“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.”

- Karen Blixen ,Out Of Africa .

His crown, a sun-bronzed head      

His robe , a golden coat

His sword , a sure swift paw

His throne a windswept plain

THE UMKIMZULU RIDGEBACK

 His duty to protect us

His dream ,but to be free

  What other KING

  On earth could rule

 With such SIMPLICITY  

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Umkimzulu  owner breeder and handler of BIS All Breeds RUBIS All Breeds BISS RUBISS RUBIS  award winning quality Rhodesian Ridgebacks  we are now based on the stunning West Coast Of Tasmania  .

After 30 years in the breed I have now retired from breeding

I will always have a Ridgeback in my life and continue to be a custodian of the breed .

 Generations of HOME BRED BISS/BIS/RUBISS  Winners.

BIS Grand Ch Umkimzulu Navaho Warrior (AI)

Multi BIS/RUBISS Ch Umkimzulu JewelnthCrown

RUBIS Ch Umkimzulu Mystic River 

RUBISS Umkimzulu SafariByRalflauren

BIS/RUBIS/BISS Grand Ch Umkimzulu Dark Wings Dark Words 

RUBIS Neuter Ch Umkimzulu An American In Paris  

Home to  Multi Best In show winners RR Speciality's

3 Grand Champions two  home bred and multiple  Australian Champions .

Neuter Ch ,Obedience , ET Titles, FCH ,CD ,Tracking ,ROM and the first Ridgeback to  gain a NW1 title  .

We have a very strong AFRICAN influence in our dogs . 

Our greatest achievement are not in the showring but are the many wonderful family's that own an Umkimzulu Ridgeback  

Our homebred dogs have appeared on the TV and in Magazines . 

Umkimzulu health testing for HD, ED, EOAD, DM

Pups raised with puppy culture and the philosophy of Dr Ian Dunbar.

©Copyright umkimzulu 1997 -2019  

This web site will not be updated Please enjoy the pages and the information 

After 30 years I am no longer breeding .

I am happy to recommend other breeders who offer beautifully raised pups and in some instances have umkimzulu lines .

I am travelling in 2020 to Italy ,and the Uk to  exhibit at Crufts which be a great experience .I am also heading over to Japan .

I will always have a Ridgeback and be interested in a breed that had taken over my life for 30 years .

But as my dogs had grown older and I have lost them I decided to not continue breeding .

I am forever grateful to  Bearstar Sioux Ryan for her gift of Chiili .

Without Chilli I wouldn't have had the success .

Now its time to retire and just enjoy my new state of Tasmania and travel the world again .