Yeah sorry Tonedog. I tend to over react sometimes. I really had a passion for Rhodesian ridgebacks. I guess I still do.

When I bought my first dog I remember Diane (Lionheart) saying a bomb could go off and they wouldn't lift an eyelid. They were that stable in temperament.

Sometimes their sense of humour seemed a bit one sided. I used to walk Karinda ( first one ) around a golf course at twilight. That's when he'd become "Lion dog" and I'd get chased. He'd just give me a little nip(to him) on the elbow or the back of the knee and I'd be down. Next thing he would be standing over me with a twinkle in his eye with his open mouth over my neck not exerting any pressure. I'd watch him launch himself in the air then hurl his body sideways at someones knees. Devastating, but not pleasant for the recipient. Leo my second one wasn't as playful as Karinda. I started feeding him on rabbits from the time I got him. I used to trap and shoot them. Trouble was trying to get the shot or trapped rabbit before he did. Leo would get his puppy teeth in my hair and start shaking. He wouldn't let go easily. Pig hunter at Mourilyn (can't remember if that's how its spelled) who I got my first Bullarab from used to hunt pigs with RR. He said he found them too playful with his children as puppies. They'd do the old teeth in the hair thing and the kids would go beserk.