We are now planning placements for the new pups. Priority
placement deposits are being accepted from
conscientious and responsible pet, performance and/or competition homes
for this litter. If you are interested in being considered for potential
placement for one of our puppies please contact us at the following address:
Family Friendly and Fully
Functional Hounds!
Champion sired with champion bloodlines, AKC/UKC registered,
Health/Genetic Tested Parents and Veterinarian Health Certified
(Examined and Vaccinated) Puppies.
Be sure to scroll down to see pictures and pedigrees!
UPDATES:
04/16/2009 - Seven Weeks
Pictures!!! Scroll down to "Whelps" section below to see each
pup's seven weeks picture.
04/09/2009 - Six Weeks
Pictures!!! Scroll down to "Whelps" section below to see each
pup's six weeks picture.
04/03/2009 - Five Weeks
Pictures!!! Scroll down to "Whelps" section below to see each
pup's five weeks picture.
04/03/2009 - Puppy's first vaccinations (7 way) administered
this evening and last day of second round of Fenbendazole.
04/02/2009 - Second day of second round of Fenbendazole.
04/01/2009 - First day of second round of Fenbendazole.
03/25/2009 - Four Weeks
Pictures!!! Scroll down to "Whelps" section below to see each
pup's four weeks picture.
03/22/2009 - Pups first meal!
03/21/2009 - Pups first trip outside!
03/20/2009 - Third and final day for the first round of Fenbendazole,
yea!!
03/19/2009 - Second day of Fenbendazole, ughh... But a nice
visit from "auntie" Mikayla:
03/18/2009 - Three Weeks
Pictures!!! Scroll down to "Whelps" section below to see each
pup's three weeks picture.
03/18/2009 - Puppies are less than thrilled with the first day
of their first day of Fenbendazole (wormer), but we get through it.
03/16/2009 - Day three, everyone arrives safe and secure in
Kansas City!
03/15/2009 - Day two ends outside of St Louis with a great and
much belated visit to the Sanchez's and Mirjam's dad and brother. Here's what
the picture is supposed to look like:
and consistent with our commitment to full-disclosure... here's
what it looks like in real life:
D-man with Ray, and one of the puppy girls:
03/14/2009 - The road trip begins! Day one ends in Manchester,
Tennessee.
03/10/2009 - Two Weeks
Pictures!!! All eyes open! Scroll down to see each pup's two weeks picture below.
03/09/2008 - Several pups are now beginning to attempt opening
their eyes!
03/07/2008 - Puppy #4 is the first to start opening his eyes
today!
03/06/2009 - Just when we were all but convinced that despite
poor nursing and being half the size of her littermates, that she was going to
make it, we lost the little runt girl #5 to an unfortunate injury.
03/03/2009 - One Week
Pictures!!! Scroll down to see each pup's one week picture below.
03/02/2009 - Mom and pups are settling into a routine. We'll
take pictures tomorrow!
02/27/2009 - It's proving to be a rough week for pups, as a puppy
(collar 3) has succumbed to smothering.
02/26/2009 - And then there were ten.
We are saddened to report that a few pups (collars 6, 8 and 13) have faded, two
of undetermined cause. The third sustained injuries to his abdomen and a rear
foot, which were later repaired by the Vet, but the tissues were unable to
recover, the stress proving too great.
02/24/2009 - PUPPIES ARE
HERE!!! See litter details and birthday pictures by scrolling down!
02/19/2009 - Mirjam is getting big and almost ready to go!
02/10/2009 - Only two weeks left to go!
02/02/2009 - Déjà makes his début on the HRA field gallery.
Click on the thumbnails below to see the pics:
01/22/2009 - IT'S
OFFICIAL!!! Pregnancy has been confirmed by the Vet!
01/07/2009 - Déjà's picture added to breeding summary. (scroll
down to view)
01/01/2009 - Happy New Year :)
12/28/2008 - Breeding completed, Mirjam gets special mommy
treatment now, and Déjà gets back to his hunting training!
12/27/2008 - Another successful breeding!
12/26/2008 - Another successful breeding!
12/25/2008 - The 'romance' begins, a successful breeding!.
Whelps
Seven Weeks Pictures - 04/16/2009
Girl #1 Purple
Boy #2 Orange
Boy #4 Blue
Boy #7 Red
Boy #9 Green
Girl #10 Pink
Girl #11 Lavender
Girl #12 Light Green
Six Weeks Pictures - 04/09/2009
Girl #1
Boy #2
Boy #4
Boy #7
Boy #9
Girl #10
Girl #11
Girl #12
Five Weeks Pictures - 04/03/2009
Girl #1
Boy #2
Boy #4
Boy #7
Boy #9
Girl #10
Girl #11
Girl #12
Four Weeks Pictures - 03/25/2009
Girl #1
Boy #2
Boy #4
Boy #7
Boy #9
Girl #10
Girl #11
Girl #12
Three Weeks Pictures - 03/18/2009
Girl #1 - 2.9 lbs
Boy #2 - 2.2 lbs
Boy #4 - 4.4 lbs
Boy #7 - 3.7 lbs
Boy #9 - 4.3 lbs
Girl #10 - 3.2 lbs
Girl #11 - 3.3 lbs
Girl #12 - 3.5 lbs
Two Weeks Pictures - 03/10/2009
Girl #1 - 1.8 lbs
Boy #2 - 1.6 lbs
Boy #4 - 2.6 lbs
Boy #7 - 2.7 lbs
Boy #9 - 2.8 lbs
Girl #10 - 1.9 lbs
Girl #11 - 2.1 lbs
Girl # 12 - 2.3 lbs
One Week Pictures - 03/03/2009
Girl #1 - 0.9 lbs
Boy #2 - 0.8 lbs
Boy #4 - 1.5 lbs
Girl #5 - 0.7 lbs
Boy #7 - 1.3 lbs
Boy #9 - 1.7 lbs
Girl #10 - 1.2 lbs
Girl #11 - 1.2 lbs
Girl # 12 - 1.4 lbs
Birthday Pictures - 02/24/2009
What does a Baker's Dozen of puppies look like?
