@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 Alabama
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My name is Gabriele. My Husband Don and I are owned by our Basenji named Huck. He is a 15 months young male tri color. We live in South Eastern Alabama. Huck has a companion, Heidi, a Miniature Schnauzer. Huck is not our first experience with Basenjis. For the past 12 years our family included two Basenjis, which have passed away. We are very familiar with the problems and joys of living with Basenjis, but we wouldn't have it any other way.
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Hello & welcome! My little girl is from Phoenix City and I'm originally from Mobile!
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Well, hello Gabriele, and welcome to the forum! I live in Birmingham and have a 3 year old black and white girl, Abbey. We bought a puppy for $3.00 from the Humane Society many years ago that turned out to be a pure bred basenji and I've been in love with the breed ever since.
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Hello and welcome to our little home!! This is a great forum with lots of friendly, helpful advice. Hope to see pictures of your b soon.
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Welcome!! And congrats on your fur baby
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Welcome and congrats on the new ownership!!
Arlene
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hi and welcome! i just returned from a vacation in SE AL! i grew up in abbeville, just north of dothan. my parents still live there. they have 4 Bs now. welcome to the forum. bs are such a handful, this place is great!
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Hello Gabriele and welcome! Can't wait to see pictures!
Karen, Rocket & Rumor
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Welcome!! Hope to see pics soon!