@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 Oregon
-
Zaki and I just wanted to pop over and say hello from beautiful Oregon. Looking forward to reading all your combined experience and begin the learning process. Zaki is 12 weeks and this is a very new experience for me, having not had a dog since I lived at home with my folks.
Zaki is a brindle and we found him from a breeder near the Portland area and are most happy with the experience so far. We (the breeder and I) are thinking of showing him since she has several champions so I am looking forward to that as well.
Anyway, Danke to all.
-
Welcome to the board. Pictures would be nice!
-
Hello back from NY! I too would like to see a pic of Zaki, we are in the process of preparing for a puppy and we're not sure what color or sex we want. I'd love to see a brindle.
Welcome to you both. P
-
Did you get him from Khani Basenjis or Bantu Basenjis?
-
@tanza From Tailwinds Basenji's she was the only one who had a puppy this late in the season. The person who was going to take him changed their minds at the last minute.
-
@slents so lucky for you!!
-
Just posted mein pix
-
He is beautiful!!! You are going to have so much fun with him! Congratulations!
-
@slents - Great to hear.... a very good breeder!
