Cynara Ridgebacks is a small Oklahoma kennel founded in 2001 and
originally dedicated to owning and showing the most beautiful Rhodesian
Ridgebacks we could find. As our experience with this fantastic breed grew
so did our determination to help improve the breed by only mating healthy and
intelligent Ridgebacks who meet the breed standard for conformation and
temperament. Our dogs are highly valued by their owners for their
individual personalities, looks, flawless movement and athletic healthy bodies.
Cynara Ridgebacks are multi-purpose dogs who can show in the morning, lure
course in the afternoon, play with the family for a few hours in the evening and then crash on
the couch until morning. All Cynara Ridgebacks are registered
with the American Kennel Club (AKC). Visit the News
page to read about recent activities and events.
PUPPY NEWS!!!
CH Jendaya's Mint Julep of Cynara, RE "Katie" who judged the #2
Brood Bitch in the country at the 2009 Ridgeback National will be bred at the
end of June. Puppies due late August 2009. Visit our
Breeding Information page for more details. Contact Cynara {e-mail:
lionsbane@att.net} now to
place your name on the waiting list for one of these puppies.
CH Zareba Hunt for Red
October, SC, CGC (Hunter)
DOB: September 21, 2001
Pedigree
Sire: CH Wyndrunhr Red Hot Chili, ROM
Dam: CH Zareba Tosca Puccini Cayenne, SC, HIC Hunter's OFA page
Hunter has one of the most beautiful heads I've seen on a RR and easily
finished his confirmation championship in December 2003 and promptly retired.
Now he chases squirrels, lays on the couch or in the warm sun and does some lure
coursing for fun. His temperament is usually mellow except when chasing
the ATV around the property.
Our original goal was for him to win a coursing Field Championship but he
usually outsmarts the lure course designers and runs to where the "bunny" is
going to be instead of obediently following behind. Judges don't seem to
appreciate this talent and seldom reward Hunters' problem solving abilities.
Hunter suffers from food and skin allergies and has low thyroid levels so he
was neutered and never bred. Hunter was our first Ridgeback to earn AKC
Championship, Junior and Senior Courser titles and a Canine Good Citizen
certificate.
DOB: June 1, 2003 Pedigree Chisum's
OFA page
Sire: CH Mkuzi Ake Ajabu, SC
Dam: DC County Line's Lady Godiva, SC, CGC, TDIAOV,
HIC
Chisum has a fabulous pedigree full of show, lure coursing and obedience
champions. His personality and type are totally different than my other
Ridgebacks. Cautious, watchful and slow to warm up to strangers makes him the
perfect guard dog.
At 30" height and a solid 105 pounds, he is easily our largest Ridgeback and
considerable over the preferred standard but he is very impressive. When Chisum
barks the windows rattle and visitors freeze in their tracks. However,
this intimidating Ridgeback is a huge "mama's boy". I seldom can leave the room
for more than a minute or two before Chisum comes looking for me.
Chisum can easily outrun Hunter and Dozer who both have Senior Courser
titles. If only we can just convince him to chase the plastic bunny
instead of live squirrels he could be a Top 10 contender! Once he turned two
years old his body started to mature and now he looks like a weight lifter with
sculpted muscles. He earned 7 points toward his show championship but really
doesn't have enough pizzazz for the show ring.
However Chisum has other talents. Chisum easily completed Beginner, Novice &
Trial Procedure obedience classes. We knew he might be talented in obedience
when he won Novice First Prize by completing his graduation test with a score of
196 out of 200. For fun and because it is a worthy program we took and
passed the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. It was a close call when his
protective instincts kicked in during the part of the test where a male jogger
ran directly toward us but training kept him under control.
We decided to try the sport of Rally-O or Rally Obedience and took several
weeks of classes to learn the rules and practice. The Rally Novice test is done
with the dog on a leash. A perfect score is 100. To pass requires at least a 70
score. When a dog passes three different courses or legs he earns the title.
Many owners, including me, choose to work toward the next level which is a Rally
Advanced (RA) title. The scary part about earning the RA title is the dog must
perform
off leash. As of 2/19/07 Chisum has easily earned Rally Novice
(RN) and Rally Advanced (RA) titles. Our first RA leg was ran on 11/3/06
at a trial in Tulsa, OK. Chisum was simply awesome and scored a 93. His 2nd leg
was earned with a 96 on the following day. The 3rd leg and the title was earned
with a score of 94. If this sounds easy, think again. Hounds and obedience
don't always mix well. Chisum and Katie were the only Ridgebacks competing for a
Rally title in Tulsa & may have been the only hounds.
CH Kamalis Dapper Dan of
Cynara, SC, RN, CGC (Dozer)
 DOB: October 19, 2003
Pedigree
Dozer's OFA page
Sire: CH Kitambi Kuno Moon By Zareba, CGC SC (Kuno)
Dam: CH Kamalis Sweet Cherokee Chili
Dozer is 26" in height with a gorgeous head, nice front, dark eyes &
almost perfect ridge. His pedigree contains excellent bloodlines with
multiple Champions including several from the well-known lines of Zareba
and Kwetu. Dozer, his sire, Kuno and brother Milo have all won
multiple Best of Breed (BOB) awards. Cynara was thrilled when Dozer won
his first BOB on 4/7/2007 in a large entry of 39 Ridgebacks including 13
champions. It didn't take Dozer long to win a second BOB award on
4/28/07.
