Sentences with phrase «ridged dogs»

Many centuries later, European settlers brought their hunting - dog breeds to Africa, which in turn interbred with the native African ridged dogs.

By crossing his own hunting pack with the ridged dogs belonging to the Matabeleland missionary, the Rev. Charles Helm, in the 1870s, he produced dogs very similar in appearance and type to the modern Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Van Rooyen crossed his own dogs with the ridged dogs belonging to the Matabeleland missionary, the Rev. Charles Helm, and produced dogs very similar in appearance and type to the modern Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

Big - game hunters of the 19th century found that the Hottentot dogs crossed with the various boerhonde (farm dogs) of the Cape, produced ridged dogs that proved outstandingly the best for lion - hunting.

Van Rooyen crossed his own dogs with the ridged dogs belonging to the Matabeleland missionary,

He breed and used ridged dogs for the next 35 years.

Still not satisfied, van Rooyen then used Collies and finally got what he wanted - ridged dogs with courage, speed, endurabce, scenting power, agility, cunning and instinctive hatred and respect of lions.

They are intelligent, protective and tough; Thai Ridgebacks are notable for being one of the only three ridged dog breeds in the world.

Reverend Charles Helm (1844 - 1915), [8] son of Reverend Daniel Helm of the London Missionary Society, was born in the Cape Colony, joined the London Missionary Society himself, and moved from the Zuurbraak (now Suurbraak) mission station just east of Swellendam (modern Western Cape Province, South Africa) to the Hope Fountain Mission in Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia, travelling from October 1874 to December 1875, then bringing two ridged dog bitches from somewhere between Kimberley (modern Northern Cape Province, South Africa) and Swellendam with him to Hope Fountain in 1879 en route to becoming, as it would turn out, a political advisor to King Lobengula, house - host to hunter - explorer Frederick Courteney Selous, postmaster of Bulawayo and well - appreciated tooth - extractor.

However, the history of the «ridged dog» is far from recent, for the ridge, which is the breed's unique feature, has come down to us through countless generations by way of the African Hottentot Hunting Dog.

Dermoid Sinus are found along the ridge line from head to tail although rarely has it been found in the actual ridge area on a ridged dog.

One plausible theory holds that people living along the coast of East Africa carried on a lively trade with Asian sea - faring people, who sometimes traveled with a now - extinct ridged dog from the island of Phu Quoc (part of modern Vietnam).

Some believe that the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the only other known contemporary ridged dog, the Thai Ridgeback, are related through the Phu Quoc ancestor; both breeds share two genetic traits — the ridge and the dermoid sinus.

Not exact matches

In veterinary medicine, immunotherapy will be employed for the treatment of mammary ridge cancer (milk line cancer) in dogs.

WHIMZEES BRUSHZEES Dental Treats BRUSHZEES natural daily dental treats from WHIMZEES feature grooves and ridges designed to remove plaque and tartar and a Pawfect Paw Pad to help the dog grip the chew more easily.

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.

The South African Bushman and Khoi people were known to have reddish brown, medium - sized dogs that had the ridge of hair that went down their back, and these dogs were used to guard livestock, herd, and hunt.

The ridge, which is a hallmark of the breed, should be symmetrical, tapering, and clearly defined, beginning behind the dog's shoulders and going back to the hips.

Whorls of hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest of the dog's coat forms this unique ridge.

These dogs all had the ridge of distinctive hair on their backs.

While many thought this breed was the only breed featuring the ridge, a couple lesser - known breeds also have the trait, such as the Phu Quok Dog and the Thai Ridgeback.

The unique and patented ridges gently clean in between your dog's teeth, removing plaque and food debris

Some dogs seem to really enjoy toys which have lots of nubs, ridges, or bumps.

They appear in a variety of colors and each dog has a ridge on the back.

This is an immediate disqualification, and a dog may even be disabled from competing if he has one or more of these serious flaws: if there is only one crown on the ridge, or more than two.

Having only one crown (one whorl) or more than two is considered a serious fault, and dogs born without the iconic ridge will be disqualified from a competition.

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.

It features a unique design of ridges and mazes to distribute your dog's kibble throughout the bowl, preventing him from eating it all at once.

In 1879, Reverend Charles Helm of the Cape Colony had two ridge - back African veldt dogs on a journey to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

NOTE: Unfortunately, there are some breeders who euthanize dogs that are born without a proper ridge on their backs.

You may wish to use cotton - tipped applicators to clean stubborn debris out of the ridges of your dog «sear.

They come in mini, small / medium and large breed sizes, and have formulated nubs and ridges to clean between teeth and keep your dog's breath smelling good.

Raised Ridges for 44 years congratulations, they are the best dog on earth.

Still other dogs may have a ridge of hair that stands up down the entire length of their backs.

On the larger mats, the process above could be used OR if you have dog with a lot of belly coat, feel free to just cut the mat out and then comb to the skin to make sure that you are not leaving a ridge of matted coat close to the skin.

By and large, the Khoikhoi dog crosses produced both ridges and hatred for lions.

Tina Seay: Chloe my 8 year old female healer / Rhodesian ridge back mix, 8 and Mocha, my female hound dog that lived to be 15 and a half.

This hound is a very muscular dog with a long tapering tail and a short coat that features a ridge along the back where the fur grows in the opposite direction of the rest of the coat.

Rhodesian Ridgebacks or African lion dogs as they are sometimes known are renowned for the ridge of hair which runs down their spine.

The «lion dogs» were so successful that they soon became popular, their distinctive ridge becoming a trademark of quality.

By the 1920s, so many different types of ridged lion dogs existed in Rhodesia that a meeting was held to elucidate the most desirable points of the breed, which became the basis for the current standard.

Dogs with a single whorl or more than two whorls and dogs lacking a ridge are disqualified from the show ring and should not be bDogs with a single whorl or more than two whorls and dogs lacking a ridge are disqualified from the show ring and should not be bdogs lacking a ridge are disqualified from the show ring and should not be bred.

The ridge is a dominant feature of the breed and is required in show dogs.

These settlers brought Great Danes, Mastiffs, Greyhounds, Salukis, Bloodhounds, and other breeds that they eventually mixed and matched with the native Hottentot «ridged» dog to produce the courageous and versatile Rhodesian Ridgeback.

The Ridgeback is a large, well - muscled, athletic dog with a short reddish coat and that characteristic ridge of reverse hair along his back.

FCI group 5.8 specifically is «primitive type hunting dogs with a ridge on the back».

Besides big dog health problems like hip dysplasia and bloat, this breed has some unusual health issues because of the ridge on the back.

[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.

It is believed to originate from the dog used by the original African dog population which had a similar ridge.

[8] After initially greyer, rough - coated litters originating from Helm's dogs, van Rooyen's subsequently crossed offspring turned to redder coats, incorporating the KhoiKhoi landrace dog's ridges already carried in Boer dogs within his genomes.