obi2 241 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Has anyone every been out mooching with this breed? Wondered what they would be like for hunting up and if they were keen hunters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 yes they are natural hunters bud mines always got her nose glued to the floor its obsessed with deer though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j1985 1,984 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Well if my American bulldog can bush with the terriers and I mean straight into thick bramble, find his own stuff to chase, pick up scent and track over long distances and work the lamp at night I don't see why any other hunting bred bigger dog breed thats put together right and brought on right can't do the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
obi2 241 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Whats there recall like when they get in a scent dymented? Have your ever came across a fox when our? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 yes they are natural hunters bud mines always got her nose glued to the floor its obsessed with deer though FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENTON :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Duncan will be along shortly as he has got knowledge of the breed but is currently offline trying to get his to come back ATB Cookie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Mine chases any and every fox she sees. Never caught one though. Ridgebacks are ideal if you want everything covered in drool and hairs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Mate lost Two to cancer, both around 3 yrs old.its a common problem i think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Mate lost Two to cancer, both around 3 yrs old.its a common problem i think Maybe depends on their line. My last 2 were both 12 (1 was a week off being 13) when we lost them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fitchet 788 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 I remember seeing somewhere that the ridge on there back is a form of spina bifida and the ones that were used to bring lions to bay dont have it. Shame really that breeders of these fine looking dogs PTS any that dont have this ridge. ATB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 I remember seeing somewhere that the ridge on there back is a form of spina bifida and the ones that were used to bring lions to bay dont have it. Shame really that breeders of these fine looking dogs PTS any that dont have this ridge. ATB its genetic Ridgeless Rhodesian Ridgebacks don't carry the ridge gene at all, and cannot produce ridged offspring any more than a Chesapeake Bay retriever or Chihuahua can. Ridgeback breeders who are interested in ridge inheritance often forget that not having a ridge is the normative state in dogs. The ridge gene is a dominant mutation that makes our ridged dogs different. If a Ridgeback has a ridge, he is either carrying two copies of the ridge gene (homozygous), or just one copy (heterozygous). Either way, the dog will have a ridge -- you can't tell if he has one or two copies from just looking at him. You might be able to figure out his genotype (that is, whether he is heterozygous or homozygous) retrospectively based on breeding history. It is the breeding of heterozygous Ridgebacks that produces ridgelessness. When two heterozygous dogs are bred together, each puppy has a 25 percent chance of being ridgeless; a 50 percent chance of being ridged and heterozygous (only having one copy of the ridge gene) and a 25 percent chance of being ridged and homozygous (having two copies of the ridge gene, and so never producing ridgeless no matter who they are bred to). Homozygous dogs -- those with two copies of the gene -- will never produce ridgeless. That's because, when it comes time for homozgyous Ridgebacks to donate one of their two genes to offspring, all they have to pass on is a ridge gene. And because the ridge gene is dominant, no matter what the other parent contributes, the offspring will have a ridge. When a homozygous Ridgeback is bred to a heterozygous Ridgeback, all the puppies will have ridges, but genetically they can be different. Each puppy has a 50 percent chance of being homozygous (having two copies of the gene, and never producing ridgeless) and a 50 percent chance of being heterozygous (having only one copy of the gene, and so potentially producing ridgeless if bred to another heterozygote). Unfortunately, without a genetic marker test, we cannot tell the last two apart just by looking at their outward appearance (what scientists fancily call phenotype). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fitchet 788 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Very interesting read pualus cheers for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owendbowendb 132 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 a bloke I know has bought a ridgeback X whippet........ only 10 months old.....yet to see it run or hunt.....I have only seen a few pics.... more racy and up on the toes than I thought Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 mine hunts everything has cough a few rabbits with her on the lamp she will hunt till she loses the sent which might be 5 fields away lol she loves deer she runs them for miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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