About Our Ridgebacks

A Rideback is not a barky dog. They will advise when there is caution, like unknown guests, or to let you know they want to play. If taught to swim they will be proficient and you will find it hard to keep them out of the water so keep this in mind if you have a pool. They can jump very high so if you are teaching them to jump be cuatious of the fencing your have. If your Ridgeback gets bored they will want to roam and look for things to occupy them. When they are puppies, they like to chew so make sure to keep plenty of durable shew toys from them. Leaving them unsupervised will cause you both alot of stress. Crate training helps.

Some of the the genetic problems that have been noted in the Ridgeback is a dermoid sinus, hip and elbow dysplasia, thyroid problems and cataracts.

There are different stories about the origination of this breed but the one that tends to stick is that people living along the coast of East Africa carried on a lively trade with Asian sea-faring people, who sometimes traveled with a now-extinct ridged dog from the island of Phu Quoc. These East African people are known to have had cattle, goats, and sheep of Asian stock. It is conceivable that their dogs and the Asian traders' dogs interbred, and passed the "ridge gene" onto the African dogs. Many centuries later, European settlers brought their hunting breeds to Africa, they then interbred with the native African ridged dogs. The ridge gene was dominant among their offspring. Big-game hunters soon discovered that these "ridged" offspring had exceptional hunting abilities and temperaments. The hunters began to selectively breed for the ridge and, thus, the Rhodesian Ridgeback breed was born!

The Ridgeback is extremely tolerant and an excellent companion for children. There is always a risk due to their large size. They could knock over your child and because they are playful, they could also scratch them or accidentally break the skin (not bite). They are extremely playful and have a lot of energy so this should be taken into consideration when considering adding a Ridgeback to your family.

Your Ridgeback will be a hearty eater so you will need to ration appropriately to avoid over feeding.

Yes. When the breed was imported to Rhodesia, the big game hunters of the time found them to be excellent hunters and used them to hunt lions. They were found to be the only breed of dog that could, in a pack, keep a lion at bay for the hunter...and live. While they are known as the hunter of the King of Beasts, the Ridgeback in Africa was an all-purpose dog, kept by farmers to guard the home and herds and to do a bit of hunting

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is and very good candidate for a house dog. They are clean dogs with little odor and their hair is short so shedding is less of a problem. The more they are kept indoors, the more often they will shed. If they are kept outdoors, there will be seasonal shedding. They are not droolers unless they are anticipating something good to eat. I word of caution is to make sure you are consistent with your rules for them. They will be consistent with their desires to take over the furniture and sleep in your bed. They also have a very avid sense of smell and will take food from the counters if left alone to tempt them so put away the food.

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