@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 Tillsonburg Ontario Canada
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Hello,
My name is Mike and I have a 6 month old Basenji and Jack Russel cross named Dexter. I am here just to learn more about some of the traits that my dog has.
this is Dexter
I hope to be able to Learn more about this interesting breed of dog
edit* pictures didnt work woops!
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Welcome Mike and Dexter, nice to have you onboard.
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Welcome to the forum. I would think that this mix of Basenji and JR would be pretty high energy. Looks like he has a very nice coat.
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he does have a lot of energy he keeps my 2 cats on their toes. his coat is very nice and soft except on his back it is more course feeling and has been shedding quite a bit lately
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he does have a lot of energy he keeps my 2 cats on their toes. his coat is very nice and soft except on his back it is more course feeling and has been shedding quite a bit lately
My Buddy's coat is courser on his back too. Buddy keeps my neighbors cats on the run :D. He's not mean he just wants to play with them but he's too aggressive. They have this look :eek: on their face as they dart off.
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Dexter just wants to play with my cats he isnt very rough with them but they dont seem to like it. however he does tend to leave the female cat alone and only bother our male cat.
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hi Mike and Dexter (cool name, after the TV show?). Welcome!
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actually yes the name is from the show (it is one of our favorite shows). my dad loves to call him Dexter the serial killer
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Great show, and great dog name. Hopefully he won't go around killing things and then tossing them into the bay.
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welcome to the forum!!!!
Dexter looks great!
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Welcome to the forum!
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thank you everyone for your warm welcomes
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Welcome to the forum from the UK.
