06/17/2023
Just an update for everyone … we have now lost 4 Dogs to this horrific strain of Parvo … as of yesterday no one else had symptoms our vet said count 15 days starting yesterday and if everyone is ok by then we should be past this … today is Day 2 …
I stand by what I posted before … my surviving Ridgebacks will be for adoption … I know some of you were shocked by my decision and some of you shared that you thought this was not the best decision but I can assure you this is the best decision for the dog …. not for me … I do not want to do this … I cry every single day … things that should take 30 minutes now takes hours because of the bleaching protocol between dogs I am mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted
There are several reasons I am rehoming the surviving dogs but I’ll share the two biggest so that maybe y’all will understand … I didn’t make a lot of money off of breeding my ridgebacks … I didn’t breed enough to make a real profit and unbeknownst to popular believe breeders do not make a lot of money if they take care of their dogs properly… me having my 1 litter a year payed for my dogs … their food, vet bills, flea and tick prevention, heart worm prevention and everything else that comes with owning a dog … now that I can no longer safely breed I can’t afford to have as many dogs as I have and I WILL NOT skimp out on their care to save my feelings … my dogs are my life but if the money isn’t there … there’s nothing I can do about it. Secondly I have 2 amazing beautiful children who have been absolutely broken to their core about this … I have never seen my children in the state that they are in and when you have a bunch of dogs it comes with the territory .. tragedy strikes … and im not putting them thru this ever again … they have their personal dogs (which a lot of y’all didn’t know) my daughter has a collie and a miniature dachshund and my son has 2 French bulldogs those are my priorities right now … I can not see my kids lose the pets they sleep with every night
I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting me and reaching out … this will always be my passion and my love … I will continue to do meet ups with my ridgeback family and I will continue to stay in touch … and hopefully some of you guys will be the ones to adopt my beloved ridgebacks so that I may stay in touch with them as well …
I hope everyone has an amazing weekend and a happy Fathers day
