@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 🙂
Hello from Hawaii
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Hi! I just found this forum and can't wait to hear all of the crazy Basenji stories. I have a 2 year old r/w male named Fenway. So far I've only met a few Basenjis and can't wait for my little guy to meet other Basenjis. Is anyone in Hawaii???
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Welcome Fenway and Fenway's human, nice to have you onboard..:)
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Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you and Fenway here with us. I believe there are members in Hawaii.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the forum - I do believe there are members of this forum from Hawaii - hopefully you can get together with them!
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Welcome to the forum! I was born and raised on Maui but live in Atlanta. There is a member named "Captain Jack" who lives on Oahu. Which island do you live on? How did you get into basenjis?
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Welcome, tell us about your basenji. We love photos as well.
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Welcome to the forum
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Thanks everyone! The site isn't letting me add any photos yet. I'm on Oahu. I had never heard of Basenjis until 3 years ago while pet sitting. I met two Basenji puppies and fell in love while watching them a few times over the next year. My little guy is much crazier than the first two I met, but he is hilarious!
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Welcome to the forum. I look forward to the pictures when you can post them, your boy sounds like fun!
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Who did you get your Basenjis from? There is a list member in Oahu, but she has not posted in a while, she "pops" in now and again…. Her husband is in the service.
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Welcome to the forum, my puppy is from Oahu - She says Aloha!
