Quercus, lvoss, and others are right on target with their advice and I agree with them completely.
@Quercus:
And FTR there are a BUNCH of breeders in your areaβ¦I can't believe none of them directed you to BRAT if they didn't have any dogs available fitting your interest.
Quercus is right, Ohio has quite a few responsible, ethical breeders and any of them will refer to other breeders if they have nothing available. I'm not sure how you missed them Dash. I just Googled Basenji Breeder Ohio and most of them came up on the first 2 pages. But no, none of them will have puppies available at all times. No responsible breeder would. Sometimes there will be a wait to get a puppy from a responsible breeder but its well worth it.
I do wish you the best with your puppy. It is obvious it is well loved and will be well cared for. π