@jordandwilly - Thanks for clearing that up.... 9-5 is just fine, IMO.... I work and have always had to leave mine when I was at work, never an issue. That said, we were able to set up the house that access to the backyard (with 10 to 12' privacy fences) with a doggy door and a dog room in the house for them, Locks on the gates so there is NO access for anyone. Dogs sleep 90% of the day so being at work doesn't bother them... never have mine even when I had a litter in the house (And have been in the breed as owner/breeder for 35+ years). You can hire a dog walker to take them out mid day..which is a good solution. and give them a mid day meal depending on their age. I do not and never have used free feeding, period. Especially if you have more that one... you never know what/who is eating what. And you can set up camera's on line to watch them from "afar".... LOL. Keep in mind people that many of us need to work and have day jobs. The most important thing is the time you need to spend with them when you are home. Example would be, if you have young children and you work... when you get home you are going to spend your time with your human children... NO dog would be happy if left out... they need their time also because they are a family member and need as much time as a human child. Again in my opinion
Blue tri basenji
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I was talking with another (nonbasenji) dog person and she asked about dilutes. I told her I knew about some from along time ago, mentioned some of the other odd colors. I was looking for pics of odd colors to email her and imagine my surprise when I found this link.
Does anyone know anything about this cute pup? Looks like dew claws were done.
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I've never seen a blue tri. It's a beautiful color. It's like a blue grey.
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I have never seen anything like that before. The eyes are also blue, so I am all sorts of confused about that one. I half expected it to have red eyes and be some sort of albino type pup.
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They are not albinos they are dilutes, different genetics. The eye color is dilute just like the coat color.
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Very sweet and different, got distracted and found myself looking at all the pics,lol.
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They are not albinos they are dilutes, different genetics. The eye color is dilute just like the coat color.
So because I know zero about genetics. On their facebook page it says they hope to get more blues by breeding. How hard would that be to get in breeding?
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Wow, I sure would like to see the rest of that dog. He *looks an awful lot like a purebred in the face…but it a possibility that there is some rat terrier, or dobe, or something that frequently carries blue in there. I would also love to see a pedigree to see if it is "different" enough for blue to be a possiblity.
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lol, that would not be hard to do… someone just email the FB owner, I'm sure she would be glad to share...
looks like the pup is out of a puppymill though
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lol, that would not be hard to do… someone just email the FB owner, I'm sure she would be glad to share...
looks like the pup is out of a puppymill though
Sometimes people get a little freaked out if you start suggesting that the dog might not be purebred though..then they don't share at all.
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This is one of the blues that was posted somewhere earlier this year from Nocturnal Kennels.
Dilute is recessive so both parents must carry the gene to produce it. The gene is pretty rare at this point in the gene pool. Unless they know of unrelated dogs that carry the gene and would be willing to use their dog then they will probably have to breed back to the parents, to siblings/half siblings, or aunt/uncles that are known to carry the gene.
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This is one of the blues that was posted somewhere earlier this year from Nocturnal Kennels.
Dilute is recessive so both parents must carry the gene to produce it. The gene is pretty rare at this point in the gene pool. Unless they know of unrelated dogs that carry the gene and would be willing to use their dog then they will probably have to breed back to the parents, to siblings/half siblings, or aunt/uncles that are known to carry the gene.
Was there more than one, Lisa? I hadn't seen the pic before. Nice looking dog
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I believe there was a blue tri and a blue trindle but I am not positive. I am not sure that they are registrable with AKC.
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I believe there was a blue tri and a blue trindle but I am not positive. I am not sure that they are registrable with AKC.
Is the general feeling that they are purebred?
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This site is always full of surprises for me! liked seeing the tri-blue very unusual.
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I think the consensus was maybe. Hard to tell for sure from the pics of the pups and parents.
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I went to Sally's website and did find some "Nocturnal" dogs listed, but the registration numbers were strange. Some were clear, some carriers. I also tried to find decendents from the blue dogs May Morning of Sin and Morining Mist of Sin, but that also was a dead end. However, relatives of these dogs have been used.
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I have never seen anything like that before. The eyes are also blue, so I am all sorts of confused about that one. I half expected it to have red eyes and be some sort of albino type pup.
I am thinking the blue in the eyes is the reflection, not the color. Blue dobes have brown eyes, just like black ones.
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The tri blue is a beautiful dog - never saw another like it - but if I did I'd grab it in a minute!
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@Shaye's:
The tri blue is a beautiful dog - never saw another like it - but if I did I'd grab it in a minute!
I agree…I think we all agree....I can't imagine why the original founders of our breed wished to get rid of that color. Such a shame.
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I guess I am of the minority…regarding the color... While I can appreciate a good structured dog of any color, I would have a tough time with the Blue.....