May 6, 2012
Obie racks up another point with his owner/handler at the Caddo KC shows in Marshall TX.  Up north in Wisconsin, Io and Chopper get nice major wins - Chopper by going Best of Breed over five specials!  Thank you Judges Bonnie Linnell Clarke and Sari Brewster Tietjen for these nice wins!

May 13, 2012
Chopper finishes his AKC championship at the tender age of 11 months in Rock Island, Illinois.  He earns a Best of Breed over Specials and a Puppy Hound Group One along the way!

May 15, 2012
11 healthy, ridged puppies born today! Bred by Mary Sorosky, FireDance Ridgebacks, Santa Barbara, CA.

May 16, 2012
10 beautiful pups born today - 5 boys, 5 girls, all ridged and healthy!

May 24, 2012
Koda-M is expecting puppies on or about June 26th!  Sire of this litter is "Kaba" - CH Kimani's Private Selection!

May 28, 2012
Koda pups in two different states bring home three majors this weekend!  Obie wins 3 pts under Judge Dana Massey in Tulsa (shown by his owner), Petey gets a 3 pt major in Kalamazoo under Judge Guy Jeavons, and Zoey gets a 5 pt major in Kalamazoo under Judge Susan St John Brown (shown by co-owner Neil McDevitt). 

June 10, 2012
Racy wins Best in Puppy Sweeps both days at the Colorado Springs Kennel Club shows!  Thank you breeder-judges Sally Swenson and Peggy Weston for recognizing this beautiful girl!  Racy was entirely owner-handled by owner, Shawna Stecher!

June 24, 2012
Koda delivered 10 healthy puppies today - 7 females, 3 males, 4 ridgeless girls, no kinks, no dermoids.  Mom and babies are doing great!

June 27, 2012
I said goodbye to my first Ridgeback, and my heart dog, today - Buzzy was my first show dog. Neither of us knew what in the world we were doing, but we muddled through those first shows together, he and I. We experimented with tracking and obedience. But Buzz's greatest joy was agility - I so regret that I never pursued that seriously. He loved tunnels and would bypass everything else in the ring if he saw one nearby! Later he worked as a therapy dog at a local hospital - his temperament was solid as a rock, always. Buzz insisted on being present at all whelpings and was wonderful with puppies and older dogs alike. He was never sick a day in his life, but in the end old age won out.

I will be forever grateful to Mary Sorosky for entrusting me with this special boy - he gave me three beautiful girls to remember him by (Nika, Lola & Lindy), who in their own turn gave us many beautiful puppies to carry on. His life was not in vain, he gave me and many others so much. Finally, in the end I had to do this for him.

May you run free now sweet boy. You will never be forgotten, but you take huge piece of my heart with you over the Rainbow Bridge.

Please enjoy this small tribute to my special boy - many tears were shed in its making. A small price to pay for all that he gave me in return.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MklyS8rsTdQ&feature=youtube_gdata

Am/Int CH FireDance Koda's High Flight, JC CGC ROM

(May 11, 1999 - June 24, 2012)

July 7, 2012
Jefferson City Kennel Club, Judge Pamela Bruce:

CH Koda's Sentimental Journey - "Petey"

MBIF DC/GrCH Koda's Copacabana, MC LCM FCH HIC - "Lola"

July 16, 2012
Our little "Sump'n Sump'n" makes a big splash in Duluth, Minnesota - going WB all four days and racking up 10 points, including two more majors!  Spanx now just needs one point to finish her championship!

July 26, 2012
Sheila whelped 10 big, healthy puppies today - all ridged, 8 with show ridges.  Can't wait to see how these beauties turn out!   If ou are interested in a puppy from this litter please contact:  Clayton Heathcock, Camelot Rhodesian Ridgebacks

July 28, 2012
Zoey finished her AKC championship today in Marion, OH - expertly shown by co-owner, Neil McDevitt.  Congrats to Zoey's owner Dwayne Swafford and many thanks for making our newest champion possible!

photo by The Winning Imge

August 3, 2012
Thank you Judge Dana Cline for seeing past the puppy behavior and recognizing the quality of this young dog!  Toby (Koda's Proceed to Party) gets Best of Winners in West Burlington, IA for his very first point!

August 12, 2012
Gin hits the show ring in Albert Lea, MN (just barely 6 months old) and earns a three-point major his second time in the ring!  Thank you Judge Dana Cline for this great win!

August 16, 2012
Spanx is now CH Koda's A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' . . . she finished with her fourth major win today in Greeley, CO under Judge Luane V Williams!  Daddy Cruz earned Select Dog at the same show....

August 30, 2012
Lexington KC,  Judge Anthony DiNardo . . . . .