Dozer is a natural show dog who loves to self stack. He prances and
struts every chance he gets. Dozer started winning young by taking 2nd
place in the 9-12 month class at 2004 RRCUS National show. One of his
handlers calls him the "Energizer Bunny". He excelled in the show ring
once he turned two years old. Most judges, except those who like larger
over-standard size dogs, enjoy watching him in the ring and one judge
called him "a killer dog". Dozer has finished his Championship on May
26, 2006 with 16 points & 3 majors. Two days later he finished 2nd in a
5pt major lure coursing trial to earn his Senior Courser title and 3
points towards his Field Championship (FC). He now has 10 points
toward his FC. He only needs his majors to finish and earn not
only his FC but also a Dual Championship.
A very limited amount of frozen semen is available to approved
bitches. Dozer has been neutered because we weren't interested in breeding him at
that time but hopefully his line will be incorporated into our long
term breeding plans. In fact, he may sire Katie's upcoming second litter.
Health Notes: No food allergies. Dozer ate a bee once and reacted to
being stung in the mouth but recovered quickly. One of the best
things about Dozer is four of his full siblings and one 1/2 sib have
their CHICs for passing health tests on their hips, elbows, eyes and
thyroid. Kuno, his sire, also has his CHIC.
DOB: July 3, 2005
Pedigree Katie's OFA page
Sire: Alchemy Oridgenal OneMoreTime, CDX RN AX SC MXJ HIC TT VCX
(Falco)
Dam: Am/Can. CH Jendaya's Akiki of Tumomak, SC HIC TT (Gemma)
Puppies due
August 30, 2009
Katie is our first Ridgeback to combine strong agility, lure
coursing, obedience and conformation bloodlines. Katie inherited her
mom, Gemma's elegant sleek looks and smooth movement.
Falco, Katie's sire, is multi-talented and has several titles in
obedience and agility including the coveted Versatility Excellence
Certificate. Katie's sister Maia has also earned her conformation
championship and is very close to getting her Field Championship.
Maia has also passed the same health tests as Katie.
Katie earned her conformation championship with a roar by winning a
4-point major (her 3rd major) to finish with 17 points. Even
though hounds are not known for their skills in obedience Katie has
earned Rally Novice, Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent titles and
passed her Canine Good Citizen test. She is a very sweet Ridgeback
that gets along with all of the dogs in her pack, male and female.
When strange dogs come into the yard she gets protective and tries to
sound like she is a junk yard dog.
Size wise -- Katie is perfectly within the Ridgeback standard at 25"
height. Females are supposed to be 24-26" tall at the withers (top of
shoulder) Judges eyes are fooled by oversize dogs because they look impressive
but those dogs are seldom able to seriously compete in agility or lure
coursing for very
long.
Katie gave birth to her first litter of puppies in Jan. 2008.
There were 8 puppies but one was stillborn. The 4 females and 3
males were all ridged, no kinked tails, excessive white nor dermoids.
Katie's grandsire, Beckett has produced over 20 Confirmation
Champions and 16 pups with performance or obedience titles. Beckett,
BVISS CH Rare Earth's Quantum Leap, UD, MX, MXJ, TT, HIC, VCX, ROM
finished his show career at almost 10 years earned old by winning Best
Veteran, Award of Merit and Best Stud Dog at the 2005 RRCUS National
Specialty. Beckett died in March 2008, 3 months short of his 13th
birthday.
Health Notes: Since we've had her Katie has only had one allergic
reaction. After ingesting Carlson orange flavored Fish Oil her
face swelled up and was very itchy. Salmon oil doesn't bother her
so we think it may be the orange flavoring that caused the problem. Gemma has passed all of her health tests and has her CHIC. It is
important to check if the health records of a dog's ancestors.
Recently I investigated Katie's great grandsire, Ch Omega's Blk Mambazo
of Tahari (Boz). Boz who was born 4/28/1998 is CHIC #13278 with
good hips and normal eyes, elbows and thyroid. The interesting
part is Boz's eyes were still clear in Dec. 2005 (age 92 months) &
incredibly he even passed his thyroid test in May 2007 (age 107 months).
 DOB:
January 23, 2008 Pedigree
Trouble's OFA page
Sire: BIF DC Tandiwe's Intrigue'N Mission, SC (Apollo)
Dam: CH Jendaya's Mint Julep of Cynara, RE, CGC (Katie)
Trouble is from the first litter Cynara Ridgebacks bred.
She is active, spirited, fearless and has lovely conformation. We
started puppy classes at about 12 weeks old after the 2nd set of
vaccinations. The most
important goal is socialization, then obedience and finally learning to
show in the conformation ring.
Her first show was a fun match held when she was 4 3/4 months old.
Besides chewing up part of
the zipper on the soft crate, she managed to
win Best Puppy in Match. Trouble has had an exciting first 6 months.
She was bitten on the shoulder by a copperhead snake at 5 months old.
All of the loose skin allowed the swelling to spread out without causing
excessive pressure or damage. At 6 months, we noticed that her
microchip had migrated from its original location down to about the
middle of her left shoulder blade.
At one day before she turned 7 months old Trouble went WB/BW for 2 points at her first AKC show. Only 2 days later at her 3rd show the
judge pointed to her for WB/BW which gave her a 3 point major. She
has a lovely neck and front with an rarely seen long upper arm but is
still a growing puppy and is going through a long and lanky stage.
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