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Lion Hunting Lessons...The Rhodesian Ridgeback breed originated in South Africa as a hunting dog - Click here to join Belle & Odin as they hunt big game.
Happy New Year! Bob & I would like to extend a NEW YEAR'S GREETING from Willow (CH Jabulani Willow of R Star) and son Tank (CH R Star Baye Bomani). Willow is nearly 13 years old, and son Tank is 9 years old now. Both are looking good, and doing well in their 'Senior Years'. BEST WISHES for an OUTSTANDING 2010!!! From us and the Hounds of R Star Rhodesian Ridgebacks...
Abbott gets a New Year's kiss from Nala, a Rhodesian Ridgeback	Chloe, an English Pointer, gets fitted for her tiara while Nala, waits her turn.
You can always tell the pawty dogs, they are the ones that sit in the confetti.	Nala, ready to pawty.
CH Jabulani Nechiyas Starbelleu Here she is, our latest conformation champion..... Lula is a Tank and Nechiya daughter. Our thanks go to Lula's owners Erik and Lisa, who have been so helpful w/ this achievement. Now, in addition to bragging about Lula's beauty, movement, and temperament....we have rights to call her a champion!!! WAY TO GO, Lula!!!! We always knew you were a born to be a champion! We are all so proud of you!!!!
R Star Mbele Safari wins a Major!! Our "Saba" has won her 1st major (2 needed for a championship). We were so thrilled with her win!!! This lovely bitch has done very well so far in the show ring. Thanks to Saba's (and our) friends and family who cheered for her ringside! It was SO NICE to have them share in our excitement. We are very proud of Saba's accomplishments to date, and continue to expect great things from her. This has been a busy summer for all of us at R Star. Not only has Saba acquired 10 pts. thus far in 2008 from the showring, she and Simu have both been busy w/ obedience training...both earning a Canine Good Citizen certificate from AKC after demonstrating for an evaluator that they indeed do know what several commands mean!.

R Star Rhodesian Ridgebacks

Greetings from the heart of the Midwest! We are Robert and Victoria Ruggles. Bob and I are glad to have you visit our website and hope you enjoy your time here. We'd like to have you learn a bit about us. We hope you'll be impressed with our dogs and our desire to improve the breed with future litters.

As members of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the U.S. (RRCUS), Bob and I conform to the Code of Ethics. All our breeding dogs have undergone, and passed, testing from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) certifying their hips and elbows. Additional tests are done as needed. Although these tests are important, we feel breeding for temperament is just as important. In addition, although not all our pups are placed in show homes, it's our intention to produce healthy, beautiful, sound dogs that conform to the breed standard.

We invite you to check out our dogs and the puppies we have available on occasion.