The bitch that we chose for ourselves from our mating between Jinx & Castor is called 'Bo' also known as Shombay Shaamone.  She has a fantastic nature and is so easy going, very laid back and takes everything in her stride, but to date has chewed through a cordless telephone, nibbled her way through vinyl flooring, muched on a tv remote, ate 3 tap/hose connectors and loves to empty the full coal bucket over the living room carpet, all this happening with people in the house. She also has a lovely idea that digging lots of holes in the garden really makes her human parents very happy ....Warning... Ridgebacks can seriously ruin your home....but we wouldn't be without them!!

Bo has made a fantastic start to her showing career.  Some of her critiques have read:-

Mr Frank H Whte - "Asmall but quality class, 1st Shombay Shaamone. I liked this girl for her overall honesty and breed type, no exaggeration, good bone, body & topline, good tailset, well develped quarters and presented in good condition, just a little out of coat for me as this can happen to the girls at times but she put in every effort when her handler asked her, resulting in her winning this class and the RBB".

Vivien Philips - "1st Shombay Shaamone -Good head on this lady with an excellent front.  Well let down with ribs go well back. Very free on the move, pushed hard for the challenge".

Her results so far are below.

Saturday 9th August was a very wet & windy day at Paignton Champ Show Bo won the Frank Bloom Memorial Stakes under Mr Steve Hall.

Paignton Champ Show on Tuesday 5th August, Bo won Graduate bitch under Mr Jeff Horswell.

Tuesday 15th July was East of England Champ Show. Bo had 4th place in Mid-Limit Bitch under Mrs Dorothy Grayson-Wood, then had a great 4th place out of 66 dogs (no absentees!!) for the Special Beginners Stakes (AV Hound/Toy/Terrier) under Mrs Eleanor Bothwell.

Sunday 13th July, we took Jinx & Bo up to Cheryll & John Mackfall's beautiful home for the Midlands & Northern Ridgeback Club Fun Day, to raise funds for Welfare. A great day spent in the sun with other ridgies and their owners and we even attempted the agility course, which Jinx loved!

Thursday 3rd July was South Wales Champ show, but no cc's on offer for our breed, Bo won Post Graduate bitch under Mrs Diane Cook.

Blackpool Championship Show on Saturday 20th June and Bo had 3rd in Limit Bitch under Ann McDonald and then a nice 4th place in the Dog World Open Stakes under Mr Martin Freeman.

Thursday 12th June at Three Counties, our own Bo had 2nd in Post Graduate Bitch under breed specialist Gordon Cunningham (Walamandengie).

 

WELKS Championship Show - Friday 25th April, 3rd Limit Bitch under breed specialist Mr Jack Selby.

Leominster CS Open Show - Sunday 20th April, 1st Post Graduate, then Best of Breed under Mr Alf Wood

Hound Association Scotland Champ Show April 08 - 1st Yearling Bitch.

RR Club Scotland Open Show April 08 - 1st Post Graduate Bitch & Reserve Best Bitch.

Crufts 2008 - 4th out of 13 in Post Graduate bitch.

Bo had 4th out of 13 in Post Gaduate bitch at Manchester Championship Show on Sunday 20th January 2008 under breed specialist Karen Rimmer.

The RR Club of GB Championship Show on Sunday 23rd September 2007 under Mrs Janet Parker, Bo had 4th in Yearling bitch (11 in class). Shombay were 2nd in the Progeny Class.

Welsh KC Champ Show- 5th Junior Bitch (whilst still a puppy) under Dr SL Hemstock & 5th in Petplan Junior Stakes under Mr Tom Johnston.

Houndshow - 3rd Puppy Bitch under Mrs Liz Cartledge.

Midlands & Northern RR Club Champ Show - 2nd Puppy Bitch under Mrs Sue Simper.

Windsor Champ Show 1st July 2007 - 4th Puppy Bitch under Dagmar Kenis Pordman.

Blackpool Champ Show 23rd June 2007 - 4th Puppy Bitch under Mr Denys Simpson and 5th in Puppy Stakes under Mr Robin Newhouse.

Three Counties Champ Show 14th June 2007 - 1st Junior Bitch under Mr Graham Hill.

Southern Counties Champ Show 2nd June 2007 - 3rd Puppy Bitch under Mr Wilf Webster.

Bath Championship Show 28th May 2007 - 3rd Puppy Bitch under Zena Thorn-Andrews.

Birmingham National 28th May 2007 - 3rd Minor Puppy Bitch under Mr Keith Thornton.

Southern RR Assoc Champ Show 6th May 2007 - 4th Minor Puppy Bitch under Miss Gill Lawless.

WELKS 29th April 2007 - 2nd Minor Puppy Bitch under Mrs WM Adams.

Hound Assoc Scotland 24th April 2007 - 4th Puppy Bitch under Mr Paul Singleton.

Sutton Coldfield CS 24th Feb 2007 - 1st Junior Bitch, Best Puppy under Mrs Julie Mounfield and Hound Puppy Group 3 under Ms Sue Campbell