Hello, from Wisconsin
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 13:45 last edited by
Welcome!
We should be friends- I, of course, adore my basenji boy Shango and just love the ACD/blue heeler breed! We're also considering adding a brindle!
Welcome to the forums!
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 13:58 last edited by
Thank you. Will try to put some pics on here. We cant wait until are new b boy can come home. We are getting him a breeder here in Wisconsin. Still not sure what we are going to call him yet, everyone wants a diffrent name. We got kitkat from an ad in the paper when she was 4months old. My father inlaw had two when my hub was younger. So we or should I say he:D: knew what we where getting into. But I wouldn't give her up for anything. She is my pretty girl and she knows it. This being said and I have learnedmore about the breed and the deseases that they can have, I will have to get kitkat tested for Fanconi. We don't know anything about where she came from. I know that is bad, but when she can out of the krate she was so small and on the skinny side that we fell in love and had to bring her home. she is still verry small only 13pds. trying to put more weight on her. She does have an over bite but it adds to her charm.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 14:05 last edited by
Dave is from Indiana,Bloomimgton. We still go there about once a year,he still has family there. My blue was a good boy, miss him sooo much:( and he took care of kitkat. Can't wait for my brindle boy 5days and counting.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 15:04 last edited by
Hope that your new pup has already had his sire and dam DNA tested for Fanconi
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 15:51 last edited by
He has. She has all her adult dogs done and they are clear. She has been really nice to work with she has answered all my questions in good time. I will be taking him to the vet the day after we pick him up, to do a quick check to make sure everything else is good. I am looking into getting the swab kit for kitkat so we can make sure she doesn't have it.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 16:17 last edited by
That is great, did you make sure you verified for yourself on OFA? Some people have been a little bit surprised to find when they went to verify results that they either weren't quite what they were told or weren't there at all.
Just go to the OFA website, http://www.offa.org and type in the registered name of the parents in the search field or their registration numbers.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 17:58 last edited by
I went on the site and looked up as much as I could and as far as I can see he might be a carrier or clear. There was no affected dogs. From what I have been reading I don't have to worry about him getting it. Is this correct? We plan on having him nuetered anyway, just wanted another b to spice up are lives.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 18:32 last edited by
If at least one of his parents are clear, then he would not get Fanconi
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 18:34 last edited by
If one parent is Clear then none of the puppies will be Affected. If neither parent is Clear then there is the possibility of producing Affected offspring even though neither of the parents is Affected.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 18:41 last edited by
From what I have seen on her wed site the grandparents are clear. One was passable carrier. I confirmed this on the offa site. So I think we are ok. But I will talk to her about the parents.
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wrote on 31 Jan 2009, 23:05 last edited by
Hi KitKat,
Glad to see another person on the forum from Wisconsin! Good luck in getting your new pup! What part of the state are you in?
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wrote on 1 Feb 2009, 02:36 last edited by
Hi,
Welcome! What part of Wisconsin are you in? I am near Sheboygan, I'd love to do a basenji meet up sometime with any people in the area, I've only seen another basenji once in my life! -
wrote on 1 Feb 2009, 15:00 last edited by
Im from the Madison area. It's good to see you. So are your B's enjoying the heat wave.
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wrote on 1 Feb 2009, 17:30 last edited by
Here is a pic I hope:p
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wrote on 1 Feb 2009, 17:42 last edited by
Cute pup, welcome
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wrote on 1 Feb 2009, 17:49 last edited by
This is her best friend all winter long. She gets toasty on one side and then goes to the other. It is cute to watch, after she all warm she runs back to get under the covers again. Sometimes she sticks her ear between the fins and I keep telling her she's going to get burned. She just rolls her eyes at me:rolleyes:. So far no burns. But she does have to share with the cats sometimes, but she doesn't think they need it as much as she does.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2009, 00:05 last edited by
Ha…heat wave is right! We actually took walks yesterday and today for the first time in weeks, I think Tosca loved it, plus it really calmed her down, she slept the rest of the evening after :)
We get to the madison area often (my brother in law lives there) and often bring tosca with us, maybe we could do a meet up sometime at a park or something, i'd love to meet more basenjis! -
wrote on 2 Feb 2009, 00:22 last edited by
We might be able to do that. I know what you mean, Kitkat wants to go outside and not run right back in.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2009, 00:38 last edited by
The Basenji Club of Southern Wisconsin is active in Southern part of the state so check out the website too for B activities. http://www.bcosw.org
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wrote on 2 Feb 2009, 13:45 last edited by
Thanks I'll look into that.
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