Would you share with us what drew you to the basenji?
Excellent question!
Looking for a picture of
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They are your best bet for a well socialized, healthy show quality basenji.
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I can dig up a few pictures of Eric's dogs (the first few), I see him a lot. I don't think I have anything of Morgan though, or the Biff dog.
Eric's dogs are beautiful, but I can't say anything to his health testing practices.
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I want to join the show community, I think that is what spooked them all.
I could do a co-own but terms were unrealistic and not fair at all, about 1/2 of the breeders were way unfair.
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I can dig up a few pictures of Eric's dogs (the first few), I see him a lot. I don't think I have anything of Morgan though, or the Biff dog.
Eric's dogs are beautiful, but I can't say anything to his health testing practices.
what do you think of their lines, Good/bad?
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So you are looking for a dog to show? A lot of breeders are not willing to sell intact dogs outright because of the risk of them being bred without good health testing and thorough screening of future puppy homes. And also a lack of spay/neuter contracts. They don't want their well bred dogs or offspring of those dogs ending up in bybs and puppy mills and people who won't have the breed's best interest at heart.
I know some good show breeders can be intimidating, but don't give up. Also, most puppies from responsible breeders are already placed at this point. You'll be hard pressed to find a dog still available from anyone reputable. You might have to settle for getting on next year's puppy list. But there may be a few folks willing to place a young adult that needs to finish still?
How did you get interested in showing? What are your future plans for your puppy?
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I'm looking for a hobby. Use to show cattle and liked it.
Now I live in town so.. Dog people are hard to work with.No for sure future plans. I have a 10yr gs now.
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Well Eric is a great guy, and can produce nice show dogs. He is a wonderful person to show with. His dogs are pretty and can move nicely too. But if he doesn't health test, that that would concern me. (I've never asked him as I've never looked into his lines.) I see him at most of the local shows and chat with him, and I like what he has to say about the dogs as he comments on them, has a good eye for the breed. He has several other breeds and Basenjis are not his main focus, at least not nowadays.
ok, digging through pictures now…lol
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If you are looking to get started in showing then you really want to start with a good well bred dog. It may take some work and preserverance to find a breeder that you feel you can work with and is also doing the health testing. As has been already said, most of those breeders have already sold their puppies from this year's litters.
If you are willing to wait a year, maybe a good place to start is talking to some local breeders and tell them you would are interested in possibly getting a show puppy next year but would like to give showing a try and see if any may need a hand showing. That way you get to see if this is really a hobby you are interested in and breeders get to see that you are committed to showing.
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looks like the pup I was looking at is already gone. There are females yet.
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anyways, how much should I expect to pay purchase price?
and what testing can I do at a young age?If or when I can find a pup?
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If you are looking to get started in showing then you really want to start with a good well bred dog. It may take some work and preserverance to find a breeder that you feel you can work with and is also doing the health testing. As has been already said, most of those breeders have already sold their puppies from this year's litters.
If you are willing to wait a year, maybe a good place to start is talking to some local breeders and tell them you would are interested in possibly getting a show puppy next year but would like to give showing a try and see if any may need a hand showing. That way you get to see if this is really a hobby you are interested in and breeders get to see that you are committed to showing.
where are you from? Sorry found out CA.
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well if there is any luck on picture findings I am still searching
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I know I am not the only one on the BCOA breeders directory having a spring litter… so you haven't contacted everyone yet. You are basically in the middle of the US when it comes to getting a puppy, so you might as well look to both the West and East coasts.
Follow Pat's advice....you'll note that quite a few folks will state that they wish they'd had that kind of advice before they got their puppy that ended in heartache.
Best of luck to you!
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how do I get on your list?
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Here is Erictee's One And Only Ersal
That is the only decent shot I have of those dogs you listed. But I have met all but Biff (can't remember what he called him) Sorry, I thought I had a couple more but maybe I can't find them. His dogs were never the intended target of the photography, just happened to sneak into a few shots. lol
But Eric is not the breeder of these puppies you're looking at. And from first glance at their website, a few things make me go hmmm.
Deciding on a good breeder to work with and get a show dog from is a process that takes time. Don't jump on the first cute picture you see.
Like Lisa said, the best thing is to visit the local shows, get with the breeders, and let them get to know you. Maybe they will be able to use your help and you can get your foot in the door. Sally Wournos and others come to mind.
I do know of a breeder in Michigan that has a tri bitch puppy that he is wanting a show home for. You can find his contact info on the BCOA breeder directory, his name is Chris Hershey. Again a great person, but I have no idea about his health testing. Do your homework.
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Most of the questions that you are asking are answered in the Screening Breeders page provided by the Basenji Club of America, http://www.basenji.org/learn/ScreeningBreeders.htm
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One more question.. If I got one of the puppies and then did all the health testing and it passes - would that puppy then be a breeding prospect?
and what health testing do you recommend?
Fanconi
hips
eyes
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Because we only have a DNA marker for Fanconi, the only way to know likelihod of a dog producing hip dysplasia, PRA, hypothyroidism, slipped patellas is to have the family history. So even if the puppy tested clear for hip dysplasia and normal eyed that wouldn't mean it would produce that. The only way to estimate risk is to know the family health history. Since PRA is late onset, 5 years or later, even if the puppy tested normal now it doesn't mean it won't develop it later.
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If you are looking for the foundation of a possible breeding program, there are no shortcuts and there really is no excuse to compromise on health. Breeders owe it to their future puppy buyers to only use the best dogs in a breeding program.
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so I would need to find a dog that has a full 4 generations that have all health testing done? Even the best pedigrees I have look at do not have all of this?
