Rhodesky ridgeback

Rhodesky ridgeback is currently the only recognized breed originating in South Africa. The original standard was prepared by RF Barnes in Bulawayo (Rhodesia) in 1922 and approved by the South African Kennel Club in 1926. The first two lion dogs were registered on the 18th September 1924 and appointed to Grootdam Given (female) and Grootham Leo (dog).

History of breed

When in the 16th and 17 osidlovali tender century Dutch, French Huguenot and German South Africa, rich in wild game, brought with them from Europe's own working dogs: mastify, dogs, erdelteriery, greyhound and bloodhaundy. Those, however, were unable to overcome the disease or risk of the African bush, and so it was natural that the settlers began to interbreed with indigenous Hottentot dogs and Zulu.

Hottentot migrate earlier to South Africa from the north, where it is driven war or drought. Images of hunting dogs, then, strikingly similar to today's rhodeskemu ridgebackovi, can be seen for example in the Egyptian pyramids, although they were less likely to prick-eared, with a rough coat and stripe around the hair growing back - Ridge.Zulu hunting dogs were more likely to be valuable and not Ridge. Crosses of these breeds were predecessors rhodeskeho ridgebacka, dog nebojacneho, rapid, steady, obratneho, with an excellent sense of smell, able to withstand challenging climate, which could in terms of not only African to survive, but also work.

Ridge, as the most typical breed character, described by English GM Theal Hottentot dog with you in 1505, and mention of dog indigenous to strip opposite to the hair growing back, along with illustrations in the book of the famous African traveler, the Scottish missionary D. 1857.Mezi lives of many names, which were predecessors ridgebacku labeling prevailed lion (lionsky) dog. Lions dogs have been used to herd the lions, but also pum, leopards,baboon and feral pigs. Usually worked in two-to triclennych groups and prey skillfully held in place until dorazli hunters.

Development

The African breeds rather served as a bird and was for hunting lions too small breeds imported from Europe, again not due to climatic conditions in Africa or resistant perennial. So there is a crossing of domestic bird African Hottentot with European breeds of hunting dogs. Europeans have demanded for their dogs to the farm odhaneli predators, protect the house, feed livestock and assist in the hunt. Moreover, the crossings in addition to hunting breeds spent maintaining and strengthening the working characteristics of dogs and their external site.

Good features polodivokych African dogs to further strengthen the crossing,and the highest possible strength and vitality is always present in those offspring who had ridge. During the early period of its history ridgebackove were used for hunting wild animals, but not to kill but to stop until the hunter comes.

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