What does each club give for Ūgis ties ketera 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
Ūgis ties ketera, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Ūgis ties ketera, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Svoris, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Svoris, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Kaukolės ir snukio santykis	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasVidutinis	Pagal standartą (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Pagal standartą (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Pagal standartą (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Pagal standartą (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Pagal standartą (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Snukio formaSmailus (silpnas)	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Snukio ilgisTrumpas	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis	Pagal standartą (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Pagal standartą (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Pagal standartą (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Akių formaApvalios	Pagal standartą (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Pagal standartą (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Pagal standartą (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Pagal standartą (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Pagal standartą (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Ausų įstatymasAukštai	Pagal standartą (“Should be set rather high”)	Pagal standartą (“Should be set rather high”)	Pagal standartą (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Pagal standartą (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Pagal standartą (“should be set rather high”)
Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios)	Pagal standartą (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Pagal standartą (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Pagal standartą (“carried close to the head”)	Pagal standartą (“Carried close to head”)	Pagal standartą (“They should be carried close to the head”)
PagurklisNėra (švarus kaklas)	Pagal standartą (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Pagal standartą (“free from throatiness”)	Pagal standartą (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Pagal standartą (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Pagal standartą (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
KrūtinėGili	Pagal standartą (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Pagal standartą (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Pagal standartą (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Pagal standartą (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Pagal standartą (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
KrūtinėStatinės formos	Trūkumas (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Trūkumas (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Trūkumas (“never barrel shaped”)	Trūkumas (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Trūkumas (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
KulnaiŽemai nuleisti	Pagal standartą (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Pagal standartą (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Pagal standartą (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Pagal standartą (“hocks well let down”)	Pagal standartą (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Uodegos ilgisVidutinė	Pagal standartą (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos įstatymasVidutiniškai	Pagal standartą (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Pagal standartą (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“not inserted high or low”)	Pagal standartą (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Uodegos įstatymasAukštai	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos įstatymasŽemai	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
PėdosKatės pėdos	Pagal standartą (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Pagal standartą (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Pagal standartą (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Pagal standartą (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Pagal standartą (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kaukė	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Krūtinės dėmė	Alternatyvi (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternatyvi (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternatyvi (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternatyvi (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Kojinaitės	Alternatyvi (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternatyvi (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternatyvi (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternatyvi (“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
Vilko nagų šalinimas	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“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 Kvietinė. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Kvietinė	Pagal standartą (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Pagal standartą (“Wheaten”)	Pagal standartą (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Pagal standartą (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Pagal standartą (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Juoda	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Solid black”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Albinosinė	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Ruda	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Rusva	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Patterns
Vienspalvė	Pagal standartą	Pagal standartą	Pagal standartą	Pagal standartą (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Pagal standartą
Sabalinė	Trūkumas (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
Su įdegiu	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Nepripažinta	No ruling

Akys: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Tamsiai ruda	Pagal standartą (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Gintarinė	Pagal standartą (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Nosis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Pagal standartą (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Pagal standartą (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Pagal standartą (“Nose black or brown”)	Pagal standartą (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Kepeninė	Pagal standartą (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Pagal standartą (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Pagal standartą (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Pagal standartą (“Nose black or brown”)	Pagal standartą (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Pagal standartą: Described by the club's breed standard.
Trūkumas: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifikuojanti: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nepripažinta: 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.

Juodachanges toŽiemos nosis
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back
Juodachanges toRožinė
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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