Ridgeback Behaviour

Things that Louis does that seem specific to being a Ridgeback hound.

Lazy Louis

by

We’re having trouble getting Louis off his houndy butt in the morning for his first walk of the day. Also on a number of occasions Sue’s got him down to the valley and let him off his lead and he’s headed back home. We’ve a number of theories all of which end up as my … Read more

World of sport

by

We normally play tug games with Louis at the end of his weekend walks but today we found an abandoned football (it wasn’t a 2010 Jabulani ball, it was an old Telstar design). Louis spotted it from a mile away and we then had a good kickabout with him chasing the ball back and forth. … Read more

King Kong

by

The house is getting back to normal after decorating the lounge. As part of the tidying up process we found one of Louis’ Kong toys. We gave it a good scrubbing and then filled it with some of our Sunday roast. The boy has been busy trying to break into it for the last hour … Read more

Wonder Boy

by

Louis’ walks are full of wonder; his recall and attention span are beyond belief. Today Louis’ sense of fair play kicked in. Andy has been trying to hide from him for a few walks but Louis stays so close these days he didn’t manage it till this morning. Andy snook off behind a tree; Louis … Read more