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04.08.2006. B LITTER - 11 LITTLE RR's

July 2006. VIDEO Kiya steals a cookie...
June 2006. EXPECTING LITTER
June 2006. YEKE YEKE AMALI

January 2006. RR ON SNOW

Summer/Autumn 2005. AGILITY COURSE

11.06.2005. 3rd special club show CAC KLJUCIC BRDO (Croatia)

 04.06.2005. EURO DOG SHOW TULLN

22.05.2005. CACIB VARAZDIN

16.04.2005. CACIB VRTOJBA -INT. CH ELLA

25.-29.03.2005. CACIB MONTE CARLO; CACIB + RR SPECIAL FREJUS-ELLA CACIB I BOS

20.03.2005. CACIB ZAGREB

15.-16.01.2005. CACIB LJUBLJANA-ELLA SLOWENIAN CHAMPION

20.08.-03.11.2004. PUPPY'S PICTURES

20.08.2004. A LITTER - 10 LITTLE RR's

June 2004. MATOBO & ELLA

05.06.2004. 2nd special club show CAC KLJUCIC BRDO(Croatia)

30.05.2004. ELLA'S BIRTHDAY

15. i 16. 05.2004. HERZEGOVINA TOUR

01. and 02.2004. CACIB ZADAR

18.04.2004. CAC GROSUPLJE

17.04.2004. CAC NOVI MAROF-ELLA CROATIAN CHAMPION

27.03.2004. CACIB LJUBLJANA
NEWS
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20.06.2011. 5 little ridgebacks in Tshaka kennel. Mother Thembisile Urbi Tshaka + father Yeke Yeke Bambaataa. More information about litter you can find on web Tshaka kennel . 
30.05.2011. Ella's 10. birthday

15.09.2008. Ella, Kiya & Bura running and little Chuma watching and learning 

July - August 2008.


CHUMA
09.08.2008.
So, we are back to our normal every day routine :)
Ella and little one are OK. We gave him name CHUMA, meaning “hero” or “strong person” in Swahilli. We think it suits him well, as he proved from the beginning that he is fighter, strong spirited and with great will for life. In the beginning Ella was very confused because of only one puppy. We think that she knew that there were more of them. And she is used to take care for some 10 puppies. Ella directed all love, attention and care that she cumulated for more puppies to only one. She was constantly cleaning him, she was constantly over him so we had to take her out of whelping box so that little one has some quite time to sleep. Bura was totally impressed by the puppy and she was helping that puppy had even more attention and less peace :) . So, first few weeks were quite exhausting but now everything is OK and normal.

And BIG THANKS!!! to all known and unknown friends who contacted us by phone or e-mail expressing their interest in Ella and puppy and giving us their support and words of comfort. It means a lot to us!

Chuma is developing very nicely. Weather is very nice, warm and sunny, so he can spend a lot of time outside in the garden. He is very free and playful. His father Ajani can be really proud of him.

Chuma

Chuma & Kiya

Chuma

10.8.2008. Ella & Chuma

10.8.2008.go Chuma go !!!

Ella & Chuma
More pictures and movies of him you can see under link

Bura and Kiya had a lot of interesting walks, and now Ella is accompanying them too

Ella

Bura & Ella &Kiya

Bura

Kiya & Ella & Bura

Ella & Kiya & Bura
09. July 2008. wednesday C LITTER

Wednesday was definitely the hardest day of our lives with dogs.
As of Monday, Ella had all symptoms of normal delivery, she was unsettled, slept for a while, breathed hard, discharged some transparent fluid from vagina. As of Tuesday, she had some rare and weak contractions. During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday she had few weak contractions, nothing much. During Wednesday morning she was very calm, she slept and there were no heavier contractions. Vet and we started to worry. We went to the clinic; vet checked her and said that he must make cesarean section immediately. He was very surprised when he saw that she had torsion of uterus. Her uterus turned and amniotic cords were also turned. Only one male puppy was alive, and unfortunately for 4 of them was too late. They couldn’t save them, reanimation didn’t succeed. All 4 of them (3 boys and 1 girl) were normally developed. All ridges were OK, tails were OK and they had just a little white marks.
Ella after operation, puppy had his first milk


This one male that survived was 590 g on the birth. He had his first milk while Ella was still under narcosis and on infusion. When she woke up, she immediately accepted him and started to clean him. She is really great mum.

