Blue Velocity Ridgebacks

09/01/2024

08/27/2024

National Dog Day calls for puppy updates! I am extremely proud of everyone in this litter. They have proven to be the little rockstars I knew they would be. I love hearing about their adventures from their owners.

Nova (T-Rex) is still as powerful as ever. She got her sass genes from both parents. She’s the boss and lets everyone know it. She does scent work and has taken multiple Reserve Best in Show!

Noki (Stegosaurus) is still a goofy, playful boy. He’s his father made over when it comes to weird acrobatics and noises. He enjoys going to work with his owner and playing with other dogs there. Hes still quite the charmer. He’s currently learning disc and has mastered several tricks!

Mika (Pterodactyl) is living the spoiled life with her owner. She also got a heavy dose of the Kiwi sass/spoiled genes. She enjoys hiking, napping, and playing at puppy class. When she’s not being a fierce hunter, naughty scavenger, or interior designer, she’s lounging on her huge plush bed.

08/05/2024

One of Ghost’s strange quirks is being happy on Mondays.

08/01/2024

Health testing is one of the most important things prior to breeding any dog in our program. All dogs have a genetic panel and OFAs done prior bred. Thankfully hip dysplasia has not been found in the breed thus far, but luxating patellas has been seen in a couple of dogs in the U.S. Phú Quốc Ridgebacks are excellent at hiding pain, so they may not physically show signs of any issues. This makes OFA radiographs all the more important. Proper health testing is the only way to see these disorders.

We recently had three of our dogs complete their OFA testing. Ghost, Charlotte, and Echo have all cleared health testing for our program!

07/25/2024

I am so incredibly proud to share that Nova from the Age of the Dinosaur litter won Multiple Reserve Best Junior in Show at just 6 months old! She is now MRBIS Blue Velocity's Tyrannosaurus Rex. She's following her mama's footsteps and quickly working her way to her Championship through ICKC.

I am so proud of this team. Nova is incredibly smart and strong willed. She's the kind of dog that has endless potential. She's sassy, spoiled, naughty, and a force to be reckoned with when she puts her mind to something. Cassandra Dunlop has done a marvelous job at channeling her power into shows and scent work. I can't wait to see what else this pair does in the future.

06/24/2024

One more brag post. Echo is one of the most fun dogs to work with. She always does her very best. We had a lot of fun competing in the Doglympics through DMWYD. She easily earned all 5 Doglympic titles, the pentathlon title, advanced and expert trick dog titles, as well as the first ever Ridgeback Run Beginner title. I am so proud of Echo. The sweetest, derpiest baby to every baby. We had so much fun doing these!
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06/24/2024

We've been working hard the last couple of months on titles for all the dogs. Ellie is a lot of fun to work with! By earning 5 titles already this year, she earned her Doglympics title with DMWYD. I can't wait to see what else we accomplish this year!
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06/24/2024

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06/22/2024

Vanda is doing so good in her new home. Her owner finalized the adoption today. 🥹 She’s warming up to him and has been using her best home manners. She is already so spoiled and has multiple beds, toys, treats, kongs, and a very attentive new owner. He lays in the floor with her and spends hours petting her. I am so incredibly happy for her. Thank you all for helping get word out!

06/21/2024

Today was a big day for these three! Ghost, Echo, and Charlotte went for their health testing OFAs. OFAs are health tests done after 2 years old that see if there are any underlying issues that may be passed on when bred.

Phu Quoc Ridgebacks are recommended to have a basic cardiac, patellas, and hips done. These help detect potential murmurs, luxating patellas, and hip x rays.

While the breed is not known to have hip dysplasia, it cannot be completely ruled out of the breed due to lack of health testing. It hasn’t been seen in the breed because hardly any dogs have been tested for it. PQRs have a high pain tolerance and rarely show pain. This makes it difficult to detect if there are joint or bone issues based on their outer appearance alone. It is extremely important for any ethical breeder to have these done prior to breeding.

These three are genetically cleared on embark, cleared cardiac, cleared patellas. We will have to wait for their hips to be scored.

