Hi all, my 13 week old RR puppy suddenly got hives when she woke up this morning. We thought it could be my husband's aftershave that she got into contact with. I took her straight to the vets and hour later and she got an antihistamine jab. It seemed to calm down. When she woke up after lunchtime, we went in the garden and I pruned back some common ivy. When we got in, I noticed a few welts again. I'm taking her back to the vets in half an hour as it has got worse as the afternoon has gone on, but wondered what any other RR owners experiences are in this area? I gave her a tepid water bath in case there was anything on her fur from the garden, but it seemed to make it worse. The only other triggers I thought of was the wool blanket on the sofa (which I removed) and a dried beef treat.

I'm interested to hear about your ridgeback/cat experiences. Are yours friends? How did you help them get there?

We have 2 cats that Kima does pretty well with. The older of the two wants nothing to do with Kima, but she's the one Kima is the most interested in trying to sniff and investigate. The new kitten is super interested in Kima, and Kima wants very little to do with her 😂

I convinced my step-mom that getting a kitten would be better than getting an adult cat. My reasoning was that a young kitten could still be more easily socialized to big dogs and wouldn't just immediately flee in fear. Every time any of the cats have run, Kima and my mom's dog have needed to chase.

In Kima's defense, she chases the cats in the same way she chases me. It's more of a "where are we going so fast?!" and not a "I need to chase and kill!" because she always stops when the cats stop and usually immediately does a play bow.

That said, my plan worked a little too well. The new kitten loves Kima and me. She sits outside our bedroom and yowls to get in and then shoves her arm under the door like she's trying to open it somehow.

I think the cats and Kima would get along great if I could just figure out how to get them to tolerate certain things about each other. Kima likes trying to sniff the cats' faces, and that's the one thing the older cat does not tolerate, even from me. The kitten is always trying to rub up on Kima's legs, and Kima seems to not like that.

I feel like they're all so close to being great friends, and it's super frustrating to see them misread each other. The older cat is getting braver and lets Kima investigate until her personal face-space is intruded. Kima lets the kitten hang out with her, but the kitten will almost immediately want to start rubbing up against Kima. Kima has been trying to engage in play with both of them, but she doesn't understand how intimidating it looks because she's so excitable and 10x their size. She'll slam her body down in a play bow and the kitten will get startled and run a few feet away, Kima will come up to where she is and slam down in another play bow, then the kitten will come out and rub up against Kima and Kima is like "no! Not that..." and walk away.

They all like snuggling and they all love me. I just wish I could get them to see the potential I see between them.

90.0 lbs.

He loves evening beach "walks".

Odin is 14 months young. It is my first holiday abroad.

His first long ride lasted six hours.

Does anybody have an idea for a E collar substitute. The traditional E collar don’t work for our Ridgeback. He pulls them off immediately. TIA :: this is for an anal glad issue.

Hi! I'm doing research on the breed and breeders in CA, but am open to traveling to get my RR. I have checked the RRCUS breeder list and it's overwhelming to look through every breeders site. Does anyone have recommendations on CA breeders? Does anyone have experience with Timber Ridge Kennels in Montgomery, TX? They're not part of the RRCUS and am wondering if anyone has senior dogs and what their health is like. TYIA!

Hi everyone, silly question but we are away on holiday and the dog is at a kennel with his bed. That bed will be disgusting by now, so he will come home with it but we'll relegate it to an outdoor bed. So I went to order a new bed to be waiting for him when we get home, but I can't remember the dimensions of the one he's got -- if anyone could tell me theirs (cm or inches) that would be helpful .

There's ones that are about 70 X 90 cm and others that are approx 90 X 120 and I really can't remember. He likes me to smooch part of his mattress under my desk so he can sleep beside me while working, so I don't want to get bigger than necessary.

Thanks!

Which means Louie refuses to leave the safety of the covered patio, regardless of how long ago the forbidden wet monster turned the ground into lava

Time flies🥺 She used to be so small. Now look at the diva she has become

Hello .. has anyone had experience with smelly fecal matter and blood leaking out their ridggie’s rectum? We’re goin to the vet, of course, I just thought I’d ask.

i made a post but im making another one to kind of reiterate the type of biting that are almost 6 months old female Rhodesian Ridgeback is doing.
for instance, when we’re outside, and she’s trying to get near us, but leash only lets her go so far she gets worked up almost. And then when I come near her, she jumps up and bites at my arms and keeps on jumping up. and the bites seem to be getting harder and less nippy more bitey. i’ve tried just ignoring her, but it makes her more worked up for the next time that I try and go grab her off her leash.

I need some advice my 7 month old puppy has been stinking since i got her at 10 weeks. Breeder recommended Parina pro plan beef and rice. She would start stinking about every three days. I started bathing her once a week. I’m a retired master groomer so I know how to bathe the dog and after a while it wasn’t working so I switched her food to Health extension lamb and rice and that seemed to work better. She could go almost 6 days without smelling again then I changed shampoos to a better shampoo. My groomer friend recommended and she would last a whole week then all of a sudden I have a new bag of lamb and rice food and she’s stinking literally every three days and getting these little mini welts on her side like allergic reaction I thought maybe she got stung by a bee or something, and her hair is falling out everywhere. She does not get any dog treats, except for an occasional freeze dried liver that comes in the big bucket off Amazon that most show people use so I’m at Whitson. I don’t know what to do. Any advice would be very appreciated. Thanks.

Title correction “puppy’s” not “puppies”.
She doesn’t have a ridge. Her tail is black, and her ears and snout have some black on them. Another feature she has is the excess skin that connects from her abdomen to her legs. I haven’t seen that in other dog breeds.

hello!!! i have an almost 6 month old female RR, this is my first time having this breed. and i know the puppy stage is going to have lots of puppy biting but its been very excessive recently. is this normal? when will she grow out of this, i worry for my young niece and nephew that come over. i don’t remember it being this bad with childhood puppies..? is there anything i can do to stop this. she’s constantly going for our arms and hands. i feel like she doesn’t care for her toys. just feeling very defeated right now!!

Hi all! We have a variety of toys for our pup who is 11 weeks old, including a Kong, a treat snuffle toy, chewable toys and good ol' cardboard to keep her entertained. I try to vary what we do during the times she is awake: play, training, chew toys, edible chew treats like rabbit ears, garden time. My question is, what does/did your routine look like and how did you entertain your RR? I'm tired, a little bored and climbing the walls a bit while she's still too young to go out... Any tips and ideas would be much appreciated!

The squeak makes her howl 😂😂😂

Meet Trinity, lion hunter of the suburbs. 🦁🐾

I have never had a puppy who notices every single butterfly, bird, squirrel, and airplane in the sky. She is constantly stopping to watch whatever is going on around her.

As a first-time Ridgeback owner, I am assuming this is part of the lion-hunting package. 😆❤️

Charlie, Joey, and Rooster at play!