Available Dogs in Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue!
Sisters, Emily and Mavis are in Ridgeback Rescue and need a home!
Contact Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue for more information on these lovely girls in need of a home.
Click the names of the girls below to be taken to their Rescue page. Please consider a Rescue Ridgeback!
These girls are not ours, but we are trying to help them find their forever homes with their families. Mavis and Emily are sisters so they would like to live together, however in order to find them a home, Ridgeback Rescue is willing to let them be separated.
Click the names of the girls below to be taken to their Rescue page. Please consider a Rescue Ridgeback!
These girls are not ours, but we are trying to help them find their forever homes with their families. Mavis and Emily are sisters so they would like to live together, however in order to find them a home, Ridgeback Rescue is willing to let them be separated.
Meet Emily (ID5492)
Name: Emily
ID: 5492
Location: MI
Status: Available
Sex: Female
Age: 4 yrs
Color: Wheaten livernose
Weight: 78 lb/35 kg
Meet Emily (ID5492)
Emily is a lovable livernose ridged girl. She and her sister Mavis were surrendered to a shelter on Long Island because their owner was tired of going and getting them when they "escaped". Her previous owner stated that she is a flight risk and can get out of a chain link fence, but we believe they got out due to boredom and being left all day/night outside. She has made no attempt to climb the 6 ft fence in her foster home. However, she has amazing jumping abilities so she will need at least a 5 ft fence in her forever home, and wooden would be best. She is friendly, but a bit reserved at first. Once she warms up, she is all kisses. ALL KISSES AND LOVE. She is fine with other dogs, although she doesn't seem to want to play at this time, only with Mavis. Maybe in time she would learn to play with other dogs besides Mavis. She is crate trained, but has some crate anxiety. She is doing much better now that she knows she will be let out regularly. Emily does also have thunder phobia, like Mavis, but it is not as severe. She also prefers to be out during thunderstorms or fireworks, and is calmed with trazadone. Emily is UTD on all shots, spayed, microchipped, knows some commands, crate trained, walks well on lead, is parasite free and on preventative, HW neg and on preventative, house trained. This dog a real people dog! She loves all humans, but kids 8+ would be best...she gets VERY EXCITED! Emily has an athletic build and would be an excellent hiking and/or walking/running partner (with conditioning). Emily needs an EXPERIENCED, ACTIVE family who wants to interact with her a lot. Because of her anxiety, her forever home will need someone home most of the day. She will not do well if left all day alone. An obedience course will be mandatory post adoption. She has the energy of an 18 month old puppy and needs room to run in a SECURE yard. She is currently being fostered in MI.
Name: Emily
ID: 5492
Location: MI
Status: Available
Sex: Female
Age: 4 yrs
Color: Wheaten livernose
Weight: 78 lb/35 kg
Meet Emily (ID5492)
Emily is a lovable livernose ridged girl. She and her sister Mavis were surrendered to a shelter on Long Island because their owner was tired of going and getting them when they "escaped". Her previous owner stated that she is a flight risk and can get out of a chain link fence, but we believe they got out due to boredom and being left all day/night outside. She has made no attempt to climb the 6 ft fence in her foster home. However, she has amazing jumping abilities so she will need at least a 5 ft fence in her forever home, and wooden would be best. She is friendly, but a bit reserved at first. Once she warms up, she is all kisses. ALL KISSES AND LOVE. She is fine with other dogs, although she doesn't seem to want to play at this time, only with Mavis. Maybe in time she would learn to play with other dogs besides Mavis. She is crate trained, but has some crate anxiety. She is doing much better now that she knows she will be let out regularly. Emily does also have thunder phobia, like Mavis, but it is not as severe. She also prefers to be out during thunderstorms or fireworks, and is calmed with trazadone. Emily is UTD on all shots, spayed, microchipped, knows some commands, crate trained, walks well on lead, is parasite free and on preventative, HW neg and on preventative, house trained. This dog a real people dog! She loves all humans, but kids 8+ would be best...she gets VERY EXCITED! Emily has an athletic build and would be an excellent hiking and/or walking/running partner (with conditioning). Emily needs an EXPERIENCED, ACTIVE family who wants to interact with her a lot. Because of her anxiety, her forever home will need someone home most of the day. She will not do well if left all day alone. An obedience course will be mandatory post adoption. She has the energy of an 18 month old puppy and needs room to run in a SECURE yard. She is currently being fostered in MI.
