Welcome to our web pages. We are Derek and Jean Smith living in Essex, England and have been owned by ridgebacks for the last twenty or so years. In our opinion they are a breed apart - sensitive and delicate of mind, strong but gentle in body. Once smitten by this wonderful breed it is extremely difficult to live without them, we tried once, when our old boy Simba died, but managed for only two weeks. Since that sad day in 1998, somehow or another four more have taken his place, Kimba, Rosko, Lotti, and Maestro, who was imported from Sweden under the "Pet Passport Scheme" early in 2004.

We trust that you'll enjoy browsing our site. For those of you not fortunate enough to have been owned by a ridgeback, hopefully it will offer a small insight into this wonderful breed. For those that have, well, you'll recognize the symptoms and know that there is no known cure!!!