A family pet

I love my dogs Max and Mona. They are Rhodesian Ridgebacks and the have their own unique personalities. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are a large dog breed that are originally from Africa, having the role of hunting big game like lions in packs for their tribal owners. They have short red hair and have an interesting “ridge” on their back where their hair runs in the opposite direction, with two swirls of hair at the top of their back that converge to make a dagar down the length of their back. When my dogs get protective and growl at other dogs or curious people, this ridge stands up creating a hinena effect that can be quite scary. My dogs however are the biggest spoiled babies and wouldn’t hurt a fly… unless it was buzzing around some food.

 Max is a huge dog but is perfectly healthy and fit. His mother was an award wining Rhodesian Ridgeback and his father was actually from their home land of Africa. Max’s brothers and sisters in his litter all went on to be show dogs but Max had a birth defect that made him only have one swirl instead of two on his ridge. So even though he is one of the most beautiful and perfect dogs, we got him on discount. Max has such a beautifully stupid demeanor, we sometimes call him Kelso off of That’s 70’s Show. I always play and roughhouse with Max when I’m home, so every time I come home from college Max follows me around the house.

Mona is our other Rhodesian Ridgeback and she is one year younger than max. Mona, when you zoom in on her face, has the cutes puppy dogface ever, but when you zoom out, her body is so massive she looks like a huge warthog. She is terribly overweight and we always joke and blame it on her bad genes because she was a dog we got from Kansas. She is so lovable but at the same time pitiful when she tried and fails at getting up on the bed. My parents currently have her on a green bean diet and she has lost 10 pounds, bring her to a still ridiculous weight of 140 pounds.