I would like to know the opposite: the 10 lowest maintenance dog breeds: basset hounds ?, ???
Rhodesian Ridgeback. Smart, delight to train, loyal, gentle with family, death on enemies, doesn’t chase cattle, or deer. Death on mountain lions. Does not bark. Hound personality. Short hair. Lives outside, never bathes.
We live on 20 acres. We can leave for several days and she will not leave the yard. They have a strong pack instinct.
This is our 6th Ridgeback, Mango.
My daughter had a Ridgeback and he was everything you mentioned. We miss him. I have a poodle, and they are great for certain allergies. I am extremely allergic to my sister’s Goldens, but not my poodle. But they are high maintenance. If you don’t want to groom a dog, do not get a poodle. Although, they are the smartest dog out there.
I met Ridgebacks he hard way.. on a ranch, and they were both grown...
If they weren’t raised knowing you since they were pups, they will shred you to pieces. I was always running for projection (or scooting away quickly, with them on my tail, on a motorcycle). They only time they were at piece with me was when I was horseback, they went anywhere I went when I was riding :)
The day that changed all of that was one day when I was riding horseback and was in a mild gallop... the red one was on my right and the black one was on my left. As soon as my horse was startled and jumped, I turned around to see what it dodged and saw the red one jump too, and it was scared... Happened to be a 5 1/2 foo Diamondback rattler.. lol... anyway, that day, we ran pretty hard most of the day and they were both exhausted and panting under a tree. I dismounted and was able to get close enough (slowly, of course) to them to pet hem.
From that day on, anything that threatened me or looked at me funny was dogfood.. They were great :D
Sorry about any typos.. I am having to pound on the KB because I spilled some ice tea (sweetened) on it a couple of days ago.. and it is not being friendly atm :/) ;)