What does each club give for Visina grebena in the Rodezijski 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.

Rodezijski 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
Visina grebena, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Visina grebena, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Masa, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Masa, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Omjer lubanje i njuške	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Stop (izraženost)Umjeren	Prema standardu (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Prema standardu (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Prema standardu (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Prema standardu (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Prema standardu (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Oblik njuškeŠiljasta (slaba)	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Duljina njuškeKratka	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
ZagrizŠkarasti zagriz	Prema standardu (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Prema standardu (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Prema standardu (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Prema standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
ZubaloPotpuno zubalo	No ruling	No ruling	Prema standardu (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Oblik očijuOkrugle	Prema standardu (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Prema standardu (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Prema standardu (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Prema standardu (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Prema standardu (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Usađenost ušijuVisoka	Prema standardu (“Should be set rather high”)	Prema standardu (“Should be set rather high”)	Prema standardu (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Prema standardu (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Prema standardu (“should be set rather high”)
Držanje ušijuViseće (spuštene)	Prema standardu (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Prema standardu (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Prema standardu (“carried close to the head”)	Prema standardu (“Carried close to head”)	Prema standardu (“They should be carried close to the head”)
PodgušnjakNema (suho grlo)	Prema standardu (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Prema standardu (“free from throatiness”)	Prema standardu (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Prema standardu (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Prema standardu (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
Prsni košDubok	Prema standardu (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Prema standardu (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Prema standardu (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Prema standardu (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Prema standardu (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
Prsni košBačvast	Mana (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Mana (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Mana (“never barrel shaped”)	Mana (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Mana (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
Skočni zgloboviNisko postavljeni	Prema standardu (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Prema standardu (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Prema standardu (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Prema standardu (“hocks well let down”)	Prema standardu (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Duljina repaSrednji	Prema standardu (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Usađenost repaSrednja	Prema standardu (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Prema standardu (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Prema standardu (“not inserted high or low”)	Prema standardu (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Usađenost repaVisoka	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Usađenost repaNiska	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
ŠapeMačja šapa	Prema standardu (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Prema standardu (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Prema standardu (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Prema standardu (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Prema standardu (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maska	No ruling	Alternativno (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Mrlja na prsima	Alternativno (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativno (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativno (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativno (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Čarapice	Alternativno (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativno (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativno (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativno (“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
Uklanjanje vučjih prstiju	No ruling	Alternativno (“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.

Rodezijski ridgeback colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Rodezijski ridgeback in Pšenična. Standard patterns: Jednobojna.

Dlaka: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Pšenična	Prema standardu (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Prema standardu (“Wheaten”)	Prema standardu (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Prema standardu (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Prema standardu (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Crna	Nije priznato	Diskvalificirajuće (“Solid black”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Albinotična	Nije priznato	Nije priznato	Diskvalificirajuće (“Albinism”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Smeđa	Nije priznato	Diskvalificirajuće (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Žutosmeđa	Nije priznato	Diskvalificirajuće (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Patterns
Jednobojna	Prema standardu	Prema standardu	Prema standardu	Prema standardu (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Prema standardu
Samurasta	Mana (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Mana (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Nije priznato	Mana (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
S paležom	No ruling	Diskvalificirajuće (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Nije priznato	No ruling

Oči: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Tamnosmeđa	Prema standardu (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Prema standardu (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Prema standardu (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Prema standardu (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Prema standardu (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Jantarna	Prema standardu (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Prema standardu (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Prema standardu (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Prema standardu (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Prema standardu (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Crna	Prema standardu (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Prema standardu (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Prema standardu (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Prema standardu (“Nose black or brown”)	Prema standardu (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Jetrena	Prema standardu (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Prema standardu (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Prema standardu (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Prema standardu (“Nose black or brown”)	Prema standardu (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Prema standardu: Described by the club's breed standard.
Mana: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalificirajuće: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nije priznato: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Rodezijski ridgeback's colors can change over its life.

Crnachanges toZimski nos
Nos · S godišnjim dobom · can change back
Crnachanges toRužičasta
Nos · S godišnjim dobom · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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