dai dogs 2,100 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) iv seen ridgeback x greys working in the day hunting up fox on hard welsh mountain terrain. excellent nose, stamina, if worked singular there was a lack of gameness when it came to the nitty gitty they seemed to look for backup. also they didnt like the cold winter weather.. Edited October 22, 2009 by dai dogs Quote Link to post
RossM 8,149 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 chid21 off here had one, looked a handy animal and he regrets getting rid, was at the barbers the other day and he had his dog in, in all the time i been going there i never knew it was a lurcher, it was a ridge/greyxwhippet/grey right little fine thing but could defo see it had ridge or bull in it, fawny/blue in colour, red nose around 23tts nice little thing but had never been worked. Quote Link to post
waidmann 105 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 the inlaws in germany breed rhodiesian ridgeback,some of them are pretty heavy others more atheletic but all were hard as nails and game as you like! allthough they can be hard headed and difficult to train. very loyal dogs and look great imo. i don't know much about long dogs but it may be a handy cross for bigger quarry( they all caught rabbit on the fields too). atb Quote Link to post
Gripper 1 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 the inlaws in germany breed rhodiesian ridgeback,some of them are pretty heavy others more atheletic but all were hard as nails and game as you like!allthough they can be hard headed and difficult to train. very loyal dogs and look great imo. i don't know much about long dogs but it may be a handy cross for bigger quarry( they all caught rabbit on the fields too). atb i suppose there like a bullx (training wise) id love to have this breed in my lurcher rather than bull but only a bit in there somewhere so its not weighed down Gripper Quote Link to post
Clover 0 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) "Merle24 - Great Dane may well have gone into the development of the RR, back in the 1800s, but they won't have been used by decent breeders in living memory. I can't see many people deliberately trying to increase the height of the breed. The standard calls for a bitch of 24-26 inches tts and a dog 25-27 inches tts. The reason that the height is restricted is that you start to lose athleticism when they start to get too big, and the breed was developed to be a hunting dog that would also protect the homesteads. I've had RRs for nearly 25 years and mine have been at the top of the breed standard (and a bit over ) - and they're all pure bred " "Just know great Dane was put into them, if i remember wrightly too get more height, obviously this was breed back down, untill desired, iam not sure if it was as early as the 1800s ? Either way i doubt there is as much fire in the breed now as there was years ago just like many breeds i surpose, we can only work with what we have got,, the kennel club have unintentional bred out the fire in many many breeds in exchange for there surposed good conformation standards. take the SBT for instance, the blood lacks fire and drive and is a shadow of its former self, i would never cosider using a SBT for a lurcher breeding programe, not when you take a look at the Irish SBT which is far more athletic, taller stronger firey dog altogether, and why,, because they havent been breed to kc standards, the breed isnt ruined yet. How many working ridgebacks do you know of ? " Just to point out - the Kennel Club don't actually breed dogs! They just register them (and keep records of health tests etc). Breeders breed dogs and they breed for what they want. I've kept RRs for many years - and horror of horrors, I actually show them. Mine will hunt. In fact, I used to take some of mine racing at a greyhound training track, sometimes just with other RRs and sometimes with other hound breeds. They loved it Edited October 23, 2009 by Clover Quote Link to post
MagyarAgar 92 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) I've kept RRs for many years - and horror of horrors, I actually show them. Mine will hunt. In fact, I used to take some of mine racing at a greyhound training track, sometimes just with other RRs and sometimes with other hound breeds. They loved it In the USA some Kennel Clubs classify the Ridgeback as a hound, in the same group as the Greyhound, Saluki etc. So I think you do nothing wrong with training yours on the track. Over here there are some really nice Ridgebacks that are really athletic! I came across thinner build ridgebacks and some real big monsters i think there is a big variance in the breed. Magyar Agar Edited October 23, 2009 by MagyarAgar Quote Link to post
Guest RAB.MCKAY Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Was just wondering how would this cross work? I have a 3 year old rideback bitch lovely looking dog,and at 32tts the offspring would be plenty big! What do ye think any way? Wow - that's a big bitch for a Ridgeback! My 50 kg dog is only about 29 to the shoulder and he's a big lad! Are you sure that there isn't Great Dane in there somewhere How much does she weigh? was thinking the same thing my self (donkey) lol Quote Link to post
Chid 6,819 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 like codie says... i had one , regret getting rid of him as he was a good guard dog and lurcher.. worked on deer mostly (pre-ban) , had plenty of stamina and would crash through cover when chasing.. i would have this cross again in a flash Quote Link to post
border lad 1,047 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 A true ridgeback, bitch should only stand from 24" to 26" maximum, I kept these dogs over in SOUTH AFRICA, FANTASTIC, dogs excellent guard,dog allround family dog, and FEARLESS, believe me, they love to hunt, jackals, and make very short work of them, ((( but that is the true AFRICAN, breed, not this bastardised, dog that is commonly on sale here, so unless you have the real McCoy, do not breed, ((( very intelligent, and easy to train, Quote Link to post
merle24 61 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) A true ridgeback, bitch should only stand from 24" to 26" maximum, I kept these dogs over in SOUTH AFRICA, FANTASTIC, dogs excellent guard,dog allround family dog, and FEARLESS, believe me, they love to hunt, jackals, and make very short work of them, ((( but that is the true AFRICAN, breed, not this bastardised, dog that is commonly on sale here, so unless you have the real McCoy, do not breed, ((( very intelligent, and easy to train, Agree with you there mate,, not many real mccoy ridgebacks about, and there does seem to be a big variation in conformation,, my mate had a ridgeback surposed to be pedigree lines etc,, and to me it looked like a stightly overweight small great dane. Edited October 23, 2009 by merle24 Quote Link to post
merle24 61 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 "Just know great Dane was put into them, if i remember wrightly too get more height, obviously this was breed back down, untill desired, iam not sure if it was as early as the 1800s ? Either way i doubt there is as much fire in the breed now as there was years ago just like many breeds i surpose, we can only work with what we have got,, the kennel club have unintentional bred out the fire in many many breeds in exchange for there surposed good conformation standards. take the SBT for instance, the blood lacks fire and drive and is a shadow of its former self, i would never cosider using a SBT for a lurcher breeding programe, not when you take a look at the Irish SBT which is far more athletic, taller stronger firey dog altogether, and why,, because they havent been breed to kc standards, the breed isnt ruined yet. How many working ridgebacks do you know of ? " Just to point out - the Kennel Club don't actually breed dogs! They just register them (and keep records of health tests etc). Breeders breed dogs and they breed for what they want. I've kept RRs for many years - and horror of horrors, I actually show them. Mine will hunt. In fact, I used to take some of mine racing at a greyhound training track, sometimes just with other RRs and sometimes with other hound breeds. They loved it Breed fire with fire to get a better fire. breeds bred for show and not for work, should not be bred into working dogs. Quote Link to post
spanielsandhawks 466 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 here he is james b Quote Link to post
Clover 0 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 here he is james b What cross is he? Is he a first cross gh/rr? His head looks like there's a bit of Staffie influence? I'd expect him to be a bit taller if he was a first cross gh/rr. Quote Link to post
spanielsandhawks 466 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 here he is james b What cross is he? Is he a first cross gh/rr? His head looks like there's a bit of Staffie influence? I'd expect him to be a bit taller if he was a first cross gh/rr. He's 2nd gen and there is a small amount of bull in there. Good spotting clovr Quote Link to post
the great white hunter 1 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 my mate had 1 and it would get mucked into anything it come off charlie and other things but ya cant judge the breed just coz 1 of them dident do it atb great white Quote Link to post
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