@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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What a very cute girl… Welcome
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Hello and welcome! Piper looks lovely!
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Oh what a sweetheart. Welcome to the forums. Thank you for sharing pictures.
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Welcome to the forums. Piper has lots of relatives here.
It will be great to see her grow. Hopefully she will live up to her name.
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What a cutie.
Welcome.
This forum is great with all types of help re b's!
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I'm thrilled to be a part of the basenji community.
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I just noticed that Piper is crossing her front paws in your avatar just like her cousins Rally and Rio are in mine.:D
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Yeah that picture was taken during one of the few times she was calm enough to look dignified, and even though those moments are few and far between, I have learned to relish every second of them.:)
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Yeah, mine are pretty active too. I posted this link awhile ago in another thread but this is fairly typical in my house, http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w168/lrvoss/?action=view¤t=RioandSophiePlaying.flv
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Yeah that definitely looks familiar except I only have one basenji so I have to take the place of the second one, and unfortunately I have learned that I don’t have anywhere near the energy of a basenji.
Piper’s favorite game so far is to chase a soccer ball in the backyard, and as long as it is rolling she will chase it forever. So we do that for a while every afternoon to expel some of that energy and that makes for a much nicer basenji.
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With it warming up Rio's favorite game is to chase the water coming out of the hose. She will do laps and laps around the yard chasing it and will bite at it and get herself soaked. It's really funny since when it is raining out she acts like she is going to melt.
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Welcome Jarod! Piper is absolutely adorable. What a sweet little face she has!
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Welcom Piper (and Jarod :))
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First off, Welcome to our site of valueable Basenji information. I have learned so much linking into this site, we have lots of laughs as well. My B, Sahara, crosses her legs all the time, she is such a showoff and often has the regal queen look. I love the look myself, they are such beautiful dogs I must say, not that I am partial or anything. Your Piper is so cute, welcome again.
