1. Basenjis
2. They have a mind of their own. Not why I chose this breed, but when they get wet, they smell like a wet wool blanket, not a dog. There is a very dedicated core group of breeders whose goal is to have the breed retain its original traits that allowed it to survive in Africa, and responsibly deal with the health issues in the breed
3. One has to be one step ahead of them at ALL times. Sometimes training them to do anything is a matter of convincing them to do that something is what they wanted to do in the first place
4. This was a pot WITH FLOWERS on my deck at one point