@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 from Toronto, Canada
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Hi! Welcome to the forum!
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Hi! welcome I would love to see pictures of your akita/basenji. We just got our Basenji back in March but I have had akitas for years and years. We also have a Shiba. Look forward to hearing stories and again lots of pictures.
Rita Jean
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Welcome Bob, nice to have you and Tori aboard. You already sort of know me.
Arlene
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Welcome at the forum!
Great to read what you're doing for the breed!
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Welcome to the forums. Would love to see pics of your pup!
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welcome here :d !
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Welcome…this is a great resource for info. and just plain fun...great to have another rescue-er
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Thanks for your post.
Rescuer? It's mpre like orBob
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Welcome to the forum! Great that you're helping with the Basenji rescue. Post some pics of Tori when you can.
Hi Dan
Thanks for your welcome and comments.As for pictures, tthey will have to wait ubtil I figure out to post them to the forum.
Bob
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Welcome fellow bratster and Basenji lover. This forum is full of information, pictures to adore and antics to laugh at, we hope you'll enjoy..
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Petra and Otis
Thanks for the Welcome. I just have to find the time to check what is available on the forum.
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Bob and Tori,
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Shelly:
Tanks for the Welcome
Bob
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As for pictures, tthey will have to wait ubtil I figure out to post them to the forum.
Welcome to the forum! Regarding pictures, other forum members helped me when I was having trouble, basically if you upload them to albums on this forum you need to make sure they are not too large to start with. To put them in a post they need to uploaded to somewhere on the Web, (the Albums here on the Forum are fine) then you need to get the full IMG code of the picture and paste it into your posts between 
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Actually you don't need to upload them to another website – at the bottom of the "Quick Reply" box click on the "Go Advancaed" button then scroll down past the "Reply" box to the "Additional Options" and click on "Manage Attachemtns". Then you can upload directly from you own computer files and the photos will be inserted at the correct size. It's easy.
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Actually you don't need to upload them to another website – at the bottom of the "Quick Reply" box click on the "Go Advancaed" button then scroll down past the "Reply" box to the "Additional Options" and click on "Manage Attachemtns". Then you can upload directly from you own computer files and the photos will be inserted at the correct size. It's easy.
Thanks, I will give that a go next time.
