At the Dog show that was in Vernon this past weekend I was lucky to see some very uncommon breeds, considering it was a small show. This breed here is a Pharaoh Hound and I had never seen one besides in pictures. I was so amazed that they even had any there at all. There were two but I just met this one and sadly I don't remember the name.
Now this dog here is called a Borzoi, and its pronounced just like it looks; and again I have never met one until that Saturday. If you have ever seen the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp you would probably recognize this dog. They have a very distinct head and thats exactly what made me remember this breed from the movie, otherwise I probably wouldn't have even recognized it.
This is a Rhodesian Ridge back, and they are called that because of the ridge that is on their backs. I have been able to groom a few, and they seems to be very nice dogs and are apparently very intelligent and loyal. I have read that they were used to hunt lions and other large animals.
This is what the ridge of the Rhodesian Ridge Back looks like, its very neat looking and odd all at the same time. The ridge on the back is actually a mutation and I have heard that some breeders culled the puppies that didn't have the ridge, even if they were perfectly healthy. But enough of that, they are a very neat breed indeed ^^I will put more pictures up later, but I took way too many to post right now! You will recieve more in the next day or so!! So I hope you enjoy those ones for now :3
1 comments:
Such really pretty breeds you choose to post!
I really like the Pharaoh Hound (I totally get where the name comes from!) and the Borzoi. Dogs with long faces are really attractive. The Borzoi looks intense!
Poor Ridgeback puppies. Really interesting breed though. More to come?
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