Posts made by mmitch777

Thx all. We really did not expect to win anything.

We entered just because they were not too far away and wanted to get some show experience.

She looks cute in the pictures but she is so naughty, I sort of wish she was not so smart

Yesterday at Bronx County Kennel Club show, BOS.

She got BOW in Wildwood show in Feb. (Pics from this show).

Fanconi clear and passed her CERF as well.

She looks amazing. Our new girl is just over 5 months old now, but not even close to being well behaved

In fact, she is corrupting the 8 year old into naughtiness.

Thanks all. She has had to put him in his place quite a few times since she got here. He likes her a little too much. She is a little ball of energy but considering she is so young, quite well behaved. We are very happy with her. And the bonus is now Q is much more active when we are in the backyard and actually runs around instead of sitting at my feet

Q and Khera lounging on the deck.

AFAIK everything was done. I am no breeder and yes, Chris will be co owner. Will post some pics and update this after she gets here.

It's a long and confusing story. We will only be co owners and she will live with us. I know her great grand daddy though.

I brag about him all the time. He is awesome.

But remember we are ignorant of the showing side of dogs and I found it a bit laughable to get a "win" with only 1 contestant. Again this was our first show experience.

I did think it was incredibly cool when a lady said "Veteran in the ring" (or something to that effect) and a large group began applauding him.

Jillayla Kennels. I cannot find the email of her lineage, I probably deleted it. I wouldn't be shocked if you know just by the kennel name (You seem to know alot of stuff)

Turnersville. Not far from Philadelphia.

Hope she has a nice trip. She is coming all the way from New Zealand.

Khera should be with us by next weekend.

I want to name her Mail Order Bride but my wife isn't liking it

I hope Q's traits rub off on her…

when he was the only dog in his class but…Veterans class winner. ;0

Was our first time to a show so was kind of neat to watch him in the ring.

When the new puppy gets here next weekend we will be doing alot more of it.

No. We were both there.

So we both misunderstood. Not surprising I guess as we are not doctors.

We were both so happy with his diagnosis (to be honest I was expecting bad news that day) after examining Q that perhaps we just absorbed the positive words.

Please forgive me if I misunderstood what he said. It sounded much more hopeful than that reply.

That's what he said, but as you stated "close" to a researcher could mean quite some time for us consumers.

He wants us to send blood samples to his associate from the 3 dogs he tested as well.

I was not attempting to spread misinformation, just passing along heresay from a (I am assuming) reputable source.

This is who mentioned it, it is the doctor that did the examination and is involved in the research AFAIK:

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/FacultyandDepartments/Faculty/tabid/362/Default.aspx?faculty_id=20894

Q will be 8 years old in November.

The BCOA has this information to offer on PRA and it states anywhere from 3 to 13 years on average:
https://www.basenji.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=155&Itemid=292#PRA

I think it's hard to say how common it is as I have no idea what % of the dogs out there are getting the CERF exams.
I believe I read it is most prevalent in male Huskies, but Basenji's are also said to be prone to it. I wish I knew more but that is why I am here asking those that know more than I

I was just curious if anyone else out there had a false positive like we did. I am just so happy I won't have to deal with our new son having to go down that road (really it's me being selfish, the dog would handle it fine, I'd be a wreck).

When we agreed to take Q into our family we were aware he was diagnosed with Retinopathy/PRA while he was in Finland.

Fortunately for Q we had a second opinion performed by Dr. Aguirre of the University of Pennsylvania this past Sunday and his determination was it is simply mottling/discoloration that is apparently not uncommon with this breed as they age. They do not know what causes it but stated it is not a inherited condition.

He does have some small cataracts in his left eye but they should not adversely affect his vision.

Has anyone else had any experience with this mottling?

On a side note he stated they are getting very close to determining the gene that causes PRA in Basenji's and developing a test for it, hopefully sooner than later we can be rid of it in the breed.

True but I've spent alot since Mr. Q's arrival (just dropped $9,000 last night finalizing the fence so I can remove the ugly temporary) so I am going to be a bit more budget minded for the rest of the year.