Comments on: Rhodesian Ridgeback Pitbull Mix

By: Cooper boy

Cooper boy — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:21:05 +0000

COOPER (RR/PBull mix) is quite the boy& very special. He is stubborn & pushes obedience to the 9th degree, so watch visual cues (loss of eye contact, extension bursts—-think toddlers in supermarket—very naughty&, last ‘boom ^ then ‘okay parent wins’..).This mix does best with off leash runs if isafe—my guy will NEVER figure out cars., and lots of positive reimforcement. All together he is a lovely but stubborn boy who responds best to positive reinforcement and daily exercise. He is NOT aggressive with other dogs, runs with a ‘pack’ of best buddies at the 100acre+ dog park which ranges from 6 lbs to 60 lbs……he mixes well and meets & greets other dog with a wagging tailw

By: Maryellyn Tison

Maryellyn Tison — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:11:52 +0000

I have a 2 yo (2022) RR/Pit Bull mix. He is a dear! He has quickly learned to leash walk (I use a martingale harness) and is an accomplished counter shopper. Apparently he had no puppy trraining in his first home…… He loves to run, gets along fine with other dogs at a local (100+ acre) dog park and generally is a good guy, not aggressive around other dogs and gets along fine with toddlers (apparently this was a problem in his first and only home, resulting in relinquishment to a shelter, where we found each other). I’d recommend this breed mix to anyone.

By: Debra

Debra — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:40:30 +0000

In reply to Dayna.

I have a Pit/ridgeback mix and he is the best dog ever!! He is not high energy, was very easy to train and does not bark…..at all. Well, he does bark when he’s asleep and dreaming. He grew up with a kitten so he just adores cats and has zero prey drive, would hurt a flea! He is very sensitive (does not like to be in “trouble”) and usually you can tell him no once and he wont do it again. His only fault is he loves to visit people, LOL! He makes friends when we meet people on our walks and every time he see’s someone he “knows” he has to go say hi. He also loves other dogs and has no interest in fighting and would rather walk away, but he will defend himself if he had to. Thankfully he has not had to do that. I think he got the best traits of both breeds and none of the “bad” ones!

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:56:27 +0000

In reply to Sara. I think I may have a Rhodesian Ridgeback Pitbull Mix. I'm not sure though. She's still tempered and I got her from a rescue. I believe she's about 6 months old. Not potty trained and is learning her name. I was told she was NC in a kill shelter. My wife thinks she may be too much trouble and we may have to give her back.

By: Vernon

Vernon — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:54:22 +0000

I adopt a pittbull ridgeback mix. It was only a sceleton and a tick an flee taxi. But he is a beauty today. He has no proper training and is very aggressive towards other dogs and is very powerful. One day when I walk with him an original rednose Pitbull jump over the fence and attacks my dog who was on a leash. That day I saw that my mix don't back down from a fight. Many times when we walk dogs comes and attack him but they get some punishment. I don't let my dog fight and is highly against dogfighting. And he is great with my sister's little kid of one years old because I let her feed him. A dog don't bite his feeder .

By: JG

JG — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:19:27 +0000

In reply to JG.

forgot to add that she was not super great on the leash when she came to us. I took her out once and showed her what to do and since then, she’s been really easy. I could see at 70lbs that she could be horrible on the leash. I would recommend having a trainer work with your dog if you don’t know what you are doing. I used a “choke collar” – not for every dog/person, and applied pressure when she pulled and let up when she was walking calmly. You can’t just pull constantly either or they will just learn to pull against the choke collar which is not really great for anyone involved.

By: JG

JG — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:14:41 +0000

our dog is a rescue she’s def some pitbull, but we believe ridgeback as she’s taller and thinner than a pitbull with a more elongated face. She has the wheaten color, thin coat, and blacker muzzle. She doesn’t have a pronounced ridge, but she ridges easily and the hair there is coarser and darker. She is literally the sweetest, easiest dog. She’s great with kids and is protective of our kids. She is not high energy and would lay on the couch and snuggle all day. She is very easy to train. We don’t know her history as a rescue, her only issue is that other dogs really like to challenge and try and attack her. Not sure if she puts off some sort of vibe, but our other 2 rescues both separately attacked her and she is definitely the more skilled fighter as they came away with more injuries. She never starts anything but would finish it I guess. The other 2 dogs were older and since have passed. She is now an only dog. She is fine with other dogs when we travel with our families and they bring their dogs. She really loves little dogs – when she was first rescued she was homed with a bunch of chihuauhas. She would probably not do well with cats if we had one – she chases them from inside the house when she seems them outside. She doesn’t really bark at all. She does have lots of allergies and skin issues (I think these are common with pitbulls). She walks really obediently on the leash, never pulls, and never tries to go after another dog.
She will stand patiently and just look the other way if another dog is being leash aggressive. We don’t take her to dog parks because she doesn’t have excess energy, so it’s not really needed, so I can’t speak to how she would do there. Hope this helps for anyone considering the mix. I’d clone her if I could 🙂

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:18:47 +0000

We adopted this mix as a rescue. We didn’t know what we had until we ran a dog DNA kit – his parents were pure Breda. We were very surprised. Our dog has proved to be a wonderful family pet. He is loyal, playful, very loving, and quite the protector. He announces anyone near the house with a very intimidating bark. I would have never dreamed such a mix would be such a wonder family pet.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:40:07 +0000

We just rescued a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Pit mix approx. 1 1/2 years. A very sweet guy with many puppy traits evident, he gets bored when not with us and gets into mischief. The shelter neutered him, as is the law, unfortunately the wound site was terribly infected. The poor guys has been wearing a cone since we brought him home a week and half ago. We know he must wear it during the healing, but what a nuisance. We have a cat we are slowly introducing them. Thus far, the cat is not impressed, again the cone, it makes the dog so much more imposing. He is fairly good on the lead and we look forward to the training process and LONG walks/runs with this guys. Any tips are appreciated.

By: Hemi

Hemi — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:02:00 +0000

is there anywhere i can attach a picture? so u guys can have your oppinion wether my dog may have ridgeback in him hes definately got pitbull in him, but hes taller then his dad whos a red nose pitbull