@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 🙂
Hello from Rocklin California!
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Hello! We are proud to welcome Apollo, a 7 month old basenji mix into our family. We have never owned a basenji before.
We adore Apollo. We have only had him home for 4 days and he is so loving and playful. He is gentle and patient with our 4 and 8 year old boys and has already learned several commands. We are crate training him and he is doing great.
He sleeps in the crate in the boy's room and they all seem to love being read stories together adn then drifting off to sleep.
I am excited to hear from the members in this community!
Take care,
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Welcome! Please post pics of your boys (four-legged and two-legged.) Apollo looks very handsome. Thank you for joining us!
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Welcome to the forum! Sounds like a wonderful dog. I've had a mix before and they are great dogs. I like that name Appollo. "Houston, we have a Basenji"!
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Welcome to all of you.
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Welcome. Glad you found us.
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Hello!
Welcome Apollo and Apollo's family in Rocklin, California!!! I love your new dog and glad you have joined us.
I'm a former Carmichael gal - retired and living in the GA mountains.
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Welcome to our pack!
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Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!
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Welcome Apollo and family.
Rita Jean
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to Apollo and his people
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Welcome! I'm glad you found the forum. We'll be looking forward to more pictures and some stories about Apollo.
Dawn