Girl
0.6 lbs
Boy
0.5 lbs
Boy
0.9 lbs
Boy
0.8 lbs
Girl
0.5 lbs
Boy
0.7 lbs
Boy
0.7 lbs
Boy
0.4 lbs
Boy
0.8 lbs
Girl
0.6 lbs
Girl
0.7 lbs
Girl
0.9 lbs
Boy
0.6 lbs
Program Breeding: H-02 (field)
Type: Assortative Out-Cross
Dam
RIVERBEND'S LIEFLIKE LUIPERDJAGTER "Mirjam"
26 inches
69 pounds
AKC Senior Courser
AKC Best In Field Trial
2007 National Specialty ASFA Field Trial -
1st in Stakes
HRA Game Recovery Tracking Certified
HRA Class 3 & 4 Qualified
HRA Senior Hunting Ridgeback
EYES - CERF Clear
HIPS - OFA Good
ELBOWS - OFA Normal
THYROID - Normal
For this field breeding Mirjam brings an
impressive resume well beyond her field trial
accomplishments. She is a focused and driven, in-standard
bitch with moderate construction. She loves the sound of the gun! Her sire and
grandsire were proven champions and field trial dogs, but
more impressively her grandsire: BRYABA'S LIEUTENANT
CHUCK CHU - "Chuhh" - was an American Champion and
a well proven Kansas pheasant dog.
Mirjam's background speaks for itself. Having both trained
and/or hunted in no fewer than 10 different states from
Minnesota to New York, Florida to Kansas, and many points in
between, on no fewer than 12 different game species ranging
from Quail to Black Bear, she is, without question, the most
accomplished hunting Ridgeback in the U.S. today.
Sire
CH BATELEUR CHIWITSI INGWE "Déjà"
27 inches
80 pounds
AKC Conformation Champion
HRA Class 3 Qualified
EYES - CERF Clear
HIPS - OFA Good
ELBOWS - OFA Normal
THYROID - OFA Normal
For this field breeding we chose to
use this handsome and super friendly boy who's pedigree
includes dogs from Australian and Czech, but mostly South
African lines - all places known for having a good
contingent of working Ridgebacks. His pedigree was
especially attractive to us with: ISIMANGA'S UKUSA - an old
South African Champion bitch we've desperately wanted to get
into our pedigrees, as well as: ANNABARH BARRISTER BROWN -
an older Australian Champion dog who was not only a Best in
Specialty winner, but an extremely well proven hunting dog
on rabbit, hare, red fox, kangaroo and feral pig.
We decided to use Déjà specifically for this breeding for
several reasons, but the three primary reasons were:
1) His temperament is like butter... smooth and easy!
2) He has a good quality voice that carries well when holding game at bay
3) He is a scent hound... his natural inclination
is to put his nose to the ground and cover it. Because his natural
instinct is to ground scent, he got our attention as this can be a challenge to
find in Ridgebacks in this country.
If the mating can produce some moderately built dogs with Déjà's ground
scenting and Mirjam's
drive and game sense, we will be very happy.
Litter Status & Statistics known values as of 03/10/2009
 "RIVERBENDS LIEFLIKE LUIPERDJAGTER, SC")
 "CH KALIS RENO OF ARKENSTONE")
 "CH OAKHURST MAGNUM P I")
 "CH IVY LEAGUES BUNGALOW BILL")
 "CH COPYLINES NORMA RAE")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE HONKY TONK HERO")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE THE WARLORD")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE RAVE REVIEWS")
 "CH WESTWOOD BEWITCHED SAMANTHA")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE CALIFORNIA BLUE")
 "CH CAMELOTS DARLIN COMPANION")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE JOLLY ROGER")
 "CH DEER RIDGE MORGANNA")
 "CH CALICO RIDGE FOREVER AMBER")
 "CH RUTAN MPENZI RAFIKI OF GERA")
 "CH RIVEROADS CHICKEN GEORGE")
 "CH RIVEROADS NOKO RITTAH")
 "CH RIVEROADS STAHR OF THE EAST")
 "CH TRIPPER OF GERA")
 "CH TUROKA SPRINGRIVEROADS ALIA, CD")
 "CH KIMBIDAS CRACKLING ROSE")
 "CH MBADAS MHONDORO OF ISKANDAR")
 "CH KIMANIS SHARPER IMAGE")
 "ASSEGAI-KIMANI VOYAGER")
 "CH CARTOUCHE NIKELA")
 "CH GITANO OF RAINTREE")
 "CH KIMANIS STATUS SYMBOL")
 "ISIMANGAS UKUSA")
 "CH KIMANIS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED")
 "CH KIMANIS PERFORMANCE DESIGN")
 "CH KIMANIS HEIR TO THE THRONE")
 "CH KIMANIS CHANGAMIRE JAZZ")
 "CH KIMANIS BAD MAMA JAMA")