Yes, I did hijack the thread, my apologies to the op.

it just seems a little OCD in the forum, because all basenji's are related here or should be according the folks that track it, and you know you do.

Do you seek out the one's you lost, and are out of your control, yes, and ask new pup owner's where they got pup's you don't know about. YES.

As a recipient of one such pup, to have in my home as a pet, then come here, a whole different perspective starts to open up, and persists because you condone it by using health as an over ridding factor, sorry, doesn't cut it in today's society. They are two different questions, so quit transferring the justification for one to the other.

Is it also normal for breeders to go off forum (email) to discern breeding, because they lost contact with someone they sold a dog too?

Ok, this has nothing to do with health issues, or breed education, your going to find that with any dog forum. I'm talking about this weird control vibe that goes on here.

Look at the poster above my last, I have no connection or knowledge of this person, but did notice some facts,

join date july 2011

let me post some interesting items from his/her post

'I'm fairly new here, and I was welcomed without the 3rd degree"

"However, I have seen some new people interrogated to the point where they didn't come back, and that is unfortunate"

Point in question- look at those key words "3rd degree" "interrogated"

Now I don't want to quote out of context, because I will also say they PRAISED the efforts of all involved in the community, which no one dis reputes.

So it would seem to me, you have driven off quite a few people over the years.

I joined in 08' and in 12' same crap, leave your breading contracts at home, god forbid someone might hear about a great and loving family pet called a Basenji.

I was trying to make that point, thank you, albeit a little dramatically but it did get noticed, those wagon trains circled faster than a B doing the 500 around the living room.

It's a small group that owns these dogs, as compared to say a breed that can be commonly found in any town USA.

This is after all the top listed site if you Google Basenji Forums, as a new owner would do seeking information, but you show up with a new pup pic that isn't acquired from the community, and well it shift's real quick to where that pup came from because a breading contract was broken at some point, and that B most likely came from lineage associated with a reputable breeder.

I'm just trying to say questions of pup origin do not belong in a category labeled "introduce your self", that's it, even if the intent was for the betterment/protection of the breed. No disrespect is meant, I just said things a little more direct than most would.

So if it turn's out that his dog is from a byb, then I think the conversation takes a little different turn, don't you? And that's really what the poster was asking when she inquired about origins.

@krunzer:

We do like to ask questions about health testing .

Well, that is quite fine, you are obviously one of the people I was speaking of. I know the facts of the bread and the health concerns, and because I can read, I did the research my self and am in no need of further education by you.

This is an introduction section, and the first question she asked was where did you get your dog from, hmmmmmmmmm, I think she has other motives for asking the question in the first place dont you? Is it often the first question she ask's, hmmmm?

Want to go further?

@tanza:

Many of us are related by our Basenjis. Care to share his breeding/breeder? Welcome to the Forums.

If your B is a family pet, and not for breeding I would stay clear of answering questions like this and the people who ask them, as they tend to ask such questions with all new posters. It will only lead to criticism and contempt, if the dog didn't come out of there known breeder community you will never hear the end of it.

Welcome, you will find decent people here, but also some snarky breed snobs that just can't seem to mind there own buisness as well.

What is the standard for a female. Marley is 9 days shy of 6 mo's and weighed 18.8 lbs at the vet yesterday. I will measure her height tonight and post a new pic.

What brand is it? I like the reflective stripe.