My Ridgebacks are reared on a 400 acre beef farm in the North Waikato, about an hour south of Auckland, where I live with my husband Tim, 4 Border Collies, 2 whippets, 3 old TB brood mares, 2 cats and occasionally friends’ dogs boarding.

My dogs participate in agility, breed showing, lure coursing and I often take them out to hunt rabbits and possums, which, being hounds – is what they enjoy the most!