seldomseenranch
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« on: June 30, 2015, 11:29:13 am » |
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Does any one here use Ridgeback? Are they any good and where would you get one? The wife is wanting one and I dont really want a dog for just a pet need dogs that can be used Thanks for any help.
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l.h.cracker
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2015, 03:12:43 pm » |
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I know a guy who crosses them with curs and they're junk if you ask me he also crosses them with bulldogs also junk.If you ask me he took a good line of working curs and watered them down and now they look really cool and suck.I don't know of any working lines of ridgebacks in my area and you damn sure aren't getting any of the original ones breed for lion so it seems to me and I could be totally wrong you'd just be using a house dog.I'm sure that someone has a hunting line but I don't know of them.
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Purebreedcolt
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2015, 03:22:04 pm » |
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I love the breed really do. That being said I just posted my last full blood one up for sale. He is a great dog and full catch but has yet to reproduce his self other than a couple good dogs I have one offspring of his and a guy in waco has one 2 good ones got killed the rest culls. Way to much inconsistency in the offspring. I am now trying to get hairy dogs/crosses. Get same thing as the ridgeback speed endurance and catch but higher percentage of the pups will do good. One good thing about ridgeback is the heat tolarance.
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Judge peel
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2015, 04:25:20 pm » |
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They are good looking dogs for sure. Never hunted with one and don't know any one that does so can't say any thing on them. Just get a cur lol
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sterling
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2015, 03:12:16 pm » |
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I have a catahoula ridgeback cross. He's been a very good hunting dog for me, but he's much bigger than I like my strike dogs. He's the big dog in my avatar that looks like a BMC. His sire was a catch dog and he would absolutely man-handle a hog, but wouldn't hit one like a pit does. He would look for his moment to grab the hog by the back of the neck. That being said, I personally wouldn't own another ridgeback or cross for how I like to hunt. I don't see the advantage over a good cur or hard hitting catch dog. However, as far as pets go, they are tough to beat. Great personality and are great with kids/family. You can get one as a pet, and you can hunt him too, I just wouldn't expect him to turn into something great.
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