hattiemayhem

day before we went hunting , i am olooking to see if i can find any action shots

it really must be a bad week , my friends dog has just had the same thing happen not so lucky , wind pipe got punctured. dog did not make it !!

i honestly thought this was meant to be a supportive site, so far its full of bullies and people that are aggressive and judgmental so i will be leaving again.

i honestly thought this was meant to be a supportive site, so far its full of bullies and people that are aggressive and judgmental so i will be leaving again.

its always nice to hear about a good recovery,

vet seem positive, dog just sulking giving me her sad look

lady

it was more of a puncture wound. i am going to go back there later to see if i can find what it was

not sure there was no fragments in it so vet thinks metal object of some description. it could have been so much worse

silly dog, chasing rabbits . i heard a howl and she came running out covered in blood, washed her down and found this. luckily vet has said no damage to lungs or bone just muscle

i am not being rude i am just proving my point, no need to be so hostile in your reply, im just showing evidence that she is a lurcher, and as for her speed you have not seen her work so you can not say how quick she is. no need for animosity

It is a hardy crossbred sighthound that is generally a cross between a sighthound and a working breed, usually a pastoral dog or Terrier. she is a lurcher sight hound x terrier type

http://misslilatlanta.hubpages.com/hub/ridgeback-dog here is another artical calling the Ridgeback a sight hound , i could find more ............ so simple it is a lurcher type

hile scent hounds use their nose to find their quarry, sight hounds use their eyes and their tremendous speed. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a breed that seems to exhibit both tendencies. When first officially recognized, the Ridgeback was grouped in with gundogs. However, after twenty years and much discussion they were reassigned to the hound category. The debate as to whether they were sight hounds or scent hounds began almost immediately. Not only does the discussion span the boundaries of the globe, how one classifies the Rhodesian Ridgeback seems to be based breed characteristics, cultural