What does each club give for Altezza al garrese 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
Altezza al garrese, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Altezza al garrese, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Peso, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Peso, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Rapporto cranio/muso	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerato	Da standard (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Da standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Da standard (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Da standard (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Da standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Forma del musoAppuntito	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lunghezza del musoCorto	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Da standard (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
DentaturaDentatura completa	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma degli occhiRotondi	Da standard (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Da standard (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Da standard (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Da standard (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Da standard (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	Da standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Da standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Da standard (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Da standard (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Da standard (“should be set rather high”)
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	Da standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Da standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Da standard (“carried close to the head”)	Da standard (“Carried close to head”)	Da standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)	Da standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Da standard (“free from throatiness”)	Da standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Da standard (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Da standard (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Da standard (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Da standard (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Da standard (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Da standard (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
ToraceA botte	Difetto (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Difetto (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Difetto (“never barrel shaped”)	Difetto (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Difetto (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
GarrettiBen discesi	Da standard (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Da standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Da standard (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Da standard (“hocks well let down”)	Da standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Lunghezza della codaMedia	Da standard (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Attaccatura della codaMedia	Da standard (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Da standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Da standard (“not inserted high or low”)	Da standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Attaccatura della codaAlta	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attaccatura della codaBassa	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiediPiede di gatto	Da standard (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Da standard (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Da standard (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Da standard (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Da standard (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maschera	No ruling	Alternativo (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Macchia sul petto	Alternativo (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativo (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativo (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Balzane	Alternativo (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternativo (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternativo (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“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
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Alternativo (“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 Grano. Standard patterns: Unicolore.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Grano	Da standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Da standard (“Wheaten”)	Da standard (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Da standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Da standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Nero	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“Solid black”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Albino	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Marrone	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Fuoco	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard	Da standard	Da standard	Da standard (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Da standard
Zibellino	Difetto (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Non riconosciuto	Difetto (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
Focato	No ruling	Squalificante (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	No ruling

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Da standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Da standard (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Da standard (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Da standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Ambra	Da standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Da standard (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Da standard (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Da standard (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Da standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Da standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Da standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Da standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Da standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Fegato	Da standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Da standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Da standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Da standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Da standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Difetto: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Squalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non riconosciuto: 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.

Nerochanges toTartufo d’inverno
Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back
Nerochanges toRosa
Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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