I agree with Lisa… while your list can be helpful, puppymillers have learned to look very reputable making it much harder to look at the website to determine. The bottom line is, no matter if they sell one breed or more, they can be a puppymill. And there are certainly some very legit responsible breeders with 2 or even 4 breeds! My entry into dog breeding/showing was a woman who had English bulldogs, her daughter had aghans and setters. If they don't have pedigrees and health testing info on the web page, I'd run. If they have it and you check OFA and find they falsified, or only maybe the current or some of their dogs have testing.. run. The rest they can fake or pretend but generations of health clearances generally aren't part of a puppymill.
Why Buy From A Responsible Breeder
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Good stuff Lisa thanks:) . Do the homework and be patient with your search, good things come to those that wait;) . You'll be rewarded with a quality Basenji and a support resource to help you on your way.;)
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Great Lisa, you might want to link directly to the "screening breeders questions"… I can send you the direct link?
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That would be great.
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Lisa, can I link to this from my site as well?
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http://www.tanzabasenjis.net/selectbreeder.html
here is the link, Lisa if you want you can just copy and paste into a new word document
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Pat, can I link to this too?
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Yes, you may link to this page on your webpage.
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I found that sometimes the words we use are also the same words that BYB and PM's use - I always remember that I bought my first basenji from a puppy mill and I thought I had done research.
I put together a comparison that some have found helpful. It's at:
http://basenjipuppies2001.homestead.com/comparebreeders.html
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Great page and wonderful work.
Jason
