Isla
Diamondridge Distant Beat of Kazembe
This beautiful girl came to us from Lindsey and Kelvin Barnes of Diamondridge kennels. She is a true beauty inside and out. At only 18 months of age she has won multiple 1st places at championship shows, including Best Puppy In Breed, 1st Junior Bitch at Crufts 2017, 1st Junior bitch and Reserve Bitch CC at Scottish Hound Club, and 1st Juniour Bitch and Reserve Bitch CC at Midlands and Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback club show.. Isla, you really are a super girl! She is Dam to our 2020 Kazembe Royal Litter, and 2021 Percussion Litter.
Isla is very loving and sociable, she loves to please and is a joy to live with.
Sire: Sofala Sabo, 'Sabo' -bred by Norah and Bert Raymond of Sofala Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Dam: Diamondridge Prima Donna, 'Zara' - bred by Lindsey and Kelvin Barnes, Diamondridge Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Her progeny are doing very well in the show ring too. Her daughter Indie, Kazembe In Demand, has been consistently placed first at Champ and Open shows, and recently won a large Post Graduate Bitch class at her first crufts. Her son Djembe, Kazembe Beat the Djembe, owned by Pia and Liisu Hakkarainen, recently won Junior Best of Breed and Junior CAC at Lahti International Dog Show in Finland.
Gallery and Show Successes
Best Puppy Bitch
Best Puppy in Breed
Scottish Kennel Club
Judge - Mrs C Strickland
1st Junior Bitch - Crufts 2017
Judge Mr R. Searle
1st Post Graduate Bitch and Reserve Bitch CC
Midlands and Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club 2017
Judge Mrs L Hewson
2nd Limit Bitch - Paignton Championship Show
1st - Limit Bitch
Border Union Championship Show
Judge - Mrs J Parker
1st Junior Bitch and Reserve Bitch CC
Scottish Hound Club
Judge Mrs A Nicholl
1st Limit Bitch
Midland Counties Canine Society Championship Show
Isla and Her Puppies - The Royal Litter
What better way to celebrate her wins, than with a big kiss?