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fight lions,they used 10 dogs to 1 lion and still they dnt kill it The Rhodesian Ridgeback was not bred to attack lions - a dog which attacked a lion would be a dead dog very quickly! The breed were developed to hold a lion at bay until the hunters could shoot it. They were also used to hunt other game and to protect the homesteads. A Ridgeback should not be "mental" - it has either been badly bred or badly reared if it is, or a combination of the two. I have a houseful of RRs and they let me know when people are about but they aren't unnecessarily noisy like some breeds. They are not s

The ridge on the Rhodesian Ridgeback originates from the ridges on the native African hunting dogs - now extinct - that bred with the dogs belonging to the Europeans. The result was a larger dog than the native breed, but ridged and well adapted to the African conditions. The ridged dogs were reputed to be the best hunters, that's why the ridge was written in to the breed standard.

My ridgebacks three this december. Shes a stunner and loves to be out in the field. If i had had more hunting knowledge I'm sure she would of turned out to be a mighty fine alternative to a lurcher (sure you lurcher men won't agree hehehe) I plan to mate her later this year or early next year so might have another chance at training a great strong working dog to work. Hi Damo You going to breed her to another Ridgie?

Hi Damo I've got Ridgies too Tho' most of them are getting on a bit now (4 aged over 8, and one just 2) they aren't too bad with the bunnies. The ten year old got one yesterday. Got 2 Aussies to, the 12 year old caught her breakfast last week. Not back for an oldie

1968 G reg Triumph Spitfire - loved that car Giving my age away now but got it in 1980.

I can recommend a lady called Anne Zoutsos. www.azpaintings.com I've seen a lot of her work and have easily been able to identify individual dogs. She's done one of mine and I'm delighted with it. Not cheap, but a lovely watercolour. Depends what you want ... HTH

A bit more information needed here: What do you feed her? How old is she? Is she entire/has she been in season recently? What breed/cross/type is she? What are her living conditions? How is she otherwise?

Merle is a coat pattern - not a colour - hence you can have blue merles and red merles. Why on earth should merle be avoided? There is not a problem with merle UNLESS you mate two merles together, then you run the serious risk of getting puppies that are blind, possibly with eye deformities and/or deaf.

It's nothing to do with the Kennel Club! The ridiculous law is that, in England, you can't have dogs docked after 6th April 2007 (I think!) at events where the public have paid an entrance fee.

Just to point out that anyone needs a holding number (check with DEFRA) before moving pigs on to their property

These sheep had recently been wormed so the meat isn't fit for human consumption. It's not going to be good for anyone that eats it. Or if they feed the meat to their dogs and they are collie type, there's a high chance that it could kill their dogs. (Ivermectin, a common ingredient in sheep wormer, is highly toxic to many collie type dogs)

I'm so sorry to read this - what a shock for you For some people, the right thing is to wait, for others it's to get another dog straight away. What do you want to do? Could you consider another breed, or perhaps getting a bitch, then perhaps you won't make so many comparisons. I've had generations of the same breed, coming down from 2 sides of the family. I tend to keep a male from a very special female and vice versa, to reduce the likelihood of comparisons.

Sensible advice for anyone buying a puppy is to see the puppies with their mother. I can't see any reason at all why you wouldn't be prepared to have people to see the pups at home? Rottweilers are prone to hip problems and both parents of any litter should be hip scored. I hope that you will put up the parents' scores? If they don't come with papers and he is only asking £150 for them do you really think they will be hip scored? Yet another litter bred for the chav, thug, drug dealer and ultimately the pound. Sadly, I expect that the parents are not hip scored

Sensible advice for anyone buying a puppy is to see the puppies with their mother. I can't see any reason at all why you wouldn't be prepared to have people to see the pups at home? Rottweilers are prone to hip problems and both parents of any litter should be hip scored. I hope that you will put up the parents' scores?

No idea about the quantity I'm afraid - it's a long time since I've bottle fed a pup, but as to how often, I'd say at least every couple of hours. And you need to stimulate the pup to pee and poop - rub its stomach and anal area very gently with damp cotton wool, unless the bitch is doing this. Is the pup in with the rest of the litter - it needs to be warm.