Posts made by pacificNWbasenji

I remember how excited I was when I got my first basenji, best day ever! Life has never been the same and I couldn't imagine life without my best friend(s)! Congratulations!

John Gaidos who is Teazer Basenjis lives in Oahu. He often has his dogs out and about… I hope that someday I will be one of the "locals" out walking my basenji in hawaii

Annie Davis, now retired from breeding, had a team of basenjis that she trained as sled dogs. She lives in Idaho.

My dogs wear a martingale collar with their harnesses. I snap the leash onto the ring for the martingale and the harness (I use front clip harnesses) - that way if they ever happen to slip the harness, they are still attached with the no-slip martingale collar.

Jumping into this thread a bit late, but CAN'T WAIT for a semi-local national for me. Auburn is 3 hours north of Portland and I am really looking forward to seeing you all there! I haven't been to a National since Colorado in 2010.

Have you tried the "Whoa dog Whoa" harness? THE best in my opinion for basenjis.

http://www.whoadogwhoa.com/dog/index.html

I originally sent it on December 15th, just re-sent coming from my gmail address.

I sent you an email but did not get a response, if you didn't get it let me know.

Hi! I live just east of Portland in the Gresham area, I have 2 basenjis that would love a play date or to go on a walk or a hike sometime.

With a name like "Hooligan" I bet we are all in for some good stories of basenji antics when you welcome him home
Welcome to the club!

Thank you for clarifying that for me Lisa

Now that our opinions have been established I would like to ask our readers to keep the replies directed towards the original post, and welcome others to start a new thread if they wish to discuss the other items that have been brought up in the replies.

@krunzer:

Ohhh this sounds so fun, too bad I am too far away! All of the side classes would be a blast! And it would be a good learning tool, to see what a good 'tail set is' or good feet.

This is the first year our club is doing a special event like this. One of our members went to Australia last year to judge a specialty "down under" and this is something that they do regularly down there. The BCOA holds the Elements classes, and those have been very popular. I hope we have interest and participants because I think it is a great way to showcase your dogs strengths, and help spectators see the standard broken down piece by piece in a way.

@tanza:

Which is really a shame and a backwards way of thinking. There is no reason that spay/neutered can not represent a breeding program of the sire and dam. And represent a breeders breeding program. If we in the US had conformation classes and titles for altered dogs/bitches I bet we would get more people that might be interested in showing.

A breeder can easily include their altered progeny in other events to showcase the well rounded diversity of their breeding program by being able to title their dogs in different venues. I don't think it is a shame for a registry to have a program specifically designed to assess breeding stock, and require that the dogs actually be breedable. As I said before, conformation judging is the only event where spay/neutered dogs are excluded. That seems pretty fair to me. But, that's just my .02?

Fran, neutered & spayed basenjis are welcome in more AKC events than not. Lure Coursing, Rally, Obedience, Agility, everything except conformation judging really. Conformation shows are specifically for assessing breeding stock, and that is why altered dogs are not allowed to compete.

The Willamette Valley Basenji Club would like to invite you to attend our January Specialty, Sweepstakes & Property Classes show, on Wednesday January 18th, 2012.

Help us kick off the Portland Rose City Classic at the Portland Expo Center.

Premium List & Entry Forms are online, www.basenji-club.com

We will be holding our annual AKC Basenji Specialty, Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes.

New for this year we will be hosting Property Classes featuring classes for:
Best Tail & Tail Set, Best Head-Dog, Best Head-Bitch, Best Feet, Best Gait, Best Coat, Best Neutered Dog, Best Spayed Bitch, Best Breeder-Owner-Handled, Best Amateur-Owner-Handled, Best Gentleman Handler, Best Lady Handler. Entries for this special event are only $5, and dogs can be entered in multiple classes.

We will also be having a potluck, featuring a prize for Best Dish and a Raffle full of doggie & non-doggie items.

I hope to see you there!

The Willamette Valley Basenji Club would like to invite you to attend our AKC B Match on December 10th, 2011

The conformation match will begin 30 minutes after Best in Show at the Greater Clark County Kennel Club show at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, WA.

We are offering puppy, adult, veteran and junior showmanship classes.

Entries are $5.00
Judge is Charles Roberts

For more info: www.basenji-club.com
Greater Clark County Kennel Club superintenant: Onofrio

http://www.boomerangtags.com/

I think these are the best. I have the ones that slip onto the collar because I personally don't like the jingle. I don't believe the stainless ones will stain the white. I don't keep my rabies or municipal license on my dogs because of the soft metal they use often wears out. I just keep them handy at home should the need to provide proof of either ever arise.

This is one of my favorite photo sets, I love it! Gorgeous

I am a member of BCOA, Willamette Valley Basenji Club & Evergreen Basenji Club.

I consider myself a pet owner. I do compete with my basenjis but do so as a hobby as I do not intend on becoming a breeder myself (thank you to all the wonderful breeders out there who dedicate their lives to providing folks like me amazing dogs).

I enjoy going to basenji events and socializing with friends, 2 and 4 legged. I feel it is important to support the clubs that put them on. It takes a LOT of work.

Please support your national & local breed clubs. A little volunteerism goes a LONG way.