Theodore Gibson wrote 03/26/2010 05:31 PM Rhodesian Ridgeback #270850 - 03/26/2010 05:31 PM
Theodore Gibson Webboard User Reg: 03-16-2010 Posts: 13 Loc: South Florida Offline	I currently have a 3 month female puppy and am considering PPD training and wondering if a rhodesian should be considered?
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Will Rambeau wrote 03/26/2010 06:50 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Theodore Gibson ] #270865 - 03/26/2010 06:50 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	Most of them don't have the drives needed to be good PPDs. Now if you need protection from lions, they're top notch! The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Dennis Jones wrote 03/26/2010 08:15 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Will Rambeau ] #270874 - 03/26/2010 08:15 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	Quote: Will Rambeau Most of them don't have the drives needed to be good PPDs. Now if you need protection from lions, they're top notch! have they been watered down for export of something?
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Will Rambeau wrote 03/27/2010 12:42 AM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Dennis Jones ] #270894 - 03/27/2010 12:42 AM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	I actually lived in Rhodesia for 18 months ( before the country became Zimbabwe, and rapidly slid to become the craphole of Africa ) and even in those days, the dogs were primarily ranch dogs ( and yes, their ability to keep lions at bay was their most cherished trait ). But as PPDs? Not that I saw, and I've never run across one in this country that I'd bet my life on. The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Theodore Gibson wrote 03/27/2010 09:08 AM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Will Rambeau ] #270910 - 03/27/2010 09:08 AM
Theodore Gibson Webboard User Reg: 03-16-2010 Posts: 13 Loc: South Florida Offline	I just came back from having the dog evaluated by two separate trainers and on both evaluations she scored all 1's. What do you think? I haven't made up my mind yet.
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Paula Colvett wrote 03/27/2010 01:49 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Theodore Gibson ] #270934 - 03/27/2010 01:49 PM
Paula Colvett Webboard User Reg: 01-17-2010 Posts: 149 Loc: TN Offline	I'm new to PPD training and am still learning terminology... what do the scores of 1 mean?
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Dennis Jones wrote 03/27/2010 05:24 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Paula Colvett ] #270941 - 03/27/2010 05:24 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	not familiar with that scoring system either
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Theodore Gibson wrote 03/27/2010 05:34 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Dennis Jones ] #270942 - 03/27/2010 05:34 PM
Theodore Gibson Webboard User Reg: 03-16-2010 Posts: 13 Loc: South Florida Offline	It was just the Volhard test.
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Melissa Thom wrote 03/27/2010 06:06 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Theodore Gibson ] #270945 - 03/27/2010 06:06 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	http://www.volhard.com/pages/pat.php I think the test results information spells it out pretty clearly.
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Lynne Barrows wrote 03/27/2010 07:45 PM Re: Rhodesian Ridgeback [Re: Theodore Gibson ] #270951 - 03/27/2010 07:45 PM
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007 Posts: 2531 Loc: S. Florida Offline	Theodore, my understanding is that temperment testing is usually done before 3 months. The Volhard page specifically states 49 days (7 week old pup) Was this taken into consideration?
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