@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 the UK
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Hello to everyone, We live in Hampshire in the UK, I have four basenjis, and currently show two of them who are home bred.
I look forward to talking to you all and hopefully posting pictures of my pack in due course.
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Hello & welcome to the forum. You'll find a lot of great info here.
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Hi There,
Jess with Maya here
Nice to see you over here too.Jess
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Hello and Welcome to the forum!!
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the pack. We would love to see some photos of your furbabies
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Welcome - tell us more about your beasties.
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Hello & welcome, nice to see you here:D
We know each other;)
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Hi Jenny and Jess, and everyone else.
My 4 comprise of Rufus, he is a UK champion of whom I am undescribably proud , he was top male basenji UK last year and his most exciting win was at Crufts 2008, where he won the dog challenge certificate!!
Kia is his litter sister whom I also show successfully, she has 3 reserve challenge certificates,
Chico is again litter brother but he has only been shown twice at open shows, he actually beat Rufus at one of those! he is basically a pet and their lovely mother Fiji who has done me proud in her own right, she is retired from the show ring now.
They are all Red and White, and totally mad.
I will post photos when I have worked out how to do it!! It may take some time.
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Welcome moe… Hampshire UK rings a bell. Isn't that the general area that James Alfred Wight DVM worked in??
Your pack sounds wonderful. I can't wait to see pics!!
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We live near Charles Dickens birthplace and Jane Austens house in Chawton, South of England on the South Downs. James Alfred Wight (James Herriot) came from Yorkshire which is a Northern County, but I guess to you that would be just up the road!
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome! Looking forward to hearing (and seeing?) more from you!