Basenjilover01:
One thing you have to understand is that responsible people do not think it is ok to breed a dog to try to get money. Clearly you are feeling offended at people's reaction; but you have to understand that most people find what you are trying to do abhorrent. You simply want to breed dogs for money. That is not a job. If you want to be a breeder, you should have an interest in making the breed better. Your primary interest should not be turning a buck off your dog's babies.
Nobody here thinks we're special or that we even have a rare breed. You are just missing the point. There are plenty of dogs in the world already, and if your interest is not to better the bloodlines, then you shouldn't be breeding. There is no lack of puppies in the world, so you really don't need to create any more. Have you thought of how many thousands of unwanted dogs are put to sleep every day? If someone who buys your pup comes back to you ten years later with an old dog who is peeing all over the house and they don't feel like taking care of it anymore, will you take the dog back? You bred the dog, so it is your responsibility. Have you thought of that?
If you sold your dogs for $250, there is no way you did the proper health testing on the dog. If you did, please kindly provide us with the pups' registered names so we can look up the test results. If you didn't, why not just admit honestly that you didn't even know what health testing you were supposed to do? People here can have a lot more patience for ignorance than for lying. Just be upfront… I am looking for any female basenji that I can breed to make money off of. I assure you, if you are willing to be educated as to why this is wrong, people here will definitely do all they can to help to educate you. At least just think about it. Anyone would help you to find a nice pet (because there are already so many homeless pets out there). However, people are not going to encourage you to irresponsibly breed more dogs, as that would make us irresponsible, too.