West Coast Flea, there is a family on this forum that lost their red boy from Texas- about a year ago, if memory serves me right. I know that they have hope that someday, they will see their boy's picture on here and that they will be reunited. I'm so glad that Charlie will have that opportunity to go home, and that you, unselfishly, kept persuing it until you found resolution. Some people may have stopped thinking about what's good for the dog, or what's good for the humans that loved him (for 9 years?)… you have brought peace of heart to another basenji lover!
I, for one, never really thought about microchipping until I found this forum 6 months ago- or about Fanconi, or thyroid issues. I'm glad there's a global network of caring people that are here to support each other.
I hope your next foster is lucky to have another happy ending! You should changed your user name to Basenji Angel!