To the west of the main runs are 4 “portable” runs (because the runs are not sunk into the earth, they can be taken apart and moved easily) that are also concrete block over gravel. Their dimensions are 8’wide x 16’ long.  All the runs are covered in sun shades in the hot months, opened to the sky in cooler months so the dogs can enjoy basking in the full sun.  The portables have large “dogloo” dog houses to shelter the dogs in case of rain showers, but primarily, all the dogs houses in every run merely serve as protection  and shade for the water buckets!   

We are infamous for the dogs’ chairs… originally put in the runs so we would have a place to sit while we visit and play with the dogs, the basenjis quickly put them to their own uses… besides being a perch, the plastic chairs are giant chew toys. The basenjis will gnaw the chairs down to the point of being just a chair seat – no arms, legs or anything else!  The chairs as chew toys worked out better than conventional toys because the dogs do not fight over them – they can often be seen cooperatively dismantling the same chair!    (sigh)

    (Calypso Holiday Hot Fudge)