@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 Everybody, from Michigan
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Hi there! I am Courtney and my pup, Dewey, is a 6 month old Basenji/Beagle mix. He is much, much more Basenji than Beagle. In fact, the only Beagle thing about him is that his ears flop over when he's not listening to something. Dewey is angry with me right now because he was neutered a few days ago…:(
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Hi there! Poor Baby!
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Welcome, enjoy the forum, post some pics of that B when you can.:)
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Welcome…this is a great place to learn and share as well as have fun! Looking forward to seeing and hearing more about Dewey! Poor baby...he'll be back to his old self soon enough, I'm sure...
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Hello DewdleBug and fellow Michigander. I also have a Basenji/Beagle mix. I'd love to see your boys picture. Hope Dewey is feeling up and atom shortly. My boy Duke - a Basenji/Jack was done at 6 mos - my problem was keeping him from running around for at least the 1st week.
Enjoy the great info and fun topics on the Forums.
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I'm not sure how to post pictures on this site, so check out Dew's dogster page http://www.dogster.com/dogs/509632
Yes, I also had a terrible time keeping Dewey from running around right after his surgery. And today, 4 days after, he decided he was done wearing his lampshade collar, so he got it off and chewed it up:rolleyes:
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Wow! He is really REALLY cute!
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He is so cute…and he sounds like a character!
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Dewey is adorable!! I love his giant ears
we can be dogster pals! I'll send you an invite 
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He has to be one of the funniest/cutest looking dogs I have ever seen (in a good way)!
I thought you stretched his proportions with a program like power Goo like on this blanket.
He is sooo cute. who knows in these days of cross breed pet dogs, he could the next big thing. I see labrodoodles all over now. I hear they are going for $1000 and have waiting lists?
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This swedish basenjigirl is 18 months. Visit her site at http://www.nanyoki.se
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Love the snow suits!
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Thank you so much for the compliments! Yes, Dew is a very funny looking dog and he has about a million faces he makes at me. I think that the basenji/beagle mix should be the next big thing, just because I think he's so great, but I don't know that the average person who just wants a good ol' dog could handle him
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Thank you so much for the compliments! Yes, Dew is a very funny looking dog and he has about a million faces he makes at me. I think that the basenji/beagle mix should be the next big thing, just because I think he's so great, but I don't know that the average person who just wants a good ol' dog could handle him
