It's those people who buy on impulse who most often find they can't live
with Ridgeback and decide the dog has to go... this is not fair to the dog!
Madam was most intrigued
with the ridgeback, and wanted to know to which beautician she had been taken to get that very special hair style on her back.
To Val
with Ridgeback / Dane cross.
My daughter said «mum this wouldn't feel like home
with a Ridgeback or two lazing around the place!»
As with every breed, inactivity leads to boredom which can lead to mischief and destructive behavior — chewing is particularly problematic
with Ridgebacks.
Not exact matches
My
Ridgeback did great on grain free (helped her skin immensely), but my labradoodle does well
with some brown rice mixed in.
I have a
ridgeback mixed dog that is
with out a doubt, my best friend...
Rhodesian
Ridgeback - a purebred, large dog from Zimbabwe
with a typical lifespan of 12 years, height of 26 inches, and weight of 85 pounds.
He now enjoys surfing, boxing, Muay Thai, and spending time
with his wife and their 1 year old Rhodesian
Ridgeback puppy.
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.
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.
I had just adopted Hulk, a Rhodesian
Ridgeback mix, from a no - kill shelter and became obsessed
with training him.
Rhodesian
Ridgebacks can exhibit dominance and they tend to be independent thinkers, so they need to be trained by someone
with a firm hand.
In fact, he was one of our stars during our Christmas fashion show, where he hung out
with numerous Rhodesian
Ridgebacks, Dobermans and one huge Great Pyrenese.
The Rhodesian
Ridgeback is athletic and dignified,
with expressive eyes that make them look like they are always thinking.
Ridgebacks don't make great backyard dogs, they are pack dogs and need to be
with there leader.
The
Ridgeback is a considered a Sighthound in the U.S., and one must understand the Hound mentality in order to happily live
with one!
Here's one beautiful Rhodesian
Ridgeback in a Snow Angel winter coat,
with black Gore - tex outside, camel Polartec fleece inside.
Our Rhodesian
Ridgebacks were having allergy problems
with their food.
According to the Michigan State University Thyroid Database, Rhodesian
Ridgebacks have the 15th highest rate of hypothyroidism of 140 breeds,
with up to 21 % of
Ridgebacks estimated to have low thyroid levels.
With excellent sight, speed, agility and perseverance, the Thai
Ridgeback is capable of hunting and capturing rabbits and small boar on its own.
The most serious disease in Rhodesian
Ridgeback puppies (
with about a 5 % incidence) is an inherited deformity called dermoid sinus, which is sometimes correctible but more often ends
with the puppy being euthanized.
As
with all deep - chested breeds, Rhodesian
Ridgebacks are at higher - than - normal risk for the emergency gastrointestinal syndrome called bloat.
When well trained and exercised, the Thai
Ridgeback makes a loving and loyal family pet
with a beauty that only a dog that is as rare as it is can impart.
«Hanna» was my first
Ridgeback and made me fall in love
with the breed.
mine is a rhodesian
ridgeback boxer mix... it says the rhodesian
ridgeback is likely to have the high prey dive... but the boxer is more tolerant
with cats... its a 50/50 there
I had a one year old Rhodesian
Ridgeback, and an four year old samoyed, when I brought my eight week old kitten home, Tony, Tony was a little scared by my samoyed because she came rushing in, to see me and didn't pay him any attention, when I brought my rhodesian ridgeback in, she was very interested with tony and kept an eye on him but didn't go near him, then within the week all of them where getting along find, Miska my samoyed liked sleeping and didn't want to play and stayed to herself, But Jess my ridgeback loved Tony, and Tony loved Jess, Tony and Jess use to play all day and everyday, Tony use to play with jessies tail and jess would play back, of course jess was being gentle and never hu
Ridgeback, and an four year old samoyed, when I brought my eight week old kitten home, Tony, Tony was a little scared by my samoyed because she came rushing in, to see me and didn't pay him any attention, when I brought my rhodesian
ridgeback in, she was very interested with tony and kept an eye on him but didn't go near him, then within the week all of them where getting along find, Miska my samoyed liked sleeping and didn't want to play and stayed to herself, But Jess my ridgeback loved Tony, and Tony loved Jess, Tony and Jess use to play all day and everyday, Tony use to play with jessies tail and jess would play back, of course jess was being gentle and never hu
ridgeback in, she was very interested
with tony and kept an eye on him but didn't go near him, then within the week all of them where getting along find, Miska my samoyed liked sleeping and didn't want to play and stayed to herself, But Jess my
ridgeback loved Tony, and Tony loved Jess, Tony and Jess use to play all day and everyday, Tony use to play with jessies tail and jess would play back, of course jess was being gentle and never hu
ridgeback loved Tony, and Tony loved Jess, Tony and Jess use to play all day and everyday, Tony use to play
with jessies tail and jess would play back, of course jess was being gentle and never hurt tony..
