@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
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I'm Terry, the female half of Illusion Basenjis. My husband is Bob. We have owned Basenjis for nearly 15 years (the age of our oldest Basenji, Dino) and currently own 8. We have all 4 colors.
We enjoy showing our own Basenjis in conformation, have done a little lure coursing, and plan on doing some obedience if we can.
We live in San Diego, but are planning to move to Houston area when we retire in about 3 years.
Looking forward to lively and interesting discussions!(Hi Denice!)
Terry
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from the Brody's. We're heading to Texas next week for the shows.
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Hi Terry,
my name is Mia. I live in San diego and have a b. named Zoe. I am origenally from houston, but live here is SD. I take my dogs to the Dog park in South Park almost everyday. Perhaps one of these days before you both move to Houston, we will see you at the park! mia
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Hi welcome!!! And that's awesome you have B's in all 4 colors
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Welcome! And now for the number one new member request…....PICTURES;) we love B pictures.
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Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll have lots to add with that many years of Basenji experience…enjoy! Ditto on the pictures!
