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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 cheese state of Wisconsin
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My name is Tessa and I live in Wisconsin. This is my first time owning a basenji. His name is Diesel and just turned a year old in may. .
I'm not sure as of what to say
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Enjoy & welcome to the world of having a Basenji in your life. Any photos of Diesel?
Milwaukee here it's nice summer has come to Wisconisin. Are you a Brewers fan -
Welcome Tessa and Diesel.
We have a great, active group in Wisconsin called BCOSW. Look us up at BCOSW.org.
Where is Diesel from? A lot of us are related by our basenjis.-Nicole
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Hi Tessa,
What part of the state are you in? Like Nicole mentioned, BCOSW is reasonably active and we have some events coming up in May and June. If Diesel is a year old, he is old enough to try lure coursing or racing.
Clay
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Welcome from a fellow Wisconsinite
Where in the land of cheese and beer are you located?
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Welcome to the Forum. I'm interested as to why Wisconsin is called the Cheese State?
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Wisconsin is a dairy state… Lots of cattle here and we produce a lot of cheese. The state is famous for it
Just like Iowa the state which is know for growing lots of corn.
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Eau Claire, WI. His pictures are on my page
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Welcome also! I'm just East a bit from you. In Jan I picked up a "B" mix from the Dunn County human society as a companion for my "B". Hope you find your's as enjoyable as most of us do. Sure adds a bit of "spark' to everyday living.
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Thank you, Moth. It's amazing what we can learn by belonging to this forum!!
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Welcome from a fellow cheese head. Where did you get you're B from. I live close to the Madison area.
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Hi
Our boy Watson is from Laurel Basenjis in Poynette, WI. Are you active with the Basenji Club of Southeastern WI?
