Natural Herding Instinct : 13 Months Old

Nash and breeder Alice Caplinger travelled to Pennsylvania to the Ridgeback Rodeo on July 25th to try his instincts on herding sheep! To our amazement - he did fabulously and earned his Herding Instinct Certicate. The title HIC will be added to his name.


Kelly Malone returned for her 3rd year to head up the Herding event. Kelly has stated that our breed representation at the rodeo had at least as much and maybe more herding instinct than some AKC herding breeds! Kelly is an AHBA (American Herding Breed Association) judge and has German Shepherds. This was a huge attraction at the Rodeo.


Nash was especially smitten with this black sheep and gave her a kiss!

Therapy Dog (TDI) and CGC Certificates Earned

On June 30th, Nash delighted the evaluator from Therapy Dogs International (TDI) and we received certification to be a Therapy Dog team at the age of 12 months old. The evaluator said to his knowledge he had never given TDI certification to a Ridgeback before. The breed is typically known as stubborn and strong willed. Simultaneously he received his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate, an AKC award that verifies his calm temperament and good behavior skills within the community.

God has given him a temperament that is calm, curious, and eager to please. Through the TDI program, we desire to share love and joy to the lives of those that may be hurting - elderly, children, disaster relief, etc.

Happy 1st Birthday MuNashee!

June 13th, 2009