R Star's Foundation Bitch Willow

With our 1st litter coming from CH Jabulani Willow of R Star ("Willow"), she is called our "Foundation Bitch." Bob and I got her from Kate Borst of Jabulani Rhodesian Ridgebacks in Lindstrom, MN. Willow stole our hearts at the young age of only 4 wks. We brought her home at 8 wks. We raised, trained, loved, socialized, and bred her. Our thoughts on breeding these terrific dogs is that you must have a solid dog of great breeding to start a kennel. Kate Borst deserves the cheers for the outstanding dogs she's bred, and we're fortunate to have gotten dogs with exceptional pedigrees to build from. Temperament is the most important to us. We start with breeding a pair that meet our personal standards, but terrific RR's aren't born that way...for the most part. It takes dedication, determination, and consistant training to make a Ridgeback you can be proud of, and your friends and family can admire.

Willow is a fabulous girl with everything we wanted....Super-sweet temperament, impressive ridge, beautiful coat, smooth gait w/balance, and conformation worthy of her Champion title. Willow was shown in the conformation show ring solely by me, a novice handler. She was a joy to take into the ring, and always made me proud of her and her performance.

Willow was bred 3 times, producing 18 pups...of which, to date, there are 3 conformation Champions: CH R Star Baye Bomani, CH R Star's Stock, and CH R Star's Kathmandu Onu of Jabulani