Ella is OK now, she has big cut through her stomach. She has enough milk and little one really likes to eat. He is great and we can already see that he is very suborned!
We will never forget our 4 little angels; we are so sorry they left us so early.

  
Bura & Ella with puppy at home on 09.07.2008.

We are still very sad and shocked, thinking all those “what if …” and “why didn’t we …” questions. But we must go on and be happy that Ella is OK and that we have this little one in whelping box.

So, as of Wednesday, 09.07.2008. our family is bigger for one little male puppy. And here they are – Ella and her son:
Ella & puppy
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puppy
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puppy
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May 2008.

PUPPY NEWS - We are expecting puppies in the beginning of July 2008 !

Ajani & Ella (Int Ch Shababu Ombeka)
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In the beginning of May we traveled to North Germany to meet Matakima Ajani and his owners Karolina and Dominika Witkowski. Mating between Ella(Int Ch Shababu Ombeka) and Ajani took place on May 6th and 7th.
Ajani is an elegant, expression full young male with excellent body proportions and calm and friendly behavior. He is coming from German kennel Matakima. In Ajani's pedigree one can find ancestors from well known South African lines like Lionhunt and Glenaholm, famous Multi Ch and World Winner Rex Ventors Akeron and famous "working ridgebacks" from the Danish Kuzonga kennel. With background like this it's not strange that Ajani is successful as show, obedience, coursing, agility and tracking young male.
So, we keep our fingers crossed and hope to have a bunch of happy and healthy little Ridgeback puppies in the beggining of July 2008.
Pedigree of litter C.
21.12.2007.
We were very sad when we heard that one of the greatest Ridgeback Gentlman, Ella's father Multi Ch Ridgeway African Hunter left this world in the age of 14,5 We will never forget you and you will always be in our harts and minds and in spirits of your offsprings.

Ridgeway African Hunter with hi's trophies
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11.10.2007.
We heard very sad news today. Lovely Yeke Yeke Amali – Chambela lost her young life in tragic car accident. We are still very shocked and sad. Chambela had great life with her family; she had so much love and attention. Although we had to say good bye to this wonderful Ridgeback lady, she will never be far away from our thoughts and she'll always be present in our hearts.

"Death is the end of life... but not the end of the friendship, that will live on in our hearts forever … " © Kerstin Teetz

Yeke Yeke Amali – Chambela
* 21.08.2004.
† 10.10.2007.
September 2007.

Bura started with agility lessons on KOSSP so before that we had to make x-ray of her hips and result is perfect HD-A!

Kiya continues with agility tranings and competitions.


Kiya (click on picture)

August 2007.
We spent great holiday with our dogs. We went to the peninsula Pelješac and used the opportunity to visit Awena (female from our A-litter who lives on Korčula) and Luna (Yeke Yeke Bimkubwa, from B-litter who lives close to Dubrovnik). Also, one day we met with Yeke Yeke Bambaataa and his human family on the island Mljet where they were on vacation. Some nice pictures can be found here....

Ella & Kiya

Ella

Bura & Kiya

Kiya

Kiya - la vita e bella

Bura

ridgeback beach

Bura & Ella
21. August 2007.

today our A-litter celebrates their 3rd birthday! Happy birthday to you all and hopefully still many to come!

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A-litter 3rd birthday
04. August 2007.

today puppies from B-litter celebrate their 1st birthday!
Happy birthday to all of you with a lots of love, hugs, kisses and best wishes from all of us.

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B-litter 1st birthday
July 2007.

During my trip to Milano, Italy, I used the opportunity to visit Yeke Yeke Abeke. She grew up into lovely and kind RR lady. She spends a lot of time with her RR friend Shangani Bayete Shaka (Pictures are made by mobile phone).

