http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai.html In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. ~Edward Hoagland Songai comes to us from Glenaholm Kennels, the oldest South African breeders of Rhodesian Ridgebacks, founded in 1949. He was bred by Norah Ormerod and born June 29, 2007 to sire Glenaholm Something Radiant [Chester] and dam Intl. Ch. Glenaholm Jahzara Kabusha, CGC [Prycee]. Songai evidences Glenaholm’s expert breeding efforts in every aspect - he’s intelligent, loving, happy, physically capable and conformationally sound. Songai’s pedigree encompasses conformation champions of Rhodesia and South Africa, including the famous Glenaholm Strauss, as well as top Kruger Preserve bush dog “Sammy [Reykahlan Jabulisa].” His bloodlines are authentically functional to the original Rhodesian Ridgeback abilities, intelligence, temperament and instincts. Songai’s conformation show results include earning his International Juenghund Championship, and his adult International Championship, under the International All Breed Championship Association which utilizes the FCI standard. Look for him soon in the American Kennel Club ring. Songai’s Penn Hip Evaluation Report places him in the top 10% of Rhodesian Ridgebacks in their database for passive hip laxity (n=386), meaning his hips are tighter than 90% of the Rhodesian Ridgebacks Penn Hip scored to date. For more information on the Penn Hip method click here. The Songai Empire was a one of the largest, most successful empires in pre-colonial Africa, famous for having a sophisticated economy, fair political system and mighty warriors. It spanned the 15th-16th centuries, the same time period in which the first written and pictorial references to the “wild haired” African ridged hunting dogs of the Hottentot tribe appear. These wild African ridged dogs form the foundation of the Rhodesian Ridgeback breed. Joel Chandler Harris’ famous “Uncle Remus” series that formed the basis of Disney’s Song of the South was penned in Songai’s home neighborhood in Atlanta. http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai.html#0 e2599b9b-33e9-4658-bc31-4d38de662c0c http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai_files/Media/GREEN1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai_files/Media/GREEN1.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_203_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Six 1/2 Weeks</p></div></div> http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai.html#1 0050757f-eb47-4729-bf4b-994589ddda89 http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai_files/Media/YELLOW.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.kamalikennels.com/Kamali_Kennels/Songai_files/Media/YELLOW.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_203_30"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; 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