New potential Basenji Owner in Wisconsin–-am a little scared!

[Tayda_Lenny]

Coming from someone who's Basenji was recently diagnosed with Fanconi - PLEASE do your research and make sure that you will end up with a pup that has the best chance of living a long healthy life! I love my Tayda to bits and will NOT give up on her - but I so wish that this genetic testing information was available when I was researching the breed. I have a cupboard full of pills in my kitchen and hundreds (soon to be thousands) of dollars in vet bills trying to stabilize her on her medications.

I am not a breeder - I get nothing from endorsing what is being said here. I'm just a pet owner that is dealing with exactly what everyone is trying to spare you from. Do your research - verify what the breeder says on the OFA website. People here can help you with that.

Basenjis are fun, energetic, quirky, silly, smart, stubborn and totally different from other dogs. They are not for everyone, but if you can deal with THEM training YOU to be their owner - you will not be able to imagine your life without him.

[snorky998]

Catherine, I've been thinking of you all day.

I apologize if my post created any ill feelings or added to your discomfort/anxiety. I hope you traveled safe today and found a pup to call your own. That would make it a Good Friday, indeed.

In the spirit of your original post, yes, you should be scared AND excited:).

18 years ago, my daughter begged and begged for a 'senji (after seeing the 1956 movie "Goodbye, My Lady"). We finally caved when she was 11. Needless to say, our life has never been the same. For example, within the first 5 minutes of being in the house, our "barkless" dog barked at us. George Bush never had the shock-and-awe affect we had that day. I realized we were clueless.:eek: when it came to this breed.

I learned to love our Tyler (it took about 1 day…then off and on for another 6 months), laugh at his antics, embrace his quirks, and appreciate what he brought to our home.

I'm not a breeder, shower, racer, lure courser. Just a pet owner. I love my B's and hope the rest of the pet buyers here find happy and healthy companions to spend the next 15 years with.:D

[sharronhurlbut]

Tayda, I know where your coming from. My beloved b who had fanconis is long gone, but I can still recall sobbing in the kitchen when I couldn't get his pills down him.
Hugs, hugs, hugs for what your going through.

[basenji_fan]

It took forever to find pictures and names of the dogs on the site, but I have seen the dogs on here before and I think that the dogs have been tested as carriers for fanconi, I can't remember but wasn't there a lady that had a pup come up affected from here?

http://www.hestekinhills.com/Ba.htm

[ComicDom1]

Catherine,

We have been discussing your trip and are wondering how it went? Did you get a pup? If you haven't decided yet we would strongly caution you, like the others, not to purchase from this breeder.

Jason and Randa

[dmcarty]

@basenji_fan:

It took forever to find pictures and names of the dogs on the site, but I have seen the dogs on here before and I think that the dogs have been tested as carriers for fanconi, I can't remember but wasn't there a lady that had a pup come up affected from here?

http://www.hestekinhills.com/Ba.htm

Only 5 of the animals from that kennel have been tested and it does not include the sire and dam of the litter unless they were submitted under a call name or under puppy - on both sides there are carriers at least - that are on the list as well as the sire of these puppies is from a litter that had at least one affected.

I would be concerned about the gaps of current dogs not tested - or at least not yet reported on the website and the fact that behind the mom in particular are some famous PM with fanconi and nasty temperament (ponderosa, Hoefer etc)

But everyone has to make their own decisions - we can provide information but if people chose not to believe us - well that's their choice.

[lvoss]

I am not sure which litter you are talking about Diane, 1 litter has 1 parent tested, the other doesn't have enough information to check.

Litter #1 - Hestekin Hills Harrison Ford (untested) x Hestekin Hills Here I Am (Probably Clear, no other health testing) Also the dam's results were not received until 2 weeks after the litter was born so it was just luck that the dam was clear.

Litter #2 - No registered names given that I can find to check parents.

[dmcarty]

Litter one sire is a litter mate to the Affected dog - so…..... we don't know about that one - the bitch had not come up on my first search but did when I only put the first part of the kennel name. I cross reference names with the Pedigree database to see who was out of whom. hence I know that Harrison ford was out of the same litter that the affected boy is out of.

No idea about litter 2 - no names other than 'classy' given. Nothing obvious matched on the pedigree data base and no sire name.

But again - her decision -we can only provide information and support.

[sharronhurlbut]

Oh, its a shame that there isn't a "doggie" lemon law in all states.
That way, when you lose a beloved pet you could sue.
Sigh.

