I have just aquired the above dog who is 6mths old born Jun 04 by Wamirembe Bemvaba at Mandanna ex Ellie of Elkesley.  Does anyone have an older sibling, if so what are they like?  Simba is lovely, but I have found him very talkative for a Ridgeback, especially when driving, (ok when parked up).  We have tried giving treats when he is quiet, & he is getting better bless him.  Also any tips on how to stop him jumping up, tried turning back on him, bringing knee up, & telling him down.  Problem is if he gets too excited he starts mouthing & pulling at clothing.  He was never allowed off the lead, but we have found him to be perfect (at the moment), though I have put this down to everything still being new.  He is a loving dog, would love to know what his brothers & sisters are like though. 

Many thanks
Sue

Any ideas anyone? I've never heard of it and even google does not seem to recognise it!

Regards, John

It's the KC name of a particular Rhodesian Ridgeback, John!

Thanks JG. The poor old brain gets very muddled at times. The ravages of time and that! ;)

Guest neither parent comes up on Google search which they would if they had been shown and placed at any British Championship show.

As your dog also does not appear to have a known affix (nothing comes up for Tigran) then it appears that your dog was bred from two unshown parents who were both bred by someone wiothout an affix, and may or may not have been typical breed specimins.  Most serious breeders choose to register a Kennel name (affix) so that any pups they breed can be recognised as being bred by them.  without this you are veery unlikely to be able to trace the relatives easily.

Sue, You may have to put up with the jumping up when excited for some time but if you have great persistance and a lot of time you could try to teach 'sit' when greeting people or as a cool off in the run up to moments of overexcitement.  IMO mouthing in Ridgebacks is a modern 'breeding-for-conformation-only' fault (a similar fault is whining in show-GSPs) where no consideration is given to the practical utility of the bloodline ; it is too common in the breed these days. We've had them for 40 years. Good luck.