@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 🙂
Introduction - hello from Scotland
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Hi - I am a relatively new Basenji owner from Biggar in Scotland. Have been breeding and showing Dobermanns since the age of 14 (thats 25 years now!) but have always loved basenjis - the breeder of my first dobermann had a tri-colour Azenda basenji. Am now showing my first Basenji - Jethard Dusk Til Dawn at Elsco (Tilly) - doing quite well with her - when she behaves….
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Welcome to the forum!! Always lovely to have another European!
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Welcome to the group! We are looking forward to seeing pictures of and hearing more about Tilly.
Pat
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to our group! And yes pictures would be great when you get a chance.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Hello & welcome from Canada. Nice to have you here
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Welcome… Our first combination of dogs were a basenji and a doberman. Excellent choices!
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Welcome to the forums!:D
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Hello and welcome:D
I have seen you at the shows:D
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Hello and welcome:D
I have seen you at the shows:D
thanks for all the welcome messages everyone. Basi, you will have to come up and say hello next time - Ive got to admit i still dont know everyones names in the UK Basenji showscene yet -
are you going to WELKS or SKC?
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thanks for all the welcome messages everyone. Basi, you will have to come up and say hello next time - Ive got to admit i still dont know everyones names in the UK Basenji showscene yet -
are you going to WELKS or SKC?
I will be at SKC so will say hello then as I will be staying with my parents in Perth:D
I have not long been back in the UK showing so some new faces for me too:D -
Welcome!
Can you post some pictures of your girl? I would like to see her because she is Ruben's daughter.;)
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Welcome!
Can you post some pictures of your girl? I would like to see her because she is Ruben's daughter.;)
Hey! If she's Ruben's daughter than she's Tillo's niece! (Tillo's mom is Faraoland Xtravaganza, Ruben's sis)
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I will try to get some photographs on as soon as i can - there is a photograph of her on the Faraoland website taken at crufts - but i have a few that i will try to put on at the weekend.
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Scotland is such a beautiful place! welcome.
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I'm glad you found this forum. Welcome.
Anyone know how many countries are now represented here?
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Welcome to the group. It seems you already know people or at least the dogs do. LOL
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Hi and Welcome!
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Hi and welcome
We will be at WELKS, and we have met before, Congrats on your recent success at NBS.
(I show the Marzuku B's).
