I dont know anyone that would buy a ridgeback that bays.
Well, it's hard to say nosight... I guess I would be curious if they are being hunted by rifle hunters or knife/hog-tie hunters?
Don't get me the wrong way fellas, I'm not trying to put down good catch dogs. Lord knows we need them! If your Ridgeback is catchy, and that's what you want it to do, more power to you...
catch'em up son!
But from a historical perspective, a breed purist will want a bay dog. When thinking about the Ridgeback it's important to keep in the back of your mind that for almost the first 30 years that the Ridgeback was recognized by the Kennel Union of South Africa, they were classified as
Gun dogs. That's how they were used... they were developed and used by rifle hunters. As rifle hunters they needed bay dogs. If you look back to the wikipedia article I mentioned above, you will find a good historical account that explains this:
Phyllis Archdale who went to Rhodesia in 1919 and bred Ridgebacks there in the 1920s, "Old timers told me that in early days most Dutch transport riders had a Ridgehound as guard to their wagons. They were used to bail up lion and wild pig. Mine did both..."
