Rhodesian Ridgeback

Rhodesian Ridgeback

South Africa, Zimbabwe
The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large, athletic dog from southern Africa, light wheat to reddish, with a characteristic strip of hair growing in the opposite direction along its back ("ridge"). He used to chase the lions and hold them until the hunter came. The standard describes it as dignified, intelligent and distant with strangers, without aggression or shyness.

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