Post by Rodeo on May 18, 2008 21:26:49 GMT -5
1. Name: Rodeo
Nickname: Rodey (Roadee)
Species/Breed: Rhodesian Ridgeback
Gender: Male
Age: 4 years old
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Appearance: Rodey is 26 inches at the withers and about 85 pounds. The defining characteristic is a ridge of fur running opposite to the rest of his coat. It starts at the base of his withers in a whirl type pattern and runs down his back to a point at his hips. His ears are floppy and his tail is strong and tapering. He is a red wheaten color. His left eye is amber while his right is blue due to a birth defect.
Personality: Rodeo has two sides. The side others usually see is the dopey hound dog that lives life to have fun. Running through fields and throwing himself onto the ground is one of his pastimes. Loyal to a fault and usually aloof with strangers, Rodeo is just a goofy boy overall. However, he is a hunter to the bone. If for any reason any sort of cat, domestic or wild comes anywhere near him, he turns all predator. Born to be a lion hunter, he has perfected the skill of tormenting such an apex predator without getting killed. Although he never kills the cats, he will annoy them until he grows bored or they show signs that he will die soon if he doesn’t quit. The smaller cats he has been known to kill.
Advantages: Rodey is very strong, fast, and determined.
Disadvantages: He is neutered and cannot produce offspring. If a large cat so chose he could die if Rodey couldn't get out of their way fast enough.
History:His owner was an American poacher who had taken up residence in Africa. Buying a male and female from the natives he bred them to produce a litter of puppies. Rodeo was one of five puppies. The poacher sold all of them to local people while he kept Rodeo and his brother. At that time they had the puppy blue eyes hiding Rodeo’s defective eye. When his true eye color was known, the poacher decided that when Rodey was 2 years old, old enough to have grown into his male physique and strength, he would be neutered. As the Rhodesian grew, he was taught to kill those of the feline species. Those that were bigger then the average domestic cat were treated differently. Rodeo was trained to taunt them until the poacher came to shoot the cat.
His brother, father, and Rodeo went out one day and had caught up with a lioness. Rodeo had recovered well from his neuter and had finally gone back to the field. The three dogs taunted the lioness until the cat grew bored. The female killed his brother and his father before chasing Rodeo. Running as fast as he could, he managed to get away. In the process he had to learn how to become feral and live without his family and the owner he had come to love. Dopey Rodey never knew that what he was doing was wrong. He only knew what his instincts and training had told him to do. In the process of running he had crashed into a shrub and it had ripped his leather collar off his neck. He had nothing to remind him of his former life. Thankfully, this Lion dog learned quickly and for the last 2 years has tried to find a pack to belong to.
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Nickname: Rodey (Roadee)
Species/Breed: Rhodesian Ridgeback
Gender: Male
Age: 4 years old
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Appearance: Rodey is 26 inches at the withers and about 85 pounds. The defining characteristic is a ridge of fur running opposite to the rest of his coat. It starts at the base of his withers in a whirl type pattern and runs down his back to a point at his hips. His ears are floppy and his tail is strong and tapering. He is a red wheaten color. His left eye is amber while his right is blue due to a birth defect.
Personality: Rodeo has two sides. The side others usually see is the dopey hound dog that lives life to have fun. Running through fields and throwing himself onto the ground is one of his pastimes. Loyal to a fault and usually aloof with strangers, Rodeo is just a goofy boy overall. However, he is a hunter to the bone. If for any reason any sort of cat, domestic or wild comes anywhere near him, he turns all predator. Born to be a lion hunter, he has perfected the skill of tormenting such an apex predator without getting killed. Although he never kills the cats, he will annoy them until he grows bored or they show signs that he will die soon if he doesn’t quit. The smaller cats he has been known to kill.
Advantages: Rodey is very strong, fast, and determined.
Disadvantages: He is neutered and cannot produce offspring. If a large cat so chose he could die if Rodey couldn't get out of their way fast enough.
History:His owner was an American poacher who had taken up residence in Africa. Buying a male and female from the natives he bred them to produce a litter of puppies. Rodeo was one of five puppies. The poacher sold all of them to local people while he kept Rodeo and his brother. At that time they had the puppy blue eyes hiding Rodeo’s defective eye. When his true eye color was known, the poacher decided that when Rodey was 2 years old, old enough to have grown into his male physique and strength, he would be neutered. As the Rhodesian grew, he was taught to kill those of the feline species. Those that were bigger then the average domestic cat were treated differently. Rodeo was trained to taunt them until the poacher came to shoot the cat.
His brother, father, and Rodeo went out one day and had caught up with a lioness. Rodeo had recovered well from his neuter and had finally gone back to the field. The three dogs taunted the lioness until the cat grew bored. The female killed his brother and his father before chasing Rodeo. Running as fast as he could, he managed to get away. In the process he had to learn how to become feral and live without his family and the owner he had come to love. Dopey Rodey never knew that what he was doing was wrong. He only knew what his instincts and training had told him to do. In the process of running he had crashed into a shrub and it had ripped his leather collar off his neck. He had nothing to remind him of his former life. Thankfully, this Lion dog learned quickly and for the last 2 years has tried to find a pack to belong to.
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