@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 🙂
Peony & Dojo would like to say Hello!!
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Hi,
I live in germany with my boyfriend and two crazy basenjis.
Peony ist a red girl and will have her 2nd birthday in december and Dojo, my little brindle, his 1st birthday at the end of november.
Photos will follow soon
Bye Katrin
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Hello and welcome to the forum I am also in Germany, well only for 4 more weeks:D
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Hi,
I know who you are
I've seen you a couple of times at dog-shows, f.e. Hannover-Garbsen with beautiful belle.Katrin
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Are you going to Hannover?
I will be there with my male Kwame, it will be our last show in germany:( -
Yes, I will be in Hannover with Peony & Dojo.
Do you also show Belle?
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First pics of P & D are here:
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No I am only taking Kwame as I am going on my own and Belle isn't keen on being left at the side of the ring on her own and as I will be using the soft crate I didn't want her to claw her way out.
She has her 1st show in England on the 12th December so I'm looking forward to seeing all my friends there as I havn't seen any of them since Crufts 07, though I was just spectating as my mum was judging her other breed so I couldn't show:(
The pics are great:D
See you at Hannover. -
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Welcome to the pack.. What cute beasties you have there, I love the pic of them sharing their chew stick.
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Welcome to the forum, Katrin - you're pups are beautiful.
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Welcome to the forum Katrin!! Your dogs are absolutely gorgeous!!:D
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Thank you all!
Still have a lot to read here :o you write so much.
And I also wanted to warn you, my english is not that good, but I'll try my best.
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Thank you all!
Still have a lot to read here :o you write so much.
And I also wanted to warn you, me english is not that good, but I'll try my best.
I think your English is just fine! Welcome to the Forum
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Hello Katrin!!
Welcome to the forum, Grützi from Swissland!
Beautiful dogs!! Lycia and I are thinking of possibly moving to Germany this winter, maybe we'll catch you!
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Welcome! You fur kids are beautiful. I love the face of the brindle boy. Good luck at the show!
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Thanks for the "good luck" Hope both do well at the show. Training today was pretty good, so I thing it'll be ok at the show.
@schouiffy
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No confirmed plans, as of yet. But they should solidify with in the next few weeks. We have been thinking of "wintering" in Berlin until February. We also we'll be in Münich visiting some friends. I'm really excited to go, since there are so many more B's in Germany than Switzerland. In fact Lycia's father, C-Quest's Echo of Eldorado is there as well.
