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In February of 2023, I contacted Diane about litters of Thai Ridgebacks, as they are very hard to find.  When she responded that she had a litter, I was ecstatic!  Told her what I was looking for and the journey began.  Meet Gypsy Blue!  She is a little over 7 months old in this picture and weighs about 44 lbs.  This beauty stops traffic!  Literally!!  My husband and I drove from the Panhandle of Texas to up state New York and picked up this beauty.   Diane was very patient with me and all of my questions.  Matter of fact I send regular updates on Princess Gypsy, because I am so pleased and proud of her.  This breed is extremely smart and Gypsy is no exception.  Once we had her and headed home…her training began.  Over the next 2/3 days it took us to get back to Texas Gypsy already knew how to sit and wait until she was released to eat her food.  As of current, she can heal, sit, come, stay, center, down, shake, roll over, touch the palm of your hand on command, spin, back and we are working on puzzles with her currently.   She can work off leash, however when we go to town with her she is leashed. Keeping her mind intrigued and exercise is key for her. Gypsy's favorite game is hide and seek.  She is placed on a stay, while I go hide and I give her the release command and she finds me.   Sometimes she cheats and starts sneaking before she is released.  I just call her out on it, “Cheater” and she quickly goes back to her position.   Gypsy has been raised around ducks, geese, chickens, horses, our grandkids and even our elderly parents and she does wonderful.  Socializing is key when they are small as this breed is extreme alert!  I cannot begin to tell you how pleased I am with her.  Diane has been available to me whenever I had questions or concerns.  Gypsy (Thai’s in general), has an extreme bond to her people.  She is more bonded to me because I am home with her, but my husband and I are her people and she wants to be close….I mean close!  In your lap, laying her head on your shoulder.  She can go from 0 to 100 in 2.2 seconds.  When she crashes, she’s out!  Definitely a rare breed!  Thank you Diane for all your help with my journey of owning a Thai Ridgeback.  Lisa

 

“After talking on and off with multiple breeders with them either not taking a deposit or not giving me an exact timeline, I found Royal Ridgebacks. I met Diane online who is the breeder. She is very friendly and knowledgeable about the Thai Ridgeback breed. She takes this venture and the placement of her pups seriously which made me feel more comfortable as I know now, I’m dealing with a professional. After some talking, she accepted my deposit, and I was on the waitlist. Once I got news my puppy had been born, me and my family were extremely excited. She sent me pictures and videos until it was time for my puppy to come to his new home. Me and Diane worked together to work out the cross-border travel along with all required paperwork as I live in Canada. I now have a healthy Blue Thai Ridgeback named Shadow. Whether we are in the neighborhood, walking trails or dog parks he turns heads everywhere we go! People ask, “what kind of dog is that?”(Thai ridgebacks are rare in Canada). Everyone says he is stunning and beautiful. If you are looking for a Thai Ridgeback, then Royal Ridgebacks is the way to go. Thanks again Diane for bringing Shadow in me and my family's life!” Gabe (Canada, Vancouver BC)

 

Good morning Diane. Was just wanting to give you a update on Albany. She is wonderful loving animal that loves every body she is very smart and really good about minding all commands really just a wonderful animal. I had read they could be hard to deal with but she is wonderful and loving. Marvin (Athens, AL)

Dear Diane, I haven’t stopped smiling since I first picked up my pup on Saturday. We’ve been bonding so we’ll ever since and I love him dearly. There could not be a more perfect match than the one we have! I’m surprised at how fast he’s starting to learn things, although we still have a long road ahead of us. We have our first trip to the vet tomorrow and we are looking forward to it! Thank you for making this possible. This little guy has already brought me so much joy. Attached are some photos of Goose from this weekend. Regards, Ricky

Hope all is well with you. With Zeus bout to turn 16 weeks in a few days wanted to send a few pics to show how well he's doing and growing. We have to board him this weekend while we go on vacation and they said he was a little dog aggressive at a free run kennel so we signed him up for some obedience classes. We wanted to make sure he had all his puppy shots before we started socializing him with other than our current dogs but seems like it was only creating bad habits. He is already 30 lbs. We will stay in touch. Jonathan (St.Peters, MO)