06/19/2024

Xion: the unexpected one.
Our first meeting, Xion was scared and wouldn't let me near her. Today she gets in my lap for hugs. She has blossomed into a beautiful dog. She's very calm, stable, and adaptable. She has excellent food, toy, and prey drive. She's caught rats and guards the home as her breed should. Xion goes along with the PQR antics as well as my own. She does so care free. She is the calmest dog of the pack. She picks up on learning things quickly and enjoys training. She loves puppies and was the favorite auntie of the last litter. Xion has such a gentle and sweet spirit. She's truly a delight to be around.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/18/2024

Ellie: the endless future.
Ellie is the daughter of Kiwi and Tiger. She holds all of their best qualities. She is incredibly smart, adventurous, fearless, loving, confident, and adaptable. She has great food, toy, and extreme prey drive. She's already caught a bird and many bugs. She is willing to try anything. Everyone, dog and people, in the household loves Ellie. She's so easy to work with and train. She's confident when going out. She will take treats from strangers. Ellie is not even 6 months old and has 8 titles to her name. She is very quickly filling her mother's pawprints. She's a very special puppy indeed.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/17/2024

Ghost: the strange one.
Strange cryptid that lives up to his name. Ghost is a sweet boy, but like a ghost he's only there for a moment. He has a high food drive and some prey drive. He has many odd quirks, like pooping upside down and hoarding toys in his kennel. His confidence has been slowly growing since arriving from Vietnam. He enjoys athletic activities like running. He is rather impatient at mealtime and will let everyone know it's dinner time with a strange whine. His other odd noise is not quite a growl or a snarl, but something mixed with a low vibration that is sometimes made when someone comes to steal a toy from his kennel. He's non-confrontational though, he may give a verbal warning but doesn't act any further. He much rather avoids conflict all together. Ghost has a fondness for puppies. He enjoys being pet when he feels like it and is one of the bros. He makes us laugh often. We are still learning what he likes and what he might like to participate in.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/16/2024

Charlotte: the entitled one.
Charlotte is a dainty girl and the smallest of the group. She has a solid temperament. She is very sweet and loves being pet more than anything in the world. If you have any hand or foot open, she will be there to shove her face in it to be pet. She has a lot of food and toy drive, especially if it has a squeaker. She acts as if she has a squeaker recital on Sunday so she must practice nonstop. She enjoys treat puzzles and toys that use her brain. Charlotte is handler sensitive. She's a good companion. She gives purse dog energy. She enjoys people and children; pretty much any being that is able to pet her. This has made her rather easy to handle for showing lessons. She loves Echo and clings to her whenever she can. We're excited to continue to learn her better and what she excels in.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/15/2024

Tiger: the rockstar.
Tiger is full of chaotic, cocky energy. He's usually running, flipping, or ricocheting off something. He does have an amazing off switch inside though. He is incredibly funny and has no sense of self awareness. Tiger adds a dramatic flair to whatever he does. He makes the strangest noises. His confidence can border arrogance at times, but he's never pushy. He's definitely a mama's boy and only tolerates other people. When handled by others, he sits and huffs about it, basically just waits for his mama to come back. He loves to be cuddled and is often found lying on my legs. He is good with other dogs but can get on their nerves with his recklessness during play. He's got good prey drive and enjoys running fastcat. He loves anything athletic. Tiger's a pretty boy and he knows it. He passed his confidence, agility, good structure and looks, and some weird noises to his pups. He's a valued member of our program.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/15/2024

The OG Blue Velocity girls had a great time at the most recent fun run! Their faces don’t lie! These girls love to run! Ellie also got to run a puppy run which is half the course. We are looking forward to the next one!

Photos: Christian DeCosta

06/14/2024

Delta: the lightning bolt.
Always happy and so energetic, Delta is like electricity. She is sweet, friendly, driven, and hardcore. She won multiple Best Puppy in Show while in Vietnam. Her temperament and personality shone brightly against more favor colored PQRs. She can be the perfect show dog and then go kill a rat. She is proof that show dogs are not just for looks. Delta loves hunting and her prey drive comes in handy for fastcat. She is confident and friendly. She loves people and kids. (A trait shared by her distant cousin Kiwi. ) She's energetic and intense. She might not start a fight, but she will absolutely finish it. If I ever had to face a wild and aggressive beast, Delta would be the one I would want with me. She puts her all into whatever she's doing. She's extremely loyal and loves to cuddle. When the other dogs are napping and she's still up, she can often be found on a bed with a nylabone. She's easily handled by others and handles crowds well. When at her happiest, she will give a little "woo woooo."