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Shaka & Abeke

Abeke

Abeke
June 2007.
Overview of January - June 2007. - a short update on what was happening with us...
All puppies from our B-litter settled nicely in their new homes. We are in contact with all families and puppies are developing very nicely. You can follow their growth and development through individual page of each puppy(some pages are still under construction). Nelson and Ella can really be proud with their children.

From the beginning there was one little girl with orange necklace that caught our hearts and decided to stay with us. Her name is Yeke Yeke Bura.
 
Free time
With our dogs we are spending a lot of time outside in long walks with friends. We paid a visit to some puppies from the last litter and spent great time with them. It is so nice to see them so happy!
pictures soon...
 
Education
In January Bura and Hrvoje started with the puppy schooll in our dear Club (www.kossp.hr) They finished first level with 8,25 points (out of 10 points – she eat salami-that’s minus1, but other things like walking, sitting, laying down, waiting, contact with strange people and socialization with other dogs were almost perfect).
pictures soon...
Shows
Some puppies from B-litter started with their show carrier. For many of them (both puppies and owners) those were the first steps in the show ring and after beating the stress and stage fright they presented themselves very nicely. Congratulations to you all!
PUPPY CLASS:
  • 25.02.2007. CAC Celje, Slowenia – judge Milan Udovč (SLO)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – very perspective 1st
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - very perspective 1st
    pictures soon...
  • 03.03.2007. CACIB Zagreb, Croatia – judge Ivana Bakal (CRO)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – very perspective 1st
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - very perspective 1st
    pictures soon...
  • 04.03.2007. CACIB Zagreb, Croatia – judge Ante Udovičić (CRO)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – very perspective 1st
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - very perspective 1st
    pictures soon...
  • 14.04.2007. CAC Rovinj, Croatia – judge Darko Martinović (CRO)
    Yeke Yeke Bingwa kwa Sheshe a.k.a Mor - perspective
    pictures soon...
  • 28.04.2007. CACIB Zadar, – judge Ante Bilać (CRO)
    Yeke Yeke Bashasha a.k.a Rea – very perspective 1st
    pictures soon...
 
YOUTH CLASS:
  • 19.05.2007. CAC Samobor, Croatia – judge Vladimir Kovačević (BIH)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – excellent 3rd
    Yeke Yeke Bingwa kwa Sheshe a.k.a Mor - excellent 3rd
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - excellent 4th
    pictures soon...
  • 20.05.2007. CAC Novi Marof, Croatia – judge Nenad Jagodić (CRO)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – excellent 1st, Youth Class Winner
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - excellent 1st, Youth Class Winner, BOB, J-BOG 2
    pictures soon...
  • 27.05.2007. CAC Djakovo, Croatia – judge Vedran Božičković (BIH)
    Yeke Yeke Bura – excellent 1st, Youth Class Winner
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - excellent 1st, Youth Class Winner, BOB
    pictures soon...
  • 09.06.2007. EURODOGSHOW Zagreb, Croatia
    Yeke Yeke Bura – excellent (judge: Piotr Sliwka PL)
    Yeke Yeke Bambaataa - very good (judge: Hans Muller CH)

Agility
Kiya and Mirna are still agility fans. They are practicing twice a week and started with agility competitions. So far without some great results, but good will and training will pay their effort eventually. The most important is that we are having fun!

Kiya
04.08.2006.
B LITTER - 11 little monsters

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  SHORT MOVIES  

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Ella gave birth to 8 girls and 3 boys!!!! Ella and puppies are feeling well. You can find pedigree and more first pictures of puppies here (Litter B). Also you can find new pictures of puppies and short movies here:

1. week, 2. week, 3. week, 4. week,
 5. week, 6. week, 7. week, 8. week
July 2006.
VIDEO - have a look how Kiya steals a cookie from the table! - click on the picture

Kiya & Cookie (253Kb)
June 2006.
PUPPY NEWS - We expect puppies in the beginning of August.

