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Art Prints Merch Original PaintingsA Kiss-Cut sticker of a Rhodesian Ridgeback! This makes. Great gift for dog lovers, ridgeback fanciers, and all alike. A drawing of a Rhodesian Ridgeback! This makes Great gift for dog lovers, Rhodesian Ridgeback and other hound fanciers, and all alike. This drawing is a movement illustration of a Rhodesian Ridgeback. It is imperative to me that the breed’s correct gait be represented completely, and that the dog is drawn to match its breed standard. Don’t see your breed yet? Keep an eye out for the future additions to my AKC All-Breed Series!

About the breed: The Rhodesian Ridgeback is an all-purpose 'Renaissance hound' whose hallmark is the ridge, or stripe of backward-growing hair, on his back. Though the breed was made famous in its native Africa for its skill at tracking and baying, but never, ever killing, lions, today Ridgebacks are cherished family dogs whose owners must be prepared to deal with their independence and strong prey drive.

Beneath the Ridgeback's trademark ridge is a whole lot of hound: Ridgebacks are fast and powerful athletes who can weigh between 70 and 85 pounds, and oftentimes more. They come in only one color, wheaten, which spans every shade seen in a wheat field, from pale flaxen to the burnished red of a maturing crop. Ridgebacks also have two nose colors: black and the less commonly seen brown. The formidable Ridgeback can be strong-willed, independent, and sometimes domineering. Ridgebacks must be guided with a firm but a fair hand from puppyhood. They are faithful friends, protective of their loved ones, and meltingly affectionate with those whom they trust. Still, a Ridgeback can be too much hound for the novice dog owner.

