Kasidi's puppies

Saturday 14th April

We performed the personality tests on the puppies this afternoon and I am not sure if we can truly interpret the results. They were carried out in our bedroom where they have never been and by Mark, my husband who they briefly met last night. The outcome was dominated by gender in that the girls were much more outgoing and sociable whereas the boys just lay on the floor and did not respond much at all. Parts of the test included putting up an umbrella suddenly, clashing saucepans, retrieving, putting the puppy on its belly etc and basically the boys just lay there with an expression on their face that said, whats all this about. I think the tests said more about this breed in that they are laid back and prone to laziness.

Years ago whilst at crufts the judge had about 38 Ridgebacks in one class to go over, so she divided the group into sub groups. The ridgebacks that had to wait soon got bored and collapsed on to the floor for a sleep. In contrast, the ring next door had Elk hounds and the noise that was coming from them was over whelming. They were very excitable and barking constantly not something a Ridgeback is noted for.

This thread for the blog will have to end soon as my puppies journey will end here and start over anew as they head off to their new homes. A sad time for us but a joyous one for their new owners.