📸: Moments

06/13/2024

Echo: the sweet one.

Echo's temperaments is as sweet as a fresh baked chocolate chunk cookie right out of the oven. She's soft and sensitive. She loves to train and puts her all into it! Echo is very much a "point and go" kind of dog. This makes her great at things like agility, tricks, and rally. She has prey drive, food drive, and toy drive that make her easy to work with. Echo is extremely versatile when it comes to sports. She's done herding, fastcat, agility, rally, obedience, trick dog, stunt dog, and several fitness events. She's a super fun sport dog! When at home, she's the cuddliest baby ever. She is very maternal and absolutely loves puppies or baby animals of any sort. She adopted lambs and tried to nurse them herself. Echo loves to curl up as close as possible to you on the couch. She loves other dogs. Often times she will help foster dogs come out of their shell and get them into play. She only has a couple of minor flaws which consist of a lack of confidence with people only crowds, and fear of small children. Though she will become more comfortable with another dog with her and plenty of treats. These are minor in comparison to her as a whole. Echo is the favorite of many and often has a memable expression.

📸: Aloha Moments

06/12/2024

If you follow us on Instagram (blue_velocity_ridgebacks) you have probably seen our dog intro posts the last few days. We thought it would be nice to share it on here as well. To kick things off, we'll start with the OG.

Kiwi: the original Queen.
Sassy, smart, naughty, and bougee. Kiwi is the whole reason the kennel exists. Her temperament is phenomenal. Confident, friendly, loving, sassy, and a little naughty....okay a lot of naughtiness. She's been an amazing ambassador for the breed. She's made many people fall in love with the breed. Kiwi holds over 25 titles to her name. (Not too shabby for an unrecognized breed.) She is the driving force that kept us going to reach as many venues for the breed as possible. The pathways she created for this breed does not go unnoticed. She set breed firsts in many sports. Kiwi became the first Virtual Intercontinental and International Champion with ICKC, got the breed into the OFA, has done meet the breeds, participates in a variety of sports, earner all of the canine good citizen awards, trick titles, fitness titles, stunt dog performances even. She will do anything I ask of her and does it with pride. She's the foundation dog of the Blue Velocity program. She passed along her confidence, wit, and sass to the next generation. Kiwi is THAT girl and there will never be another PQR like her.

📸: Aloha Moments

05/02/2024

04/24/2024

Monumental for our breed. We can not wait to be able to compete in UKC All Breed Sports .

A statement from the Phú Quốc Ridgeback Association.

04/05/2024

We are so happy to announce we are featured in the book Tails of the World Vol. 2! This project raises money for animal charities around the world. I’m so proud of my Phú Quốc dogs! They nailed this photoshoot right after Delta and Tiger were imported.

Links to buy the book are below. Proceeds for buying the book goes to charity as well!

https://www.tailsoftheworld.com/book

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tails-of-the-world-caitlin-j-McCoy /1145067509?ean=9780648451945

03/31/2024

Happy Easter from the Blue Velocity Crew!

03/02/2024

02/18/2024

Stunning images from Madison Jensen from fastcat. The PQRs showed out! Echo topped her best time at 7 seconds! Delta learned the game and decided she loved it! I loovveeee seeing their muscles flexed!

02/17/2024

Xion and Bear made breed history by being the first Hmong Bobtails to run in an AKC FASTCAT event! They averaged about 8 second runs. These two dogs imported from Ngọa Long in Vietnam to Hawaii have been showing everyone what the Hmong Bobtails are all about! Both have been excellent breed ambassadors.

Bear is currently co-owned with Azadeh Leilani Kalama-Keliikuli and Desiree Kaulana Kalama-Keliikuli who take amazing care of him. They take him on adventures and share the breed with the public.

12/26/2023

Kiwi’s puppies arrived Christmas night! 4 girls, 1 boy. 3 brindle, 2 fawn. Mama is doing well. I am so proud of these dogs. 💙

12/08/2023

Day 8: Charlotte is VERY excited someone brings her even more toys!

12/07/2023

Day 7: Someone (Delta) took a bite from Santa’s cookies. 🤫