Basenji Showing

@youngandtired: To me that expression in the first pic looks like he is saying, "What's up everyone this is a piece of Cake! I love these pictures, and I can't believe how he has grown, seems like just yesterday you were posting pictures of your new puppy. He is very handsome, and I love the stacking. How do you teach them to do that!!!!! I would love to teach Sahara that only b/c I love the look, not to show her, I just think it looks so cool. Thanks, and yes – it does seem like just yesterday dh had that weak moment and let me bring another B home. ;) Stacking w/mine has been pretty easy. I do it just like I teach them to sit, etc. I hold a treat and tell them to "stand", and put my hand under the belly to keep them from sitting, tell them "good stand" and give the treat. Once they "get" that, I tell them to "hold" and keep them at a stand for a few seconds -- if they move their legs, I move the legs back and say "hold" again. Once they "get" that, I tell them "hold" and move their legs back a bit into position, telling them "hold". Really, only takes about twenty minutes total to get them to understand "hold".

Congrats to all!

Yee haw! Congrats again to all!

YAY Chance!! Sounds like little Chance had a good time despite the judge's opinions :p And in the end isn't that all that matters :D :D

Way to go! :D :D :D :D :D :)

Congrats! Ribbons are good!

Gotta pull for the B/W's!:) Congrats to you all!:cool:

HOORAY Jasper!!! wOO hOO!! :D

@dash: Oh Sorry, typing to fast. The few reds that are here, including my boy, are beautiful. There just are very few B's around. Thanks for catching that, all the Ohio red owners may be up in arms. Actually, there are LOTS of basenjis in Ohio. There is at least one big time breeder in every major city, and lots of the not so major cities. In my BCOA roster I counted at least six breeders that breed an average of one litter every year. And I can think of a couple other breeders that aren't BCOA members who breed every year too!

@tanza: They are the same thing in basic terms… Like Sweepstakes.. the difference from regular conformation classes in dog shows, Sweepstakes and Futurity get money for placements. Usually divided up by %... by placement. But it is still judged on Conformation and still used to evaluate breeding stock. And breeders enter puppies at various stages of development. At the time of breeding, eight weeks etc.

You are all welcome…I've got gates!!

I will be there fri afternoon thru sun.. I hope to see you!

I agree with everything that Pat, Lisa and Robyn have said in this thread (oh, and you too BBoy!). For the most part, I think it is fair competition at least at the Winners Level..and to some extent the BOB level. Where it gets frustrating is when you have someone in your area that consistantly has very nice dogs AND is well known by the judges…feels like you can't win then unless you have a stupendously great dog.

Beautiful photo! (as Sophie is) Congrats for her first points and best wishes for many more to finish with.

WooHoo… congrats...

So sorry about Kiya's accident. How did it happen? Fingers and paws crossed that she will go on with the shows and make you proud.

Sugar is so gorgeous! I love Basenjis in all colors, but my eyes lock in on the tri's every time. ;)

Well, when Rally had her emergency C-section, they did not "fix" her umbilical hernia but because of where they made the incision it did get rid of hernia. So maybe because they are so easily obliterated by abdominal surgeries they don't include them on the list.