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  • YodelDogsY

    @ownedbyspencer:

    Spencer's parentage is Cambria's Lord Russell of Cypress x Cambria's Lady Cassandra of Cypress. He was born 12/6/1997– five pups in the litter; he was #5 (Cambria's Spencer Tracy). I can't find that litter in Sally's database, though there are others from the same sire and dam.

    Have you given Sally Spencer's parentage? She can add him to the database and it can help you and others to trace lineage.

    We were told that Spencer was from Bob Mankey's Cambria line out of Santa Ana, but I now suspect that his more recent lineage derives from that Mountain Springs line. I don't know how to trace those dogs, though.

    The Mountain Springs people "stole" the Cambria name. They are not related to, nor are their breedings connected to, Bob Mankey. (Bob has been dead many years.) The Mountain Springs people do not do any health testing, including Fanconi. They are still breeding untested dogs so who knows how many people that have gotten puppies from them over the years have lived with the heartbreak of Fanconi. I would strongly recommend that you contact them and tell them about Spenser. If they are made aware they have produced Fanconi then perhaps they may at least start testing for it.

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • S

    Welcome. You have been a great dog mom with your fanconi boy.
    Hugs and welcome again.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • O

    Hi Robyn–

    Thank you for your response!

    Yes, I have been in touch with Sally, and she helped me find two of Spencer's sibs. She added his litter to her database, in the hopes that it might help others searching out lines.

    Unfortunately, back in 1997, it was not widely known that the Mountain Springs people were using the respected Cambria name. I didn't even know that Mountain Springs Basenjis existed until recently. My little B didn't come from there, but he is descended from Fanconi lines that apparently did. I'm sure there are many, many more like me, and I did make the breeders aware of it. I'm not sure it helped, but maybe it was a step in the right direction.

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  • O

    @sharronhurlbut:

    Welcome. You have been a great dog mom with your fanconi boy.
    Hugs and welcome again.

    Thank you! He's been a great dog!

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  • P

    Welcome to the Forum and well done for taking such wonderful care of Spencer.

    I do wish you luck in finding your next Basenji and that Spenser will get on with him/her.

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  • KipawaK

    Welcome to you and Spencer. I have to say that he lucked out in getting such a devoted owner.

    Fran Harder, BAB

    With Barney in my heart

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  • O

    Thank you, everyone, for making me feel so welcome!

    Now, who's willing to talk me out of possibly, potentially, just maybe getting a puppy?

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  • T

    have you seen all the puppy pix recently?? ;-)

    nobody here will be talking you out of one… they are too damn cute (despite their wicked basenji ways)!

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  • AndrewA

    @ownedbyspencer:

    Thank you, everyone, for making me feel so welcome!

    Now, who's willing to talk me out of possibly, potentially, just maybe getting a puppy?

    I certainly won't :) There is a very cute litter in Georgia right now.

    Carrie & the Brindle Babes, Callie & Lola (Not Andrew)

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  • T

    georgia and tennessee even touch!!!

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