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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.
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; The Rhodesian Ridgeback - The Origin, History and Standard TC Hawley (Privately published, South Africa 1957-80)
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 ...
The breed’s history is not well-documented, although breed standards were established by 1812. Ever since, it’s been used to hunt small game and birds, as its distinct bark points hunters in ...
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Phu Quoc ridgeback dog, a breed from Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam; Rhodesian Ridgeback, a breed indigenous to Southern Africa; Thai ...
Coren's book presents a ranked list of breed intelligence, based on a survey of 208 dog obedience judges across North America. [10] When it was first published there was much media attention and commentary in terms of both pros [11] and cons. [12] Over the years, Coren's ranking of breeds and methodology have come to be accepted as a valid description of the differences among dog breeds in ...
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