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When
you have chosen the basenji to be your new family member
there is some things to consider and accept. A basenji isn't
just like any other dog. Its stubborn, longing for adventure
and incredible smart. By clicking on the links above, Why
basenji, Health and Breed standard, you can read more about
the basenji.
Basenjis first came to the western world in the fifties and they mad the
foundation stock of the basenjis today in Sweden. By that
the gene pool here is very small and the basenjis today are
in some way related to each other. To breed basenjis
in Sweden is a very responsible work! We do have a very
healthy stock but there is some things to consider in the
choosing of a stud and broodbitch.
In the eighties some people form the US went to Africa to
explore basenjis and try to bring back some. They went to
the Avongara land. The trip was a success and they brought
home 20 basenjis. The basenjis was given the prefix Avongara
in their pedigree was carefully tested and then also stated
healthy. The breeding of Avongara dogs took place and is
called The African Stock Project. The African
bloodlines is some hard to get here in Sweden due to the
import rulings. But the government has stated that is will
change in a few years and has already been changed regarding
the import of semen, and also puppies under 3 moths old.
The Faraoland kennels (in
cooperation with the
Out of Africa
kennels, France)
is solo the breeder at this point to use an Avongara for
stud in their breeding program. The stud is
Avongara Imba Tena
and the pups that were born was divided between the to
kennels and left in Sweden is
Shadow on the Grass, Sunshine, Sidney Pollack
and Saga Out of Africa. They are 50% Africans. There
is also other part Africans in Sweden, we have 1/4 and 1/8
part Africans that was imported from Denmark and the
US. The Africans look a little different but it only
takes a few generations to maintain the breed standard but
the purpose of using the African bloodlines is to large the gene pool
and to get healthy and sound basenjis. We should be grateful
that there is wild basenjis still in Africa to use when/if
things go wrong. All in the best interest of the breed!! In
the future the SunTribe kennels surely will mix our
bloodlines with the African lines. We hope so, when the
right opportunity arises. We look at this project with hope
and are just waiting for the right moment to occur. With the
Africans a new color also came. Its the brindle/white!! The
color is now granted in Sweden. |