The Thai
Ridgeback is a tough dog
with great jumping ability.
It's pretty funny how some dog behave
with cats, I have a 12 year old mastiff x
ridgeback and a 1 year old mastiff x
ridgeback (both most likely have many other breeds in them).
The most serious disease in Rhodesian
Ridgeback puppies (
with about a 5 % incidence) is a severe inherited skin deformity called dermoid sinus.
As we became more and more involved
with the breed, I began to make the sighthound martingale style collars and martingale leads for Whippets, Greyhounds, Afghans, Salukis, Italian Greyhounds and more recently for Rhodesian
Ridgebacks.
- No. 0882, Rhodesian
Ridgeback mix, 10 - week - old male, tan
with red and white.
Ridgebacks are excellent gardeners, you would almost think that they wanted to live in an underground den in the middle of your lawn, instead of on your sofa, and they love rearranging your spring bulbs, and are ready to help
with pruning at any time of the year.
Coat Grooming: Rhodesian
Ridgebacks should be bathed
with hypoallergenic shampoos or those
with a light, subtle fragrance once a month.
Hindquarters: A Rhodesian
Ridgeback's hind legs should strong,
with well - defined muscles like that of the front legs.
With strangers
ridgebacks can be standoffish.
Adopting an adolescent or adult Rhodesian
Ridgeback could be difficult for large families, or those
with dogs or cats already in the home.
Though they have yet to climb to fame through literature, comics, TV shows and films like other dog breeds have done, Rhodesian
Ridgebacks are stunning creatures,
with the loyalty and skills to become outstanding in the world of canine pedigree.
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.
An important aspect of raising Rhodesian
Ridgebacks is to ensure that feeding is limited
with close portion control.
Hounds: Rhodesian
Ridgebacks are considered «sight hounds» in some areas, and «scent hounds» in others; both of which are accurate since these dogs have been equipped
with the dual skill set.
These are called «whorls» (or «whirl») and
Ridgebacks with double whorls (called a «crown») have the highest likelihood of winning at dog shows.
A
ridgeback that is left for long periods of time, in kennels or
with different people many easily develop behaviour problems.Will you make time during you puppy's early life to take him or her to training classes?
A
ridgeback that is left for long periods of time, in kennels or
with different people many easily develop behaviour problems.
They have found the genetic defect in some neurologic diseases such as Border Terrier's leukoid encephalopathy,
Ridgebacks that start
with twitching, and syndromic epilepsy, a neonatal epilepsy in Standard Poodle but there had been so much pleomorphism in epileptic dog's GWASP.
Examples: Carolina Dog, Basenji, Thai
Ridgeback, dingo, coyote, dingo or coyote or wolf hybrids Intelligent and independent Wide variety of Temperaments: mild to wild Not specialists at any task Adopt
with caution «these dogs might not be fully domesticated
I am currently working
with 2 male siblings, about 17 months old, who are fighting
with one another... a couple of 110 lb Rhodesian
Ridgebacks.