Roux did good at her second show! I'm so proud of our girl! image url)

Hi everyone! I'm Michelle and I've just adopted our new baby Roux! My hubs and I are new to the breed, but so far, BEST PUPPY EVER! We live in Taipei, Taiwan where there are only 17 adult Basenji and we're excited to have one of the pups from this winter!
Thank you for the opportunity to join your community!
If you feel like following our little family, we're on IG @coconutroux

@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

@eeeefarm I for one enjoyed the post, it's interesting and sometimes intriguing to see opinions, methods, theories, etc with dog behavior and training. For those with less experience and joined this group to learn, posts like this AND the replies that come after are very useful.
I do think this should be a place to share "cool stuff" and everyone should feel free to discuss how they feel about it. Is that not the use of a forum?

THANK YOU EVERYONE!! Yeah the display cupboard I dedicated to her ribbons needs to be rethought LOL I'm so proud of her!

@kembe @JENGOSMonkey @basenjimom2
Yep she's a girl and so very sweet!
I've raised a few other breeds and I have to say I've been completely won over! She's def difficult to train, losing interest quickly unless I have the most delicious of treats, but even with shorter sessions, she's learned sit, shake, down, bang (fall over), and wait (about 5 seconds so far) and she's just 4 months! Also completely housebroken though there's an occasional accident that's mostly our fault for not paying attention to her communication, which is very quiet. Compared to my ex-roomie's rottie or even my mom's poodle, that's fast!
She's very good at reading faces and voices and even comforted my godson when he fell down and was crying! I'm getting used to having her constantly sit on my foot while I'm cooking or working at my desk, and she's actually very responsive when being naughty and told no. My husband's favorite time is most evenings after playtime when she curls up on my husband's belly while he watches TV
Is this how all basenji are? I'm hooked LOL

@jengosmonkey Goodness I'm so glad my attention was drawn to this post! I spent a good long while reading through here, feeling your emotions as you raised your first litter from birth to new homes, and I have to thank you so much for sharing your experience. Sparkle, Logan, and the monkeys of your household did a wonderful job raising those babies and I hope you do get to see them again often!
I completely agree with the highest priorities being health and disposition and I'm nervously looking forward to the results of Roux's testing so I can do my part of continuing our custodianship of this wonderful breed in my corner of the world!
In the meantime, I'll be showing Roux once she gets a smidge bigger; I've got to get some ribbons and a title for this pretty girl!

I have nothing to add, just that Roux, at the tender age of 4 months, figured out that if she has a running start, she can get on the kitchen counter. 4 months. I suspect when she's grown she'll be able to fly!

@zande Well I for one, am super impressed by how we're all only slightly separated by one or two degrees! History and connection are important and I hope more people contribute their information!

Little Miss Roux is five days into her first heat and the diapers were a huge success! It seems she really doesn't mind wearing clothes at all; in fact, she'll move her head or lean into putting things on, as if she wants to wear them! So, I bought some washable panties to stick liners on for the sake of the environment, and the husband began insisting that she not walk around the house "topless" his exact words being, "It looks like we're running a titty bar in here!" which meant I bought some tops too.
Enjoy! I'll sporadically post outfits as her heat continues!

Welcome to the group! My downstairs neighbor has recently lodged a complaint about "weird siren sounds" coming from our apartment LOL happy to have another siren dog here!

I feed grain-free kibbles (switching brands often) for lunch, and raw diet for dinner! The raw rotates between all the different meats I can find here with added vegetables and fruit Roux is taken for runs every day a couple of times a day and she seems to maintain a nice muscle tone and figure on her current diet.

@tanza I don't believe there was a limit to the number of letters, though I wasn't paying much attention to whether the field stopped me from continuing. Tanza is nice! I was actually surprised no one has claimed the name

@tanza Thanks! There doesn't seem to be one! Perfect!

Hi everyone! I've begun registering with the FCI and Taiwan's Kennel Club and I need to know if this name has been taken at all. A quick Google search says no? And there is not one in the FCI database, but I figured I should check with y'all since you are B-folk!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!! Yeah the display cupboard I dedicated to her ribbons needs to be rethought LOL I'm so proud of her!

Thanks guys!! It was so fun! That big one is honorable mention for Best in Show Junior, which we're super excited about! The next one is in January and you bet we're going again to kick some ass XD

Roux did good at her second show! I'm so proud of our girl! image url)

He's a handsome fella regardless, though I see some B in there!

Wow great photo! May I ask what camera and settings you're using?