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Re: [RC] Fitness - Jeannie Gillen

My RR just turned two in November. Have had him since he was 8 weeks..his
first weekend with me was camping with the horses....as far as he is
concerned, we are all related...loves to go everywhere with me, from the
Westin in SFO to the PCT in the Sierras....we live adjacent Sequoia NF and 8
miles from the PCT...

Your posts describe my boy perfectly....he will trot 20 miles with
me...."scouting" ahead for danger...will tree a bobcat and bark off cougar
and bear....then come home and sleep immediately in any warm spot...he does
get cold easily, so I have a couple of jackets (an orange one during hunting
season..and a horsey type one for lounging at the barn)  I am always amazed
at how athletic he is, and then how easily he sleeps.....works for me!  I
love this guy and take him everywhere with me....some hotels (the Westin)
allow dogs if you sign a waiver....he sat in the lobby at my feet while I
registered and everyone ooohed and awwwed him, then stood quietly in the
elevator...and sat in the queen Anne chair watching animal planet, while I
went to dinner......never chewed, rarely barks, doesn't even lift his leg on
my hay!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Paus" <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Karen Sullivan" <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dolores Arste"
<darste3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Endurance list" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Fitness


LOL... that's my experience with my ridgeback too...
she loffed to sleep on the furniture. She'd wake up to
play a rousing game of fetch the stick, then come back
in and sleep!

chris
--- Karen Sullivan <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Dolores,
Having had both Ridgebacks and a Cattle dog....I
would personally choose the cattledog were I to run
into Cougar or Bear.
My ACD did once run a bear off when I was jogging.
They will always want to go with you, are tough as
nails, don't care about bad weather, etc.  If they
fall out of a truck, get run over by a horse trailer
or get their skull stepped on by a horse, they pop
back up (only kidding)  The only unfortunate thing I
have found about mine is that she loves heeling so
much I have a very hard time with her chasing the
horses.....

As far as Ridgebacks, here are MY experiences.  If
it is raining, they want to sleep on the couch.  IF
you want to jog, they want to sleep on the couch. If
you want to go riding, they want to sleep on the
couch.  If you want to hike, they want to sleep on
the couch.  But. they  WERE bred to hunt African
Lions and were extremely successful in keeping
African Lions off our property.

Karen
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Dolores Arste

  Hi Martina,
  Get a good dog to go with you. A good dog will
take care of you and will deter most of the big
cats. They are looking for easier targets.

  A Ridgeback comes to mind initially. Tough, strong
and agile dogs. Not aggressive but sure look that
way. But, I'm not sure where you are located. I have
a cattle dog. She's not so agile anymore to be able
to go out with me at speed. But, she will go out if
I walk.



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"A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot

Chris and Star

BayRab Acres
http://pages.prodigy.net/paus

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