Everyone needs to talk about a spay/neuter... while in Europe it is not the "norm" to do so... however in the US it is.... that said waiting till the pup is mature is the best... but in the US we have issues with puppymills and Backyard breeders that breed/sell pups for profit... My contracts say that the pup needs to be spayed/neutered... and we talk about the age. Again, I will say that my puppy people are "Vetted" before getting a puppy, but many Puppymiller puppies and/or Backyard Breeders could not care if those pups were bred or not... nor are they health tested... so as they say "buyer beware". Responsible breeders stay in touch with the pups they place... the others... NOT... could not care less... OK I said my 2cents... And many in the US are not ready to keep a female that is in season... a short story about a friend that had 2 German Shepards... Male/Female in tact.... female came in season, so they locked to male in the backyard, female in their garage... the male "ate down the door to the garage to get to the female..".... puppies happened... no health testing either... IT HAPPENS... DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL NOT! And I can tell you stories about males coming through windows in the home to get to a bitch in season....years ago we had a 12yr in-tact male lab 3 blocks over, he knew exactly when my Basenji bitches were in season... thankfully we had 12ft fences... but he was there every single day... not so for many homes that have fences this big... and if this boy was younger... I can bet he would have found a way over the fence
Ziggy gets a B sister!
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For all those who know Ziggy (especially the Laurel Canyon B Gang) – news flash! Ziggy is going to get a B sister!
Like Zig, she's a retired show dog. Her AKC name is Reveille Traffic Pattern, but she goes by "Patti" (nothing against anyone named Patti, but I'll definitely pick a new name fo her).
I'm picking her up in 10 days in Auburn, Washington, and will post pics when the new girl is in the house. Woo hoo!
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Congratulations! Having more than one basenji in the house means double trouble but at the same time is well worth it.
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Congratulations! Having more than one basenji in the house means double trouble but at the same time is well worth it.
And double the LOVE;)
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Congrats!! Sounds great.. a second basenji!
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Congratulations to you & Ziggy!
I recently went the same route and added a boy (Brando - also a retired show dog) as playmate to Ruby. If it goes anything like it has gone at my house, you are in for a blast and so is Ziggy.
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Congratulations on the new addition to your fam! I hope you have a safe trip up to Washington!:D
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I Hope they get along well, we will require photos (of course).
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Congratulations on your new addition!
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Congratulations (I'm jealous).
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Oh yay….two dogs are always more fun, more love, oh and more crazyness.
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Congrats!!!! Two is that much more fun!!!!
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That's great!! Looks like you're all settling in fine up there in Seatle. Can't wait to see the member of the family!
Laura
