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Re: [RC] Rhodesian Ridgebacks - Karen SullivanAt 04:02 PM 1/8/04 -0700, Michelle Fink wrote:My 7 y.o. female Ridgeback is very different than those that have been described. She is a total couch potato, and doesn't like to go with me when I am biking or horseback. > Marv Walker then writes: when> you let her out you didn't know where she was going to end up and she followed directions like a rock. She spends about 95% of the day sleeping, it's her passion.... We have had 5 of them over the years. They have a brain all right. The problem is figuring out which one is using it. One ate a pail of supplement and laid in the yard all night moaning, groaning and farting. Marv "Hunting lions?? Guarding diamonds??? Chasing after horses?? Yeah, right! I'll pasZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!" Walker http://VideoBookStore.com Okay, I can't help it here, I JUST have to post! First, apologies to those of you who have had good luck with Ridgebacks....I know Debbie Whaley has some lovely dogs....that actually love to go riding with her! but my experience was a disappointment. I "selected" Ridgebacks due to the fact they had short coats, could tolerate heat and were BRED to run with horses! I was looking for a running and riding companion. Our first was a male rescue, with a checkered past, so we can forgive him for being scared of horses and country liife. His passion was sleeping on the couch. My husband claimed he was half Ridgeback and half cement block, as far as smarts...but he was a sweetie and great with the kids. Our second was a female, great bloodlines, raised with my kids, horses, etc. She also would prefer to sleep on the couch, and BOTH of them would hide when I got my running shoes out or hitched up the trailer. Neither liked to go with the horses, or jog. She also was not big on smarts. One day she got her head stuck in a biscuit box, and I swear stood in one place for a half hour waiting for morning to come....but she was also very sweet and great with kids. I had no complaints with temprement at all.. but NEITHER wanted to go out and run or ride with me; they were big babies!! What I ended up with, after looking at what a lot of ranchers had in my neck of the woods (rough terrain, very hot), were those indestructable, psychotic, -um, I mean loyal, little Australian Cattle Dogs. Mine lives to run and ride with me. Relatively short coat, tough little dog. I won't go in the the stories of the ones that got their heads stepped on by horses or run over by horse trailers, and were back on the trail the next week...... Still, I loved the look of the Ridgebacks, and wish I could find one that was more "greyhoundy" than mastif type.... Karen Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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