Ridgebacks; does anyone hunt with them?

[The Duncan 802]

Hi folks,

I took my dogs out for a good walk today and had them off the lead along a hedge.

The boys spotted a roe buck the other side and chased it along the hedge/fence line.

It soon became clear that they totally outpaced the deer and I feel I've missed a major trick here.

At the very least I reckon they may have been good for lamping.

Does anyone work their Ridgebacks on here?

[asanley 1,009]

often wondered that myself , could be interesting .

[NEWKID 27,159]

Don't know much about ridgebacks but they must really shift to out run a daytime roe

[BrianSteven72 369]

if a pure ridgeback was out paceing a roe it must of been sick or injured or just toying wth your dog , you never see a roe givng its all unless it has to you think they are running til the dog gets on there arse then they drop a gear and realy go for it

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

is there any working application for shar pei?

[GrCh 856]

A friend use to hunt with them in southen africa but switched to the boer x grey\deerhounds now.

Edited December 30, 2011 by GrCh

[THLpatrick 555]

The African Lion Dog - Bread from southern Africa to Hunt lions,

Mastiff/great Danes/greyhound/bloodhounds and terriers where bred with a semi wild tribal guarding hunting dog to create the Rhodesian Ridgeback apparently.

Immune To insect bites.

 

The Rhodesian Ridgeback originated in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and worked as a hunting dog and as a retriever, took care of children, and guarded property. It descended from crosses between ridgebacked dogs who were imported by Boer settlers in the 16th and 17th centuries that were originally kept by native tribes in South Africa along with breeds such as the Khoikhoi dog, Mastiff, Deerhound and possibly the Great Dane. Its standard, fixed in Rhodesia, dates from 1922. Reverend Helm introduced two Ridgebacks into Rhodesia in 1877. Big game hunters soon discovered, that if used in packs they were excellent in hunting lions on horseback, hence the breed's other name, the "African Lion Hound". The dogs did well in the African heat of the day and the damp, cold nights. The breed was imported to the United States in 1950. The Rhodesian Ridgeback was recognized by the AKC in 1955.

 

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large, muscular hound. The broad head is flat between the ears. The muzzle is long and deep, with a defined stop. The nose is either black, brown or liver, depending on the coat of the dog. The eyes are round and are usually brown depending on the shade of the dog. The medium sized ears are set high, dropping down, wide at the base and tapering to a point. The chest is deep. The front legs should be very straight and strong. The tail is fairly long, thicker at the base, tapering to a point curving upward slightly. Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The coat is short and dense with a clearly defined symmetrical ridge of hairs growing in the opposite direction down the middle of the back. Coat colors include light wheaten to shades of red sometimes with a little white on the chest and toes.

 

A fine hunter, the Rhodesian Ridgeback is ferocious in the hunt, but in the home it is a calm, gentle, obedient, good dog. Good-natured, but some do not do well with small children because they may play too roughly and knock them down. They are intelligent, skillful and straight-forward dogs that are loyal to the family. They are brave and vigilant. Can be reserved toward strangers, socialize well. They possess considerable stamina and without enough mental and physical exercise they can become high strung and unmanageable. This breed needs a firm, confident, consistent pack leader who can provide rules the dog must follow and limits to what it can and cannot do. Meek and/or passive owners, or owners who treat the dog like a human rather than a canine will have a hard time controlling this breed and may also cause them to become combative with other dogs. When given what they need as the canine animal they will be excellent companion dogs, but are not recommended for most people, as most do not have the time nor energy to put into them. Ridgeback's react best to an extremely consistent and firm but calm approach to training. They are intelligent and learn quickly, but will be stubborn and willful if they are stronger-minded than the humans. Training should be gentle, but firm and should start young while the dog is still small enough to manage. They are also very good watch dogs, but not suggested for guard dogs. They are very protective of owners. This has to be addressed during their early training. This breed can be more destructive than a Lab if not given enough exercise and is not convinced the humans are his authority figure. Do not overfeed this breed. Provided this dog meets cats and other pets when it is young, any potential problem will be prevented. Ridgebacks make excellent jogging companions.

