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RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKSNews
August 16, 2008 - Astra goes Reserve Winners Bitch to a major her first weekend of showing from the 6-9 puppy class under Judge Dr. Harry Smith. The judge said she had good movement and that the handler would have fun showing her as she matured.
July 23, 2008 - Happy 6 month Birthday Wishes to Astra, Lucas, Scuba, Stella, Vain, Titan & Trouble. The puppy owners have all turned out to be wonderful and dearly love their puppies -- most of the time! Katie, her mother and grandmother are all elegant and very much within the Ridgeback standard. Katie is 25" tall (at the top of the shoulder & weighs 64 lbs.) These puppies certainly inherited some substance and bone from their dad, Apollo. At 6 months of age the pups measured in at:
| Scuba 24" - 60.7 lbs |
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| Stella 23 1/2" - 63 lbs | |
| Astra 23" - 53.8 lbs |
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| Trouble 23" - 55.4 lbs |
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| Vain 24" - 63 lbs |
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| Titan 25" - 62 lbs |
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| Lucas - 75.2 lbs |
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June 28, 2008 - NEW TITLE. Dozer earned his Rally Novice title today with a score of 91 to earn his 3rd and final leg. Lucas, one of Trouble's brothers came up from Texas for a short visit. He went to his first dog show -- not to show but to have his eyes tested. Both eyes were perfectly normal and he became the 3rd puppy from Katie's first litter to pass their CERF eye exam.
June
14, 2008 - Trouble entered her first show today. It was the K9
Squares Fun Match held at the Okla. City Fairgrounds. Trouble is only 4
3/4 months old so she was entered in the 3-6 Puppy Conformation Class.
Scuba and Astra couldn't make it to the show to compete against their sister so
Trouble easily won Puppy Best of Breed (BOB) for Rhodesian Ridgebacks. The
competition stiffened when she went up against the BOB from the other Hound
breeds attending the match. A very nice slightly older Plott Hound puppy
almost beat us but Trouble stacked and moved so nicely the judge pointed to the
her for Hound Puppy Group 1. Trouble and I were both getting tired by the
time we finally hit the mats for Best in Match. She wasn't holding her
stack for as long and I wasn't paying as much attention to the judge's
instructions as I should have so it was quite a surprise when the Judge
announced the Ridgeback was Best Puppy in Match. Later the judge
told me Trouble had very nice conformation, even though she was a bit high in
the rear, but it was her breath-taking side gait that made it impossible for the
judge to pass her by.
May 25, 2008 Dozer turned in a great performance at the lure coursing trial today. He tied for 2nd place and had to run a 3rd heat to decide who earned the points. Dozer won the run-off and earned another point toward his Field Championship. Dozer now has 9 of the 15 points needed.
May 24, 2008 - Astra & Trouble were both examined for any eye problems or diseases (CERF eye test). Both girls passed with flying colors and were determined to be normal in both eyes. The results of the exam are being mailed to CERF and should be posted on the CERF web site soon.
Meet Our Ridgebacks
Hunter Chisum Dozer Katie Trouble
CH Zareba Hunt for Red October, SC, CGC (Hunter)
DOB: September 21, 2001
Sire: CH Wyndrunhr Red Hot Chili, ROM
Dam: CH Zareba Tosca Puccini Cayenne, SC, HIC
Hunter's OFA page Hunter photos
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.
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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.
CountyLine Cynara of Revodana, RN, RA, CGC (Chisum)
DOB: June 1, 2003 Pedigree Chisum photos 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.
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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.
Health Notes: No food or other allergies. Diva, Chisum's dam, not only has her CHIC but passed the thyroid test at age 69 months and the CERF eye exam at 77 months. Many dogs eye sight starts failing as they age so these are very impressive results.A very limited amount of frozen semen is available to approved bitches. Chisum has been neutered because we weren't interested in breeding him at
that time but his line will be incorporated into our long
term breeding plans.
DOB: October 19, 2003
DOB: January 23, 2008