I thought you'd like a pic of Cleo (and me, since we've never met!). She's doing great and is growing by leaps and bounds! She's about 15 or 16 pounds - almost double her weight when I picked her up! She's curious, playful, sweet, independent and brave, too. We love her to death and can't wait until she can go outside freely - she's VERY energetic and needs to burn off that puppy steam! I'll keep you posted. Thanks for such a wonderful pup! Wyatt (Kew Gardens, NY)

Hope all is well with you. I wanted to update you on Scout our beautiful female Thai Ridgeback. She is everything you said she was and more. Having grown up with Rottweiler’s I was always impressed with their intellect, Scout is every bit as intelligent if not more. She just finished her 5 week obedience class as a 3 month old puppy and was the youngest and smallest of the class. The other 5 puppies were all older (6-7 months) and all larger breeds (German Shepard, Labrador, Labradoodle, Boxer & Golden Retriever) yet Scout performed as well or better than all of them (she passes all ten elements of the AKC Canine Good Citizen program) and was the one to always initiate contact and was never intimidated by the other puppies. She is very playful and her sweet personality captivated all those attending the class with their puppies. When you said she had a great personality you were spot on! She loves everybody and is a wonderful companion she is an Alpha female smart, fearless, extremely athletic and playful. She is doing well with voice commands and will play fetch for up to ½ hour. She is a real attention grabber, whether at the pet store, the Vet or on a walk. Everyone comments on her coat and color (Fawn) and how beautifully structured and muscular she is. We had her at the Veterinarian yesterday for her final shots and she weighed 18 LBS. The Vet is very impressed with her beautiful appearance, health and the breed in general, never having seen a TRB before. It is obvious the genuine care and affection you and everyone at Thai Ridgebacks have for the parents and puppies, I appreciate the care and communication demonstrated throughout the entire process of Scouts birth and the care you provided until we able to bring her home with us. My daughter could not be happier with her! Again, thank you for this beautiful puppy she is a treasured member of the family and will provide many years of love, companionship and entertainment. We would not hesitate to refer any responsible individual to you, if they are interested in a Thai Ridgeback. Kind regards, Gary (Grove City, PA)

Thank you Diane and Thai Ridgebacks so much for our wonderful Thai ridgeback dog!,,,You have been so helpful. From sending me pictures to giving us great advice on all aspects of the breed and how it should be raised. I appreciate the concern you have for all your puppies making it to a good home atmosphere. I also appreciate you being there for me anytime I had any questions. As soon as we arrived to Thai Ridgebacks we knew it was a great home for our puppy to be born at. A well established and clean facility with very helpful employees that you can tell care about the good health of the dogs there. Again every question we had pop up was answered there with confidence. I could not be more happy with the process of getting our beautiful puppy! Thank you so much for raising such a well personality puppy and helping us have the ability to own him! Harry (Red Lion, PA)

Harry from Red Lion, PA sent us this particularly heart warming photo of his Thai Ridgeback. The Thai Ridgeback puppy is doing very well, extremely happy and enjoys sun bathing and spooning as often as possible.

We picked up our new 4 month old Thai Ridgeback puppy that we named Ramsey from you on Saturday June 22, and fell in love with her at first sight. She is a very well behaved, easily trainable puppy, that allowed us to rub her belly the second we met. For a puppy that had never ridden in a car before she did great, crawled in the back window of our Volkswagen beetle and slept the whole way home, which was a 4hr drive. It has been a week now that she has been home with us and we have grown together so much in that time. She is a very friendly puppy who loves other dogs and is great with our 11 year old daughter and our 2 year old great niece. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to own one of the best dogs in the world....Ashley, David, Megan, and Ramsey (Essex, VT)

 

I would highly recommend Breeder Diane Star. She was extremely easy to work with and the transaction of buying my puppy  went smoothly. If we had any questions we were always able to communicate with her fairly quickly. She kept us informed on our puppy's progress and sent pictures of her growth. The quality of our puppy is unmistakable. We purchased a Blue female Thai Ridgeback from Diane and our girl is absolutely gorgeous. She recently had her wellness exam with our veterinarian. No flaws and is in great health. She is a happy and lively dog. She has a great temperament. Thanks Diane for a wonderful addition to our family! (Sarasota, FL)
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