Mixes are so hard to tell, one mixing of the same mix of dogs(say basenji/fox terrier) can give you different looking dogs to another litter mix of the same type of dogs, sometimes characteristics of one dog comes out more than the other. At the dog park people have the same mix but they look quite different, then if one dog is a mix itself it gets even harder. I just think mixes are so interesting and think it would be interesting to find out through the DNA test they have. I suppose in some cases it leads to better understanding of your dog and it's needs. She is a nice looking dog and special whatever she is. I have yet to get a yodel just for me, even the cats have gotten one so you are lucky if she gives them freely.
Meet Darius
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This is Darius an 8 month old male. We have had him almost three months.
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@BasenjiCN - Very nice Basenji with Very interesting markings. What is his pedigree? Welcome to the Forum.
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Welcome to the forum. Love the markings!
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@tanza Excuse my ignorance here but do you mean his lineage? If you mean that I will have to get my wife to take a look as my Chinese Characters knowledge is rather poor
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@BasenjiCN - Hello, I was asking who is his Sire and Dam
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Darius is very cute .. like others, love the markings.
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Hopefully before you actually look into breeding you will learn his edigree and find a mentor to help you understand what is behind him, what type of lines might be a good match. Darius is beautiful. Good luck with him.
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@debradownsouth Hello Debra finding a "mentor", in China will be tough as Basenjis are incredibly rare here. Luckily for me 1. I am a mature competent adult and 2. There is plenty of breeding knowledge both online and books. Perhaps one day I can mentor someone else. Please remember that these dogs have been bred for thousands of years, and as long as the parents are pedigree and healthy I think nature kind of takes care of itself. Just like in the human world there are good parents and bad ones, and most do not have mentors. Finally I understand there is a certain amount of snobbishness in the West regarding breeding, which I will blissfully ignore.
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@basenjicn - While Basenjis might be rare in China, you can be mentored by others in different breeds, especially in the hound group (sighthounds)
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@tanza
Since he thinks good parents equals good genetics, and caring about breeding is snobbery...we need to save our time on people who really want to do right by the breed. -
@basenjicn Beautiful, he looks so much like my Skeeter.