Meet Mavis (ID5493)
Name: Mavis
ID: 5493
Location: MI
Status: Available
Sex: Female
Age: 4 yrs
Color: Red Wheaten, black nose
Weight: 78 lb/35 kg
Mavis is a beautiful slickback queen! She came into Rescue with her sister Emily after being left at the shelter by their previous owner who was tired of getting them after they "escaped" (we believe they were left outside unattended all the time). It was reported to us that Mavis is an escape artist and can climb a chain link fence, so her forever home will not have one of those. While she has not attempted to climb the 6ft fence in her foster home, I have no doubt she could get out somehow if she wanted. She is problem solving intelligent, so a yard with a wooden fence would be best. Mavis is a super sweet lovebug! She loves people, and she grumbles if another dog tries to muscle in on her love time. She is very outgoing and will come up to anyone for attention, not wary of strangers at all. She will try to crawl in your lap the minute she meets you and give lots of kisses. Mavis is a little wary of small humans, so kids 8+ would be best. She adores older kids. She is fine with other dogs, she basically ignores them, but does not like crazy in her face dogs. Mavis is crate trained and is quiet in her crate for the most part...unless a thunderstorm rolls through. We found out that Mavis can bend and escape from a metal crate...so she is now in a jumbo varikennel and has not gotten out again. Her forever home will have to have that kind of crate (XL jumbo airline). Her anxiety can be managed with trazadone, and she generally does better out of her crate so she can pace during the storm or fireworks. Mavis knows commands and walks well on lead. She's UTD on shots, spayed, microchipped, HW neg and on preventative, parasite free and on preventative, crate trained, and has only had one accident in the house, when she escaped the crate during the thunderstorm. An obedience course will be mandatory post adoption. Mavis is one of the most affectionate Ridgebacks I've ever met. Mavis needs a forever home where someone is around most of the day, she will not do well left alone all day. She would love to be an only dog so she can get ALL the love :). Mavis needs an EXPERIENCED Ridgeback home. She has a very high prey drive, so no cats or small furry animals. She needs room to run in a SECURE area. Mavis is currently being fostered in MI.
Name: Mavis
ID: 5493
Location: MI
Status: Available
Sex: Female
Age: 4 yrs
Color: Red Wheaten, black nose
Weight: 78 lb/35 kg
Mavis is a beautiful slickback queen! She came into Rescue with her sister Emily after being left at the shelter by their previous owner who was tired of getting them after they "escaped" (we believe they were left outside unattended all the time). It was reported to us that Mavis is an escape artist and can climb a chain link fence, so her forever home will not have one of those. While she has not attempted to climb the 6ft fence in her foster home, I have no doubt she could get out somehow if she wanted. She is problem solving intelligent, so a yard with a wooden fence would be best. Mavis is a super sweet lovebug! She loves people, and she grumbles if another dog tries to muscle in on her love time. She is very outgoing and will come up to anyone for attention, not wary of strangers at all. She will try to crawl in your lap the minute she meets you and give lots of kisses. Mavis is a little wary of small humans, so kids 8+ would be best. She adores older kids. She is fine with other dogs, she basically ignores them, but does not like crazy in her face dogs. Mavis is crate trained and is quiet in her crate for the most part...unless a thunderstorm rolls through. We found out that Mavis can bend and escape from a metal crate...so she is now in a jumbo varikennel and has not gotten out again. Her forever home will have to have that kind of crate (XL jumbo airline). Her anxiety can be managed with trazadone, and she generally does better out of her crate so she can pace during the storm or fireworks. Mavis knows commands and walks well on lead. She's UTD on shots, spayed, microchipped, HW neg and on preventative, parasite free and on preventative, crate trained, and has only had one accident in the house, when she escaped the crate during the thunderstorm. An obedience course will be mandatory post adoption. Mavis is one of the most affectionate Ridgebacks I've ever met. Mavis needs a forever home where someone is around most of the day, she will not do well left alone all day. She would love to be an only dog so she can get ALL the love :). Mavis needs an EXPERIENCED Ridgeback home. She has a very high prey drive, so no cats or small furry animals. She needs room to run in a SECURE area. Mavis is currently being fostered in MI.
