@senjisilly just now saw your reply. Thanks for the pedigree website. I knew about it and it’s a great resource.
Pedigree
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Its amazing what info is on the net now.
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So for Hestekin both the WL and KKDK are his main Basenji lines… Where is Hestekin located???
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Any idea where all these WL lines came from. I know Bella's father may have been sold at an auction.
The very simplistic answer is that the WL dogs are coming out of puppymills the reason why they are spread so far across the country is because they are being sold in Pet Stores and at auctions. There are so many because mills and BYBs will breed a bitch every heat cycle in order to make their money. Since these dogs are often living with multiple breeds, in close quarters the basenji girls will cycle more than once a year and be bred every time to churn out puppies irregardless of the toll it takes on them physically.
It is even more sickening to see people then post on websites like PuppyFind that they "saved" these dogs from horrible conditions only to continue to breed them and further tax their over stressed bodies.
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Yes, Lisa, it is sickening!:mad:
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So for Hestekin both the WL and KKDK are his main Basenji lines… Where is Hestekin located???
Eau Claire, WI
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If you guys know any tri males for a reasonable price let me know.
Check this little guy out:
http://www.basenjirescue.org/DOGS/TX/TX-Banksy.asp
He is quite a distance away, but you were flying to get the other one… Of course you would have to fill out an application and be open to have a BRAT volunteer visit your home. He is young and handsome!!!
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It is even more sickening to see people then post on websites like PuppyFind that they "saved" these dogs from horrible conditions only to continue to breed them and further tax their over stressed bodies.
Lisa…I agree so much with this. When Cutie posted that their pup's "breeder" had saved the 3 basenjis from the puppymill, it broke my heart to read that they had been rescued from a horrible, filthy situation, only to be put back into service. The whole puppymill/byb situation is just so sad.
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Cuttiepie - there's a reputable breeder in KY that has two adult females he wants to rehome - one is a tricolor. Information is listed under the "Rescues and homes needed" section.
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Cutiepie - just my 2cents, but there has been a lot of good advice given here. I lost my 1st B when he was barely 6, & it broke my heart. The 2Bs I now have are 5 & 6. They are rehomed, retired show. Both are fixed - & I'm not into the puppy/training thing. They are both great companions & I wouldn't trade them for any other. They've only been with us since Sept/08. When you ask about price, in Canada avg puppy price (reputable breeder) is 950. To me, price should be last consideration to a healthy well tempered dog - no matter what breed. Again, just my 2cents.
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It's ok. This is the first time I have actually bought a puppy from a breeder. Last time I had a dog I got her at petland…
Sorry, but you are going to the same source… these kind of people are what supply to Petland.
Out of 3 years of Basenji litters i have only had one puppy that had a slipped disk. The rest have been very healthy and passed all health exams. You will get a copy of the health exam when you get your puppy. Feel free to ask any more questions."
Well, the first Khani's Basenji litter was in 1969… there has NEVER been a slipped disk... and in a freakin puppy?? Sorry, that is a MAJOR SERIOUS issue.
Three weeks ago I made the flight reservation, puppy carry on, and the days off I needed. If she is an irresponsible breeder I can't help it. I decided to get him before I came on this forum. I just wanted to talk to people that are aware with basenji's. I found this forum by pure luck. I talked to a breeder near me, and she didn't have any puppies at the time, so I went for the second choice. I need an companion in my life, and I know I am not a breeder, or have an experience with this breed, but in my gut I just have this feeling that everything is going to work out ok… Like I said I am meeting her at her house, and looking at things and what not.
You just want a companion?
You could care less if it ends up unhealthy with serious issues??
Please go read this thread:
http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=4937.
Although I have never lived with a dog with hip dysplasia, subluxating patellas or the like, I have lived with both blind and fanconi-affected basenjis.
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
Some days are good, some days are not.
The not-so-good days can be so bad that you may wish to never have another animal again.Quite frankly, it doesn't appear that you have seriously looked that hard for a puppy. I know that if you just did a google search, you would find MANY breeders that have had and still do have puppies available.
I know that I am not the only one here, or listed with BCOA that has puppies now, as well as a litter in whelp.Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
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The puppy's parents are called Poker and Dandee so this looks like a repeat of a previous breeding.
