@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 Slovenia, Europe
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Hello!
I am Tina and I have 2 dogs - basenji Faraoland Superlativa "Tiva" (10 months) and terrier mix Zara (5 years). We are living in Slovenia.
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**Hello from France
Nice little dog you have got there!**
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Hello and welcome:)
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I'll be the the first to ay welcome from the U.S.A. Both pups are adorable!
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Both kids are cuties! Welcome to the forum…you'll find great info here.
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Welcome and thanks for the pics-they're really cute!
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Welcome! Sooooo cute!!
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Hello and welcome to the forum!! You have a couple of cuties there!!!
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Your two dogs are pretty. I like how your basenji looks like she thinks she is actually hiding behind the potted plant.
( I had the pleasure of visiting Slovenia with a friend and her family when I was in high school and Slovenia was still part of Yugoslavia. My friend's mother was from Gorizia, Italy and many of her relatives lived in Slovenia. I can't say for sure where we visited - the town was a small town near Ljubljana. (We actually stayed in Gorizia) She taught me a couple Slovenian phrases but they weren't very nice and I couldn't spell them if I tried!
)Welcome
Pat
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Big thank you to all of you!
I like this forum - it is very informative and nice & I really enjoy reading it.
