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Things that Louis does that seem specific to being a Ridgeback hound.
We’ve got a strawberry plant in a big pot on the patio that has delivered summer fruit for quite some years. We don’t do anything with it and it shares its pot with some other plants whose seeds have landed there over the years. Despite this it provides a small crop of absolutely delicious strawberries. … Read more
We’ve had many people tell us that Ridgebacks don’t make good retrievers. I’m sure this is true in general but in Louis’ case he will always retrieve his favourite toy that we take on his morning walk. He’ll retrieve other toys and objects but soon loses interest; however this particular toy always works up till … Read more
I’m off with man-flu and the weather is glorious so I’ve been watching Louis hounding Sue in the garden. Today was pond filter cleaning day (we’ve a 10,000 litre Koi pond in the back garden). As soon as the drain valve was opened Louis could smell it and raced to see what was happening as … Read more
Sue and I have been unwell for the past week with some lurgy I brought back from Egypt. As such Louis is a bit bored at times and has resorted to mooching around, sniffing at the sofa edges for treats that have found their way under them. That makes it sound as though we never … Read more