G'day from Oz


  • G'day, mate! Welcome!


  • Welcome Jen! I have had basenjis since 1973, as many as 5 at a time (not in kennels, all in the bed) and thugh I have lost many a shoe and several pairs of glasses, I love basenjis above all other dogs. Hopefully you will find some to visit, and get one or two of your very own.

    Anne in Tampa


  • Thanks for the welcome everyone!
    I have been talking to a good breeder about 4 hours drive from where I live and she curently has two litters which I hope to go and visit. However I might decide to wait until next breeding season as we are moving to a farm sometime before christmas and feel it would probably be better to wait until after the move before bringing home a puppy,mainly because the farmhouse will be more suitable for an indoor dog than the house we are in at the moment. As much as I would just love to race out and get a puppy today especially if I went to look at some pups. How will I resist!!!!
    Especially after the breeder emailed me a fact sheet on the breed which just made me want one even more.
    I am not good with temptation!

    Jen


  • Sounds exciting, who is the breeder that you have been visiting?


  • I haven't visited yet, hopefully we can make a trip up there soon.
    Kanibaru Basinji's are in Perth, Western Australia
    They seem really nice and helpful too


  • @Jen_westoz:

    I haven't visited yet, hopefully we can make a trip up there soon.
    Kanibaru Basinji's are in Perth, Western Australia
    They seem really nice and helpful too

    Davina is great… I talk to her often via email.... a couple of her Basenjis are in the US and they are very nice.... She is a great breeder, you can't go wrong there...

    If you talk to her, tell her Pat from Tanza Basenjis says HI!


  • As you all can see, responsible breeders all know each other, or of each other around the world…ggg... Reason enough to always go to a responsible breeder (unless you are looking for a rescue).......


  • We had Kinibaru khybers Pride(Sydney) visit us a couple times. Nice B.


  • Thanks Pat, Its always a good sign when people are so helpful and willing to send you information about their dogs. Even without visiting Davina I am already sure she is a fine breeder and you've confimed it for me! My originally intentions of waiting a year are getting harder and harder to stick to. If only we had moved already! Well there is still hope she may still have some pups when I am ready or I will just have to be patient until next year. I would rather wait for her next litter now that I have heard such good reports than go to someone i didnt know much about.


  • @Jen_westoz:

    Thanks Pat, Its always a good sign when people are so helpful and willing to send you information about their dogs. Even without visiting Davina I am already sure she is a fine breeder and you've confimed it for me! My originally intentions of waiting a year are getting harder and harder to stick to. If only we had moved already! Well there is still hope she may still have some pups when I am ready or I will just have to be patient until next year. I would rather wait for her next litter now that I have heard such good reports than go to someone i didnt know much about.

    I think you are making very smart and wise decisions… and I know how hard it is to wait....:D ... I waited almost a year before I got my first Basenjis...

    Good luck... and I know you will be a wonderful Basenji Slave!

Suggested Topics

  • Good Day To All

    Member Introductions
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    877 Views
    ?
    Welcome to you and Zoe, I have a red white boy 10 months who can keep me on my toes at times. This is a great place to find information and lot's of knowledgeable Basenji owners willing to help. Any photo's? Jolanda and Kaiser
  • Hello from 'Down Under'

    Member Introductions
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    3k Views
    K
    Hello again after a very long absence!! My 'chewing' boy now leaves his coat alone - his Mum (now spayed) wears his old hand-me-down coat, and he has his onw snazzy camoflage polar fleece jumper that I made. Can't possibly have it off thankyou!! His half-brother Jerry had his first coat on today - also a 'chewer' - we'll see if it is still on in the morning. Jerry's sister Chloe also got one on today after I managed to keep her still enough to pull it over her head!! Jerry is NOT allowed to touch it thank you!! @kiwir: The thing that annoys me is that he always wore a coat as a puppy - he's just turned 12 months now. But boys being boys, in the last few weeks he thought Mum had come back in season (she hadn't!) so in frustration he gradually chewed her coat - from the back forward - left the polar fleece around her shoulders and chest and neck. And the silly girl just let him - looking at him indulgently - "My boy" I tried making them without the polar neck (designed to stop chewing of the front) - or reinforced them with thick cotton tape - and that lasted a little longer. Now he just looks at me with those eyes saying "Hell, I'm freezing Mum!"
  • I'm a newbie too!

    Member Introductions
    20
    0 Votes
    20 Posts
    6k Views
    moetmumM
    Welcome to the forum Victoria, I am looking foward to seeing this years pups, Julie and I will be at Blackpool with her new pup (and my two), hope my caravan survives!
  • I'm new

    Member Introductions
    19
    0 Votes
    19 Posts
    6k Views
    lisatestL
    I am a very new member to this forum. We just recently adopted a puppy from this forum. I have found everyone here to be extremely helpful. Welcome Aboard!!!
  • Introducing 'Dude'

    Member Introductions
    17
    0 Votes
    17 Posts
    6k Views
    T
    Welcome from our Dude to yours! Our boy Dude (Ch. Illusion's Lonestar) got his name because he was the most laid back B we've ever had. He loves everyone, people and dogs, he's just happy go lucky about everything. He also is red and white! Terry
  • Basenji's that Swim?

    Member Introductions
    26
    0 Votes
    26 Posts
    24k Views
    G
    Giza swam in the Atlantic once when we were out walkin' at low tide and the tile came in. The Atlantic in Canada is pretty cold!