So cute! You all are making me puppy jealous!
She looks like she has some brindle in there? Is she a trindle?
I liked your vet story too. The first time I took my first boy to our vet she said "Why did you get one of these?" (she can be a bit blunt- but she was actually curious why I chose a basenji, and she had never seen one either!)

She is a cutie.Enjoy this wonderful breed!

OH, he is SO handsome!!!! You are in for laughs, fun and love with this little one!

He is such a handsome boy!!!! You are gong to have so many adventures together and share so much love!

She is SO beautiful!!!! I wish I could meet all these Basenjis in person!!!!!

She's beautiful!!!! You may have luck with the ball that is hollow and dispenses treats as she kicks it and rolls it with her nose!!!!

@alay Google Northern Basenji Society. On the website you will find contact email addresses. Nothing available for this year now but you might find a breeder and get onto a waiting list for 2022

He looks like a truck load of fun. Good looking little dude. Happy you’ve found one another. 😁👍

They are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

@edo_a my email address is in the websites in my signature block. Please send me a .jpg and I will add it.

I hope some of the siblings will be registered and that I can add them. But it is important they be tested for PRA too. So if you can make contact with any of them, it would be helpful to suggest it to them

@italeigha said in Considering a Basenji. Thoughts?:

@adina Thanks so much for this. The breeders we are looking at seem to have all those boxes checked and we found them through AKC. We are hoping this is surely a trusted source...

Alas, AKC lists breeders who have paid to be listed. There is NO vetting. Please apply due diligence in choosing your breeder.
You should spend almost as much time researching the breeder (and the sire and dam) as you have the breed of dog. The breeder can let you know much of the pup's temperament and potential character.
Good luck.

Hi John! My Binti will only consent to have her nails ground and only with treats (she gets one per paw.) She hated it at first but once we had the routine established, she settles right into it. The only thing I would say about using the grinder is keep pausing to feel the claw. I once had a "groomer" who was in a hurry hold the grinder to Binti's claw too long and the friction built up heat which burned her enough to make her yip. We started doing it at home after that.0_1609705288646_1Binti orchids1.jpg

Judging from what being said. I would say things are on hold until next year! But Good Luck All The Same x

@kembe Thank you!

You’ll see. It’ll be very open.
I have a backup one for traveling that is wired.

Ohhh thanx my reputation is growing, treats for all!!

@liliana He co-breeds with several people under the Mibre and Skyewalker affixes.

If you go to my pedigree database website and ask it for either, you will find a host of pedigrees and can follow them back to see if Fanconi or PRA tests have been done.

See signature block.

@lynnecnm - You should have your pup DNA tested for Fanconi, it is a cheek swab test that you do and cost 65.00. You can order the test at www.ofa.org and welcome to the Forum!

@annie In that case, Spice is already in the data base. Pam is always very quick to send me all their litter details. You can go and have fun tracing your pup right back through generations of well known Basenjis.

Email me a photo with his registered name so I can embed it into his pedigree.

He certainly is cute. Give him an extra hug from me tonight.