Hound Group
Rhodesian Ridgeback
The job
Built in southern Africa to hunt large game, including holding a lion at bay.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
The breed's formal development came hundreds of years later, from big-game hunter Cornelius van Rooyen.
Height 25-27 inches (male), 24-26 inches (female). Weight 85 pounds (male), 70 pounds (female).
Photo: Svenska Mässan from Sweden. CC BY 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
