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Sept. 2011: Newby wins Third Place in the Altered Class at the National Specialty in SD.

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Sept. 2011: Randi made the cut in the Best of Breed class at the National Specialty in SD.

 
       

November 21, 2011: Charlene Rabinak is named Breeder of Merit by the American Kennel Club.

September 10-16, 2011: RRCUS 80th National Specialty: What a wonderful time we had at the National held in Rapid City, SD! Margo enjoyed participating in the Veteran Sweeps and the regular Veteran class. Being first line let her take off around the ring and show everyone her beautiful stride! Newby earned a third place ribbon for Best Altered Dog! He had so much fun and we are very proud of him! He attracted so much attention by just walking around the Civic Center. And Randi proved she has what it takes as she made the cut for Best of Breed and also for Best Ridge. Our little girl can hold her own amongst the professionals and other beautiful ridgebacks! We left the National extremely happy!

August 27 & 28, 2011: Great weekend at the Ixonia, WI, UKC show! I am very proud to announce that Newby is now known as UKC MBIS ALCH Tamadyra Mystique's Encore Performance RN CGC HIC. Newby took three Best In Shows and earned his championship in style. Randi had a great weekend as well earning her UKC Championship by winning a Group 2! Way to go, pups!

July 23 & 24, 2011: Newby's first time in the ring! On Saturday, Newby was awarded 2 Best of Breed wins and two Group 2 wins at the UKC dog show held in Melrose Park, IL. On the second day, Newby topped it off with two more Best of Breed wins, a Group 2 and then a Group 1, finishing with a Reserve Best In Show! So proud of this special boy! Thank you to the Northern Illinois Bouvier des Flanderes Club for putting on a great and fun show!

July 16 & 17, 2011: Randi wins BOS and Select at the Kishwaukee KC Dog Show held in Belvidere, IL.

July 2 & 3, 2011: Randi wins Select Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Kettle Moraine KC dog show in West Bend, WI.

June 25 & 26, 2011: Randi wins Select Bitch both days at the Michiana KC and Berrien KC dog show held in Valparaiso, IL.

June 17 and 18, 2011: Randi wins BOS (Best of Opposite Sex) both days at the Little Fort KC of Waukegan dog show held in Grayslake, IL. Good girl, Randi!

June 11 and 12, 2011: Randi wins BOS (Best of Opposite Sex) on Saturday and Select Bitch on Sunday at the Wheaton KC dog show held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds In Wheaton, IL.

May 27 - 30, 2011: The four-day dog show in Bloomington, IL resulted in Randi getting BOS (Best of Opposite Sex) three of the four days and Select Bitch the last day. What a wonderful weekend, camping out and enjoying the company of good friends.

May 21, 2011: Dyna earnes her first qualifing ribbon towards the AKC Coursing Ability Test at the Wind Chasers Lure Coursing Club trials in Indiana. Two more for a CA title. Way to go, Dyna!

May 7, 2011: New GRAND CHAMPION! Randi earned her last point from Judge Richard Byrd by being awarded Select Bitch at the Janesville-Beloit KC dog show in Jefferson, WI. She is now known as GCH Tamadyra Mystique's Ridge Of White Waters CGC HIC. Way to go Randi! She earned this title in just two months with limited showings.

April 24, 2011: Randi is chosen Select again for 2 more Grand Champion points. Only one more point to go! Not to be outdone by their sister, Dyna earned her 3rd and final Rally Qualifer along with a 1st place ribbon as she now gained another title: RN (Rally Novice). Newby earned his 3rd and final Rally Qualifier as well along with a 3rd place ribbon giving him his first AKC title :RN (Rally Novice). We couldn't be more proud!

April 23, 2011: Randi is awarded Select for two more Grand Champion points. Dyna earned her 2nd Rally Qualifier along with a 3rd place ribbon. Newby earned his 2nd Rally Qualifer along with a 4th place ribbon. Way to go, pups!

March 26 and 27, 2011: Randi is awarded Select both days for two more points toward her Grand Championship at the Dubuque KC in Dubuque, IA.

March 6, 2011: Randi wins Select Bitch for her final major win and over another special. She has now fullfilled those requirements and needs only single points to be called a Grand Champion!

March 5, 2011: Randi wins BOS at the Wisconsin Kennel Club Dog Show held at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds in West Allis, WI. This gives her another major win and over another special toward her Grand Championship!

February 27, 2011: Newby is awarded his first qualifing ribbon in Rally at the International Kennel Club dog show held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Way to go, Newby!

