Bwana Kennel

 It is important to understand that in every litter of puppies you may or may not get perfect little ridges.  While it may still be the right of the breeder to choose whether to cull or keep the puppies , at our kennel Every puppy is kept and loved for who they are and how they will change the life of the family they will become part of.

Single crown, multi crown, ridgeless, big fan,  small fan ... it makes no difference to the heart and loyalty this hound possesses. I thought you might like to see some examples of companion quality ridges. These ridges will only  keep a dog out of the show ring and breeding programs. Other than that they are still entirely and always Rhodesian Ridgebacks ! We  insist on  Spay/Neuter agreements in our contracts and we have hefty punitive fees should that agreement be ignored or forgotten. We allow enough time for the puppy to grow, to become the hound that will be everything you may have dreamed of.  But we are adamant about their removal from the breeding pool.  There are far too many dogs in the world that responsible Breeders should breed only the very best representatives.

I put out the call to many fine Breeders in the RRCUS community asking for photos to illustrate how different some of the ridges may be. They, as always responded with great generosity and here are some examples of pups with "alternative or creative" ridges. 

"A rose by any other name....." W. Shakespere

We will start with a Short Ridge....

Next ,  three crowns...

Here is a 4 crown puppy ...

Here is a rather creative fan and ridge...

Some ridges are long and skinny

Some are creative...

Some are very wide...

And a Gorgeous RRR I met at the 2008 Ridgeback Rodeo in Pennslyvania !