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| Our 3 Precious Grand Daughters - 2008 |
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| Amara, Kayla and Moriah |
| Our 3 Precious RR Girls - 2008 |
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| Ayla, Dolly and Star |
By way of introduction, our names are Chuck and Tina
Jones. We live in Elk Grove, California just south of Sacramento in a rapidly growing community.
Our human children are all grown and off on their own,
so our current immediate family consists of our four Rhodesian Ridgebacks, one minature pinscher, two abyssinian cats,
and three box turtles who patrol our back yard. Our Ridgebacks...... Jamu, AylaMichele, Star and Dolly fill our
home with lots of joy and happiness. Our three granddaughters, Moriah, Amara and Kayla are also learning the fun
and joy of having the Rhodies around as "our best friends".
We bought our first Ridgeback together in July 2003.
Chuck chose Jamu as the pick of the litter of 13 puppies. Chuck had owned three Ridgebacks prior to us being
married in 1991 so he was familiar with the breed and wanted "his" Ridgeback. Chuck picked Jamu as the dog he wanted
to start our journey together... and we have never looked back or regretted our selection of Jamu as our foundation dog or
the breed in general. We don't think there is another breed that has such a colorful and interesting history of
evolution.
Jamu was given to Chuck as a gift after retiring
with 30 years of service with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a Special Agent in Charge. Tina has worked
for DOJ since 1980 and continues to work at the DOJ until she retires and is able to spend more time with her Grandkids and
the Ridgeback fancy.
It was because of the fact that our careers and beginning
of our life together was built at "Justice" ... that we decided to give our journey into the Ridgeback world the name of "JusticeRidge".
The "show bug" bit me when BARRC had a conformation fun
day in Elk Grove and we thought it would be fun and interesting to check it out. We entered Jamu to see how he compared
to the other RRs and used the opportunity to mingle and interact with other ridgeback breeders and owners. By coincidence,
the breeder whose line produced our Jamu was at the fun match so we were able to learn a bit more about his lineage and the
champions in his pedigree. To our surprise and delight, Jamu won the fun match and had his picture taken with the judge
and we brought home a beautiful rosette that commemorated his first win. After that first fun day, it just seems
doors opened one after the other, and it wasn't long until we were pursuing a show journey with Jamu towards his AKC
championship. Tina went on to become successful as a new owner/hander, as well as an active member of the Bay Area Rhodesian
Ridgebck Club (BARRC). Tina wanted to be more involved with the fancy, so she took on the job as BARRC's Recording Secretary
which has allowed her to meet additional RR folks who have been a wealth of knowledge and experience with the breed.
It seems like only yesterday that Jamu entered our family circle,
but since then our family has increased to include three new girls, and shows that come up almost every weekend.
Our dogs are OFA certified for hip dysplasia, elbows, cardiac and
thyroid. All have been owner/handler shown in the rings to earn their AKC championships. It has been a journey
and experience of a life time. The joy and pride our RRs have given us have been priceless.
We have become so interested in the breed that we decided
to take the next big step into breeding. In 2007, CH Adjamu-Two for CJ "Jamu" was bred to CH Kariba JusticeRidge AylaMichele,
SC "Ayla". This breeding produced a very nice litter of four puppies. Three of the puppies went to wonderful homes
and we kept a bitch puppy, we named "Dolly". Check out Dolly's link on our site to watch her progress and
see how she has grown into a beautiful ridgeback who has a promising show career in front of her.
JUSTICERIDGE SHOW CAREERS:
Our Ridgebacks are proudly owner/handled in the conformation
show rings and performance events. Jamu and AylaMichele have completed their AKC Conformation requirements and are now
champions! AylaMichele has also gained her AKC Senior Coursing Title and is close to earning her dual championship
as a Field Champion in Lure Coursing.
Star and Dolly are currently on the California show
circuit working towards their AKC championship. We would love to have you come visit us at a ring near you.
Just watch for the latest show schedule on our JusticeRidge web site.
Star earned her Senior Coursing (SC) Title
on March 30th, 2008 and now we have two SCs at JusticeRidge.
Dolly earned her AKC Junior Coursing (JC) Title on April
27th, 2008 and is following the paw prints of her Mommy "Ayla" who loves to chase those bunnies... Or I should say white
plastic bags!
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