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RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK EU MAGAZINE
ur story begins long time before we brought home our first Rhodesian Ridgeback girl - Shana. My husband convinced me and I agreed to have a new family member without any hesitation but there was only one condition: it was supposed to be a dog to work with and that will actively participate in sport competitions. Dog shows were not so important and it has not changed till now. Our dogs were always seen as our friends. Before we bought Shana, we had been looking for a kennel for over one year. Eventually we found an available girl (Father of the litter was Excalibur Anunnaki - a dog working in the Czech Republic in Kynotherapy). This is how Shana has appeared in our life. First two years were very hard but we achieved what we had planned and even a bit more. When Shana was 3 years old we took part in the “Safe Communication between a dog and a child” classes for the first time and afterwards we knew that this is something we want to do from now on. Since then, we have been conducting classes for preschool children (3-5 years old) on Safe dog-child communication. Now Shana is 8 years old, so the baton is taken over by Adara Sirius - Canis Maior - her daughter. Adara was born in our kennel and made us realize how much influence the early socialization of puppies has on their adult life. At the age of 6 months, Adara knew more commands and carried them out with firmer commitment than her mother had. Working with a dog that wants to learn is pure
