Leo - "The pleasure was all ours"
Leo was a magnificent, noble, proud Rhodesian Ridgeback and a devoted family dog.
He was a very big muscular dog, 49kg, and filled the room with his presence
He loved those he knew and was totally aloof with strangers until they earned his respect.
You could earn his affection but you could not buy it with bribes or treats.
He either liked you or he didn't - it was as simple as that.
If he liked you, his whole body and tail wagged with pleasure when he saw you.
If he didn't like you - he just looked at you and walked away - completely indifferent to your presence.
A friend of our family spent 10 years trying to get Leo to like him.
Leo blanked him totally all his life. What irritated this guy most was that Leo really liked the man's wife, she was a gentle and very kind person, and Leo would make a huge fuss of her - but never her husband.
Nothing escaped his attention - ever.
A true hound - he was always alert and ready for anything.
He died very suddenly last year and I found this old 35mm photo of him by accident today.
Coincidentally, it is exactly one year ago this week that we lost him.
Leo (Shabani Serakali) May 1998 - May 2009
A magnificent, wonderful, devoted, loyal and proud Rhodesian Ridgeback.
You could earn his respect but you could never buy it.
"The pleasure was all ours"
Leo - "The pleasure was all ours"
Leo was a magnificent, noble, proud Rhodesian Ridgeback and a devoted family dog.
He was a very big muscular dog, 49kg, and filled the room with his presence
He loved those he knew and was totally aloof with strangers until they earned his respect.
You could earn his affection but you could not buy it with bribes or treats.
He either liked you or he didn't - it was as simple as that.
If he liked you, his whole body and tail wagged with pleasure when he saw you.
If he didn't like you - he just looked at you and walked away - completely indifferent to your presence.
A friend of our family spent 10 years trying to get Leo to like him.
Leo blanked him totally all his life. What irritated this guy most was that Leo really liked the man's wife, she was a gentle and very kind person, and Leo would make a huge fuss of her - but never her husband.
Nothing escaped his attention - ever.
A true hound - he was always alert and ready for anything.
He died very suddenly last year and I found this old 35mm photo of him by accident today.
Coincidentally, it is exactly one year ago this week that we lost him.
Leo (Shabani Serakali) May 1998 - May 2009
A magnificent, wonderful, devoted, loyal and proud Rhodesian Ridgeback.
You could earn his respect but you could never buy it.
"The pleasure was all ours"