NATIVE BASENJI AFRICAN IMPORTS
Imports and the AFTERMATH – Has the open studbook been a failure or a success for our breed?
Why Afs are Important – a written explanation on my role as a BCOA Board member who was tasked with voting on imported native stock.
Brushy Run Avongara – Long time breeder Bev Bland and her full African line
Genetic Diversity – why is genetic diversity important in relations to native stock
Reflection article – a 2007 response to opening the AKC studbook
ThinkingTheTruth – there was some unbeknownst to me at the time backlash re: the Reflection article.
BEHAVIOR
What’s Stress Got to Do With It – there is good stress and bad stress; how to handle basenji mental health
Mistakes 2005 – try not to make the same mistakes I did when I first started with basenjis
Foundation Article – laying the foundation for performance
MISC
History Detective – the BCOA picket of 1964 – a great read.
HarkBarkSnark – do basenjis bark – well one did and TIME magazine wrote about it in 1947!
Foodrev5.2015 – Understanding Dog and Cat Food Labels
DrewStory – read about the breed’s first AKC TRIPLE CHAMPION, who happened to only have one eye for most of his life.
BreedStandard – a rebuttal to MLK’s POV in a 2007 BCOA Bulletin
At What Cost – my BCOA Bulletin POV on how poor sportsmanship can be career ending for a dog.
Should dogs be bred – I was interviewed about the need to breed dogs vs. rescue in shelters.