Official Standard of the Rhodesian Ridgeback
General Appearance: The Ridgeback represents a strong, muscular and active hound, symmetrical and balanced in outline. A mature Ridgeback is a handsome, upstanding and athletic dog, capable of great endurance with a fair (good) amount of speed. Of even, dignified temperament, the Ridgeback is devoted and affectionate to his master, reserved with strangers. The peculiarity of this breed is the ridge on the back. The ridge must be regarded as the characteristic feature of the breed.
Size, Proportion, Substance: A mature Ridgeback should be symmetrical in outline, slightly longer than tall but well balanced. Dogs - 25 to 27 inches in height; Bitches - 24 to 26 inches in height. Desirable weight – Dogs - 85 pounds; Bitches - 70 pounds.
Head: Should be of fair length, the skull flat and rather broad between the ears and should be free from wrinkles when in repose. The stop should be reasonably well defined. Eyes - should be moderately well apart and should be round, bright and sparkling with intelligent expression, their color harmonizing with the color of the dog. Ears - should be set rather high, of medium size, rather wide at the base and tapering to a rounded point. They should be carried close to the head. Muzzle - should be long, deep and powerful. The lips clean, closely fitting the jaws. Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct and neither is preferred. A clear face with black or brown/liver pigmentation only on nose, lips, and around the eyes, or a masked face with black or brown/liver pigmentation is correct as long as the color is not continuing with a solid mask over the eyes. A darker ear often accompanies the darker masked dog. Nose - should be black, brown or liver, in keeping with the color of the dog. No other colored nose is permissible. A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes, a brown or liver nose with amber eyes. Bite - jaws level and strong with well-developed teeth, especially the canines or holders. Scissors bite preferred. Neck, Topline, Body - The neck should be fairly long. It should be strong, free from throatiness and in balance with the dog. The chest should not be too wide, but very deep and capacious, ribs moderately well sprung, never rounded like barrel hoops (which would indicate want of speed). The back is powerful and firm with strong loins which are muscular and slightly arched. The tail should be strong at the insertion and generally tapering towards the end, free from coarseness. It should not be inserted too high or too low and should be carried with a slight curve upwards, never curled or gay.
Forequarters: The shoulders should be sloping, clean and muscular, denoting speed. Elbows close to the body. The forelegs should be perfectly straight, strong and heavy in bone. The feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads, protected by hair between the toes and pads. Dewclaws may be removed.
Hindquarters: In the hind legs the muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down. Feet as in front.
Coat: Should be short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance but neither woolly nor silky. Color: Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes permissible but excessive white there, on the belly or above the toes is undesirable. (see muzzle)
Ridge: The hallmark of this 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 must be regarded as the characteristic feature of the breed. The ridge should be clearly defined, tapering and symmetrical. It should start immediately behind the shoulders and continue to a point between the prominence of the hips and should contain two identical crowns (whorls) directly opposite each other. The lower edge of the crowns (whorls) should not extend further down the ridge than one third of the ridge. Disqualification - Ridgelessness. Serious Fault - One crown (whorl) or more than two crowns (whorls).
Gait: At the trot, the back is held level and the stride is efficient, long, free and unrestricted. Reach and drive expressing a perfect balance between power and elegance. At the chase, the Ridgeback demonstrates great coursing ability and endurance.
Temperament
Dignified and even tempered. Reserved with strangers.
Scale of Points
General appearance, size, symmetry and balance 15 Ridge 20 Head 15 Legs and Feet 15 Neck and Shoulders 10 Body, Back, Chest and Loin 10 Gait 10 Coat and Color 3 Tail 2 Total 100 Disqualification: Ridgelessness.Contact Email: IvyFoxIllustration@ gmail(dot)com
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Ch – Champion of Record – earned by gaining 15 points in conformation wins. Points awarded is determined by the number of other entries the winning dog defeats. A dog must win at least two majors (by winning at two different shows under two different judges where there are enough entries defeated to equal 3-5 points by the AKC point system.
OTCh – Obedience Trial Champion
To earn an obedience title, the dog must have a passing score of 50% of possible points or better, and an overall passing score at three different competitions under three different judges.
CD – Companion Dog (First Level Obedience Competition, basic obedience exercises)
CDX – Companion Dog Excellent (Intermediate Level Obedience Competition, more advanced obedience work)
UD – Utility Dog (Advanced Level Obedience Competition, difficult obedience work, including hand signals)
UDX – The highest obedience degree AKC presently awards
TRACKING
TD – Tracking Dog
TDX – Tracking Dog Excellent
VST – Variable Surface Tracking
HERDING
HIC – Herding Instinct Certificate
HT – Herding Tested
PT – PreTrial Tested
HS – Herding Started
HI – Herding Intermediate
HX – Herding Excellent
HCh – Herding Champion
AGILITY
NA – Novice Agility
OA – Open Agility
AX – Agility Excellent
MX – Master Agility Excellent
NAJ – Novice Agility Jumper
OAJ – Open Agility Jumper
EAJ – Excellent Agility Jumper
AKC Unofficial Titles
CGC – Canine Good Citizen
ROM – Register of Merit – A dog or bitch must earn a number of points specified by the DPCA rules, and also meet the numbers of champion and major pointed progeny required by DPCA. The requirements for bitches are less than the requirements for the dogs because males have the opportunity to produce a far larger number of offspring.
ROMC – Canadian ROM
ROM/C – designates that the dog has earned an American and a Canadian ROM.
TT – Temperament Tested
TC – Temperament Certified
AOE – Award of Excellence-A dog must meet qualifications in conformation, obedience, and also be OFA´d to earn this award.
New competitions are being added and rules for competitions change, for the most up to date rules and regulations, check with the AKC and the DPCA.
Miscellaneous American titles often seen on pedigrees and in advertising.
BIS – Best in Show at an All-Breed Show in conformation.
BISS – Best in Show Specialty (where only dogs of the same breed are competing in conformation)
BOB – Best of Breed
BOS – Best Opposite Sex
BOW – Best of Winners (best between Winners Dog and Winners Bitch in breed conformation class competition)
WD – Winners Dog – the winning dog overall of the regular classes of his sex.
WB – Winners Bitch – the winning bitch overall of the regular classes of her sex.
RWD/RWB – Runner up to the winners dog and bitch, if the winner becomes ineligible for the award then the runner up will receive the points awarded from that show.
Special – A dog that is already a Champion that is competing for Best of Breed only. A Champion cannot compete in the classes where points are earned (because a Champion has already earned them!)
RTD – Registered Therapy Dog
TD I- Dog has passed Therapy Dog International´s testing
HEALTH CERTIFICATIONS
OVC – Ontario Veterinary College
OVC Hip Certification – A dog may be preliminary screened at a younger age, but will not receive a certification unless the dog is at least 18 months old. It was told to me by a tech in the radiology department of OVC that they consider hips to either be bad, in which case they are rated on a scale from 0 – 4, with 4 being the worse, or they are “good” in which case the animal will receive a certification number (if 18 months or older. Therefore they do not follow the U.S. rating system which includes “FAIR”, Good, Excellent”. Their exact words were “the hips are either GOOD or they are NOT.
OFA – Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OFA Hip Certifications – dogs within a specified range of normal hip x-rays are certified OFA-Excellent, Good, or Fair
OFA – Elbow Certification – Certified by OFA for normal elbows on x-ray, only one grade recognized as normal. Check with OFA for proper procedures and positioning for hip and elbow x-rays. A dog may be preliminary screened at a younger age, but will not receive a certification unless the dog is at least 24 months old.
OFA is also now doing certifications for other canine health concerns such as normal thyroid levels, check with OFA for accurate data and rules concerning these.
CERF – Canine Eye Registry Foundation-dog is certified to have normal eyes. Re-certification must be done annually.
vWD – Von Willebrands Disease free-meaning the dog has been tested and found free of vWD, a bleeding disorder, vWD free ratings also are often given with a percentage listed. For the best information on Von Willebrand´s Disease, contact Dr Jean Dodds, who is the leading research specialist in blood disorders.
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