Sentences with phrase «of rhodesian»

In roughly 22 minutes, Savory, a biologist and former member of the Rhodesian Parliament, challenged the conventional wisdom blaming livestock for the degradation of global grasslands into hardpan deserts.

Finally, in 1937, at the command of the Rhodesian Government following their acquisition of the building, they were partly chiseled away, leaving only torsos, limbs and spectral faces.

The rooms are bright and airy, making the most of that Rhodesian sunshine.

Photographs of all Rhodesian Ridgebacks may be submitted.

The Rhodesian Ridgeback Today Stig Carlson tells the history of the Rhodesian Ridgeback as well as guidance on care, training, health issues, the Standard, showing, breeding and a global perspective of this brave lion dog.

The general appearance of a Rhodesian Ridgeback should be pleasing to the eye; he must be a handsome symmetrical animal standing from 25 to 27 ins.

The Labrador retriever originated in 19th century Newfoundland where he was used by fishermen to haul nets, ropes and pull in fish while images of the Rhodesian Ridgeback date back to the 18th century when the dog was first developed in what is now Zimbabwe and known as the African lion hound because of his ability to keep a lion at bay while awaiting his master's arrival.

The test will determine the JME status of your Rhodesian Ridgeback, either CLEAR, CARRIER or AFFECTED of JME.

Nina Lindqvist (A Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder and Chairman of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Finland) has been working hard alongside Prof. Fischer and Prof. Lohi as the JME co-ordinator getting information to a Facebook page (Myoclonic Epilepsy in Rhodesian Ridgebacks) and being on hand to answer any questions.

A mixture of Rhodesian Ridgeback and Labrador Retriever, he features talents and strong traits of both of these working breeds.

The historic and modern hunting uses of Rhodesian Ridgebacks have included everything from upland game birds to larger «dangerous game».

[11] It is not known if these two first direct ancestors of Rhodesian Ridgebacks had dorsal hair pattern ridges themselves, but they founded the Rhodesian Ridgeback bloodline, so either carried the trait or it was added from other Boer dogs and hybrids with Khoikhoi ridgebacks which van Rooyen bred into his lines over many trials then generations.

All proceeds from the calendar, net of printing and shipping costs, benefit the Msaada Ridgebacks of Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc..

It has also successfully reached out to the worldwide community of Rhodesian Ridgeback owners who, through their never - ending generosity and love for the breed, provide regular, annual financial support to Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc..

The preparation and design of the calendar is conducted entirely by volunteers of Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc..

In 1922, a group of Rhodesian breeders established the standard for Ridgebacks, which has remained virtually unchanged ever since.

Primrose was so fortunate to be taken into the care of Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue in Hollister, CA.

The volunteers of Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc., are proud to share stories about our Msaada Ridgebacks that have found loving, new homes!

NOTE: References will be checked and a representative of Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc., might visit your home:

In Asian countries the Thai Ridgeback (silver - colored) and the Phu Quoc Ridgebacks (black - colored) have similar coats and ridges to those of the Rhodesian variety.

Forequarters: The forelegs of the Rhodesian Ridgeback should have substantial bones, standing straight, disbursing equal weight between the two front legs.

Anxious to benefit from the same protective skills his friend's canines possessed, Reverend Helm bred his own two ridge - back bitches with van Rooyen's hunting dogs, and so began the start of the Rhodesian Ridgeback bloodline.

Many dog breeds are ailed by hip dysplasia, but only about 5 % of Rhodesian Ridgebacks (taken from a sample of 8,300 dogs) were found to be dysplastic.

These are the basic breakdowns of each facet of the Rhodesian Ridgeback's traits and drives:

Because of this, the two most important rules for a trainer or handler of a Rhodesian Ridgeback to remember are: to stay consistent in rules and boundaries, and operate as the authority figure.

Many South Americans rely on the guard - dog abilities of their Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and several celebrities would be lost without their adorable Ridgies.

The smooth, shiny coat of the Rhodesian Ridgeback is most often wheaten or red wheaten.

