@jengosmonkey
LOL this is a really important convo to be having! I'm honored that it takes place on my thread 😆 and yes, I absolutely agree with the points y'all are making.
People do need to know where their pups are coming from and whether they were responsibly bred. To think of it coldly, I wouldn't buy a house without looking into its history and possible problems, or I might face ridiculous stress, expense, and emotional trauma from subsequent issues that come up later. As a consumer, one should do their homework not only on the breed but on the breeder.
A breeder who produces puppies carelessly is basically a horrible human being in my book. It was a huge, thoroughly thought out moral decision for me not to adopt but to buy a purebred puppy, as I've worked with rescues before. I took this step with the possible goal of being a custodian. If a breeder is irresponsible in all the aforementioned ways, not only are they producing dogs with a higher possibility of suffering, muddying this ancient breed, and swindling people, they are needlessly taking potential homes away from dogs that need one AND frequently causing dogs to be abandoned! If there weren't any PMs or BYBs, imagine how many people would get schooled by rescue folk and responsible breeders into taking dog-parenting seriously before they ever took one home!
Sorry for the rant; I COMPLETELY understand the internal screaming that happens within some of you when you find out a pup is from a mill or crap breeder. If people like you and I keep yelling about it, we will change a few minds, which make all the difference to a few dogs which is better than no dogs 🙂
Introduction - hello from Scotland
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Scotland is such a beautiful place! welcome.
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I'm glad you found this forum. Welcome.
Anyone know how many countries are now represented here?
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Welcome to the group. It seems you already know people or at least the dogs do. LOL
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Hi and Welcome!
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Hi and welcome
We will be at WELKS, and we have met before, Congrats on your recent success at NBS.
(I show the Marzuku B's). -
welcome to the group
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Hi, yes we saw Tilly at the hound show last saturday in Kelso. Lovely. We also come from Scotland, Edinburgh actually. We've our first basenji, Milo who is 4 months old. Will be showing him in June so hopefully he will do okay. We've 2 ridgebacks and had GSDs before them. Downsized with Milo, but not on personality!
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Welcome to the forum.
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Hi, yes we saw Tilly at the hound show last saturday in Kelso. Lovely. We also come from Scotland, Edinburgh actually. We've our first basenji, Milo who is 4 months old. Will be showing him in June so hopefully he will do okay. We've 2 ridgebacks and had GSDs before them. Downsized with Milo, but not on personality!
Hi Lurkis, its good to see more people from Scotland intending to show. Will have to look out for you & Milo. Seems that its quite common for people with dobes or ridgebacks to downsize to Basenji - and your right about personality - our household doesnt know whats hit it since Tilly arrived.
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Hi and welcome
We will be at WELKS, and we have met before, Congrats on your recent success at NBS.
(I show the Marzuku B's).Thanks Moetmum - yes we did have a great day at the Northern Club show - came home loaded down with rosettes cups & trophies - and the bottles of bubbly went down nicely too…
Must admit i like watching your boy in the showring - he seems full of attitude!
