Miss Wheat at the 2010 BCOA National
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When we were there this morning, there were other Basenji's there, two red & whites. There were probably more Basenjis in the dog park than any other breed.
Bongo and Bokoto of Blean produced cream Bs, but the cream colour was bred out in the late 1960s - see http://www.basenji.org/african/tudo7906.htm for a bit more information on the lighter colours.
Miss Wheat is not a cream, I believe she is red according to color genetics testing - just a light red though. Sharron can correct me if I'm wrong. Bengi, another dog that they brought back in the same trip has a lighter red color as well. The Lukuru dogs brought back by Dr. Jo from a different region genetically are also red, it's just a light shade of red as well. I've got pictures of some of the other dogs so I'll put them them all in another album for comparison.
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Here is a link to an album with some different African imports that I've had the opportunity to see in person. I don't know the call names for the two darker red Ntomba dogs. I can add them if Sharron or someone else tells me. I think their names are Mosika (male) and Lokoso (female).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisenji/sets/72157624936600476/
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I think she looks stunning in her pale red coat. Does her tail curl more than in the pictures or is that it?
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Oh Sharron, she is turning into such a priceless little lady! I bet she had a lot of attention at the Nationals. So glad you took her there with you, and I hope you had a great time there.
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Fran the nationals were a blast..if anyone can ever make one, please do…
Petra, my girls tail is just like its shown.
Lisa Sabans, red girl no relation to Wheat has a tail that is curling more and more...
So, if I can get some photos of her red girl, I will share them...
You will be able to see how very different the dogs look.
Anyway, thank you all for the kind words..
Everyone who met Wheat started smiling as soon as she came close to them.
This little girl just is a people person, and her happiness just shines through.
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Sharron - what is the process for establishing the 'purity' of the imports? In what way did our beloved MissWheat fail to be accepted? Perhaps you don't want to say - just ignore the above if you don't.
I find her colour interesting as there used to be reds here which were described as "paper bag" coloured and I suppose that could describe MissWheat. This colour came from normal coloured red/white parents. I realise you won't be able to breed but I would think it possible that she would produce deeper reds! I stand to be corrected by those more knowledgeable in genetics than I.
Incidentally, there are creams fairly recently bred in the USA- I have seen a pedigree on Sally's website.
Some of the cream Basenjis bred in the early days here were certainly not albinoid in that they had fairly dark noses and eyes but obviously not as dark as other colours. The colour was barred by the Standard and members of the Basenji Club of Great Britain (the only club at that time) were forbidden to breed from them.
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Wheat has been color checked…and she is a "red". Some of the other dogs brought over are of light coloration, and they have been accepted.
Pre imports. There is quite a process that takes place when folks are bringing back dogs who are to be put up to the BCOA.
Several educated long term breeders/judges make statements re their impressions of the dogs, it goes to a committee and then is voted on by the BCOA membership. So its a big deal.
Wheat, as charming as she is has a couple of issues. Her eyes are yellow. I learned that is a very hard thing to breed out of any basenji line. Also, she is a carrier of fanconi. All the others are clear. I am hopeful the club will focus on the dogs who are more likely to pass and help the breed...
My Miss Wheat is as she should be...a pet.
Thanks for your kind words. I hope this helps...and the others can correct me if I am incorrect re the approval proceedure. -
Here is the description of the process for approving Native Stock.
http://www.basenji.org/NativeStock/Application/ProceduresSubmittingNativeStock.pdf
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Thank you Sharron and Nemo for the information, it is very interesting. It iseems a stringent procedure but of course necessary..
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Patty, I think the whole process re these africans is a time consuming and worth it.
It takes a lot of $$ to go to Africa. Lots of $$ to get the dogs back here and vetted.
Its a long process, but will be worth it when we have new genes to add to the b's lines.
Very exciting time for us all.
Thanks Patty for your interest. Hugs my unmet friend.
