My buddy may be dying
My current rescue Rhodesian Ridgeback ("Red") has a couple of scars from an aggressive male in a past household.
I got him from the original breeder when he was just a little over two years old. I'm his third owner.
His previous owner didn't tell the breeder he wanted him to hunt pigs with. He returned him to the breeder claiming he wouldn't hunt, but the big reason was he had another Ridgeback he'd had for years and the older dog was the Alpha and picked on mine.
The story I got from the breeder was one day the older dog attacked Red and my guy decided he'd had enough. He grabbed the older Ridgeback by the throat, threw him to the ground and just held him down without doing any damage. The previous owner decided he needed to get rid of Red so returned him to the breeder.
I've had him now for three years and he's just a big (105 pound) lovable goofball.
Oh yeah, the breeder said the "hunt gene" doesn't kick in until sometime between two to three years old.
Continuing good thoughts for Zeus. Please keep us informed.
My current rescue Rhodesian Ridgeback ("Red") has a couple of scars from an aggressive male in a past household.
I got him from the original breeder when he was just a little over two years old. I'm his third owner.
His previous owner didn't tell the breeder he wanted him to hunt pigs with. He returned him to the breeder claiming he wouldn't hunt, but the big reason was he had another Ridgeback he'd had for years and the older dog was the Alpha and picked on mine.
The story I got from the breeder was one day the older dog attacked Red and my guy decided he'd had enough. He grabbed the older Ridgeback by the throat, threw him to the ground and just held him down without doing any damage. The previous owner decided he needed to get rid of Red so returned him to the breeder.
I've had him now for three years and he's just a big (105 pound) lovable goofball.
Oh yeah, the breeder said the "hunt gene" doesn't kick in until sometime between two to three years old.
Continuing good thoughts for Zeus. Please keep us informed.
