Originally Posted by
Geri B
Sad about losing your shepherd, and so quickly from diagnosis to end! I have been told that because some popular breeds have been so " fine tuned" to bring out the so called best quality of that breed, it has weaken the line and more cancers are appearing in these weakened lines...my cousin loves and has had Rotts, but all have passed from cancers....before the newest one, had two sisters...both died of same kind of cancer and at young ages. She changed breeders....this one is healthy and aging beautifully....
there are some horror stories out there about breeders.......
When I got into showing, first there was the bred I loved, basenjis, and then I learned the breeders breed to preserve the breed, not change it. My goal was to breed a dog that could survive if thrown out in the woods, and most of the breeders I knew did the same.
I looked for a dog that required minimal 'primping to show.
He was not on television, nut when I heard who won the breed, I did a little cheer here at home. The guy's story and life long dedication to basenjis are admirable.