New Breeder Needs Help

[LiLi]

Hi I'm looking into breeding pure bread Basenji's. I've never bread any type of dog before, so, could anyone tell me who to buy from and where / how much they are selling a male and female for?

[tanza]

Hi I'm looking into breeding pure bread Basenji's. I've never bread any type of dog before, so, could anyone tell me who to buy from and where / how much they are selling a male and female for?

There is so much that goes into breeding... many of us here on this forum have been in it for years and only bred a couple of litters.

Why do you want to breed? That is the question you need to ask yourself?... Certainly not for money, a responsible breeder never ever makes money.. at least I never have... If you go to this link, and read about the questions that someone should be asking a responsible breeder before considering a puppy, it will give you some idea about what responsible breeding is all about. There are many health tests that need to be done.. and breeding should only be done to "improve" the breed and for no other reason...

Here is the link, take a look http://www.tanzabasenjis.net/selectbreeder.html

[sharronhurlbut]

Also, responsible breeders take the dogs they breed back from basenji rescue...even if its been years since they have seen the dog.
Its a big committment.

[tanza]

Also, responsible breeders take the dogs they breed back from basenji rescue...even if its been years since they have seen the dog.
Its a big committment.

Totally correct, responsible breeders are responsible for any dog they have bred for its entire lifetime.... and follow up for spay/neuter so that people are not purchasing pups and then breeding is part of the responsibility also

[sharronhurlbut]

Oh, yes, put $$ back so if the bitch has trouble welping you can afford the vet to save the bitch and puppies.
Breeding, not for the uninformed or faint of heart.

[LiLi]

Well, I just want to breed sweet socialized basenjis that's all. I do want money for the baby's I would be breeding, because if I said free, they'd go to god knows whos home. I mean, yeah, I would screen the people first, but if a dog is free you have a better chance of liars coming to get a free dog, than somebody who has the money to buy a puppy, and take care of it.

I've had my Li Ra (a rescue basenji-x puppy), for over a year now. She's just friggin' awesome.

I would of course take my puppy's back, if something happened and the people could'nt afford the dog anymore, or something like that happened. I don't intend to be a bad breeder at all, I just love the breed and want to breed them, my intentions for breeding are nothing but good.

I am worried about how many litters a female basenji dog can produce before it becomes too painful, or too much for her to do anymore. For me, that's just not acceptable, you can't have one breeding female basenji. It's just not right and fair to the dog.

I intended to get at least two litters out of a female basenji and then have her fixed and placed in a forever home. I don't care if it took a year, as long as it's a stable loving home for her.

I've converted our garage into a sterile environment, for the puppies, and plan to put some little kids furniture out there, and turn it into an awesome play house just their size.

I just don't know who to buy a healthy male from or female, I won't buy a puppy off of the internet ( just google basenjis for sale ) or at a pet store. I thought maybe a good breeder here could tell me how to go about this.

I'm looking for a male and female who have a clean family history, and who's parents have good mental health, socialized, etc.

I may be new to breeding, but so was everyone else here, when they had first started out. I could just start breeding any two basenji's tomorrow, and not care or test them and sell them, but I'm not.

"Basenji breeders in the U.S. charge between $500 and $850" - tanzabasenjis.com for a "companion" dog. So, you're telling me that you haven't made any proffit off of any of your puppy's, that you've "sold", when you pay for medical tests, food, shelter, etc ?

How is supposedly "giving away" basenji's you breed, making the breed better?

I don't see the problem here, if there is one.

[sharronhurlbut]

Wow!
I so hope you do more homework.

[LiLi]

Wow!
I so hope you do more homework.

Wow!
I so hope you do more homework.

What?

A new breeder is asking other breeders for advice on where to buy two healthy basenjis from, to breed. I've researched Basenji's for months now. I never said I don't know anything about them, I said I'm new and need help to purchase them from the right [good] breeders.

She may not sell her puppies, but thats what I get from her website.....

Anyways, if you won't help me out here on who I should purchase them from, don't reply then. All you're doing is wasting my time, and yours by replying.

For a rescue agency worker, you're not very helpful, Miss Sharron.

[ComicDom1]

While I am not a breeder, for what its worth, here is my take:

Fanconi and other health issues currently exist in the gene pool.

Inexperienced or Irresponsible breeders have perpetuated the current health problems that the Basenji Breed suffers from. If you have read your history concerning the Basenji Breed, then you already know that certain health issues have made it necessary for the AKC to open the books so fresh stock without health issues could be brought into this country from Africa.

I would strongly urge anyone who is considering becoming a breeder to take this into consideration. These are serious issues and should not be taken lightly.

Any person considering breeding and raising Basenji's really needs to understand what it really requires. This is a very Intelligent, Independent, and High energy type of dog, and handling multiple dogs of this breed is sure to be a real challenge. Not all dogs end up with great temperaments, so a new breeder needs to know how to handle that issue as well.

You need to ask yourself, what experience do I really have with a Basenji? How well, do I understand Genetics? How much money and free time do I really have? What is my commitment level? What am I going to do if breeding Basenji's becomes more than I can handle?

The last thing that anyone who loves Basenji's is to see any Basenji sent off to a shelter or to be Euthanized because the owner and or Breeder was unprepared. Or god forbid the puppies would end up with perpetuated genetic defects because the breeder was uneducated, uniformed, and did not bother to spend the money necessary to test the dogs they bred, own, and explore the preexisting health issues in the pedigree prior to breeding.

Jason and Miranda

[Jylly18]

I don't think she means she just "gives the puppies away" it means that the money she gets from them mostly gets put back into the business for health testing, etc. So yes, she does charge money, its just that not much of it is profit...am I right? At least, that is what I get out of it. I doubt you are in it "just to make money" but I am sure there is a lot to learn, and hopefully there is someone that can patiently help you like you are looking for...is there another breeder in your area you can talk to? Maybe you could visit and see what her set-up looks like? I don't know, I know nothing about breeding, but hopefully you can find someone nice to help you decide if breeding is right for you or not...