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Newspaper Ad
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Costs too much? Yikes!:eek:
Maybe someone looking into buying a Basenji will read this…...good for You.;)
Fanconi testing is a must.
Absolutely! Every basenji owner deserves a healthy dog. For those reading this thread the Fanconi Marker Test was $60 per dog so keep that in mind when someone who is asking you to pay hundreds of dollars for a puppy claims the test is too expensive. The only reason it is too expensive is if you are trying to make money breeding.
Every basenji owner deserves a healthy dog. That means supporting breeders who do health testing because if a breeder is not testing then they do not know what the true health status of their dog is. With a genetic test, you can test just the parents and know their genes with non-genetic tests breeders need information on more than just the parents to use to get a good idea of what the genetics of their dog is most likely to breed.
The Basenji Club of America is a participant in CHIC, Canine Health Information Center, and has designated 4 health tests as what they consider the minimum recommended health testing. Those health tests are for Hips, Eyes, Thyroid, and Fanconi. All dogs that have had all 4 of those tests and the results are public, not necessarily passing, but viewable by any potential buyer will be on the OFA website with a CHIC designation. This program is still pretty new so right now there are only 49 basenjis that meet this requirement but many have at least 3 of the 4 tests done.
Here is a link to a CHIC dog so you can see what the designation looks like on the dog's page and links to dog's that have CHIC.
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And anyone that purchases a Basenji that is not DNA tested is just doing a "roll of the dice". There is NO excuse for anyone that bred a litter for the Fall of 2007 has to NOT have had the DNA testing done before breeding, none at all.. We have worked for years find a DNA marker for Fanconi and anyone that has had or knows someone that has or had a Fanconi affected Basenji can tell you what a horrible affliction this is… sure people will say that there is treatment... but that is all it is.. and 30 pills a day is no easy task nor is it fun... and not all Basenjis do well on the protocol.. some do, some don't.....
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So I called the ad in the paper to see what the deal was. I spoke to the gentleman for about 10 minutes. He seemed nice but this is definitely a BYB situation. He actually lived only 5 minutes down the road from me…in a trailor park. Not that living in a trailor is a bad thing but I just don't see it as being a great place to breed dogs!
Well…This guy absolutely doesn't sound like a reputable breeder and he shouldn't be in the business…..but not because he lives in a trailer park. I know of a breeder who lives in the country with lots of room but doesn't appear to spend a nickle on testing and I know of one who lives in a trailer but breeds responsibly. And...actually, there can be some good perks to having puppies socialized in a trailer park.....lots of people and noises. So...if you talk to a breeder and the answers to your questions are what they should be and the puppies are of good quality and well-bred but the breeder happens to live in a trailer, I would just chuckle to myself and understand how he/she is prioritizing.
Again...I say that while recognizing that the BYB in the ad is NOT reputable and not what the basenji breed or any breed needs.
Pat
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This article written by the owner of a dog lost at the age of 6 years to Fanconi Syndrome explains why it is so important to only buy dogs from breeders that have done the test prior to breeding.
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One comment about "CHIC" designation, they have to have clear tests to get the CHIC designation. In the case of eyes, while minor PPM, Iris to Iris, is acceptable for a CERF test, the rest is not (read about PPM http://www.basenji.org/?q=node/17))… and while PPM needs to be watched in our breed, it is not a deal breaker when thinking about breeding. Every breeder must make hard choices... and I know for myself that if I had a dog/bitch with PPM (I am not talking about excessive) but more than the Basenji Club of America had determined and received approval from CERF as acceptable, that would not be a reason I would not bred a bitch or use a male all things considered and the rest of the health tests are acceptable.
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Well I stand corrected and learned something new…. CHIC only means that you have tested and that you are/do make your results public.... Which is a good thing too....