Edited December 30, 2011 by THLpatrick

[jeppi26 1,855]

The deer as got av hit the fence and the dogs got it that way cos no way on earth as a ridgeback caught a roe at full speed but always happy to be proved wrong??? ;-)

[bird 9,898]

a mate had one with 1/4 in it , and it would tackle any quarry . I suppose alot of r/r are today just show stock, so you not going to get the best type for working.And as been said they use lurcher type running dog over there today .!

[GrCh 856]

 

heres a Weimaraner catching a deer, not as fast as a Ridgeback.

[widowmaker 13]

The African Lion Dog - Bread from southern Africa to Hunt lions,

Mastiff/great Danes/greyhound/bloodhounds and terriers where bred with a semi wild tribal guarding hunting dog to create the Rhodesian Ridgeback apparently.

Immune To insect bites.

 

 

The Rhodesian Ridgeback originated in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and worked as a hunting dog and as a retriever, took care of children, and guarded property. It descended from crosses between ridgebacked dogs who were imported by Boer settlers in the 16th and 17th centuries that were originally kept by native tribes in South Africa along with breeds such as the Khoikhoi dog, Mastiff, Deerhound and possibly the Great Dane. Its standard, fixed in Rhodesia, dates from 1922. Reverend Helm introduced two Ridgebacks into Rhodesia in 1877. Big game hunters soon discovered, that if used in packs they were excellent in hunting lions on horseback, hence the breed's other name, the "African Lion Hound". The dogs did well in the African heat of the day and the damp, cold nights. The breed was imported to the United States in 1950. The Rhodesian Ridgeback was recognized by the AKC in 1955.

 

 

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large, muscular hound. The broad head is flat between the ears. The muzzle is long and deep, with a defined stop. The nose is either black, brown or liver, depending on the coat of the dog. The eyes are round and are usually brown depending on the shade of the dog. The medium sized ears are set high, dropping down, wide at the base and tapering to a point. The chest is deep. The front legs should be very straight and strong. The tail is fairly long, thicker at the base, tapering to a point curving upward slightly. Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The coat is short and dense with a clearly defined symmetrical ridge of hairs growing in the opposite direction down the middle of the back. Coat colors include light wheaten to shades of red sometimes with a little white on the chest and toes.

 

 

A fine hunter, the Rhodesian Ridgeback is ferocious in the hunt, but in the home it is a calm, gentle, obedient, good dog. Good-natured, but some do not do well with small children because they may play too roughly and knock them down. They are intelligent, skillful and straight-forward dogs that are loyal to the family. They are brave and vigilant. Can be reserved toward strangers, socialize well. They possess considerable stamina and without enough mental and physical exercise they can become high strung and unmanageable. This breed needs a firm, confident, consistent pack leader who can provide rules the dog must follow and limits to what it can and cannot do. Meek and/or passive owners, or owners who treat the dog like a human rather than a canine will have a hard time controlling this breed and may also cause them to become combative with other dogs. When given what they need as the canine animal they will be excellent companion dogs, but are not recommended for most people, as most do not have the time nor energy to put into them. Ridgeback's react best to an extremely consistent and firm but calm approach to training. They are intelligent and learn quickly, but will be stubborn and willful if they are stronger-minded than the humans. Training should be gentle, but firm and should start young while the dog is still small enough to manage. They are also very good watch dogs, but not suggested for guard dogs. They are very protective of owners. This has to be addressed during their early training. This breed can be more destructive than a Lab if not given enough exercise and is not convinced the humans are his authority figure. Do not overfeed this breed. Provided this dog meets cats and other pets when it is young, any potential problem will be prevented. Ridgebacks make excellent jogging companions.

 

looks like some one can copy and paste

[widowmaker 13]

ridgebacks are disabled dogs and it would take over ten of them to even think about shifting a lion

[hedz31 1,308]

I would like to see a ridgeback outpace a daytime roe buck either that deer was sick or in a bad way or it felt no threat from ye dog's

[GrCh 856]

ridgebacks are disabled dogs and it would take over ten of them to even think about shifting a lion

dogs weren't bred to attack the lion only to keep it at bay for the marksmen.

 

Greyhound were bred into mastiff & hounds to make th Ridgeback I think So you could get the odd throw back which is faster then others????? I'm not sure anyway but 99.99% over in here are pets\show dogs & guard dogs I thought.

[dymented 2,220]

The ridge backs are not slow and have stamina to spare Ive seen my own run a few fields on the arse off one regularly

! and there nose is second to none she don't do to bad lamping