What does each club give for Wysokość w kłębie 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
Wysokość w kłębie, male	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Wysokość w kłębie, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Masa ciała, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Masa ciała, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Stosunek czaszki do kufy	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Stop (wyrazistość)Umiarkowany	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Kształt kufySpiczasta (słaba)	No ruling	No ruling	Wada (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Długość kufyKrótka	No ruling	No ruling	Wada (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
ZgryzZgryz nożycowy	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
UzębieniePełne uzębienie	No ruling	No ruling	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kształt oczuOkrągłe	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Osadzenie uszuWysokie	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Should be set rather high”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Should be set rather high”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should be set rather high”)
Noszenie uszuWiszące (opadające)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“carried close to the head”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Carried close to head”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“They should be carried close to the head”)
PodgardleBrak (sucha szyja)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“free from throatiness”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
Klatka piersiowaGłęboka	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
Klatka piersiowaBeczkowata	Wada (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Wada (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Wada (“never barrel shaped”)	Wada (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Wada (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
Stawy skokoweNisko osadzone	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“hocks well let down”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Długość ogonaŚredni	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Osadzenie ogonaŚrednie	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“not inserted high or low”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Osadzenie ogonaWysokie	No ruling	No ruling	Wada (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Osadzenie ogonaNiskie	No ruling	No ruling	Wada (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
ŁapyŁapa kocia	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maska	No ruling	Alternatywne (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Łata na piersi	Alternatywne (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternatywne (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternatywne (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternatywne (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Skarpetki	Alternatywne (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternatywne (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternatywne (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternatywne (“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
Usunięcie wilczych pazurów	No ruling	Alternatywne (“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 Pszeniczny. Standard patterns: Jednolity.

Sierść: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Pszeniczny	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Wheaten”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Czarny	Nieuznawane	Dyskwalifikujące (“Solid black”)	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane
Albinotyczny	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane	Dyskwalifikujące (“Albinism”)	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane
Brązowy	Nieuznawane	Dyskwalifikujące (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane
Podpalany	Nieuznawane	Dyskwalifikujące (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane	Nieuznawane
Patterns
Jednolity	Zgodne ze wzorcem	Zgodne ze wzorcem	Zgodne ze wzorcem	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem
Sobolowy	Wada (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Wada (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Nieuznawane	Wada (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
Z podpalaniem	No ruling	Dyskwalifikujące (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Nieuznawane	No ruling

Oczy: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Ciemnobrązowy	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Bursztynowy	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Czarny	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Nose black or brown”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Wątrobiany	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“Nose black or brown”)	Zgodne ze wzorcem (“The nose should be black or brown”)

What the rulings mean

Zgodne ze wzorcem: Described by the club's breed standard.
Wada: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Dyskwalifikujące: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nieuznawane: 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.

Czarnychanges toZimowy nos
Nos · Z porą roku · can change back
Czarnychanges toRóżowy
Nos · Z porą roku · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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