Browsing Archive: May, 2011

The Big Dog... And even a Bigger One.

Posted by Eugene on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, In : Behavior 
A lot of muscle with very little fat is a good combination to have when you find yourself on a dog playground, full of young male canines trying to establish dominance.  At 82 lean pounds, Ari has been one of the largest inhabitants of this playground, able to match in size and power most of the dogs there. Even Sisco (another Rhodesian, 14 months and well over 90 lbs), although clearly more mature then Ari, is not THAT MUCH bigger. 

Yes, being The Big  Dog indeed has its advantages. Until, of...
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Puppy Playtime

Posted by Elena on Friday, May 20, 2011, In : Behavior 

It rained all day yesterday and it poured today. According to the weather channel there is 80% chance of rain tomorrow and for foreseeable future. So when raining cats and dogs suddenly turned into a pleasant drizzle Ari got himself a trip to a dog park. I was surprised that not all local dogs were there, letting off their steam. Besides Ari there were only 2 other dogs: a 2 year old Golden Retriever and a puppy Bulldog. Despite the size difference, the Golden Retriever and the Bulldog were h...


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Size does matter

Posted by Elena on Friday, May 13, 2011, In : Behavior 
On Saturday we took Ari to a birthday party picnic at the park. It's a nice yearly tradition and this year it was a small gathering of about 1000000 close friends and relatives. 
I thought Ari was very well behaved. Most older kids wanted to play with him, and even though one little boy kept throwing his toys at him and took his Kong, Ari was remarkably calm. 
He discovered a cheesecake covered fork under a table and turned into a contortionist squeezing his upper half under a bench with his bu...

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Perfect match

Posted by Elena on Sunday, May 1, 2011,

Finally nice June weather is here, it was about 70 yesterday. I am so glad I had a day off, Ari and I took a long walk, chased deer, played and ran around in the back yard. He was totally pooped.
Here's tired Ari listening to me singing after we got back. I think he appreciates it (he would be the only one, so I appreciate it back.)
As I am looking at this picture, I am thinking how originally we were not going to get a Rhodesian Ridgeback, but a Black Russian Terrier puppy from a breeder in ...


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