Daphne & Bentley's New Home and Friends

Just wanted to let everyone know Daphne and Bentley are now in their new home and doing great. They get along very well with our other ridgebacks, Samson and Kyah (former rescue as well). As you can see in the pictures they are very comfortable with each other. Sam is now 14, so he does not have as much energy as the others, but he tries. The other three love running around the yard and running the fence line with the neighbor dogs too. They love going for walks/runs and rides in the car or just chilling in the yard or sleeping on their beds. It is funny to see reactions while walking them all or seeing all of them riding in the back of the SUV. As you can see in the pictures they look like one big happy family. The family is listed left to right in the SUV as Daphne, Bentley, Kyah and Samson.

Ridgeback Rescue Fundraiser

From now until March 31, 2011, Pacific Northwest Soaps is donating a portion of their sales to one of three Ridgeback Rescues (Ridgeback Rescue of the US, Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue, Inc and Ridgeback Rescue of Northern California).  Before you start shopping, make sure you choose from the drop-down menu which Rescue you wish your purchase to go towards.  So, you not only get some great soaps but you get to help Ridgebacks in need too!  What could be better?

never forget the love

Aka Stoney's lion around , he was one of a group of 9' that was rescued from Alabama . To North Carolina his foster mom Carol .. I couldn't wait to see what he do on the farm in Pa. That was 2 years and 2 months ago . He is ripping my heart apart for this short time of having him and I knew it might happen ,cause of most of his life in puppy mill . Any of his off springs out there you got a good one.. Stoney was smart ran with me all over the land free and never left my side . Had a week in a resort and showed off and even walked for paws for cancer .He got up to 110 lbs and his age ha ! that boy could run .. Every night when I would get into bed he would even come up to my face and smell me and press down on my cheek. he made you love him... There is no great pet then a rescue .. Need to says thanks to Allyn ,Amanda an R.R .. I love and miss my boy I even had it put in STONE . tina

Bloat Symptoms, close call

TJ went out to play too soon after eating. I was distracted and let him do his rough housing with Taylor. He came into the house and tried to dry heave for 20 minutes. I checked him, thinking he was choking and tried to help. He looked 'anxious' and almost frantic. I felt his stomach - it was taut - not bloated. I called vet. We decided to take no chances and went in for x-ray to check for gas in stomach and to see if twisted. After we got there I noted his stomach was softer and he'd quit dry heaving. Vet gave him peroxide and he finally vomited. My regular vet said in her mind (she is brilliant) he had a resolved 'bloat/torsion', which could have been life threatening.

Ridgebacks are lean, deep chested and because TJ is high strung, he is even more prone. So don't take any chances if you see these symptoms. You have as little as two hours to permanent damage or death. Usually surgery is the only answer after decompressing and then they often suture the gut to the abdominal wall.

Just so you'll be aware if you see similar symptoms. Now we do not allow major horse play and no running until nearly three hours after meals and now he gets three small meals a day and is not allowed to inhale water - he has often thrown up following ingesting too much water too fast.

Nala and Niblett

Here is a new picture of Nala and Niblett snuggling. they do this daily! Nala is doing terrific and is super fun. Niblett is still quite skittish but much better, she is still is my shadow and love every minute of it.

Zuri looking stylish

Now that we live in Portland, OR where it rains quite a lot during Winter, Zuri has a raincoat.
Folks, please post pics of your adopted dogs. It's been a long time since the last post and it's so much fun to see them.

Ridgeback Playdate Sept 2010

OK Everyone it's time for another RRUS Reunion/Playdate. Again we are scheduled to go to the Pensacola, Florida dog park on Sept 18th. The plans are to get there around 2 PM. We'd love to see as many former and current RRUS dogs as possible. So far we have Ridgebacks coming from AL, FL, NC, TX and MS!!! Should be a lot of fun. If you can't make it, no worries we'll be sure to post pictures for all to enjoy.

Ridgeback Rodeo 2010

A few Ridgeback fanciers from the South headed up to PA for the annual Ridgeback Rodeo. It also worked out that we were able to transport 2 RRUS foster dogs up from their surrendering home to their foster homes. Sherman and Kassan should be available for adoption soon- both are sweet, young males who just need a forever home!

Here's Kassan strapped in by his seat belt on the long drive from AL to KY where he met his foster mom.We joined many others from all over the USA and Canada at the game preserve in Amish country to try our hand at many different activities. If a Ridgeback can do it, you'll have the opportunity to try it. There was hunting, herding, agility, lure coursing, conformation, and Canine Good Citizen evaluations.

Here's Roadie w/ his favorite aunt, Carol, at a potty stop somewhere in OH.
This is Belinda, Coleman, Logan, Roadie and me at the Lineville, PA spillway. We stopped to check it out. The dogs were a hit w/ the other tourists. One lady even had her picture made w/ the boys!

Here are some the activities that we did. Here's Coleman trying his hand at herding and tracking.
It was wonderful to see so many Ridgebacks in one place. The only place I can think that I have seen more is the RRCUS National Specialty. After the four days of fun, here's how we all felt!


I'd love to make it to the Ridgeback Rodeo every year. While there were a lot of show dogs, many were rescues too. Pedigree didn't matter at the Rodeo- it was all about the breed and having a good time. We had a blast and I would encourage anyone and everyone to attend.

And as a finally a shameless brag- Logan completed his Canine Good Citizen evaluation and also earned his Herding Instinct Certification. So he went to PA as just Logan and came home w/ CGC, HIC behind his name. He is now caught up w/ his brother, Roadie who has the CGC and TDI titles.