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It is not true that they have to have CLEAR tests. They must make any results public so a dog that does not have a CLEAR test can get a CHIC designation. Here is an example of a dog with a CHIC number that tested Probably Affected with the Fanconi test. The important thing about CHIC is that any dog with CHIC designation has all 4 of those tests: Hips, Eyes, Thyroid, and Fanconi public so anyone can check the results.
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Well I stand corrected and learned something new…. CHIC only means that you have tested and that you are/do make your results public.... Which is a good thing too....
But the bottom line is that you are testing and you are making public the results… there are many people that have done hips, but not made the results public with less then acceptable results.
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That is exactly true, CHIC means the breeder did the 4 tests that BCOA considers recommended and that they have made all those results public so that breeders and buyers can make up their own minds. People can not make an informed decision without information and making all results public, good, bad, and ugly is the only way we as a community can strive to improve health in this breed.
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I'm worried for them that they will end up in the mall petstore near us if people don't start buying them.
Large chain pet stores such as you would find in a mall obtain their puppies from brokers. The brokers obtain the pups from commercial breeders aka puppy mills. They do not buy pups from BYB's or unlicensed breeders.
He said he still has all 4 & that they've been in the paper for 2 weeks now.
This is good news. The older those pups get, the more expense and effort they are. He will have the cost of food and more vaccinations and wormings plus more and more time to clean up after them. Perhaps once he realizes that breeding is "more trouble than its worth", he will rethink breeding future litters.
Do NOT go see the puppies if you think you might get weak in the knees by looking at baby basenjis needing a home.
I totally agree with this comment. Resist temptation.
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I totally agree with this comment. Resist temptation.
Yea definitely not going to see them
I probably would be too tempted & the last thing I need is another 9 week ol d pup running around the house, especially one who isn't coming from a reputable breeder! -
The older those pups get, the more expense and effort they are. He will have the cost of food and more vaccinations and wormings plus more and more time to clean up after them. Perhaps once he realizes that breeding is "more trouble than its worth", he will rethink breeding future litters.
Unfortunately, there is a good chance that these dogs will wind up being dumped on the local shelter.
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Though that is true, it is better to have one litter end up in a shelter then an endless supply of young adults hit the shelters as owners become overwhelmed with normal dog adolecence and have no support to deal with it. Rescue is overwhelmed by dogs that come from BYB's and they come in waves year after year at predictable ages as they hit certain lifestages.
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AKC only requires a DNA profile for Frequently Used sires which is defined on the AKC site, so many litters a year or over a total number in a lifetime. A DNA profile can be obtained by sending in a cheek swab, the cost is $40. If you prepay there is a $5 discount so it is $35.
I get DNA profiles on all of my dogs because it is one tool a responsible breeder can use to go beyond the registration just being a piece of paper. If the both parents are DNA profiled when you submit your cheek swab you can pay for a DNA pedigree that shows the profiles of all the dogs. AKC also runs periodic checks of all dogs with profiles to make sure they are consistent with the registered pedigree.
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so what does that DNA sample show?
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All that DNA sample shows is parentage.
Once the direct gene mutation is found for Fanconi Syndrome a dog that has two parents that have tested Clear by the direct test and have AKC DNA profiles can be certified clear by parentage if they also have a AKC DNA profile. Marker tests do not qualify for the OFA clear by parentage designation.
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gotcha.
when i got the forms for Mia to be registered i saw her sire had a DNA number.. and didnt know what it was for or meant.
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If only the sire had a DNA profile number and not the dam then it most likely means that he is a Frequently Used Sire by AKC's definition and was required to be DNA profiled for his get to continue to be registered.
I voluntarily profile all my dogs and with my last litter I also DNA profiled all the puppies before they left my house.
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If only the sire had a DNA profile number and not the dam then it most likely means that he is a Frequently Used Sire by AKC's definition and was required to be DNA profiled for his get to continue to be registered.
I voluntarily profile all my dogs and with my last litter I also DNA profiled all the puppies before they left my house.
As do I… and should be from any responsible breeder
