@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
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I just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Michelle and my basenji is Abby. We live in Illinois. Abby is 7 mos old and this spring we are going to work more on agility and we are going to start lure coursing. I have another dog that is a mixed breed named Missy and she is really fast, so I found a place that you can enter any breed to run.
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Hi Michelle,
Welcome to the forum! You are going to enjoy all the different stories and photos.
Please post some pics of your babies soon.
Jenn
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Welcome to the boards!
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Mine is Abbey too and she's 3 years old. Good to have you join, Michelle.
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Hi Abbey!
And welcome!
Do you know what breeds are in your mix??
Jeanette
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as near as we can figure she is a lab terrier mix, she looks just like a black lab but is about the size of a terrier and the really cool part is she has a tail that curls over her back like a basenji. I will post some pictures of both of them.
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Welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy this forum…
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Welcome Michelle!! You'll find lots of info & great people here
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Hi Michelle!
Nice to see another Illinoisan. Where are you taking Abby to start her in lure coursing? I know next to nothing about it and have been wondering if our Giz would like it. -
I found a place in Wisconsin outside of Kenosha that does lure coursing for all breeds so I can tak my missy too as she loves to run and chase squirls. Thier web site is lurecoursingfanatics.com. I really like the idea of being able to take both dogs.:D
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Welcome to the forum, growing everyday, informative and fun.;)
