Kamania Rhodesian Ridgebacks

LocationGreater Bendigo, VIC

Hi, I'm Emma W.

I have been involved with this Majestic breed since 1995 but, it all started in the mid 70's when I was much younger. My Uncle introduced me to his Rhodesian Ridgeback- via film and photos, from when he lived and worked in Rhodesia, (now Zimbabwe) with the locals and their families. I fell instantly in love at the…

Newborn & Planned Litters

Vet Approved Criteria

Member since Apr 2023

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Every breeder on RightPaw has agreed to our vet-approved RightPaw Code of Ethics, and passed an interview from one of our team.

  • Breeding & Welfare
  • Health Practices
  • Home Environment
  • Documentation
  • Feeding
  • Physical Condition

Our Breeding Practices

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Behaviour and socialisation

Our puppies are given the best start to life, we actively give early stimuli, including physical, visual and auditory. Exposure to children and adults, other animals, household noises and outdoor noises. They will have commenced toilet training and crate training. They get lots of Enrichment activities and we use…

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Health

We believe excellent puppy health starts with healthy parents who are raised holistically, with no overuse of chemicals. All of our adult dogs and puppies are wormed and vaccinated. Puppies are microchipped at 6 weeks of age and come with a health guarantee. Breeding dogs are tested for all relevant genetic…

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Home environment

Our puppies along with our adult Ridgebacks are raised and live in our family home, they spend lots of time outdoors in the fresh country air, running, chasing and catching scent trails of the local animals. Puppies are whelped indoors in a temperature controlled area and are supervised 24/7. At 4 to 5 weeks of age…

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Included with our puppies

Our puppies come with a health guarantee, all the information you need to help with raising and training your new puppy. DNA and xray results of each parent are supplied. Certificate of vet check, vaccination, microchip and worming records are given for each puppy. Breed specific care guide, ANKC registration…

Health Tests

Core Tests(1/1)

Kamania Rhodesian Ridgebacks conducts 1 out of 1 core health tests which RightPaw believe are most important to conduct for the Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Hip Dysplasia

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These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess their ‘hip score’. Dogs with…

Hip Dysplasia

Additional Tests

Kamania Rhodesian Ridgebacks conducts 2 additional tests available for the Rhodesian Ridgeback.

dna iconGenetic Test

This is a disease affecting the spinal cord of older dogs, initially causing wobbliness and eventually hindlimb paralysis. It can affect a wide range of breeds. There is now a DNA test that can indicated if a breeding dog is carrying this disease.

stethoscope iconPhysical Test

These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess the quality of their elbow joints. Dogs with very low ‘elbow scores’ are less likely to develop elbow problems in the future and less likely to pass hereditary elbow problems on to their puppies.

Australia States

Transportation options

Australia States

Kamania Rhodesian Ridgebacks will send their puppies to the following states for their new families:

All states (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT, ACT & TAS)

Getting your puppy home

Kamania Rhodesian Ridgebacks supports the following options for getting your new puppy home safely.

In person puppy pick up
Meet the breeder in person for puppy pick ups
Domestic air travel by plane
Supportive of domestic air transport by plane
Ground transport service
Supportive of on-the-road pet transport by car or van

Badges of Recognition

RightPaw Verified BadgeDogs Australia Registered

About the Breeder

A little about us

I live, love and dream dogs- they are my life. In every aspect of my life the dogs always come first. As many people who know me often say “she won’t spend $50 on herself, but if the dogs need it she will hand over hundreds of dollars”. I grew up around the typical domestic animals and some farm animals, cows,…

Why we got involved in breeding

To help preserve this amazing breed by selecting the best possible dogs to produce the occasional litter and share my love and knowledge of the breed with others.

Our special touch

Ensuring that I raise each and every puppy to be the healthiest version of themselves- both physically and mentally. I provide all puppies, their parents and grandparents - only the best environment, the best nutrition, my ultimate health and emergency plan, with many years of experience and dedication and I do this…

Credentials

State registration

RB103156

Association

Dogs Victoria (ANKC)

Association number

3100031686

Prefix

Kamania

Breeding since

1995

Applying for a puppy

Apply for a puppy by answering a few questions so Emma can get to know you.
A$4,000

Extensive puppy pack including food, toys, collar and leash, ANKC pedigree papers, a health guarantee, vaccinated and microchiped puppy, a scented blanket, a hard copy book 'Your Rhodesian Ridgeback Puppy' written by Denise Flaim and copies of health testing of the patents, along with life long support from me us your breeder. We can share our 30 years of knowledge with Rhodesian Ridgebacks and assist anyone interested in conformation showing or trialing your dog.

A$4,000