Rhodesian Ridgeback

Also known as African Lion Dog, Van Rooyen's Lion Dog

dog breed

Key facts

Other names: African Lionhound African Lion Dog
Common nicknames: Ridgeback
Origin: Southern Africa
Height: Males
Weight: Males
Coat: Short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance
Color: Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is permissible. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hair throughout the coat is undesirable. Two nose colors are permissible, black and liver.

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Mass: 32
Image: Grupp 6 RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK, NO JV-15 SE VCH Kadamo I’m In It For The Gold (23920356649).jpg
Height: 66

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catalog code: 146
litter size: 8.9

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Dog (domestic dog)

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large dog breed originally bred in Southern Africa. 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. These were interbred with European dogs by the early colonists of the Cape Colony for the baying of lions.