February 26, 2011: Randi is awarded Select over other specials for a major win towards her Grand Championship at the prestigious International Kennel Club dog show at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

February 25, 2011: Dyna earns her first Qualifier for Rally and also received a thrid place ribbon at the Blackhawk Kennel Club dog show held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Randi is awarded BOS and added a major win toward her Grand Championship at the same show.

February 24, 2011: Randi is awarded Select to add points toward her Grandchampionship at the Park Shore Kennel Club dog show held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

February 20, 2011: Randi earns her first point toward her Grand Championship. Judge Susan St. John-Brown awarded her Select over another Special. Way to go, Randi!

February 13, 2011: We have a new Champion! At the Hoosier Kennel Club Dog Show in Indianapolis, IN, Randi won WB and then went on to be awarded BOS over a GCH special to earn a 4-point major making her our first home-bred Champion. Judge W. Usherwood awarded us this honor and we couldn't be more thrilled. Randi is now known as CH Tamadyra Mystique's Ridge Of White Waters CGC HIC.

November 21, 2010: Randi wins her first 3-point major at the Chicagoland Hound Association dog show held in Bartlett, IL. A BIG thank you to Judge Donald Martin for awarding Randi this wonderful win! One more major to go and we will have our first home-bred Champion!

September 25, 2010: Randi wins Best of Breed at the Sheboygan KC dog show held at Plymouth, WI. Thank you to judge Karen Dumke for awarding our girl with this wonderful win.

September 12, 2010: Randi wins Best of Breed at the Kenosha County KC Dog Show held in Wilmot, WI. Randi was awarded this BOB win over three specials, two of which are Grand Champions. A big "thank you" to Judge Dr. Richard Greathouse for choosing our young girl as the Ridgeback representative in the Hound Group. Randi also achieved this win from the 12- to 18-month-old puppy class. We couldn't be more proud!

August 1, 2010: Randi wins Best Puppy in Sweepstakes at the RRCUS supported dog show held in Waukesha, WI. under judge Glenn Hoffman. Way to go, Randi!

July 23-25, 2010: Randi earns her Herding Instinct Certificate (HIC) at the Ridgeback Rodeo.

July 23- 25, 2010: Dyna earns her Junior Hunting Small Game (JHSG) and her Junior Carriage Dog (JCD) titles at the Ridgeback Rodeo.

July 23-25, 2010: Margo earns her Junior Hunting Small Game (JHSM) and her American Temperament Test (TT) titles at the Ridgeback Rodeo.

May 16, 2010: Margo won Best Veteran and a Group One Placement in the Veteran Group at the Scott County KC dog show held at Rock Island, IL. She flew around the ring and was happy to participate in a show again.

April 25, 2010: Randi wins 1st place, Winners Bitch (WB) and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Fond du Lac County KC dog show held in Fond du Lac, WI.

April 23, 2010: Randi earns her first title. She passes her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test with flying colors.

April 19, 2010: Newby completes his Beginner's Agility class at Lucky Dog Academy. Now can I play with all the other dogs? Good boy, Newby!

April 18, 2010: Randi wins 1st place, Winners Bitch (WB) and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Steel City KC dog show in Crown Point, IN.

April 10, 2010: Randi wins 1st place, Winners Bitch (WB) and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Kennel Club of Yorkville dog show held in DeKalb, IL.

April 3 and 4, 2010: On Saturday, Randi wins 1st place, Winners Bitch (WB) and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Clinton Iowa Kennel Club dog show in DeWitt, Iowa. The next day she won Reserve Winner Bitch (RWB). Good girl, Randi!

February 20 and 21, 2010: On the 20th, Randi wins 1st place, Winners Bitch (WB), Best of Opposite Sex (BOS), and Best Puppy. The next day Randi wins 1st place, WB and BOS for her first points over a Special bitch.

February 12 and 13, 2010: Randi attends her first dog show. On the 12th she took 2nd place, and on the 13th, Randi took 1st place and a major Reserve Winners Bitch (RWB). We are so proud!

January 18, 2010: Randi completes and graduates from the Novice I obedience class. She earned her first ribbon with hopefully many more to come! Way to go, Randi!

January 18, 2010: Newby completes and graduates from the Novice I obedience class and earns his first ribbon. Hopefully this is the start of many more to come. Way to go, Newby!

November 2009: Zulu completes two obedience classes and passes the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program. Way to go, Zulu!

November 2009: Maverick completes his basic and intermediate dog training classes. Good boy, Maverick!

November 14, 2010: Margo wins Overall Top Veteran in Rhodesian Ridgebacks and a Group 4 placement in the Veteran Sweeps at the Chicagoland Hound Association dog show held at Wauconda, IL. She also won Best of Opposite Sex on both Saturday and Sunday.