Hi, we
are Rachel Tredwell & Wayne Symonds and are the extremely proud owners of the Shombay Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
We admired this beautiful breed for a number of years before waiting carefully until our circumstances
were right and acquired our foundation dog 'Castor' in 2002. We began showing in 2003 and were hooked!!
Wanting a relevant name to fit the history of Rhodesian Ridgebacks, it was decided our affix would be 'Shombay'
as it means 'he who walks like a lion" in Swahili.
This wonderful breed took over our hearts and we then (now bitten by the ridgeback ‘bug’) added
a new addition to our family....Jinx!
Our ridgeback family is
growing slowly, but with careful thought and consideration, Shombay are aiming to breed Rhodesian Ridgebacks that whilst remaining
true to their original breeding, are able to become wonderful family dogs and a loving addition to any home.
We
will strive to breed Rhodesian Ridgebacks that are sound in conformation and temperament. Our dogs are first and most importantly
pets, live in the house as part of the family with our 22month old son and we (and them) show as our hobby.
Rachel
and Wayne are Kennel Club Accredited Breeders, abiding to their Code of Ethics and we all live in the beautiful county of
Herefordshire.
We are extremely proud of our achievements so far and are looking forward to the 'Shombay'
future!
We hope you enjoy our modest website!
