@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 Oklahoma City
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Hello and welcome…I"m sure you have lots of fun stories to share! We'd love to see some pictures of all...when you can, of course!!
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Welcome and we would love to see pictures…. who did you get your Basenjis from?
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Welcome!! I'd love to see pictures of your babies. I'm actually moving to Norman, Ok in about 18 months or so.
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Welcome. Can't wait to see pics.
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I cannot seem to upload pics it says my photos exceed the size. not sure how to fix that
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I cannot seem to upload pics it says my photos exceed the size. not sure how to fix that
but I can do this
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well that did not work either.. i give up someone help
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Hello and welcome to the forum…If you go to the forum help section there is info on how to add and resize you photos...I use www.shrinkpictures.com it is free and easy to download…the photo you posted is an absolutely beautiful fur baby...
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well that did not work either.. i give up someone help
If your photos are in Photobucket, copy the IMG code, last code under thumbnail picture, then paste in on your post here. Works for me.
Welcome to the forum - enjoy!
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Baroooooo & welcome!!!:D
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well that did not work either.. i give up someone help
Hi Catchme,
We have a section on Basenji Forums called Forum Help & Information there you can find answers how to use these forums.
Here is one we wrote up about posting pictures:
Picture Help: How to add and resize pictures in your postHope this helps,
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Cute, cute, cute!!
