The Rhodesian Ridgeback is becoming a more and more popular breed being added to domestic life. As a consequense, there are increasing numbers of people looking for puppies.

There are several things to consider when looking for a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy.

Probably top on the list of issues to be aware of is the puppy's health. Dermoid sinus is the most commonly known health issue with the breed. However, Dermoids in Ridgebacks have fallen statistically due to careful breeding habbits and if a dermoid does appear, it can be treated surgically.

The conformation of the sire and dam also needs to be carefully covered. Although it is partially true, conformation is sometimes eroneously taken to mean strictly what a dog looks like.

The movement of a dog is also an important consideration when looking at conformation. When we observe the angles that are formed by the way the various parts of the dog come together, we are looking at conformation. The way a dog is put together, or how it is "structured" determines how it carries itself, or its "movement".

Temperament is another important aspect of this breed. There are also guidlines about this dog's temperament that you can familiarize yourself with by looking at the breed standard. A Rhodesian Ridgeback should not be aggressive as described by the standard for the breed. They are generally looked upon favorably as family companions. Ridgebacks should accept other family pets too.

The number of Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies available is on the rise, so special care needs to be taken when finding one. The main thing to be concerned with when buying a Rhodesian Ridgeback pup is to find the right person to get it from. Finding a Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder is an important part of the process of finding a puppy. The hallmark of a good and reputable breeder is one that shows their dogs at AKC conformation events. The best way to determine whether or not a breeder is a good one, is to ask them if they take active interest in the breed as a whole.

Lenora's Water Colors in England UK seem to be a bit of a secret on the Internet, because as expected.. the term "Water colors" or "Water Colours Prints" entered into Google gives a huge 34 million search results.

The lovely Lenora (known as Ella to her friends) is a dog walking friend of my girlfriend - who has been sharing their adventures with me after being out across the countryside surrounding the village where we live. Ukranian born and married to a fine Englishman, I regularly get told of the confusions in accents and words and giggles that they get up to whilst chatting away and sharing their lives with each other during their walking sessions.

During working through my programming difficulties surrounding the latest development for a paintballing new website client of mine. In comes Angie and shares the news that Ella has a mini exhibition at a sweet village called Alford over the Easter weekend. Followed by asking me to pull up the website Lenoraswatercolors.com to see the little dog called 'Dolly' painted by Ella and the very Yorkshire Terrier which accompanies our Parsons Terrier on their zany adventures along the tracks, farmers fields and around the lake.

Having seen the cute little 'Dolly' we spent 10 minutes viewing other fine paintings by Ella of the countryside, specifically views from The Lake District - one of her favourite places in England. Other great paintings were of a Tiger, Elephants, a beautiful Stag, some lovely architecture, a lighthouse, forests and various cats !!! Altogther a great collection showing the skills our friend Ella has in painting water colors, and the prints are certainly worthy of their small asking price. Maybe I will commission her to paint a few originals once my house conversion is complete !

I'm also thinking that maybe my business partner in Holiday rentals franchises might find Ellas skills suitable for mediteranean sea scapes and the lovely buildings scattered everywhere. Mijas - here we come !