Cynara RRs - Litter A

CYNARA RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKS

Excellent Quality & Stellar Temperaments

Healthy and intelligent Ridgebacks for showing, performance sports or loyal companions

CYNARA'S LITTER A

Sire: Best in Field Dual Champion Tandiwe's Intrigue'N Mission, MC, FCh, RN, CGC, HIC TDI "Apollo" (see more pix)
Dam: Champion Jendaya's Mint Julep of Cynara, CD, RE, CGC, HIC "Katie"

BIF DC Tandiwe's Intrigue'N Mission "Apollo"

CH Jendaya's Mint Julep of Cynara "Katie"

CH Mkuzi Ake Ajabu, SC "Jabu" (Apollo's sire)

Ch Alchemy Oridgenal OneMoreTime, CDX, RN, SC, AX, MXJ, HIC, CGC, NF, VCX "Falco" (Katie's sire)

Tandiwe's Queen of the Night, JC "Diva" (Apollo's dam)

Amer/Can. CH Jendaya's Akiki of Tumomak, SC ET HIC TT "Gemma" (Katie's dam)

Katie was bred for the first time in late November 2007 to Apollo. The puppies started arriving in the early evening of January 23, 2008. Katie insisted on whelping the puppies while standing up and had 8 puppies - 4 girls, 3 boys and one stillborn. Each of the puppies was born with the trademark ridge on their back. The 3 males had extra crowns on their ridge which disqualified them from being show dogs but made them perfect for people wanting a pet or performance hound. None of the puppies had kinked tails, dermoids, umbilical hernias, bad bites or excessive white markings. The pups had front dew claws and 3 had dew claws on both rear paws. The four girls (Astra, Scuba, Stella & Trouble) have long striking ridges and ultimately were determined to be show quality.

Astra and Trouble started showing in conformation at 6 months old while Scuba and Stella waited longer to hit the ring. Stella earned her AKC conformation championship on 5/2/2009 becoming Cynara's first home bred champion finishing with 3 majors and 18 points. It was an extra special bonus that Stella did her best in large shows against more competition. She won three 4-points majors on her journey to capture 15 points. Astra made her own place in Cynara history by becoming our first AKC Lure Coursing Field Champion (FC) on 6/6/09. Astra is the first Oklahoma born Ridgeback to earn an FC and Dual Championship.

As of 3/28/10 Scuba has 2 points, Astra, Trouble and Stella are AKC champions. The camera loves them and some of their win shots look stunning.

We put collars on the puppies to make it easy to tell them apart. Below are the collar colors listed in the order the pups were born along with their registered names and current titles. Clink on the links below to see puppy photos.

Collar Color - Call Name - Registered Name & Titles

Health Screenings

Green Boy "Vain" - Cynara's Admiral Vain

Pink Girl "Stella" - CH Cynara's All That Spicy Jazz

CERF 08 - Hips excellent; Cardiac, Elbows, DM & Thyroid normal.

Blue Boy "Lucas" - Cynara's All About Me, JC CGC

CERF 08 - DM normal

Red Girl "Astra" - BIF DC Cynara's Astral Phenomenon, RN, SC, CGC, HIC

CERF 08 & 09 - Cardiac & DM normal

Cool White Girl "Scuba" - Cynara's A Cool Wave of Enthusiasm, JC

CERF 09 - Cardiac & DM normal

Orange Girl "Trouble" - CH Cynara's Affinity for Intrigue, RN, JC, CGC, HRQ2

CERF 08 & 09 - Hips good; Cardiac, Elbows, DM & Thyroid normal

Purple Boy "Titan" - Cynara's Africa's King of the Titans, CGC, TDI, HIC

DM normal

Apollo, the sire is a strong, hard muscled male who loves to lure course but can tone down the high energy to glide around the show ring in perfect form. He is also a very loyal dog who is happiest when close to his family. One of the reasons Apollo was selected to be the sire was his success helping smaller bitches produce standard sized pups with strong bones and good fronts. Several of the pups are going to have great fronts and slightly more bone and substance than Katie so from that perspective, the breeding was a success. Look at these beautiful pictures of Apollo, Katie and many of their ancestors. For those of you familiar with or interested in Ridgeback genealogy I have created a pedigree for the puppies.

Contact Cynara

Cynara Rhodesian Ridgebacks * Elaine Hudson, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma - 405-514-0394 * For more information about Cynara, purchasing a puppy or older dog, or for other Ridgeback
related questions, e-mail us at CynaraOKrrs@gmail.com Member of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States and the Tulsa Sighthound Association.