Rhodesian Ridgebacks

[lampinglurcher 36]

IM not trying to "reinvent the wheel", all im asking is how are these dogs in this country. so maybe these dogs aren't as fast as a whippet etc, and i appreciate your input, but i want some more info on these dogs, comments like that do sod all.

 

matt

[J Darcy 5,871]

My good mate once had a ridgeback/grey X bull/grey....too heavy and cloddy for proper lurcher work. It was a lump of a dog though.

[foxy 1]

that dog wouldnt happen to go by the name ben would it mr darcy?

[J Darcy 5,871]

No mate, it was a brindle bitch. Bred in Leeds. About 5 years ago (ish).

[foxy 1]

a friend of mine used to have a rigeback/whippet/greyhound called bill was no good for lamping foxes wasnt fast enough but made the best draw dog ive ever seen and could take some proper punishment and still be game as f***

[Guest baldie]

I think you can see they are lacking in most departments for a lurcher cross buddy, but there is one major point thats not being stressed enough imo. Their temperament. Ridgebacks are very, very unpredictable, especially bitches, i,m not pulling the breed down, i like them a lot, but i dont think you would get the good temperament of a bull cross, around kids , terriers etc.I cant see a use , apart from a drawing dog, and a bully would do it better, plus be usefull in other ways, if its big game, then a gsp x grey, or a bull x....i dont know, whatever floats your boat, but i would say the only " work" a pure bred in this country will have done, is guarding.

[jimmyg 6]

A mates dad had a bitch a few years back as a guard dog for his car lot highly aggresive and unpredictable superb guard even he didnt trust it,on the other hand another mates got an old bitch soapy as a box of lights,good with people especially his kids fu*cking usless guard dog though,i agree with the lads theres better breeds to use for lurchers. I remember about 20 years back a spate of doberman/greyhounds..... what the fu*ck for?

[lampinglurcher 36]

i have had alsations and dobermann, wanting something of similar, or more protective temperment, but that can also hunt well. im still fairly inclined towards ridgebacks, anyone got other ideas that woull suit what i want?

 

matt

[Guest chilli]

Cattle dogs x's are supposed to be one man dogs .

[Paid 935]

I've seen a few good saluki types that are pretty protective.

[chartpolski 23,106]

I remember about 20 years back a spate of doberman/greyhounds..... what the fu*ck for?

I've often wondered why the Doberman hasn't been used more in Lurcher breeding. After all, they have Greyhound and terrier in their make up, have brains and trainability, certainly faster than a Bull, a bite like an alligator and a decent size. Some of the best pig dogs in Australia are from a brood bitch that is Doberman/Staghound. My own Doberman has caught rabbits and foxes, marks holes better than a terrier when ferreting and bushes like a Spaniel. She was proffesionaly trained as a guard dog before I got her, but is totally docile around kids. If she hadn't been spayed I probably woud have mated her with a Greyhound.

Cheers.

[Guest oldskool]

we had 2 dobermen, champ and boey. they were great on the nose and game as f**k. i remeber a lad i worked with said he had a grey/dober first x, he said it could really motor and was easy to train. we saw ridgebacks doing agility tests in the gamefair in sligo. lol,,they looked real sleepy b*****ds,, i wasnt impressed!

[Guest koru]

i have had alsations and dobermann, wanting something of similar, or more protective temperment, but that can also hunt well. im still fairly inclined towards ridgebacks, anyone got other ideas that woull suit what i want?

A Mal will do all you are looking for.

 

matt

[DiStuRBeD 0]

a south african fella told me the truth about these ridgebacks a while ago

 

he said something similar to this

 

a lion has teeth 3 inches long, and nailes razor sharp and inches long too

a dog, no matter how big has teeth not even an inch long, and nails that are blunt and less then an inch, you see they couldnt breed a dog tough enough to take on a lion, so they bred one dumb enough to :11: :11:

[Guest GB HUNTER]

The ridgebacks are not to take out a lion just to chase them then corner them intill hunters get to there to kill the lion ....