Basenji Club of America

[Click here] for information about the upcoming 2008 National Specialty in Dallas, Texas.

[Click here] for information about the recent 2007 National Specialty in Northern California.

Last year's national specialty in California were videotaped and produced to DVD. An order form in PDF format is available [here].

We have created an online calendar for everyone in need of specific dates. This calendar will show dates that nominations need to be in (so you don't have to check the bylaws), upcoming specialty shows and closing dates, and at a later date we will be adding information on ballots. We invite you to take a look. If you see any errors, or have something that needs to be added just send an email to Denise Vertrees with all the specifics and we will get it added ASAP. Bridenbasenjis@juno.com.

We welcome your thoughts, and input on this endeavor.

[View Online Calendar]

You may notice that there is a user account login form on this website. There is NO NEED to have a user account on this website. All information is publicly available. User accounts are not in any way linked to membership in the BCOA, nor are required to use the PayPal payment options on the site.

Dr. Johnson has requested a brief suspension of Fanconi linkage testing so that he can concentrate on developing the direct Fanconi test. His lab will process a Fanconi linkage test for requests and samples submitted on or before December 20th, 2007. After that date, Dr. Johnson and his staff will focus their efforts on the development of the direct Fanconi test. Any blood samples received after December 20th will be processed and the DNA stored for future testing. The Fanconi test request form on the Canine Phenome Project site will be disabled on December 19, 2007.

The Basenji Health Endowment, American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, and Dr. Gary S. Johnson of the University of Missouri would like to announce the availability of a linked marker DNA test for Fanconi syndrome, a renal disease that occurs in Basenjis. This test was developed as part of an ongoing research project to identify the cause of Fanconi syndrome and to eventually eradicate the disease by marker-assisted selective breeding. As with other linked marker tests, the current Fanconi syndrome test is not 100% reliable but is offered as an interim test to provide guidance to those who plan to breed their Basenjis during the 2007 breeding season. Work continues to find the precise genetic cause of Fanconi syndrome and to develop a completely reliable test. Although the test is available for all Basenjis enrolled in the Canine Phenome Project, owners who are not planning to breed their dogs this year are advised to wait until a completely reliable test becomes available. Funds from the Basenji Health Endowment and American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation have supported development of the interim linked marker test and are supporting the ongoing research.