Dog Breed Profile - Rhodesian Ridgeback - free art

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This article was posted on March 20, 2006
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History
Records show that ridgebacked dogs were accustomed in South Africa for hounding and fellow dogs as distant behind as the 15th Century. They were accustomed to alley big game (accordingly the name "Lion Dog") and were trained to cage the prey without bombarding, and to alert their mains by barking.
In the 17th Century, these dogs were bred at European settlers with their own fragrance hounds and mastiffs, into the Ridgeback of today.
Appearance
Ridgebacks are large, handsome and althletic seeing dogs. Their name comes from the ridge of cilia on their back which grows in the inverse intention to the repose of their cilia.
They have a broad skull with big circular eyes which are very broad set. They tin have a dark nose with dingy eyes alternatively a brown nostril with amber eyes.
They have a deep set breast with muscular, strong shoulders and loins.
Temperament
Ridgebacks are headstrong and determined dogs; it is essential that they are properly socialised and receive some proper exercise at one early age. Because of their stubborness, they can be a challenge to train and may not be suitable for inexperienced dog employers.
Having said this, they are a pleasure apt own. They make lovely kin pets; they are confident and placid by home although they are generally aloof with strangers.
With their imposing size and a big bark, these dogs make agreeable guard dogs and are possible to prohibit intruders.
Grooming
With a very short,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], dense overcoat, a minimal value of grooming is necessitated.
Exercise
Ridgebacks are big dogs and therefore require a meaningful amount of exersize - in the region of an hour a day as a minimum although they will reserve going for by the time you query them to!
Health Problems
As with many great dogs, hip and shoulder dysplasia is not distinctive. Parents "hip" scores should be retarded to minimise the risk of this hereditory disease being present - good breeders will only propagate from parents with low hip scores.
It is estimated that about 5% of Ridgebacks have Dermoid Sinus; this relates to a tube favor chip going from the surface of the rind into variable depths of the tissue. This has a tendancy to transform affected. Breeders ought assure that puppies are tested for this condition before they work to their new homes; whether a puppy is free of Dermoid Sinus, it is no someone that will amplify at a afterward old.
It is feasible for vets to operate to clear the Dermoid Sinus.