@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 Everyone
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Rascal is quite handsome, too.:)
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awwwww….they are both so cute.....and they look so innocent
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Welcome!! What cutie patooties you have there!!!
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I walked out the door one day and forgot to take the trash out when I left. I'm pretty sure Manning and Rascal must have thought it was a gift complete with the shiny garbage bag gift wrapping! I came home to find not only both dogs in the trash but the cats basically rolling around in it as well. I know when I leave they are all conspiring together against me…..
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Yep! Ours does the same. We try and keep it in a closet.
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Manning's face looks like " OH Hi, didn't expect you back so soon….how was your day?"
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Welcome to the forum!! This is a great place for information and showing off your dog(s). Lots of experienced basenji owners here and I am grateful for all their help. Hollie and I know Manning & Rascal from Dogster!!!
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Welcome here! It's loaded with lots of info and suggestions. Enjoy!
Manning is an adorable little B. Is your little Rascal a B-mix? He looks like it to me.
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We think Rascal might be a mix. It was trying to figure out what she was mixed with that first introduced us to what a Basenji was. Behavior wise she fit the profile! Little did I know what I was getting into with my cute little shelter puppy. After her puppy years I knew I could survive anything!
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Welcome to the forum! They sure are cute! It's a great place to learn, laugh and share stories about our babies!
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Hello and welcome…Manning is so cute...we are in Knoxville also, we have a B named Jojo and she is 11yr, we adopted her from BRAT this past February...again welcome (I wonder where you got the name "Manning"?hummmm...)
