Der Rhodesian RidgebackFCI Standard Nummer 146, FCI-Gruppe 6, Rassenkürzel RHR FCI-Standard
N° 146 / 10.12.1996 / GB RHODESIAN
RIDGEBACK ORIGIN
: Southern Africa. Standard
supplied by the Kennel Union of Southern Africa and the Zimbabwe
Kennel Club. DATE
OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD
: 10.12.1996. UTILIZATION
: The Rhodesian Ridgeback is still used to hunt game in many parts of
the world, but is especially prized
as watch-dog and family pet. CLASSIFICATION
F.C.I.
: Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds. Section
3 Related breeds. Without
working trial. BRIEF
HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The
Rhodesian Ridgeback is presently the only registered breed indigenous to
southern Africa. Its forbears can be traced to the Cape Colony of
Southern Africa, where they crossed with the early pioneer’s dogs and
the semi-domesticated, ridged Hottentot hunting dogs. Hunting mainly in
groups of two or three, the original function of the Rhodesian Ridgeback
or Lion dog was to track game, especially lion, and, with great agility,
keep it at bay until the arrival of the hunter. The
original standard, which was drafted by F.R.Barnes, in Bulawayo,
Rhodesia, in 1922, was based on that of the Dalmatian and was approved
by the South African Kennel Union in 1926. GENERAL
APPEARANCE : The Rhodesian
Ridgeback should represent a well balanced, strong, muscular, agile and
active dog, symmetrical in outline, and capable of great endurance with
a fair amount of speed. The emphasis is on agility, elegance and
soundness with no tendency towards massiveness. The peculiarity of the
breed is the ridge on the back, which is formed by the hair growing in
the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. The ridge is the
escutcheon of the breed. The ridge must be clearly defined, symmetrical
and tapering towards the haunch. It must start immediately behind the
shoulders and continue to the hip (haunches) bones. The ridge must
contain only two crowns, identical and opposite each other. The lower
edges of the crowns must not extend further down the ridge than
one-third of its length. A good average width of the ridge is 5cm (2”). BEHAVIOUR
/ TEMPERAMENT : Dignified,
intelligent, aloof with strangers, but showing no aggression or shyness. HEAD CRANIAL
REGION : Skull
: Should be of a hair length (width of head between ears, distance from
occiput to stop, stop to end of nose, should be equal), flat and broad
between the ears; the head should be free from wrinkles when in repose. Stop
: The stop should be reasonably well defined and not in one straight
line from the nose to the occipital bone. FACIAL
REGION : Nose
: The nose should be black or brown. A black nose should be accompanied
by dark eyes, a brown nose by amber eyes. Muzzle
: The muzzle should be long, deep and powerful. Lips
: The lips should be clean, closely fitting the jaws. Jaws/Teeth
: Jaws strong, with a perfect and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper
teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
The teeth must be well developed, especially the canines or holders. Cheeks
: Cheeks should be clean. Eyes
: Should be moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling, with
intelligent expression, their colour harmonising with the colour of the
coat. Ears
: Should be set rather high, of medium size, rather wide at base, and
gradually tapering to a rounded point. They should be carried close to
the head. NECK
: Should be fairly long, strong and free from throatiness. BODY
: Back
: Powerful. Loins:
Strong, muscular and slightly arched. Chest
: Should not be too wide, but
very deep and capacious; the brisket should reach to the elbow.
Forechest should be visible when viewed from the side. Ribs moderately
well sprung, never rounded like barrel-hoops. TAIL
: Should be strong at the root and gradually tapering towards the end,
free form coarseness. It should be of moderate length. It should not be
attached too high nor too low, and should be carried with a slight curve
upwards, never curled. LIMBS FOREQUARTERS
: The forelegs should be perfectly straight, strong and well boned, with
the elbows close to the body. When viewed from the side, the forelegs
should be wider than viewed from the front. Shoulders
: The shoulders should be sloping, clean and muscular. Pastern
: Should be strong with light spring. HINDQUARTERS
: In the hind legs the muscles should be clean and well defined. Stifle
: Good turn of stifle. Hock
: Strong, well let down. FEET
: The feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes and tough,
elastic pads, protected by hair between the toes and pads. GAIT
/ MOVEMENT :
Straight forward, free and active. COAT HAIR
: Should be short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance, but neither
woolly nor silky. COLOUR
: Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes is
permissible, but excessive white hairs here, on belly, or above toes is
undesirable. A dark muzzle and ears permissible. Excessive black hairs
throughout the coat are highly undesirable. SIZE
AND WEIGHT : Height
at withers : Dogs :
63-69 cm (25” -27”). Bitches
: 61-66 cm (24” -26”). Weight
: Dogs : 36,5 kg (80 lbs). Bitches
: 32 kg (70 lbs). FAULTS
: Any departure from the
foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with
which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its
degree. N.B.
: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
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