@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 People !!!
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My name is Kathy and I live in Pa with Mabel. Mabs is 7yrs. old. I adopted her 14 months ago. My life will never be the same. We are members of BRAT. I am looking forward to talking to other Basenji owners. My co-workers are probably tired of listening to me talk about clown girl, as I lovingly call her.
Take Care,
Kathy and Mabs
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Hi Kathy! Welcome to Basenji Forums!
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Hello Kathy and Mabs, fellow PA basenji owner!
Stormie, Nikki and I are from the central PA area. Always nice to "bump into" another "b-servant" from the Keystone state!
