@eeeefarm said in Complete newbie to showing:

... I had a husky/shepherd crossbred that was the same way. Put a muddy dog in the barn at night, open the door to a perfectly clean one in the morning!

What the...? Did they wipe themselves with a horse? 😂

What about this spring?

YEAH!!!! WTG! 🙂 You both look championship worthyl

Congratulations - nice looking pup!

@evillemon said in How to start showing:

@debradownsouth
Yes we figured we will wait until he is at least two before we make any decisions on neutering him.

I can understand why you might want to neuter a female but a male? Agree you need to wait. Most of the reasons advanced to neuter come from groups with an agenda but without solid science. Generally speaking the health risks of neutering outweigh any benefits and there is no effect on behavior. In my experience, having an intact male Basenji never presented any issues at all. Unless you just let your dog roam free I can't think of a single good reason to do it.

In that shot, she looks like a basenji.
I'll happily decrease photo size if you want to send them to me.

Check facebook under San Diego Basenji.
There is a meeting once a month in Encinitas.

Some judges are might not be happy about it but missing a toenail is not at all something a dog should be not placed for. If it comes down to “I like both dogs and have to pick” it could be a deciding factor. No dog is perfect!

Like Pat said, the basenji standard has no DQs.

@Wolfxing I couldn't see the image...

I have also seen current research on dewclaw removal that has me convinced to never do it again. I am exhausted but will try to post the links if anyone is interested... maybe tomorrow

Good luck with her. Sounds like you are working on things … hopefully she'll come around.

WONDERFUL picture, Pat. 🙂

Congratulations to you and your four legged children.

Jolanda and Kaiser

I trim tails, whiskers. I do chalk then finish with a shine spray or wipe.

yes, it is feet ! it was written with not good spelling

That is a really good idea. I will ask my conformation teacher. Thank you!

Whoo hoo! That's an exciting weekend for sure!

@agilebasenji:

I'd just tell Exhibitor A to go ask Exhibitor B if they really wanted to know if ExB was going to the next show. That way Ex A can lie (or not) to Ex B and you're not in the middle of it. They can work out their own dynamics.

LOL! That is a good one! It sounds like a genetics chart! You are very right, if they want to lie/hide info to each other, that is up to them, but I'll keep myself out.