Even though we live walking distance from a local beach it does get monotonous. So forest time is called for, just to add a bit of variety and to stop some ridgebacks becoming dull girls! Not too far away we have the wonderful Puddletown Forest, a huge pine and rhodedendron forest outside Dorchester. This is…
At 11 weeks old it was finally time to take both mother & daughter out for a play on the local beach. The innoculations had been done and the house had been wrecked ( well almost!). Looking back it was a funny time having to keep a young pup amused about the house for this…
With Nala away for what seemed a long time (8 weeks), we had come to miss her terribly. At first it had been a novelty to be ‘free’ of our commitment of two walks a day and the routine of living with a ridgeback. You think that you will take the opportunity and do all…
Due to a demanding workload from setting up my own business, we had decided a few months back that Nala was going to return to her original breeder Jackie Ellis of Zejak Rhodesian Ridgebacks for the birth and whelping of the pups. Taking on such a responcibility is no easy task and carries with it…
Yet another impromptu walk on the local beach the other morning led to this rather funny set of pictures! Its amazing the shapes that occur when you send some biscuits skywards and a ridgeback goes after them! Needless to say it was a foregone conclusion with Nala winning the competition on artistic merit for the…
It was quite amazing to see our girl change almost over night from her mating with Boris. Morning sickness or its equivalent in the canine world set in immediately with our often long walks changing to being gentle short stolls as if guiding a 98 yr old grandmother across the road!!! These images show clearly…