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The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large dog breed originally bred in Southern Africa. [1] The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1922, and approved by the South African Kennel Union in 1927. Its forebears can be traced to the ridged hunting and guardian dogs of the Khoikhoi.
The other existing breeds of ridgeback dog are the Rhodesian Ridgeback from Africa and the Phu Quoc Ridgeback from Vietnam, which is somewhat smaller than the Thai Ridgeback. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is partly descended from the southern African indigenous Hottentot Khoi dog, a known ridge-bearing dog. The gene that causes the ridge has been ...
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, ... Rhodesian Ridgeback [170] ... Standard Schnauzer [157] Stephens Stock ...
Rhodesian Ridgebacks need quite a bit of time and space to run every day, so the typical routine includes a stop at Starbucks before the park. Otherwise, no one would be able to keep up with her!
Rhodesian Ridgeback, a breed indigenous to Southern Africa; Thai Ridgeback, a breed originating from Thailand; See also. Cougar (MRAP), a variant of which is the ...
The Rhodesian Ridgeback Indaba JN Murray (Privately published, Australia 1989) ISBN 0-9588874-1-1 The Rhodesian Ridgeback Today Stig C Carlson (Ringpress Books, UK 1999) ISBN 1-86054-089-9 De Rhodesian Ridgeback in Nederland 1945-1991 PCR Geurts & JG Coppens (Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Nederland 1995) ISBN 90-802595-1-9
Phu Quoc Ridgeback circa 1915, then known as the Phu-Quoc Greyhound. The Phu Quoc Ridgeback (Vietnamese: Chó Phú Quốc) is a rare breed of dog from the island of Phú Quốc in Kiên Giang Province in southern Vietnam. It is one of three ridgeback breeds, [1] [2] the others being the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback.
He is best known today as the breeder of predecessors of the Rhodesian Ridgeback dog breed, once known as 'van Rooyen's lion dog'. He was born in the area of Uitenhage , Cape Colony , on 5 November 1859 and baptised in the Dutch Reformed Church at Alexandria, South Africa on 11 January 1860, [ 1 ] the son of Gerrit (sometimes Gert or Gerhardus ...