[dmcarty]

FYI - here is a link to some of the lemon laws that I found a few years ago. http://www.malteseonly.com/lemon.html

[ComicDom1]

If the person that started this thread has not gotten a puppy, there is a nice puppy that is 4 months old posted on this board from a Mark who is in the Military and is going to Iraq in June/July.

Jason and Randa

[kiroja]

Another thing that struck me as odd was that her first litter, "Mia"'s litter I think, had lots of trindle pups out of two tri-color parents. Which is genetically impossible. The sire has brindle behind him so I suppose there is a slight chance that he is really a trindle but they don't see any stripes and registered him wrong. But I would think that would be aweful rare that there are NO stripes anywhere on that tan, not face, nor legs, nor rear end? Hmmmm.

[gneigum]

Hello Catherine & welcome from Canada. I hope you haven't been scared off by all the posts here, but there is a lot of good advice, especially since you had posted about the scared part. I hope that whatever you decide, you will continue with this forum. It definately helps to know that I'm not the only one that has the ocassional rebel.
Anyway, nice to have you here, & happy Easter.

G

[nomrbddgs]

Actually Kelli, it's totally possible. If one of the parents have brindle parent, It definitely can happen. I know of one litter who was bred black to red. The black had a brindle parent. Out came blacks, reds and trindle. Totally possible.

[Janneke]

@nomrbddgs:

Actually Kelli, it's totally possible. If one of the parents have brindle parent, It definitely can happen. I know of one litter who was bred black to red. The black had a brindle parent. Out came blacks, reds and trindle. Totally possible.

Yes, but on a black you can't see the brindle, and on a Tri you should see the brindle in the red parts, which would make him a trindle..

[kiroja]

Exactly Janneke. I think one of the parents was trindle so there is a possibility of passing on that brindle gene. But it's a TRI, not a black. There should be lots of areas of tan for the stripes to show through, unless the dog has excessive white markings. But I've seen quite a few trindles and even on lightly brindled "trindles", it's still obvious that there's stripes there.

I have heard of a few "regular" brindles over the years with only a handful of stripes across their whole body so there is a chance there just happens to be no stripes on any visible tan in the tri. Just VERY unlikely in my opinion. There are certainly many instances of pedigrees not being what they really are from some breeders, so it's just one extra thing that makes you go hmmm. Of course a little less clear cut than other examples, but still.

[Quercus]

@kiroja:

Exactly Janneke. I think one of the parents was trindle so there is a possibility of passing on that brindle gene. But it's a TRI, not a black. There should be lots of areas of tan for the stripes to show through, unless the dog has excessive white markings. But I've seen quite a few trindles and even on lightly brindled "trindles", it's still obvious that there's stripes there.

I have heard of a few "regular" brindles over the years with only a handful of stripes across their whole body so there is a chance there just happens to be no stripes on any visible tan in the tri. Just VERY unlikely in my opinion. There are certainly many instances of pedigrees not being what they really are from some breeders, so it's just one extra thing that makes you go hmmm. Of course a little less clear cut than other examples, but still.

I think it could happen Kelli. Someone might not notice, or KNOW, or CARE that there shouldn't be any black smudges in the tan of a tri for it NOT to be a trindle. That distinction is very important for people who are keeping accurate records, and preserving a breed…it isn't so important if you are just trying to sell puppies

[Quercus]

@Janneke:

Yes, but on a black you can't see the brindle, and on a Tri you should see the brindle in the red parts, which would make him a trindle..

Right, you can't get a brindle puppy without a brindle parent (genetically)…a black dog may not "look" brindle...or in this case, I suppose, a tri dog may not "look" trindle...but the stripes are masked by the black...they are still there though.

[nomrbddgs]

The one puppy in a recent litter of ALL trindles suddenly morphed into a tri. The two black stripes that were there, disappeared. One person now thinks that if they breed, they will only get tri's. Not so IMO. Could still end up with trindles. Personally I didn't agree with the breeding anyway. So one of the parents of this litter definitely could have been a trindle. Sorry Kelli, I misunderstood.

[YodelDogs]

@kiroja:

Another thing that struck me as odd was that her first litter, "Mia"'s litter I think, had lots of trindle pups out of two tri-color parents.

I don't see a pic of the sire but based on the appearance of the pups, I wouldn't be suprised if he was a "Taco Bell" Chihuahua. :eek: