I have had five of these spectacular dogs. I would not describe them as shy! They are more reserved and discerning about who gets their attention and loyalty. They can race around and be very energetic at play but they have a natural dignity and regal appearance. They are devoted guardians and fiercely protective if the need arises. They definitely need lots of exercise and an experienced handler. These dogs think for themselves and if they don’t think what you are asking of them is a good idea they probably will not do it. They have a great sense of humor! My puppy likes to place my leopard print ballet slipper on the leopard print pillow and watch me look for it. She learned how to roll down her window in the car and has been using her paws to try to open doors since she was 11 weeks. These guys are devoted to their people and need family with them most of the time. Not a dog for someone who works outside the home.
I've had Ridgebacks for nearly 15 years now..... 3 in total. From my experience and general reading and light study of diff breeds..... I'd be pretty confident claiming Ridgebacks as one of the allround finest breeds there is! Amazingly smart and intelligent animals, with personalities unrivaled amoung dogs that I've ever heard of or seen!
We had one of these dogs. He got to be exactly 13 years and 11 months to the day. We got him pretty obedient. We could always handle him off the leash. Part of his life we lived in the city centre and still he was ok without a leash. He did however never learn to walk on the leash without pulling the leash. He turned out to be a real coward and did not even defend him self when attacked. But he was a really sweet and friendly dog. We really loved him. We also think that this is a verry beutiful bread.
Nice review. Best way to understand a Ridgeback is to think of a big cat. Yes they are active, but also love and mostly love, to do what yours is doing in the background.
Very trainable. Very intelligent. Very loyal. A lot of energy. And even more personality. Mine is 9 months old. Love my girl!!! Will definitely be getting another one. Trainable is more like a 4.5 out of 5. Very food responsive! 💜
One of my dogs (Jasmine) is a Rhodesian ridge back mixed with a yellow lab. She is soo sweet and follows me around EVERYWHERE but scares the mailman away😂😂😂 she is going on 9 years old and has a very weird phobia of balloons.
This must relate to this particular dog. For some reason, I had friends that had this breed that lived in different states. So that was 3 dogs of this breed that I had some experience with. All were Protective, Loyal & very playful. They are food driven & one became a destructive couch potato. They are High Energy & Smart so they really need exercise and activities. With the case of one of my friend’s RR, the neighborhood seemed to want to kill him so I stress this again - they are for an owner who will be active and spend time with the dog. That RR was also very protective and very destructive. He was sweet but he tore a huge whole in her couch that any adult over 250 lbs could climb through. My other friend’s RRs were very trained but she took them out hiking and on very long walks often ensuring that she burned that energy & socialized them. They all were stand-offish about strangers. The males were Bold. Your “a- was grass” as some say, if you broke in either of the homes in which these dogs lived. One of them (of the trained) bit a boy that was playing rough with her son. I say all this to say that the fact that they are high energy and protective should not be be underestimated. I like this dog breed.
Ridgebacks aren’t shy around people they don’t know, they’re purposely like that. If they don’t know you, they dont care. But they will growl or get defensive & protective if you come anywhere near their people. They’re instinct is to protect their family & that’s the reason we got ours. Extremely loyal, good guard dog but never leave him chained up for long periods of time. That’s gonna mess with them mentally. Extremely sensitive but I love them
I'm surprised that you love the dog but haven't looked into its background. The ridge may look cool, but that's not why they wanted it. The RR was originally created from a few other breeds including the ancient indigenous dog in southern Africa kept by the native Khoikhoi people. This dog had the ridge. It was interbred with other breeds that became the Ridgeback. The breeders noticed that the dogs that retained the ridge seemed to be better hunters so they purposefully bred to keep the ridge. Also, although they definitely need exercise daily, in between the exercise they are total couch potatoes. Also, don't expect to keep this dog outside all the time. They need to be with their family as much as possible. Keeping a Ridgeback as only an outside dog will literally cause mental issues. I love my RRs. I disagree about the training being difficult. They are smart and learn quickly. They are quite sensitive so only positive reinforcement-style training works with them. Harsh treatment will not roll off their backs. They will be seriously upset by it. Not kidding about that. They are sweet and loving, as well as smart and quirky. Don't expect them to want to play fetch. Most of them will look at you like you're crazy if you try to get them to keep bringing something that you threw away. It's like they're thinking, "I already brought it back once, get it yourself next time."
You disagree with his score on the trainability but then you just reinforced his scoring by mentioning how stubborn they are and only respond to positive only training, 🙄 which is not true because you need balance when you train and they don't want to retrieve and bring something back again that's a training issue, you let your heart get in the way of reality. 🙃 They're stubborn dogs that's why they got a 3 out of 5 for trainability, that is only his opinion, but you took it straight to the heart and tried to justify that they're easy to train and then reinforced his score, WTF? 😏 You're in undecisive person! 😂 Personally, I don't think you know what you're talking about you're just repeating what you hear on videos, you sound just like the girl from the animal watch channel and her video on Rhodesian Ridgebacks.😂
I was biking my dog during the summer it was hot but not to hot and some woman almost hits us with her car all to stop to tell me i was going to kill my dogs heart and threatened to report abuse which clearly thats totally insane but my response to her was to educate herself on the different dog breeds as she had a tiny little dog compared to my 90lb giant totally different breeds but she still felt that she knew more about my dog than i did so many pet owners are so uneducated
I love your coverage of the ridge. Someone liked it and they bred for it. Meh. EXACTLY!!!! DING! DING! It's SO not worth paying attention to. Only breeders seem to care. But there's so much more about this breed that makes them wonderful! The ridge is nothing, except a potential source of health issues and surgery. I really don't see why it's worth hanging onto. Also, a proper RR isn't "shy.": They're reserved, which is not the same thing at all.
Rhodesian Ridgebacks come from what is now Zimbabwe, which used to be Rhodesia. Not South Africa. As far as African breeds that specifically originate in South Africa, you may be thinking of the Boerboel, or South African Mastiff.
The ridge=the dogs that would come back from hunt. So the ones that had ridges were bred. Also the ridge originally came from the semi wild dog that is native to the area of Africa they originally came from. Great video.
I would say Mastiff (English) in my experience they’re great for that. But just research the breeder not all are like that some I’ve worked with are very active. Best of luck and thank you for reaching out I truly appreciate it. Liam
@@LiamMurphydogs thanks for replying ill look into them. Its seems all the dogs i love RRs GSPs goldens german shepherds weimaraners etc are all high energy oh well ill look into mastiffs thanks keep up the good content
I live in the middle of nowhere and and miles of open space. i want a dog that would be perfect for mountains, but also easy to train. what should i get?
German Shorthaired Pointer would also be perfect. Getting my GSP pup in 2 weeks! Fantastic breed, easy to train, can handle most weather, love to pull a sled in the winter or hike in the summer. And great cuddlers at the end of the day 😍
This guy needs to do better research. Does "ok" in warmer climate... The breed originally comes from Africa... So, yeah they do well in hot climates. Anyone who has this breed knows it can be 110 degrees and they choose to lay in the sun.
No idea why the ridge grows in the opposite direction...? "Who knows, somebody thought it was cool"...? That's like saying your accent is totally unrelated to anything like, where you grew up or anything. Ridgeback's were an indigenous breed to the South African Cape and when the Dutch, German and British colonialists came to decimate the native Khoekhoe, AKA Hottentot, tribes in the area, they found their dogs ugly but of redeeming temperamental traits and decided to inner breed with the Bloodhound, Greyhound, Great Dane, Mastiff and Terrier European breeds. They were initially inter-bred in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, to help hunt Lions, as you mentioned, in a pack, to await the Lion killer - a man with a gun. Just imagine having a Lion in your neighborhood cul de sac...you would want to sack it too before it killed your wife. Ok, maybe with exceptions.... So, just to be square, the Ridge on their back is directly inherited from the indigenous breed originally found in South Africa, hanging out with the Hottentots. Realize, that this is in fact a prehistoric breed of dog, and was even portrayed in Egyptian hieroglyphics...with the Ridge intact in the depictions, and not because someone thought it was cool...but it is. Everything else you said was strangely spot on accept the train-ability rating of a 3, thing. In my estimation (being a very proud RR owner) you were also right , but you made no commentary to back that up. They are really headstrong and willful and if you do not train them obsessively while young, you will have zero chance of dealing with their independent streak. They are also soooooo super sensitive, that if you even smack them once, they will remember it for the rest of their lives. So just don't. More sensitive than most humans by a long shot, especially anyone brought up on the East Coast near Boston, New York or Philly for instance. Just East of Pittsburgh, your fine. "Somebody thought it was cool"...?
Do some research bro. And why does the dog shy away from you every time your hand comes close. A sign you might not understand the breed. OMG horrible review
I have had five of these spectacular dogs. I would not describe them as shy! They are more reserved and discerning about who gets their attention and loyalty. They can race around and be very energetic at play but they have a natural dignity and regal appearance. They are devoted guardians and fiercely protective if the need arises. They definitely need lots of exercise and an experienced handler. These dogs think for themselves and if they don’t think what you are asking of them is a good idea they probably will not do it. They have a great sense of humor! My puppy likes to place my leopard print ballet slipper on the leopard print pillow and watch me look for it. She learned how to roll down her window in the car and has been using her paws to try to open doors since she was 11 weeks. These guys are devoted to their people and need family with them most of the time. Not a dog for someone who works outside the home.
Been keeping my eyes out for comments by owners....you just sold me
I've had Ridgebacks for nearly 15 years now..... 3 in total. From my experience and general reading and light study of diff breeds..... I'd be pretty confident claiming Ridgebacks as one of the allround finest breeds there is! Amazingly smart and intelligent animals, with personalities unrivaled amoung dogs that I've ever heard of or seen!
Soooo much personality! And with that also comes stubbornness haha I love them
We had one of these dogs.
He got to be exactly 13 years and 11 months to the day.
We got him pretty obedient. We could always handle him off the leash. Part of his life we lived in the city centre and still he was ok without a leash.
He did however never learn to walk on the leash without pulling the leash.
He turned out to be a real coward and did not even defend him self when attacked.
But he was a really sweet and friendly dog. We really loved him.
We also think that this is a verry beutiful bread.
I had a female named Cheyenne. She was the sweetest dog I ever had. She loved everyone and she was strong as an ox. I miss her so much.
Nice review. Best way to understand a Ridgeback is to think of a big cat. Yes they are active, but also love and mostly love, to do what yours is doing in the background.
Very trainable. Very intelligent. Very loyal. A lot of energy. And even more personality. Mine is 9 months old. Love my girl!!! Will definitely be getting another one. Trainable is more like a 4.5 out of 5. Very food responsive! 💜
One of my dogs (Jasmine) is a Rhodesian ridge back mixed with a yellow lab. She is soo sweet and follows me around EVERYWHERE but scares the mailman away😂😂😂 she is going on 9 years old and has a very weird phobia of balloons.
Never heard of balloons hahah. Mines hates the hoover and small dogs. Met a little sausage dog and they were scared of eachother at first 😂!
This must relate to this particular dog. For some reason, I had friends that had this breed that lived in different states. So that was 3 dogs of this breed that I had some experience with. All were Protective, Loyal & very playful. They are food driven & one became a destructive couch potato. They are High Energy & Smart so they really need exercise and activities. With the case of one of my friend’s RR, the neighborhood seemed to want to kill him so I stress this again - they are for an owner who will be active and spend time with the dog. That RR was also very protective and very destructive. He was sweet but he tore a huge whole in her couch that any adult over 250 lbs could climb through. My other friend’s RRs were very trained but she took them out hiking and on very long walks often ensuring that she burned that energy & socialized them. They all were stand-offish about strangers. The males were Bold. Your “a- was grass” as some say, if you broke in either of the homes in which these dogs lived. One of them (of the trained) bit a boy that was playing rough with her son. I say all this to say that the fact that they are high energy and protective should not be be underestimated. I like this dog breed.
Ridgebacks aren’t shy around people they don’t know, they’re purposely like that. If they don’t know you, they dont care. But they will growl or get defensive & protective if you come anywhere near their people. They’re instinct is to protect their family & that’s the reason we got ours. Extremely loyal, good guard dog but never leave him chained up for long periods of time. That’s gonna mess with them mentally. Extremely sensitive but I love them
I'm surprised that you love the dog but haven't looked into its background. The ridge may look cool, but that's not why they wanted it. The RR was originally created from a few other breeds including the ancient indigenous dog in southern Africa kept by the native Khoikhoi people. This dog had the ridge. It was interbred with other breeds that became the Ridgeback. The breeders noticed that the dogs that retained the ridge seemed to be better hunters so they purposefully bred to keep the ridge.
Also, although they definitely need exercise daily, in between the exercise they are total couch potatoes. Also, don't expect to keep this dog outside all the time. They need to be with their family as much as possible. Keeping a Ridgeback as only an outside dog will literally cause mental issues. I love my RRs. I disagree about the training being difficult. They are smart and learn quickly. They are quite sensitive so only positive reinforcement-style training works with them. Harsh treatment will not roll off their backs. They will be seriously upset by it. Not kidding about that. They are sweet and loving, as well as smart and quirky. Don't expect them to want to play fetch. Most of them will look at you like you're crazy if you try to get them to keep bringing something that you threw away. It's like they're thinking, "I already brought it back once, get it yourself next time."
Spot on! Mine sits ON me, uses me as her sofa. So much love.
Absolutely-very sensitive!
The ridge on their back is actually a birth defect from spinal bifida
Everything you said is sooo right. My ridgeback loves taking all my bed space & being with us.
You disagree with his score on the trainability but then you just reinforced his scoring by mentioning how stubborn they are and only respond to positive only training, 🙄 which is not true because you need balance when you train and they don't want to retrieve and bring something back again that's a training issue, you let your heart get in the way of reality. 🙃 They're stubborn dogs that's why they got a 3 out of 5 for trainability, that is only his opinion, but you took it straight to the heart and tried to justify that they're easy to train and then reinforced his score, WTF? 😏 You're in undecisive person! 😂 Personally, I don't think you know what you're talking about you're just repeating what you hear on videos, you sound just like the girl from the animal watch channel and her video on Rhodesian Ridgebacks.😂
The guy lives in a tent in his own house
hahahaahaha!!!
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It gets like that
Hey thank you to this we just got a Ridgeback X Kelpie thanks to this video. What's cool is the 'ridge' is on his neck and not his back
Do research. Some breeds are standoffish around strangers. It's not shy they are very guardians of their people and property.
Woh I didn’t know Mark Wahlberg did dog reviews?!
His accent is actually thicker than Mark Wahlberg's.
I was biking my dog during the summer it was hot but not to hot and some woman almost hits us with her car all to stop to tell me i was going to kill my dogs heart and threatened to report abuse which clearly thats totally insane but my response to her was to educate herself on the different dog breeds as she had a tiny little dog compared to my 90lb giant totally different breeds but she still felt that she knew more about my dog than i did so many pet owners are so uneducated
people are so CRAZY B! one of my friends is a police officer and the amount of calls she gets from people claiming abuse are insane!!
Lol Ridgebacks can literally run marathons. They were bred to keep up with a horse all day
Lol this guy lives in a tent in his own house
Inhave one too. You should try it. It’s so fun!
The RR are coach potatoes 90% of the time and 10% Usain Bolt.
I love your coverage of the ridge. Someone liked it and they bred for it. Meh. EXACTLY!!!! DING! DING! It's SO not worth paying attention to. Only breeders seem to care. But there's so much more about this breed that makes them wonderful! The ridge is nothing, except a potential source of health issues and surgery. I really don't see why it's worth hanging onto.
Also, a proper RR isn't "shy.": They're reserved, which is not the same thing at all.
Rhodesian Ridgebacks come from what is now Zimbabwe, which used to be Rhodesia. Not South Africa. As far as African breeds that specifically originate in South Africa, you may be thinking of the Boerboel, or South African Mastiff.
A warm weather dog that means that they will do well in the beach like let's say in Fl.
did this guy just rate his own dog
Loving your reviews & hoping to see ones on the Portuguese Water Dog and the Bernedoodle - the two breeds I’m considering.
The ridge=the dogs that would come back from hunt. So the ones that had ridges were bred. Also the ridge originally came from the semi wild dog that is native to the area of Africa they originally came from. Great video.
Great review thanks!
Thank you brother
Any ideas for a large dog that doesnt need a ton of exercise (a nice dally walk is fine)
I would say Mastiff (English) in my experience they’re great for that. But just research the breeder not all are like that some I’ve worked with are very active. Best of luck and thank you for reaching out I truly appreciate it.
Liam
@@LiamMurphydogs thanks for replying ill look into them. Its seems all the dogs i love RRs GSPs goldens german shepherds weimaraners etc are all high energy oh well ill look into mastiffs thanks keep up the good content
Best of luck! Grateful for your support!
