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The Newest African Imports
There have been several importations of dogs from Africa since the last registered foundation stock Basenjis were accepted by the American Kennel Club in 1990. In August 2008 the AKC Board of Directors voted to allow opening the Studbook to native stock Basenjis. The actual submission can be seen here: "Basenji Club of America Petition to Open the AKC Studbook to Native Stock Basenjis". There is an online news article about opening the studbook at the AKC website entitled "American Kennel Club Opens Basenji Stud Book" (Monday, August 18, 2008).
The procedures and forms necessary for applying to register a dog imported from Africa can be found by linking to the Required Forms webpage.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the amount of time it took for the AKC and eligible AKC judges to respond, the Native Stock Project Committee is expanding the deadlines for applications and evaluations.
Application deadline are being changed from Nov. 1, 2008 to Dec. 1, 2008.
Evaluation deadline are being changed from Dec. 15, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008.This will give importers & owners some more time to get things done while still keeping the Project on track for the first quarter BCOA Bulletin deadline of January 26, 2009. Any questions - contact Pam Geoffroy at: eldoradobas@comcast.net.
In the interest of clarity and openness, this page has been put together so you can see photos and read a bit about these newest imports. The information and photos shown here are what is available now. As applications are made for each dog the required photos and other information such as health testing will be posted.
Responses to Frequently Asked Questions are now available.
The current pages below have been put together by the BCOA's Native Stock Committee. It is not known which of the dogs imported will become registered foundation stock. It is not known at this time which of the dogs will actually have applications for registration made. Several of the dogs went to Europe. These are welcome here as well. When applications come in they will be published on these pages.
The people who have imported the dogs, have given them names which indicate which group they are in and which part of Africa they are from. Click on these four prefixes to find out about the dogs from that group:
Avongara
Avuvi
Jengi
Lukuru
To learn more about the 1991 Registered Foundation Stock and find old articles about basenjis, visit the African Stock Project.
This map shows the relative locations of export for each group (Avongara, Avuvi, Jengi and Lukuru):
Archive of Correspondence and Articles:
Initial letter from BCOA to AKC regarding registering new imports
AKC Response on 16 March 2007
Follow up letter to AKC from BCOA
A Report to BCOA Members: "Progress of the Native Stock Committee" (January 2008)
"Basenji Club of America Petition to Open the AKC Studbook to Native Stock Basenjis"
Required Forms
AKC Board of Directors August 11-12, 2008 Meeting Minutes including approval BCOA Petition
"American Kennel Club Opens Basenji Stud Book" website article appearing Monday, August 18, 2008
Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
Letter requesting the help of Long-Time Basenji Breeders to act as Evaluators