RigebackxGreyhound

[james b 0]

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?

[james b 0]

Sorry spelt ridgeback wrong will put up some pictures of her later.

[Stuart O Connor 1]

My uncle had 1 excellent fox bitch she was a second generation grey/ridge !

[matt32 44]

have heard of this cross supposed to have been alright on fox.dont know if people would take a chance on a cross like this when there others that do the job but i dont know always liked ridgeback myself .

[martync1967 64]

im not sure but i think someone has put up a post about these xs try doing a search it may help you

[james b 0]

tanks will do

[Clover 0]

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?

[merle24 61]

Ridgeback cross would have been a good cross years ago for the bigger stuff i reckon, but since they got greatdane blood put to them to increase the height i think it messed the breed up,, you still see ridgeback these days with greatdane peering through. another breed f****d up imo,, fire been bred out, just like whats happened to the sbt imho.

Edited October 22, 2009 by merle24

[james b 0]

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?

I probly have it wrong so,duno mate its my mums dog anyway! Shes a big girl though,nah mate shes kc reg

[Clover 0]

Ridgeback cross would have been a good cross years ago for the bigger stuff i reckon, but since they got greatdane blood put to them to increase the height i think it messed the breed up,, you still see ridgeback these days with greatdane peering through. another breed f****d up imo,, fire been bred out, just like whats happened to the sbt imho.

 

 

Sorry, James - I was only joking about the Great Dane

 

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

[Clover 0]

"I probly have it wrong so,duno mate its my mums dog anyway! Shes a big girl though,nah mate shes kc reg"

 

Did your mum get her in Ireland, James? I know a couple of breeders over there - just being nosey

Edited October 22, 2009 by Clover

[james b 0]

Ya from a place called hooz ridgebacks julie pratt was her name.

[merle24 61]

Ridgeback cross would have been a good cross years ago for the bigger stuff i reckon, but since they got greatdane blood put to them to increase the height i think it messed the breed up,, you still see ridgeback these days with greatdane peering through. another breed f****d up imo,, fire been bred out, just like whats happened to the sbt imho.

 

 

Sorry, James - I was only joking about the Great Dane

 

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 ?

[spanielsandhawks 466]

My friend has one he's about 2 years old. hard as fxxk but kills sheep for fun. He tried a shock collar but with no efect. The dog just wants to kill everything. So he gave it to another freind to use as a guard dog. I will try and take a pic this weekend for you.

[james b 0]

Tanks mate that would be great