@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!
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I have been reading these forums for quite a while, and I thought it was about time I joined and said hello to everyone.
In the past 7 months I've adopted these two Basenjis:
The youngest is Roxy, a 7 year old red and white female that I adopted from an animal shelter on Orcas Island, while the tricolour is an 11 year old boy named Rocky that came to me from Battle Creek, MI, via BRAT.
Both of them are settling in nicely, getting on well with the resident cats, and are enjoying sunbathing outside, now that the sun has hit western Washington.
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Welcome, and bless you for adopting wonderful older dogs. 7 & 11 are wonderful ages, my youngest is almost 11, I still think of him as a youngster.
they look like they are getting used to each other quite nicely, I'm sure you are enjoying them!
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Welcome to the forum. Roxy and Rocky look like wonderful Basenjis!
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They are so cute, entwined in each other's limbs. Welcome.
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love the photos! glad you found us…
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Welcome, and bless you for adopting wonderful older dogs. 7 & 11 are wonderful ages, my youngest is almost 11, I still think of him as a youngster.
I think that Rocky is 11 going on 3 years old. We went on a trip to the beach yesterday and he had a great time exploring the driftwood at the base of the cliffs. He was way more active than Roxy, but then again she's the very definition of 'couch potato'.
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what a sweet pic!!! i can't believe they haven't been together thier whole lives. bless you for taking in some almost senior pups. glad you posted!
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Wow, I'm amazed you found a basenji on Orcas Island. It's so small.
I'm glad you found them both. They look happy.
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I love the older b's..they are just treasures…
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Wow, I'm amazed you found a basenji on Orcas Island. It's so small.
If it wasn't for Sharron, I'd probably have missed her. Sharron came over to evaluate my house for a potential BRAT adoption, and when that didn't work out, I kept looking. When I saw an email from her about a basenji at the Orcas Island Animal Shelter, I went the next day and brought her home the week after.
i can't believe they haven't been together thier whole lives.
They have their moments together, they have been some squabbles about 'who gets to sit next to me' from time to time. We're working on that.
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Thank you so much for taking that b out of the shelter. Anytime a basenji smart home does that, I consider it a win!!!
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Welcome to you and your Basenjis. How fortunate for them and you that you've given them a loving home.
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Welcome to the forum, Roxy and Rocky look great together. Look foward to hearing more about them both.
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Congratulations on being adopted by two wonderful looking beasties - I mean basenjis!
And welcome to the forum (you lurker you :))
