Posts made by Knava

Hey Nicki,
Actually this saturday I can't. I work till 7 or possibly later. I really really appreciate you trying to meet up w/ me though.
Matt

I was just gonna post this, I saw the episode, and it seems almost all of the dogs were Basenji's or more so basenji mixes. Just as Ridge backs are "defenders against lions", do you think it's too late for basenji's to be "defenders against Tigers"? Either way, it was a fun show to watch and watching Basenji or Basenji mixes was very interesting.

I hope shango is ok.. Poor pitbulls can get the worest rep from these, when it's probably just a bad owner or a bad past. I don't want to freak you out but also I do want to let you know:

You really do need to get him checked at a vet… There is a virus or something I heard that was passed w/ Vick's dogs by exchange of blows. It has an incredibly low % rate of transfering. I believe it's from exchaning blood, but not 100% sure, which it doesn't sound like happened. There's a very slight chance i could be mis remembering and it could be mounth to wound (but once again I'm very certain it's not). But It probably is needed to check him out if it's skin breaking. I think it's really only common in Dog fighting and the way dogs are raised in that enviornment, so I won't panic too much, but always better safe than sorry w/ your Bestest friend

Sorry, i'm not good at easing into bad news... I'm more of a facts guy.. Once again i'm very sure you'll have nothing to worry about, but I just would rather be safe than sorry.

That actually would be better for me anyways… I have new carpet coming in monday, and I have tear up my old carpet still and paint the baseboard all the way down which the old owner didn't do... Darn short cut takers :eek:

Mauigirl,
That'd be absolutly awesome. I do still work friday and sat, but on sunday I'm sure you have a weekend scheduled. I only have a soccer game at 1 to 3:30 and I can work any other time around that. Just let me know. I'll pm you my cell phone if you want… Also everyone here can call me Matt instead =D.

Mauigirl,
Thank you soooo much for the offer, unfortunatly I do have to work today (saturday) till 8 and I'm in the middle of remodeling my house, so I won't be avail on Sunday. I can't thank you enough though to be so nice as to offer that.

Thanks so much for the feed back. I know i'm searching incredibly early for a basenji. This year would of been an absolut horrible year for a puppy though, as all my traveling… bachlor parties & weddings all year it seems like would of really made it hard to raise a puppy of any breed. I decided to hold off till next season end of 2009 or 2010. Since i think after all these years i'm the only unmarried one left .

One of the breeders I contacted actually scans the forums here, she can rest asure though I won't pester her :D. I will try to contact each breeder once a month as they get to know me and determine If i'm a good suit for a basenji. I'm still very excited about a basenji after 4 or 5 months and I still have like 10 months to go :eek:.

Thanks again for the feed back. As a first time buyer, i wanna try to use people's knowledge who have been through this and can help me. So everyone advice has been very helpful.

Thank you. As stated the most important is personality, and That's how I've choosen my breeder. The bitch she's breeding is a calmer dog and will hopefully produce calmer puppies.

When talking to breeders, who much can you request from a litter? I under the more you expect and rqst the less likely you are to get a puppy from the next litter. For example I would prefer a black and white pup, but would be very happy w/ any basenji as long as it has the "basenji personality". I have talked to several breeders w/in 6 hours of me and I landed on sherwood in Georgia b/c of the bitch she is breeding next and the information she was able to provide.

I don't expect a puppy from any breeder until next january or feb b/c of the typically basenji breeding cycle. As you can tell I'm very excited to know I've even taken this step b/c I've been looking at basenji's for a year or 2 now and finally decided I need a life long companion like this.

But I guess out of curiousity besides asking the needed questions about health, the sir/dam, and do forth. What else did people discuss with breeders and how often did you keep in touch with them. Being added to a waiting list is all good, but I want to continue show interest.

Thanks so much for the quick responses, I'll be doing some search in N. GA as my brother doesn't live far from there. I've done my research on basenji's for about a solid year now, but I'm nervous talking to a breeder that I'll forget some obvious questions. Is there certain things you all feels needs to be asked other than the Fanconi Testing on sire's and Dam's, and other health tests? I won't have a chance to visit the breeder more than once before I would have a chance to buy, so I want to try to make the most of conversations wither breeders.

I'm looking into purchasing or rescuing a young or puppy Basenji. Any know any reputable breeders in East or Middle TN. I've been looking all over the rescues and shelters to find one. Just looking for ideas, So I might be able to meet w/ a breeder.