About 10 % of Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies are born without a ridge.

The color of a Rhodesian ridgeback ranges from light wheaten to red wheaten.

Breeder of Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs.

A number of different breeds contributed to the gene pool of the Rhodesian Ridgeback including the Bloodhound, Greyhound, Pointer, Mastiff, Airedale, and Africa's Hottentot Dog, among others.

Breeder of Rhodesian Ridgebacks since 1995.

Mugabe instead escaped back across the border to Southern Rhodesia, assembling a troop of Rhodesian guerrilla trainees along the way.

So we hear from his «friend», the former Chief of the Rhodesian Security Forces, his tailor and his pet priest.

Not exact matches

Unable to reach agreement, the Rhodesian Front, led by Ian Smith, made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 and instituted white rule.

Control passed effectively into the hands of Denis Walker, a former Minister for Education in the Rhodesian government.

Two he does mention, Rhodesian Man and Saldanha, he claims are Homo erectus, in spite of the fact that their brains sizes of about 1280 and 1250 cc are above the maximum H. erectus brain size of 1225 cc, which is in turn well above the value of about 1100 cc that Goodman claims is the maximum H. erectus brain size.

Goodman ignores most of them, but misrepresents at least one: he calls the Rhodesian Man skull a late - surviving H. erectus, when it is, at 1280 cc., larger than any erectus skull and falls nicely into the morphological and temporal gaps which he claims separate H. erectus and H. sapiens.

Peter Andrews discusses the Middle Pleistocene specimens from Java and China, and earlier Pleistocene forms ER 3733 and 3883 from Africa, and the later European and African forms such as Arago, Heidelberg and Broken Hill (Rhodesian Man).79 He claims the African specimens may represent different species or a separate lineage from Asian forms giving rise to separate populations of H. sapiens in the later Pleistocene - that is, Solo Man from Java may be directly ancestral to the controversial Kow Swamp and Cossack erectus / sapiens populations in Australia about 6,000 - 13,000 years ago.

Rhodesian Ridgeback - a purebred, large dog from Zimbabwe with a typical lifespan of 12 years, height of 26 inches, and weight of 85 pounds.

Whitaker will win the Oscar, although there are strong contenders, including Will Smith in an affecting role as a homeless dad determined to raise his son in «The Pursuit of Happyness»; Ryan Gosling as a crack - smoking but well - meaning junior high school teacher in «Half Nelson,» and Leonardo DiCaprio as a mercenary Rhodesian diamond smuggler in «Blood Diamond.»

Interestingly, this was one of the very first artworks released for the game, and as you can see the dog is still a Rhodesian ridgeback.

This book is set predominantly in the mid to late»70s when the Rhodesian bush war was at its height, before the Lancaster House agreement and the birth of Zimbabwe.

«My Rhodesian Rigdeback, Katjinga, had just finished with a litter of her own, who are now 10 months, so I thought there was a chance she might take on the duties of looking after her.

The handsome four - year - old Rhodesian Ridgeback walks with a certain amount of swagger that would do the Duke proud.

A gorgeous Rhodesian Ridgeback head crowned this dog... golden eyes with black markings on a great golden head attached to the body of a... Basset Hound — stumpy legs, turned out feet, and that looooong low — to - the - ground body.

Rhodesian Ridgebacks, often known as African Bull Dogs, Ridgebacks, African Lion Hounds, Rhodesian Lion Dogs, and African Lion Dogs, are very unique and easy to recognize because of the distinct ridge of hair growing forward on the top of the breeds» back.

They also analysed the genetics of dogs thought to originate in Africa, e.g. the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Salute and the Pharaoh Hound and compared all the results with non African dogs such as Puerto Rican street dogs and non-pedigree dogs in the US.

The other two breeds with the ridge back feature are the Rhodesian Ridgeback of Zimbabwe and the Phu Quoc Ridgeback of Vietnam.

However, their findings showed that the Pharaoh Hound and Rhodesian Ridgeback have little in common with any African indigenous dogs of today which suggests that these two breeds may not originated in Africa.