Also AWESOME name FlanagansRage 🍀
@@LiamMurphydogs haha thank you sir
Liam Murphy would be great to have a review of the Great Dane and here your thoughts on that breed
Hi, Liam if I beg your indulges a suggestion your next dog-review The DogoArgentino okay!
Can you do a Samoyed or an American Eskimo Dog
Spot on ! we've got a cross from Arkansas...
It’s a shame these dogs are banned in the UK and come under the dangerous dogs act, because I love the look and nature of these dogs.
Ridgebacks are not a banned breed in the UK. Pit bull, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and File Brasileiro are banned in UK 😊
Nice show, sounds a lot like my RR. Would love to see a review of a Dutch shepherd or a Beauceron review in the future. :)
Do you know how long their daily exercise has to be? And how are they standing heat and cold? Any advice would be very helpful since i plan to get one
PLEASE get into the sighthounds next. I have an Italian Greyhound!
I live in the middle of nowhere and and miles of open space. i want a dog that would be perfect for mountains, but also easy to train. what should i get?
Max's Outdoor Channel ridgeback would be perfect for that, other big dogs could be the great Pyraneas or possibly a huskie
German Shorthaired Pointer would also be perfect. Getting my GSP pup in 2 weeks! Fantastic breed, easy to train, can handle most weather, love to pull a sled in the winter or hike in the summer. And great cuddlers at the end of the day 😍
A girlfriend
Love these reviews. Can you look at Brittany and Vizsla
Thanks
Great video would love to see a British bulldog review
you should review a great pyrenees or a leonberger!
Why don’t I just make that 699 to a 700?
They actually spend a lot of time alone with the lion. Scaring the lion not to move. Float like a butterfly. Round and round
Sorry but its called Rhodesian Ridgeback for a reason and guess what that is? It was bred in the Bulawayo Rhodesia ans is mow called
Nice!
This guy needs to do better research. Does "ok" in warmer climate... The breed originally comes from Africa... So, yeah they do well in hot climates. Anyone who has this breed knows it can be 110 degrees and they choose to lay in the sun.
Please do a keeshond next
could you do a shar pei plzzzzz
Rot Weiler next pleaseee
Jack Draper *rottweiler
adolf shitler **rott in the wiener
No idea why the ridge grows in the opposite direction...? "Who knows, somebody thought it was cool"...? That's like saying your accent is totally unrelated to anything like, where you grew up or anything.
Ridgeback's were an indigenous breed to the South African Cape and when the Dutch, German and British colonialists came to decimate the native Khoekhoe, AKA Hottentot, tribes in the area, they found their dogs ugly but of redeeming temperamental traits and decided to inner breed with the Bloodhound, Greyhound, Great Dane, Mastiff and Terrier European breeds. They were initially inter-bred in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, to help hunt Lions, as you mentioned, in a pack, to await the Lion killer - a man with a gun. Just imagine having a Lion in your neighborhood cul de sac...you would want to sack it too before it killed your wife. Ok, maybe with exceptions....
So, just to be square, the Ridge on their back is directly inherited from the indigenous breed originally found in South Africa, hanging out with the Hottentots. Realize, that this is in fact a prehistoric breed of dog, and was even portrayed in Egyptian hieroglyphics...with the Ridge intact in the depictions, and not because someone thought it was cool...but it is.
Everything else you said was strangely spot on accept the train-ability rating of a 3, thing. In my estimation (being a very proud RR owner) you were also right , but you made no commentary to back that up. They are really headstrong and willful and if you do not train them obsessively while young, you will have zero chance of dealing with their independent streak. They are also soooooo super sensitive, that if you even smack them once, they will remember it for the rest of their lives. So just don't. More sensitive than most humans by a long shot, especially anyone brought up on the East Coast near Boston, New York or Philly for instance. Just East of Pittsburgh, your fine.
"Somebody thought it was cool"...?
Males can be over 100 my dog is not overweight hes like 115
Naaaaaaaa
*mine is white lol*
No way
Olde yeller!
You shouldn't review a dog if you dont know anything about them at all... hence the rhodesian ridgeback...
Bulldog
Do some research bro. And why does the dog shy away from you every time your hand comes close. A sign you might not understand the breed. OMG horrible review
Agree, I give his review a 1.5 out of 5