Ella & Nelson playing
On 31.05.2006 we matted our ELLA (INT. CH Shababu Ombeka) with the male Shana's Nelson Fan Ûnder De Mune. NELSON is very nice dog with wonderful muscles and beautiful character. he was born in Dutch kennel FAN ÛNDER DE MÛNE out of African father Sarula Debuka from SARULA kennel and mother - SHANA Fan Under de Mune, which comes from Masionaland & Jockular lines. Nelson is loved and owned by familly Becker in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

more fotos and infos on Nelson - here
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more fotos and infos on Ella - here
VIDEO
10.06.2007. Bura & Kiya playing in the water

10.06.2007. Bura running on the water

19.06.2007.Bambaataa- puppy hunting pheasant for fun

14.10.2007. Bura playing with Jack Russel

12.06.2008. Kiya& Bura playing in the sand

08.08.2008.Bambaataa- first two years

11.08.2008. Chuma with older sister Kiya and mother Ella

12.08.2008. Chuma playing with older sister Bura

18.08.2008. Chuma playing with mother Ella

15.09.2008. Ella, Kiya & Bura playing or maybe the better word is just RUNNING and little Chuma watching and learning


 
June 2006.
YEKE YEKE AMALI
During our stay in Germany we visited Ella's daughter Yeke Yeke Amali (now called Chambela). Chambela is beautiful and happy young lady who lives with her half sister Pakascha.
January 2006.
It's been a while since we updated this page, so just in brief here are some news from second half of the year 2005:

With dogs in the wood(click on picture)

A lot of nice pictures you can find under Ella, Kiya, Litter (individual puppy pages: Akiki, Awena, Azikiwe...), Friends, our Gallery...

Awena & Shangani Ufalme(friends 5,6...)

summer/autumn 2005.

AGILITY COURSE ON KOSSP

our group on agility course

Azikiwe - "Ziko"

Kiya
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Annakiya and Azikiwe successfully finished agility course. A lot of pictures and our agility company you can find here AGILITY COURSE(photos).

Annakiya and Azikiwe were "X - Rayed". They are both HDA.

11.06.2005.

3rd special club show CAC KLJUCIC BRDO (Croatia)

Ella & Ziko

3rd special club show of "Hounds and Dachshunds Club Zagreb" was held on Kljucic Brdo near Zagreb. For the breed Rhodesian Ridgeback Ella   won the title Club female champion and her son Yeke Yeke Azikiwe - "Ziko" won the title Young Club Champion.

04.06.2005.

EURO DOG SHOW TULLN (Austria)
We participated on Euro Dog Show in Tulln, Austria. Ella get excellent in Champion class. Her 9,5 months old son Yeke Yeke Azikiwe - "Ziko", competed in Youth class (9-18 months) and get very good (out of 17 young males only 5 of them get excellent). It was great to see almost 150 Ridgebacks on one place.

22.05.2005.

CACIB VARAZDIN (Croatia)
Yeke Yeke Azikiwe - "Ziko", 9 months and 2 days old, participated on his second show. He get excellent and was placed as second in youth class.

16.04.2005.

CACIB VRTOJBA (Slovenia)

Ella competed in champion class. On this show Ella get excellent, CAC, CACIB and BOB.  With this Ella gained title:

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION !!!   CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

25.-29.03.2005.

26.03.2005. CACIB Monte Carlo

28.03.2005. CACIB + RR SPECIAL Fréjus (France)

For this year Easter we took a short holiday and went to the trip to France to see Ella’s and Kiya’s family and our dear friends. While there, we went to the shows near by - in Monte Carlo and in Fréjus.

At the International Dog Show in Monte Carlo (Saturday, 26.03.2005), Ella received excellent mark and was placed as third in champion class. As there was no puppy class Yeke Yeke Annakiya (Kiya) was just having fun and gaining some experience on the show atmosphere.

