I agree with Lisa… while your list can be helpful, puppymillers have learned to look very reputable making it much harder to look at the website to determine. The bottom line is, no matter if they sell one breed or more, they can be a puppymill. And there are certainly some very legit responsible breeders with 2 or even 4 breeds! My entry into dog breeding/showing was a woman who had English bulldogs, her daughter had aghans and setters. If they don't have pedigrees and health testing info on the web page, I'd run. If they have it and you check OFA and find they falsified, or only maybe the current or some of their dogs have testing.. run. The rest they can fake or pretend but generations of health clearances generally aren't part of a puppymill.
UK Breeders
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The best thing to do is to go along to a show. Most of the basenji breeders over here do seem to show their dogs, so you can get an idea of what you like and chat to people. Get yourself on a waiting list now, expect to be interrogated (a good breeder should want to know as much about you as you do about them!!) and just wait and see
I was very lucky with Maya that i got in touch with her breeder days before the pups were born and was fortunate enough that they allowed me to have one. But its best to get on the list early
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I agree with Maya. There is Blackpool show on 27th June and Hound Show at Stafford on 1st August. Also NBS have their Champ show on 12th July. Come along and chat to people there most of whom are breeders.
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thank you to everyone for the advise. I have looked online and like the sound of Zande Basenjis.
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Hello Benkura,
can you tell me the best day to visit the Blackpool show, i have never been to a Dog show before. Also what is NBS please,
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Hi Sheley.
Sorry should have been more specific. Blackpool day for Basenjis is Saturday 27th June at Westby near Blackpool. NBS is Northern Basenji Society. You can find out more details at www.northernbasenji.org.uk The championship show is held at My Pet Stop, Tingley West Yorkshire on Sunday 12th July.
If you need any more help or info just ask.
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Thanks for the info, i will see if my cousin will come with me to Westby on the saturday. Had a look at your web page and see you have a Dog called Benji, he looks quite stocky and reminds me of pictures of the first Basenjis,
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Hi Shelley
Benji is my first B. He is 7 now. I don't show him any more but he is coming to Blackpool so you can meet him there. My website is very new and still very basic but keep a look out as new things will appear on it soon.
Looking forward to meeting you at Blackpool.
Vicki
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Thanks Vicki
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Hi Shelley
Benji is my first B. He is 7 now. I don't show him any more but he is coming to Blackpool so you can meet him there. My website is very new and still very basic but keep a look out as new things will appear on it soon.
Looking forward to meeting you at Blackpool.
Vicki
It would be great if you add your health testing results to your site….
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It would be great if you add your health testing results to your site….
I have just sent off for the Fanconi testing kit for 2 of my dogs. They've not arrived yet but when I get the results they will be added to the site. The other 2 dogs will be tested when I can afford it.
The website is in a very infant state - I'm learning as I go along. I plan to add pages about my dogs with pics and a guestbook etc. Keep checking for new items.
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I have just sent off for the Fanconi testing kit for 2 of my dogs. They've not arrived yet but when I get the results they will be added to the site. The other 2 dogs will be tested when I can afford it.
The website is in a very infant state - I'm learning as I go along. I plan to add pages about my dogs with pics and a guestbook etc. Keep checking for new items.
That's great…. always good to have the Fanconi test done, especially if the sire and dam were not.... good luck on your results. And you site looks really nice so far.
