Anyone familiar with this breeder?
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Hello All,
I was doing a Google Search on Jodi Brown and came upon this forum about the love of my life :) I wanted to give an update.
Last year, my boyfriend and I "bought" (we like to say adopted) Macy. We were always intrigued by the breed and like many of you, searched "basenji" on Craigslist and found this ad. We immediately contacted the owner and we quickly set up a time to meet her the following day. We drove 45 minutes out of Washington, DC (where we live) to the previous owners' house. Macy was a little skittish at first and then finally warmed up enough to us and let us pet her. The previous owners told us about their story and it turns out that the guy was laid off and was going to start working for my boyfriend's fraternity brother. The job was offered to my boyfriend and we knew how much travel it entailed and with 3 young kids and mom going back to work–we understood Macy's situation. They gave her a good home, she wasn't abused, hurt or neglected. However, one of the first things we noticed was that she was underweight, which they attribute to Macy "not being a large eater." I didn't think they weren't caring owners--I just think they were inexperienced and did not fully understand the breed. They also told us how they got her. Being volunteers at an animal shelter, we knew the red flags around the "shipping from MO." She had never been formally trained, so we knew that would be a lot of work. We went back and forth but finally decided to give Macy the forever home she really deserved.
The first thing we did was change Macy's food to a super premium food. The "small appetite" seemed like a lie. She happily eats 2 meals a day and loves treats. Macy put on 2 lbs since we first brought her home and you can no longer see her ribs. She goes on 4 walks a day and goes to obedience class 2-3 times a week. Because of her poor socialization as a puppy and her possible upbringing at a PM/BYB, she's not very fond of other dogs on leash. Off leash at the dog park or daycare, she is a social butterfly and plays with any dog that wants to chase her. She has issues with strangers touching her and again, this is probably a product of her poor socialization early on. Our trainers have been wonderful and I can proudly say that she knows how to heel and will take treats from strangers hands (no touching though)! Macy used to sleep away from her family in her crate downstairs, now she snuggles up with Mom and Dad in bed. In fact, Macy snuggles whenever she gets a chance. We are in the process of getting her tested for Fanconi and we're hoping we get negative results. Regardless of what the results are, she will always have a loving home with us and will always be well taken care of.
I appreciate everyone's concern on this forum. My boyfriend and I are friends with the BRAT coordinator in DC and I will be helping plan the convention this summer. I look forward to meeting some of you and letting you meet Macy in person :)
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What a great story… thanks for sharing and thanks for giving Macy her forever home. Fingers crossed that her Fanconi test comes back Clear or Carrier.....
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Welcome to the forum and what a nice story about Macy.
It may be an idea to copy and paste it into the introduction thread if you can so more people see it. -
What a great story. Welcome to the forum, and best wishes that Macy's fanconi test comes back clear or carrier.
-Nicole
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Oh i love a happy ending, or is it a happy begining? Either way, thanks for the up date and welcome to the forum
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What a wonderful story! Thanks for taking such good care of Macy! We looove pictures :)
I almost forgot: Welcome to the forum :)
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What a lovely and heartwarming story, happy endings do indeed exist.
Welcome to the forum all of you, and, yes, as said before..we love pictures.. -
Pictures of our girl are below. Thanks again for the support, everyone!
Macy lounging on our bed. Paws crossed, of course.
Please, no more pictures.
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After reading this forum, I saw that I could check Fanconi results from OFA's website. I looked up Macy's parents and both are Probably Carriers of Fanconi. This is a pretty big blow to us, but we're going to try to remain positive until we can get results for ourselves…
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After reading this forum, I saw that I could check Fanconi results from OFA's website. I looked up Macy's parents and both are Probably Carriers of Fanconi. This is a pretty big blow to us, but we're going to try to remain positive until we can get results for ourselves…
Fingers crossed that she comes back no worse then a carrier. And this is exactly one of the reasons that people like Lisa and I are so very outspoken about people buying for BYB/Puppymills, irresponsible breeders that do not health test before breeding and do not even care enought to be honest with the people they sell to, because they only care about the money.
I know that is not your situation, as you took this girl in a rehome/rescue situation…
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I went to that website. It appears they are only breeding Chinese Crested Dogs now. I didn't see any sign of Basenji on their site.
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Yes, I saw that they no longer list B's. Thank goodness!
Our fingers are crossed too and we'll keep everyone updated on our results.
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Great pics of Macy, i love the one were she's covering her face :D
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@AJs:
I went to that website. It appears they are only breeding Chinese Crested Dogs now. I didn't see any sign of Basenji on their site.
Looks like they are getting into Poms, however
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Thanks for opening your home and heart to this girl…
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Macy's Fanconi results came in today. I took a deep breath before opening the envelope and prepared myself for the worst; however, she's Probably Clear/Normal! We're ecstatic and she's now chewing on a "victory" pig's ear :)
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Great news..sending big congrats hugs..
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Wonderful news! Congrats!
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Fantastic news! :)
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that's wonderful news.
