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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.
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Hello! I am new to the Basenji world and just have to ask myself what took so long! My newest family member is Buck, a 10 month old. He is lucky that I have lots of fenced space and other dogs for running and playing. I look forward to tips and stories from this forum.
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Welcome Chris
Pictures would be nice. What other dogs do you have?
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I cannot figure our how to posts pics.
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@chrischris said in Hello.:
I cannot figure our how to posts pics.
There is more than one way. If the picture you want is online, you can link to it. Otherwise you can upload it from your computer. Check the symbols above your text. You just paste the url of the picture you want into the space provided when you click on the picture symbol. Or you can use the upload button next to it to find a picture on your computer.
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@chrischris Hi chrischris, I'm new here too but not real new to living & loving a Senji..... you've got a whole ton of things to learn to laugh at!! Even if it's cleaning up all the stuffing that was removed by Buck!! But I firmly believe that it is all worth it!
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Welcome!
Okay so see the last pic with arrow coming up? That is how you upload a picture from your computer. Just click it, then pick a picture from your computer like this:
The little picture one pops up coding and you put your info between the ( ) where it says image url. So if you have a photo on photobucket or someother online space, just copy the direct links and put it there
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like thisThe chain link one you use for linking to text
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OMG! There's that "butt thing" in the air! They either just finished with the circles or getting ready too!! I always loved that, butt thing in the air!! In the top picture, he/she has her top lip rolled in...looks like she's been talking! Love it!!
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@Nancy-Berry said in Hello.:
OMG! There's that "butt thing" in the air! They either just finished with the circles or getting ready too!! I always loved that, butt thing in the air!! In the top picture, he/she has her top lip rolled in...looks like she's been talking! Love it!!
The butt in air is called play bowing. It is a clear invitation to play. In the smile... she's big on smiling, does it on command, does if if you stop petting her
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LOL!! What a beautiful smile!!