The Dogs of War !

Rick · 6th June 2014, 12:35 AM

Or hunting ..

Two Rhodesian Ridgebacks .
Ethnographic weapons in themselves .

Beware the gaze .

Robert · 6th June 2014, 01:14 AM

Great looking dogs Rick! I take it that the one wearing mittens has a problem clawing up the interior of the car when going out for a ride?

Rick · 6th June 2014, 02:52 AM

No Robert, that's so he leaves no pawprints at the kill .

Actually, he hurt a dew claw and would not stop licking it . After we covered it he started in on the other paw as if to make up somehow .
Now he wears two socks .

kronckew · 6th June 2014, 08:51 AM

dewclaws are a right pain in the, er, leg.

one of my greyhounds never had his - i think they removed them when he was born. the other had hers, but they'd snag on stuff, tear the nail off, get hurt, got infected, etc. i'd make sure the nail was clipped as short as possible on the dews. removiung the claw in an adult is not easy, it's like having your pinky finger chopped off. she pulled the claw almost all off once, went to the vet. he pulled off the rest, bled like a fountain until he cauterized it. it grew back in a few months.

poppy, my current saluki lurcher has hers too. so far no problems but i suspect a couple times she's wiped out running & hurt her paw were from snagging the dewclaw in long wet grass & tripping.

(i call her my ridgeback as she has a distinct herringbone pattern in the fur down her spine & distinct from the hair away from the spine.)

they used the ridgies to hunt lions in rhodesia. fearless little buggers.
salukis were/are used in the arabian penninsula to hunt antelope and small game, and have more stamina than greys. poppy loves to run. and run.

p.s. - a lurcher is a cross between a sighthound, ie. a greyhound or saluki/borzoi/deerhound/etc. and another breed, like a collie - or a rhosdesian ridgeback. poppy is half saluki - and half something else.

fernando · 6th June 2014, 12:28 PM

Hi guys,
Those are not ethno dogs; they are aristocratic figures

But mine is; no breed, no ID card

.
Just rescued from the streets, where he was wandering around the block crying for attention; probably abandoned by his masters due to a tumour in his left buttock.
Surely not a young guy; during the surgery, he had to have most of his teeth extracted. My monthly pension went for the Vet.
His name is Simão ... and we love him.

.

Norman McCormick · 6th June 2014, 02:05 PM

Hi Fernando,
I believe these might be yours.

My Regards,
Norman.

fernando · 25th July 2014, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Hi guys,
Those are not ethno dogs; they are aristocratic figures

But mine is; no breed, no ID card

.
Just rescued from the streets, where he was wandering around the block crying for attention; probably abandoned by his masters due to a tumour in his left buttock.
Surely not a young guy; during the surgery, he had to have most of his teeth extracted. My monthly pension went for the Vet.
His name is Simão ... and we love him.

.

Ready for another one

.

6th June 2014, 12:35 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,292	The Dogs of War ! Or hunting .. Two Rhodesian Ridgebacks . Ethnographic weapons in themselves . Beware the gaze . Attached Images

6th June 2014, 08:51 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	dewclaws are a right pain in the, er, leg. one of my greyhounds never had his - i think they removed them when he was born. the other had hers, but they'd snag on stuff, tear the nail off, get hurt, got infected, etc. i'd make sure the nail was clipped as short as possible on the dews. removiung the claw in an adult is not easy, it's like having your pinky finger chopped off. she pulled the claw almost all off once, went to the vet. he pulled off the rest, bled like a fountain until he cauterized it. it grew back in a few months. poppy, my current saluki lurcher has hers too. so far no problems but i suspect a couple times she's wiped out running & hurt her paw were from snagging the dewclaw in long wet grass & tripping. (i call her my ridgeback as she has a distinct herringbone pattern in the fur down her spine & distinct from the hair away from the spine.) they used the ridgies to hunt lions in rhodesia. fearless little buggers. salukis were/are used in the arabian penninsula to hunt antelope and small game, and have more stamina than greys. poppy loves to run. and run. p.s. - a lurcher is a cross between a sighthound, ie. a greyhound or saluki/borzoi/deerhound/etc. and another breed, like a collie - or a rhosdesian ridgeback. poppy is half saluki - and half something else. Last edited by kronckew; 6th June 2014 at 09:01 AM.

6th June 2014, 12:28 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi guys, Those are not ethno dogs; they are aristocratic figures But mine is; no breed, no ID card . Just rescued from the streets, where he was wandering around the block crying for attention; probably abandoned by his masters due to a tumour in his left buttock. Surely not a young guy; during the surgery, he had to have most of his teeth extracted. My monthly pension went for the Vet. His name is Simão ... and we love him. . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 6th June 2014 at 11:38 PM.

6th June 2014, 02:05 PM	#6
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,596	Hi Fernando, I believe these might be yours. My Regards, Norman. Attached Images

6th June 2014, 01:14 AM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Great looking dogs Rick! I take it that the one wearing mittens has a problem clawing up the interior of the car when going out for a ride?

6th June 2014, 02:52 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,292	No Robert, that's so he leaves no pawprints at the kill . Actually, he hurt a dew claw and would not stop licking it . After we covered it he started in on the other paw as if to make up somehow . Now he wears two socks .