Posted with Cuttiepie's permission:
Notations: Texas Wallering Poker is not regsitered with the AKC but all of his ancestrors are. Texas Wallering Poker, his parents, and his grandparents are all registered with ACA. Sandy Dandee is registered with ACA. Her parents are not registered. Her grandparents are unknown.
Dash has a similar lineage. Which makes sense. Dixie maxwell was his breeder and WL's Aubrey and KKDK Wandering Wally was his parents.
I have a question. I saw a Sheila Maxwell on puppy find. Any relation? They are both in OK. I think.
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I would think they are most likely related
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:sigh: this thread breaks my heart. i hope cutiepie is not discouraged from posting. the forum can seem harsh at times. i hope that woman who "saved" those dogs has the sense not to breed them or any dogs again. i am always hoping people will do the right thing when considering the bigger picture…
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"WL's Todd is sired by Hestekin Hills Dynamite Tom, out of WL's Taylor D and that bitch on the Dam's side goes back to a Fanconi Affected dog by the name of Hofer Zipper. Hofer was known puppy mill now out of business with heavy Fanconi and Hip problems"
Hestikin Hills has an interesting storyline - her original stuff came from Betty Sweeter in Foley MN who has been in the newspaper several times for her sick and dying dogs of many breeds. She has significant fanconi, hip dysplasia AND the only to my knowledge recorded 2 cases of Von Wildebrands disease (of course don't know if there are more unless they find me.) VWD is a Doberman blood disorder.
Her HH's stuff came from there and then she got a Budlight grandson by misrepresenting herself - breeder tried to get the dog back through the courts so she showed him a couple of times to demonstrate that she shows and sent him up to Canada to get a Canadian CH. She bred him a lot and as soon as she could have bitches where the Sweeter stuff didn't show up as much she pulled her significantly fanconi bitches of the internet. She then got 2 males from the N'Har stud because that breeder did not believe anyone who told her the kind of operation she has. (she has also has similar difficulties with the IG clubs - and was taking in rescues and breeding them from what I've been told.
She has done enough breeding now that some of the 'danger' dogs don't show up anymore and she is careful on what pedigrees that she posts. HH Dynomite Tom ended up at an auction I believe in MO along with at least 2 other Hestikin HIlls dogs - this is what she appears to do with animals that she can't sell.
On her website she will tell you that she is with the Wisconsin Humane Society and that she is a CGC evaluator (that requires that you fill out a form and mail it in with some money)
She prefers to show in Canada - and preferes to register with APR and thinks that basenji clubs are naughty mean people.
She is in Wisconsin - and I actually met her at a show and she showed me a pedigree and I said at least it's better than what she had before and she said what do you mean - and I told her the bitches names and she denied she ever had them. (I had copies of their pedigrees from her site.)
In any event - there are some advantages of being older than dirt and one of them is - I have a long history of some of these names.
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And there are 2 lovely litters in Indiana one is 3/4 african I believe and there are 2 brindles and the rest red&Whilte and the other litter is all red and white - all from well bred and well tested animals - with responsible breeders.
But that's how it goes.
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We can share all we know. Its up to the person to decide what they are going to do.
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I am late to this discussion but if anyone is interested, I can post the history of WL's Kennel, Walter and Lois Choate. I am also familiar with Dixie Maxwell. I have met and spoken with both of them at dog auctions.
Jennifer
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Jennifer, I seem to remember you from somewhere… is it from the pedigree database??? I am interested to learn more of the WL line and history. Seems as though this bunch has branched out like crazy... And to be honest, it is not a good thing! My Bella is one of the offspring of the WL & KKDK clan. I have to worry about her health because of poor ancestry... Please do share the info with me. I am going to try to get a link to my email on my page, if you would like to email me personally!
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Jennifer, I seem to remember you from somewhere… is it from the pedigree database??? I am interested to learn more of the WL line and history. Seems as though this bunch has branched out like crazy... And to be honest, it is not a good thing! My Bella is one of the offspring of the WL & KKDK clan. I have to worry about her health because of poor ancestry... Please do share the info with me. I am going to try to get a link to my email on my page, if you would like to email me personally!
I could be wrong, but the ID is the same as her email so I am pretty sure this is the Jennifer who works with the auctions for BRAT. If so, she was going to send Dash's info to the database.
When I spoke with her recently I was amazed how she kept all these dogs names and lines in her head. We are so lucky to have such amazing resources at our disposal.
