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matcar said:
I know this is late, but nice dog. Also, the Dogue de Bordeaux- now THAT is a real dog.

Your monthly food bill must be large, but you've got a lot of great friendship and dependability.
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He's super awesome. A little farty from time to time, but totally the best dog I've ever owned. The feedbill isn't too bad, all things considered. He's on one of the Call of the Wild no-grain feeds. Four cups a day with a couple of treats here and there. He doesn't eat people food at all... I guess except if one of the kids leaves a yogurt cup around. He'd destroy a yogurt factory.

I'll post a recent pic of him healthy from my phone. We're trying to keep him to around 120lbs or so due to the joint issues that big dogs all seem to have.

For what it's worth, if you're in the market for a DDB, there's a guy down in Athens who is expecting a litter around T-giving. One of his other DDBs had a litter earlier this year. THey were beautiful dogs.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
He's super awesome. A little farty from time to time, but totally the best dog I've ever owned. The feedbill isn't too bad, all things considered. He's on one of the Call of the Wild no-grain feeds. Four cups a day with a couple of treats here and there. He doesn't eat people food at all... I guess except if one of the kids leaves a yogurt cup around. He'd destroy a yogurt factory.

I'll post a recent pic of him healthy from my phone. We're trying to keep him to around 120lbs or so due to the joint issues that big dogs all seem to have.

For what it's worth, if you're in the market for a DDB, there's a guy down in Athens who is expecting a litter around T-giving. One of his other DDBs had a litter earlier this year. THey were beautiful dogs.
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They are great dogs.

I'm down in Arkansas and have my plate full with an older Greyhound we adopted and some sort of min-pin chihuahua mutt. So I'm not ready for more yet but have often thought about DDB or Rhodesian Ridgeback.
 
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A "feel good" video:

A Little Dog With A Big Heart, some dogs just know......

this dog has the run of the nursing home and makes the rounds visiting patients and riding the elevators with NO human assistance, except for some one to push the floor button because the dog is not tall enough to reach the buttons.

THIS DOG HAS IS ON A MISSION , EVERYONE LOVES HER, SHE KNOWS WHATSHES DOING AND WHERE'S SHES GOING.

 
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sparcboxbuck said:
I dated a girl who had a Springer. Super sweet dog but dumb as a box of rox. It used to point at ant hills on a concrete driveway. Still one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met.
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I've had three of them, haven't been without one since 1985. I'm fortunate to live where my dogs never need a collar unless they're going to the vet. I let Hazel out in the morning, and when my coffee is done, she's waiting at the door.

My cousin in Zanesville has a dumb Springer. It's probably the only one I've met that I wouldn't own. It won't even hunt. Breeding makes a difference with these dogs.
 
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We have collies and shelties.. OSU grad son has a big german shepherd...

Shelties are either Ivy league smart or dumber than rocks.. but mainly because some are such intense chow hounds.. they lose all brain cells if they think there is a chance for food... my 3 yr old male sheltie would be very happy at 80 pounds.. but at 26 lbs he's 2 pounds overweight

Years back got a sheltie from an amish pig farm hour into central Ohio way past Bolivar... THE most intelligent animal I've been around.. dog was so brilliant he had tonal designations for certain things he wanted... had a special bark for toast.. smarter than many humans I worked with... amazing animal
 
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Hope I don't offend... but if there are dumber animals than afghans or newfies... I've yet to see it

Ridgebacks are great dogs but loyal to a fault... ain't nobody getting near their 'pack' (moms and kids are unapproachable)
immensely affectionate and uber protective of their family.. for dads that work too much or travel... you can rest easy.. Ridgeback's got you covered
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
Hope I don't offend... but if there are dumber animals than afghans or newfies... I've yet to see it

Ridgebacks are great dogs but loyal to a fault... ain't nobody getting near their 'pack' (moms and kids are unapproachable)
immensely affectionate and uber protective of their family.. for dads that work too much or travel... you can rest easy.. Ridgeback's got you covered
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I've only been around one Ridgeback (a couple times) at Tuttle Park back in the day when I'd run my Dobe there. Not long enough to know/learn its personality, but that was a baddass dog. All muscle. Impressive animal.
 
