@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 🙂
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Awww, i love stories with happy endings, or is it happy beginnings?
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Awww, i love stories with happy endings, or is it happy beginnings?
Happy beginnings for sure…. I have one basenji I see you have 3 what is that like? Must be interesting
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Love your adoption story, you were obviously meant for each other. He is adorable, a very lucky little basenji boy.
Many of us have multiple basenjis! Living with three is wonderful, when they are young they keep each other occupied and busy, and as they age they become (hopefully) best buddies. Especially if you have one with separation anxiety, having a partner for them to stay home with seems to really help.
Your photos of Max are great, he is very cute, glad you joined us!
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Welcome to you and Max- he looks a lovely boy. Your story of how you got him shows that you were meant for each other!
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Love your adoption story, you were obviously meant for each other. He is adorable, a very lucky little basenji boy.
Many of us have multiple basenjis! Living with three is wonderful, when they are young they keep each other occupied and busy, and as they age they become (hopefully) best buddies. Especially if you have one with separation anxiety, having a partner for them to stay home with seems to really help.
Your photos of Max are great, he is very cute, glad you joined us!
Sadly my old guys have never been best buddies.
3 isn't really too much work right now as 2 of mine are old guys. Digital is almost 15.5 and Jet is 14.5 years. Hard to believe and not too much wrong with them.
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Max has a darling, expressive face. And I really like that yellow "sunning" platform.
Lovely adoption story too. You say (or the humane society said) that he's a mix? He basically looks full Basenji to me!
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Max has a darling, expressive face. And I really like that yellow "sunning" platform.
Lovely adoption story too. You say (or the humane society said) that he's a mix? He basically looks full Basenji to me!
Yep Max is all basenji and he loves to lay in the sun.
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Yep Max is all basenji and he loves to lay in the sun.
I reread your first post and I think I saw where I got my wires crossed at Max/mix. Haha, never mind me.
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Max was 4 months old in this video. Shepherd was 1 year old & today Max & Shepherd are good friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsmOa8iRDQo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Great video! I miss the soft Wisconsin grass!!
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I'm still happy I fond my basenji…
