@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 Kaiah
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Hello everyone - my name is Jill and our new puppy is Kaiah. She is a tri colored beauty (3 months old now) and is our second basenji. I am looking forward to participating in the forum with other basenji owners. I am having issues with the profile picture (it shows up in the User CP but not on my posts). If anyone has a suggestion I would appreciate it.
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Welcome to the forum. Where did you get Kaiah? Are you talking about the avatar? Maybe the one you're trying to use is exceeding the size limit. Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 80 by 80 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller).
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Thanks for the info - I'm sure that I exceeded the limits - we purchased her from MiBre's Basenjis in Homestead, FL.
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WELCOME! You have to post pictures!
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Welcome, Jill. Are you in south Fl? We are in the Tampa area and have a regular basenji meet-up, you are welcome anytime you are in our area.
I have 2 tris myself!
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Welcome Jill and Kaiah! Glad you've joined us here.
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Welcome to you both..yes, pictures would be fun..but regardless, glad you found us..
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Welcome to the forums and congrats on your second puppy
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Welcome Jill and Kaiah
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we are actually out of Jacksonville, but we do travel to Tampa for work. It would be great to meet up. Kaiah would love to play with some basenjis. I know she misses her brothers and sisters.
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Thanks for welcome. I am so glad I found this site. Its so full of information!!
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Thanks So Much!!
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Thanks!!! Its been 13 years since we have had a puppy in the house. So I am glad I found you guys!!
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Thanks!!! I will soon!!!
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Welcome Jill and Kaiah, she certainly is a cute baby.
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Our basenji meet-up is every Sunday at a big 6 acre park called "West Park", it is a Hillsborough county park (if you are googling). We live near downtown and go to our near-by smaller park almost every afternoon, so could meet up with you on weekdays as well if you are near town.
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Sounds great. I will send you a message the next time we go to Tampa….We are usually there during the weekdays and only sometimes on the weekend. Thanks so much for the invitation I know Kaiah will love it and we would also!!
