@zande - So true Zande, the test is 65.00 and considering the heartbreak and cost of caring for a Fanconi Basenji (try shoving down 20+ pills a day) it is something that anyone breeding, even Back Yard Breeders or Puppymills should always do... Also if someone happens to get a puppy or is unsure about the breeder they did get a Basenji puppy from, spend the 65.00 and have the DNA Fanconi test done... again it is a cheek swab that you order from OFA.org
Whisker trim
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I was wondering if any of you trim your B's whiskers.
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I do not on the muzzle… I do trim up the side ones and the three little ones on the chin.... other then that... I leave them one. In Basenjis... I would say other then handlers, most people leave them on...
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I do not on the muzzle… I do trim up the side ones and the three little ones on the chin.... other then that... I leave them one. In Basenjis... I would say other then handlers, most people leave them on...
Let me add, that is just for the show ring… only
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I do not on the muzzle… I do trim up the side ones and the three little ones on the chin.... other then that... I leave them one. In Basenjis... I would say other then handlers, most people leave them on...
Ditto! Ironically, I am reading this discussion as I am prepping Blondie for a show tomorrow
She is pretty whiskery, and it may take a while to trim her up….ugh... -
gggg… been there, done that.. with "whiskery" B's.... good luck tomorrow and see you soon in California!
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I do not on the muzzle… I do trim up the side ones and the three little ones on the chin.... other then that... I leave them one. In Basenjis... I would say other then handlers, most people leave them on...
I do mine the same way.
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Triming of tail hairs, that's about it, everything else is left as is.
