What does each club give for Mankehøjde 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
Mankehøjde, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Mankehøjde, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Vægt, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Vægt, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Skalle i forhold til næseparti	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerat	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Næsepartiets formSvag og spids	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Næsepartiets længdeKort	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
BidSaksebid	Standard (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØjenformRund	Standard (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Standard (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Standard (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Standard (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Standard (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Standard (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Standard (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Standard (“should be set rather high”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Standard (“carried close to the head”)	Standard (“Carried close to head”)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)
DoglæpIngen (tør hals)	Standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
BrystTøndeformet	Fejl (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Fejl (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Fejl (“never barrel shaped”)	Fejl (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Fejl (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Standard (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Standard (“hocks well let down”)	Standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
HalelængdeMellem	Standard (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HaleansætningMellem	Standard (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Standard (“not inserted high or low”)	Standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
HaleansætningHøj	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaleansætningLav	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Standard (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Standard (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Standard (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maske	No ruling	Alternativ (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Brystplet	Alternativ (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativ (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativ (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativ (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Sokker	Alternativ (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativ (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativ (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativ (“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
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	Alternativ (“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 Hvedefarvet. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hvedefarvet	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Wheaten”)	Standard (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Sort	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“Solid black”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Albino	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Brun	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Tan	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Standard
Zobel	Fejl (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Ikke anerkendt	Fejl (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
Tantegning	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	No ruling

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mørkebrun	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Standard (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Ravgul	Standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Standard (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fejl: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalificerende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkendt: 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.

Sortchanges toSnenæse
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back
Sortchanges toLyserød
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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