@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 California! =)
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Hello!
I am 23 years old and have been working in the grooming field for about four years.I saw my first Basenji running free down my street when I was 11 years old and was fascinated from the start. My family didn't have a dog at that time so after a lot of research (by me, and then my mom) we found BRAT. BRAT rejected us since we didn't have any Basenji experience so we went searching for a good breeder. My mom found one and after a couple phone conversations we went and met with the breeder at his house. My mom didn't want a young puppy so we got a 9 month old tri colored bitch named Ella.
After awhile(few years) she wanted a playmate for Ella so we went to BRAT again to see if we were experienced enough now. We did a foster to adopt many many times and while we found homes for many Basenji boys we couldn't find one that Ella didn't want to kill after awhile. We found one by the name of Diablo that was subservient enough for Ella. I quickly changed his name to James.
I went away to college, leaving Ella and James with my mom. Unbeknown to me my mom had to move into a place that only allowed one dog. She gave up James to BRAT where he found a permanent home within a couple weeks. I found out weeks later.
I haven't gotten another Basenji, even though I want one. I'm waiting till I'm in more of a permanent position before adding a Basenji to my home.
I love talking about Basenjis and meeting Basenji people as well as the Basenjis themselves. I'm very interested in genetics and I enjoy learning about well, everything!
I hope and look forward to learning more about the breed that I have fallen in love with.
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Welcome, enjoy the basenjis vicariously here! Lots of photos, stories of the good and the bad, a whole Basenji University for future basenji owners!
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Welcome to the forum!!
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Hello also from California!
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Hi! I just came back from California, actually - visiting old friends. Enjoy the forums!
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Welcome to the forum - glad to have you here with all of us. And congrats on making a decision to be patient about owning another basenji. That's what we always need - more responsible basenji/dog owners.
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Welcome to the forums. You are always welcome to come out to the local basenji activities and get a basenji fix. Northern and Southern California both have active basenji communities.
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Welcome to the forum and thank you for finding us.
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Welcome! You can cerainly get your basenji fix here! I hope you are able to get your own soon.
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Welcome to the forum. You will finds lots of Basenjis heer which will make up for your having to wait a while.
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Hey Jacquelyn, is that you?
Just let us know when you're ready for your own! Amina will have a litter this year, we hope… Of course, you'd have to come to Texas... But you can come and bring your mom and Ella too.
Terry
