dmunk 1 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Personally i think this x should be a good one, granted that the parents were good examples of their breed. The ridgeback brings several attributes into one dog that would otherwise require numerous other x's to aquire. Just off the top of my head I would list: gritt, size, speed,killing power, nose, loyalty, and stamina to name a few. Its tough to see whats so special about them until you've seen a good one work. I own a 3 yr old bitch who is dynamite at just about anything i ask her to do. She works cattle like a champ, is very loyal/protective of me &my family, hunts raccoon, bunnies, and jacks, and can work hard all day long. I had hoped to use her on coyote, but she isn't quite fast enough to close the gap and make a catch. I have been contemplating breeding her to a good staghound, thinking that the pups would be coyote killers for sure. Until coming across this post i hadn't heard of anyone making similiar crosses. Can anyone on here tell me how their crosses compared in speed to a pure greyhound? p.s A big american badger is almost impossible for a single dog to take. Much stockier,shorter neck, loose skin. I've heard much tougher to kill than the eurasian cousin. Can almost always still bite a dog while being clamped on Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Personally i think this x should be a good one, granted that the parents were good examples of their breed. The ridgeback brings several attributes into one dog that would otherwise require numerous other x's to aquire. Just off the top of my head I would list: gritt, size, speed,killing power, nose, loyalty, and stamina to name a few. Its tough to see whats so special about them until you've seen a good one work. I own a 3 yr old bitch who is dynamite at just about anything i ask her to do. She works cattle like a champ, is very loyal/protective of me &my family, hunts raccoon, bunnies, and jacks, and can work hard all day long. I had hoped to use her on coyote, but she isn't quite fast enough to close the gap and make a catch. I have been contemplating breeding her to a good staghound, thinking that the pups would be coyote killers for sure. Until coming across this post i hadn't heard of anyone making similiar crosses. Can anyone on here tell me how their crosses compared in speed to a pure greyhound? p.s A big american badger is almost impossible for a single dog to take. Much stockier,shorter neck, loose skin. I've heard much tougher to kill than the eurasian cousin. Can almost always still bite a dog while being clamped on I heard it was the other way round. 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Personally i think this x should be a good one, granted that the parents were good examples of their breed. The ridgeback brings several attributes into one dog that would otherwise require numerous other x's to aquire. Just off the top of my head I would list: gritt, size, speed,killing power, nose, loyalty, and stamina to name a few. Its tough to see whats so special about them until you've seen a good one work. I own a 3 yr old bitch who is dynamite at just about anything i ask her to do. She works cattle like a champ, is very loyal/protective of me &my family, hunts raccoon, bunnies, and jacks, and can work hard all day long. I had hoped to use her on coyote, but she isn't quite fast enough to close the gap and make a catch. I have been contemplating breeding her to a good staghound, thinking that the pups would be coyote killers for sure. Until coming across this post i hadn't heard of anyone making similiar crosses. Can anyone on here tell me how their crosses compared in speed to a pure greyhound? p.s A big american badger is almost impossible for a single dog to take. Much stockier,shorter neck, loose skin. I've heard much tougher to kill than the eurasian cousin. Can almost always still bite a dog while being clamped on I heard it was the other way round. http://www.badgers.org.uk/badgerpages/american-badger-01.html Quote Link to post
dmunk 1 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2004/11/american-vs-european-badger.html I have no personal experience with the european badger, but it's hard to imagine a critter meaner than the american version i've had dealings with! Quote Link to post
paddybarr 77 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 http://terriermandot...ean-badger.html I have no personal experience with the european badger, but it's hard to imagine a critter meaner than the american version i've had dealings with! Like you say its hard to imagine but not everything in the US is bigger and better Quote Link to post
dai dogs 1,413 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 mate of mine had a first cross she would hunt fox like a hound on the hill. but always looked for back up when it came to the crunch. also she didnt like the cold wet windy weather. Quote Link to post
beast 1,884 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 http://terriermandot...ean-badger.html I have no personal experience with the european badger, but it's hard to imagine a critter meaner than the american version i've had dealings with! check out the ratel (honey badger) they are indestructible. about twenty years ago one escaped from its enclosure at howletts zoo and ended up in the tiger enclosure. a tiger chased it into a den, and after a couple of minutes the tiger couldn't get otu quick enough and was pretty chopped up round the face but the ratel didn't have a mark on it. this is 100% true, my mate was working there at the time Quote Link to post
dmunk 1 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 "Like you say its hard to imagine but not everything in the US is bigger and better " Ha ha, Not all americans are like that, just Texans! Just what i've heard, I think it was discussed on this website, different thread? Dai dogs, Wonder why a x like that would be squemish about crunching a fox? I would think either breed on their own could finish one easily. Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 http://terriermandot...ean-badger.html I have no personal experience with the european badger, but it's hard to imagine a critter meaner than the american version i've had dealings with! check out the ratel (honey badger) they are indestructible. about twenty years ago one escaped from its enclosure at howletts zoo and ended up in the tiger enclosure. a tiger chased it into a den, and after a couple of minutes the tiger couldn't get otu quick enough and was pretty chopped up round the face but the ratel didn't have a mark on it. this is 100% true, my mate was working there at the time I watched a documentry where a it took a leopard several hours to kill one. Amazing little animals very similar to a wolverine. 1 Quote Link to post
dmunk 1 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Those honey badgers are mean devils! Just about everything in the Mustelidae family are tough as nails and not scared of anything. Heard awhile ago that for some reason a wolverines muscles don't build up lactic acid. Which means they can run straight over a basically verticle mountain and not hardly get tired or ever be sore! Sounds like comic book stuff,but true. Love to get a dog made of something like that! Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Those honey badgers are mean devils! Just about everything in the Mustelidae family are tough as nails and not scared of anything. Heard awhile ago that for some reason a wolverines muscles don't build up lactic acid. Which means they can run straight over a basically verticle mountain and not hardly get tired or ever be sore! Sounds like comic book stuff,but true. Love to get a dog made of something like that! wolverines have been known to pull Moose down not sure if they were Bull ones but still remarkable. Quote Link to post
MagyarAgar 88 Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 First x Ridge x Whippet only 4 months but shaping into a nice dog its my daughters who wanted a guard dog but im sure he will come out with my pack when he's ready Thats really a nice looking pup! Cheers, MagyarAgar Quote Link to post
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