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This could be a good thread to provide a lesson learned

We rescued an abandoned Ridgeback... he was mulling outside the house on a -5 day... son tracked him down.. he was a mess... close to dead... pneumonia, infections etc... grossly underweight.. so we took him in.. went to vet and got him healthy...We named him Brutus.. he put on 30 pounds in about 6 weeks... meanwhile we posted an ad...

here comes lesson learned.. if you place a lost and found post
a breeder came by and gave us invaluable counsel... told us dog fighting in NE Ohio is much bigger than folks imagine... that dog fighter owners will be very aggressive trying to claim large dogs to use as bait/victims for their pit bulls... said to ask questions like.. what color is the dog collar.. we said he didn't have one... she said 'exactly'; what special markings does 'she' have on her right front leg.. we said .. it's a HE and there are no markings... she said 'exactly'

Sure enough the calls came in... and numerous guys were screaming in the phone.. "she's my dog.. that's my dog".. yet got none of the trick questions right

Eventually we had to find him a home... great dog.. but we already had a house full of critters... and the alpha male position was already filled

fella came over to see the dog which was sitting at my wife's feet on a step... dog stood up... Ridgeback line down his spine stood at attention... and he was all business... nasty growl... we thought "we're in trouble.. ain't nobody gonna adopt him".. he had already adopted us... no one was getting to my wife... we apologized but the guy said.. no, no.. I like that... couple more visits to the house and he ended up taking the dog.. he was so giddy he stopped at a pet store and loaded up.. bed, collar, treats, etc... We half-expected Brutus to be returned... which would have been OK.. we were attached too especially oldest son...

New owner called a week later.. ecstatic.. said he introduced the dog to his family... Brutus slept with the daughter first night... and every night thereafter...
We wanted to go visit him but vet said we'd confuse him... had to give him much more time...

We rescued him at an emaciated 35 lbs.. got him up to a skinny 65.. and year later dude was at least 90... still remembered my wife and son...
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
This could be a good thread to provide a lesson learned

We rescued an abandoned Ridgeback... he was mulling outside the house on a -5 day... son tracked him down.. he was a mess... close to dead... pneumonia, infections etc... grossly underweight.. so we took him in.. went to vet and got him healthy...We named him Brutus.. he put on 30 pounds in about 6 weeks... meanwhile we posted an ad...

here comes lesson learned.. if you place a lost and found post
a breeder came by and gave us invaluable counsel... told us dog fighting in NE Ohio is much bigger than folks imagine... that dog fighter owners will be very aggressive trying to claim large dogs to use as bait/victims for their pit bulls... said to ask questions like.. what color is the dog collar.. we said he didn't have one... she said 'exactly'; what special markings does 'she' have on her right front leg.. we said .. it's a HE and there are no markings... she said 'exactly'

Sure enough the calls came in... and numerous guys were screaming in the phone.. "she's my dog.. that's my dog".. yet got none of the trick questions right

Eventually we had to find him a home... great dog.. but we already had a house full of critters... and the alpha male position was already filled

fella came over to see the dog which was sitting at my wife's feet on a step... dog stood up... Ridgeback line down his spine stood at attention... and he was all business... nasty growl... we thought "we're in trouble.. ain't nobody gonna adopt him".. he had already adopted us... no one was getting to my wife... we apologized but the guy said.. no, no.. I like that... couple more visits to the house and he ended up taking the dog.. he was so giddy he stopped at a pet store and loaded up.. bed, collar, treats, etc... We half-expected Brutus to be returned... which would have been OK.. we were attached too especially oldest son...

New owner called a week later.. ecstatic.. said he introduced the dog to his family... Brutus slept with the daughter first night... and every night thereafter...
We wanted to go visit him but vet said we'd confuse him... had to give him much more time...

We rescued him at an emaciated 35 lbs.. got him up to a skinny 65.. and year later dude was at least 90... still remembered my wife and son...
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That's awesome advice about the trick questions. Since rescuing I've become much more aware of what's going on in the dog world like that. I know I'll get no one who disagrees with me, but people who do things like that to animals have a special place in hell.

On the Ridgeback topic, I've never had the pleasure, but our DDB will get a ridge when he's nervous. Call it his tell. Someone, while I was waking the DDB mentioned the coloring being similar to the Ridgeback so I looked them up. They sound like great dogs but not for anyone who is an inexperienced owner. Would love to meet one some time... on the dogs terms. :wink:
 
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my female collie is over 12 yrs old with a ruptured disc... She had her 4th acupuncture today and the vet who did it has to be related to St Frances de Assisi.. nothing short of miraculous.. fucking unbelievable..

4 mths ago I was silently convinced we were going to have to put her down... outrageously in pain.. barely could walk... today, she looks 3 years younger... I'm screaming happy
 
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