clear, and if you were standing directly in the path of the sound waves at ear level, he would literally ring your 'bell' and cause you timpanic pain! He also had a fetish about his butt, and the girls at Calypso teased him unmercifully! Mac would do anything to keep the other dogs from sniffing his butt - and they knew it. Consequently, all of them DID it, and this sent Mac into paroxysms of angst and indignity. He would whirl around and bugle and vocalize and huff. All we did was laugh, and the dogs never paid any attention to this fussbudget. He was a funny guy! We liked to say that Mac was an old lady from the 30's come back reincarnated... all he needed was a flowered frock, matching hat/shoes/gloves, and a stern visage to complete the look. And he was generally referred to around here as 'The Old Lady', or Tacky-Wacky.   I'm sure he will come back to haunt us for all this.   :0 Well, now we will find out - Mac was euthanized on July 9,2005 at the end of a long battle with cancer. He never seemed to be suffering, but had finally reached the point where he would tip over trying to potty, and spent most of his time sleeping. He was frighteningly skeletal, but chowed down his meals and had normal stools. We didn't want to wait until he began to experience pain, and when dehydration set in, we knew that organ failure would not be far behind. We took him into the vet together, and he slipped across the Rainbow Bridge peacefully to join his family. It is sad to see an old friend go, but good to save them from any suffering. Mac was 13 1/2 yrs old at his death. He lived a good long life.

PEDIGREE:

Am Ch Calypso American Gigolo	Am&Can Ch Tri-Tan's Uzuri Supow Lihu	Am Ch Flower Power of Woz	Am Ch The Eclipser of Woz
			Am Ch Black-Eyed Susan of Woz, CD
		Lihu's Susu Yumdrum	Khajah's Different Drummer
			Am Ch Lihu's Yumba of Wilbarrie
	Am Ch Calypso Flair of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's Mitty	Am Ch Reveille Re-Up
			Am Ch Lihu's Si-Kitu of Flambeau
		Am Ch Fancy Fandango of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's General Business
			Am Ch Happy Pagan
Am Ch Calypso Bossanova	Am Ch Djakomba's Spotlight	Am Ch Sirius Half-Back	Am Ch Reveille Re-Up
			Am Ch Makila Motane Moke
		Am Ch Caucasian Ruffles	Am Ch Reveille Re-Up
			Am Ch Russell's Mkewe Mfalme
	Am Ch Calypso American Express	Am&Can Ch Tri-Tan's Uzuri Supow Lihu	Am Ch Flower Power of Woz
			Lihu's Susu Yumdrum
		Am Ch Calypso Flair of Papalote	Am Ch Shadowbye's Mitty
			Am Ch Fancy Fandango of Papalote