I think that a basenji puppy and a two-year-old is a recipe for disaster for many reasons. Both require and crave lots of attention, neither one can be reasoned with, both will want to play with the same toy, both can be stubborn, and the list goes. It is far too much to expect a two-year-old to understand how to get along with any puppy, especially a basenji puppy. If your heart is set on a basenji puppy, then I think you should wait until your child is at least five or six years old.Children that age understand what you are saying about the puppy and you can explain to them why you are saying it. I agree with the person who suggested getting an older basenji or how about a puppy of another breed? t one time in my life I had a basenji and a mixed breed, and they got along beautifully.
You may love all the traits of this breed but I was suggest that you talk to owners and their experiences with the basenjis and young children. One cannot count on even the best breeders to give you the full story. Please don't get me wrong. I've had three basenjis and adored them all. I got the first one when my youngest daughter was seven. You don't have to wait that long but two years old is too young, imho. Good luck.
Basenjis for sale
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i have 9 puppies available. 7M and 2F brindle and trindle colors.
They were born 1-3-09 and are ready for new homes.
Your name: shaina
Your city, state: OKC,OK
Your phone numbers/email: 405-640-3946/mysticalbasenjis@gmail.com
Basenji(s) For Sale: 9
Age of Basenji(s): 8 weeks
Current weight of Basenji(s) for sale: 3-4 pounds
Weight of Basenji(s) parents: damn-22 lbs sire-26lbs
Parents health tests:
Registration if any (AKC, Basenji Clubs, etc): AKC
Price: 700
Age when puppies will be ready to be taken home: 8 weeks
Do you ship your Basenjis: yesSo according to this, the parents and/or the pups have not been DNA tested for Fanconi?
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I am wondering who is posting this ad since Mystical Basenjis is Dolores Harmon, who does not "do" email. Nor is she located in OK.
Her litter was b/w and r/w with a fanconi-clear sire and she lives in WV:
This would have to be someone else…. using Dolores' kennel name.
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I'm not sure. I think it's a BYB also, if you do a google search it's hard to find, but she lists the pups on myspace, dogster, and OKC superads.
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It would sure be good to get full info on this so called litter for sale.
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She has a myspace page, and according to that is only 22 yrs old.
I believe that Lisa Lynn, who has a B named Bella on this forum, may be her friend on myspace. Maybe she has more info.?
The myspace for this breeder is Basenji Puppies and the web addy is : http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=439250173 -
I just sent a message on myspace asking if tests were done for Fanconi, and/or hips, patella, thyroid.
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Do let us know what you hear, if anything.
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It is in pretty poor form to be using another breeder's kennel name.
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I am NOT defending this person… however... I would doubt that she has any idea what a responsible breeder is or that there might be someone with the same "kennel" name for their Basenjis. Or that people don't use the same names....
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It is in pretty poor form to be using another breeder's kennel name.
My guess is that she isn't aware that she IS using another breeder's name.
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but if these puppies are AKC registered, doesn't she have to register her kennel name? or do they allow you to use any kennel name? this just sounds fishy…
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but if these puppies are AKC registered, doesn't she have to register her kennel name? or do they allow you to use any kennel name? this just sounds fishy…
Unless you pay to register the "kennel" name.. it is fair game… it is not required to register a kennel name... it is personal choice
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Actually, it isn't even as simple as wanting to register your kennel name with AKC. I would like to be able to do that, but I do not breed enough litters to qualify for a registered kennel name. You must breed 5 litters in 5 years to qualify.
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wow, that seems like a lot, especially considering what goes into a good litter.
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Yes, especially when you only breed a litter because you plan to keep a puppy and all your dogs are housedogs.
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My guess is that she isn't aware that she IS using another breeder's name.
Maybe not but I hope she reads this and refrains from using it from this point on.
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Yes, she recently sent me a friend request which I accepted. I suspected BYB also, I asked her a question about how long she had been breeding Basenjis. I was trying to get a response and dig a little deeper, but she never responded to my question… which made me even more suspicious. I left her as my friend for future reference, interesting she popped up here!
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BTW, the only Basenji breeder I knew of in WV (until now) is in Proctor, WV… Bethany of Rosewood Kennels. Oh, and a girl named Melisa in Proctor... I'm not sure if she and Rosewood are in some way connected, but Melisa claims to breed and show Basenjis...
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Dolores has been around awhile.
Karen Hutchinson has co-bred with her.
Dolores got a puppy from Lisa A [Itzyu] last year.
He is a littermate to my Bebe [also from Lisa].Unfortunately, this girl probably got her dogs from the PM in Keota, OK and most likely they aren't even AKC registered…
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BTW, the only Basenji breeder I knew of in WV (until now) is in Proctor, WV… Bethany of Rosewood Kennels. Oh, and a girl named Melisa in Proctor... I'm not sure if she and Rosewood are in some way connected, but Melisa claims to breed and show Basenjis...
My guess is you're thinking of Melisa Skillman? (Her last name might be different now.) If so, then yes she is also a breeder/exhibitor, Dija Basenjis. Her dogs have a similar pedigree as Beth's dogs and they do work together sometimes. I don't know all the details but I do know they associate with each other, more now than in the past. Melisa used to live in Ohio and I've seen her around quite a bit. Been a while though since we've talked.
