What does each club give for Вышыня ў карку in the Rhodesian Ridgeback?

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; CKC, Male: 63.5–68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 61–66 cm; UKC, Female: 61–66 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm; CKC, Female: 61–66 cm.

Rhodesian Ridgeback breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Вышыня ў карку, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Вышыня ў карку, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Вага, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Вага, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Суадносіны чэрапа і морды	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
СтопУмераны	Па стандарце (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Па стандарце (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Па стандарце (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Па стандарце (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Па стандарце (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Форма мордыЗавостраная (слабая)	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Даўжыня мордыКароткая	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкус	Па стандарце (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Па стандарце (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Па стандарце (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Па стандарце (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формула	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Форма вачэйКруглыя	Па стандарце (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Па стандарце (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Па стандарце (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Па стандарце (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Па стандарце (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Пасадка вушэйВысокая	Па стандарце (“Should be set rather high”)	Па стандарце (“Should be set rather high”)	Па стандарце (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Па стандарце (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Па стандарце (“should be set rather high”)
Пастава вушэйЗвісныя	Па стандарце (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Па стандарце (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Па стандарце (“carried close to the head”)	Па стандарце (“Carried close to head”)	Па стандарце (“They should be carried close to the head”)
ПадвесНяма (сухое горла)	Па стандарце (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Па стандарце (“free from throatiness”)	Па стандарце (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Па стандарце (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Па стандарце (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
ГрудзіГлыбокія	Па стандарце (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Па стандарце (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Па стандарце (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Па стандарце (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Па стандарце (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
ГрудзіБочкападобныя	Недахоп (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Недахоп (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Недахоп (“never barrel shaped”)	Недахоп (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Недахоп (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
Скакальныя суставыНізка апушчаныя	Па стандарце (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Па стандарце (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Па стандарце (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Па стандарце (“hocks well let down”)	Па стандарце (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Даўжыня хвастаСярэдні	Па стандарце (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Пасадка хвастаСярэдняя	Па стандарце (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Па стандарце (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“not inserted high or low”)	Па стандарце (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Пасадка хвастаВысокая	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пасадка хвастаНізкая	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
ЛапыКашэчая лапа	Па стандарце (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Па стандарце (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Па стандарце (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Па стандарце (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Па стандарце (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Маска	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Пляма на грудзях	Альтэрнатыўны (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Шкарпэткі	Альтэрнатыўны (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Выдаленне прыбылых пальцаў	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Rhodesian Ridgeback colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Rhodesian Ridgeback color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Rhodesian Ridgeback in Пшанічны. Standard patterns: Аднатонны.

Поўсць: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Пшанічны	Па стандарце (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Па стандарце (“Wheaten”)	Па стандарце (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Па стандарце (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Па стандарце (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Чорны	Не прызнаны	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Solid black”)	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны
Альбінос	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Albinism”)	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны
Карычневы	Не прызнаны	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны
Падпал	Не прызнаны	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны
Patterns
Аднатонны	Па стандарце	Па стандарце	Па стандарце	Па стандарце (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Па стандарце
Собалевы	Недахоп (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Не прызнаны	Недахоп (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
З падпалам	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Не прызнаны	No ruling

Вочы: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Цёмна-карычневы	Па стандарце (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Па стандарце (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Па стандарце (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Па стандарце (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Па стандарце (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Бурштынавы	Па стандарце (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Па стандарце (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Па стандарце (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Па стандарце (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Па стандарце (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Мочка носа: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Чорны	Па стандарце (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Па стандарце (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Па стандарце (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Па стандарце (“Nose black or brown”)	Па стандарце (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Пячоначны	Па стандарце (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Па стандарце (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Па стандарце (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Па стандарце (“Nose black or brown”)	Па стандарце (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Па стандарце: Described by the club's breed standard.
Недахоп: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Дыскваліфікацыйны: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Не прызнаны: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Rhodesian Ridgeback's colors can change over its life.

Чорныchanges toЗімовы нос
Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back
Чорныchanges toРужовы
Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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