@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 Russia
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Hello
(please, forgive to me my English)My name Julia and I live in Russia. I have 4 basenji: red-white male named Villi (8,5 years), red-white female named Liza (7,5 years), brindle-white male named Pokemon (4,5 years), black-white female named Gabi (2,5 years). It will be pleasant to me to get acquainted with fans of this remarkable, fine breed basenji.
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Greeting from Poland:)
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WELCOME!!! We are an international family here
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Hello and welcome! You must be busy with all of those pups!!! This is a fun place to share, learn and have fun!
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Hello. Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see pics of your basenjis!
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Hello and welcome!!!
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Welcome! And have a great time here!
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Welcome from France
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WELCOME!!! We are an international family here
We all have one thing in common though–We're crazy.
Vegas
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just like our dogs!:)
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Yep, we sure are:eek:
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I can't wait to see photos of your babies, too!!!
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All many thanks for warm reception at a forum!!!!
Here a photo my favourite basenji:Villi
Pokemon
Liza, Gabi
Gabi, Liza, Pokemon
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Your furbabies are just beautiful, they are my favorite 2 colors of Basenjis. They seem to love the sun just like all our Basenjis, natural sun worshippers.
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Beautiful! Welcome from the California Bay Area!
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Beautiful fur babies… !!!! welcome to forums !!!!