Yeke Yeke Antar    
On Sunday we went to visit Ella’s son, Yeke Yeke Antar. It was a great pleasure to se him so big, handsome and happy with his family.
On Monday (28.03.2005.) International Dog Show was held in Fréjus. Within this show special show for Rhodesian Ridgebacks was organized under the judging of Mrs. B. Marcellot-Carbo, president of French Ridgeback Club, who judged very thoroughly and with a lot of patience.  We were thrilled and overwhelmed with happiness when Ella won CACIB and BOS title. 7 months old Kiya opened her showing carrier on this show. She was judged as “very promising” in puppy class (6-9 months).  CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GIRLS!!
 
 
Yeke Yeke Abeke    
On Tuesday, on our way back home we made a stop in Italy to visit Yeke Yeke Abeke and her dear friend Eva. Abeke is turning into fine, nice and happy RR lady.

20.03.2005.

CACIB ZAGREB (Croatia)

Yeke Yeke Azikiwe - "Ziko" was for the first time on the show (in puppy class 6-9 months). He was judged as “very promising puppy". BRAVO Ziko!!!

15.-16.01.2005.

CACIB LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA)

  • 15.01.2005. Ella competed in champion class. On this show Ella get excellent, CAC and R.CACIB.  With this Ella gained title:

SLOVENIAN CHAMPION !!!   CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

  • 16.01.2005. On this show Ella get excellent and R.CAC in champion class.

20.08.2004.-03.11.2004.
ENJOYMENT WITH PUPPIES !!! Pictures of puppies are here

20.08.2004.
A litter
Ella gave birth to 6 girls and 4 boys!!!! Ella and puppies are feeling well. You can find pedigree and more first pictures of puppies here.

June 2004.

Ella & Matobo
We are expecting the litter at the end of August 2004. Dam is Ella (Shababu Ombeka). Sire is Multi Champion Umvutcha Matobo of Shangani . He was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia) and was imported in France. He is red-wheaten male, with strong bones and very nice character.

05.06.2004.
2nd special club show CAC KLJUCIC BRDO (Croatia)


Ella

Ella & Amor
In organization of "Hounds and Dachshunds Club Zagreb", 2nd special club show on Kljucic Brdo with CAC-HR candidature and Club championship 2004 was held. For the breed Rhodesian Ridgeback Ella won CAC and the title Club female champion.

30.05.2004.
Today is Ella's 3rd birthday. That's why we visited Ella's brother Okoyo and with birthday cake celebrated their day(pictures).

15. i 16.05.2004.
This weekend we spent in Herzegovina(BIH) where Ella competed in 3 shows. For the first time Ella competed in champion class and here are the results:
 

15.05.2004. CACIB Mostar - Excellent, RCAC
15.05.2004. CAC Široki Brijeg - Excellent, CAC, BOB
16.05.2004. CAC Međugorje - Excellent, RCAC

01. and 02.05.2004.
This weekend we spent in beautiful Zadar where 2 CACIB were organized. Here are the results:
 

01.05.2004. CACIB Zadar - Excellent, RCAC

02.05.2004. CACIB Zadar - Excellent

18.04.2004.
CAC GROSUPLJE (SLOVENIA) - Ella was excellent and CAC winning bitch in open class.

17.04.2004.

CAC NOVI MAROF (CROATIA)  - On this show Ella get excellent and CAC in open class. With this Ella gained title:

CROATIAN CHAMPION !!!   CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

27.03.2004.

CACIB LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA) - For the first time Ella (Shababu Ombeka) competed in open class. She get excellent.

January 2004.

We spent great amount of time trying to find the right stud dog for Ella. Finally, we decided that Multi Champion Umvutcha Matobo of Shangani would be a perfect match for her. Matobo was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (ex Rhodesia) and was imported in France. He is red-wheaten male, with strong bones and very nice character.

We went with Ella to France for mating with Matobo at the end of December 2003. We spent some great time in France, at La Maurette with family Blumberg and their lovely Shangani crowd. We expected the litter for the beginning of the March 2004.

Unfortunately, Ella  did not become pregnant as a result of this mating.

We are going to repeat matting in July 2004.
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