Welcome to the Northwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club. The Northwest Rhodesian Ridgeback Club started in January 1989, Included in its membership are families owned by Ridgeback’s from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The goal is to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of purebred Rhodesian Ridgebacks and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection through activities such as lure coursing, tracking, obedience, agility, temperament testing, herding and conformation showing. We hope that a lot of your questions will be answered at our website and we encourage any feedback to improve your viewing.

Congratulations on Newton becoming a Dual Champion!

Owned by Jeanette & Patrick Ennis

Jeanette would like to thank everyonoe who helped Netwon throughout his marathon attempt at his dual CH.

Send photo's of your Ridgeback(s) you can be the next cover dog!

send your pic's to jhorn@nwrrc.net

•NWRRC Annual FUN DAY, Sunday May 11th @ Fido Farms:
The Annual General Meeting will take place during the Potluck Lunch.
9AM – 5PM

This year with herding !

Who can Attend? Anyone with an interest in Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Come meet other Ridgebacks and their humans! We’d love to see you!

Try different activities with your dog:

All Day:
•Off Leash Play (with separate area for puppies)
•New – go on The Lion Hunt
•Herding (pre-registered dogs will get first slots, see below)

Morning:
•Tracking
•Rally Obedience

Lunch
• NWRRC- Assisted Pot Luck (we supply the essentials – you bring an addition or a donation)
•Raffle with various Ridgeback items

Afternoon:
• Fun&Games with your Dog
•Lure Coursing straights

Cost:
Registration: 1st Dog $10, additional dogs $5 each
Family without dogs: $5 per family

Herding sessions:

This is a chance to be amazed at your dog’s ability. Chris will work with your dog, no experience required.

Preference will be given to people who pre-register for a spot. Otherwise, you can just put your name on the board and we will take you as spots are available.
(8-10AM, 10-12 noon, 1-3PM or 3-5PM, 10 dogs per slot. If we have no pre-regs for the 8AM time slot, herding will not start until 9. We will end the herding when all dogs either pre-registered or on the list have had a turn, so it may not go all the way to 5PM.)

Please sign up for a time slot with Marykay Ligocki at javaridgebacks@gmail.com or (425) 402-4026 and leave contact information in case the preferred time slot is full.

The cost is $25 for a dog to herd, $15 for foster and rescue dogs.

Things to remember:
Ridgebacks and children must be under parental/guardian control at all times.
You are responsible for poop&scoop duties for your dog.
The NWRRC is not responsible for any injuries or damages to persons, animals, or property at this event.

Information: Marykay Ligocki , javaridgebacks@gmail.com (425) 402-4026
www.fidosfarm.com

•1st Annual NWRRC Endurance Trial: NWRRC Sponsored event will take place this summer, the time and location is currently being evaluated. There will be a limited registration of twenty dogs and all participating dogs must be two years old on the day of the trial. If you are interested in participating please contact John Horn jhorn@nwrrc.net to sign up. The rules will be posted to the current events section of the website in the near future. In conjunction with the ET, there will be Temperament Testing available with limited registration. Please contact Teri Kruse catwork@harbornet.com for pre-registration. When more details are finalized it will be posted on the current events section of the website.

•AKC Lure Coursing Seminar: Missoula, MT May 17-18, 2008
Sponsored by: Five Valley Kennel Club (FVKC)
The FVKC is establishing lure coursing as part of the club's activities. For AKC recognized sighthound owners, this seminar provides rules, procedures, safety, and also setting up the course in the field. A great way to get introduced to lure coursing your dog, or just wanting to gain a better knowledge of coursing. It consists of 1 day classroom and 1 day field. For those interested in becoming an AKC Lure Coursing Judge, this is a required course (with test) in meeting that end. Final cost to be determined NLT March 31st. Contact Bruce Hubbert at wbhubbert3@aol.com if interested, and you will be notified as new information becomes is available. This seminar is not always readily available. AKC Representative Bob Mason will be the presenter.
The cost will be $50.00 per attendee which include all fees to include AKC and lunch both days. Bring your hound to run on Sunday

•Congratulations to the all our NWRRs who had great Lure Coursing success in 2007!

Rank Name Sex Points

15 Couleeridges Runaway Red @ Aegis SC B 81
20 CH Kuwindas Silk Road RN SC B 68
23 FC Mwen-Yezi Roxie Girl RN SC B 65
28 DC K-Tai Rugare RN SC D 60
29 FC Rahisi Rafiki SC D 59
38 DC Aegis Cardinal Riley SC D 51

For a complete Listing of the top 50.

•The NWRRC's new 2008 Champions in Conformation, Lure Coursing, Agility, Obedience, Tracking, CGC and Herding please go to the New Titles 2008 section of the website.
For new entries please send the information to jhorn@nwrrc.net