@jengosmonkey
LOL this is a really important convo to be having! I'm honored that it takes place on my thread 😆 and yes, I absolutely agree with the points y'all are making.
People do need to know where their pups are coming from and whether they were responsibly bred. To think of it coldly, I wouldn't buy a house without looking into its history and possible problems, or I might face ridiculous stress, expense, and emotional trauma from subsequent issues that come up later. As a consumer, one should do their homework not only on the breed but on the breeder.
A breeder who produces puppies carelessly is basically a horrible human being in my book. It was a huge, thoroughly thought out moral decision for me not to adopt but to buy a purebred puppy, as I've worked with rescues before. I took this step with the possible goal of being a custodian. If a breeder is irresponsible in all the aforementioned ways, not only are they producing dogs with a higher possibility of suffering, muddying this ancient breed, and swindling people, they are needlessly taking potential homes away from dogs that need one AND frequently causing dogs to be abandoned! If there weren't any PMs or BYBs, imagine how many people would get schooled by rescue folk and responsible breeders into taking dog-parenting seriously before they ever took one home!
Sorry for the rant; I COMPLETELY understand the internal screaming that happens within some of you when you find out a pup is from a mill or crap breeder. If people like you and I keep yelling about it, we will change a few minds, which make all the difference to a few dogs which is better than no dogs 🙂
Hello from the oh so awesome state of Cattle! Err, North Dakota!
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Yeah, there's really not much here unless you really really like cows… :p
There's around 600,000 people in this state. Wyoming is the least-populated state, closely followed by North Dakota. The only difference is that Wyoming has those cool "tree" things and "hill" things...
Anyway, I've been looking at getting a dog again, and I think a Basenji is for me...
I already made a thread elsewhere going into fuller detail... Now I gotta find someone with a pup for sale/giveaway...
- CK
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Welcome, cattle country!! This is an informative site. If you haven't read through some of the threads please do so. You'll find lots of info for you. I'm sure someone can direct you to a breeder. You may want to try BRAT also.
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Welcome, cattle country!! This is an informative site. If you haven't read through some of the threads please do so. You'll find lots of info for you. I'm sure someone can direct you to a breeder. You may want to try BRAT also.
HAllo CeeKay! welcome!
sorry to write it here.. but I was really wondering if any of the basenji of the forum comes from BRAT..
here in Italy we haven't got anything like that,
that's maybe bacause there's not so many Bs around here…Sara
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Welcome CeeKay! This site has a lot of good info. Please take a look at BRAT, they have several dogs that need loving homes.
The only thing I learned about North Dakota is from watching Fargo. It looks freaking cold!!
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Hi again CeeKay
:D…I'm wondering what changed your mind about getting a basenji. I thought you had your mind set about exactly what kind of dog you were looking for. -
Have you considered adopting from BRAT? I adopted my Jojo from BRAT and she is wonderful…they have puppies sometimes but they are not usually listed on the adoption page...you need to contact the adoption coordinator in your state or closest to your state about a pup...
