Everyone needs to talk about a spay/neuter... while in Europe it is not the "norm" to do so... however in the US it is.... that said waiting till the pup is mature is the best... but in the US we have issues with puppymills and Backyard breeders that breed/sell pups for profit... My contracts say that the pup needs to be spayed/neutered... and we talk about the age. Again, I will say that my puppy people are "Vetted" before getting a puppy, but many Puppymiller puppies and/or Backyard Breeders could not care if those pups were bred or not... nor are they health tested... so as they say "buyer beware". Responsible breeders stay in touch with the pups they place... the others... NOT... could not care less... OK I said my 2cents... And many in the US are not ready to keep a female that is in season... a short story about a friend that had 2 German Shepards... Male/Female in tact.... female came in season, so they locked to male in the backyard, female in their garage... the male "ate down the door to the garage to get to the female..".... puppies happened... no health testing either... IT HAPPENS... DO NOT THINK THAT IT WILL NOT! And I can tell you stories about males coming through windows in the home to get to a bitch in season....years ago we had a 12yr in-tact male lab 3 blocks over, he knew exactly when my Basenji bitches were in season... thankfully we had 12ft fences... but he was there every single day... not so for many homes that have fences this big... and if this boy was younger... I can bet he would have found a way over the fence
Might be bringing home 2nd B!!
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Oh and welcome to the "I can't just have one" Club
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Well we first applied for Meeka, but the coordinator wasnt sure if she was the right fit, so she talked to another coordinator in her area and she had a girl that isn't posted. It's looking like we will get the one thats not posted, but Meeka is still a possibility.. They both sound great so I'm super excited!!
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again, congrats, hope all goes well
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Oh and welcome to the "I can't just have one" Club
lol i know! i think they have some sort of power over us.. i wish i could just keep adding them!! i cant wait for number 2!
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Do let us know how it goes and send us a photo once your have your second b.
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lol i know! i think they have some sort of power over us.. i wish i could just keep adding them!! i cant wait for number 2!
After I got my 2nd B, I swore I would volunutarily ban myself from looking at the BRAT website, but wound up volunteering for BRAT instead:p I think they have some sort of Basenji hypnotic powers on that site.
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It's final! We signed the papers for Meeka from BRAT!
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It's final! We signed the papers for Meeka from BRAT!
Congratulations…. she looks very pretty.... and now with a friend it will help her lose weight...ggg
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! We got a boy from BRAT that sounds very much like Meeka – shy , scared etc.. He has recently been warming up to us and is proving to be a GREAT dog -- just takes a lot of time and patience. Hope you all get along great and again CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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Congratulations! I truly believe that two are better than one. I think Bs do much better with a companion. Can't wait to hear how things go.
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Thanks everyone! I will def. post how everything is going and how her and diego get along once we get her, which should be next weekend!
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Congratulations! Can't wait to see photos!
